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January 24th Meeting

January Student of the Month, Luis Dorado pictured with his parents and Hanson Elementary principal and teacher.

Leslie Wilson, interim RUSD Superintendent, was the speaker at the Jan 22 Kiwanis Club meeting. Also pictured left to right are Chris Bertolero and Paul Tarr.

January 17th Meeting

President, Paul Tarr presented Sydney Weakley of the Back Country Heros with a donation check to support their program. To learn more about this community and their mission to help serve Veterans, First Responders, and their families through the healing power of conservation and the great outdoors, visit their website https://www.backcountryheroes.org

January 10th Meeting

Tiffany Lynch is awarded the Sheriff’s Certificate of Appreciation for the enormous amount of time and effort she spent on the Rise Above Program. Also pictured is Kiwanian of the Day Chris Bertolero.

January 3rd Meeting

Lt. Sheriff Scott Roller presented Kiwanis President Paul Tarr with a Rise Above plaque recognizing the support Ramona Kiwanis has for the children and community of Ramona.

December 20th Meeting

David White from the Ramona Lions Club was a recent speaker at the Kiwanis Club of Ramona weekly meeting. Pictured left to right Paul Tarr, David White and Maureen Robertson.

Pam Hotaling and Jeff Griffin are presented with their Kiwanis Gold Badges by Darryl Albertson

Congratulations to our Kiwanis Student of the Month Kai Wegener!! Also pictured are Kiwanian Tiffany Lynch, James Dukes Principal Debbie Long, and Kai’s teacher Joanna O’Neill.

December

“Kiwanis club of Ramona donates $2500 to military families to help with their holiday expenses. Kiwanis Club member Jim Cooper, a retired US Navy captain, recognized just how important the family support of their service member is especially during the holidays when deployed military personnel are far from family and friends. Families pictured from left to right are the McGhee family, the Ramirez family, the Booker family, the Brown Robinson family, and the Lunsford Holmes family. Also pictured are Kiwanis members Ken Bates, Paul Tarr, Jeff Griffin, Pat Bell and Jim Cooper. “

November 22nd Meeting

Tiffany Lynch and RCMS teacher Nancy Lorenz-Smart present RCMS student Wesley Marvin with the Kiwanis Student of the Month award

Wesley Marvin RCMS Student of the Month surrounded by his family and teacher

Back Country Hero’s, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering veterans and 1st responders & their families through nature, spoke at the November Kiwanis meeting. Pictured from left are Kiwanis president Paul Tarr, Back Country Heroes Kaleb Weakley and Sydney Weakley, and Kiwanian of the Day Jeannie Bell.

November 15th Meeting

Kiwanian of the Day Jeff Griffin presents Kiwanis Lt. Governor Majid Azimi with the Ramona Turkey Pin.

The Kiwanis Lt. Governor Majid Azimi presented Thomas Wilson, President of our Key Club with the Cal Nev Ha Governor, Steven Geraci’s Hippo pin (Hungry for Service) seen here.

November 8th Meeting

David Flook the KOD collected various fines & Happy and Sad dollars. Plus he shared historical quotes honoring Veterans Day. Shown here is President Paul Tarr with our speaker, Raney Ramstad and David Flook. Her subject was about her business “A place for natural, refillable, and handcrafted home and body products”.

November 1st Meeting

Shown here are Brett Wilson our KOD and retired Chief Chuck Kaye who spoke at our meeting about the StarPal program with the San Diego Police.

October 29th Rise Above Graduation Dinner

The club cooked and served the Rise Above program graduation dinner.

October 25th Meeting

At our meeting Saturday, October 25, the Ramona Senior Center speakers, Michelle Stanley and Jim Phillips, talked about the center and all it does for our community. Shown here with them is their host Kiwanian of the Day Anne Marie Wilson.