| 1953 On November 5, 1953 Mount Vernon Kiwanis was officially chartered with 35 members. The charter night program was held at the Belle Haven Country Club. The General Chairmen of the event were Clarence Gosnell of Mount Vernon and Marvin Sims of Alexandria. Accepting the Charter for Mount Vernon was Donald Ball, the first President of Mount Vernon Kiwanis. The other officers of Mount Vernon were Clarence Gosnell, First Vice President, Eugene Olmi, Second Vice President, Walter McClanahan, Treasurer, and August Saury, Secretary. The Directors were Walter Crain, Richard Hardie, Bruce Harris, William Kress, John Kurtz, Preston Millard, and Alexander Robertson Mount Vernon Kiwanis is chartered to provide service and financial assistance to the youth, the elderly, the needy, the local community, and to the nation It does so without regard to race, color, creed, gender, nationality, or economic status. Mount Vernon Kiwanis had its beginning with a small group of businessmen who were members of the Alexandria Junior Chamber of Commerce during the late 1940's and early 1950's They were a separate luncheon club at the time and met weekly at a restaurant named the Penn Daw on Route 1. Cooper Dawson was the owner and he was a member of the group. Also among this group was Clarence Gosnell, a land developer and home builder, who was community minded and thought it might be a good idea for this small group to form an organization of their own. Since most members were either living or working in the Mount Vernon area, they thought the organization should have Mount Vernon in its name. They also wanted the organization to be community and service oriented. This led the group to the Kiwanis International service organization which offered much of what they were looking for. After approaching some key Kiwanians in Alexandria, the Alexandria Kiwanis Club offered to sponsor and to charter this group of men as the Mount Vernon Kiwanis Club. 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 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 Year End: 67 Projects Completed, 527 Service Hours, $28,500 Spent, 10 Interclubs 2002 - 2003 Year End: 53 Projects Completed, 443 Service Hours, $231 Spent, 10 Interclubs 2003 - 2004 (From E-Builder, July04) Presented a check for $9500 to the New Hope Housing for homeless children's programs, as a result of a raffle. (From E-Builder, Sept 2004) Eight members prepared and served dinner to approximately 50 members of UCM's Transitional Housing Program This program takes families from homelessness or potential homelessness to a stable financial situation in which they can manage their own finances. Year End Statistics: 6 Projects Completed, 229 Service Hours, $5,381 Spent, 16 Interclubs 2004 - 2005 (From E-Builder, Jan 2005) The 2004 Christmas Tree Sale ended on Wed, Dec 22 with another successful year This was the 40th annual sale conducted by members of Mount Vernon Kiwanis More than $36,000 in total sales were recorded It is expected that a profit of approximately $15,000 will be made Out of 700 trees, only 15 trees were left unsold Along with the trees, 180 wreaths and 1000 ft of garland were sold This annual sale also produces new members from among the tree buyers This year, a total of 4 promising prospects were obtained In previous years, several buyers became members. Contributed to Tsunami Relief $2,930 Year End: 6 Projects Completed, 220 Service Hours, $10,402 Spent, 13 Interclubs 2005 - 2006 Year End: 253 Projects Completed, 305 Service Hours, $5,286 Spent, 19 Interclubs 2006 - 2007 Year End: 154 Projects Completed, 308 Service Hours, $15,610 Spent, 720Interclubs 2007 - 2008 Year End: 41 Projects Completed, 171 Service Hours, $5,285 Spent, 7 Interclubs 2008 - 2009 Year End: 200 Projects Completed, 683 Service Hours, $15 Spent, Interclubs 2009 - 2010 Year End: 45 Projects, 348 Service Hours, $2,082 Spent, 12 Interclubs, $252 CD Foundation 2010 - 2011 E-Builder, May 2011: At its April 20 Board meeting, the Mount Vernon Kiwanis Club (MVKC) inducted Jack Dobbyn as a new member Jack is the Vice President of Management Business Planning Systems, a local management consulting firm, and has already participated in some MVKC community service projects, such as the April 2 Food Drive to support UCM's Food Pantry Jack will benefit from the cost reduction for meals that members under 35 are offered by the MVKC when they meet at the Mount Vernon Country Club twice a month. The K-Kids Club at Stratford Landing Elementary School sponsored by the Mount Vernon Kiwanis Club raised an astounding $2,79898 over 3 weeks for the Pennies For Patients project This is a Leukemia and Lymphoma Society community service project where students and their friends donate their spare change to fund blood cancer research and patient aid programs The K-Kids held a competition between classes at Stratford Landing with the winning class treated to a pizza party. Year End: 37 Projects, 322 Service Hours, $1840 Spent, 9 Interclubs, $0 CD Foundation 2011 - 2012 2012 - 2013 2013 - 2014 2014 - 2015 2015 - 2016 2016 - 2017 2017 - 2018 2018 - 2019 2019 - 2020 2020 - 2021 |