Kiwanis International Capital District Division 17

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Serving the Children of Montgomery County and the World

DIVISION 17 CLUB LOCATOR

Contacts, meeting times and places, and other information about the Kiwanis Clubs of Division 17, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
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Kiwanis Club of Bethesda
Kiwanis Club of Leisure World
Kiwanis Club of Montgomery Village
Kiwanis Club of Mid-Montgomery County (formerly Gaithersburg-Germantown and North Bethesda)
Kiwanis Club of Olney

Kiwanis Club of Potomac
Kiwanis Club of Rockville
Kiwanis Club of Rossmoor (now merged with Leisure World)
Kiwanis Club of Wheaton-Silver Spring
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Kiwanis Division 17 Weekly Club Meeting Calendar

The Kiwanis Club of Bethesda serves more than 300 deserving youth and children throughout Montgomery County. Our Kiwanis camping activities for kids with special needs at Camps Ivymount and Friendship, the latter under the auspices of the Carol Jean Cancer Foundation, make every member proud of our involvement.

We sponsor Key Clubs at Walter Johnson and Walt Whitman High Schools and we support Montgomery County after-school sports. We are especially delighted to provide college and vocational scholarships to graduating seniors of the Regional Institute for Children and adolescents (RICA) in Rockville and selected graduating Walter Johnson volunteers.

Our club supports children's programs at the new Imagination Stage in Bethesda and at the B-CC YMCA. We host Bethesda's annual Veteran's Day ceremony, we're active in Montgomery County's Rebuilding Together program (formerly Christmas in April), and we support the Dwelling Place, Hearts and Homes for Youth of Greater Washington's Caitheness House, Bethesda Cares, the Dwelling Place and the Lazarus Leadership Foundation. We raise funds for all of these wonderful programs at our Annual Golf Classic.

Our social activities include a monthly Family Bowling Night Out and our yearly Holiday Party and Charter Night celebrations.

For further information, please visit the club Website at http://www.BethesdaKiwanis.com/, read the Club Newsletter at http://www.bethesdakiwanis.com/KeeNotes.htm, or contact President John Ratnavale jrvale@bloomberg.net.

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We sponsor the Gaithersburg High School Key Club, which meets every other Wednesday with a membership of 30-35 students. Our Club provides an annual scholarship to an outstanding Key Club senior. Our remedial reading program at Gaithersburg Elementary School has allowed our members and Key Club members to work closely with young children to improve their reading skills. We support Gaithersburg Olde Towne Day with a booth from which we sell cotton candy and cold beverages. Our contributions have supported the Kiwanis International program to eradicate Iodine Deficiency Disorder (IDD). We are active in other community projects such as assisting the elderly and shut-ins with handyman chores, providing goods and Christmas gifts to needy families. This past year our club elected to help a family on a continuing basis throughout the year. We also reach out to the hurting and needy by supporting Hospice Caring, Inc., Stepping Stones Shelter, The Learning Center, The Dwelling Place, and the Montgomery College Foundation. We are actively seeking new members with whom to share the great sense of satisfaction that derives from helping others in our community, especially our youth and older citizens.

Kiwanis Club of North Bethesda
Chartered in 1983
Merged with the Kiwanis Club of Gaitherbsurg-Germantown (above)

The Kiwanis Club of North Bethesda's annual nut sales provide us with the funds to support the following programs: Scholarships to Montgomery College, Community Clinics Incorporated, the Treatment and Learning Centers, Books for the Greentree Shelter, Safe Kids magazine distribution, Weekly Bingo with the residents of the Ingleside Retirement Community, Ice Cream Socials at various retirement homes, Special Olympics, Walk-a-thons, Clothing Drives and much, much more. We have FUN! The Kiwanis Club of North Bethesda is actively seeking individuals with a caring heart and lots of ambition to help us in our community activities. Members enjoy fine fellowship, interesting programs and the personal satisfaction that comes from making a difference.

Please check out our NEW Website at http://www.kiwanis.org/club/northbethesda.

