Kiwanian of the Day Jon Stephens, right, presents Ramona Unified School District Superintendent Brian Thurman, Ed.D., with a Kiwanis Club of Ramona pin during the club’s breakfast meeting on Saturday, Sept. 28. Thurman, the day’s guest speaker, shared information about Measure GG, RUSD’s $26.7 million bond bid on the Nov. 5 ballot.
Janna York, guest speaker at Kiwanis Club of Ramona’s breakfast meeting on Sept. 21, receives thanks and a club pin from President Darry Albertson after presenting an informative program about her Always Sunny Ramona Senior Day Care and Social Club.
Kiwanis Club of Ramona Immediate Past President Chris Bertolero holds the Distinguished Service Award he received from club President Darryl Albertson during the service organization’s Sept. 21 meeting.
Photos from our 2024 Powwow Powwow
Volunteer Service Project
Two elementary-school youngsters joined 10 Kiwanians working at the Guy B. Woodward Museum on the last Saturday in August. The project, organized by Ramona Pioneer Historical Society President and Kiwanian Pat Donovan, was held in lieu of the service organization’s Aug. 31 breakfast meeting. The club this year works on a community service project each month with a fifth Saturday. Participating on Aug. 31 were club President Darryl Albertson and Kiwanians Liz Albertson, Jeanne Bell, David Flook, Bill Pierce, Maureen Robertson, Jon Stephens, Pene Manale, President-elect Tiffany Lynch, and Donovan. Two of Lynch’s daughters, Magnolia and Sidney, also volunteered to work. Assignments included outdoor and indoor projects.
BowWow PowWow Dog Show planning
Kiwanis Club of Ramona Treasurer Ken Bates, left, and President Darryl Albertson listen as Kiwanian Jon Stephens, co-chair of the club’s BowWow PowWow Dog Show set for Sept. 14, leads a detailed discussion of the upcoming fundraiser during the club’s breakfast meeting on Saturday.
New Member Induction
Kiwanis Club of Ramona Membership & Growth Chair Patrick Bell welcomes Mary Sabol, right, as the club’s newest member and presents her with her temporary badge, Kiwanis pin, Objects of Kiwanis International plaque, membership certificate, and Kiwanis information packet during the service organization’s breakfast meeting in Denny’s restaurant on Saturday, Aug. 10. At left is Ramona Kiwanian Pene Manale, Sabol’s sponsor. Sabol, who previously was a member of Kiwanis’ Alpine and Mountain Empire clubs, is owner/operator of her Serves You Right Catering business.
Stacey “Fairy Owlet Mother” Rudge discusses her Ramona Barn Owls project during Kiwanis of Ramona’s breakfast meeting on Aug. 3.
Ramona resident Stacy Rudge, right, holds the Kiwanis Club of Ramona pin Kiwanian of the Day Tracy Engel gave her during the service club’s breakfast meeting on Aug. 3.
San Diego County Sheriff’s share Genasys Protect
Kiwanian of the Day Chris Bertolero stands with guests San Diego County Sheriff’s Deputies Alyssa Matthew, Adam Paredes, and Nathan Wick and Sgt. Jared Anderson after presenting each with a Ramona Kiwanis pin during the club’s breakfast meeting on Saturday, July 27.
San Diego County Sheriff’s Sgt. Jared Anderson shared details of the county’s new Genasys Protect emergency evacuation management system with Kiwanis Club of Ramona members and guests.
Empowering Fathers
Kiwanis Club of Ramona President Darryl Albertson presents Ralph Muniz, the club’s guest speaker on July 20, with a club pin. At left is Kiwanian Susan White, who as Kiwanian of the Day invited Muniz to the breakfast meeting in Denny’s restaurant. Muniz, a Ramona resident, is a father advocate with Empowering Fathers. Funded by San Diego County, the program offers a variety of free services. Among them are support groups for dads, advocacy for fathers’ rights, workshops for father improvement, activities for fathers and children (ex. Park days, sporting events, and trips to places such as SeaWorld and museums.
Shoes, Socks and Underwear
Kiwanis Club of Ramona President Darryl Albertson presents a check for $1,000 to Debbie Benson, left, and Dawn Kezer of St. Mary’s in the Valley Episcopal Church’s Shoes/Socks/Underwear Program. The donation will go toward the program’s goal of helping up to 100 schoolchildren in need purchase new shoes, socks, and underwear before the start of the 2024-25 school year.
Volunteering at the Guy B. Woodward Museum on our 5th Saturday!
