December 2008
David Maloney, Editor
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Fighting to Save Children in Africa
by Raga S. Elim, Ph.D., Chairman, Capital District Committee on International Understanding

The more money we raise, the more African children we can save. We will keep you updated on our progress towards our goal of $25,000 by means of the thermometer shown to the left. As of today we have raised $1675. Donations toward this Initiative are tax deductible....more

Local Key Club Featured in Video
by Nicole McDermott

Watch this inspiring video featuring the Key Club of West Springfield High School in West Springfield, Virginia, which is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Tysons Corner, Virginia, in the Capital District...more

Botetourt Club/Education Center Charity Partnership Marks 20 Years
by Clarence Renshaw, President, Botetourt Kiwanis

Thanksgiving 2008 marks the twentieth anniversary of a special relationship between the Kiwanis Club of Botetourt, the students at Botetourt Technical Education Center, and more than 600 grateful people in Botetourt County. For the past two decades, the students and members of the community service organization have joined together to help make Thanksgiving and Christmas brighter holidays by collecting and buying food to present to needy individuals and families in the County...more

Suburban Frederick Club Raffle Winners Flying High
by Dave Maloney

A recently-held fundraising raffle resulted in a mother-son team winning a helicopter flight donated by Willem and Alice Meiners of Hellocopter.org. (Willem and Alice have flown "around the world" in this helicopter.) Watch the movie!

Goodbye "Capital Builder" Hello "MiniBuilder"
by Dave Maloney, Editor

Recently the Capital District Board of Trustees voted to discontinue the printed version of the Capital Builder. This decision comes on the heels of a recent survey to which many club members responded with some excellent arguments both for and against doing away with the Capital Builder...more

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Potomac Region Growth Conference
by Trustee Doris Montgomery

On November 22, 2008 the Potomac Region sponsored its Growth Conference In Landover, MD at Victory House of Palmer Park. Our Growth Chair person John Tyner gave a very informative presentation on "Setting Club's Percentage Growth in the five Requisite Goals. Starting with the Calculated Goals worksheet and Governor Tom Ganse spoke on the Capital District Strategic Planning and the importance of everyone attending a Growth Conference in there regions to understand the new planning system. You need to know that you may not be able to access the annual stastistics. However, they can get these from either their Lieutenant Governor, District Trustee or their Regional member of the Club Operations and Administrations Committee. In addition, you should be able to see a copy of the Annual Report on the District Web Page. The Potomac Region Lieutenant Governors were present: Elana Gardner, Tom Masser, and Millie Kriemelmeyer each gave reports o f the troubling clubs in there region as well as solution and recomendations. Also, in attendence was Don Dudley Capital District Governor Elect. Several Past Lieutenants Governors: Gordon Mann, Harry Kriemelmeyer, JR Harris and Bernice Oden Please check with your Lieutenant Governors/Trustee for the date of your Growth Conference. There is power in ONE.

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