Tidings

Club Secretary Karina Sousa rang the bell to open our July luncheon meeting.

After reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, we welcomed guests:

• Scott and Karen Tritt
• Allie Cohn

Next, Wendy Reuben introduced our speaker, Georgeanne Irvine, from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.

Georgeanne shared stories about her years at the zoo. She also generously donated two of the zoo's children's book publications for auction. Congratulations to winning bidder Gordon Boerner.

Zoo volunteers and Club members Wendy Reuben and Sherry Dietz were equally excited about the books and speaker.

We celebrated these July birthdays:

• July 1, Jeremy Alexander
• July 3, Sitara Sethi
• July 20, Chuck Day
• July 25, Greg Bower

and members donated Bill's Bucks in honor of:

• Jeremy Alexander - birthday plus years in the Club
• Doug Frost - great visit with his daughter after the Kiwanis Convention

• Emily Moberly - fabulous trip to Honduras
• Gordon Boerner - spotted in Giving Back magazine
• Monica Ball - great time at the Zoo

After a look back to the last month's events and forward nod to what's coming, our meeting concluded.

President Steve Morris rang the bell to kick off our June in-person meeting and led our recitation of the pledge of allegiance.

Next, we welcomed our guests including:

• Stephen Raynor and his son, 3rd and 4th generation Kiwanians from Plano, Texas
• Matthew Pohl from the IB Kiwanis Club
• Friends of member Wendy Reuben
• Friends of member Heather Robinson
• Bob Morris from the San Diego Symphony and friend of member Jay Jeffcoat

Carl Nettleton introduced our speaker.

Speaker Garry Bonelli told us stories about his time with the Navy Seals and answered questions from the audience.

We celebrated June birthdays:

• June 7 - David Jay
• June 12 - Eldon Thompson
• June 13 - Ryan Callan
• June 18 - Justin Frisco

Members generously donated Bill's Bucks:

• Doug Frost - happy to be at the meeting
• Jay Jeffcoat - he is proud of his mentee through Rescue Mission; La Jolla Playhouse's own "The Outsiders" won the Tony for best musical; Jay was photographed at the grand opening of "The Ballad of Johnny and June" in Western gear; he loves the new symphony building
• Matt Pohl - excited about the US Open
• Stephen Raynor - happy to be visiting our club with his son
• Sherry Dietz - her casita passed inspection
• Bob Morris - enjoyed spending Father's Day with son and grandson
• Heather Robinson - won the "on the lookout" award at work
• Carl Nettleton - spent the weekend with two of his grandchildren
• Gordon Boerner - honored to have 3rd and 4th generation Kiwanians at our meeting

After a quick recap of past events and look into the future, our meeting adjourned.

President Steve Morris kicked off our virtual meeting by welcoming everyone on the call.

Then Tyler Simmons from the Wave Futbol Club got us excited for the upcoming game we are attending as a Club on Friday.

Secretary Karina Sousa introduced our speaker, Alexandra Stephenson, from Girls Rising Above Child Exploitation. Alexandra told us about the amazing work her organization is doing locally.

We celebrated these June birthdays:

• June 7 - David Jay
• June 12 - Eldon Thompson
• June 13 - Ryan Callan
• June 18 - Justin Frisco

and these members generously donated Bill's Bucks:

• Eldon Thompson - celebrating his birthday and many years in the Club
• Karina Sousa - enjoying being engaged with bachelorette parties with friends
• Gordon Boerner - recently ran into a prior Kiwanis member Jim Ledwidth
• John Rush - happy he can participate on these virtual calls from his home in Arizona
• Heather Robinson - enjoyed our service project last weekend

After a recap of past events and look forward to future, we concluded the meeting. If you missed it, check out the video online:

President Steve Morris rang the bell to begin our May 21, 2024 meeting.

After the Pledge of Allegiance, we welcomed guest:

• Prospective member Cesar Felix
• Prospective member Joseph Selfani
• Attila Tota
• Zitlau scholarship winner Patrick Loehr
• Southwestern Kiwanis member for an interclub Nathan Brooks

Steven Dinkin, President of the National Conflict Resolution Center, spoke about ending the school-to-prison pipeline. Our interested crew asked many questions about this important topic.

Next, Amber Bertelsen introduced our Zitlau Scholarship winner Patrick Loehr.

We celebrated these May birthdays:

• May 6 – Lance Grob
• May 8 – Emily Moberly
• May 12 – Karina Sousa
• May 21 – Eric Wever
• May 31 – Mark McDonald
• May 31 – Wendy Reuben

Members and guests generously made donations:

• Lauren Cook will be having surgery in June but prior to that invited everyone to an SOSL fundraiser June 8.
• Monica Ball invited everyone to the Kids at Heart picnic June 8.
• Gordon Boerner was pleased his wife Leigh represented him at the March for Babies service project.
• Karina Sousa was glad she was able to bring Ruby to the event and also welcomed all our guests.
• Monica Ball won the auction for a bobblehead.

Foundation President Gordon Boerner asked our members to also generously donate to our Foundation campaign.

Then we did a recap of past events and a look into the future before Vice President Justin Frisco rang the bell to end the meeting.

