by Rosemary Cummings, Chair, CPR-M Committee
Meet
Doris Rogers Montgomery (right), a member of the Greater
Landover Kiwanis Club in Maryland.
Doris' husband, Joseph, brought her in as a Kiwanis
member 23 years ago. Doris is a retired Government
employee (now self-employed), a past Club President,
and past Division 1 Lieutenant Governor. She is
the chairperson for her Club's 13th annual Mardi Gras
Scholarship
Fundraiser program, where the Club has presented
36 Debutantes over the last 13 years and presented
over
$36,000 in scholarships monies. Her other project
is Bingo at the Millium Nursing home every second Saturday
of each month.
Doris is a special Kiwanian in many ways and more so in the past Kiwanian year. Since October 1, 2006, Doris brought in eleven new members to her Club, making it 25 new members sponsored since she became a member herself. Doris is truly a people person and enjoys meeting new friends. She said, "This is one reason why I love Kiwanis. I have met a lot of wonderful friends in Kiwanis. I am a leader and I also like to follow in the steps of positive people, many of whom I have met in the Capital District". She is also involved in other organizations. You may remember reading in the October 2006 E-Builder about Lt. Gov. Doris, when at a NARFE Convention in Albuquerque NM, she and other DC visitors attended a local Kiwanis meeting. Doris filled in as impromptu guest speaker when she spoke about a new program she implemented in the Capital District. When asked for her technique in bringing new members, she said, "JUST ASK! - providing I feel they are Kiwanis Material and would be an asset to my club. What can one say, but no!" The new members she brought in are Angela R. Rogers (daughter), Donna Weldon, Dewayne Weldon, Stella Odonngenia, Kinda Davis, Sonya Jones, Astril Harewoon, Kia Gardner, John Gray, Irene Wilson, and Gene Lawrence. She says, "Kiwanis is my family; this is my Light, What Yours? Peace."
