Dale Larson Kiwanis Division 20 Service Leadership Programs Night
by Bruce Malkin
On Thursday, November 11, several hundred young leaders of Kiwanis school clubs met for the annual Dale Larson Kiwanis Division 20 Service Leadership Programs Night hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Tyson's Corner/McLean at the Hyatt Fair Lakes in Fairfax. The Mount Vernon area was well represented by contingents from West Potomac High School Key Club led by Faculty Adviser Suzette Henry, Mount Vernon High School led by principal Nardos King, South County Secondary School led by Faculty Adviser Judy Cummings, Stratford Landing Elementary School K-Kids Club led by Parent Leader Kate Penn, NOVA Community College (Alexandria campus) CKI Club with 2 members, and the Mount Vernon Kiwanis Club with 4 members, including Bruce Malkin, Joanne Malkin, Lee Palmer, and Barbara Callahan. The program consisted of speakers from all school level clubs, and Mount Vernon was honored to have been represented by the President of the K-Kids Club at Stratford Landing Elementary, 10-year old, fifth grader Jena Elshami, who gave a beautiful prersentation of what her club is doing to improve the community through Kiwanis service. Tom Varner, the Capital District Governor, Marvin Crawford, the Division 20 Lt.-Gov., and other student leaders were also speakers on the program.
Audience listening to speakers at SLP Gala Night.
MVKC Past President Bruce Malkin and MVKC Co-Secretary Joanne Malkin with West Potomac HS Key Clubbers and Faculty Adviser, Suzette Henry, seated at far right
MVKC Past President Bruce Malkin with MVHS Key Clubbers and Principal Nardos King, seated second from right.
MVKC Past President Bruce Malkin, Division 20 Lt-Gov Marvin Crawford, and Mount Vernon HS Principal Nardos King
NOVACC CKI President Ashraf Elmelik, MVKC Adviser Bruce Malkin, and VP Ryan Pierpoint
South County Secondary School's Key Club contingent with Faculty Adviser, Judy Cummings, at far left
Stratford Landing Elementary School's K-Kids President, Jena Elshami, gives her presentation to the Kiwanis Family audience
