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Kiwanis Club of Chester, VA - Heart of Virginia Home Site
  Serving the Children of the World™Capital District Divisions 4 & 18
PO Box 2275 Chester, VA 23831  Chester Kiwanis Meeting Highlights - January 25, 2010
 Danny Wyatt (L) and Ed Montgomery (R) Cancer Survivor CaringBridge Promoter We were pleased to have Ed Montgomery as our guest speaker. By trade, Ed has been a handyman and licensed commercial builder. A couple years ago, Ed's dentist advised him to see a specialist concerning swelling of his lymph nodes on his neck. Ed went on to discover that he had throat cancer. Ed described his ordeals with having his cancer treated through recent advancements in treating cancer. Ed went under chemo therapy and suffered many side-effects including loss of hair, loss of taste, trouble with salivary glands, trouble swallowing, weight loss, and other sicknesses. Ed showed the brass and silver filters used during radiation therapy where he underwent eight weeks of treatments. During this time, Ed became aware of caringbridge.org where he developed a web site to stay in touch with his family and friends. As many have found with serious illnesses, family and friends may be hesitate to communicate often as not to disturb the patient. Though the use of the CaringBridge web technology, patients have an easier time staying in communication and relaying progress and soliciting support. To learn more about Ed's compelling story of surviving cancer, please click here to view his web site where you can also order his book " Ed, It was Malignant". Chester Kiwanis Meeting Highlights - January 18, 2010
 Kathy Jentgen, Executive Directory of the Chester YMCA Our guest speakers were Kathy Jentgen, Executive Director of the Chester YMCA and Mary Jo Dodson, Board of Management Chair for the Chester YMCA. Kathy has been with the Chester YMCA for six years, with prior experience with the YMCA in Ohio. Kathy has been married for 36 years and has two grown children and two grandsons. The YMCA serves 150,000 people in the greater Richmond area. The YMCA is the largest provider of child care services in our nation. The YMCA's Bright Beginnings program provides children in need with such items as clothing, pens, paper and pencils. The Marquerite Fun Club serves 25 children from section 8 housing development. This year, the YMCA was pleased to induct 32 children in their Leaders Club volunteer program to read to patients at Lucy Corr Nursing Home. The YMCA would like to add on to their facility as they continue to grow, including a family friendly pool and teen center.  Kiwanis Club Promotional Material developed by Rick Dodson and David ElswickChester Kiwanis Meeting Highlights - January 11, 2010
 Bill Fox (L) and Rick Dodson (R)Our speaker was Kiwanis Club of Chester member Bill Fox. Bill provided us with techniques on how to use a digital camera when taking pictures for sporting events. Bill explained the need to adjust camera settings for proper shutter speed and ISO to have brighter pictures that are nut blurred. We were pleased to host two inter-club meetings with both the Richmond and Colonial Heights Kiwanis Clubs. President Gary Burleigh announced that the Hopewell Kiwanis Club will be having a pancake supper this Saturday January 23 from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM at the Masonic Lodge on West Broad Street in Hopewell. Tom Williams has asked that anyone interest in being a member of the Fund Raising Committee to contact him as soon as possible. Please note that the Kiwanis International Board directed the staff to prepare a change that will be effective April 1, 2010 if the Board approves it at its meeting next week in Indianapolis. Tom Varner spoke with Ellis and he said that as far as he knew the vote is just a formality as it was the Board that directed it to take place. Everyone expects it to be approved by the Board. There are two situations: Until March 30, 2010, all new members will pay a $50 new member fee. Members joining April 1, 2010 and thereafter will pay the prorated annual dues fee; the new member fee will be discontinued. The proration is as follows for US clubs. So the April first new member would pay $36, May $30, etc. Please Click Here to view the rationale for this proposal. | | | | |
