Grantville-Allied Gardens Kiwanis Club

01/02/2025

Is this the year for you to give back? To get more involved? To help a child in need?

Let our Kiwanis Club help you fulfill your resolution this New Year.

12/31/2024

Happy 101st Birthday to the eighth wonder of the world, Gene Elmore. Gene is a WWII veteran, a Navy pilot who flew hundreds of missions over Europe (including on D-Day in 1944) and Japan, and post-war humanitarian relief for the Berlin airlift.

He has been a member of our Kiwanis Club since March of 1969 (that's longer than the San Diego Padres have played Major League Baseball) and continues to attend meetings on a regular basis. He was our club President in 1974-85 and Lt. Governor in 1985-86, winning the Kiwanian of the Year Award in 1982-83.

We are lucky to have Gene and his wife, Wanda, still with us and we hope to hang onto them as long as we can. (Newsletter attached is from Gene's 100th birthday last year.)

12/24/2024

We remember the long and generous life of Cal Pancheri, who passed away just a few days ago. Cal would have turned 100 next March.

Originally from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Cal spent 28 years as a member of our club. In 1999, he relocated to the city of Poway, where he spent another 25 years in the Kiwanis Club there. He was well-respected and accomplished in both clubs, even getting his daughter and granddaughter to join the Poway Kiwanis Club as well. He was the patriarch of three generations of service, and a trailblazer for our organization in many ways.

Farewell and thank you, our old friend.

12/17/2024

Our sponsored Kiwanis Builders Club at Lewis Middle School designed these fun holiday cards for our Meals on Wheels San Diego County recipients.

12/09/2024

We had fun at Princess Del Cerro park today, helping kids meet Santa Claus!

12/01/2024

Congratulations to our Student of the Month Award Winners from Lewis Middle School!

12/01/2024

Holiday Toy Drive at Lewis Middle School, sponsored by the Kiwanis Builders Club.

11/19/2024

Great exposure in the Union-Tribune!

Olive Peirce Middle School and Ramona Elementary School recently received carts full of school supplies, thanks to the efforts of Kiwanis Club of Ramona and the community.

11/19/2024

Our Kiwanis Builders Club at Lewis Middle School was busy creating these Thanksgiving cards for our Meals on Wheels San Diego County recipients. (Sorry if a few of them are upside down.)

11/18/2024

Some of you may have seen the news last week about a flood that displaced several residents on Fontaine Street.

If anybody would like to contribute to help with expenses, there is a GoFundMe campaign set up.

We cannot imagine how it must feel to be woken up in the middle of the night … Jo Anne Paik needs your support for Support Marcos Beltran's Family After Flood

11/13/2024

Please join us this Saturday at Grossmont Center in La Mesa this Saturday for our biggest fundraiser of the year to benefit Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego. We'll be there from 10 to 2.

10/29/2024

Did you know that for just $200 per year, your business can join Kiwanis? Our corporate membership option allows a business to join our club -- with all the rights and benefits of any other club member! You may send a single representative to our club meetings, or send a different staff member or employee each week.

This unique option allows your business to support our important community projects and programs, while giving your employees a chance to get involved in their local community.

It's a great networking opportunity and a great way to show the Grantville-Allied Gardens neighborhood that, as a locally-owned business, you care about our community.

(No meeting this week due to Thanksgiving -- we will see you on November 7th!)

10/24/2024

Plenty of volunteer opportunities this weekend!

This Friday, October 25: we have Trunk-or-Treat events at Foster Elementary School and Mission Valley Church of the Nazarene, after school.

Here is the link for volunteer needs at Foster Elementary School on Friday, October 25th. Volunteers are asked to sign up in advance: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0845ADAA28A0F94-51706812-foster

We also have a Trunk-or-Treat event at our meeting place, Palisades Presbyterian Church, this Saturday, October 26th from 4:30 to 7. We will take ALL available volunteers, you do NOT need to be a Kiwanis member to help out!

We hope to see everyone tomorrow (Thursday, October 24th) at Palisades Church, 5:30 p.m. We'll be discussing the latest updates on our Kiwanis Youth Protection guidelines, making sure that we're compliant with all the standards and background checks before we go to work with the kids of the community.

10/21/2024

As sponsors, supporters, and advisors to multiple youth groups (including Hearst Elementary School K-Kids, Lewis Middle School Builders Club, Patrick Henry High School Key Club, SDSU Circle K, and San Diego Cub Scout Pack 928), protecting youth is our top priority.

Join us this Thursday evening at 5:30 p.m. (at Palisades Presbyterian Church) as we review the important steps Kiwanis International takes every year to ensure that we are providing a safe and secure environment for our students, including background checks for all adult advisors.

It's something that we take very seriously as we work to make our community a safer place for people of all ages.

10/15/2024

Our club holds a special breakfast meeting once per month to recognize some outstanding students from local schools like Hearst, Lewis, and Patrick Henry.

Stop by and see us this Thursday morning (October 17) at 7:30 a.m. to meet these amazing students, their parents, and their teachers and principals. You can also find out about the latest happenings around the community and help us eat a delicious breakfast -- thanks to Grocery Outlet for always providing us with some delicious fresh fruit in the morning! We'll be meeting at Palisades Church (6103 Birchwood Street).

Evening meetings will resume on Thursday, October 24 at 5:30 p.m. No meeting on October 31st, so everyone can stay home and enjoy their Halloween.

10/09/2024

10/05/2024

Come and say hello at the Kiwanis booth tonight! AG First Fridays -Allied Gardens First Fridays Concert Series

10/02/2024

Join us for our annual officer installation dinner and awards night! (Now rescheduled so we don't conflict with the Padres!)

All are welcome.