The Kiwanis Club of Leisure World gives financial support to 28 local charities. Members spend many volunteer hours on behalf of these organizations. We award seven full year scholarships each year: four to Rockville High School and three to Einstein High School. We contribute heavily to Ivymount School, which works with disabled and retarded youngsters under the age of five. Recently we honored individuals who have dedicated their lives to community service. Knowing that our future is in the hands of our children, we sponsor a Key Club at Einstein High School and support Circle K. Our fund raising activities include a Christmas/Hanukkah Drive and a Community Halloween Party.

For further information, please contact Club Secretary Stanford Crockett at 301-598-3154 or stananna@verizon.net.

Division 17's NEWEST club, the Kiwanis Club of Montgomery Village supports Community Clinics Incorporated (one Kiwanian on their board), the Treatment and Learning Centers, and Children's National Medical Center/Children's Miracle Network, and is very actively involved in the American Cancer Society's Damascus Relay For Life.

The Kiwanis Club of Montgomery Village is actively seeking new members to help with community activities. Interested individuals or couples should contact President Liz Jackson at 301-840-0314 or marlij@comcast.net or you can visit our new Website at http://www.montgomeryvillagekiwanisclub.com/.
 

The Kiwanis Club of Olney believes in "hands on" involvement. We are the official Toys for Tots group for Montgomery County, working with the Marine Corps and the Montgomery County Recreation Department. We sponsor the Sherwood High School Key Club and Cub Scout Pack 1492. Other projects include the Adopt-A-Highway Program, Rainbow House Women's Shelter, Adopt-A-Social-Worker and scholarships. Our fund raising activities include CPR and First Aid classes and a vacation auction. We mix hard work with social events such as dinner theatre outings, picnics, holiday parties, putting contests, etc.

If you would like to be part of a team that gets things done, contact Immediate Past President Stan Miller at 301-424-0292 or stan.miller@att.net, or log on to our web site: http://www.cpcug.org/user/rsybrant/kiwanis.html.

Now in its 56th year of Community Service, the Kiwanis Club of Rockville is very active in local projects, with the focus on "Young Children: Priority One." Our members volunteer their time and energy to support the Head Start Program at Twinbrook Elementary School, the Lincoln Park Boys and Girls Club, Rock Terrace School, Manna Food Center, Community Ministries of Rockville, Stepping Stones Family Shelter, Chase Partnership House, Children's Inn at NIH, Children's Hospital, the Treatment and Learning Centers, the Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents (RICA), the Child Safety Seat Identification Sticker Program, Character Counts, Red Cross Blood Drives and the annual City of Rockville Public Safety Awards, among others.

We are very active with Sponsored Youth organizations, sponsoring the Key Club of Richard Montgomery High School, Key Club of Rockville High School and Key Club of Wootton High School, and the Builders Club of Christ Episcopal School. The Kiwanis Club of Rockville also sponsors Boy Scout Troop 1450, Cub Scout Pack 943, the 4-H First Year Dairy Champion Show Annual Award at the Montgomery County Fair, Hugh O'Brien Youth (HOBY) Leadership Ambassadors and Rockville Kiwanis Foundation scholarships at Montgomery College.

The Rockville Kiwanis Club was honored to host the Capital District Convention in August 2003, working with the other clubs of Division 17 and the Capital District to make it an outstanding and memorable event.

The Kiwanis Club of Rockville has received the Kiwanis International Honors Banner for donations in support of the Kiwanis World Service Project to eradicate Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD). Club fund raising efforts include our annual All-You-Can-Eat Pancake and Sausage Breakfast (with Santa!), Kiwanis Peanut Day, as well as raffles and bake sales.

Consider this our invitation to you to be our guest at an upcoming club meeting. For more information about visiting us and/or becoming a volunteer with the Kiwanis Club of Rockville, please contact President Beth Homan at 301-251-7970 or send an e-mail to Elizabeth.Homan@montgomerycollege.edu or KiwanisRockville@att.net or visit our Website at http://www.kiwanis.org/club/Rockville/.

