BACK FOR CHARITY TARZANA KIWANIS CLUB ON THE MOVE AGAIN.Byline: JOHAN MENGESHA Valley News Writer After being only moderately active for some time, the Tarzana Kiwanis Club is looking to start new projects in its community to raise money for charities. On Oct. 6, the club will rent a miniature golf course and family entertainment center, Sherman Oaks Castle Park, and have its own tournament. The price is $30 per person. The money raised will go to Tarzana Elementary School elementary school: see school. , which needs money for musical instruments. Principal Vicki Quan Lee said a staff member from her school contacted the Kiwanis members to help her school raise money to buy instruments needed for an after-school music program. Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. does not always provide instruments for after-school programs, Lee said. With help from the Kiwanis club, more children will have the opportunity to play instruments, she said. Tarzana resident Tony Rinaldi had been a member of the Northridge Kiwanis Club for many years before also joining the Tarzana club last year. He is set to become the new president of the Tarzana club in October. Rinaldi said he thought the club could use someone with his experience to get it back on track. ``They lost focus,'' the 53-year-old attorney said. ``I wanted to reinvigorate re·in·vig·o·rate tr.v. re·in·vig·o·rat·ed, re·in·vig·o·rat·ing, re·in·vig·o·rates To give new life or energy to. re them.'' Rinaldi said the club has 15 members -- 10 of them active. He said his goal is to get more members to come to the meetings, held at 7 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of the month in El Patron patron [Lat.,=like a father], one who lends influential support to some person, cause, art or institution. Patronage existed in various ancient cultures but was primarily a Roman institution. Mexican Grill Grill may refer to: In food:
To get new members, Rinaldi said the club needs to come up with projects that are both fun and valuable to the community. ``If it's just fun, people think they should be doing something better with their time,'' he said. But a project should also be fun to get members excited about the effort, he said. ``People come back because it's fun,'' he said. The Oct. 6 tournament will be open to anyone who pays the registration fee. After the miniature golf tournament is over, there will be a dinner and other activities for the participants, such as a Chinese auction A Chinese auction is a type of auction (actually a combination of auction and raffle) that is typically featured at charity or other fundraising events. Other groups have named it tricky tray or pick-a-prize to avoid any possible racial overtones. . Kiwanis is an international organization that has been around since 1915. It has clubs in 96 countries with more than 600,000 members. One of its main objectives is to make life better for children and young adults. To sign up for the Tarzana Kiwanis Club's miniature golf tournament, call Rinaldi at (818) 999-9003. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Members of the Tarzana Kiwanis Club include, front row, from left, Phyllis Indianer, Kelly Trenholm, Joey Joey after Joseph Grimaldi, famous 19th-century clown. [Am. Hist.: Espy, 45] See : Clowns Dorando and Ellie Broomand. Harry Enenstein, Tony Rinaldi, Renee Laws and Steve Ramada ra·ma·da n. Southwestern U.S. 1. a. An open or semienclosed shelter roofed with brush or branches, designed especially to provide shade. b. An open porch or breezeway. 2. , from left, are seen in the back row. Mark Kellam/Valley News |
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