Diakonia
Receives Donation from Greater Ocean Pines/Ocean City Club
by David Landis
Pictured are Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines/Ocean City
President, Ed Schaefer, presenting a $500 donation to Claudia
Nagle, Executive Director of Diakonia at the West Ocean City
facility. Diakonia is a support organization for children
and adults in need and the donation is to help ensure that
Diakonia's fiscal needs can be met to allow them to serve
members of our community who desperately need their assistance.
The 2008 Capital District Convention will be held this year from Thursday, August
14 through Sunday, August 17th in Richmond Virginia at the
Downtown Marriot and the Richmond Convention Center, just
a few blocks from the State Capitol. Hosted by the Heart
of Virginia Region of the Capital District, this year’s theme
is “Prescription For Success,” and one of the big highlights—not
to be missed—is Friday night’s Birthday Party at the Marriott
to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the District Convention. 
The
final version of the proposed Strategic Plan for our District
will be presented to the House of Delegates for ratification
at
DCON
2008 in
Richmond,
VA
this
summer.
Once
ratified
by the District delegates, the plan belongs to the District
membership and the District Board will be charged with executing
it. 
