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Calendar 2010 Archive

Administrative Meetings, Inter-Clubs, Conventions, Service Projects, and Fundraisers

Kiwanis Club of Bethesda, Maryland

January 7, Thursday	Board of Directors Meeting	Regular lunch followed by Board of Directors' Meeting.
January 14. Thursday	Club Meeting at Tragara - starts at 11:45 AM	Speaker Paul Samakow will speak on Identity Theft.
January 19, Tuesday	Miracle League Meeting	Party Room of 5301 Westbard Circle, Bethesda. 6:30 pm
January 21, Thursday	No Club Meeting Lunch at Tragara - Inter-Club Opportunity Meeting	Kickoff for Division 17 Fundraiser @ Christ Church in Kensington, 6:30 pm - $10. All clubs welcome. Opportunity for interclubbing.
January 25, Monday	Foundation Board Meeting	Board Meeting @ home of Ron Spratt @ 6:30 pm. Contact Pat Tiede for directions.
January 28, Thursday	Club Meeting at Tragara - starts at 11:45 AM	CANCELLED
January 30, Saturday	Division 17 Event	Session #3 -Leadership Training for President-Elects and Secretary @ Victory House of Palmer Park, Landover, MD. Starts at 8:30 am. Memorial Service for Jeannette Stabler at Vantage House, 5400 Vantage Point Road, Columbia, MD. Starts at 1 pm.
February 4, Thursday	Board of Directors Meeting	Regular lunch followed by Board of Directors' Meeting.
February 8, Monday	DCM Meeting	Leisure World, 6:15 pm. CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW
February 11, Thursday	Club Meeting at Tragara - starts at 11:45 AM	CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW

February 15, Monday	DCM Meeting	CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW
February 18, Thursday	Club Meeting at Tragara - starts at 11:45 AM	Guest speaker will be Diane Shoemaker, Director of Housing & Transportation, Yellow Ribbon Fund.
February 25, Thursday	Club Meeting at Tragara - starts at 11:45 AM	CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW
February 26-28, Friday-Sunday	District Convention	Capital District Kiwanis Mid-Winter Convention Hyatt Regency, Crystal City, VA. $125. per person.
February 28, Sunday	Service Project	Our club and the Kiwanis Club of Potomac will prepare dinner for the children and parents at NIH Children's Inn. Sign up to bring a dish and plan to attend this great function. 5:00 PM
March 2, Tuesday	Miracle League Board Meeting	6:30 pm at Jim Leder’s office Party Room at 5301 Westbard Circle, Bethesda, MD.
March 4, Thursday	Club Meeting at Tragara - starts at 11:45 AM	Board of Directors Meeting following lunch.
March 8, Monday	DCM Meeting	Leisure World, 6:00 pm
March 11, Thursday	Club Meeting at Tragara - starts at 12 Noon
March 18, Thursday	Club Meeting at Tragara - starts at 12 Noon	Happy St. Patrick's Day! Be sure to wear green
March 22, Monday	Foundation Meeting	Bethesda Foundation Meeting @ George Patterson's Office, 8218 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 316. Enter on Woodmont Avenue where there is parking across the street. 6:30 p.m.
March 25, Thursday	Club Meeting at Tragara - starts at 12 Noon	Our speaker will be Gabe Albornoz from the Montgomery County Recreation Department. He will speak on what the department does and how they will use our donation. Albornoz has a B.A. in Communications from the University of Maryland.
March 27, Saturday	Wheaton/SS Charter Night Inter-Club Opportunity	59th Annual Charter Night, Argyle Country Club, 14600 Argyle Club Road, Silver Spring. 6:00 p.m. $40 per person
April 1, Thursday	Club Meeting at Tragara - starts at 12 Noon	Board of Directors Meeting
April 8, Thursday	Club Meeting at Tragara - starts at 12 Noon	Robert Quinn will talk to us about Rebuilding Together
April 12, Monday		DCM Meeting @ Leisure World Club House, 6:30 p.m.
April 15, Thursday	NO Club Meeting	Tax Break Day - SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!
April 16, Friday	Inter-Club Opportunity	Kiwanis Aktion Club at CSAAC is sponsoring Kiwanis Idol Night-DJ & Karaoke. Pizza and fun for the whole family @ 6:30 p.m. $15. Call 240-912-2256 for more information.
April 22, Thursday	Club Meeting at Tragara - starts at 12 Noon	From Suburban Hospital, our speaker will be Yvonne D'Arcy who will talk on Pain in the Older Patient.
