Bethesda Kiwanis Calendar

2006	Type	Description
March 21, Tuesday	Meeting	If you are a Past President, give new President John a hint or two at a special training session that Ben Schlesinger has offered to host this Tuesday, March 21st. Please RSVP by calling Ben. DIRECTIONS: From Bethesda, travel south on Wilson Lane. After crossing River Road, take the third right onto Broxburn Drive, and Ben’s house is about 1/3 mile down on the right #6801 Broxburn Drive. 301-229-2430.
March 23, Thursday	Club Meeting	Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, the award-winning TV commentator and author of “K Street Confidential” in the Washington Post, will speak to the Club on lobbying scandals, past, present and future! Birnbaum joined the Post in March 2004 following seven years as the chief of Fortune magazine's Washington bureau and stints at Time and the Wall Street Journal, the latter as White House correspondent. He’s a political analyst for Fox News Channel, a regular panelist on PBS's Washington Week, and the radio business show, Marketplace. Birnbaum has authored four books including his latest, *The Money Men*, which examines campaign fund-raising. A native of Scranton, Pennsylvania, Birnbaum is married with three children. He graduated as an English major from the University of Pennsylvania in 1977.
March 27, Monday	Foundation Board Meeting	Bethesda Kiwanis Foundation Meeting at John Ratnavale's home, 7715 Old Chester Road, Bethesda - starts at 6:30 pm.
March 29, Wednesday	Interclub	North Bethesda Club's Charter Night at Normandie Farms. Please contact PLG Bill Herrmann for more information.
March 30, Thursday	Club Meeting	Walter Mitchell, a leading maritime consultant based in Bethesda and Baltimore, will speak to the Club on the issues surrounding the Dubai Ports security concerns currently afflicting our lovely town. Unlike most talking heads you hear on TV, Mitchell is actually qualified to speak on this matter – he’s a shipping and ports expert with direct knowledge of P&O and the other parties out there. Watch this space for more biographical info on Mitchell – and don’t miss this talk if you want to understand what is really going on!
April 3, Monday	DCM Meeting	DIVISION COUNCIL MEETING [DCM] 6:30-8:00 p.m. - Leisure World Clubhouse I, 3700 Rossmoor Boulevard, Silver Spring, MD 20906 - For further information, please contact LG Gary Boswell (301-260-0802).
April 6, Thursday	Club Meeting	Ambassador Thomas J. Dodd, continues our Club's excellent foreign affairs series, and will speak on "United States and Latin America: Current Issues and Trends in Diplomatic Relations" - a topic of growing importance. Dr. Dodd, who holds a Ph.D. in Latin American history from George Washington Univ., served as U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica and Uruguay, and has taught at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, the Foreign Service Institute, American University, and other prestigious schools here, in Mexico and in Europe. He epitomizes the statesman-scholar tradition in the U.S. foreign service, who rose to his position through gaining a deep understanding of the cultures he was working with. Eminently qualified to address his topic, Amb. Dodd will deserve a large, inquisitive audience, which we will provide! Please bring a guest to this important talk.
April 7-9, Fri-Sun	Convention	Annual Capital District Key Club Convention, Richmond, Virginia.
April 8, Saturday	Service Project	Bob Quinn needs help doing drywall work in preparation for the April 29 project. Please contact him ASAP. Rebuilding Together (formerly known as Christmas in April)
April 9, Sunday	Service Project	Debbie Van Horn needs help preparing a meal for 150 at the Children's Inn. Please contact her ASAP. Children's Inn Soup Night.
April 10, Monday	Board Meeting	Bethesda Kiwanis Club Board Meeting at John Ratnavale's home, 7715 Old Chester Road, Bethesda - starts at 6:30 pm.
April 13, Thursday	Club Meeting	Presentation on the Bethesda Kiwanis website by Ben Schlesinger and Jim Lynch. The website has recently been reorganized and is now a great tool for members to know what is going on and to help them get involved. It is also a good tool to solicit new members and sponsorship by Bethesda businesses.
