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Issue 20 | August 13, 2010
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Inside This Issue:
• President's Message
• Membership Updates
• Past Service Projects
• Past Socials/Interclub Updates
• SLP Updates
• Fundraising Updates
• June/July Birthdays
• Member Spotlight - Jim Hutchinson
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 We’re having a big push for membership in our club now. The more members that we have in our club, the more ideas we have for supporting our community. To paraphrase a KI quote, if 27 members can make the impact that we do make in the community, imagine what we could do with 40? More? Every member can help with membership. Continue to wear your Kiwanis shirt or pin at volunteer events and talk about Kiwanis. At meetings and projects, make sure to talk to prospective members and help them feel welcome to our club. Identify opportunities for us to publicize our club and Kiwanis and let Beth, membership@tysonscornerkiwanis.org.
Thanks,
Stacy Bruss
Club President, 2009-2010
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Upcoming Events:
• August 25, 2010
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Light the Night Happy Hour
• August 28, 2010
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Share Food Drive
• August 28, 2010
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Winery Tour Social
• August 29, 2010
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Safe Sitter Training Class
• September 1, 2010
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
GMU CKI Meeting
• September 3 - 5, 2010
VA Beach Service Trip
• September 11, 2010
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Division 20 Kiwanis Council Meeting
• September 25, 2010
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Kiwanis Club of Ashland Annual BBQ Fundraiser
• September 26, 2010
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Key Club Zone Education Program (ZEP)
• October 2, 2010
11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Light the Night Walk
• October 3, 2010
7:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Capital Area Gulf Coast Relief Run 5K and Fun Run
To learn more about any of these events or to sign up, visit the portal,Go Now>>
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New Members
No new members have joined since the last issue.
Members Leaving
Sadly, Rory Byrnes is leaving the club as he's starting grad school in the Fall in North Carolina. Sneha Bhat is also leaving the club with med school ramping up. Both members will be missed and be sure to to wish them farewell!
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4th of July McLean - July 4th
Caitlin and Stacy joined the McLean community center for their 4th of July celebration at Langley High School. This is a great community event that brings together the McLean community with games, food, music, and, of course, fireworks! A fun time was had by all, especially as we continue our good relationship with the community center.
LLS Bobby Mitchell Golf Classic - July 10th
Stacy and Kristina volunteered at the LLS Bobby Mitchell Golf Classic at the Landsdowne Resort. It was a great night full of Hall of Fame football players and raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society - the society even beat their goal in money raised at the event!
Fest-abilities Picnic - July 11th
Mitra, Beth B, Stacy, and Adam volunteered at the Festabilities picnic in Alexandria on July 11. The picnic brought together individuals of all ages with disabilities along with activists and legislators. We helped set up for the event, passed out pizza, and assisted with the cleanup. The event was a lot of fun and we got to meet some great people.
Light The Night Kickoff - July 22nd
 It’s Light the Night season again! Nicole, Kristina, Lana, and Stacy joined the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in Arlington for their regional Light the Night kickoff. There were games and activities for walkers and ideas for their upcoming fundraising efforts. There were also moving tributes to individuals currently affected or in remission of these terrible diseases. It really brought home why we volunteer. Make plans to attend the Light the Night walk project on October 2!
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Past Socials/Interclubs and Updates
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On The Border Happy Hour - July 1st
Jim, Adam, and Stacy got together for a happy hour at On the Border in Tysons. Good food and good drink combined for a good time!
Division 20 Kiwanis Council Meeting - July 10th
Our Kiwanis club, along with eight other clubs in Northern Virginia, make up Division 20. Our division is led by a Lt. Governor who holds a Division Council Meeting about once a month. Representatives from each of the clubs meet at the Salvation Army in Arlington. Each club president takes a turn sharing information about their service projects, fundraisers and other upcoming events. The hour long meeting always ends with a raucous raffle with plenty of prizes. The next meeting will be held on Saturday September 11 at 8:30. Come and check it out!
Happy Hour Blue Iguana - July 23rd
Jim, Matt, Stacy, Fernando, Mitra, Brandon, Carly, and a few non-Kiwanians got together for happy hour at the Blue Iguana in Fair Lakes. Several stayed for dinner as well, and Kristina even stopped by. Everyone had a great time and Stacy got to show off her new car!
Centreville/Chantilly Kiwanis Meeting - July 26th
Carly, Mitra, Stacy, the Jeromes and Kristina attended the latest meeting for the Centreville/Chantilly, VA Kiwanis Club in formation. The club is being sponsored by Tysons Corner/McLean Kiwanis and is coming along slowly but surely! Governor Don Dudey was also in attendance at the meeting and encouraged the club to continue its momentum and grow to the 25 members it needs to charter.
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 WANTED: Kiwanis Advisors for our SLPs
We are still looking for advisors for the following Key Clubs:
- Langely High School Key Club
- Herndon High School Key Club
- West Springfield High School Key Club
If you're interested in becoming an advisor or have questions on the position, please contact Corey Goggin.
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As always, please support our club through shopping at the links below!
• www.smartraise.com/tysonscornerkiwanis - Online shopping portal
• www.magfundraising.com/kctc - Magazine fundraiser
• www.shopwithscrip.com - Gift cards fundraiser
Amazon Fundraiser
 If you ever need to buy anything from Amazon, please click on the Amazon box on our website to access Amazon so the club will get a percentage of your purchase! The box can be found halfway down on the main page at www.tysonscornerkiwanis.org.
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09-10 Club Officers
President - Stacy Bruss
Vice President - Nicole McDermott
Secretary - Dave Lurie
Treasurer - Kristina Dlugozima
Fundraising Director - Matt Green
Membership Director - Beth Brennan
Service Director - Mandi Walls
SLP Director - Corey Goggin
Socials/Interclub Director - Jim Hutchinson
President-Elect - Mitra Irdmusa
Immediate Past President - Jen Dugent Wolff
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 June & July Birthdays
- June 13: Kristina Dlugozima
- July 3: Mark Tsai
- July 11: Maureen Frank
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Member Spotlight - Jim Hutchinson
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Feel like you don't really know the members of this club? Well, we're going to spotlight a random member for each issue to help you get to know one another!
 Name: Jim Hutchinson
Age: 29
Where I live:Fairfax, VA
What I Do: Federal Contracts Administrator
Years in Kiwanis Family:1 year, 5 months
Fun Facts: Nothing really interesting to talk about and didn't have time to fill out this section because I'm currently on vacation in Seattle. I like Muse and am a Hokie at heart.
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If you have any questions/comments/thoughts, please feel free to contact me (pr@tysonscornerkiwanis.org) or any of our board members.
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