Sherry MaGarry, Bill Pierce and Jona Barns updated pamphlets for the museum. Paul Tarr painted wooden slats for the wagon. Maureen Robertson and Pat Donovan sanded wagon wheels. Ken Burns , Pat Bell and Jon Stephens repainted the fence. Many other members were also involved with our day of volunteering.
Watermelon Cupcakes!
Kiwanian of the Day Jeanne Bell presents Treasurer Ken Bates with a watermelon cupcake she made after she discussed facts about watermelons during Kiwanis Club of Ramona’s breakfast meeting on Saturday, June 22, a day that saw temperatures rise to 99 degrees. Jeanne treated everyone at the meeting with a homemade cupcake.
Ramona Junior Fair Board President Curtis Martineau shows this year’s junior fair poster as he discusses the upcoming community event, 4-H, and FFA during Kiwanis Club of Ramona’s breakfast meeting on Saturday, June 8. Club Treasurer Ken Bates and President Darryl Albertson listen.
Kiwanian of the Day Maureen Robertson presents guest speaker Curtis Martineau, president of the Ramona Junior Fair Board and a teacher at Ramona High School, with a Kiwanis Club of Ramona pin during Kiwanis Club of Ramona’s breakfast meeting on June 8.
Ramona Eagle Scout Candidate Thomas Wilson outlines his Eagle Scout project at the Kiwanis Club of Ramona breakfast meeting on June 8.
Kiwanis Club of Ramona members Paul Tarr and Pat Bell admire the bench Montecito High School construction program students made for the silent auction at Kiwanis’ Ramona Cornhole Challenge on June 15. Student Leo Martinez is seated on the bench. Standing are fellow construction students Thomas Webb and Angel Ramirez, Tarr, construction student Steven Johnson, and Bell, the service club’s fundraising chair. Students in the construction program also made two sets of cornhole boards for the silent auction.
Kiwanis Club of Ramona President Darryl Albertson presents Ramona club pins to Del Mar Kiwanians, from left, Heather Riordan and Zelda Helewa and Del Mar Kiwanis Club President Steve Gardella
New member welcomed
Kiwanis Club of Ramona President Darryl Albertson, left, and Membership and Growth Chair Pat Bell welcome Pat Donovan as the service organization’s newest member on Saturday, May 25. Donovan, a longtime Ramona resident, is president of the Ramona Pioneer Historical Society that operates the Guy B. Woodward Museum, vice president of the Early Day Gas Engine and Tractor Association, and vice president of the Ramona Rodeo Foundation. “You guys get things done and have fun,” he said after his induction ceremony.
Kiwanis presents check for the Ramona Fireworks
On behalf of Kiwanis Club of Ramona, President Darryl Albertson presents 2024 July 4th Fireworks Chair and Kiwanian Susan White with a $1,100 check for the Ramona Fireworks Fund at the donation thermometer at 10th and Main streets on Saturday morning, May 25. Pictured from left are Kiwanians Jona Barnes, Tiffany Lynch, Tracy Engel, Liz Albertson, White, Darryl Albertson, and Paul Tarr. In front is 10-year-old Ezra White, Susan’s son. The red will move up the thermometer as additional donations are received.
Ramona Kiwanis awards $4,000 in scholarships to graduating high school seniors
Past President Chris Bertolero presented Margaret Delaney with a $1,000 Kiwanis Club of Ramona Glae McDonald Scholarship during Mountain Valley Academy’s Awards Night on May 14. Representing Kiwanis Club of Ramona at Ramona High School on May 23, President-elect Tiffany Lynch and President Darryl Albertson presented $1,000 scholarships to Kyla Osuna, Hadassah Ingvoldtsad, and Kayla Gompper.
Kiwanis Club of Ramona Youth Services Chair Tiffany Lynch presents Sophia Haas, a seventh-grader at Olive Peirce Middle School, with her Outstanding Student of the Month plaque and a $25 gift card during the club’s breakfast meeting on Saturday, May 11. Also pictured are Sophia’s mother Emily Haas-Johnson and OPMS Principal Lindsay Benedetto.
Barnett Elementary School, Bryn Tomkiel, Outstanding Student of the Month
Bryn Tomkiel, a fifth-grader at Barnett Elementary School, accepts her Outstanding Student of the Month plaque and a $25 gift certificate from Kiwanis Club of Ramona Youth Services Chair Tiffany Lynch. Also pictured during the May 11 presentation are Barnett Elementary Principal Meghan Maris, left, and Hayley Brinker, Bryn’s teacher.
