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. Harrisonburg
HS Key Club Second In The World In Charitable
Fundraising
by Jenny Jones with permission
When Nunu Burged came
to this country from her native Mongolia five years
ago, she was shy and quiet. Interested in getting involved
in a service organization and meeting new people, Burged
joined the Harrisonburg High School Key Club. She was
a sophomore at the time. After just a short time with
the club, which conducts a variety of projects - including
fundraisers for national and international nonprofits,
school fun fairs and local cleanup efforts - Burged
blossomed. She became outgoing, a leader. Now a senior,
Burged is the vice president of the school's Key Club,
which has more than 50 active members and was recently
recognized as the world's second-ranking Key Club in
raising funds for UNICEF. (Pictured are Harrisonburg High School Key Club officers (left to right) Vice
President Nunu Burged, Secretary Sarah-Daye Hand, President
Olivia
Quach, motivator Samantha Rodeffer, reporter Stephany
Holguin and Treasurer Daniel Bintrim have helped make
their club into a global leader in charitable fundraising.) read more
