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MiniBuilder December 2010 — January 2011 Dave Maloney, Editor
Governor’s Message by Governor Tom Varner Two ends are fast who will serve in Club and 2012 Club Officers? Does approaching - the end of Division leadership your Division have its 2011 the second month of the positions. This is - 2012 Lieutenant Kiwanis year and the end leadership succession. It is Governor? If the answer is of 2010. It is a one of the yes, thank you. If it is "no" KIWANIS time to begin sections in the or "I don't know" we need assessing what education. your help in making sure INTERNATIONAL the District is With a the elections take place HAS REVISED doing, make succession now. some changes, plan, we will THE CLUB and renew efforts know who the Kiwanis International has OFFICER to help the leaders are revised the Club Officer TRAINING AND District to who they will Training and the Lieutenant develop a long- be in the Governor training to THE LIEUTENANT range succession future. The include blended programs. GOVERNOR plan throughout key to Blended programs have a the District. succession is part of the material TRAINING TO first identity and second presented online and the INCLUDE Beginning last year, I have the election of those who remainder in a face-to-face tried to emphasize the will be leaders. With the classroom setting. The BLENDED future leadership in place, importance of trained former has more factual, PROGRAMS. leaders at all levels of we can go on to their technical material, such as Kiwanis. education. Therefore, we organization, must look at the communications and Before we can offer this immediate Club and educational opportunity, we Division leadership holes. (cont’d on page 2) must have the Kiwanians Do you have your 2011 -
Capital District Kiwanian Elected to U.S. Senate by David Wilson The Wilmington, Chris had always attended as members. Delaware Kiwanis Club is and presented awards to From U.S. very proud that one its New Castle County's Senator J. members has been elected police, fire, and EMS Caleb Boggs to the United States Senate service personnel on in the 1950's from Delaware. Chris behalf of the County. In to State Coons (right) is filling the addition, the Wilmington Governor Russell Peterson seat long held by current Kiwanis Club is the only in the 1960's and more Vice-President Joseph service organization in recently State Governor Biden. Chris joined the Northern Delaware to Ruth Ann Minner and Wilmington Kiwanis Club honor our police officers Wilmington City Mayor in 2009 after participating and firefighters. James Baker, the club has in our annual Armed always stayed involved Forces Day Banquet at the The Wilmington Kiwanis with the community by Hotel DuPont. As New Club has been fortunate in working Castle County Executive, attracting public officials (cont’d on page 3) Page 2 MiniBuilder December 2010 – January 2011
Governor’s Message (cont’d from page 1) management skills, and reporting. The in- The MiniBuilder is published six times a year in person classroom presentation stress team February, April, June, August, October, December building and sharing between peers. Both by the Capital District of Kiwanis International are essential and important to the preparation of leaders. One of the major Dave Maloney, Editor [email protected] outcomes of the latter is that our leaders P.O. Box 2049 meet their peers who will share the same Frederick, MD 21702 leadership responsibilities at the same time. 301-228-2279 Deadline The peers are very important because they email submissions to [email protected] have received the same information about last day of the month preceding publication Kiwanis - the changes that have occurred, such as clubs only need to have two Capital District meetings a month. One must be a business Kiwanis International meeting and the other a service project. Club reporting is online now. Five years ago, we AT THE END OF Organized August 23, 1918 were making paper reports for each month LAST YEAR, ALL and then an end of year summary of all Governor activities. Just last year, Adds, Deletes, and MEMBERSHIP Tom Varner Changes to membership were hard copy 13065 Riverside Court CHANGES ARE reports. At the end of last year, all Ashland, VA 23005-3132 membership changes are online. The result h-804-798-8497 c-804-514-7826 ONLINE. THE [email protected] is instant update of records at Kiwanis RESULT IS International. It also requires the Club Secretary-Treasurer Secretary to insure all membership INSTANT UPDATE Ellis H. Stroup information is current and up to date. These 7307 Coventry Drive OF RECORDS AT are just two of many changes that the "old- P.O. Box 855 timers" may not know about. Middletown, MD 21769-0855 KIWANIS 301-371-4650 [email protected] INTERNATIONAL. Your peers know these changes and some have been working on them for one or more Governor-Elect years. For example, past secretaries have not Jeffrey M. Wolff used electronic reporting, and he/she not 12404A Liberty Bridge Road have the most current information. A great Fairfax, VA 22033-6041 source of assistance with this problem is w-617-279-0140 c-703-615-4477 your Regional member of the [email protected]