April 20, Thursday	Club Meeting	David Elfin, veteran sportswriter for the Washington Times who’s covered the Redskins for 20 years, will share his wisdom about our almost-great last season, and the coming greater season! This man is a fan – he wrote "Hail To RFK: 35 Seasons of Redskins Memories" (1996), "America's Rivalry: The 20 Greatest Redskins-Cowboys Games," (1997), "The Ultimate Washington Redskins Trivia Book," (1998) "The Unofficial Book of Redskins Lists, (1999), "Cole Classics: Maryland Basketball's Greatest Men and Moments," (2001) and "The Ultimate Washington Baseball Trivia Book" (2004). Don’t miss this!
April 22, Saturday	Service Project	Bob Quinn needs help doing flooring work in preparation for the April 29 project. Please contact him ASAP. Rebuilding Together (formerly known as Christmas in April)
April 23, Sunday	Service Project	Dick Ruprecht needs help transporting donated chocolate desserts from local restaurants to the event. Please contact him ASAP. Dwelling Place's 14th Annual Carnival of Chocolates. Along with our Key Clubs, we provide volunteer services by transporting donated chocolate desserts from local restaurants to the event and helping during the event. Members may also attend the event, buying tickets and bidding on auction items. Our President will present a Bethesda Kiwanis Foundation check to the Dwelling Place Director at this event (in front of a lot of people). 3:00 to 5:30 PM at the BlackRock Center for the Arts, 12901 Town Common Drive, Germantown, MD. Ticket price $30 in advance and $35 at the door. To purchase tickets, please contact Genevieve LaClair, (301)916-4675.
April 27, Thursday	Club Meeting	Rita Smith, Nurse Epidemiologist at Suburban Hospital will provide background on the Asian Bird Flu and updates on how our community is preparing for a possible pandemic. Rita graduated with a BSN from the University of Maryland in 1971, and completed a Master of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Maryland in 1997. She has been working in the area of infection control since 1998, and is certified in Infection Control. She is actively involved in emergency preparedness at Suburban Hospital.
April 29, Saturday	Service Project	Bob Quinn needs help. Please contact him ASAP. Rebuilding Together (formerly known as Christmas in April) - our premier hands-on community service day! Come one and all! There will be two shifts 8-12 and 12-5 where members volunteer to paint, clean, or do yard work for a needy family in Gaithersburg.
April 30, Sunday	Fundraiser	Jeanne Smith needs help selling out this event. If Kiwanis sells all tickets, our costs go down substantially (which means more profit for this great cause). Please contact Jeanne ASAP. Division 17 Kiwanis presents "Anything Goes", to be held at the Olney Theater Center, Olney, MD, 2 PM. Please note the cost will be $40 per person. Please contact Jeanne Smith for more information. A lovely event- Division's esteemed LG-Elect Betty Gardiner hits yet another ball out of the park - don't miss it!
May 4, Thursday	Club Meeting	James R. Edwards, Jr., expert in immigration reform, homeland security, health care, and social policy, will speak to the Club on the major issues surrounding this key question. A principal and co-founder of Olive, Edwards, & Brinkmann, Mr. Edwards has nearly 20 years of experience in public affairs. With experience in and out of government (including a stint with Sen. Thurmond), Mr. Edwards co-authored The Congressional Politics of Immigration Reform (Allyn & Bacon, 1999), and is an adjunct fellow with the Hudson Institute. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, Investor’s Business Daily, and National Review, as well as other publications. Mr. Edwards has appeared on CBS Evening News, NPR. He has been dubbed “Jim ‘Can-Do’ Edwards” by a lobbyist who has worked closely with him – should be a great speaker! For more information, please visit the Hudson Institute.
May 5, Friday	Interclub	Leisure World Club's Charter Night, at Leisure World Club House.
May 6, Saturday	Awards	Spiritual Values breakfast at Leisure World Club. 8AM
May 8, Monday	Board Meeting	Bethesda Kiwanis Club Board Meeting at Bob and Liz Quinn's home, 3303 Geiger Avenue, Kensington - starts at 6:30 pm.