Dr. Anne Serdy DVM, guest speaker at Kiwanis Club of Ramona’s May 4 breakfast meeting,holds the club pin she received from KOD Pene Manale.
Dr. Kathryn Gunderson receives special recognition
Dr. Brian Thurman, superintendent of Ramona Unified School District, joined Kiwanis Club of Ramona in giving special recognition and thanks to Dr. Kathryn Gunderson, second from right, principal of Mountain Valley Academy and Ramona Community Montessori School, during Kiwanis’ breakfast meeting on Saturday, April 27. Gunderson will retire at the end of the school year after 26 years as a teacher, curriculum coordinator and administrator in the district. Pictured with her are, from left, Ramona Kiwanis President Darryl Albertson, Thurman, and Ramona Kiwanis President-elect Tiffany Lynch.
Student of the Month April
Liam Lawless, a fourth-grader at Mountain Valley Academy, receives his Outstanding Student of the Month plaque and a $25 gift certificate from Ramona Kiwanis Youth Services Chair Tiffany Lynch during Kiwanis Club of Ramona’s breakfast meeting on April 27. Also pictured are Ramona Kiwanis President Darryl Albertson and Mountain Valley Academy Principal Dr. Kathryn Gunderson. Liam, described as a terrific young man and wonderful example to his classmates has set his sights on a career as an engineer.
Ramona Rotary President Carol Fowler visits us April 23rd
Kiwanis Club of Ramona President Darryl Albertson presents Ramona Rotary Club President Carol Fowler with the Kiwanis pin during our breakfast meeting.
February Student of the Month
Kiwanis Club of Ramona’s Outstanding Student of the Month Nora Coleman, a sixth grader at Ramona Community Montessori School, is pictured with her teacher Laura Worthen, far left,her parents Lauren and Patrick Coleman, and her sister Alice.
Jon Stephens gives talk on sausage making
Ramona Kiwanian Jon Stephens, KOD on March 16, holds the club pin he received from President Darryl Albertson after talking about sausage making, one of his many hobbies. In addition to sharing details, fun facts, safety tips and trivia about sausage making, Jon brought two types of sausages he makes for everyone to sample.
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Kiwanian of the Day Jon Stephens, right, presents Ramona Unified School District Superintendent Brian Thurman, Ed.D., with a Kiwanis Club of Ramona pin during the club’s breakfast meeting on Saturday, Sept. 28. Thurman, the day’s guest speaker, shared information about Measure GG, RUSD’s $26.7 million bond bid on the Nov. 5 ballot.
Janna York, guest speaker at Kiwanis Club of Ramona’s breakfast meeting on Sept. 21, receives thanks and a club pin from President Darry Albertson after presenting an informative program about her Always Sunny Ramona Senior Day Care and Social Club.
Kiwanis Club of Ramona Immediate Past President Chris Bertolero holds the Distinguished Service Award he received from club President Darryl Albertson during the service organization’s Sept. 21 meeting.
Photos from our 2024 Powwow Powwow
Volunteer Service Project
Two elementary-school youngsters joined 10 Kiwanians working at the Guy B. Woodward Museum on the last Saturday in August. The project, organized by Ramona Pioneer Historical Society President and Kiwanian Pat Donovan, was held in lieu of the service organization’s Aug. 31 breakfast meeting. The club this year works on a community service project each month with a fifth Saturday. Participating on Aug. 31 were club President Darryl Albertson and Kiwanians Liz Albertson, Jeanne Bell, David Flook, Bill Pierce, Maureen Robertson, Jon Stephens, Pene Manale, President-elect Tiffany Lynch, and Donovan. Two of Lynch’s daughters, Magnolia and Sidney, also volunteered to work. Assignments included outdoor and indoor projects.
BowWow PowWow Dog Show planning
Kiwanis Club of Ramona Treasurer Ken Bates, left, and President Darryl Albertson listen as Kiwanian Jon Stephens, co-chair of the club’s BowWow PowWow Dog Show set for Sept. 14, leads a detailed discussion of the upcoming fundraiser during the club’s breakfast meeting on Saturday.
New Member Induction
Kiwanis Club of Ramona Membership & Growth Chair Patrick Bell welcomes Mary Sabol, right, as the club’s newest member and presents her with her temporary badge, Kiwanis pin, Objects of Kiwanis International plaque, membership certificate, and Kiwanis information packet during the service organization’s breakfast meeting in Denny’s restaurant on Saturday, Aug. 10. At left is Ramona Kiwanian Pene Manale, Sabol’s sponsor. Sabol, who previously was a member of Kiwanis’ Alpine and Mountain Empire clubs, is owner/operator of her Serves You Right Catering business.