Administrative and Club Operations Immediate Past Governor Committee. They are experienced and are Don Dudey still active as Club Secretaries. Contact your 1110 Kingsbury Rd. Regional Committee member if you need Owings Mills, MD 21117 help. h-410-356-5707 c-443-794-1112 [email protected]
Having mentioned Kiwanis Education let me bring you up to date. PLG Ted Capital District Foundation Zapalowicz, Capital District Master Instructor has been to Kiwanis International Executive Secretary and received his training. PG Don Dudey is Charles P. Adams Chair of the Training (Deduction) 1601 Charrington Drive Committee. The members are PG Yvonne Midlothian, VA 23113 804-794-1019 [email protected] (cont’d on page 3) Page 3 MiniBuilder December 2010 – January 2011
Governor’s Message (cont’d from page 2) Senator (cont’d from page 1)
Holley, PLG Howard scheduled in April and with its elected officials. Butler, and PLG Carla May. Morin. Carla is the member Just a week before the representing the Growth On a more personal note, I election I was able to talk to committees. While they want to wish every Chris about our club's may choose to be Certified Kiwanian a happy holiday decision to adopt one of his Instructors, it is not a season. It matters not what requirement. The your belief, as Kiwanians suggestions - to add Committee is charged with we embrace the religious Paramedics to our quarterly incorporating additional and ethnic groups from awards meetings. He was District information into many countries. Each has very happy about it and told the Kiwanis International special days to celebrate me to make sure he approved materials. landmarks. Let us all honor attended the first meeting one another and work to be with the Paramedics. ON A MORE Applications for instructors one people. PERSONAL NOTE, are being solicited. The It was a surprise that last Committee will review all Of course, my fervent Wednesday, I found myself, I WANT TO WISH applications and evaluate a prayer would be for "Peace ten-minute presentation on Earth." Having our club's Community EVERY Services Chairman, Lee from each applicant. The experienced combat, KIWANIAN A first session to do this is in separation, and seeing Derr, New Castle County's for mid-December. wounded and dead Police Chief Col. Michael HAPPY HOLIDAY Selected Kiwanis will comrades from many McGowan, and Senator SEASON. receive their qualification countries, I know the Chris Coons at the County training in February. problems the lack of peace Kiwanis International is in can case to the individual, Public Safety Building the process of finishing the family, and country. So, in shaking hands and handing Club Leadership education whatever form you petition police officers the package and it should be your supreme being, please Wilmington Kiwanis Police ready in the February- ask that peace would come Officer of the Quarter March period. Educational on earth. certificates. sessions should be
In Memoriam
December 2010 Donald Bowers, Ashland, Va. Michael Johnson, Harbor Front, Va.
November 2010 Chester Starkey, Richmond, Va. Clarence Barnes, Pikesville, Md. John Bryant, Smithfield, Va. Attrill Sydnor, Capitol Hill, D.C. Nelson Walter, Calvert County, Md. Robert Umberger, Wythe County, Va. Gustav Kruger, Washington, D.C. Raymond Baker, Washington, D.C. Herbert Wickre, Colonial Capital, Va. Page 4 MiniBuilder December 2010 – January 2011
Governor’s Schedule Here is Gov. Tom’s Schedule for December 2010 through April 2011
December 4 HOV Governors Visit Hanover County, VA December 11 Kiwanis International Innovate Briefing Washington DC December 15 Arlington Holiday Luncheon Arlington VA December 18 Instructor Selection Henrico County, VA Dec 27 – Jan 3 (Vacation with Family) Smoky Mountains January 14 Division 17 Official Visit Leisure World January 15 NOVA Midwinter Manassas VA January 22 DelMarVa Midwinter ? January 27-30 Governor’s Council Indianapolis February 5 District Board Fredericksburg Februarys 5 Lieutenant Governor Council Fredericksburg Februarys 11 Dr John Button Hampton Roads February 12 HR Midwinter Old Dominion University February 12 Dr. John Button Division 4 February 18-10 CKI DCON Crystal City February 19 Instructor Training Crystal City OUR TWO Februarys 26 HOV Midwinter Richmond March 5 Potomac Midwinter ? CAPITAL March 12 Mason Dixon Midwinter Columbia WEEKENDS ARE March 25-27 Key Club DCON Crystal City AS FOLLOWS: April 2 Presidential Midwinter Blue ridge CC April 9 SWV Midwinter ? April 15-17 Key Leader Jamestown #1 - APRIL 15-17, April 29- May 1 Lieutenant Governor Conference ? 2011
