2021 - 2022
Division 08
President Secretary

1926
President John W Irwin Secretary

1927
President George K Wysong Secretary

1928
President Jerry White Secretary

1929
President Fontaine Alexander Secretary

1930
President John Lewis Secretary

1931
President H Paxson Whitmore Secretary

1932
President John Lewis Secretary

1933
President H Paxson Whitmore Secretary

1934
President Shirley Nichols Secretary

1935
President I H Russell Secretary

1936
President John Alfriend Secretary

1937
President Melvin T Strider Secretary

1938
President Lee Bushong Secretary

1939
President Dr Henry T McDonald Secretary

1940
President T Warner Lowery Secretary

1941
President Jonas Funkhouser Secretary

1942
President Gene Ross Secretary
Governor Dr Henry T McDonald

1943
President John Yeats McDonald Secretary

1944
President N Bolton / Dr J L Van Metre Secretary

1945
President Roy Foot / W B Pendleton Secretary

1946
President James M Moler Secretary

1947
President C B Tapscott Secretary Joseph P Christian

1948
President John Earl Ward Secretary Joseph P Christian

1949
President Max Brown Secretary Joseph P Christian

1950
President Guy Davis Secretary Joseph P Christian
Governor J Burns Huyett

1951
President Donald Eackles Secretary Joseph P Christian

1952
President Joe Thompson Secretary

1953
President Phil Hunter Secretary

1954
President Allen Marshall Secretary

1955
President T A Whitacre Secretary

1956
President Richard Brockman Secretary
Governor James M Moler

1957
President Edgar C Heckman Secretary Joseph P Christian

1958
President Frederick O Byrer Secretary Joseph P Christian

1959
President William O Hund Secretary Joseph P Christian

1960
Division 05
President Leo J Widmyer Secretary Joseph P Christian
LG Charles F Printz

1961
President Albert J Nerhood Secretary Joseph P Christian
Kiwanis International Trustee James M Moler

1962
President H Richard Adams Secretary Joseph P Christian
Kiwanis International Trustee James M Moler

1963
President Charles F Printz Secretary Joseph P Christian
Kiwanis International Trustee James M Moler

1964
Division 05
President Jack R Huyett Secretary Joseph P Christian
LG Frederick O Byrer
Kiwanis International Trustee James M Moler

1965
President Thomas Steptoe Secretary Joseph P Christian
Kiwanis International Vice President James M Moler

1966
President F S Woodford Secretary Joseph P Christian
Kiwanis International Vice President James M Moler

1967
President Jack B Akers Secretary Joseph P Christian
Kiwanis International President James M Moler

1968
Division 05
President Roscoe R Payne Secretary Joseph P Christian
Kiwanis International President James M Moler
LG Leo J Widmyer

1969
President Edward W Clem Secretary Joseph P Christian

1969 - 1970
President Warren Mickey Secretary Joseph P Christian

1970 -1971
President Seth Mack Wilkinson Secretary Joseph P Christian

1971 - 1972
President Henry G Jovanelly Secretary Joseph P Christian

1972 - 1973
Division 05
President John A Ward Secretary Joseph P Christian
LG Roscoe R Payne

1973 - 1974
President John W Rose Secretary Joseph P Christian

1974 - 1975
President Robert D Ott Secretary Joseph P Christian

1975 - 1976
Division 05
President Lester C Willingham Secretary Joseph P Christian
LG H Richard Adams

1976 - 1977
Division 05
President William H Wheatley Secretary Joseph P Christian
Governor Roscoe R Payne

1977 - 1978
President Ronald L Widmyer Secretary Joseph P Christian
LG Robert D Ott

1978 - 1979
President Russell W Collins Secretary Joseph P Christian

1979 - 1980
President Peter H Daugherty Secretary Joseph P Christian

1980 - 1981
President Kenneth P Akers Secretary Joseph P Christian

1981 - 1982
Division 05
President Michael A Johnson Secretary Joseph P Christian
John A Ward

1982 - 1983
Division 05
President Phillip T Porterfield III Secretary Joseph P Christian
LG Kenneth P Akers

1983 - 1984
President James Heflebower Secretary Joseph P Christian

1984 - 1985
President P M Minke Secretary Joseph P Christian

1985 - 1986
President Rev James W Chambly Secretary Joseph P Christian
Governor John A Ward

1986 - 1987
Division 06
President Rocco C Cipriano Secretary Joseph P Christian
LG Lester C Willingham