May 11, Thursday	Club Meeting	Michelle Horwitz Cornwall, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce. Michele is a native of Montgomery County, MD and currently lives in Rockville with her husband and four young sons. She received her master's degree from the University of Maryland School of Urban Studies in 1986, and has been with The Chevy Chase Land Company since then, where she is now Senior Vice President in charge of the company’s two million square foot portfolio of commercial and residential properties. She is the Chair of the Greater Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce and the Chair Elect (and past Treasurer) of the Board of Directors of the Bethesda Urban Partnership. She is also chairing this year's Metropolitan Washington Council of Chambers. A past Chair of the Friendship Heights Transportation Management District Advisory Committee and a representative of the Friendship Heights Task Force. Michele is a 2004 graduate of Leadership Montgomery.
May 11, Thursday	Interclub	Manassas Club Steak Fry at 6 PM. Bob Cressy will be going - plan on extra driving time as 66 West is crowded during rush hour.
May 18, Thursday	Club Meeting	David A. Vise is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the *Washington Post* and the author of three books, including the New York Times bestseller *The Bureau and the Mole. He will speak to us about his latest book, The Google Story - Inside the Hottest Business, Media, and Technology Success of Our Time*. A former Wall Street investment banker at Goldman Sachs, Vise graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, and holds an MBA from the Wharton School and an Honorary Doctorate of Literary Letters from Cumberland University. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Vise started in journalism at The Tennessean, first as a copyboy and later as an intern reporter. He is currently working on a movie based on The Bureau and the Mole, in development from Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Disney's Touchstone Pictures. What a great talk!
May 19-20, Sat-Sun	Service Project	Walter Johnson High School Prom and Prom Breakfast. They need help with the decorations at the school for the Prom Breakfast on Friday afternoon and evening before the event. Volunteers needed!! Contact Dick Ruprecht for more information.
May 21, Sunday	Service Project	Bethesda-Chevy Chase YMCA's Family Fun Day! Along with our Key Clubs, we provide volunteer services and are in charge of the food stand. Proceeds benefit the YMCA’s Bethesda Youth Services. Please contact Jeanne Smith or Stephanie McCabe for more information and to volunteer!
May 22, Monday	Foundation Board Meeting	Bethesda Kiwanis Foundation Meeting at Drew Flott's Mercantile Potomac Bank office, 6901 Rockledge Drive, Suite 510, Bethesda- starts at 6:30 pm.
May 22, Monday	Awards	Presentation of Bethesda Kiwanis Community Service Scholarship Award at Walter Johnson High School. Contact Dick Ruprecht for more information.
May 24, Wednesday	Awards	Division 17 Sponsored Youth Banquet recognizing 2-3 students from each high school Key Club (as well as a couple middle school “Builders Clubs”). Award winners receive a plaque and one student receives the Teenager of the Year Award. Contact Dick Ruprecht for more information.
May 25, Thursday	Club Meeting	Ambassador Gordon S. Brown - The War on Terrorism: Are we in a Religious War? During a thirty-five-year Foreign Service career, Amb. Brown served mainly in the Middle East and North Africa including assignments as General Norman Schwarzkopf's political advisor in the first Gulf War and U.S. Ambassador to Mauritania. Since his retirement, he has written Coalition, Coercion, and Compromise on the diplomacy of the first Gulf War, The Norman Conquest of Southern Italy and Sicily, and his most recent work, Toussaint's Clause: The Founding Fathers and the Haitian Revolution.
May 30, Tuesday	Meeting	New Member Orientation (6:30 PM) Ben Schlesinger has graciously offered to host this important meeting at his home: 6801 Broxburn Drive, Bethesda. Refreshments will be served and it will only take an hour or so. Please RSVP to me at 301-493-6937. Ben's phone number is 301-229-2430. Other members who are not new, might like a refresher course.
June 1, Thursday	Meeting	At this week's luncheon meeting, we will present $58,000 in grants to the children's charities and causes supported by the Kiwanis Club of Bethesda, Maryland Foundation. Brief acknowledgements from each recipient in attendance. Please plan to attend and bring a guest to hear directly from the organizations that make such good use of our grants.
June 1, Thursday	Board Meeting	Bethesda Kiwanis Club Board Meeting - following regular club meeting at 1:30 pm.
June 3, Saturday	Interclub	Arlington Club celebrating 75th anniversary this evening. Katie Couric will be the speaker.
