Cumulative Member Participation
(Minimum criteria for membership participation is 60%)
                                 
Ed Blumenauer 100
Leslie Bruchey100
Ed Crawford 100
Ken Dell 100
Austin Elmaghrabi
Larry Fellows 90
Eric Gatrell 100
Mark Gaver
Patrick Haley
Bud Jackson Senior
Jerry Jenkins 100
Jim Krysiek 100
Glenn Magaha 100
Dave Maloney 100
Charlie Mertz 100
Frank Parker 96
Phil Pople 100
Bob Rankin Senior
Austin Rippeon Senior
Doc Schaden Senior
Christine Semon 100
Paul Sheets 100
Ellis Stroup 100
Rob Summers 100
Jim Wiggins 100

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Feb 2: Christine's Crazies - Board meeting

Feb 9: John Koval: Special Inspirations Inc (a charitable organization for children)

Feb 16: George Dubois: Why there is no Socialist party in the United States

Feb 23: Phil Pople: Hollywood Lights

Christine's Connections by Pres. Christine Semon

As we enter into this month of love (with Valentines Day coming up), it reminds us of a few things including deciding if we will continue (or even start) those New Years Resolutions and trying to figure out this wonderful Maryland weather (is it winter or is it spring?).

I am very thankful for great memories from January in our club, as we started up our speaker program again. We were entertained by the multi talented (and very busy) Jim Fox as he shared with us about his Cub Scout Pack 265 and The T Ball Association the same evening. I know I enjoyed his brief striptease act between presentations! The next week we learned a lot about the Alzheimer's Association and how to keep our minds active and exercised to help prevent the diagnosis. Keep working on those exercises!! And finally, last week, we had our long promised Gift-Wrap Appreciation Night with a great presentation from Special Olympics of Frederick County. The volunteers from Special Olympics shared some great stories and experiences with their volunteering at different sports events. They even offered some opportunities for people to come out and assist or volunteer at the games. We also had attendees share some memorable gift-wrapping stories that had a few of us rolling in the aisles! Thanks again to all our wonderful volunteers, especially those from Builders Club, Key Club, Circle K, Cub Scouts, SAFE Kids, and especially friends, family members and significant others of our members. Without all of you, our success at the gift-wrap this year would not have been possible!

I am looking forward to another great month of presentations! Thanks to Phil and Charlie for scheduling this month. Please check out the schedule and come by the meetings to check them out!! Looking ahead a bit, please remember we are having our first Mason-Dixon Regional Conference for Divisions 9, 12, and 14 on March 4th in Columbia, MD. It is not in VA this time, so hopefully we can have a great representation from our club. Also, K Family Night will be on March 23rd in Taneytown to celebrate all the levels of our wonderful K family. We should have a great turnout to support our sponsored youth!

Now, shifting to a different topic, I wanted to write a bit about Kindness and Humility. As William Penn once said, "I expect to pass through this life but once. If, therefore, there can be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, for I shall not return this way again." I have tried to live like this and many of our club members are definitely doing lots of this in their own ways throughout our community! Similarly, humility can be a magnetic force that attracts goodwill from people and it honors those who posses it. Humility is an attitude of service and caring for others more than you care about yourself. And those who achieve humility usually are blessed beyond their wildest dreams. With this being said, I am truly honored and humbled at the fact that this club felt that I deserved to receive the esteemed George Hixson award! I actually think I am still in shock from this tribute. Many of our members are amazing role models for me in both their kindness and humility. I feel very blessed and privileged to be in your club and in this revered group of individuals and honorees! I only hope that I can continue to live up to this honor, as many other members in our club do and continue to live with kindness and humility throughout their lives.

Dave Maloney was recognized as Kiwanian of the Year at a recent meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Suburban Frederick. "With his substantial computer and communication skills, Dave has served our club and this community above and beyond the call of duty this past year," said Club Past-Pres. Ken Dell. (Pictured is Pres. Ken Dell, left, congratulating Dave Maloney as Kiwanian of the Year.)

Christine Semon was recently awarded the coveted Kiwanis International Hixson Fellowship Award by the Kiwanis Club of Suburban Frederick. "The Hixson recipient is a person who dares to dream big dreams and set big goals. One who is willing to pay the price, make the sacrifice, try the difficult and attempt the impossible," said Award Committee Chairman Jerry Jenkins. (Pictured is Jerry Jenkins, left, presenting the Hixson Award to Christine Semon.)

The Annual Christmas Party was enjoyed by all who attended. There was dancing, singing, eating, a gift exchange, and sneaking into the bar to watch the football game! Click here for more images!

Our club recognized volunteers who made the 2005 Christmas Gift Wrap a success. Over 40 guests joined club members recently to enjoy a fine dinner and receive a "Thank You" for their time and effort spent in helping club members with the 2005 gift wrap fundraiser. Tony Tate, volunteer coordinator for Special Olympics of Frederick County, was our guest speaker. He was joined on the dais by other volunteers including Ashley Piles, Megan Shafer and Michael Bermudez.

	2005 Gift wrap Appreciation Dinner. Guest Speaker, Tony Tate, Special Olympics of Frederick County, is at the podium.
	Phil Pople, Fund Raising Chairman, presents a gift certificate to gift wrap volunteer Helen Maloney in recognition of her many hours of service.
	Volunteers with Special Olympics of Frederick County all explained their reasons for helping with Special Olympics. From L to R: Ashley Piles, Megan Shafer, Tony Tate (volunteer coordinator), and Michael Bermudez.

Joyce Heptner, Regional Director of the Alzheimer Association, recently urged club members to build more synapses! "Alzheimer's is a progressive brain disease that causes confusion, personality and behavior changes and impaired judgment. The incidence of Alzheimer's increases with age. An astounding one-third of Maryland's population consists of baby boomers who are at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. There are approximately 83,000 Marylanders with Alzheimer's disease. Our mission is to provide leadership to eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research, while enhancing care and support services for individuals and their families," she said.

The Kiwanis Club of Frederick recently hosted Gov. Yvonne Holley's Official Visit to Division 9 at Crumland Farms. Five members of the Suburban Frederick club were in attendance including Ellis Stroup, Larry Fellows, Dave Maloney, Christine Semon and Rob Summers. Hosted by Div. Lt. Gov. Jim Jacobs, Gov. Yvonne was presented with several gifts of local flavor including baskets of McCutcheon's jams as well as a print of a painting of Francis Scott Key. Gov. During her speech, Yvonne shared her goals and encouraged members to bring in just one new member to double the size of our District. Shown above is our club Pres. Christine flanked by Div. 9 Lt. Gov. Jim Jacobs and Gov. Yvonne Holley. For more images, click here.