Stacey “Fairy Owlet Mother” Rudge discusses her Ramona Barn Owls project during Kiwanis of Ramona’s breakfast meeting on Aug. 3.
Ramona resident Stacy Rudge, right, holds the Kiwanis Club of Ramona pin Kiwanian of the Day Tracy Engel gave her during the service club’s breakfast meeting on Aug. 3.
San Diego County Sheriff’s share Genasys Protect
Kiwanian of the Day Chris Bertolero stands with guests San Diego County Sheriff’s Deputies Alyssa Matthew, Adam Paredes, and Nathan Wick and Sgt. Jared Anderson after presenting each with a Ramona Kiwanis pin during the club’s breakfast meeting on Saturday, July 27.
San Diego County Sheriff’s Sgt. Jared Anderson shared details of the county’s new Genasys Protect emergency evacuation management system with Kiwanis Club of Ramona members and guests.
Empowering Fathers
Kiwanis Club of Ramona President Darryl Albertson presents Ralph Muniz, the club’s guest speaker on July 20, with a club pin. At left is Kiwanian Susan White, who as Kiwanian of the Day invited Muniz to the breakfast meeting in Denny’s restaurant. Muniz, a Ramona resident, is a father advocate with Empowering Fathers. Funded by San Diego County, the program offers a variety of free services. Among them are support groups for dads, advocacy for fathers’ rights, workshops for father improvement, activities for fathers and children (ex. Park days, sporting events, and trips to places such as SeaWorld and museums.
Shoes, Socks and Underwear
Kiwanis Club of Ramona President Darryl Albertson presents a check for $1,000 to Debbie Benson, left, and Dawn Kezer of St. Mary’s in the Valley Episcopal Church’s Shoes/Socks/Underwear Program. The donation will go toward the program’s goal of helping up to 100 schoolchildren in need purchase new shoes, socks, and underwear before the start of the 2024-25 school year.
Volunteering at the Guy B. Woodward Museum on our 5th Saturday!
Sherry MaGarry, Bill Pierce and Jona Barns updated pamphlets for the museum. Paul Tarr painted wooden slats for the wagon. Maureen Robertson and Pat Donovan sanded wagon wheels. Ken Burns , Pat Bell and Jon Stephens repainted the fence. Many other members were also involved with our day of volunteering.
Watermelon Cupcakes!
Kiwanian of the Day Jeanne Bell presents Treasurer Ken Bates with a watermelon cupcake she made after she discussed facts about watermelons during Kiwanis Club of Ramona’s breakfast meeting on Saturday, June 22, a day that saw temperatures rise to 99 degrees. Jeanne treated everyone at the meeting with a homemade cupcake.
Ramona Junior Fair Board President Curtis Martineau shows this year’s junior fair poster as he discusses the upcoming community event, 4-H, and FFA during Kiwanis Club of Ramona’s breakfast meeting on Saturday, June 8. Club Treasurer Ken Bates and President Darryl Albertson listen.
Kiwanian of the Day Maureen Robertson presents guest speaker Curtis Martineau, president of the Ramona Junior Fair Board and a teacher at Ramona High School, with a Kiwanis Club of Ramona pin during Kiwanis Club of Ramona’s breakfast meeting on June 8.
Ramona Eagle Scout Candidate Thomas Wilson outlines his Eagle Scout project at the Kiwanis Club of Ramona breakfast meeting on June 8.
Kiwanis Club of Ramona members Paul Tarr and Pat Bell admire the bench Montecito High School construction program students made for the silent auction at Kiwanis’ Ramona Cornhole Challenge on June 15. Student Leo Martinez is seated on the bench. Standing are fellow construction students Thomas Webb and Angel Ramirez, Tarr, construction student Steven Johnson, and Bell, the service club’s fundraising chair. Students in the construction program also made two sets of cornhole boards for the silent auction.
Kiwanis Club of Ramona President Darryl Albertson presents Ramona club pins to Del Mar Kiwanians, from left, Heather Riordan and Zelda Helewa and Del Mar Kiwanis Club President Steve Gardella
New member welcomed
Kiwanis Club of Ramona President Darryl Albertson, left, and Membership and Growth Chair Pat Bell welcome Pat Donovan as the service organization’s newest member on Saturday, May 25. Donovan, a longtime Ramona resident, is president of the Ramona Pioneer Historical Society that operates the Guy B. Woodward Museum, vice president of the Early Day Gas Engine and Tractor Association, and vice president of the Ramona Rodeo Foundation. “You guys get things done and have fun,” he said after his induction ceremony.