June 8, Thursday	Club Meeting	Michael Fumento will speak to us today on the subject of longevity - how advances in bio and nano technology will prolong life. He is a Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute and an author, journalist, and attorney. His areas of expertise are science, technology, health, legal issues, environment issues, and biotechnology. He has lectured on science and health issues throughout the country and in Europe, China, and South America. His honors include the American Council on Science and Health’s “Distinguished Science Journalist of 1993” award, the American Agri-Women’s “Veritas Award,” and a nomination for the 1998 National Magazine Award. Mr. Fumento has also been on two visits to Iraq. Stay tuned for a future program from him to view his photos and hear about his first hand experiences. For more information, please visit his website and the Hudson Institute.
June 15, Thursday	Club Meeting	Sue Palka Emmy Award-winning weathercaster Sue Palka has been preparing and presenting the forecast at W1TG TV FOX 5 in Washington, D.C. since 1985. Her current duties include analysis of forecast data and creation of the computer graphics for the 5:00 and 10:00 News. Sue is a five-time Emmy Award winner for outstanding weather forecasting in the National Capitol Region. In 1997, she was named Broadcaster of the Year by the National Weather Association. In addition to her interest in forecasting, Sue is especially passionate about experiencing and reporting the weather firsthand. Some of her happiest memories are from broadcasting live in Wilmington, North Carolina when Hurricane Bertha made landfall. Sue witnessed the eye of Bertha passing overhead and filed reports for the morning and evening news for several days. Sue is a native of Erie, Pennsylvania and is a graduate of Edinboro University in Pennsylvania. She lives in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
June 22, Thursday	Club Meeting	Ambassador Gordon S. Brown (biography above) revisited the Club and spoke to us today about a little known part of American History. In his most recent book, *Toussaint's Clause: The Founding Fathers and the Haitian Revolution*, he narrates one of America's early foreign policy balancing acts and one of the nation's defining moments. Brown tied this back to the Louisiana Purchase, which he documents would not have happened were it not for French frustration over Haiti's slave revolt, led by Toussaint.
June 28-July 2, Wed-Sun	Convention	Annual Kiwanis International Convention, Montreal, Quebec, Canada - a wonderful place that time of year, n'est pas? The theme is "Together We Can" - mark your calendars!
July 1-5, Sat-Wed	Convention	Annual Key Club International Convention, Boston, Massachusetts.
July 6, Thursday	NO MEETING	No regular meeting this week.
July 13, Thursday	NO MEETING	No regular meeting this week.
July 16, Sunday	Service Project	Hearts and Homes/Caithness Shelter picnic.
July 20, Thursday	Club Meeting	Master Sergeant Bradley Irish will speak to the Club, courtesy of the US Army's Operation Tribute to Freedom (OTF) program, which is designed to connect soldiers returning from Iraq/Afghanistan with the American public. MSG Irish served in Iraq and Afghanistan from October 2002 to September 2003 with the 299th Engineer Company. He currently serves as the Senior Military Instructor at Loyola College in Columbia, MD. His awards include the Bronze Order of the de Fleury Medal, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal and the Army Commendation Medal. Originally from San Jose, CA, Irish holds a B.S. in Business Management and Finance. MSG Irish will speak to us on his experiences, including leadership, professional development and teamwork. This should be a great program - be there!
July 27, Thursday	Club Meeting	Washington DC Official Tour Guide Bob Gray spoke about his love for his work as a "step on" guide to incoming bus tours of our Nation's Capital.
August 12-15, Sat-Tue	Convention	Annual Circle K International Convention, Boston, Massachusetts.
August 17, Thursday	NO MEETING	No regular meeting this week.
August 18-20, Fri-Sun	Convention	Annual Capital District Convention, Hyatt Regency, Reston, Virginia - our own Gov-Elect Bob Cressy will be inducted as our Club's 3rd Governor of the Capital District, the most recent being PG Scotty Brewer in 1972-73. This has been made really easy for us - it's going to be held at the Hyatt Regency Reston! With no long-distance driving necessary for us, we plan to have a massive turn-out from our Club to honor Bob and ourselves at this great event for the Kiwanis Club of Bethesda!
August 24, Thursday	NO MEETING	No regular meeting this week.
August 31, Thursday	NO MEETING	No regular meeting this week.
