Seeking to encourage new members from the local area who represent the business and professional community, the Noon Kiwanis Club of La Cañada formed a committee to create and organize an evening meeting branch of the club. The newly formed group will be a part of the Noon club and will be focused on local […]
Six young students from La Cañada Elementary School were proclaimed ‘Terrific Kids’ by members of the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada at a recent meeting of the club at Van de Kamp Hall at Descanso Gardens. The young people honored are students of teachers Kimberly Lauxen, Dale Freyberger, Maria Evelyn and Chris Edsey. Each student […]
A warm and enthusiastic audience of members of the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada greeted Sister Carolyn McCormack, president of Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, at the club’s weekly meeting at Van de Camp Hall at Descanso Gardens. The affable Dominican nun was the main program for the club. She spoke mainly about how the school […]
Three young juniors from La Cañada High School’s Key Club (sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada) are shown with a replica of a check for $817.17 presented to them by Kiwanis president-elect Tom Passanisi at a recent club meeting at Descanso Gardens. The money was raised in two Peanut Day events held by […]
Robert Haw, who has been employed at JPL for 25 years as a systems engineer on exploration missions spanning the solar system from Mercury to Pluto, addressed members of the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada recently with his informative talk and slide show regarding the environment and the changes that have taken place over past […]
Several members of the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada and their sponsored La Cañada High School Kiwanis Key Club worked together selling peanuts at Ralphs supermarket to raise money for the Kiwanis’ Eliminate Project. Kiwanis International and UNICEF joined forces to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus. This deadly disease steals the lives of nearly 60,000 […]
James Philips takes the reins as president. Following a gala dinner at the Oakmont Country Club, the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada installed James A. Philips, principal of Pacific Investment Advisory Company, as its 2012-13 president. Philips is a long time resident of La Cañada Flintridge and a USC MBA Finance graduate. He has been […]
Community Services Officer and City Liaison – Los Angeles Sheriff’s Dept. Deputy Eric Matejka provided residents of Oakwood Avenue in La Cañada with information about how to ensure themselves a safe environment in view of recent burglaries. Matejka attended the neighborhood’s annual block party and was invited by resident leaders to provide assistance in establishing […]
On Sept. 19, Kiwanis Club of La Cañada President Mary Gant conducted her last meeting as president and, as is tradition, sang her swan song while thanking those who participated in the many activities she led over the past year. Each was presented with a certificate. In her final presentation, Gant listed the many accomplishments […]
At the recommendation of their teachers, 11 sixth graders from La Cañada Elementary and Palm Crest schools were selected to be honored with their parents by the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada. Each of the students was selected because they display excellence in not only academics, but in their extracurricular and community activities. Students brought […]