Charlottesville Kiwanians Clean Books at Children's Library

by Jim Hart

Participating in one of their most favorite "Service Nights," 18 Charlottesville Kiwanians cleaned and refurbished approximately 1,000 well-used but soiled children books at the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library. "The Kiwanians always do such a tremendous job that we asked them to come back again at their earliest opportunity," said Karen Gillaspie, Children's Library Director. The Charlottesville Kiwanis Club meets at the Elk's Lodge every Monday evening except the fourth. The fourth Monday has been designated for the past ten years as "Service Night," where Kiwanians and K-Family members and spouses and friends and prospective members venture out to a local non-profit to enjoy two hours of service and fellowship. The fourth Monday in August saw the Kiwanians doing landscape work at the Ronald McDonald House. They also cheerfully shared the catered meal with several families who were staying at the facility adjacent to the University of Virginia Children's Hospital. And since there is a fifth Monday in August, Charlottesville Kiwanis has decided to head back over to Jefferson-Madison Regional Library to clean another thousand or so books and let the library put them in the hands of Charlottesville's eager young readers.

Above are Past LTGs Don Jones (left) and Ken Smith

Aboved applying a healthy dose of elbow grease are (from left) John Harris, Dick Lentzsch, and Ray Hogan