September 7, Thursday	Board Meeting	11 AM - Bethesda Kiwanis Club Board Meeting at Kenwood Country Club.
September 7, Thursday	Club Meeting	Bodybuilding expert and consultant Jackie Knee will speak to the Club on Physical Fitness and the Art of Bodybuilding. In his 40-year career based Southern California, Jackie has been personal trainer to numerous movie actors, including Chuck Norris, William Shatner, Mike Connors, as well as people in all walks of life. He's lectured on maintaining physical fitness before civic, school, medical, government, military and private groups across the nation - and, of course, Kiwanis Clubs as well. Should be a useful and interesting presentation!
September 14, Thursday	Club Meeting	Dominic J. Pulera, an internationally recognized expert on issues of race, ethnicity and gender, will speak to the Club on the tremendous progress of the Italian-American people over the last 100 years. Mr. Pulera has authored two well-received nonfiction works, Visible Differences (2002) and Sharing the Dream (2004), and his next work, Green, White and Red, will trace the experiences of people of Italian origin, particularly Italian Americans, around the globe. Mr. Pulera has appeared on Book TV and "The Tom Pope Show” and numerous local stations. A native of Wisconsin, he was born in 1974. He is a magna cum laude graduate (1995) of Beloit College, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and earned Departmental Honors in History, among other honors.
September 15, Friday	Fundraiser	33rd Annual Bethesda Golf Classic at Bretton Woods. Lunch 11:30, Tee off at 1 PM. Time to think about sponsorships and adds for the program. Brochures have been printed up so take some and help advertise this event. Contact Jim Leder for more information.
September 21, Thursday	Club Meeting	Author Armiger "Jay" Jagoe will speak to the Club on why all of us should take the time to write our autobiographies - that's right, get busy and write or dictate your autobiography! A native of Mississippi, Jay attended Harvard University before entering the U. S. Air Force in 1941. During WWII, he was with the 12th Air Force in Corsica and flew 77 combat missions and received the Distinguished Flying Cross with two clusters. Following his service, Jay has had a long career in business, founding and working in several firms. As a lecturer and author, he wrote The Winning Corporation, a best selling business book, Executive Bedtime Stories that was in 700 guest rooms in the Country Inns of America, Tell It Again, Mother Goose, Southern Boy and Next In Line, Everyman’s Guide For Writing His Autobiography - that's the subject of today's talk. Jay has developed a radically new technique for recording life stories. By using his Guide, a library staff person or volunteer can conduct a workshop with ease. An interesting and colorful speaker - be there!
September 22, Friday	Service Project	Reading Around the World. Volunteers are needed to read to pre-school kids at the Bethesda YMCA Ayrlawn Program Center, 5650 Oakmont Avenue, Bethesda. 10:30-11 AM - please contact Debbie Van Horn
September 25, Monday	Foundation Board Meeting	Bethesda Kiwanis Foundation Meeting at RiRa Restaurant, Bethesda- starts at 6:30 pm.
September 28, Thursday	Club Meeting	Dr. Patrick Melder of Suburban Hospital will speak to the Club about sleep disorders and how they are related to ear, nose and throat problems. This is a common but disruptive problem - please watch for more information about this important topic.
October 12, Thursday	Club Meeting	Our own Pres. John Ratnavale will speak to the Club about KISS Portfolio Management "Keep It Simple (stupid)" or the application of common sense. An expert in financial management, John will cover the six or seven types of risk that effect individuals, corporations/foundations and their portfolios. He'll translate the logic and process of Modern Portfolio Theory and generally present some investment insights. No pitch, just education - a great talk!
October 14, Saturday	Fundraiser	7- 10PM at the Women’s Club of Chevy Chase, 7931 Connecticut Ave, Chevy Chase MD. Dinner and silent auction to benefit Bethesda Cares (our own Club President-Elect Sue Kirk is Director) and A Wide Circle, two local non-profits that make a difference in our community.
October 13-15, Weekend	History	Collings Foundation for Preservation of World War II aircraft will be showing actual B-17 and B-24 bombers at Montgomery County Airpark on Saturday and Sunday - and for a $425 donation to their Foundation you can have a 1/2 hour ride! Call Lynn Hounslow for more info.