April 24, Saturday	Service Project	We need students and able bodied hands to help with this year's house in Silver Spring off of Randolph Road. The family has three teenage children. The most important work involves skilled workers (plumbers, electricians..) We could also use help with some outside work of weeding, mulching and planting on Project Day. For more complete information, contact Robert Quinn at: tel: 301-217-6450 or email: robert.quinn@nmfn.com
April 23-25, Friday-Sunday		Key Leader Conference, Hyatt Crystal City, Arlington, VA
April 25, Sunday	District 17 Fund-Raiser	DIVISION 17 KIWANIS FOUNDATION Presents "Triumph of Love," at 2 PM at the Olney Theatre, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd., Olney, MD. Funds will benefit The Miracle League at the Germantown Baseball Field. Don't miss the Silent Auction which starts at 1 p.m.
April 29, Thursday	Club Meeting at Tragara - starts at 12 Noon	Past Governor and current Capital District's Membership Growth Chair John Tyner will speak to us about tried and true ways to increase our membership growth.
April 30, Friday	Service Project	The Carnival of Chocolates is being held this year at VisArts at Rockville Metropolitan Center for the Visual Arts. More than 250 guests enjoy a wide array of beautiful and creative chocolate confections donated by the area's top restaurants and bakeries. Exciting collection of silent and live auction items. Contact Richard Ruprecht to volunteer to pick up desserts and attend the event from 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. We will be presenting a check to The Dwelling Place.
May 7, Friday	65th Charter Night	Our 65th Charter Night will be held at Normandie Farm Restaurant, 10710 Falls Road, Potomac, MD $45 for a buffet dinner with entertainment from Key Club and history by Jim Leder. Reservations must be in by May 4. Contact Pat Tiede at 301-493-6937
May 10, Monday		DCM Meeting @ Leisure World Club House, 6:30 p.m.
May 13, Thursday	Board of Directors Meeting at Tragara - starts at 12 Noon	ANNUAL MEETING - ELECTIONS- Board Meeting. All are welcome to attend.
May 14, Friday	Leisure World Charter Lunch 12 Noon	Make an Inter-Club---Seated luncheon and hear Montgomery County Council Member Duchy Trachtenberg speak on the county budget and your pocketbook. $18 per person. Contact Pat Tiede if interested.
May 15, Saturday	2nd Annual Armed Forces Day Dinner Inter-Club Opportunity	Potomac Kiwanis, Kenwood Country Club, 5601 River Road, Bethesda, $50 per person. Tickets must be purchased before April 25.
May 20, Thursday	Club Meeting at Tragara - starts at 12 Noon	Shira Oler, Kiwanis board member and Director of Leadership Giving at Suburban Hospital will talk about the campus enhancement project at Suburban Hospital. Don't miss this: Purpose- Progress-Promise/The Campaign for Suburban Hospital.
May 20, Thursday	Inter-Club Opportunity	Student Leadership Banquet, Leisure World, 6:30 p.m. Contact Jeanne Smith. $21 per person
May 27, Thursday	Club Meeting at Tragara - starts at 12 Noon	Our speaker will be Denis Lipman a seasoned creative and commercial writer with experience in advertising and theatre. He is partner in The Creative Shop, a DC advertising and promotion firm with clients from fast-food to airlines. He served as senior writer with a number of DC advertising agencies and is a prize-winning playwright, with credits in the UK and the US.
May 31, Monday	Community Event	ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE at Woodmont Triangle in Bethesda. 10:30 a.m. Wear red, white, and blue and support this event. Kiwanis will present a wreath in memory of fallen soldiers.
June 3, Thursday	Board of Directors Meeting at Tragara - starts at 12 Noon	All are welcome.
June 10, Thursday	Club Meeting at Tragara - starts at 12 Noon	Sue Kirk from Bethesda Cares will update us on their activities and receive their Kiwanis check.
June 13, Sunday	Division 17 Event	Governor's Official Visit - Family Fun & Picnic - Black Hill Regional Park. 20930 Lake Ridge Drive, Boyds, MD 11-3 pm - $18 per person. Catered Lunch and remarks from Gov. Don Dudey. FUN FOR WHOLE FAMILY!!
June 14, Monday	Inter-Club Opportunity	Wheaton-Silver Spring & RICA Golf Tournament – Montgomery Village Golf Club – registration and practice range 11 am Shotgun start at 12 noon. Dinner and Silent Auction only – 5 pm $40. Golf & dinner early registration $150. Let's inter-club for dinner!!!
June 17, Thursday	Club Meeting at Tragara - starts at 12 Noon	Our speaker will be Todd D. Lamb, Executive Director for Maryland Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse, a nonprofit, nonpartisan grassroots watchdog organization dedicated to educating the public about the costs and consequences of lawsuit abuse. Previously, he served as Special Assistant to President Bush at the U.S. Department of Education from 2001 to 2004. His presentation will point out that "we sue too much in this country." Beverly Gough from Carol Jean Cancer Foundation will be present to update us on Camp Friendship and she will receive our donation.
