So many familiar faces joined the May 3rd luncheon at Tom Ham's Lighthouse!

In addition to members we have seen and some we haven't seen in a while, we were happy to welcome:

• 4 guests from Grantville-Allied Gardens Kiwanis Club - Alan and Grace Young, George and Kathy Butterstein
• Life member and beloved, retired administrator of the Club - June Prewitt

• Grant recipients - Javier Guerrero from Coastal Roots Farms and Angelica Ocampo from International Relief Teams
• 4 member spouses and significant others - Jerri Jordan, Emily Krause, Dr. Joyce Gattas, Sandy El Asmer

President Mike Boland rang the bell to start the meeting and led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Justin Frisco led our invocation.

Jay Jeffcoat led our song -- Take Me Out to the Ballgame -- and then introduced our speaker, Sarah Beckman from Forever Balboa Park.

We inducted new member Kevin Currier.

And, much merriment ensued when we asked for fines and contributions to Bill's Bucks including donations from:

• Karina Sousa - celebrate her birthday; great to see old and new friends

• Doug Frost - soon to have new son-in-law

• Judy Leitner - forgot her pin

• Mike Boland - didn’t bring his mother

• John Rush - missed most meetings

• Joe Sigurdson - no pin or badge & 43rd anniversary

• Brian Krause - 17th anniversary and married in Balboa Park at the Natural History Museum, Karina’s birthday, welcoming Kevin, reconnecting with Javier, welcoming Angelica

• Jay Jeffcoat - 5 years with his significant other, fraternity brother memorials at UCSB

• Javier Guerrero - thank you for grant to Coastal Roots Farms

• Glen Honig - arrived late, daughter getting married

• Heather Robinson - please come to Key Club event May 11

• Jim Melvin - grandaughter’s volleyball championship from Harvard-Westlake

• Shaun McArdle - celebrating 87 years young!