Good Friends + Good Food and Entertainment = Good Times! -  8/6/2010

Our quarterly Club Family Dinner Social was a huge success.  Twenty-Two members and spouses were in attendance.  The dinner was delicious with lamb chops and smothered chicken breasts, vegetables and rice.  This was topped off with apple struddle and ice cream.  Wine,coffee,and tea, who could want for more?   Of course we ate too much.  During dinner we watched a DVD provided by Saul Lowe of the "Radio City Rockettes".  After dinner (Shown in the picture)(more)

It Was Too Hot To Boogaloo! -  6/27/2010

This picture was taken last Sunday, June 27,2010 at Towne Point Park in downtown Norfolk.  It was the last day of the Bayou Boogaloo and as a fund raiser we worked a concession stand named "The Lazy Lizard Lounge" for FestEvents.  Please notice the lack of customers. The Bayou Boogaloo is an annual event sponsored by FestEvents in Norfolk.  It features Cajun food and music.  There are always a lot of vendors there also.  It is a three day affair (Friday, Saturday and(more)

A Great Two Speaker Program -  6/24/2010
Shown in the picture from left to right are: Greta Boyd (Donor Relations(more)

Guest Speaker Virginia Senator Fred Quayle Brings Us Up-to-date. -  6/10/2010
In the picture from left to right are our President JoAnn Brooks, Fred(more)

Six Deserving High School Seniors Receive $!,000.00 College Scholarship Awards. -  6/3/2010

Shown in the picture from left to right are: Jerry Brown (Kiwanis Club of Churchland Past-President); Aslyn A. Blohm (Western Branch HS); Rachel L. Peterson (Stonebridge HS); Jill L. Reynolds (Stonebridge HS); Marlene L. Lichty (Western Branch HS); Lena M. Wallace (Western Branch HS); Rebecca H. Rich (Western Branch HS) and Gerry Reust (President, First Team Toyota). Our club meeting program of June 3, 2010 was special and unique.  It was special because it was (more)

Wester Branch High School Key Club serves at Elizabeth River Run -  5/29/2010

Shown in the picture are volunteer member of the Western Branch Key Club. This was the 31st Elizabeth River Run, a Tidewater Strider Grand Prix Event.  It  was held in downtown Portsmouth and started and ended at the Ntelos Pavilion at Harbor Center.  Things started early, the Crawford Street Mile went off at 7:45 AM and the ERR 10K Run & Walk Division started at 8:00 AM.  By 10:00 AM it was all over.  The races ended earlier than in previous years because(more)

Western Branch High School Key Club Installs New Officers -  5/25/2010

Shown in the picture are Jack Lyons (Kiwanis Key Club Advisor)  Angie Stevens (Faculty Key Club Advisor)  Paulette MacBride Faculty Key Club Advisor)  and the incoming officers are: Corissa Tracy President; Christina Hudgins Vice-President; Amy Pinegar Secretary; Kayla Cook Treasurer and Jordan Brown Editor. On Tuesday afternoon May 25, at 3:50 PM the Western Branch High School Key Club started their meeting in the Faculty Lunch Room.  The reason for this meeting was to(more)

Homearama at Founders Pointe May 15,16,2010 Our Latest Fund Raiser -  5/16/2010
Saturday May 15 and Sunday May 16 our club members worked a(more)

Kiwanis Divisions 16 and 21 National Day of Prayer Breakfast 2010 Another Success -  5/6/2010
This year we had over 300 Kiwanians, guests, city and state officials(more)

KiwanisOne Day at the Holiday House. -  4/10/2010

KiwanisOne Day was a beautiful Spring day this year.  It was a sunny day, not too hot or not too cold.  It was perfect for the indoor and outdoor activities that we planned for the Holiday House located in Portsmouth, Virginia.   The Holiday House is a home for "Special Needs" children. The picture shown is some of our Key Clubbers playing games with the residents of Holiday House.  While the Key Clubbers entertained the children inside us Kiwanians had a little(more)

DAC Easter Egg Hunt - The Kids Had Fun and We Did Too! -  4/2/2010
It was a beautiful spring day.  A perfect day for a Easter Egg Hunt.  We did our job and hid the eggs then coaxed the children on where to find them.  The kids sure had fun and us old kids did too.  To view more pictures of this event go to our "Photo Album'.  Just click on "Events" in the left menu then "Photo Album.