JAMESTOWN 4-H Get Ready for Key Leader 2011 by Nicole McDermott EDUCATIONAL committed to Virginia Beach, Virginia) CENTER sponsoring at WILLIAMSBURG, least one #2 - May 13-15, 2011 Arlington Echo Outdoor VIRGINIA student to the event closest to Educational Center you. Our two Millersville, Maryland #2 - MAY 13-15, Key Leader is Kiwanis's Capital weekends are as Site Coordinator: Corey Goggin (Kiwanis Club of 2011 values-centered, weekend follows: leadership education Tysons Corner/McLean, ARLINGTON ECHO program for high school #1 - April 15-17, 2011 Virginia) OUTDOOR students. There will be Jamestown 4-H EDUCATIONAL TWO Key Leader Educational Center Spring Key Leader events weekends in the Capital Williamsburg, Virginia are open to any 8th-12th CENTER District in 2011, and I Site Coordinator: Yvonne grade students (in or out MILLERSVILLE, hope your club is Holley (Kiwanis Club of (cont’d on page 5) Page 5 MiniBuilder December 2010 – January 2011
Key Leader (cont’d from page 4) of Key Club or Builders possible. It is noon on Sunday. All Club). Once again, our recommended that adult chaperones have goal for each event will be Kiwanis Clubs begin undergone background 60 students plus an identifying students NOW checks, and the weekend additional 8-10 student (by the end of December is run by a professional facilitators. at the latest) so that part is facilitator who has already done once the successfully completed a We encourage Kiwanis registration website is training course on the Clubs to ensure Key available. curriculum and who Leader in their 2010-11 brings experience working budgets. It is Key Leader is a leadership with young people. $200/student (or education weekend for $175/student if the high school students If you are interested in student is a member of focusing on the concept of serving on the Key Leader District Committee and helping to promote Key KEY LEADER IS Leader around the District KIWANIS' VALUES- and in your own area, please contact District CENTERED, Chair Nicole McDermott WEEKEND (Kiwanis Club of Tysons LEADERSHIP Corner/McLean, Virginia) at 703.829.5481. We are EDUCATION currently looking for PROGRAM FOR representatives from the HIGH SCHOOL following regions particularly: DelMarVa, STUDENTS. Heart of Virginia, Mason Dixon, Presidential, and Southwest Virginia. Key Club or Builders service leadership and five Club). For such a small principles: integrity, For more information amount of money, growth, respect, about Key Leader, please Kiwanis can truly make a community and visit difference in a young excellence. The weekend is www.youtube.com/Capital adult's life. casual and includes hands- KeyLeader and watch live on exercises; writing and student testimonials about Registration will open in reflection activities; the quality of the program. January 2011. We cooperative, team The students featured on anticipate selling out both activities; physical our YouTube Channel are events as we did in 2008 challenges and more. all Capital District "kids." and 2009. For this reason, Students arrive between 4- Also, search Capital it will be very important to 6 p.m. on Friday and District Key Leader on register students as soon as depart between 11 a.m.-12 Facebook and like it or visit key-leader.org . Page 6 MiniBuilder December 2010 – January 2011 Important Change to Kiwanis Alcohol Policy by Mike Rind, Capital District Risk Manager Significant extension of for all of the United States Kiwanis events, and clubs the Kiwanis policy and Canada, in the hope may ask for "donations" to regarding insurance that clubs would act cover the cost of alcohol coverage for the sale of responsibly in this respect. without losing their alcohol insurance coverage. Of After a year of this new course, clubs must still For many years, Kiwanis policy, the results are in - meet state licensing THE PROOF IS International's policy was Kiwanians appear to have requirements and no that if Kiwanians or clubs been very responsible in THAT WE HAVE alcohol may be served to sold alcohol at their implementing this new minors. In addition, clubs EXPERIENCED NO fundraisers or other events, policy The proof is that we and Kiwanians must NEW CLAIMS DUE the General Liability have experienced no new continue to adhere strictly insurance would not cover claims due to the change in to Kiwanis's guidelines for TO THE CHANGE anything that happened at the alcohol policy. As a adults interacting with IN THE ALCOHOL an event where such sales result, the new General youth. Further information POLICY. took place. Last year, this Liability insurance policy will be provided in the policy was changed to has been changed again, to General Liability Insurance provide very limited provide $36,000,000 in Package which will be sent coverage in such cases, so coverage for clubs and to Club Secretaries in early long as appropriate licenses Kiwanians throughout the November. If you have any were obtained and no U.S. and Canada in such questions, please contact alcohol was served to cases. This means, for Mike Rind, Capital District people below the state's age instance, that the cost of Risk Manager at 410 294 limit. A total of $5,000,000 alcohol can be included in 9423. in coverage was available the cost of tickets to
