Snapshots

(Above) Leisure World Club. Barbara Beatrles, Judith Garner and Anna Lee Crockett join in sorting and packing 800 to 900 pounds of warm clothing for the homeless in our county. Recipients include homeless shelter residents supported by the at the County Inter-Faith Clothing Store in Rockville. What a great outpouring of sharing happened in this club. Many thanks for the wonderful items!

(Above) Leisure World Club. A fine group of Kiwanians joined the Chinese Club for lunch in celebration of Chinese New Year. Lunch followed a speaker from the Chinese Embassy who spoke about education and economics in his native country. A great time was had by all as we tasted real 'Chinese' food and tried out eating with chop sticks

(Above) Mount Vernon Club. Abigail Konyndyk, a Parent Trainer at First Home Care, spoke to the Mount Vernon Kiwanis Club at the Mount Vernon Country Club on February 3.  She explained the benefits and responsibilities of foster parenting to 16 MVKC members after dinner.  The rewards can be great, but she did not gloss over the difficulties that could arise despite her organization's best efforts to match the child to the foster parents, who must undergo an extensive evaluation process as well before an agreement is reached. She offered the opportunity to work with families willing to open their homes to help children in need of a loving environment. After a lively question and answer period, Bruce Malkin, MVKC President, thanked Ms. Konyndyk and presented her with an MVKC cap.

(Above) Tabb Kiwanis Club. The "Books for Breakfast" program for children is sponsored by the Tabb Kiwanis Club. This is the 4th year Tabb Kiwanis Club partnering with Poquoson Public Library to provide free books to students who eat breakfast at Poquoson Elementary School and Poquoson Middle School. Every year over 200 children classics were given to those who really need them to show our love for both children and books.

(Above) Tabb Kiwanis club members joined in the National Education Association reading celebration, Read Across America, to honor Dr. Seuss's birthday on March 2. In the picture, Vivian Kruger, the President of Tabb Kiwanis Club , is reading Curious George Goes to School by Margaret & H. A. Ray to 2nd graders at Tabb elementary School on February 23 to promote reading to children. It is one of the Kiwanis service projects. For more information, please call 868-3066, Elizabeth Tai.