Kee-Notes

Weekly Newsletter of the Kiwanis Club of Bethesda, Maryland

Serving the Community Since 1945

Meeting Date: June 18, 2009

President Jim Leder opened his last meeting as President.  Ben Schlesinger led the Pledge and Bernadeen Zivkovic led us in My Country Tis of Thee.  John Walker gave the prayer. It was great to see the return of Shira Oler and Ben Schlesinger.  Jeanne Smith introduced her guest Monica Ashok who was one of the winners of a $1,000 scholarship awarded by the Foundation.  Monica is a senior at Blair High School and will be attending the University of Maryland.  with major in Bioengineering.  Bernadeen Zivkovic introduced her guest Julie Cheng who is an intern at the YMCA with Bernadeen.  Julie is also a student at Blair High School.  She was born in the United States and has lived in China.

Announcements:

Our club will have a service project at Camp Friendship on Sunday, August 2.  We will convene at 4 p.m., help serve dinner and register campers, and stay for the circus performance which was made possible by our donation of $4,500 to Camp Friendship.  Jim Leder announced that the camp will be relocated at the end of August to Aberdeen, MD.

We had a discussion about our annual fundraiser --the 36th Annual Golf Tournament held on September 25 at Bretton Woods.  Our club does not make much money from the fees that golfers pay.  Ninety percent of the profit comes from the ads in the program, sponsorship of holes and greens, and the Silent Auction.  We will have a full lunch and a buffet dinner.

News from Princeton University
From the 2008 Teenager of the year -- William Cody Burton--I got my final grades on for this semester:  an A in The Ethics of Human Enhancement, an A in Advanced Physics (Electromagnetism), and A- in Analysis in Several Variables (math for Math majors), and a B in Political Laughter, my writing seminar.  I was also invited into the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, which is composed of the top 20% of students academically for freshman year at Princeton.

At the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad, I have been promoted to a "3."  This means that I am able to take charge of patient care. and my next task is to learn to drive the ambulance!  Now that I'm back in Montgomery County, I'm continuing to volunteer on Sunday nights through Monday mornings at the Sandy Spring Volunteer Fire Department to give back to my local community.

As a summer job, I have already started a research position at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).  Right now I am calibrating a gas flow meter, with the goal of being able to measure the viscosity of neon gas.  I hope to work toward this understanding experimentally --learning new things about the world is always exciting!

President Jim Leder presented a generous grand fro the Kiwanis Club Foundation to Bethesda Cares.  The amount will help keep children from becoming homeless.  Bethesda Cares eviction/utility shut off prevention program assists Montgomery County families facing eviction or utility shut-off with a grant to help pay their bills and stay safely in their homes.

Happy Dollars:

Sue Kirk  HD for Robby Brewer who received an award from the Chamber of Commerce.  Shira Oler HD for guests Julie and Monica.  Bernadeen Zivkovic HD for Jim Leder who is concluding his term as one of four presidents for this year.  Jim Leder HD for Pat Tiede who has made his term of office easy and a HD for his gratitude to be a Kiwanian.  Jeanne Smith HD for Blair Student Scholarship winner, Monica Ashok and for Jim Leder.  Pat Tiede HD for Jim Leder and for our young guests.

George Patterson, Editor.

Jeanne Smith, Photographer.

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