1) President's Message
Although fund raising is more difficult in the current economic climate, people understand that the needs of the less
fortunate are now even greater. It is through your efforts that we have been
able to help those in the community who are in need. Since October Kiwanis of
Ocean Pines/Ocean City has raised about $3500 through the Pancake Breakfast (lead by Mary Lee Jansen), the Halloween Hot Dog
Sales and German Dinner (lead by Barbara Peletier). Thank all of you who helped!
Disbursements this month included contributions of food left over from the German Dinner to Diakonia and about $1550
in contributions to the Ocean Pines Recreation Center, the Children’s House by the Sea and Buckingham Elementary School. The Buckingham contribution was from Al and Carol Kastner from funds they generated
as Mr. and Mrs. Santa last year and donated in the name of Kiwanis this month to a very needy family whose child attends Buckingham
Elementary School. In addition $1000 was disbursed for Christmas presents and
food for four families recommended by Worcester GOLD. The Christmas presents
and food (headed by Jim Spicknall) will be distributed just prior to Christmas.
The Blood Bank was also successful this month thanks to the leadership of Joe Bagdon and Pat Winkelmayer. I will discuss the status of our ongoing routine projects next month.
For now let's enter the Holiday Season with a light heart and broad smile. I
hope to see you at the Holiday Party on December 9.
2) December Calendar
2 8
a.m. Club meeting at Community Center (Comm Ctr)
(Board meeting at Library
after breakfast meeting)
(Speaker: Claudia Nagle
of Diakonia)
7 Interclub to Stephen Decatur Key
Club
Meet in front lobby at
2:25 p.m.
To attend, call B. J. Baker (410-208-6207)
or email fuzzylucky2003@aol.com.
9 Holiday Party at Woodlands from 5:30
p.m.,
buffet and music, $15
per person (call
Barb Peletier by Dec
2 [410-208-9728])
16 8 a.m. Club meeting at Comm Ctr
23 No meeting
30 8 a.m. Club meeting at Comm Ctr
3) On going Events
Third Wednesday Meetings
The meetings at the Woodlands require a reservation, so the kitchen can have enough food on hand. Please make reservations with Dave Lloyd and provide a check for $14.00 for the regular Woodlands meetings.
Breakfast with Santa
On
December 5, Kiwanis serves a pancake breakfast and provides a photo opportunity for kids with Santa at the Comm Ctr, 8 a.m.
– 11 a.m.
Membership Recruitment
The
Club has formed a Membership committee, headed by Roy Foreman, to plan a continuous campaign to recruit new members. As our current members are our most important resource in attracting new members,
the Club is participating in the Kiwanis International "1-2-3 You Hold the Key" program.
See the notice at the end of the newsletter for details.
Holiday Fruit Sale
Thanks
to all our members who participated in the fruit sale. We made our goal of 300
boxes. Delivery of the fruit to the Southside Firehouse is expected the week
of December 6th. We need volunteers to help check and distribute the
fruit. See Mark Page.
Holiday Party Menu
The
buffet on the 9th at Woodlands will include baked ham, steamship round of beef, salad, green bean casserole, sweet
potatoes, baked potatoes, pineapple bake, corn pudding, rolls, with carrot cake, apple pie and ice cream for dessert. Cocktails and finger food from 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6:30, music until 9 p.m. (RSVP
to Barb Peletier by December 2nd 410-208-9728)
Bingo at Berlin Nursing Home
1st
, 3rd and 5th Saturday of each month (Dec 5 and 19). Meet
at the Nursing Home at 10:15 a.m., lasts an hour. Call Roger Makowski (410-641-7799)
for information.
Parkway Bulletin Boards
Members are needed to change the OPA bulletin boards.
See Joe Gallagher or Ron Grable.
Salvation Army Bell Ringing
Kiwanians, we will again this year be Ringing the Bell at the West Ocean City / Berlin Wal Mart on Rt. 50. There will be four (4) shifts a day. Those shifts are 10:00
a.m. – 1:00 p.m.; 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.; 4:00 – 6:30 p.m.; 6:30 – 9 p.m.
