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1958 The first meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Williamsburg on April 29 with 28 charter members at the Williamsburg Lodge. The club's first project - sponsoring a Midget League baseball team. 1959 Jim Anthony served as advisor to the William & Mary Circle K for the first five years The first major fund rasing project produced over $2,800 profit from the building and selling of a residence in Williamsburg. 1960 Sponsored the Community Christmas Tree Program on Duke of Gloucester Street This is still being held with Colonial Williamsburg, under Kiwanis sponsorship. 1961 Established "Kiwanis Day", which later became better known as "Band Day" On this day, a number of high school bands completed in a parade for the privilege of performing at a William & Mary football game half-time Kiwanis Day was celebrated for 17 years with as many as 30 high school bands and 3,000 students from all over the state competing at one time The moving force behind these colorful and tuneful occasions was Jim Anthony. 1962 The club's fund raising for community services reached a new high of $12,000. 1963 1964 Utilizing every club member, the club sponsored Sabine oral polio vaccine clinics over a four-month period providing vaccine for 20,000 residents This was done in cooperation with local medical societies and the York County Lions Club. 1965 1966 1967 Established and gave to the city Kiwanis Park for the children of Williamsburg. The club added to the facilities of this park and sponsored sports programs in the years that followed. 1968 1969 The club was instrumental in supporting the first "Occasion for the Arts", founded by club member Jim Anthony 1969 - 1970 1970 - 1971 1971 - 1972 1972 - 1973 Candle sales by club members became the club's chief fundraiser from 1972 throughout the 80s In the early 80s, peanuts were sold along with the candles 1973 - 1974 1974 - 1975 1975 - 1976 The club prepared a bronze plaque memorializing Williamsburg men killed in Vietnam and placed it in the Courthouse 1976 - 1977 1977 - 1978 The club hosted the visit of the President of Kiwanis international to the Capital District - over 350 Kiwanians gathered to meet him 1978 - 1979 1979 - 1980 1980 - 1981 The club held its first shrimp feast 1981 - 1982 1982 - 1983 1983 - 1984 1984 - 1985 The club contributed over $8,260 for a new van for Circle K Circle K used the van for their underprivileged children's programs. Club member Bob Layer won the highest honeor for a scout leader in his district - The BSA District Award of Merit. 1985 - 1986 The Kiwanis club of Williamsburg Foundation was organized The Leadership Award of the Kiwanis Club of Williamsburg established in 1985 The purpose of the award is to recognize one or more Kiwanians of our Club (and exceptional non-Kiwanians who have close associations with our club), who shall have demonstrated exceptional qualities of leadership and service (outside of Kiwanis) in the community The first awards were presented to Al Kaltwasser, Dean Olsen, Wally Riley, and Lou Pilant. 1986 - 1987 1987 - 1988 The Board of Directors voted unanimously to oppose the admission of women into our club At the International convention June 1987 in Washington, DC the admission of women into Kiwanis was approved, and Kiwanis became a co-ed organization Leadership Award presented to Pete Babcock (non-Kiwanian) 1988 - 1989 The club named its annual club leadership award the Korczowski-Fuller Award, in honor of two deceased past presidents John Korczowski, 1967, and James Arthur Fuller, 1978-1979 Awards presented to Gil Bartlett and Gil Granger. 1989 - 1990 The club elected its first woman, Vickie Slight, to membership The club made gamblers and fund raisers of us all by introducing the raffle drawing at our meetings Wally Riley held his first James River Swim for the American Cancer Society. Korczowski-Fuller Award presented to Jim Anthony and Bill Jacob.s 1990 - 1991 The club held its first Snowball - a gala midwinter charity ball Korczowski-Fuller Award presented to John Hodges 1991 - 1992 The club sponsored its first Virginians concert in May Korczowski-Fuller Award presented to Ray Adams, Norm Beatty, and Bob Layer 1992 - 1993 The club was awarded the Diamond Section Multiple Service Award, highest honor in the Capital District Korczowski-Fuller Award presented to Sam Whitaker and Jim Root 1993 - 1994 Korczowski-Fuller Award presented to Bob Hunt and Johnny Johnston 1994 - 1995 Thirty-nine club members committed 57 workdays to building Kidsburg - a permanent playground for young children Out club was the largest contributor in the District to the Trauma Unit at King's Daughters Hospital, having given $25,000 over a five-year period. Korczowski-Fuller Award presented to Mary Lee Darling and Emeric Fische.r 1995 - 1996 A year of leadership for the club: Sam Whitaker served as Governor of the Capital District Ray Adams as President of the Capital District Foundation, Gil Bartlett as LG Division 23 The club pledged to support the Iodine Deficiency Project. Korczowski-Fuller Award presented to Bob Dutro and Joel Sheppard. 