Officers

President
Christine Semon

Pres Elect
Phil Pople

Vice President
Dave Maloney

Secretary
Rob Summers

Treasurer
Ellis Stroup

Immediate Past
President
Ken Dell 

Directors

2005-2007
Larry Fellows
Charlie Mertz
Ed Crawford

2006-2008
Leslie Bruchey
Terry Proescholdt
Eric Gatrell
Jim Wiggins

Committee Chairs

Community Service Bud Jackson

Young Children: Priority One
Ed Crawford

Sponsored Youth
Eric Gatrell

Public Relations
Dave Maloney

Fund Raising
Phil Pople

Membership Growth & Education
Phil Pople

Interclubs
Jim Wiggins

Human & Spiritual Values
Ken Dell

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May 3 - Christine's Crazies - Board Meeting

May 10 - Middle School Student Appreciation Night

May 17 - Shereiff's Dept. Explorer Post and Therapeutic Riding Check Presentations

May 24 - Clyde Holloway, visiting Kiwanian - “Pacific War Marine” is the story of his father’s experiences in World War II

May 31 - Mary Mannix, C. B. Artz Library Maryland Room slide presentationillinery

Christine's Connections by Pres. Christine Semon

Well, my dear Kiwanis Club, May is finally here, along with lots of beautiful flowers!! Enjoy the wonderful weather, while it lasts, before summer gets here, officially!!

We had a great month in April! On the 12th, Melissa Main, from the Believers Club visited our club to share about the wonderful things they do in arranging for and helping to pay for trips to Disney World in Orlando, FL for children and families with children having special needs. Unfortunately, I was not able to be at the meeting, as I was hanging out in Richmond, VA with the Key Club Executive Board. We were preparing for about 750 Key Clubbers to arrive on Friday and take over the Richmond Marriott for the weekend! They had a slogan of “Ahoy to Service” and the theme of pirates for the weekend. The workshops were very informative, the talent performances were wonderful, and the props and stage designs of 2 huge ships (16’ x 8’) were amazing! I know that the new executive board that was elected that weekend will do a fabulous job this coming year. I know that not much sleep was obtained by me or the rest of the adult board and I believe that a great time was had by all Key Club members and advisors!

On April 19th, Shaun Butcher visited with us to share about a great upcoming public art project the Frederick Arts Council is working on — Keys to Frederick. Similar to what the Arts Councils did for artist and sponsors in Baltimore and Washington with crabs and pandas respectively, Frederick will he installing some very large artist-decorated Keys. It sounds like it will be a great project for our city!

On the 26th of April we had a split meeting, of sorts. Several members went to the Holiday Inn for a round table meeting and other members went to Beaver Creek Country Club in Hagerstown for Governor Bob Cressy’s (right) official visit for Division 9. All eight clubs in our division attended the event that was sponsored by the Hagerstown Kiwanis Club. It was very nice with good fellowship and food! Also, our club had a special part in the program also. We had asked Governor Bob to induct our clubs newest member, Tracy Bemiller, during the evening, which he agreed to do! Also, Tracy and Rob Summers, his sponsor, made LTG Fred Lohnes monthly newsletter! Make sure you check it out for a nice summary of the Governors visit and for upcoming divisional events!

During the month of April, The Kiwanis Club of Suburban Frederick gained one new member and unfortunately lost three of our K-family members. We are very happy and excited that Terry Bemiller has joined our club family! We are also saddened that Ed Blumenaeur, one of our club's charter members, past-member Rev. Dave Dawson, and Wynne Roney, the wife of past member Clyde Roney, have left us this month. We will keep the friends and families of Ed, Rev. Dave, and Wynne in our thoughts and prayers. As said in Psalm 4:8, NIV: “I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.”

Dear Kiwanis Club, let's please recall what Carl Jung once said as we move into the month of May and a great schedule of programs and activities. “Your vision becomes clear when you look in side your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.” Lets continue to follow our passions and keep the up the positive attitudes we so wonderfully show and express at our meetings and in our communities! Keep discovering your gifts and find out what moves you in your life and continue to follow those passions to support the children, youth and others in our community!!! Have a great month!

Jenna, Colleen, and I went to the SGA/SLAC Awards Banquet tonight and were awarded the Outstanding Club Award for Circle K. We were nominated by Dr. Miller who was so appreciative of everything Circle K does, especially Kids Club. He presented us with our award that says:

When a team of dedicated individuals makes a commitment to act as one...the sky's the limit.
Circle K
Outstanding Student Org 06-07

Congratulations and Thank You for all the help this past year!!!! Good luck with finals and have a great summer!! — Kelly, Past President

Congratulations to All of You in MSM Circle K Club!

