By
the time you read this, the proposed Strategic Plan has
been reviewed in two increments by the District Long
Range Planning Committee,
those incremental results have been endorsed by the
District Board, and four of the eight District Regions
have had
the opportunity to attend presentations on "VISION: 20/15", to include the Strategic Plan. Between now and mid-April, all remaining Regions
will share in that opportunity. From there, all input
from all sources will be considered before the Board
endorses a final version of the Plan. That final version
will be presented to the House of Delegates for ratification
in Richmond this Summer. Once ratified by the delegates,
the plan belongs to the District membership and the
District Board will be charged with executing it. by Rudy Falle
In
1984 Graham Little, a community activist in Olney and
active member of
the Chamber of Commerce, asked the Kiwanis Club of
Olney to take leadership of the Toys for Tots program
for Montgomery County. Now, 23 years later, the Kiwanis
Club of Olney is proud to celebrate another year
of collecting toys for needy children in our community.
Through the generosity of individuals and businesses,
primarily in Olney, approximately 3,400 toys were
collected
this year and distributed to nearly 1500 needy children.
This brings our 23 year collection total to over
38,000 toys that have resulted in many happy children
who
might not have otherwise celebrated the joy of the
season. Children who benefited were located at such
organizations as: the NIH Cancer Center for Children,
RICA, Linkages for Learning, Plum Gard Upper Montgomery
County Recreation Department, Georgetown University
Pediatric Unit, the Department of HHS in Germantown,
Longwood Recreation Center, Toby Town, the Faith
Apostolic Tabernacle Ministries, and numerous Baltimore inner-city families. Other families were also served through
several local churches. Monies collected were forwarded
to the Toys for Tots Foundation, maintained by the
U. S. Marine Corps.
The Kiwanis Club of Olney joins these families again this year in thanking the businesses and individuals in the community who helped put smiles on the faces of so many needy children by donating a toy, donating money or hosting a collection box at your place of business. For further information please call Michael Green, Chairman, Toys for Tots Committee of the Olney Kiwanis at 301-924-5374.
