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Charlottesville VA
22906-6698

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2008 PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

Tuesday

Jan 1st

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Monday

Jan 7th

Special Called Board of Directors Meeting, 5 pm at Ponderosa. Program -- Blake Hurt, "Art In Place"

Monday

Jan 14th

Board of Directors Meeting, 5 pm at Ponderosa. Program -- Henry Abraham, James Hart Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs (Emeritus) at the University of Virginia, Co-Author of Freedom and the Court: Civil Rights and Liberties in the United States: Eighth Edition

Monday

Jan 21st

Program -- Houston G. Wood, III, Professor at the U.Va. Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, "Nuclear Non-proliferation"

Monday

Jan 28th

Kiwanis International President Dave Curry visits Division 5, Staunton Kiwanis Club's weekly meeting at the Staunton Holiday Inn Golf and Conference Center, 12:15 pm.

Monday

Jan 28th

Work Night -- Piedmont CASA, Downtown Charlottesville, Just Off of Court Square, at 6 pm. (They'll supply the paint. We bring brushes, rollers, drop cloths, etc.)
Monday March 3rd Program -- Ken Boyd, Chairman, Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, "Update on Albemarle County"
Monday March 10th Board of Directors Meeting, 5 pm at Ponderosa. Program -- Joe Hall, Virginia Athletics Foundation

Fri-Sun

March

14th - 16th

Charlottesville K-Family Spring Service Retreat at Camp Holiday Trails - Organized by CKI at UVA. Register by email at CHTretreat@gmail.com. Tasks include: clearing trails and the Challenge Course area of winter debris (branches, rocks, etc.), cleaning windows in cabins and Dining Hall,  organizing some of our program and activity areas, and possibly some painting interiors of cabins 

 

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Monday March 17th Program -- Special Meeting to Discuss Ways to Recruit and Retain Members
Saturday March 22nd The 3rd Annual Charlottesville Community Egg Hunt sponsored by UVA's Circle K Club , at the UVA South Lawn. There will be Egg Hunts at 11am and 12:30pm
Saturday March 22nd Monticello High School Key Club sponsors a 3 on 3 basketball tournament, 4:00 - 7:00 pm at Albemarle High School. The proceeds go to Nothing But Nets, a grassroots campaign to save lives by preventing malaria, a leading killer of children in Africa.
Monday March 24th Work Night -- Ronald McDonald House, 300 9th St. SW. Tasks to include outdoor work, landscape and light gardening. Bring tools!
Saturday March 29th Support UVA CKI's team in the MS Walk at Scott stadium at 10 a.m.
Saturday March 29th
Annual Pancake Breakfast, Waynesboro Kiwanis Club, at 1st Baptist Church, 301 S. Wayne Ave, 7 - 11 a.m. Car pool from Holiday Inn Emmet Street at 7:45 a.m.
Monday March 31st Program -- Ms. Ashley Renick, RN/MSN/FMP, Downtown Family Healthcare/Martha Jefferson Hospital, “Confronting the Nursing Shortage”
Tuesday April 1st Have a meal with your friends at Q'doba Mexican Grill (on the University Corner) and Support CKI at UVA! Download and Print the Coupon Flyer here. 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Monday April 7th Board of Directors Meeting, 5 pm at Ponderosa. Program -- Ms. Debra Weidman, Designs by Lady Faire, “Renaissance Faire - Living History”
Thursday April 10th Have a meal with your friends at Q'doba Mexican Grill (on the University Corner) and Support CKI at UVA! Download and Print the Coupon Flyer here. 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Monday April 14th Program -- Peggy Law, Director and Trainer, Service Dogs of Virginia

April

18th-20th

2008 Capital District Key Club Convention, at the Richmond Marriott
Monday April 21st Annual Club Meeting, Election of Officers; Pancake Breakfast Rehearsal, First Presbyterian Church, 500 Park Street, 6:30pm
Saturday April 26th Fourth Annual Dogwood Pancake Breakfast to benefit The Boys & Girls Club
Sunday April 27th UVA CKI End of the Year Shebang, Noon - 3pm at the UVa Old Dorms Dell. (Please RSVP to  Katie Gar Smith, President of UVA CKI, by April 24th)
Monday April 28th Work Night -- Camp Holiday Trails
Monday May 5th Board of Directors Meeting, 5 pm at Ponderosa. Program -- Ms. Heather Burns, Charlottesville Writing Center
Monday May 12th Program -- Robin Mauney, MS Society of the Blue Ridge, speaking about the upcoming Tour De Vine
Monday May 19th Program -- Phoebe Frosch, Development Director, Piedmont Court Appointed Special Advocates (PCASA)
Monday May 26th Memorial Day Holiday, Meeting cancelled.

Monday

 June 2nd

Board Meeting, 5 p.m. at The Ponderosa. Program -- Ron Cottrell of Martha Jefferson Hospital, "Looking Towards 2012"

Tuesday

 June 3rd

Kiwanis Capital District Division 5 Picnic -- Hosted by the Harrisonburg Club; Location: Hillendale Park, Harrisonburg , 6:00 pm

Monday

 June 9th

Chuck Harris will host a critique of the Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast held in April. Those with suggestions for improvements, please attend at 5:30pm, Monday, June 9th before the meeting at the Ponderosa.

