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KIWANIS KOURIER
KIWANIS CLUB OF WINCHESTER, VA * Serving the Winchester/Frederick County Community APRIL 2021
With the COVID guidelines easing, we will return to our lunch
meetings at the Moose Lodge at 12:00 pm on April 7th. For
those individuals not comfortable meeting face-to-face, we also
plan on setting up a Zoom conference call.
Indoor gatherings are limited to 50 people, so we will ask for
reservations before each Wednesday meeting to ensure we
don’t go over the limit. Same as before, we will also be required
to have a temperature taken and be asked about our physical
health. The guide is….if you don’t feel well— STAY HOME and
ZOOM in.
I know everyone is looking forward to returning to a bit of nor-
malcy, we just want to make sure everyone is safe.
See you on April 7th.
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KIWANIS KOURIER
KIWANIS CLUB OF WINCHESTER, VA * Serving the Winchester/Frederick County Community APRIL 2021
PRESIDENT’S CORNER
TJ O’CONNOR
Ah, springtime . . . sort of! It’s now April and spring is visiting us every
few days. And while I’m more of an October kinda guy, I do love this
time of year nearly as much. This year, it has brought us some pretty
crazy days, though. Right? First, COVID is seemingly settling a little as
the vaccines roll out. I’m pleased to see many of our members getting
theirs.
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APRIL BIRTHDAYS CALENDAR
Happy Birthday *************************
To Our Members! March 30: 100th Anniversary Celebration
Committee meeting via Zoom 7pm
April 5: Satellite group meeting via Zoom
7pm
April 7: Lunch meeting at the Winchester
Moose Lodge 12-1pm
April 13: Bright Futures food packing
5:30pm
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“We Build”—as the Kiwanis motto. It was April 21: Lunch meeting at the Winchester
the coining of the Motto, after five years of Moose Lodge 12-1pm
painful and exhilarating growth, that put Ki-
wanis into its stride. Then in 2005, during April 28: Lunch meeting at the Winchester
Moose Lodge 12-1pm
the 90th anniversary year of Kiwanis, dele-
gates to the International Convention voted April 29: Board Meeting via Zoom 6pm
to adopt a new motto, “Serving the Children
of the World,” to emphasize the primary fo-
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ades and make a commitment for the years *************************
to come.
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KIWANIS KOURIER
KIWANIS CLUB OF WINCHESTER, VA * Serving the Winchester/Frederick County Community APRIL 2021
PRESIDENT’S CORNER
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The best news so far is that beginning April 7th, we will return to in-person meetings
at the Moose Lodge in Old Town. Yes … you’ll actually be in person with me! How
lucky you are, I know. Of course, we will enforce the appropriate social distancing,
mask use, and temperature checks. Since our Zoom meeting participation grew from a
dozen or so to sometimes forty, we’ll try to use Zoom for those still wishing to stay
home. No worries. We will accommodate all we can. And hey, if John Conrad can dial
into Zoom, so can you!
Spring usually means the runup to Pancake Day. We have tentatively scheduled May
22nd —an unusual schedule for us—but I’m hopeful we’ll pull off another drive-thru like
we did last fall. The governor has eased restrictions a little and we’re currently await-
ing the War Memorial Building’s decision on our event. Fingers crossed!
Still, even with COVID, we have been incredibly busy this year. We have launched the
new Kiwanis Club of Winchester Foundation Inc., picked up several new members, and
within the next couple weeks will christen a rejuvenated Circle K Club at Shenandoah
University. Not a bad year all in all.
As we look forward to the next six months of this year’s club activities, I want us to fo-
cus on some important things. I want us all to have our eye on our members. We’ve
done nearly everything I set out as goals for this year. Now, our focus has to be with-
in. We need to recapture our membership and bring them back to the meetings. We
need to re-engage everyone and prepare to receive more requests for funding and ser-
vice projects. And above all, we need to be looking to increase our membership even
more—with a focus on younger, more diverse backgrounds—to grow and sustain our
club for the future.
It’s time to start thinking of our future in post-COVID terms. That means thinking of
our club in new ways and seeking alternate sources of additional revenue beyond our
Pancake Days. We must engage new members and find new service projects and new
ways to energize our roles in the club. And above all, growing our abilities to support
our community aside from our current quiver of funding and projects. Let’s find some
new, fun projects to involve ourselves. Nothing creates member apathy more than
boredom and doing “the same old stuff.”