1987 - 1988
President Thomas W Steptoe Secretary Joseph P Christian

1988 - 1989
President R Kent Schreiber Secretary Joseph P Christian

1989 - 1990
President Frederick P Barnette Secretary Joseph P Christian

1990 - 1991
President Norvill L Willis Secretary James Heflebower

1991 - 1992
President Secretary

1992 - 1993
President Secretary

1993 - 1994
President Secretary

1994 - 1995
President Secretary

1995 - 1996
President Secretary

1996 - 1997
President Secretary

1997 - 1998
President Secretary

1998 - 1999
President Secretary

1999 - 2000
President Secretary

2000 - 2001
President Secretary

2001 - 2002
President Secretary

2002 - 2003
President Secretary

2003 - 2004
President Secretary

2004 - 2005
President Secretary

2005 - 2006
President Secretary

2006 - 2007
President Secretary

2007 - 2008
President Secretary

2008 - 2009
President Secretary

2009 - 2010
President Secretary

2010 - 2011
President Secretary

2011 - 2012
President Secretary

2012 - 2013
President Secretary

2013 - 2014
President Secretary

2014 - 2015
President Secretary

2015 - 2016
President Secretary

2016 - 2017
President Secretary

2017 - 2018
President Secretary

2018 - 2019
President Secretary

2020 - 2021
President Secretary
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History (taken from their web page)
Since 1926, the Kiwanis Club of Charles Town, WV has been living up to its goal of improving the community and providing opportunities for the children of Charles Town by spearheading and participating in various service projects.

Two early projects were sponsorship of the Shenandoah River bridge construction so that residents east of the river could have easier access to the rest of Jefferson County, and then advocacy for a highway from the bridge to the top of the mountain. When Virginia was reluctant to build four miles of road on their side of the mountain, Charles Town Kiwanians partnered with the Leesburg Rotary Club to convince the Virginia Commissioner of Highways to finish the job.

In 1931 the Club purchased 126 acres of land for a Boy Scout camp but eventually, when Scout camps were consolidated at another location, the property was sold. The proceeds were donated to a new hospital. Fourteen years later, the Club sponsored another new hospital for which $400,000 was underwritten by Kiwanis member R.J. Funkhouser. Deeper into the Depression, the Club managed to raise money to grade the high school athletic field, produce a motion picture about Charles Town, and with the assistance of the Public Service Commission, persuade the telephone company to install modern French telephones instead of the old crank phones in use at the time.

In the decades that followed, the Club sought to create a recreational area in Charles Town which led to the development of Jefferson Memorial Park and construction of its swimming pool. With encouragement from Club member Mickey Johnson, the Charles Town Kiwanis sponsored a Jefferson County Little League team and built a baseball field behind Jefferson High School for League use. To this day, a Leetown Science Center Fishing Derby, a program initiated by Club member Dr. Rocco Cipriano and conducted annually by Van and Beth Ott, provides a morning of catch-and-release fishing for developmentally disabled children.
Before moving too far into the present, mention must be made of a particularly interesting past event, the election in 1966 of a Charles Town Kiwanis member, Dr. James Moler, to the presidency of Kiwanis International. That year in Paris, Dr. Molar and his wife Katharine, had the unique experience of welcoming to the Kiwanis organization the first international member club. Imagine, a small-town educator and his wife, a teacher at the tiny Millville school, traveling the world to represent an international organization of some 300,000 members. What an honor for Charles town.

Today, the Charles Town Kiwanis Club takes pride in its commitment to kindergarten-through-college education. For many years the Club has sponsored high school Key Clubs and awarded scholarships to graduating seniors. One annual scholarship is for use at the Sheperd University and is financed by a gift from the estate of Dr. Molar. A second award is for use at a school of the recipient’s choice. The Club has also contributed to the Sheperd University Foundation since its inception in 1966. To that, we added sponsorship of a K-Kids club at Wright Denny Intermediate School in 2015 and our Builders Club is scheduled to kick-off at Charles Town Middle School at the beginning of the 2016-17 school year.

Kiwanis’ Bring-Up-Your-Grades (BUGs) award programs are quarterly events at several Charles Town elementary schools. Ranson elementary has added to its program the David Fuller Award for Achievement in honor of that Club member’s dedication to the school. A very special highlight of the Kiwanis year is the 8th Grade Achievement Awards night, traditionally held at Harpers Ferry Middle School. Under this program, county middle schools are invited to nominate outstanding students for Kiwanis recognition and encouragement to achieve their educational goals.

The Club’s longevity is all the more remarkable considering the challenges it has faced in the last several years from loss of revenue to dwindling membership numbers. As the population of Charles Town has grown, so have the needs of its youth, the focus of the Club’s commitment to the community. Continuation of the Club’s youth service programs and supporting fundraising projects depends on hours of member commitment each month.

Most of the money raised by the Charles Town Club supports its youth programs, especially the project for which the Club is best known, Santa’s Toy Shop. Through this program, parents experiencing financial stress are selected by the Community Ministries to visit the Toy Shop and select, at no cost, several gifts for their children so that they too will enjoy a happy holiday.