Lightfoot Restaurant in downtown Leesburg across from the courthouse.
Are you interested in learning more about our club? Why not attend a meeting or join us at one of our upcoming community service projects? Everything is in the calendar; please contact us for more information. We’d love to meet you!
Until Covid-19 our club met at Lightfoot Restaurant on the first and third Thursdays of the month, 6 pm. We will return to dinner meetings when it is safe, but until then we meet on Zoom at 6:30 pm; contact the club for an invite link–guests, and visiting and transferring Kiwanians always are welcome.
At our March 18 meeting Nancy Rybicki, marine biologist and retired USGS Aquatic xx Ecologist, will speak about an invasive species of water chestnut in our watershed that could threaten the Potomac River. Learn about the threat and what you can do to help eradicate it.
Help Stop the Spread of a New Species of Water Chestnut (Trapa bispinosa): Localities, pond management personnel and the general public are asked to look for a new species of Water Chestnut (genus Trapa) recently found in the Potomac Watershed. It has been spreading since 1995 so you may have already encountered this floating aquatic vegetation growing over the surface of a pond, lake or other fresh waterbody. This species (http://mdinvasives.org/iotm/july-2019/) is identified by the seed cases having two spines instead of four found in the Eurasian Water Chestnut. Reports of this or other invasive aquatic species can be made via the US Geological Survey Nonindigenous Aquatic Species web page, https://nas.er.usgs.gov/SightingReport.aspx. Water Chestnut (an annual) will sprout in April and May, spread over the water surface and then flower and fruit by July; it drops seeds all season until it senesces after a hard frost. To stop the spread, management by harvesting the plants in July is very successful in eradicating the plants but it may take several years of effort, if some seeds lay dormant. Early detection helps reduce removal costs and ecological impacts.
Distribution map (Trapa bispinosa): https://nas.er.usgs.gov/viewer/omap.aspx?id=f3a647f4-6906-4928-b5b4-1421cd95a211
White House Ornaments Going On Sale Our biggest fundraiser of the year is about to begin. Get your 2022 White House Christmas ornaments from us--all proceeds go to service to the community serving children from pre-schoolers through high school students. You'll be hard-pressed to beat our $20 per ornament price, and we deliver free in Loudoun County in late October-early November, in time for the holidays. To order send your name, quantity, and address to leesburgkiwanis@gmail.com. ... See MoreSee Less
Parker's Progress Our club is fortunate to be able to help Parker deal with his complex medical issues. We purchased a balance board and therapy benches, and are helping with his speech, music, and riding therapy--here are a couple photos. His mom said she can see a difference in Parker! Just another example of Kiwanis serving children. ... See MoreSee Less
When Marge Crouch’s newborn needed care at a children’s hospital, she turned to her Kiwanis club to staff an information desk for parents. That led to another project: the Riley Parent Comfort Cart. Those efforts and others earned Marge the Indianapolis Business Journal’s Healthcare Hero award. #KidsNeedKiwanis... See MoreSee Less
The cart, known at Riley as the “convenience store on wheels,” has served since 2006 as a lifeline for inpatients and their families, providing snacks, toiletries and other everyday items free of charge so families of Riley patients can focus on their children.
Thanks for your patience while we addressed the voting situation for the Legacy of Play contest. We've reset the voting, and it's now open for you, your club members and your community to vote. Any votes cast before September 22 will need to be cast again.
Remember, you can vote once every 24 hours, and we've extended the voting period until noon EDT on October 4. Vote now at play.kiwanis.org. ... See MoreSee Less
Club Calendar
Are you interested in learning more about our club? Why not attend a meeting or join us at one of our upcoming community service projects? Everything is in the calendar; please contact us for more information. We’d love to meet you!
Until Covid-19 our club met at Lightfoot Restaurant on the first and third Thursdays of the month, 6 pm. We will return to dinner meetings when it is safe, but until then we meet on Zoom at 6:30 pm; contact the club for an invite link–guests, and visiting and transferring Kiwanians always are welcome.
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At our March 18 meeting Nancy Rybicki, marine biologist and retired USGS Aquatic xx Ecologist, will speak about an invasive species of water chestnut in our watershed that could threaten the Potomac River. Learn about the threat and what you can do to help eradicate it.
Help Stop the Spread of a New Species of Water Chestnut (Trapa bispinosa): Localities, pond management personnel and the general public are asked to look for a new species of Water Chestnut (genus Trapa) recently found in the Potomac Watershed. It has been spreading since 1995 so you may have already encountered this floating aquatic vegetation growing over the surface of a pond, lake or other fresh waterbody. This species (http://mdinvasives.org/iotm/july-2019/) is identified by the seed cases having two spines instead of four found in the Eurasian Water Chestnut. Reports of this or other invasive aquatic species can be made via the US Geological Survey Nonindigenous Aquatic Species web page, https://nas.er.usgs.gov/SightingReport.aspx. Water Chestnut (an annual) will sprout in April and May, spread over the water surface and then flower and fruit by July; it drops seeds all season until it senesces after a hard frost. To stop the spread, management by harvesting the plants in July is very successful in eradicating the plants but it may take several years of effort, if some seeds lay dormant. Early detection helps reduce removal costs and ecological impacts.
Distribution map (Trapa bispinosa): https://nas.er.usgs.gov/viewer/omap.aspx?id=f3a647f4-6906-4928-b5b4-1421cd95a211
Also see http://mdinvasives.org/iotm/july-2019/,
Trapa bispinosa profile and distribution maps by Ian Pfingsten (USGS)(https://nas.er.usgs.gov/viewer/omap.aspx?id=f3a647f4-6906-4928-b5b4-1421cd95a211),Virginia or https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/SpeciesAnimatedMap.aspx?speciesID=2974, and The Virginia Plant Atlas(http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=4646&search=Search).
It’s been in the media on ABC7 news https://wjla.com/news/local/invasive-plant-species-potomac-watershed
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White House Ornaments Going On Sale
Our biggest fundraiser of the year is about to begin. Get your 2022 White House Christmas ornaments from us--all proceeds go to service to the community serving children from pre-schoolers through high school students. You'll be hard-pressed to beat our $20 per ornament price, and we deliver free in Loudoun County in late October-early November, in time for the holidays. To order send your name, quantity, and address to leesburgkiwanis@gmail.com. ... See MoreSee Less
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Parker's Progress
Our club is fortunate to be able to help Parker deal with his complex medical issues. We purchased a balance board and therapy benches, and are helping with his speech, music, and riding therapy--here are a couple photos. His mom said she can see a difference in Parker! Just another example of Kiwanis serving children. ... See MoreSee Less
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When Marge Crouch’s newborn needed care at a children’s hospital, she turned to her Kiwanis club to staff an information desk for parents. That led to another project: the Riley Parent Comfort Cart. Those efforts and others earned Marge the Indianapolis Business Journal’s Healthcare Hero award. #KidsNeedKiwanis ... See MoreSee Less
2021 Health Care Heroes: Volunteer stocks ‘comfort’ cart for patients’ parents, caregivers - Indianapolis Business Journal
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The cart, known at Riley as the “convenience store on wheels,” has served since 2006 as a lifeline for inpatients and their families, providing snacks, toiletries and other everyday items free of charge so families of Riley patients can focus on their children.Comment on Facebook
Thanks for your patience while we addressed the voting situation for the Legacy of Play contest. We've reset the voting, and it's now open for you, your club members and your community to vote. Any votes cast before September 22 will need to be cast again.
Remember, you can vote once every 24 hours, and we've extended the voting period until noon EDT on October 4. Vote now at play.kiwanis.org. ... See MoreSee Less
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