Charlottesville Kiwanians Clean Books at Children's Library

by Jim Hart

Participating in one of their most favorite "Service Work Nights," twenty-five members of the Charlottesville Kiwanis Family cleaned and refurbished hundreds of well-used children books at the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library on Monday, August 29, 2011. "The Kiwanians always do such a tremendous job that we asked them to come back again at their earliest opportunity," said Krista Farrell, Assistant Director of JMRL and Central Branch Manager. Fifteen Kiwanis Club members were joined by eight members of the CKI Club at the University of Virginia alongside two leaders of the Key Club at Albemarle High School on this special "fifth Monday service work night." After accomplishing the tasks assigned to them by Karen Gillaspie, Children's Library Director, the group went upstairs to the Jefferson Room to enjoy a sumptuous meal prepared by the students in the culinary arts program at the Charlottesville-Albemarle Technical Education Center (CATEC). Service Work Night committee chair Charlie Krizek was commended for leading the K-Family volunteers in helping the library put good clean books in the hands of Charlottesville's eager young readers.

Pictured are Kiwanians (clockwise starting at top) Herb Ely, Bill Reusing, and Don Foss around the table with Key Club leaders from Albemarle High School.

Also pictured are Kiwanians (from left) Ed Schmitz, Don Jones, Virginia Rybolt, and Dick Lentzsch with a member of CKI from the University of Virginia.