eBuilder - The Online Newsletter of the Capital District of Kiwanis International

December 2008

David Maloney, Editor

Fighting to Save Children in Africa
by Raga S. Elim, Ph.D., Chairman, Capital District Committee on International Understanding

The more money we raise, the more African children we can save. We will keep you updated on our progress towards our goal of $25,000 by means of the thermometer shown to the left. As of today we have raised $1675. Donations toward this Initiative are tax deductible....more

Local Key Club Featured in Video
by Nicole McDermott

Watch this inspiring video featuring the Key Club of West Springfield High School in West Springfield, Virginia, which is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Tysons Corner, Virginia, in the Capital District...more

Botetourt Club/Education Center Charity Partnership Marks 20 Years
by Clarence Renshaw, President, Botetourt Kiwanis

Thanksgiving 2008 marks the twentieth anniversary of a special relationship between the Kiwanis Club of Botetourt, the students at Botetourt Technical Education Center, and more than 600 grateful people in Botetourt County. For the past two decades, the students and members of the community service organization have joined together to help make Thanksgiving and Christmas brighter holidays by collecting and buying food to present to needy individuals and families in the County...more

Suburban Frederick Club Raffle Winners Flying High
by Dave Maloney

A recently-held fundraising raffle resulted in a mother-son team winning a helicopter flight donated by Willem and Alice Meiners of Hellocopter.org. (Willem and Alice have flown "around the world" in this helicopter.) Watch the movie!

Goodbye "Capital Builder" Hello "MiniBuilder"
by Dave Maloney, Editor

Recently the Capital District Board of Trustees voted to discontinue the printed version of the Capital Builder. This decision comes on the heels of a recent survey to which many club members responded with some excellent arguments both for and against doing away with the Capital Builder...more

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Northern Neck Club Oyster Feed
by Bill Burton

The Urbanna Oyster Festival was recently held with the help of the Northern Neck Club which has been selling oysters there for over 10 years now. The menu is OYSTERS, either fried, roasted or raw. Crackers, condiments and soft drinks are available. The club grossed over $21,000 this year, which is about what has been raised each of the recent years. The net will be close to $12,000, plus or minus. It is a major project as most of Thursdays is used loading up the tables, cookers and supplies and then initial setup on the site, which is on Main Street across from the fire house. A crew is on hand by 8:00 AM Friday for final preparations and the opening at 10:00. Sales go on all day Friday and Saturday, followed by cleanup on Sunday. Equipment is back in the storage compartment in Kilmarnock by Monday noon. Pictured putting up the sign are Bob Norman, on left and Ronnie Crockett outside with Jim Godwin inside.