Program: Guest Speaker Meeting
Time: 6:00-8:00 pm
Location: MV Country Club, 5111 Old Mill Road
Amb. Thomas Pickering, former Under Secretary for Political Affairs ( the top career position at the State Department) and Ambassador to Russia, Israel, and 3 other countries, will give us his perspective on global affairs with an emphasis on the myriad issues of the Middle East, with ample time for Qs&As. This is the second time he has joined us, and we look forward to a great event. We are inviting the community to join us for this special evening, and reservations for seating with or without the $27 dinner (a bargain) should be made with Bruce Malkin at brucemalkin1@gmail.com. If not dining, please plan to arrive at 7:15 to be seated.


Service Project: SNC/CNC Kids to Wolf Trap Theater
Time: 9:00-1:00
Location: Wolf Trap Theater, Chantilly, VA
A large contingent of children from both Sacramento and Creekside Neighborhood Centers will be enjoying a bus trip to Wolf Trap for the Children's Program of song and dance. MVKC is paying all costs for transportation, entrance fees, and snacks for about 50 people.

Service Project: SNC/CNC Trip to Spy Museum
Time: 9:00-1:00
Location: Spy Museum, Washington, DC
About 20 children and escorts are going from both the Sacramento and Creekside Neighborhood Centers for a terrific morning at the Spy Museum in DC. MVKC is paying for transportation, entrance fees, and snacks for everyone.

Program: Board Meeting
Time: 6:00-8:00
Location: MV Country Club, 5111 Old Mill Road
We will enjoy ourselves at the MV Country Club as always and accomplish our Board agenda as well. Draft budgets for 2010-2011 will be distributed and discussed.

Announcement: District Convention (DCON)
Time: Friday night - Sunda
Location: Holiday Inn, Lynchburg, VA
The annual DCON is scheduled to be held in Lynchburg, VA, from August 20-22. We should send a sizeable contingent to represent us at this useful and entertaining event. Mary Ellen and Paul are going. Who will join them? Registration info will be circulated or see the Capital District website.

Announcement: Capital District DCON, Lynchburg
Time: all day
Location: Holiday Inn, Lynchburg, VA

Announcement: DCON
Time: morning
Location: Holiday Inn, Lynchburg, VA
Last day's program.

Announcement: Happy Hour
Time: 5:30-7:30
Location: 8368 Richmond Highway
We will hold our popular Happy Hour this month at Mike's Italian Restaurant on Route 1. Bring a potential new member to meet us in this informal setting.
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Service Project: Bingo at PRS
Time: 12:30-1:30
Location: PRS Office, Sacramento Plaza
We will host another popular bingo for the PRS day clients, with the usual $5 gift certificatees to Wal-Mart or McDonalds as prizes, and coffee donated by Starbucks from Mt. Vernon Plaza.

Announcement: Speaker Meeting: Director of Progreso Hispano
Time: 6:00-8:00 pm
Location: MVCC, 5111 Old Mill Road
Our Guest Speaker tonight will be Cristina Lamar-Schoendorf, Director of Progreso Hispano, an NGO on route 1 that assists Spanish-speaking residents in our area to learn English (Bruce teaches there every Tuesday night), computer skiills, and study for the US Citizenship test. She has been in the nonprofit sector for 12 years, the last 5 years as Executive Director of Progreso Hispano, a community development and advocacy 501(c)(3) organization, which seeks to empower immigrants to improve the quality of their lives and of their communities through education, immigration services, and leadership development. The agency partners with local government, police, public schools, and other local non-profits to help meet the needs of the community. Cristina also is the Co-Facilitator of Ventures in Communities (VIC), and a member of the Lee-Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce’s Hispanic Advisory Board.