To win the Mount's Outstanding Club Award for 2006-2007 is an honor that you all deserve. As your adviser who sees you organize the things that you undertake at your weekly meetings, I know how dedicated you are to the projects and activities that make a difference on campus and in the larger community.

I have always said that Circle K is the best service organization on campus. Now others will know that your and your club are truly outstanding.

Special congratulations to Kelly, Jenna, Laura, and Colleen! As officers of the club for the past three years, you have provided exemplary leadership. You guided the club as members worked together towards this recognition.

On behalf of Circle K and its sponsoring club, The Kiwanis Club of Suburban Frederick, thank you, Dr. Mike Miller, for your nomination. It is fantastic to be recognized by SGA/SLAC in this way.

Dr. Jim Krysiek, Advisor

A Message from our Mt. St. Mary's Circle K Club

Hello! We are the new club officers at Mount St. Mary’s University Circle K (shown right with advisor, Dr. Jim Krysiek are Rickeena Free, Pres., Michelle Chite, VP, Stephanie Kreiner, Sec., Christina D’Agostino, Treas.) We began our roles on April 1st and have already done a few activities since then which we would like to share with you. We held a bingo with the nuns and a kids club the past two weekends. We play bingo with retired nuns a few minutes from our college every few weeks. They love our company (and prizes!) and we enjoy spending time with them too. We also hosted a kids club, a day for professor’s children to do arts and crafts, play games, and read books. Our theme was “summer” since we will be out for the summer soon! We also cleaned the Grotto on our campus last weekend. Another activity that we began is sending letters to the soldiers at Walter Reed Hospital after hearing the moving talk that Cindy McGrew gave at the Kiwanis dinner that we attended for our induction.

We have many new plans for next year, some of which are cleaning up the Grotto again, visiting Walter Reed Hospital, visiting the nuns at St. Joseph’s Provincial House, and working at a nearby soup kitchen.

We said goodbye to our former officers, Kelly, Jenna, Laura, and Colleen, this past meeting, who are all graduating seniors. They will be very missed and have done great things for our club. We hope to follow in their footsteps and have a great club next year too, with the help of our advisor James Krysiek!

We had an awesome time at the District Convention for Circle K International this year and want to thank all the Kiwanians who so generously helped us out financially. We received a lot of helpful information from the weekend and plan on using it to better our club next year. We look forward to coming to more Kiwanis dinners next fall! Thank you for all your support.

Rickeena Free- President
Michelle Chite- Vice President
Stephanie Kreiner- Secretary
Christina D’Agostino- Treasurer

Factoid

At Three minutes and Four seconds after 2 AM on the 6th of May this year, the time and date will be: 02:03:04 05/06/07. This numerical order will never happen again in our lifetime.

F.A.L.L. Holds Coke Sale

Frederick Area Little League is holding a Coke Sale Fundraiser. Click here for a flyer and ordering if you would like to participate.

Frederick Arts Council Speaker

Shaun Butcher, Ex. Dir. of the Frederick Arts Council, recently spoke to the Kiwanis Club of Suburban Frederick about the upcoming "Keys to Frederick" public art project. Pictured are club member Tracy Bemiller and Shaun Butcher reviewing the project brochure.

Donation Made to Food Bank

The Kiwanis Club of Suburban Frederick recently made a donation of $500 to the Frederick Community Action Agency in support of the Food Bank Program. Shown are Kiwanis member Bud Jackson presenting a check to Sarah McAleavy, Community Action and Youth Services Coordinator.

Believer's Club

The Believer's Club organizes and supports vacation trips to Disney World in Orlando, FL for special needs children. The two founders of the Club, sisters Jeannine Milyard and Melissa Main, recently explained the program to the Kiwanis Club of Suburban Frederick and presented a slide show of their recent trip. Pictured are host and club member, Dr. Kim Krysiek thanking Melissa Main and Jeannine Milyard.

Tracy Bemiller Newest Member

During the recently-held Official Governor's Visit to Division 9, Gov. Bob Cressy inducted our club's newest member, banker Tracy Bemiller. Tracy's sponsor is Rob Summers. Shown right is Tracy being welcomed into Kiwanis by Gov. Bob Cressy.

Club Website Garners Prestigious Award

Club members were unanimous in their agreement recently that the Website of the Kiwanis Club of Suburban Frederick did, indeed, truly deserve the coveted Capital District Web Site Award (right) which was presented during the 2007 Mason Dixon Regional Mid-Winter Conference held in Columbia, MD this past month. Yer' 'umble Webmaster, Dave Maloney, graciously and 'umbly accepted the award from Pres. Christine. Dave noted that while ten such awards were presented, he had no doubt that, if placed in order of perfection, the Website of the Kiwanis Club of Suburban Frederick would, no doubt, be at the top of the list. Dave most 'umbly sensed a general agreement among the membership.