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The Kiwanis Club of Marion sponsored a show at the Lincoln Theatre in Marion on November 13th which served as a fall fund raiser. The Blue Celtic Grass Band performed while dressed in Celtic attire and played a mixture of Celtic and Blue Grass Music. The show was very entertaining and all proceeds went to the Service Account of our club.
Over Halloween, The Forrest Elementary School, Hampton VA, KKids Club raised $133 for UNICEF. Pictured: KKids members counting and rolling the contributions received.
Key Club Governor Rachael Slotter and CKI Governor Brian Cofrancesco flank Santa.
The Mount Vernon Kiwanis Club's annual Xmas tree sale will begin at noon on Saturday, November 27, and continue until Sunday, December 19, or until all 780 Frasier firs plus wreaths and garland are sold. This annual fundraiser takes place at the Belle View Shopping Center parking lot near the Texaco station. Help us help others in the Mount Vernon community by purchasing your Xmas needs from us. MVKC members will be there to serve you, rain or shine, from noon to 8:00 pm on weekdays and 9:00 am to 9:00 pm on weekends.
Mr. Schuyler Maxwell, manager of the Williamsburg Wal-Mart recently presented Art Kohler, president of the Kiwanis Club of Colonial Capital with a check for $2500 for the club's annual fund raising effort for Toys for Local Children. Club members recently began their canister campaign at local businesses. Last year over 500 children received gifts that totaled over $17,000.
With one flip of a magic switch, Poquoson Mayor Gordon Helsel will turn on the lights of the city's tree donated by the Kiwanis Club of Poquoson and dedicated to the memory of the late General George W. Dickerson. The annual community Christmas Tree Lighting will be held in front of the Poquoson City Hall on Friday, December 10 at 4:30 p.m. beginning with a welcome by local club president Philip Prisco.
The Poquoson Middle School chorus will provide a musical program directed by Mrs. Terre Eberly. Santa and his elves will be arriving by fire truck. The elves, who are members of the Poquoson Middle School Builders Club, will distribute candy to children at the ceremony.
General Dickerson was the first president of the Kiwanis Club of Poquoson and served as City Manager of Poquoson for a number of years.
On Wednesday, November 10th, at their lunch meeting, the Colonial Heights Kiwanis inducted their newest member, Bill Smith(left). Leonard McAdams(middle) and Roger Green(right) welcome Bill to the club.
Kiwanis Club President Kat Bronson (left) and member Sue Barnett of the Kiwanis Club of Old Town, (Winchester,VA) start the Bell Ringing Season for the Salvation Army off with their participation. The goal of the local club is $1000.00 for the Christmas season.
November 23 marked the last of the Tuesday morning Farmers' Markets to be held at the Sherwood Hall library's parking lot for 2010 (they will resume in May 2011 on Wednesday mornings). As usual at the end of the selling at noon, the generous farmers and vendors donated hundreds of pounds of fresh produce to both UCM's Food Pantry and to Mondloch House, a shelter for families run by New Hope Housing. The Mount Vernon Kiwanis Club sends volunteers every week from May through November to help UCM collect and receive this vital fresh food source.
Again this year, UCM hosted a free luncheon in nthe library for the vendors and volunteers at the end of the season's market, and Christine Fiske, UCM's Volunter Coordinator, expressed the deep appreciation UCM has for this great service to the hungry families in our community. Above, Pam Beggan (on left), Rich Keil, and MVKC Farmers' Market Program Coordinator for MVKC Joanne Malkin holding boxes of some of the 600 pounds on average of fine fresh produce that will soon be transported to UCM and then distributed to its needy clients.
For the past 18 years, the Alexandria Kiwanis Club has honored its volunteer and first-responder partner organizations with a special luncheon event. On November 18, four members of the Mount Vernon Kiwanis Club, namely, Past President Bruce Malkin, Co-Secretary Joanne Malkin, Lee Palmer, and Barbara Callahan enjoyed the 18th Annual Joint Service Club Luncheon hosted by the Alexandria Kiwanis Club at the Holiday Inn in Old Town, where Dr. James Gordon was the Guest Speaker on Mind-Body Medicine used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.
Representatives from the Arlington and Fairfax Kiwanis Clubs also were there, including Division 20 Lt-Gov Marvin Crawford. Pictured: the Mount Vernon Kiwanis Club contingent listening to Dr. Gordon's presentation after lunch. From left to right are Bruce Malkin, Joanne Malkin, Barbara Callahan, and Lee Palmer.