Kiwanis presents check for the Ramona Fireworks
On behalf of Kiwanis Club of Ramona, President Darryl Albertson presents 2024 July 4th Fireworks Chair and Kiwanian Susan White with a $1,100 check for the Ramona Fireworks Fund at the donation thermometer at 10th and Main streets on Saturday morning, May 25. Pictured from left are Kiwanians Jona Barnes, Tiffany Lynch, Tracy Engel, Liz Albertson, White, Darryl Albertson, and Paul Tarr. In front is 10-year-old Ezra White, Susan’s son. The red will move up the thermometer as additional donations are received.
Ramona Kiwanis awards $4,000 in scholarships to graduating high school seniors
Past President Chris Bertolero presented Margaret Delaney with a $1,000 Kiwanis Club of Ramona Glae McDonald Scholarship during Mountain Valley Academy’s Awards Night on May 14. Representing Kiwanis Club of Ramona at Ramona High School on May 23, President-elect Tiffany Lynch and President Darryl Albertson presented $1,000 scholarships to Kyla Osuna, Hadassah Ingvoldtsad, and Kayla Gompper.
Olive Peirce Middle School, Sophia Haas, Outstanding Student
Kiwanis Club of Ramona Youth Services Chair Tiffany Lynch presents Sophia Haas, a seventh-grader at Olive Peirce Middle School, with her Outstanding Student of the Month plaque and a $25 gift card during the club’s breakfast meeting on Saturday, May 11. Also pictured are Sophia’s mother Emily Haas-Johnson and OPMS Principal Lindsay Benedetto.
Barnett Elementary School, Bryn Tomkiel, Outstanding Student of the Month
Bryn Tomkiel, a fifth-grader at Barnett Elementary School, accepts her Outstanding Student of the Month plaque and a $25 gift certificate from Kiwanis Club of Ramona Youth Services Chair Tiffany Lynch. Also pictured during the May 11 presentation are Barnett Elementary Principal Meghan Maris, left, and Hayley Brinker, Bryn’s teacher.
Dr. Anne Serdy DVM, guest speaker at Kiwanis Club of Ramona’s May 4 breakfast meeting,holds the club pin she received from KOD Pene Manale.
Dr. Kathryn Gunderson receives special recognition
Dr. Brian Thurman, superintendent of Ramona Unified School District, joined Kiwanis Club of Ramona in giving special recognition and thanks to Dr. Kathryn Gunderson, second from right, principal of Mountain Valley Academy and Ramona Community Montessori School, during Kiwanis’ breakfast meeting on Saturday, April 27. Gunderson will retire at the end of the school year after 26 years as a teacher, curriculum coordinator and administrator in the district. Pictured with her are, from left, Ramona Kiwanis President Darryl Albertson, Thurman, and Ramona Kiwanis President-elect Tiffany Lynch.
Student of the Month April
Liam Lawless, a fourth-grader at Mountain Valley Academy, receives his Outstanding Student of the Month plaque and a $25 gift certificate from Ramona Kiwanis Youth Services Chair Tiffany Lynch during Kiwanis Club of Ramona’s breakfast meeting on April 27. Also pictured are Ramona Kiwanis President Darryl Albertson and Mountain Valley Academy Principal Dr. Kathryn Gunderson. Liam, described as a terrific young man and wonderful example to his classmates has set his sights on a career as an engineer.
Ramona Rotary President Carol Fowler visits us April 23rd
Kiwanis Club of Ramona President Darryl Albertson presents Ramona Rotary Club President Carol Fowler with the Kiwanis pin during our breakfast meeting.
February Student of the Month
Kiwanis Club of Ramona’s Outstanding Student of the Month Nora Coleman, a sixth grader at Ramona Community Montessori School, is pictured with her teacher Laura Worthen, far left,her parents Lauren and Patrick Coleman, and her sister Alice.
Jon Stephens gives talk on sausage making
Ramona Kiwanian Jon Stephens, KOD on March 16, holds the club pin he received from President Darryl Albertson after talking about sausage making, one of his many hobbies. In addition to sharing details, fun facts, safety tips and trivia about sausage making, Jon brought two types of sausages he makes for everyone to sample.
Ramona Kiwanis Youth Services Chair Tiffany Lynch presents $400 check to Girl Scouts