October 16, Monday	Club Board Meeting	6:30 PM at Jeanne Smith's home, 3808 Park Lake Drive, Rockville (301-570-1350).
October 19, Thursday	Club Meeting	Our speaker will be Delmas Wood, Jr., on the life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Mr. Wood has compiled an extensive archive of facts, anecdotes, quotes and personal glimpses of the 32nd President of the United States. He's traveled to the President's boyhood home, Hyde Park, NY and to the Little White House in Warm Springs, Georgia in his dedication to authentic understanding of the man. In the dress and character of FDR, he'll present the famous Declaration of War speech against Japan, which Roosevelt delivered before Congress on December 8, 1941. Mr. Wood has delivered this speech at the "Olney Theatre" and the landmark "Breakers Hotel" in Palm Beach. In all, the speech has been heard by more than two million people. Mr. Wood is the owner and director of "The FDR Living Museum" in Sandy Spring, MD. Sounds like a highly entertaining and informative talk!
October 26, Thursday	Club Meeting	Continuing our medical information series, courtesy of Club member Shira Oler, Maria Chamberlain, RN, CDE will speak to the Club on The Diabetes Epidemic. Maria Chamberlain was raised in Washington, DC. She has worked as a registered nurse and certified diabetes educator in the area for several years. She started her nursing career on the diabetes unit at the Washington Hospital Center where she also achieved her diabetes educator certification. She joined Suburban Hospital last year in 2005, where she functions as the outpatient and inpatient diabetes nurse educator. She has lived with Type 2 diabetes for over 22 years and uses an insulin pump as part of her diabetes regimen. This will be a most informative and useful talk - be there!
November 2, Thursday	Club Meeting	Jim Leder will speak about the Miracle Baseball League. This is a proposed Kiwanis project to build a special ball field for kids with disabilities including those on crutches or wheelchairs. A DVD will be shown describing in more detail. This could be a major project for our club.
November 9, Thursday	Club Meeting	Continuing our highly successful Operation Tribute to Freedom series, Major Grant Fawcett will speak to the Club on his experiences as a member of the 1st Squadron of the 1st US Cavalry Regiment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Maj. Fawcett was deployed to Iraq for 15 months and returned home in July 2004. He received a Bronze Star for his service. Maj. Fawcett is currently Company Commander of the Landover Recruiting Company and lives in Alexandria, Va. This should be a great talk!
November 11, Saturday	Service Project	10:30 AM - Bethesda Kiwanis Club will again host the annual Veteran's Day Ceremony at Veteran's Park in Woodmont Triangle, the memorial to Bethesda's veterans (intersection of Norfolk and Woodmont Avenues). Working with American Legion Post 105. Contact Dick Ruprecht for more information. Update: The speaker will be MSG Brad Irish, who spoke at our July 20 luncheon meeting!
November 11, Saturday	Capital District Division 17 Special Event	Don't miss the Official Visit to Division 17 our own Governor Robert N. Cressy - special this evening because Gov. Bob is being welcomed by his home division! 6:00 PM at the Leisure World Clubhouse Ballroom. Please contact Pat Tiede (301-493-6937) and purchase your tickets tickets by November 4 - $35.00 per person - sorry, tickets will not be available at the door.
November 12, Sunday	Interclub	Gov. Bob Cressy - busy man this year! - will keynote at the DC Metro Young Professionals 1-year anniversary banquet at Pier 1 Restaurant, 650 Water Street, SE, Washington, DC - cocktails at 5pm, dinner at 6pm. This is a great interclub opportunity for us - please contact Gary Boswell by this Sunday, October 29, for tickets ($35 DCYP/SLP members, $45 others).
November 13, Monday	Club Board Meeting	Please note changed location! 6:30 PM at the Kenwood Country Club bar.
November 16, Thursday	Club Meeting	Special "Membership Revival" meeting - visit with old and new members alike, and prospective members!
November 16, Thursday	Service Project	2:10 PM Installation Officers and Induction of Members Walt Whitman H.S. Key Club. This is a very special event to our sponsored Key Clubbers and we need members from our Club to attend. Please help Jeanne Smith and PLG Gary Boswell to make this special for the Key Club. We will have a Party afterwards serving Pizza and goodies. Be there!
