Officers

President
Phil Pople

Pres Elect
Dave Maloney

Vice President
Bill Muffi

Secretary
Terry Proescholdt

Treasurer
Tracy Bemiller

Immediate Past
President
Christine Semon 

Directors

2006-2008
(vacant)
Frank Parker
Eric Gatrell
Jim Wiggins

2007-2009
Bill Muffi
Mick Hickman
Debbi Matthews

Committee Chairs

Community Service
Christine Semon

Young Children: Priority One
Ed Crawford

Sponsored Youth
Christine Semon

Public Relations
Dave Maloney

Fund Raising
Bill Muffi

Membership Growth & Education
Frank Parker

Interclubs
Jim Wiggins

Human & Spiritual Values
Mick Hickman

Click here for District-wide Calendar of Events

Read the Capital District's online eBuilder
 

Aug 7 - Board Meeting

Aug 14 - TBA

Aug 21 - TBA

Aug 28 - TBA

Phil's Podium by Pres. Phil Pople

I just want to thank all that were involved with our Kiwanis night at the Keys game. We were able to meet a lot of great people and sell a few raffle tickets along the way. We made about $150 each for both the Westminster club and ours. And a couple of possibilities for new members. Plus yours truly got to throw out the first pitch. Go ahead! Watch it. I was great! Already getting offers. I made sure that I didn't skip the pitch or I never would have heard the end of it. I didn't care if it went over the catchers head, I wasn't going to skip it.

Now we come to the grand finale for this administrative year. And that of course is the silent/live auction to be held on September 13th at the Holiday, I mean Quality Inn. Note the recent name change - we no longer meet at the Holiday Inn. It is now called the Quality Inn. I'm going to have a hard time with that one. We need EVERYBODY to pitch in and help. Either by donating something of their own or going out and soliciting donations from friends or businesses. We've alreay got a slew of wonderful donations from some club membersl, now we need others to chip in. Since we are bringing in an auctioneer we've got to make it worth his while.

By the time you read this article I will be out in Illinois, so Dave will be running his first meeting. Please be kind to him or he won't want to do it next year. And I'm not sure if I'm going to make it back in time for the meeting on the 14th, in that case, Christine has graciously agreed to run that meeting since Dave won't be in town either. So be really kind to her.

So lets have a safe and productive month!

At a recent Frederick Keys baseball game, Kiwanis Club of Suburban Frederick President, Phil Pople (R), threw out the first pitch. It was Kiwanis-for-Keys Night at Harry Grove Stadium. The Kiwanis clubs of Suburban Frederick and of Westminster joined forces to introduce the public to Kiwanis and the impact the service organization has on the Frederick County community. Both the Suburban Frederick Kiwanis Club as well as the Westminster Club had tables set up. Manning our table was Terry Proescholdt, Phil Pople, Dave Maloney, Paul Sheets, and Ed Crawford. Gabe O'Neill from Wags for Hope even showed up with his Burmese Mountain dog, Charlie. Givwaways included outlet plugs, car seat stickers, rulers, and even some Kiwanis T-shirts. Our Kiwanis logo appeared on the outfield TV and Bill Neiner (L) from the Westminster club took the mic to introduce Kiwanis to the fans. Gov. Art and his wife, Vickie, were also there to help out.

The Kiwanis Club of Suburban Frederick annually sponsors two Frederick County sophomores to attend the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership seminar at Mt. St. Mary's University. This year the club sponsored Jossi Tossa of Tuscarora High and Kathleen Crockett of Walkersville High. HOBY strives to provide educational programs that motivate and empower teens to achieve their highest potential. Goals of the HOBY seminar are to teach them how to think, not what to think; to inspire effective and compassionate leadership; and to empower these young leaders to make a positive difference within our global society. Pictured left to right are Jossi Tossa, club HOBY coordinator Christine Semon, and Kathleen Crockett.

At a recent meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Suburban Frederick, Jacqueline Dougé, M.D., Deputy Director of the Frederick County Health Department introduced club members to their new mascot, Opie the Otter. According to Dr. Dougé, the Frederick County Health Department and the Frederick County Child Health Partnership have come together in order to encourage Frederick County residents to make healthy lifestyle changes, and Opie the Otter is their fitness mascot, who reminds all of us that being active and taking care of your health can be fun! The program entitled “Hey Frederick! Commit to be Fit!” is for everyone of all ages who is interested in making or sustaining a healthy lifestyle. Pictured (L to R) club Young Children Priority One chairman Ed Crawford and Dr. Dougé examine a drawing used to promote Opie the Otter and the new health-smart program.

At a recent meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Suburban Frederick, Beth McQuin, a volunteer with the St. Baldrick's Foundation, explained to members that few parents think about childhood cancer unless their child has the disease. Beth and her husband Bob McQuin found themselves in exactly that position twenty years ago when their son, Bobby, was diagnosed with the illness and spent six years going through treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, receiving a bone marrow transplant from one of his brothers. ‘‘Bobby lost his hair four times,” Beth said of her son who is now 28 and cancer free. The McQuins explained that St. Baldrick's, founded in 1999, is the largest volunteer-driven fundraising event for childhood cancer research. Thousands of volunteers shave their heads in solidarity with children fighting cancer, requesting donations of support from friends and families. Pictured left to right are Bob and Beth McQuin with visiting Westminster Club Kiwanians Glee and Bill Butts.

Counter-Terrorist expert and Adjunct Instructor Patrick O'Brien of the National Center for Biomedical Research and Training recently addressed the Kiwanis Club of Suburban Frederick regarding the need for national counter-terrorist preparedness. A former Lt. with the Frederick City Police Department, O’Brien is a graduate of Catoctin High School, holds a B.S. in Political Science from St. Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, IN, and an M.S. in Management from the University of Maryland’s Graduate School of Management and Technology. He is an adjunct professor at Louisiana State University’s National Center for Biomedical Research and Training Academy of Counter-Terrorism Education. He is a member of the National Capital Incident Management Team for managing disasters and terror incidents. Pictured (L to R), O'Brien is welcomed by club member Ed Crawford.

Frederick residents Willem and Alice Meiners recently described to the Kiwanis Club of Suburban Frederick their harrowing experiences of flying around the world in a helicopter - often just above the tree tops. From the freezing arctic to the southern tip of South America, the logistics of completing these world-record setting flights is daunting. Next trip? Around the world with the help of super tankers as mid-ocean refueling platforms! Underlying these noteworthy undertakings is the real purpose of the trips - spreading good will by pursuing the deliver of 1,000,000 get-well cards to hospitalized children around the world while at the same time shaking hands with 1,000,000 new friends worldwide. Pictured left to right, club members Larry Fellows, Bill Muffi (holding Willem's new book "Thank You"), Willem Meiners (holding a helicopter blade he brought to show club members), Alice Meiners.