President Steve Morris opened the virtual meeting by welcoming guests from the Tierrasanta Key Club:

• Peter Penczar
• Hani Shatila
• Rex Warburton
• Dave West

and a former St. Augustine Academy Key Club member Kai da Luz.

Then we held our annual meeting to approve the minutes from the August 15, 2023 prior annual meeting and elect the 2024-5 board slate:

• Justin Frisco, President
• Steve Morris, Immediate Past President
• Gordon Boerner, Vice President
• Karina Sousa, Club Secretary
• Brian Krause, Club Treasurer
• 2025: Glen Honig, Lance Grob
• 2026: Tom Bauer, Lauren Cook
• 2027: Ryan Callan, Wendy Reuben

After adjournment of the annual meeting, member Mark McDonald introduced our speaker, Valley Center Kiwanis Club member Jim Dorschel who spoke about the stigma surrounding mental health.

Next, Sunny Rey and Anthony Azzarito, founders of Poets Underground, introduced us to their organization.

We celebrated these member birthdays:

• May 6 - Lance Grob
• May 8 - Emily Moberly
• May 12 - Karina Sousa
• May 21 - Eric Wever
• May 31 - Mark McDonald
• May 31 - Wendy Reuben

Members shared good news with each other in the form of Bill's Bucks:

• Karina Sousa celebrated her Bachelorette Party in Cabo
• Jeremy Alexander will remain in San Diego for at least another year
• Mark McDonald celebrated his birthday and years as a member
• Lance Grob saved a drowning man and his family in Mission Bay
• Karen and Greg Bowers' son is graduating from SDSU
• Jay Jeffcoat will miss our networking event in the East Village

After recapping prior events and looking at what is on the horizon, we concluded our meeting. If you missed it, check out the recording:

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.

President Steve Morris rang the bill to open our annual luncheon celebrating scholarship recipients.

After reciting the pledge of allegiance, he welcomed students and staff from:

• Cal State San Marcos

• Point Loma Nazarene University

• UCSD

• University of San Diego

• Coronado High School
• San Diego High School
• St. Augustine High School

Foundation President Gordon Boerner gave a history of the Foundation, followed by Scholarship Chair Brittany Curran's history of that committee.

Vice President Justin Morris invited the scholars up to answer questions about their experiences in school and plans for the future.

President Morris invited students to considering joining Kiwanis after graduation, and then welcomed Bill's Bucks from the members recognizing their achievements.

We were encouraged by our scholars and excited to follow their futures.

We met virtually on April 2, and President Steve Morris welcomed five guests from the Tierrasanta Kiwanis Club:

• John Haigis
• Jim Knox
• Dave West
• Jan Whitacre
• Peter Penczar

Arrod Mohammadian from Community HousingWorks introduced his organization and the good work they are doing in the community.

We celebrated these April birthdays:

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

Members pledged Bill's Bucks for:

• Gordon Boerner - just got back to a trip from the East Coast
• Doug Frost - daughter bought a wedding dress
• Steve Morris - celebrating his son's first birthday this month
• Karen Bower - son's girlfriend is part of the Point Loma Nazarene winning team
• Karina Sousa - enjoyed Giving Day and Easter weekend with her family

We did a recap of past events and a look at all the exciting events coming.

If you missed it, you can catch the video online:

Kiwanis San Diego Notice of Annual Meeting

This Annual Meeting will include the Election of 2024/2025 Club Officer and the Class of 2027 Club Board of Directors. 

Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Time: Noon, or as soon thereafter as the meeting is called to order

Location: Zoom

Posted: April 1, 2024

By: Karina Sousa, Club Secretary

 Annual Meeting of the General Membership of the

Kiwanis San Diego

May 7, 2024

Agenda

I. CALL TO ORDER/DETERMINATION THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT

II. APPROVAL OF ANNUAL MEETING MINUTES OF AUGUST 15, 2023

(Click HERE to access)

III. ELECTION OF 2024/2025 CLUB OFFICERS AND THE CLASS OF 2027 CLUB BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Justin Frisco, President
Steve Morris, Immediate Past President
Gordon Boerner, Vice President
Karina Sousa, Club Secretary
Brian Krause, Club Treasurer

2025: Glen Honig, Lance Grob
2026: Tom Bauer, Lauren Cook
2027: Ryan Callan, Wendy Reuben

IV. ADJOURNMENT

President Steve Morris opened the March 19 meeting by ringing the bell. After everyone recited the pledge of allegiance, guests were welcomed. They included:

Jexsi Gray and Jan Magot, both from Uplift San Diego.

Foundation President Gordon Boerner welcomed our speakers from Catalyst of San Diego and Imperial Counties, Megan Thomas and Melissa Leon.

Next we celebrated member birthdays:

• Joe Sigurdson, March 1
• Annie Fitzgerald, March 17
• Louie Ocana, March 27

and member successes:

• Joe Sigurdson looks forward to the Rooted in Resiliency gala
• Louie Ocana was grateful that Brian Krause took him to see SDSU basketball
• Jan Magot remembers Bill Gibbs who knew her mother from church
• Monica Ball is partnering with Laurels for Leaders to support college prep activities, and she was also honored to be in San Diego Business Journal
• Jay Jeffcoat was honored to be pictured in Giving Back magazine

After recapping past events and looking forward to future, our meeting concluded with President Morris' ringing of the bell.