June 24-27, Thursday-Sunday	95th Annual Kiwanis International Convention	President Jim Leder will be attending the 95th Annual Convention as our official delegate held this year in Las Vegas, Nevada.
June 24, Thursday	No Club Meeting	No Meeting
July 1, Thursday	No Club Meeting	No Meeting
July 8, Thursday	Board of Directors Meeting at Tragara - starts at 12 Noon	All members are welcome
July 12, Monday	DCM Meeting	Leisure World 6:30 PM
July 13, Tuesday	Miracle League Meeting	Party Room @ 5301 Westbard Circle, Bethesda, MD, 6:30 PM.
July 15, Thursday	No Club Meeting	No Meeting
July 18, Sunday	Service Project	Our club and the Kiwanis Club of Potomac will have a cookout for the children and parents at NIH Children's Inn. Sign up to bring a dish and plan to attend this great function. 5:00 PM
Wednesday, July 21	Inter-Club Opportunity	Mid-Montgomery County Dinner and Speaker- Estelle Flank will speak on promoting children's literacy. Bowl America, 1101 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg - $17. 6:30 PM
July 22, Thursday	Club Meeting at Tragara - starts at 12 Noon	Scholarship winner from Walter Johnson High School.
July 29, Thursday	No Club Meeting	No Meeting
August 5, Thursday	Board of Directors Meeting at Tragara - starts at 12 Noon	All members are welcome
August 9, Monday	DCM Meeting	Leisure World at 6:30 pm
August 12, Thursday	Club Meeting at Tragara - starts at 12 Noon	Golf Committee Meeting -- all welcome.
August 19, Thursday	No Club Meeting	No Meeting
August 20-22, Fri-Sun	92nd Capital District Convention	Held in downtown Lynchburg, VA. Holiday Inn on 601 Main Street. $85.00 per night. Registration fee is $135 - includes all meals.
August 19, Thursday	No Club Meeting	No Meeting
August 26, Thurs.	Club Meeting at Tragara - starts at 12 Noon	Golf Committee Meeting -- all welcome.
August 28, Saturday	Miracle League Exhibition Game	1:00 - - 3:00 pm - Free Clinic, 2:00 -- Player Check in. 3:00 -- Game #1 Starts 5:00 -- Game #2 Starts Experience the joy of baseball, played by children with disabilities. Field E on Old Germantown Club Drive, Germantown, MD. Across from the Soccer Complex. Bring chairs, food and drink available. For information contact: 301-983-1774
September 2, Thursday	No Club Meeting
September 9, Thursday	Board of Directors Meeting at Tragara - starts at 12 Noon	All are Welcome + Golf Committee Meeting
September 13, Monday	DCM Meeting	Leisure World, 6:30 pm
September 16, Thursday	Club Meeting at Tragara - starts at 12 Noon	Our guest speaker will be Edward Stierli. Field Organizer, Repower at Home.
September 23, Thursday	No Club Meeting
September 24, Friday	Club Fundraiser	37th ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT @ Bretton woods, 15700 River Road, Germantown, MD 20874 - 12-6 pm
September 27, Monday	Foundation Meeting	Foundation Election - Hunter's Inn, Corner of Falls & River Road in Potomac. 6:30 pm
September 30, Thursday	Club Meeting at Tragara - starts at 12 Noon	Board of Directors' Meeting - 12 noon
October 1, Friday	Induction Dinner	Normandie Farms at 10710 Falls Road, Potomac, MD. 6:30 pm. $45 per person.
October 7, Thursday	No Meeting
October 11, Monday	DCM Meeting	Leisure World, Bethesda Club is Host. 6:30 pm
October 14, Thursday	Club Meeting at Tragara - starts at 12 Noon	Our speaker, Rebecca Trupp RN, is the Oncology Nurse Navigator for Breast and Gyn Oncology at Suburban Hospital. Ms. Trupp has spent the bulk of her 19-year nursing career in women’s health care and understands the diverse needs of women and their families. She will talk about Patient Navigation and its roots in breast cancer. Great speaker for an inter-club
October 16, Saturday	Wheaton-Silver/Spring Pancake Breakfast	Held at Wheaton High School from 8 am to 11 am. Tickets are $7. Great chance to interclub.
October 21, Thursday	Club Meeting at Tragara - starts at 12 Noon	Membership Meeting led by Scott Brewer. Price for this special lunch will be $15.