Yes, Pat Snapp, that might even mean a bingo night! Aghast, did I say that out loud?
So be germinating new ideas, be looking for new members, and be ready for whatever
post-COVID brings us. I am!
All be safe and well.
-Tj
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KIWANIS KOURIER
KIWANIS CLUB OF WINCHESTER, VA * Serving the Winchester/Frederick County Community APRIL 2021
Zoom Meeting Links
If you save this newsletter, you can refer back to this page for each meet-
ing. Click the URL below and you will be sent to the Zoom meeting. If this
does not work, using your keyboard and mouse, hold down the CTRL but-
ton and left click on the link with your mouse. You will be sent to the Zoom
meeting.
WEEKLY MEETINGS
Topic: Weekly Kiwanis Meetings
Day/Time: Wednesday, 12:00 PM
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/97633869357?pwd=aFl1a3JWWW9nWWhLNlQ3eFZzb3lkZz09
Meeting ID: 976 3386 9357 Passcode: 616538
BOARD MEETING:
Topic: April 29, 2021 Monthly Board Meeting
Day/Time: Thursday, 6:00 PM
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/99637915238?pwd=TVFRS0lZRFJiZjBxQWNkZkxsaE9jdz09
Meeting ID: 996 3791 5238 Passcode: 518426
FOUNDATION BOARD MEETINGS:
Topic: 2021 Monthly Foundation Board Meetings
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/95432666181?pwd=K0dwOGdkWlM1MEV3WEFEcC91TXBSQT09
Meeting ID: 954 3266 6181 Passcode: 102739
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KIWANIS KOURIER
KIWANIS CLUB OF WINCHESTER, VA * Serving the Winchester/Frederick County Community APRIL 2021
Kiwanis Summer 2021 Pancake Day
Dear Fellow Members of the Kiwanis Club of Winchester,
The stars are starting to align, and it appears that our Kiwanis Club
will get the green light to conduct another Drive-Thru Pancake Day
on May 22, 2021. We are almost finished with the discussions with our friends at Jim
Barnett Park and they are supportive of our event. Now, all we need is you and a
bunch of customers. Most of our members participated in the fall and the consensus
was that it was fun, different, not as much work, and we received a cheerful ovation
from our customers for returning to a level of normalcy through the Kiwanis Pancake
Day.
Yes, I said May 22nd which is a little over 50 days. We had no idea when some of the
restrictions would be lifted, so we could not begin planning until recently, and we be-
lieve that it would be unwise to schedule the Pancake Day after vacations begins. As it
is, we will not have the benefit of the SU athletic teams because most will have depart-
ed for the summer break.
Please, Please, Please! Make a commitment to get involved. By now everyone is aware
of the many tasks that we need to staff. We will set-up and cut sausage on Friday May
21st, and then, bright and early on Saturday, we will fire up the grills and ovens to
cook the pancakes and sausage. Since it is a drive-thru there will not be table service,
coffee or drinks. We will still have to package the food and deliver it to the vehicles. If
you know what you want to do to help, please send me an email. If you want to volun-
teer but don’t know the specifics, please let me know and I’ll make a suggestion. We
ask that you work an entire shift, so we don’t have fragments of a shift that need to be
filled. Most shifts are four hours or less, so it is not much of a hardship. We do have
some sitting positions to accommodate folks that have trouble standing. A master list
of the shift times and tasks will be sent to you. A definition of each task will be sent
early next week, although most of you know what it’s about already.
There are certain shifts, and jobs that are popular, but we cannot have every-
one work the first shift. It’s first come, first served and if that shift is full we
ask that you sign-up for a shift that has vacancies. Please call me at 540-931-
1487 or email jtconrad1004h@gmail.com to sign up for a shift or have your questions
answered.
The non-profits our club helps each year are counting on us to make this Pancake Day
a success. We’ve done it before and I am confident we will do so, again. Thanks in ad-
vance for your participation.
-John Conrad
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KIWANIS KOURIER
KIWANIS CLUB OF WINCHESTER, VA * Serving the Winchester/Frederick County Community APRIL 2021
Kiwanis 2021 Officer and Board Elections
Candidate Announcement
It’s that time again. Our annual club elections will begin April 1st with weekly an-
nouncements on the slate of candidates for five key leadership positions in our club—a
new vice president to go through the chairs and four new members of our board.
I will announce the election and slate weekly for three weeks at the lunch meetings
and via email.
