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During the Aug. 20 meeting local students Emma Shea and Sarah Ulanicki each received a $1000.00 check as part of a $2000.00scholarship award. Emma is a recent graduate of Mountain Valley Academy and plans to enter Cal State San Marcos in the fall. Sarah is currently in her second year at UCLA studying for a degree in nursing. The awards were presented by the Kiwanis Scholarship Chairman Jose Alvarado.

On Sunday Oct. 2 the Kiwanis Club of Ramona provided its annual support for the Tour de Poway bike race. Kiwanis set up an aid station at the ball park on Elm Street where the racers could stop for water, energy bars bananas and orange slices as well as take a break from the grueling uphill effort to reach Ramona. From left: Pat Bell, Andrew Tarr, Carol Bazinet, Bob Hailey, Paul Tarr, Wesley Tarr. Kiwanis members not shown who participated: Darrell Beck, Jim Cooper, Dottie Cronin, Kelley Walter Ainslie,Bayne, and Tom Taylor

At the November 12 club meeting a check for $500.00 was presented to Edie Bacorn to support the AVID program. In 1988, the Ramona AVID program was created as an answer to the problem of enrolling underserved students in postsecondary education. Beginning with one class, the program now serves over 300 Ramona students. Ramona AVID students graduate from high school and matriculate to college at over a 90 per cent rate, a figure almost one-third higher than state and national averages.

On Saturday Dec 10 Kiwanis of Ramona donated 130 toys to the Ramona Food and Clothes Closet. The toys will become part of the treasure trove of donations to be distributed at the annual Food and Clothes Closet Christmas party. Carlos Murcia

Manager of Food and Clothes Closet was on hand to receive the donations collected by Kiwanis Club member Mary Halliday who has for many years performed this valuable

Work. Thanks Mary.

On Dec. 13Mary Halliday and Tom Taylor, members of the Kiwanis Club of Ramona visited VFW Post 3783 to deliver a donation of over 50 toys to help in its Christmas toy drive for military families in Ramona. From left to right in the photo: Frances Graves, Jennifer Finley, Mary Halliday, Tom Taylor, Rose Busang, and Maryann Prassel.