Mount Vernon Kiwanis Club Helps Food Pantry As usual at the end of the selling at noon, the generous farmers and vendors donated hundreds of pounds of fresh produce to both UCM's Food Pantry and to Mondloch House, a shelter for families run by New Hope Housing. The Mount Vernon Kiwanis Club sends volunteers every week from May through November to help UCM collect and receive this vital fresh food source. Again this year, UCM hosted a free luncheon in in the library for the vendors and volunteers at the end of the season's market, and Christine Fiske, UCM's Volunteer Coordinator, expressed the deep appreciation UCM has for this great service to the hungry families in our community. Above, Pam Beggan (on left), Rich Keil, and MVKC Farmers' Market Program Coordinator for MVKC Joanne Malkin holding boxes of some of the 600 pounds on average of fine fresh produce that will soon be transported to UCM and then distributed to its needy clients. Page 7 MiniBuilder December 2010 – January 2011 Light Your Inner Fire by Sylvester "Syl" Neal, President, Kiwanis International
It's no secret that I have a direction-toward strength, As chief, I'm going to help vision of a Kiwanis that is stability and success. you build your own fire, and stronger than it is today. I see together, we'll ignite the flame a Kiwanis And I have ideas for others until we have a family that is on how to get it raging bonfire. We have what stronger in done. it takes-that burning passion membership, within each of us to make a stronger in Being a former difference. leadership and, fire chief, I know most about fires. In the All I ask of each of you is a importantly, past, I trained, personal commitment to help stronger in studied and improve your club and grow service. And worked hard to Kiwanis to meet our goals. I'm here to tell extinguish those you that my flames. Today, Thanks for fueling the fire. pledge as you and I set out president is to give my all, to to light the fire for Kiwanis. Sylvester "Syl" Neal do what I can to lead this I've given this year a theme, President organization in the right the "Kiwanis Year of the Fire." Kiwanis International
Kiwanis Announces Project Eliminate by Kandra Sejas, KI With The ELIMINATE Project, Kiwanis and UNICEF joined forces to Kiwanis International and UNICEF tackle iodine deficiency disorders, have joined forces to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus. This deadly disease steals the lives of THIS DEADLY 60,000 innocent babies and 30,000 mothers each year. The effects of DISEASE STEALS the disease are excruciating - tiny THE LIVES OF newborns suffer repeated, painful 60,000 INNOCENT convulsions and extreme sensitivity to achieving one of the most significant BABIES AND 30,000 light and touch. public health successes of the 20th century. Now, they are eliminating MNT from the MOTHERS EACH To eliminate MNT from the Earth by face of the Earth. And in doing so, the YEAR. 2015, 129 million mothers and their project will reach the poorest, most future babies must be immunized. This neglected mothers and babies with requires vaccines, syringes, safe additional lifesaving health care. The end storage, transportation, thousands of of this one disease means the beginning of skilled staff and more. It will take $110 better health for so many families. Check million - and the dedicated work of out the Kiwanis International website for UNICEF and every member of the more information. Kiwanis family. MINIBUILDER THE NEWSLETTER OF THE CAPITAL DISTRICT
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Capital.Kiwanisone.org Dale Larson Kiwanis Division 20 Service Leadership Programs Night by Bruce Malkin
Recently 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 MVKC Past President Bruce Malkin and MVKC Club led by Parent Leader Kate Penn, NOVA Co-Secretary Joanne Malkin with West Potomac Community College (Alexandria campus) CKI HS Key Clubbers and Faculty Adviser, Suzette Club with 2 members, and the Mount Vernon Henry, seated at far right 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 presentation 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.