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The Kiwanis Club of Reisterstown is represented on the committee to produce the Reisterstown Bloomin' Art Fest. This is the 9th annual festival of art, crafts, food, music,flowers, & children's activities. Our club is responsible to sponsor & operate all of the children's acivities. We expect to entertain some 500 children over the two day event. The festival dates are Saturday, May 15 and Sunday, May 16, 2010 on the groundsof Franklin Middle School (Main Street & Cockeys Mill Road} and ADMISSION IS FREE.
(Above) Kiwanis of Blue Ridge celebrated their 20th year anniversary in January 2010. In this photo, Int'l President Paul Palazzolo congratulates club president Steve Markland and Vice President Charlotte Fritts at the Mid-Winter Conference in Crystal City, VA.
(Above) Pictured left to right are Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City Kiwanis Club President Dan Peletier thanking Mary Boller of Treasure Cove at Gull Creek while Kiwaian Ron Thompson who arranged for her to speak to the club looks on from the right. Mar was the guest speaker at the March 24th meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City. She spoke about the newly opened Residential Memory Support Program which has 10 private apartments affording residents with Alzheimer's and Dementia a worry free environment that promotes the maximum level of independence. The ribbon cutting occurred on February 23rd at Gull Creek Senior Living Community at One Meadow Street in Berlin, MD. For information call 410-641-3171 or at www.gullcreek.org.
(Above) Kiwanis Clubs all over the world make what is known as interclub visits. It's becoming a tradition for the last several years for members of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City to visit the Lady Lakes Kiwanis Club in Florida while staying in The Villages. Pictured (L to R) are four local members with the Lady Lakes Kiwanis Club President: John Smith, Steve Rosen, Lady Lakes President Bill Kramp, Mary Lee Jansen, and Dave Landis as they shared time together at the weekly meeting.
(Above) On Wednesday, March 17th the Kiwanis Club of Mount Airy hosted its annual Scout Night in its new venue, the Mount Airy Fire Hall. Guest Scouts and Leaders represented the following troops: Girl Scout Troop 514; Boy Scout Troop 460; Girl Scout Troop 5018; and Daisy Troop 2330. Troop 460 Eagle Scout Zachary Dowell (pictured) presented Glee Butts (Youth Services Chair) with a framed certificate as a "thank you" for Mt. Airy Kiwanis's donation to his Eagle Project, a Monarch Butterfly Waystation. The troop also gave a multi-media presentation as a thank you for all the past projects to which we have contributed.
(Above) On March 17-19, 2010, the Kiwanis Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula hosted 32 high school soccer teams to raise money in the fight against breast cancer. The 11th edition of the Christine Garvey Memorial Soccer Tournament raised more than $10,890 which will be donated to Susan G Komen for the Cure. Accepting the trophy in the girls varsity division are representatives from Jamestown High School.
The Kiwanis Club of Poquoson has begun holding monthly dinner meetings, in addition to its regular weekly breakfasts. The new meeting schedule is designed to attract new members from the community whose regular schedule does not permit a morning meeting, especially teachers and others whose workday begins before 8:30 a.m. The evening group gathers at Anna's Pizza, 464 Wythe Creek Road, at 65:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of every month. So far the club has attracted 10 new members and many more are expected in the future.
(Above) Kiwanis Club of Poquoson president presents Martha Inge a check for $200 to support local Boy Scout Troop 51.
(Above) Pictured is Atlantic General Hospital Outreach Provider, Judy Rafkin, R.N, on the right, being thanked by Kiwanis President, Dan Peletier, for speaking to the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City on March 31st at the Ocean Pines Community Center where the club meets weekly on Wednesdays at 8 AM. Her message was urgent and simple: If you ever had chicken pox, strongly consider getting vaccinated for the SHINGLES VIRUS. To avoid doing so could expose one to the distinct possibility of contracting the virus, especially if over 60 years of age, which has very painful and gruesome implications. Contact your doctor for information about your individual concerns. The message was very informative and timely for many of the Kiwanis members.
(Above) The Dulles Area Kiwanis Club sponsored a one-day model railroad show on March 27 at the Cascades Library in Potomac Falls, VA. Members of the Prince William County Model Railroad Club created the displays of towns and villages. The display operators from the Railroad Club provided historical information about railroad heritage, answered questions about the hobby and encouraged the younger audience members to find their inner train operator. Over 240 members of the area community were able to enjoy the model railroad show.
