Upland Foothill Kiwanis

It was a fun night of chaperoning the Key Clubs of Etiwanda, Los Osos, Rancho Cucamonga, and Alta Loma high schools. After painting rocks, they were left behind at Day Creek Park. Let us know if you find one! Um, don’t look for the one with the Kiwanis logo. We’re keeping that one!

Can we say it? Come on, you know you want to….. Key Club Rocks! 😜

It’s so nice to spend time together and celebrate the holidays. Thanks to everyone who came out to our annual holiday party. Merry Christmas to everyone!

Gift wrapping Christmas presents for adopt-a-families. It’s what the holidays are all about.

Breakfast with Santa! What a great morning serving up some Christmas love with help from Boy Scout Troop 601.
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Making and serving the Thanksgiving feast to over 100 seniors at the Gibson Senior Center. Chef Eric and crew did a great job with prepping, cooking, and serving a wonderful meal!

25 pajamas sets were dropped off at Foothill Family Shelter in Upland. If you would like do something for others this Christmas, even one pair of pajamas will warm the heart and body of a child this Christmas.

Spent the morning at Amy’s Farm with the Etiwanda High School Key Club. They weeded and cleared several vegetable beds and we got to pet the animals. What a great day getting our hands dirty.

It’s a new Kiwanis year and that brings new leadership. Congratulations President Ted Powl, President-Elect Amira Brewart, Vice President Ralph Cavallo, Treasurer Linda Trawnik, Secretary Marilyn Spears, and the entire board. Thank you the officers and board for 2021-22! Such a great night with a great turnout to celebrate community service and community.

How it started… where it went.
Color Wars with Key Club Div15N. So much fun!

Thank you San Bernardino County Supervisor Janice Rutherford for visiting us at Upland Foothill Kiwanis today. We appreciate your service to our community.

Congratulations Upland Foothill Kiwanis for being named Kiwanis Club of the Year!

What are you waiting for? Join us and be part of the club of the year!

What a fabulous project! This summer Upland Foothill Kiwanis sponsored the “crazy socks” for the Megan’s Wings summer comfort totes for children in cancer treatment. Our socks were added to blankets, craft kits, art supplies, lotion and more. The totes were packed by volunteers seniors who live at Hillcrest retirement community then packed up and delivered to five local hospitals and distributes to the patients. Everyone involved was blessed with the opportunity to improve the lives of children and teens going through such a difficult time. Thanks to everyone who supported this project.

As part of our Young Children Priority One (YCPO), we presented Wendy Castanon of San Antonio Regional Hospital NICU with a donation to support the tiniest babies in our community.

Children’s needs vary from community to community. With Young Children Priority One, each Kiwanis club can assess what the youngest members in your area need the most, then address those needs. We have more YCPO projects coming up soon! Thank you to our YCPO Committee Chair Marie Garcia, President Jeannette Vagnozzi, and member Terrie Carmichael for supporting this project.

After the YMCA’s Incredible Edibles and Key Club help in clearing tables and removing tons of trash - thank you Key Club!

Thank you to all of our volunteers who helped make the Gibson’s Senior 25th Anniversary party amazing!
Special shout out to Kiwanis member Jamie who worked so hard on this event! 🎉

We had two things to celebrate today: our first social in almost three years and Carrie’s birthday! Cheers to both! Thank you El Perico Ranchero for great food and excellent service. What a wonderful night!

Today we honored 27 recipients of the Kiwanis Young Citizen Award. These students came from 14 elementary and junior high schools in Upland. These students and their families are extraordinary! The award criteria is citizenship, community service, and academics. Congratulations!

Congratulations to our Upland Foothill Kiwanis scholarship recipients for 2022. Each recipient made their community a better place by each logging over 400 hours of service through their Key Clubs last year all while earning great GPAs. Congratulations. In total, We awarded $12,000 in scholarships this year.

Pictured: Andrew Flores-Tapia, Damien Martinez, Janine Lau, Chriselle Yutuc, Devin Jayadi. Additional scholarship recipient: Nicholas Sebastian

Congratulations to our Kiwanis Young Citizen Award recipients. In the last few weeks we have made presentations at 14 local elementary and junior high schools schools and honored 27 students. Award recipients are chosen by their teachers and principal based on three criteria: good citizenship, community service, and scholarship. Photo Credit: Cabrillo Elementary School

David Allen was our illustrious speaker recently. He signed his new book, "100 Years of the Los Angeles County Fair, 25 Years of Stories!"

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David Allen was our illustrious speaker recently. He signed his new book, "100 Years of the Los Angeles County Fair, 25 Years of Stories!"

Last month at the Gibson Senior Center Senior Prom the city of Upland awarded Kiwanis memebers Jamie and Hugh as Prom Queen and Prom King! They work so hard on this event, it’s well deserved. 👑

Citrus Elementary K-kids club planted a garden with lavender, sage and many other herbs at their school!

Another successful Elementary School Track Meet in the books!

Another successful Elementary School Track Meet in the books!

Beautiful day for a track meet!

The Spring Egg Hunt that we cohosted with the City of Upland was a great success. Thanks to all who participated and all the volunteers including our Key Club members. We can achieve so much more together than we can independently. (Photos courtesy of the City of Upland)

Congratulations to Tom “TJ” Vastine on your “Distinguished Member” award. TJ has been a member for 47 years and has served as a past president of Upland-Foothill KIwanis as well as past Division 15 Lt. Governor. Thank you for your service!

Wow! What a great turn out for the annual Spring Egg Hunt! Thank you to all of our members who made this event happen. Thanks to the City of Upland for cosponsoring!

Our members made 23 bags that included a ham dinner for the Foothill Family Shelter! 🌷💐

Don’t miss a fun event! Upland Foothill Kiwanis has a long history of co-sponsoring events with the City of Upland. We would love to have you join us!

Upland Foothill Kiwanis meets weekly for breakfast on Wednesdays at 7:00 am. Our program will be presented by Steve Cable, the Assistant Manager of Cable Airport. If you have an interest in community service and having a positive impact in your community, come check us out tomorrow and be our guest.

We had a great turnout for the Division 15 Governor’s luncheon. Upland Foothill Kiwanis and our Key Clubs had a treat time with our fellow Kiwanians in District 15.

We have great events coming up. Now is the time to be part of something great.

Who is ready to be part of something that makes a difference in the community? We are committed to improving the lives of children one community, one child at a time. And we have fun doing it! Come on, we've been waiting for you!

Upland Junior High School Career day!
Please message us for the email address to reach out if you are interested!