The election will be held April 21st, with both an in-person vote at the Wednesday
lunch meeting, and an electronic email vote to ensure we involve as many members as
possible. The results must be certified to Capital District and KI by early May.
So far, the slate of officers/directors is:
Vice President – John Conrad
Four Board Seats - Freda Roberson, Randy Zook, Reid Hoak, Barry Swears,
and Ernie Lightfoot
Yes, there are more candidates than seats, but it is an election! So, bring on the candi-
dates and nominations!
If you wish to run for one of these offices or to nominate someone else, please contact
me via pres@kcow.org and tj@tjoconnor.com
Warning: I have contacted Facebook and other social media platforms to ensure there
is no Internet election tampering. I have also called other clubs for help in providing
members to monitor our polls to ensure no ballet box stuffing. Lastly, Brenda Dodd
and Ginny Grant will be on call to deal with potential insurrections (tell me you’re not
scared)! No fake news. No tampering. No coups.
So, get ready. Get set . . . you’re only six months away from firing me!
-Tj
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KIWANIS KOURIER
KIWANIS CLUB OF WINCHESTER, VA * Serving the Winchester/Frederick County Community APRIL 2021
Bird Housing Project in Jim Barnett Park
Doug Butler and Barry Swears completed the first in a series of bird
"homes" in the Kiwanis Area of Jim Barnett Park. The bird houses are de-
signed to attract bluebirds, tree swallows, nuthatches, titmice, and chicka-
dees. A wonderful feature of these new houses is having a removable front
section so the houses can be cleaned each year. Members from the three
Kiwanis Clubs - Winchester, Blue Ridge and Old Town, are collaborating on
this project.
Highway Cleanup on U.S. Highway 50
One of our service projects includes cleaning along Highway 50 twice a
year. We will be holding our spring cleanup on Satur-
day, May 1st. Volunteers will meet at 8:00 am at Our
Savior Lutheran Church on Highway 50. Contact Tim
Anderson if you would like to be a volunteer, there
will be a maximum of 12 volunteers.
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KIWANIS KOURIER
KIWANIS CLUB OF WINCHESTER, VA * Serving the Winchester/Frederick County Community APRIL 2021
SPOTLIGHT ON OUR
SPOTLIGHT ON MEMBERS
OUR MEMBERS
A pril’s Featured Kiwanian: Kay Anderson
Birthplace - Winchester, VA
Family - Kay is the oldest of four children born to
James “Bubby” Fletcher and Patty Fletcher. Kay
and her husband Scott have two grown, married
children. Their son Kevin is a pastor and lives with
his family – wife, Jackie and children Gideon (9)
and Josiah (6) in Gainesville, FL. Their daughter
Kristen is a pediatric travel nurse and lives with her
family – husband, Danny and stepchildren Ashley
and Owen in London, England. Kristen is pregnant
with her first child due in August. Kay and Scott al-
so have a cute four-year old border collie mix
named Angel.
Favorite book - Kay enjoys reading anything written by the Women of Faith motivational
speakers
Favorite movie - It’s a Wonderful Life is Kay’s favorite movie but she also loves comedies
Best advice - “Forgive and let go.” and “Don’t make decisions when you’re angry.”
Favorite quote - “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”
- Benjamin Franklin
Most interesting place visited - Kay went to Sao Paulo, Brazil in 2010 to attend their ex-
change daughter’s graduation from college. There, she met the graduate’s brother and she
and Scott had him as their exchange son in 2016. Sao Paulo is so overpopulated with so
many people and vehicles on the road. It’s a beautiful city with many beautiful old buildings/
architecture and parks. This was a really nice place for Kay to visit, but she would not want
to live there. Even though the housing they stayed in was a short distance from most of the
sites they visited, it took three to four times longer to get there due to the traffic. Definitely
not a forever place to live for Kay.
Kay also went on a southern U.S. cross-country trip in October 2019. This was her first time
seeing the Grand Canyon, which was the highlight of her trip. She loved the gorgeous stark
scenery in Sedona, AZ and visited the stunning Biltmore estate in Asheville, NC when they
were decorating for Christmas. She is hoping to do a northern adventure when she retires.