October 28, Thursday	Club Meeting at Tragara - starts at 12 Noon	Speaker TBD
November 2, Tuesday	Board Meeting	5301 Westbard Circle, Bethesda. 6:30 pm
November 11, Thursday	Service Project	Bethesda Kiwanis and American Legion's Post 105 51st Annual Veteran's Day Event at Woodmont Triangle. 10:30 AM. This is a moving and inspiring ceremony. Speaker will be Col. Michael Mann, His role as deputy commander also provided him with the opportunity to work alongside service members from sister services and allied countries, something Mann now considers to be a very rewarding part of his deployment .Please try to attend. We will have lunch afterwards at Rock Bottom Brewery across the street from the ceremonies. .

November 23, Tuesday	Joint Meeting with Rotary at Kenwood Club - 12:15 PM	Our Annual Joint Meeting hosted by the Bethesda Rotary Club. Speaker will be: Matt Sanderson, attorney with the Washington law firm, Caplin & Drysdale. He will be talking about Citizens United, and other recent election developments, as well as their impact on the upcoming Presidential election.
November 25, Thursday	Service Project	Every Thanksgiving for the past 26 years, thousands of runners have gathered in Bethesda to run in the Turkey Chase in support of the YMCA's Youth and Family Services. Volunteer to be a marshal and enjoy the festivities. Sign up online at: https://www.raceit.com/Register
December 4, Saturday	Inter-Club Opportunity	Rockville Pancake Breakfast @ Montgomery College. 8 AM - Cost $7
December 5, Sunday	Service Project	Our club and the Potomac Club will prepare dinner for the children and parents at NIH Children's Inn. The theme is International. Sign up to bring a dish and plan to attend this great function. Be there at 5:00 PM. Dinner is served at 6:00 PM. Contact Jeanne Smith at 301-509-5224 for information.
December 7, Tuesday	Board Meeting	5301 Westbard Circle, Bethesda. 6:30 PM
December 8, Wednesday	Inter-Club Opportunity	Wheaton-Silver Spring Holiday Luncheon featuring Blair High School Chorus. Argyle Country Club @ 12 Noon. RSVP to murmim@comcast.net. $20.
December 9, Thursday	Holiday Party with Kiwanis Club of Potomac	6:30 PM AT ALFIO’S 4515 Willard Avenue Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815 Bring a wrapped non-gender specific gift worth $20 and watch the fun begin. $25 per person. Heavy Hors d'ouevres, wine and dessert. RSVP to Pat Tiede at 301-493-6937
December 14, Monday	DCM Meeting	Leisure World. 6:30 PM
December 16, Thursday	Club Meeting at Tragara - starts at 12 noon	Speaker TBD
November 23, Tuesday	Joint Meeting with Rotary at Kenwood Club - 12:15 PM	Our Annual Joint Meeting hosted by the Bethesda Rotary Club. Speaker will be: Matt Sanderson, attorney with the Washington law firm, Caplin & Drysdale. He will be talking about Citizens United, and other recent election developments, as well as their impact on the upcoming Presidential election.
November 25, Thursday	Service Project	Every Thanksgiving for the past 26 years, thousands of runners have gathered in Bethesda to run in the Turkey Chase in support of the YMCA's Youth and Family Services. Volunteer to be a marshal and enjoy the festivities. Sign up online at: https://www.raceit.com/Register
December 4, Saturday	Inter-Club Opportunity	Rockville Pancake Breakfast @ Montgomery College. 8 AM - Cost $7
December 5, Sunday	Service Project	Our club and the Potomac Club will prepare dinner for the children and parents at NIH Children's Inn. The theme is International. Sign up to bring a dish and plan to attend this great function. Be there at 5:00 PM. Dinner is served at 6:00 PM. Contact Jeanne Smith at 301-509-5224 for information.
December 7, Tuesday	Board Meeting	5301 Westbard Circle, Bethesda. 6:30 PM
December 8, Wednesday	Inter-Club Opportunity	Wheaton-Silver Spring Holiday Luncheon featuring Blair High School Chorus. Argyle Country Club @ 12 Noon. RSVP to murmim@comcast.net. $20.
December 9, Thursday	Holiday Party with Kiwanis Club of Potomac	6:30 PM AT ALFIO’S 4515 Willard Avenue Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815 Bring a wrapped non-gender specific gift worth $20 and watch the fun begin. $25 per person. Heavy Hors d'ouevres, wine and dessert. RSVP to Pat Tiede at 301-493-6937
December 14, Monday	DCM Meeting	Leisure World. 6:30 PM
December 16, Thursday	Club Meeting at Tragara - starts at 12 noon	Our speaker will be from Suburban Hospital. Clinical Dietician Patty Guay- Berry will give us hints on how to not gain weight during the holidays.