JERRY's WORDS of WISDOM by Pres. Jerry Jenkins

If you believe the title of this article you will believe anything, but nevertheless onward we go into another Kiwanis year.

I will need the assistance of every member to exceed Mark's Meanderings but I know I can count on all for their words of wisdom and their help.

First, I would like to point out that Christine wanted to keep her chair as Youth Services and in order to succeed as Vice President and program chairwoman she needs the assistance of us all in scheduling programs. I'm sure that every one of us can provide her with a speaker sometime during the year. All assistance will be greatly appreciated.

At our first meeting I will have a list of committee chairs and member assignments to pass around. If anyone desires to be changed please see me after the meeting. I'm sure we can accommodate you unless you do not want to be on any committee, then we might have a problem. Just kidding, as I am sure there is no one in this club in that category. After the list is finalized it will be posted on our web site. We used to have committee meetings just before the Board meeting and I would like to resume that practice. Too many of our committees have turned into one man operations. All should participate in the programs the club has opted to involve itself in.

Don't forget we will soon have a report from the committee regarding our Foundation. Think about where you stand on this subject as we will be voting on how we want to proceed, or if we want to proceed as we have been.

Nuff already. I am proud to be your President and look forward to serving you.

Jerry

Welcome new member!

We welcome our newest member, Frank Parker. Retired, his most recent position was at the Pentagon as Chief of Information Management Security for the Army. For many years before, Frank was in charge of data, plans, policy and architecture for the same outfit. Frank lives in Worman's Mill, with his wife, Judy, and was sponsored by Paul Sheets. His contact info is:

Frank Parker
2520 Waterside Drive, # 211,
Frederick, Md. 21701
301-668-8698
vats1@adelphia.net

Club Seeks New Meeting Location

With the imminent closing of the Dan Dee, the hunt is on for a new meeting location for Suburban Frederick. Thus far, the most promising location is the Holiday Inn on Baughman's Lane. While the meeting would have to be changed from Thursday to Wednesday evening, the HI seems to have it all - good food and lots of it, luxurious meeting room, round tables, plenty of parking - all-in-all, a very attractive location to gather and to bring prospective members. And the cost (even with the room fee) would be only about a dollar more than we are currently paying at the Dan Dee - so little for so much more. Those wanting a dinner drink can get one at the house bar. The only draw-back appears to be the lack of storage for our flags, podium and other odds and ends. But there is probably a simple solution for this. The hunt is still on, but it appears that the HI is highest on the list of possibilities thus far.

In the Streets Van Project by Clyde Roney

As you man remember, several of our non-driver Kiwanis members participated in the In the Streets van project last year. We have been invited to participate again this year and have received the permits needed.

We will be located between 4th and 5th streets and will have the van clean and ready to "show off". This will give our club some very favorable publicity plus the opportunity to distribute Kiwanis flyers, plug outlet covers, etc. Could we possibly obtain another new member through this effort? I think it's a perfect opportunity to talk to prospective members.

In the Streets will be help on Sat, Oct. 4. The parade is scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m. and activities will continue until 5:45 ;p.m. can you spare a couple hours to help out? Don't forget all the hours put in year round by the Kiwanis drivers.

Thanks,
Clyde

New Officers and Directors Inducted

At the Sept. 25, 2003 club meeting, Lt. Gov. Art Riley inducted the new club Officers and Directors. After thanking outgoing Pres. Mark Gaver and Directors Russ Turney, Christine Semon and Vern Simmons, he welcomed and gave instructions to the following:

Pres. Jerry Jenkins
Pres. Elect Ken Dell
V.P. Christine Semon
Sec. Rob Summers
Treas. Carmi Sayler
Board Mem. Bob Kane
Board Mem. Larry Fellows
Board Mem. Patrick Haley

Silent Auction a Success by Phil Pople

The Kiwanis Club of Suburban Frederick held its First Annual Silent/Live Auction/Pancake breakfast on Saturday, September 6th at the American Legion Post #11 in Frederick, MD. A silent auction is one in which a bid sheet is placed with each item being sold. Bidders then write their name, phone number and bid price on the sheet. But someone else can up your bid, so you have to check back and rebid (perhaps often) before closing time. (Suburban Frederick Pres. Mark Gaver, presents an auction-goer with a door prize at Suburban Frederick's recent Silent Auction/Pancake Breakfast fundraiser.)

Since this was our first auction, we solicited many ideas from people who have done it before. The first item on the agenda was to find a place big enough to handle what we hoped would be a good size crowd, that had plenty of parking, and could serve a breakfast to the masses. The Legion fit that bill.

The second item was to get club members to visit the various businesses in the area to solicit donations - making sure that each member was given a geographical location to work, and also making sure that two people were not going to the same location. We provided potential donors with a letter stating who we were, what the money made during the auction was going towards, and also stating that we are a 501(3C) not-for-profit organization. We received football tickets, golf clubs, framed prints, stereos, diecast cars, decorative ceramic plates, stained glass made by club member Clyde Roney, gift certificates to local stores, and a wide variety of other items. (By the way, the "live" auction part of the otherwise "silent" auction was for two cars donated by members.) We sold 82 of the 85 items up for auction.

Next up was procuring a credit card machine, and getting a club member trained on how to use it. Our member went through a 90 minute training session, and became a master on it, and it was a good thing, too, because about one-third of our total sales were via credit card purchases.

Next on the agenda was laying out the tables on which the donated items and bid sheets were to be placed for easy viewing. We also had to set tables out for those where were eating, making sure that the rows of tables were far enough apart for easy access.

We were very fortunate to get our tickets (500 of them) printed for free. We charged $6 for adults $4 for kids 8 and under. Our Public Relations man got an article in the Frederick News Post a week in advance advertising the auction. He also managed to get us a Public Service Announcement on the local Radio Station.

We ended up making a profit of just under $2000! We had approximately 90 people come through the door. All in all it was a very successful fund raiser. With some experience behind us now, next year promises to be even bigger and better.