President Steve Morris opened the meeting by ringing the bell. After reciting the pledge of allegiance, we welcomed members from Bonita Kiwanis, Hillcrest All-inclusive Kiwanis, Southeastern Kiwanis and Tierrasanta Kiwanis.

 

Then long-time member Jay Jeffcoat introduced our speaker Mark Grant.

The full house was engaged and entertained. As a thank you, the San Diego Kiwanis Club Foundation made a donation in Mark Grant's honor to the St. Madeline Sophie's Center.

We celebrated April birthdays, and all honorees were in attendance:

• April 3- Sherry Dietz
• April 18 - Doug Frost
• April 23 - Steve Morris
• April 25 - Shaun McArdle

Members were generous in their Bill's Bucks donations and fines including:

• Steve Morris - who forgot his Kiwanis pin
• Neill Kovrig - who was grateful for all the clubs in attendance and a great speaker
• Kate Kovrig - who enjoyed celebrating the fellowship of Kiwanis
• Joe Sigurdson - whose nonprofit had a fantastic celebration
• Monica Ball - who invited everyone to a STAR/PAL event
• Gordon Boerner - who was happy to attend other nonprofit events while representing Kiwanis
• Jim Floros - who is a long-time friend of Mark Grant
• Wendy Reuben - who is headed to her high school reunion
• Walt Groves - who invited everyone to the Bonita Kiwanis golf event
• Karina Sousa - who self-fined as she was spotted on the Padres Jumbotron without her Kiwanis pin

After a recap of past events and look forward to future ones, the meeting wrapped up.