Kiwanis Club of Churchland Receives Honor Club Recognition -  3/27/2010

At our Hampton Roads Mid-Winter Kiwanis Family Reunion held on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at the Phoebus High School in Hampton, Virginia our Kiwanis Club of Churchland received a Honor Club Banner presented by the Kiwanis International Foundation.  To reach Honor Club status a club must have at least one third of its members as George F Hixon Fellowship members, Tablet of Honor Recipients, and/or Heritage Society members.  We have 37 members, 14 of which are George F Hixon(more)

2nd Annual Pancake Breakfast Fund Raiser, Another Success! -  2/20/2010
Held on Saturday, 20 February, our 2nd Annual Pancake(more)

National Day of Prayer Breakfast Committee holds It's First Meeting. -  2/6/2010
Our country's National Day of Prayer is the first Thursday in May of each(more)

Big Turn-out for our Club's Family Dinner Social! -  2/5/2010
We had a big turn-out for our Kiwanis Club Family Dinner Social.  It(more)

Churchland Kiwanis Club Feeds the Homeless! -  1/28/2010

Each year during the winter the Church of St Therese provides a week of shelter for the homeless living in the Western Branch of Chesapeake and the City of Portsmouth.  As one of our community service projects we provide and serve them a hot breakfast on Thursday morning. (Our meeting day)  The breakfast is served at 5:30 AM (Just like being in the military again)  At 6:15 AM a City bus picks them up and takes them to their jobs in downtown Portsmouth. (Those that have jobs that(more)

Not One but Two New Members Join Our Ranks! -  1/28/2010
We are very happy to announce that Tom Hemiup and Richard Carmichael(more)

Past President (2008-09) Jerry Brown Receives His Captial District Foundation Life Membership! -  1/28/2010
From left to right the picture shows Past-President Jerry Brown (2008-09) and Secretary Larry Brown.  Larry was honored to present his brother Jerry a Life Membership in our Capital District Foundation.  Jerry had a very successful term as our president and our members are grateful for all of his hard work and leadership.

Community Service Painting Project Covered by the Faithful Five +1  -  1/23/2010

Each year our club provides a service project to The Church of St Therese.  These projects are different each year and are planned to serve the needs of the church.  It is an effort to show our gratitude to St Therese for their generosity in providing us with such a wonderful meeting hall. Our service project this year was to paint the halls leading to the church administrative office.  Our task started at 9:00 AM and was completed by 12:00 PM.  Not bad at all.  At times(more)

Division 21 Council Meeting  -  1/9/2010

Our second quarter Division 21 Council meeting was held on January 9, 2010 at 9:00 AM at the Suffolk Presbyterian Church.  It was a busy meeting with no time for breaks.  Lt Governor Peter Stephenson moved the program in a professional manner.  Along with our individual club reports of our activities over the past 3 months a lot of information and material was covered.  Some of the items discussed were:     1.  Regional K-Family Reunion at (more)

Captain Matt Satterlee of Portsmouth Salvation Army Receives a Check and a Hug! -  12/17/2009
Captain Matthew Satterlee, leader of the Portsmouth Salvation Army was presented a grant and a hug from President JoAnn Brooks.  This event took place at our regular club meeting of December 17, 2009.  Matt is also a member of our club and this was a fun event.

Churchland Club and It's Key Clubs Ring the Bells for the Salvation Army! -  12/12/2009

Shown in the picture is Captain Matthew Satterlee, Pastor and leader of the Portsmouth Salvation Army.  Matt is also a member of our Churchland Kiwanis Club.  Even though this is the busiest time of the year for Matt, he took the time from his schedule to serve a bell ringing shift with us.  On Friday and Saturday, 11 and 12, December 2009 (from 10 AM until 8 PM) we manned the Salvation Army stations at the Wal-Mart Center located at Chesapeake Square Mall in Chesapeake,(more)

Principal John Sykes of Western Branch High School Our Keynote Speaker. -  11/19/2009
Shown in the picture are JoAnn Brooks our President and John Sykes Principal of Western Branch High School.  His talk was filled with statistics and achievements of Western Branch High School.  The program was so interesting that the questions and answers ran into overtime.  Thank you again John for giving us some of your time.

Stonebridge Key Club Officers and Advisors for 2009-10. -  10/27/2009
This picture was taken at the Stonebridge Key Club's meeting of October(more)

Our 6th Annual Reverse Raffle and Silent Auction Fund Raiser another Success! -  10/23/2009

In the picture shown are the winners of our 6th Annual Reverse Raffle and Silent Auction that was held at the Social Hall of the Church of St Therese.  These are the 5 winners of the $5,000.00 grand prize.  They decided to end the draw down and each take a $1,000.00 prize.  From left to right is Larry Brown (that's me in shorts), Millie Lancaster, Barbara Redmon, and Richard Wagner.  So there are 5 winners and only 4 people in the picture.  Where is the 5th(more)