1996 - 1997 Club again won Capital District Multiple Service award for Stu Spirn's presidency Korczowski-Fuller Award presented to Lynwood Johnson and Ed Wigley 1997- 1998 Mary Lee Darling became our first woman president The Shrimp Feast set a record profit of $13,700 (a 60% increase over year before) In its first 40 years, our club has contributed leadership to our Kiwanis District and to our Division To the district, it has given a governor and a District Foundation president, and to the Division it has given five Lt Governors Our club has fathered and nourished the healthy Kiwanis family that we have today in the Williamsburg area It has sponsored and has a wonderful working relationship with the William and Mary Circle K Club, and it sponsors Key Clubs at Walsingham Academy, Lafayette High School and Jamestown High School It sponsored the very active Colonial Capitol Club in Williamsburg, and it has co-sponsored and supported other clubs in our division. Club members have devoted countless hours and workdays to numerous worthwhile community projects, sponsoring valuable community activities, and raising funds to support youth activity programs and community service organizations During its first 40 years, our club has raised and donated to its youth programs and to community service organizations over $375,000 At the rate we are going, we should exceed the half million-dollar mark when we celebrate our 50th birthday. Korczowski-Fuller Award presented to Bill Person, David Bowditch, and Leslie Hall Compiled by Don Ball, Club Historian 1998 - 1999 Korczowski-Fuller Award presented to Bob Pinto, Shel Molter, and Frank Force (non-Kiwanian) 1999 - 2000 As of March 2, 2000, when club membership was 205, our club was the largest club in Division 23, the third largest in the Capital District (MD, VA, DE, and DC) and twenty-sixth largest in the world Korczowski-Fuller Award presented to Carol Mann, George Zavodnick, and John Favret 2000 - 2001 The club has been presenting awards since 1961 when it established an annual Distinguished Youth Award for a boy and a girl of $250 each Several valuable awards are still being offered The awards that support our Williamsburg Kiwanis family are the Delaney Awards which are made to members of Circle K Clubs and Key Clubs for outstanding commitment to community service In 2001, the awardees for the four family clubs were remarkable for collectively having put in more than 6,000 hours of community service The Korczowski-Fuller Award is described in the year 1988 A third award, made by Kiwanis International, to outstanding club members is the Hixon Award A $1,000 contribution by the club in the name of each awardee is made to the Kiwanis International Foundation A fourth award made by the club is the Teenager of the Year Award Korczowski-Fuller Award presented to Denise Fernades, Billy Scruggs, and Bill Barner 2001 - 2002 The club established a new Builders Club (Middle School level) at Walsingham Academy, in effect adding a new generation to our active Williamsburg Kiwanis family which now includes a Circle K Club and three Key Clubs At the Capital District Mid - Winter Conference in February, our club took these four awards: Winner: Club Attendance; Winner: Kiwanis Family Hands On Service; Fund-raising; Winner: Kiwanis Family Hands on Service Award-Support; and Kiwanis Family Hands On Service Award-Project Korczowski-Fuller Award presented to Don Bentley, Ed Bolster, and John Hodges Year End: 214 Projects Completed, 6705 Service Hours, $8080 Spent, 34 Interclubs 2002 - 2003 Korczowski-Fuller Award presented to Carol Copenhaver and Rita Davis (non-Kiwanian) Year End: 149 Projects Completed, 2660 Service Hours, $3054 Spent, 30 Interclubs 2003 - 2004 (From E-Builder, May 2004) KIDS (Kiwanis Is Donating Smiles) is a project of the Kiwanis Club of Williamsburg Foundation and Busch Gardens It joins the two organizations in brightening the lives of underprivileged children with free visits to Busch Gardens Each $20 donation to the Kiwanis Club of Williamsburg Foundation is matched with a free ticket to Busch Gardens for an underprivileged child In 6 years about 2,000 children have spent a memorable day at Busch Gardens and the Kiwanis Club of Williamsburg Foundation has received close to $30,000 Korczowski-Fuller Award presented to Ron Campana and Wilbur Davis Year End: 160 Projects Completed, 3314 Service Hours, $2102 Spent, 39 Interclubs 2004 - 2005 Contributed $726 to Tsunami Relief Effort Korczowski-Fuller Award presented to Michael Fox and Lois Hornsby Year End: 165 Projects Completed, 3288 Service Hours, $26,569 Spent, 35 Interclubs 2005 - 2006 (E-Builder, Nov 2005) Past President John Sadler had the distinct pleasure of awarding three George F Hixson Fellowships during a special induction of the club's slate of new officers recently Named to honor the first Kiwanis International President and its only leader to serve two terms as its president (1916-1918), the Hixson is considered among this service organization's most prestigious award Funding for these fellowships was contributed to the Kiwanis International Worldwide Service Project to help eradicate iodine deficiency disorder, the number one cause of preventable mental retardation in children Working with UNICEF, Kiwanis has raised millions towards this worthy cause Sadler presented Hixson Fellowship medallions to: former president Tom Jordan, Colonial Polo Cup 2005 project manager Doug Haller, and assistant secretary Norm Murtaugh Korczowski-Fuller Award presented to Bert Aaron Year End: 183 Projects Completed, 3199 Service Hours, $5,478 Spent, 46 Interclubs 2006 - 2007 Korczowski-Fuller Award presented to Emeric Fischer, Channing Hall, and Sandy Wanner; and William O'Donovan Year End: 162 Projects Completed, 3790 Service Hours, $8689 Spent, 63 Interclubs 2007 - 2008 Year End: 183 Projects Completed, 9,277 Service Hours, $47,028 Spent, 37 Interclubs 2008 - 2009 Year End: 159 Projects Completed, 1817 Service Hours, $17,207 Spent, 38 Interclubs 2009 - 2010 Year End: 59 Projects, 1237 Service Hours, $4,869 Spent, 323 Interclubs, $0 CD Founation 2010 - 2011 Year End: 61 Projects, 1225 Service Hours, $2253 Spent, 27 Interclubs, $100 CD Founation 2011 - 2012 2012 - 2013 2013 - 2014 2014 - 2015 2015 - 2016 2016 - 2017 2017 - 2018 2018 - 2019 2019 - 2020 2020 - 2021 |