IMG_5917.JPG=David Heppner, Past President of Lynchburg and PLG Division 2, is now a Capital District Trustee for the Southwest Region.  He introduced his brother United States Army Medical Corp Colonel Gray Heppner, M.D. as the Key Note speaker.  It was also Gray’s birthday on January 15th.
IMG_5943.JPG=Mary Heppner, COL Gray Heppner, Nancy Cressy and Past Governor Bob Cressy.  The Cressy’s assisted the Lynchburg club in supporting the nomination for the Kiwanis International World Service Medal Award for 2009.
IMG_5935.JPG=President Ken Price, Capital District Governor Don Dudey and COL Gray Heppner.  Governor Don praised the Lynchburg club for 90 years of service and COL Heppner for his medical research after the dinner.
IMG_5900.JPG=Past Lt. Governors and Roanoke Kiwanis Club members John Montgomery and Lloyd Enoch pay their respect.
IMG_5898.JPG=Lin and Governor Elect Tom Varner, Ashland, Key Club Governor Samah McGona, and Past Governor Fred Terrell, Lynchburg, at the Charter Night dinner, Randolph College.
IMG_5920.JPG=COL Heppner is deputy commander of the Walter Reed Army Institute of research who has been working on malaria eradication presented the status on malaria which is the #1 cause of the death of young African children and of his research to develop a vaccine to control malaria.  Over 3,000 children die every DAY of malaria.
IMG_5929.JPG=COL Gray Heppner was the recipient of the prestigious 2009 Kiwanis International World Service Medal for his work on malaria research at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, African in-country research at sponsored clinics and vaccine research at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.  Kiwanis International added a $10,000 award to COL Heppner to continue his research.
IMG_5899.JPG=Key Club Governor Samah McGona and Capital District Key Club Administrator Joe Stankus all smiles.
IMG_5995.JPG=Kiwanis Club of Lynchburg, Virginia’s 90th Charter Night Anniversary celebration.  Lynchburg is the 8th oldest Kiwanis Club in the Capital District receiving its charter January 15th, 1920, with 28 members. This was five years after Kiwanis was founded.  The club’s business memberships included fire insurance agent, life insurance agent, two in retail automobiles, two clergy, two grain brokers, a railroad agent, a general physician, a financer, investments, a dentist, and a saving bank president among many other businesses.  This was a cross section of the industries of Lynchburg.
IMG_5896.JPG=Key Club Governor Samah McGona, Past Governor Bob Cressy and Nancy, President Elect of Potomac, MD club.
IMG_5895.JPG=Past President Edward McCann (1990) welcomed Kiwanians and guests to the gala after the social hour at Randolph College’s beautiful campus.  Over one hundred people attended the charter night.  After dinner, Ed introduced the head table. Note the camera: other duties as assigned.
IMG_5941.JPG=COL Gray Heppner, Jr., M.D., Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.
IMG_5924.JPG=The slide presentation was very informative.  For example, COL Heppner states while virtually eliminated in North America, malaria is on the resurgence in Africa and South East Asia.  There is inadequate prevention.  Bed nets saves lives, but are under used.  Indoor DDT spraying saves lives, but is not adequately used.  Affordable drugs are not effective and effective drugs are not affordable.  There is no vaccine yet.
IMG_5934.JPG=Lynchburg President Ken Price, COL Gray Heppner M.D., Ed McCann and District Trustee David Heppner.  President Price presented COL Gray Heppner a check from the club for $1,100 to help his research.  The Lynchburg club nominated COL Heppner for his 2009 Kiwanis International World Service Medal award at the KI Convention in Nashville.
IMG_5903.JPG=Division 2 Lt. Governor William Piper welcomes Kiwanians and guests, and congratulates the Lynchburg Club for 90 continuous years of community service.