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Non-members are invited
and encouraged to visit a luncheon meeting. We have a great line up
of speakers for our weekly club meetings, from local sports writers, to
health and finance experts, to
international
diplomats. Check our calendar to see a
list of our upcoming club meetings and plan to attend.
When you plan to attend, please call or email at
least two days in advance so we can
give the restaurant an accurate head count (lunch cost is $18).
contact information
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New Award Honors Dr. Jim Leder
October 1, 2009
Dr. Jim
Leder, a Bethesda dentist, who has devoted decades of his life to the
Kiwanis Club of Bethesda, has been honored with the establishment of
The Leder Award.
The Club officers created this award in his name to honor Dr. Leder for his
leadership, vision, passion and guidance. His dedication includes his
service as president of the Bethesda Club and Lt. Governor of Division 17,
chairing the Club’s golf tournament for 36 years (raising more than $1
million). His leadership continues as he pursues the creation of the Kiwanis
Miracle League Field in Germantown. The first recipient of The
Leder Award,
Pat Tiede, has served as the secretary of the
Bethesda Club since 2005. She currently serves as secretary to the Miracle
League Trustees, the Bethesda Kiwanis Foundation, and recording secretary
for Division Council meetings. She is the editor and webmaster of the Club
electronic newsletter,
Kee-Notes, and
maintains the website on a daily basis.
The Leder
Award
includes a $1,000 donation in her name to the Miracle League project for her
contributions to Kiwanis. Congratulations to both Dr. Leder and Pat Tiede!
If you wish to present
The Leder Award to a deserving person,
please contact:
Jeanne Smith
Kiwanis
Club of Bethesda
Miracle
League Trustee
Wallyboggs@aol.com
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2009 Teenager of the
Year
This award
recognizes outstanding Montgomery County high school students for
their academic achievements, citizenship activities, community
service, leadership and responsibility in their community and at home.
Division
Seventeen Teenager of the Year nominees participate in a competitive
process on Club, Division and District levels. The finalist will win a
$2,000 scholarship and a trip to the Kiwanis District Convention in
Dover, Delaware in August
Key Clubber Brent Abel,
Paint Branch H.S., winner of the Division 17 Teenager of the Year,
who will also compete at Capital District level in August at the
District Convention in Dover, DE., with Stan Miller, Division
17 Capital District Kiwanis Foundation Trustee, and also a Past
President of the Foundation, Past Club President and Past Division 17
Lieutenant Governor.
2009
SERVICE LEADERSHIP BANQUET
Key Clubbers were honored on May 21, 2009 at a
banquet held at Leisure World. Chair Jeanne Smith is
shown with Wheaton High School Key Clubbers.
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Bernice Grossman, Past President and PLG, Celebrates with a Flair
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February 2009
Connie Morella,
Immediate Past U.S. Congressional Representative from the 8th
District worked many years with Bernice and offers congratulations on her
birthday and thanks from the federal government.
You’d be hard
pressed to find anyone who is more of a community servant than Bernice
Grossman. Not at all shy about her birthday (or anything else), she
was feted at her “85th Birthday Gala” by the Rockville,
Maryland, community. She is a Past President of the Rockville Club, Past
Lieutenant Governor of Division 17, and in business past Executive
Director of the Rockville Chamber of Commerce and presently works in the
Office of Institutional Advancement office of Montgomery College in
Rockville. She has friends in high places, and is very gracious about it.
A real role model for all
Kiwanians and a living example that,
“One CAN make a Difference." The Kiwanis Club of Bethesda is
proud of a truly grand lady.
You're going to be hearing more about the Miracle
League of Montgomery County.
Contact Dr. Jim Leder at
mlmc09@comcast.net
for additional information on this ongoing project.
2009 April Birthday Bobs! Bob Gradle on April 7th and
Bob Cressy on April 16th got some cupcakes and a song at
the April 16 meeting.
On May 21, 2009,
club member, Shira Oler accepts
the 2009 donation on behalf of Suburban Hospital from George Patterson,
President of the Foundation.
December 2008
Cooking meals for families who are staying
at NIH Children's Inn is a frequent hands-on
experience. (left to right) April Birnbaum,
(a non-Kiwanis helper)
Liz Quinn,Immediate Past President; Debbie Van Horn, President;
Pat Tiede, Secretary; Bernadeen Zivkovic, Board member; Robbie Brewer
and Shira Oler, Board Member. Quite a feast.
Club Presidents (from left) Jim Leder, Jeanne
Smith, John Ratnavale and Debbie Van Horn will lead our Club in
consecutive quarters during the 2008-09 Kiwanis year.
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Check out the Bethesda Miracle League Website:
www.miracleleaguemontcomd.com
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| On October 1, 2009, Pat Tiede was
presented "The Leder Award" for her contributions to the club.
The special award was created in honor of Jim Leder for his
leadership on the Kiwanis Miracle League Field. Pat is the
first recipient of the award.
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Induction
of Officers - October 1, 2009
Our “Presidents
Three” are (left to right) John Ratnavale, Jeanne Smith
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President Jim Leder presents check to Susan
Kirk, Executive Director of Bethesda Cares at the June 18, 2009
meeting of the club.
FIELD TRIP - May 28, 2009
Past President
Debbie Van Horn, Jim Leder, President of Trustees of
Miracle League, Pat Tiede, Secretary, Trustee, Jeanne Smith,
Trustee and
Past President, and past Governor, Bob Cressy pose in front
of the proposed Miracle League ballfield near Germantown, MD.
 
Club Secretary Pat Tiede (right) lays our
beautiful wreath (on left) last Memorial Day, May 26, 2008, as part of
Bethesda's annual ceremonies.
Club President Debra Van Horn presents the
wreath at the Veteran's Day Service on November 11, 2008.
JGL-RICA Receives
Check
Left:Tom Pukalski, CEO
of (JGL-RICA) Center: Debbie Van Horn (Past President), Solomon
Teller, Head of Investment Analytics at ProFunds,
an investment management company, Right: Current President Jim
Leder presented a $7,000 check for RICA scholarships on May 7, 2009
Participating in the YMCA Family Fun Day on May 31,
2009 are Jeanne Smith, President 2009, Pat Tiede, Secretary,
and member Patsy Jackson.
Immediate Past President Liz Quinn receives a
dozen yellow roses from Past President PLG Jim Leder for a job well
done!
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