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1947 Chartered with 25 members Initial meetings were held on Thursday evenings at Garcia's Coffe Shop 1948 The meal price was raised to 85 cents A Key club was sponsored at Occoquan High School 1949 the budget was $2,500 Fund raising projects included pancake breakfasts, turkey shoots, auction sales and variety shows The first Aniversary Celebration was held t teh Occoquan High School gym with each person paying $3 per plate W Albie Barksdale, Governor of the Capital District was our first speaker 1950 1951 Kiwanis Administration 24 100% meetings were held throughout the year 15 interclub visits were made to other Kiwanis clubs and 3 inter-club visits by other Kiwanis clubs were enjoyed An anniversary party and 2 ladies nights were among the important social events of the year The president, vice president and 3 directors attended the Divisional Organization Convention 8 members attended the District Convention Boys and Girls Work 800 children attended our Halloween parties at 4 different areas, colored children included We entertained 120 children on National Kids Day A play-ground was secured, by our efforts, for the children of the community Our club donated $37 to purchase athletic equipment for summer program We furnished several baseball uniforms for children We sponsored I boy to Boys State and 1 girl to Girls State Key Clubs sponsored the first Key Club in Capital District A Key Clubber is present at each of our meetings We paid the expenses for 1 member to Miami, Florida to compete in an oratorical contest Transportation was paid for Key Clubbers to attend District Key Club Convention Public and Business Affairs completed the project of having city water furnished to the communities of Occoquan and Woodbridge We cooperated with Civil Aeronautics Authorities by repainting skyway marker on roof of local lumber building Support of Churches in Their Spiritual Aims held meetings in the basement of the Methodist Church to help support their building fund We maintain 2 hospital beds and 2 wheel chairs for the sick Our club donated $8700 to the Heart Fund A kitchen sink was donated to a local church Underprivileged Child paid medical bills for 3 children at approximately $15000 A complete outfit of clothing was furnished for 10 children, shoes for 6 other children and 140 lunches were purchased for the needy children in the school $10000 was donated to needy children in the school band We netted $1,49000 by holding an auction 1952 Inducted 1 member, one member attended International convention, and 5 members attended District Convention Donated $50 to Fire Department towards the cost of a mechanical respirator 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1969 - 1970 1969 - 1970 1970 - 1971 1971 - 1972 1972 - 1973 1973 - 1974 1974 - 1975 1975 - 1976 1976 - 1977 1977 - 1978 1978 - 1979 1979 - 1980 1980 - 1981 1981 - 1982 1982 - 1983 1983 - 1984 1984 - 1985 1985 - 1986 1986 - 1987 1987 - 1988 1988 - 1989 1989 - 1990 1990 - 1991 1991 - 1992 1992 - 1993 1993 - 1994 1994 - 1995 1995 - 1996 1996 - 1997 1997 - 1998 1998 - 1999 1999 - 2000 2000 - 2001 2001 - 2002 Capital Builder April 2002, Vol 21, No7 Other guests included: PG John Tyner, GE Dan Warren, District Diversity Chair Linwood Watson, and delegations from Tysons Corner, Arlington, Alexandria, Fredericksburg, Manassas, Bull Run, Battlefield The Kiwanis Club of Woodbridge was founded on March 22, 1947 Since its beginning the club has performed needed community service activities including building the pavilion at the Weems Botts Park in Dumfries, supporting teh Dale City and Dumfries Boys and Girls Clubs, providing grants to Potomac Hospital, giving scholarships to Key Club and other high school seniors, working with ACTS, sponsoring Key Clubs in aras heigh schools, rebuilding the Triangle Baseball Field, and many othner projects. Many area residents are familiar with the Kiwanis Fireworks stands, the annual carnival at Gar-Field, and Peanut Days, the club's major fund raisers All proceeds from these events go directly to the community The Kiwanis Club of Woodbridge is part of the Kiwanis International, the world's largest volunteer service organization dedicated to children Kiwanis International was founded in 1915 and currently has over 