The Kiwanis Club of Rossmoor is very active in community events and sponsored programs. Our Sponsored Youth programs include the Key Club of Magruder High School, the Builders Club of Redland Middle School and the K-Kids Club of Rosemont Elementary School. The Key Club of Magruder High School has provided “Key” leadership to Division 17 and the Capital District Key Club organization from Andrew Parnell (Capital District Key Club Governor, 2004-2005 & Division 17 Key Club Lt. Governor, 2004), Stephanie Wallis (Division 17 Key Club Lt. Governor, 2004-2005) and Arly-Lian Costa (current Division 17 Key Club Lt. Governor, 2005-2006).

Annually, the Rossmoor Kiwanis Foundation awards in scholarships to deserving seniors at Magruder and students at Montgomery College. The Rossmoor Kiwanis Club hosts the annual Hugh O'Brien Youth (HOBY) Foundation Community Leadership Workshop (CLEW) for Montgomery County. We also sponsor sophomores from Magruder, Sherwood, and other high schools at the annual three-day HOBY Maryland Leadership Seminar each May.

Our Young Children: Priority One projects include generous support of the Kiwanis Center for Immunology, Virology and Infectious Disease Research at Children's National Medical Center, Children’s Hospital and the Children's Miracle Network, Children’s Inn at NIH, the Montgomery County Child Safety Seat Program, and the Head Start Program at Twinbrook Elementary School.

Our Family and Youth Services projects include Linkages to Learning, Stepping Stones Family Shelter in Rockville, the Treatment and Learning Centers in Rockville, Hearts and Homes for Youth in Montgomery County, the Make-A-Wish Foundation in Kensington, Our House in Brookeville, and the Carol Jean Cancer Foundation’s Camp Friendship in Laytonsville.

The Kiwanis Club of Rossmoor has received the Kiwanis International Honors Banner for its generous contributions from club members in support of the Kiwanis World Service Project to eradicate Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD). The Rossmoor Kiwanis Foundation has also contributed to the Kiwanis International Foundation 911 Victims Children's Fund, the KIF Tsunami Emergency Relief Fund, and the KIF Disaster Relief Fund following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

In our community, we participate in the annual Independence Day Parade, the annual Kiwanis Family Sunday Church Service and the annual Leisure World Community Service Day. Our major fund raiser is Monday Night Bingo in the Crystal Ballroom in Clubhouse I at Leisure World.

"Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time." If you would like to be part of this dedicated group of volunteers, please join us at any Wednesday evening meeting, or on Monday evenings for Bingo! For more information about becoming a volunteer with the Rossmoor Kiwanis Club, “The Little Club That Does!”, please contact President Ed Brown at 301-598-7335 or log on to our Website at http://www.kiwanis.org/club/RossmoorSSMD/.

We are proud to have served the Silver Spring community for more than 57 years by participating in community events and funding organized charities. Our quarterly recognition of local Fire and Police officers are some of our proudest moments. We award several scholarships to deserving high school graduates to continue their education at Montgomery College. We sponsor the Good Counsel High School Key Club, home club of 2003-2004 Division 17 Key Club Lieutenant Governor Kevin Fields. We enjoy great fellowship and interesting programs at our meetings and social functions. The Kiwanis Club of Silver Spring is actively seeking individuals who are interested in community service.

For more jnformation, see contacts below.

The Kiwanis Club of Wheaton is a very active and dedicated group of women and men. We support a large number of community service projects with a major emphasize on children. Club members deliver food baskets to needy families on the 4th of July and Thanksgiving in connection with Linkages to Learning and Montgomery Child Care. We award yearly college and university scholarships to graduating seniors. We support and work for improving reading through Children's Literacy and Reading is Fundamental. We provide a holiday party for children, with Santa, gifts, food and joy in the local Wheaton area.

The Wheaton Kiwanis Club provides Sunday Suppers for children and their families at Children's Inn at NIH. Children's Inn was founded as a place of hope for the families of children receiving experimental therapies for rare and life threatening illnesses. We sponsor and actively work with the Wheaton High School Key Club and the Paint Branch High School Key Club, developing leadership skills and community service projects. Our fund raising efforts have included our Book Fair, Annual Pancake Breakfast, Nut Sale and Spring Bulbs.

For further information, please contact President Deborah Macon at dmacon@sandyspringbank.com.