We will be doing bell ringing on the following days:
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday – December 3, 4, & 5
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday – December 10, 11, & 12
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday – December 17, 18, & 19
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday – December 21, 22, & 23
All help will be greatly appreciated and you can sign up at any of our meetings or you can contact me by email or
phone to get registered for a time!! You are welcome to have your spouse join
you and if you have any friends wishing to help, please give them my contact info!
Thanks,
Richard "Dick" Feeser
Bell Ringing Coordinator
dfeeser@cbmove.com
Phone: 800-369-8909 (day or evening),
Cell 410-430-2420,
Office 410-524-3788.
Meals on Wheels
Substitutes are needed for the MOW route in Ocean Pines.
Call Jerry Powell to help (410-641-7859/5617).
Holiday Gifts for Needy Families
The Club has begun its annual project to help needy families
with holiday gifts. See Jim Spicknall
to assist.
4) News
and Notes
Star Charities Presents:
An Old Fashioned Beef and Beer to benefit Coastal Hospice on Saturday, January 16, 2010, 1 p.m. until 5p.m. at the
American Legion #166 – Ocean City. All you can eat and music by Bob Hughes,
Graham Caldwell Emcee. For tickets, call Anna Foultz (410-641-7667) or Barbara
Mazzei (410-208-0430) $25.00 per person.
Kiwanis Club Receives Salvation Army Award
Corky Widerman, Past-President of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines – Ocean City, was presented the Top
Civic Group Bell Ringing Award from the local Salvation Army 2008 "Red Kettle Campaign" for collecting $7523.81 by ringing
the bell during the 2008 Christmas Holidays for the Salvation Army. The award
was presented at the 2009 kickoff meeting to Kiwanian Dick Feeser, the Kiwanis Club of Greater OP-OC interface with the Salvation
Army in Salisbury MD, who in turn presented the award to Corky Widerman.
What One Kiwanian Can Do
From an article in the September Reader's Digest: Kiwanian Mardy McGarry
of Port Washington, Washington, wanted to build a playground for kids with special needs.
After talking with the kids in her special education class, she researched the design and cost of the project. With the city council providing the land, the materials cost would be $450,000. Her Kiwanis Club chapter provided startup of $7,000.
With support from the Club, contacts were made with local companies and foundations.
That and auctions, bake sales, t-shirt sales, etc. eventually raised the $450,000 to cover the cost of the materials. The actual construction would cost $900,000 if done by a contractor. McGarry needed 500 volunteers to do the construction. A third
of the town's population, 2,800 people, signed up to help. The playground was
completed in six days and was opened to the children in September 2008.
Kiwanis Foundation
Kiwanians: Our
Foundation is again asking that you consider making a Yearly Pledge Commitment for the Next 3 years. All of the monies that
come in thru this program are put into the Trust / Investment Account of the Foundation and only the interest from that Account
is available for the ongoing Service Projects or Scholarships that the Foundation provides. Also, all funds contributed are
Tax Deductible Charitable Contributions.
Here is a copy of the Pledge Card or you can get one from
me at any meeting or Club Function!! Thanks so much!!
KIWANIS FOUNDATION
OF
GREATER OCEAN PINES / OCEAN CITY
Pledge Campaign of 2009-2012
I hereby make the Following Pledge
for the next 3 years
___ $ 50.00 a year to be paid in month of ________________
___ $ 100.00 a year to be paid in month of _______________
It is hereby noted that Contributions to the Foundation are Tax Exempt
as our Foundation is a 501C3 Tax exempt charity.
Return Pledge Cards to: Richard G. “Dick” Feeser, Foundation
Chairman
Stephen
Decatur Key Club
(Meeting of November 16, 2009)
The club has 34 paid members to date/ dues are to be paid by December 1, 2009
Finalizing UNICEF collections: The Club collected $242.95 so far.
Blood Drive: Had 109 donors show up and collected 62 pints of blood. The next Blood Drive is March 23, 2009.
Holiday cards for Nursing Home: The Key Clubbers spent time at this meeting
and also next meeting making cards.
Scrapbook Committee is working up a scrapbook.
Several members signed up for bell ringing with Kiwanis at Wal Mart.
Members will be cleaning up around the school tennis court as a school service project.
The District Key Club Convention will be in Arlington, VA at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, March 19-21, 2010.
Richard "Dick" Feeser and Roy Foreman/ Key Club Committee