500,000 Kiwanis family members in 79 countries The Capital District of Kiwanis emcompasses Delaware, The District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia Kiwanis Clubs sponsor K-Kids in grade schools, Builders' Clubs in middle schools, Key Clubs in high schoools, and Circle K clubs in colleges Together these Kiwanis family members work to imporve their communities and the world. The Kiwanis family emphaszies service to children from prenatal through 5 years Service projects often are linked to this "Young Children"Priority One" effort This initiative places continuing focus on the needs of children in pediatric trauma, safety, child care, early development, infant health, nutrition, and parenting skills Kiwanis International has just completed its first World Wide Service Project raising $75 million to eradicate Iodine Deficiency Disorder throughout the world. Year End: 95 Projects Completed, 1060 Service Hours, $22,653 Spent, 2 Interclubs 2002 - 2003 Year End: 56 Projects Completed, 354 Service Hours, $6,728 Money Spent, 5 Interclubs 2003 - 2004 Year End: 36 Projects Completed, 357 Service Hours, $12,616 Spent, 0 Interclubs 2004 - 2005 Contributed $1,000 to Tsunami Relief Effort (From E-Builder, Mar 2005) The Woodbridge Kiwanis Club officially donated a new storage facility to the Action in the Community Through Service (ACTS) Food Pantry in Dumfries, VA, on December 14, 2004 In the spring of 2004, the Woodbridge Club purchased a used 8-foot by 28-foot construction trailer, transported it to the Dumfries site, connected it to the main building, installed shelving and provided other necessary repairs to make it usable This project was conceived and spearheaded by Community Service Chair Al Knehans Steven Keen, President of the Woodbridge Kiwanis Club, on the right, presents the key to the new Food Pantry Annex to John Turnquist, Executive Director of ACTS and Francis Harris, Emergency Assistance Director Year End: 34 Projects Completed, 239 Service Hours, $31,489 Spent, 1 Interclub 2005 - 2006 Year End: 32 Projects Completed, 387 Service Hours, $7,085 Spent, 3 Interclubs 2006 - 2007 Year End: 30 Projects Completed, 204 Service Hours, $2151 Spent, 1 Interclub 2007 - 2008 Year End: 20 Projects Completed, 151 Service Hours, $1,425 Spent, 1 Interclub 2008 - 2009 Year End: 20 Projects Completed, 350 Service Hours, $1867 Spent, 3 Interclub 2009 - 2010 Year End: 25 Projects, 424 Service Hours, $3,003 Spent, 3 Interclub, $50 CD Foundation 2010 - 2011 E-Builder, April 2011: On Thursday night, March 17, 2011, the Woodbridge Kiwanis Club celebrated the 64th anniversary of its charter date at the Montclair Country Club Emcee for the evening was Randy Zeigler, club president Attendees included members of Kiwanis Clubs of Manassas, Manassas-Battlefield, Arlington, Mount Vernon, Fairfax and Tysons Corner Guest speaker was Peggy Van Lowe, Area Coordinator of Prince William Special Olympics Other highlights included the induction of a new member, Major Hilda Chadwick, Commander of the Prince William Salvation Army Corps, and presentation of the Distinguished Club Award (2009-2010) to Woodbridge Kiwanis by NOVA Trustee David Lurie Immediate Past President Mitch Colston received his Distinguished President Pin and Secretary Brian Bell received his Distinguished Secretary and Distinguished Member Pins The honoree of the evening was Judith Theissen, the outgoing President of the CKI (Circle K International) Club of Northern Virginia Community College, Woodbridge Campus Judith was awarded a Certificate of Achievement for her outstanding leadership of the club She took over the responsibilities of the club during November 2010 Though her tenure was short, the club accomplished numerous community service projects throughout eastern Prince William County, including assisting ACTS, Woodbridge Senior Citizens Center, Salvation Army, Prince William Special Olympics; as well as, participating in charity events in the District of Columbia, plus others Her Certificate of Achievement is well deserved! The Woodbridge Club wishes her the best in her future endeavors Year End: 23 Projects, 373 Service Hours, $1500 Spent, 6 Interclub, $1050 CD Foundation 2011 - 2012 2012 - 2013 2013 - 2014 2014 - 2015 2015 - 2016 2016 - 2017 2017 - 2018 2018 - 2019 2019 - 2020 2020 - 2021 |