November 18, Saturday	Service Project	Annual Help the Homeless Walkathon. Contact Dick Ruprecht for more information.
November 18, Saturday	Capital District Division 17 Special Event Interclub!	Our own Gov. Bob Cressy will have his Official Governors Visit (OGV) to Division 20 (Northern Virginia) - location in Arlington to be announced. Please put this on your calendars, ESPECIALLY of you can't attend Gov. Bob's OGV to Division 17 (see above) a week earlier on Saturday evening, Nov. 11th!!
November 21, Tuesday	Club Meeting	12:15 PM - Annual joint luncheon meeting with Bethesda Rotary - Kenwood Country Club, Bethesda. Kevin Mack, Vice-President for Conservation with the Potomac Conservancy, will speak to our combined meeting on the Conservancy’s vision, and the tools they use to protect the land and waters of the Potomac watershed, which includes four states and the District. Kevin joined the Conservancy in May 2006 after four years on Capitol Hill working for the Nevada Wilderness Project. He’s a co-author of the Nevada Breeding Bird Atlas. A resident of Bethesda, Kevin was born in New York and spent his college years at the University of Maine.
November 23, Thursday	Service Project	No meeting today - Happy Thanksgiving! 8:30 AM - Annual YMCA and Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rotary Turkey Chase 10K Run and 2K walk/run. Sign up now to run or walk! And more volunteers are greatly needed too - this may be even more fun than running the 10K! Please contact Stephanie McCabe.
November 28, Tuesday	Service Project	6:45 PM The Gildner Institute RICA Rockville will hold its Bingo night in Cottage 1. Please see Debbie Van Horn for more information. This should be enjoyable – a great way to meet some of the terrific kids there, including candidates for Bethesda Kiwanis college scholarships each year.
November 30, Thursday	Club Meeting	Montgomery County Police Chief J. Thomas Manger will return to our Club and speak on the challenges of his position. A Maryland native, Chief Manger attended Montgomery Blair H.S. and graduated from the University of Maryland with a B.A. in Criminal Justice. He began his law enforcement career in 1977 with the Fairfax County, Virginia Police Department, where he rose through the ranks to become Chief of Police in 1998. During his tenure in Fairfax, Chief Manger received numerous awards including the Silver Medal of Valor and the NAACP Community Service Leadership Award. His Department received in 2001 the Fairfax County Human Rights Commission Award for outstanding service in the field of Human Rights. Chief Manger participates on numerous community and civic boards; he and his wife Jacqueline have two children. The Montgomery County Police Department is one of the largest in Maryland with 1100 sworn and 550 civilian members serving 900,000 residents in Montgomery County. PLEASE NOTE THAT ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF DREW TRACY WAS OUR SPEAKER ON NOVEMBER 30.
November 30, Thursday	Service Project	3:00 PM Installation Officers and Induction of Members Montgomery Blair H.S. Key Club. Just like the Walt Whitman ceremonies on November 16th, this is a very special event to the kids we sponsor we need members from our Club to attend. Please help Jeanne Smith and PLG Gary Boswell to make this special for the Key Club. We will have a Party afterwards serving Pizza and goodies. Be there!
December 7, 2006	Club Meeting	Our own Ben Schlesinger will speak on the Coming Energy Crisis. Ben is founding president of BSA Inc., one of North America’s leading independent energy consultants, specializing in gas and electricity marketing, pricing, infrastructure, trading practices, strategic planning, and power plant development worldwide. He has 32 years of experience in managing and carrying out engineering/ economic analyses of complex energy issues, with emphasis on North American energy commodity movements and pricing, values, policies and programs. Dr. Schlesinger has advised over 400 clients in the U.S., Canada, and 25 other countries, including the top utility, energy trading and producing, manufacturing, regulatory, educational, private power, and financial services companies. A former vice-president of the American Gas Association, Dr. Schlesinger has testified before the U.S. Congress and in 16 states and provinces on the direction of the gas industry, gas contracting, purchase and sales prices, royalty valuations, market value, hedging and risk management, and related industry issues and practices.
December 14, 2006	Social	Annual Club Holiday Party!! Home of Club President John Ratnavale No Club luncheon. Click here for more info, time & date!

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