Program -- Peppy G. Linden, Executive Director, of the Virginia Discovery Museum

Monday

 June 16th

5:15 at The Ponderosa, "New Member Orientation", special power point presented by Herb Ely.  All members encouraged to attend. [POSTPONED] Program --  Bob Rannigan, family therapist and counselor, speaking about the Mentor Program of the Virginia Prisoner Reentry Initiative coordinated by OAR, Jefferson Area Community Corrections

Monday

 June 23rd

Work Night -- Piedmont CASA, historic Downtown Charlottesville, Just Off of Court Square, at 6 pm. Validated parking in Market Street parking garage. We will be painting two small rooms and possibly will be replacing the linoleum flooring in these rooms.

June

26th - 28th

Kiwanis International Convention in Orlando, FL.

Monday

 June 30th

Program -- Darah Bonham, Director of CATEC (Charlottesville/Albemarle Technical Education Center)

Friday

July 4th

25th Annual Kiwanis Independence Day 5-K Run, Forest Lakes North, 7:30 a.m.

Monday

July 7th

Board of Directors Meeting, 5 pm at WorkSource Enterprises on Carlton Avenue. Program -- Professor Michael Garstang, UVA Environmental Sciences Department, "Elephants Never Forget"

Saturday July 12

Planning Meeting for 2008-2009, hosted by Barb Ritter.  All members encouraged to attend. Please RSVP to Norm Gutzler

Monday July 14

Meeting Location: Elk's Lodge (BPOE #389) near Darden Towe park (1/3 mi north of the Ponderosa). Program -- Joe Thomas, of "Joe Thomas in the Morning, WCHV, News Channel 1260 AM

Monday July 21

Meeting Location: Elk's Lodge (BPOE #389) near Darden Towe park (1/3 mi north of the Ponderosa). Program -- Alicia Faust, Manager, Starbucks at Rivanna Ridge (Pantops), "Latin American, Asian/Pacific, and African Coffees:  What You Enjoy and Why."  Samples provided.

Sunday

July 27th

Annual Kiwanis Evening at Ash Lawn Opera Festival

6 p.m. picnic & 8 p.m. "My Fair Lady"

Monday July 28 Work Night -- Virginia Discovery Museum; Tasks include a little painting as well as moving some items in the basement; Bring work clothing, gloves, and hand tools. They will supply all the materials and paint and even provide pizza and drinks. Validated parking is available at the Market Street parking garage.
Monday  August 4th Board of Directors Meeting, 5 pm at Wood Grill Buffet Restaurant. Program -- Michael Jabalee, Licensed Acupuncturist, speaking on the "Health Benefits of Acupuncture."
Monday  August 11th Meeting Location: Elk's Lodge (BPOE #389) near Darden Towe park (1/3 mi north of the Ponderosa). Program -- Tim Hulbert, President of the

August

14th-17th

Capital District Kiwanis Convention in Richmond, VA
Sunday  August 17th "Triathlon" at Walnut Creek Park, 7:30 a.m.  - 12:30 p.m., benefits Child Obesity Task Force. Contact Norm Gutzler to sign-up as a volunteer. 
Monday  August 18th Meeting Location: Elk's Lodge (BPOE #389) near Darden Towe park (1/3 mi north of the Ponderosa). Program -- Jim Carpenter, of Gitchell Studios, "Exciting Trends in Professional Photography"
Monday August 25th Work Night -- The James Foundation (Stars Program); 517 Park Street, Across from First Presbyterian Church and next to the Arc of the Piedmont (parking in rear); 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.; Work includes building shelving and organizing books for their library. The Stars teenagers will prepare and serve the meal for us.
Saturday  August 30th "Charlottesville's Women's 4 Miler", 7 a.m. - 10 a.m., at Garth Rd near Foxfield.  Benefits UVA Cancer Center Breast Cancer Research Program. Contact Norm Gutzler to sign-up as a volunteer.
Monday  Sept 1st Labor Day Holiday, No Meeting
Thursday Sept 4th Qdoba Night!  If you bring the flyer and buy a meal at Qdoba, they will donate $1.50 the CKI Club at UVA; 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Monday Sept 8th Board meeting at 5 p.m. at the Elk's Lodge.  Program -- Bryan Thomas, President of BB&T Bank, "So You Want to be a College Football Referee?"
Thursday Sept 11th Qdoba Night!  If you bring the flyer and buy a meal at Qdoba, they will donate $1.50 the CKI Club at UVA; 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Sunday

Sept 14th

K-Family Putt-Putt Night, hosted by Circle K International Club at UVA.  3 p.m.  Come celebrate the kick off of the new school year!

Monday Sept 15th

Program -- Jeff Mitchell, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Charlottesville/Albemarle.
Saturday Sept 20th CKI Club at UVA Car Wash at All American Car Wash, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.(They are not setting a price per car, but rather asking for donations to raise money for their club.)

Monday Sept 22nd

Program -- Political commentator Sophia Nelson of www.politicalintersection.com. "Discussing the politics of race and gender in the 21st Century."
Monday  Sept 29th 87th Annual Installation of Club Officers, Elk's Lodge.