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KIWANIS KOURIER
KIWANIS CLUB OF WINCHESTER, VA * Serving the Winchester/Frederick County Community APRIL 2021
SPOTLIGHT ON OUR
SPOTLIGHT ON MEMBERS
OUR MEMBERS
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Career/favorite job - Kay has been in banking for almost 43 years and has seen a lot of
changes. When she started in 1978, banking was much simpler than today. The bank re-
quired minimal paperwork for loans or to open an account. Kay learned to make payments
and deposits on an old posting machine, manually figuring the interest due. Now, everything
is computerized/electronic, which is great, except she feels that banking has lost much of
that personal touch. In her early years of banking, Kay knew most of the customers by
name, because she saw them at least once a week. Now most of the banking takes place
online, through phone calls or emails and she doesn’t get to see the customers.
Accomplishments - Kay is very proud of the family she raised and loves being a grandma.
In addition to Kiwanis, Kay is an active volunteer with other community organizations. She is
on the advisory board of the Salvation Army and is secretary of the Woodlawn Cemetery As-
sociation. In the past, she has volunteered with the Boy Scouts, United Way Day of Caring,
Bright Futures, has helped with several Salvation Army annual projects and with a number
of church and fire company events.
What is Unique About You? Kay is a Christmas tree fanatic. She loves Christmas and
several years ago, she put up three trees, instead of one. The next year it was four and now
she puts up 18 full size trees, plus several small ones. Each tree has a theme (angels, Nor-
man Rockwell ornaments, Apple Blossom, snowmen, etc.). In order to get all of the trees up
and decorated, she has to start around Thanksgiving and finishes about two weeks before
Christmas. Kay then leaves them up until mid-January (or beyond).
One of Kay’s many Christmas trees
Daughter Kristen with grand-
sons Gideon and Josiah
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KIWANIS KOURIER
KIWANIS CLUB OF WINCHESTER, VA * Serving the Winchester/Frederick County Community APRIL 2021
SPOTLIGHT ON OUR
SPOTLIGHT ON MEMBERS
OUR MEMBERS
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Why you joined Kiwanis - Kay has always wanted to be involved in community activities
and be a part of an organization that gives back. She had attended numerous Pancake Days
over the years, but never really thought about the organization that put it on. When she
started working for the Bank of Clarke County in 2008, former member Kaley Crosen invited
her to a attend a club meeting with her. Kaley had taken another position at the bank and
was going to be in their Berryville branch, so she wanted to know if Kay would like to take
her place in Kiwanis and represent the bank. Kay came to a couple of more meetings and
learned more about what Kiwanis does and decided to join the club in May 2008. Kay feels
that this has been one of the best decisions of her life. She loves being involved on different
committees, and is thankful to Ginny Grant for asking her to co-chair the Annual Children’s
Christmas Party with her. This is Kay’s favorite Kiwanis event because it has such a huge im-
pact on children who have so little. She is grateful to the Bank of Clarke County for allowing
her to be involved in Kiwanis and supporting her and the club.
Angel, Kay’s sweet border Son Kevin and family on their
collie mix new home site in Florida
Kiwanis Club of Winchester is successful because of its many volunteer members
who give so freely of their time and effort.
THANK YOU FOR BEING A MEMBER OF KIWANIS CLUB, KAY!
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KIWANIS CLUB OF WINCHESTER, VA * Serving the Winchester/Frederick County Community APRIL 2021
April Showers Bring May Flowers
Enjoy the beautiful spring weather—get outside and take some walks,
play with your children and grandchildren, visit our local museums,
walk around the Old Town area, and breathe in the fresh, clean air.
Board
BoardMembers: 2019-2021
of Directors Officers
Susan Corrigan Kiwanis Club of Winchester, VA
Ann DeLorme President—Tj O’Connor
Ernie Lightfoot P. O. Box 2591
Pat Snapp President-Elect—Lynnette Embree
Winchester, VA 22604
Vice President—Jeff Smelser
Board Members: 2020-2022 Secretary—Brenda Dodd Club Contacts
Ginny Grant Tj O’Connor, President: pres@kcow.org
George Johnson Treasurer—Dennis Grubbs Lynnette Embree, President-Elect: prelect@kcow.org
Kim Wright Rick Balzhiser, Membership: membership@kcow.org
Past President—John Hess
Lennie Wolfe Susan Corrigan, Kourier Editor: editor@kcow.org
The Kiwanis Club of Winchester meets for lunch each Wednesday from 12 to 1 pm at the
Winchester Moose Lodge, 215 E. Cork St., Winchester, VA 22601.
Newsletter submissions may be emailed to editor@kcow.org, no later than the 22nd of each month.
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