Capital District Governor Don Dudey Attends Our Hampton Road Growth Summit. -  10/3/2009
Shown in the picture from left to right is Governor Don Dudey, Larry Brown(more)

Kiwanis International Awards Member Saul Lowe a Certificate of Appreciation! -  9/17/2009

Shown in the picture above from left to right President Jerry Brown Presents member Saul Lowe a Certificate of Appreciation for being a sustaining doner to the Kiwanis International Foundation-Childrens Fund for the year 2008-2009. Saul joined Kiwanis on September 24, 1974.  Between the Merrimac Kiwanis Club and the Churchland Kiwanis Club he now has Thirty-Five years of active service.  He is a member of the Legion of Honor and has served in many offices both at club and division(more)

A Special Guest Speaker! -  8/27/2009
At our regular meeting of August 27, 2009 our special guest speaker was(more)

Nineth Annual Kiwanis Division 21 Kid's Fishing Day a Huge Success! -  7/21/2009

We could not have asked for a better day.  Even though the temperature reached the upper 80's a cool northwest breeze kept us comfortable.  The first volunteers arrived at 6:30 AM and started unloading the trailer and trucks.  There were tents and tables to be set up both on shore and on the pier.  A lot of supplies and gear had to be moved and installed.  As the volunteers arrived they joined in with the setup.  Most volunteers were experienced from previous(more)

Prep Day Mission Accomplished -  7/19/2009

It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon when the Division 21 faithful volunteers arrived at the home of Wes and Darlene Brown located on Magruder Road in Smithfield.  Most of us did not go to our homes after our church services but went straight to Smithfield.  There was a lot to do in preparation for next Tuesday's Annual Division 21 Kid's Fishing Day.  First we set up tents and tables in Wesley's back yard.  Then we unloaded supplies from his trailer and boxes of fishing rods (more)

Final Day of Harborfest a Rainy Day Event.  -  7/5/2009

Rain, Thunder and Lightning Could Not Stop "Savor the South" -  6/13/2009
It was a one day event.  A Division 21 Community Service(more)

Five High School Graduates Win $1000 College Scholarships -  6/4/2009
The graduates shown in the picture above are: (from left to right)(more)

WBHS Key Club Installs Officers for 2009-2010! -  6/2/2009

In the picture from left to right are the Key Club Advisors and Key Club Officers for 2009-2010.  Advisors - Jack Lyons Churchland Kiwanis Club; Angie Stevens and Joel Schlabach WBHS Faculty; Officers - Rebecca Rich, President; Shelby Quinn, Vice-President; Corissa Tracy, Secretary; Rachel Parker, Treasurer.   The meeting was the last Key Club meeting of the semester and was held in the Faculty Dining Room at 4:00 PM.  There were sandwiches, cakes and brownies,(more)

WBHS Key Club has Big Turn Out for ERR! -  5/23/2009

The Western Branch High School (WBHS) Key Club turned out in full force to serve the runners at the Elizabeth River Run (ERR) On Saturday morning May 23, 2009.  There were 11 members from the Key Club and 4 members from the Kiwanis Club of Churchland.  This is the first year that we have invited the Key Clubbers to join us in this event.  It was a good mix.  The Key Club members did a super job and had a lot of fun.  We manned a water station on Crawford Parkway(more)

Kiwanis Clubs of South Hampton Roads National Day of Prayer Breakfast sets record for attendance. -  5/7/2009
Our annual National Day of Prayer Breakfast included the clubs in division(more)

Churchland Kiwanis Club Family Dinner Social was enjoyed by all! -  5/5/2009
Our club has decided that all work and no play makes us feel(more)

City of Portsmouth Employee of the Year Award won by the same Department for the second year. -  4/16/2009

This event was the 35th Kiwanis award to the City of Portsmouth Employee of the Year.  It took place at our regular club meeting held on April 16, 2009.  A Kiwanis committee selects the recipient from the nominees presented by the City Departments.  The revolving departmental plaque contains the names of the thirty five winners and will be in the possession of the winning department until the next annual award.  Co-chairmen Saul Lowe and Richard Wagner did and excellent job(more)

KiwanisOne Day Project a Huge Success ... -  4/4/2009

KiwanisOne Day is observed each year by the Kiwanis International Family.  It is a day that the Kiwanis Clubs members bond together with their sponsored Key Clubs to perform a community service.  This year we worked with Stonebridge and Western Branch High Schools Key Clubbers at the Oasis Social Ministry, 1020 High St. Portsmouth, VA.  Our task was to paint the floor in the Thrift Shop. There were 24 volunteers in our work party. (18 Key Clubbers and 6 Kiwanians)  The(more)