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23rd Annual Vintage Alpine Raises over $25,000 for local children!
More than 750 people attended the 23nd Annual Vintage Alpine fundraiser held May 5 at Summers Past Farms in Flinn Springs, California. The Kiwanis Club of Alpine Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization and all proceeds from this amazing annual wine, beer and food tasting event will be used to provide services and programs for children in the San Diego area.
 “Vintage Alpine is a wonderful event, and our success comes from the club members working alongside great wineries, breweries and restaurants — all are upstanding community partners,” said event Chairman Art Armagost. “We are thrilled to host events like this, and all the money raised supports children in the community.”
Funds raised will help support programs such as Bike Rewards for perfect attendance in elementary schools, sponsor Scout troops, provide equipment for youth sports activities, the East County Exceptional Athletes Track and Field event and much more.
Special thanks to Viejas Enterprises, Summers Past Farms, Alpine Creek Town Center, imortgage, Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc., Quality Escrow Inc., Sonnet Gypsy Ranch, and Grossmont Escrow who were major contributing sponsors of this year’s Vintage Alpine.
Relaxing live music, a silent auction and opportunities to meet wine and food specialists also highlighted the event. Attendees sampled premium wines from over 25 wineries in California and around the world and also tasted amazing treats from over 15 San Diego area restaurants.
Mark your calendars and plan to attend the 24th Annual Vintage Alpine on Sunday, May 4, 2014! To learn more about Vintage Alpine and the Kiwanis Club of Alpine, visit www.alpinekiwanis.org/VintageAlpine.
VINTAGE ALPINE TICKET PRICE INCREASES SOON!
April 30, 2013 (Flinn Springs)—The Alpine Kiwanis Club invites the public to attend the 23nd Annual Vintage Alpine fundraiser to be held on May 5 by the nonprofit Kiwanis Club of Alpine Foundation, Inc., This amazing “Wine Experience in the Country” will take place within the lovely gardens of Summers Past Farms at 15602 Olde Highway 80.
 Tickets are $60 if purchased in advance, and will be $70 at the door. The event includes live music in a garden setting, a silent auction, and opportunities to meet wine and food specialists.
Attendees will be sampling premium wines from California and around the world, and will also taste the best that restaurants offer throughout San Diego County. Relaxing live music and a silent auction are also featured at the event.
“Vintage Alpine attendees often get to chat with people they haven’t seen in years,” said event Chairman Art Armagost. “It’s a very good time, and a good way to raise money for community needs,” All proceeds from the annual wine, beer and food tasting are used to provide services and programs for children in the San Diego area.
Vintage Alpine is an adult-only event, and no one under 21 years will be admitted. To learn more about Vintage Alpine and the Kiwanis Club of Alpine, visit www.alpinekiwanis.com.
SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2013 AT NTC PARK AT LIBERTY STATION, SAN DIEGO
With sadness it was learned that Americas Mickey Mouse sweetheart of the 1950s has passed away from complications of MS, our beloved Mouseketeer, Annette Funicello. A cure needs to be found and funds raised in the April 27 th event goes towards that.
Dick Rabell who along with the late George Wood, formed the “Alpine Kiwanis Trail Blazer” team whose mission is to raise funds for MS by participating in the April 27th event. Thus this request for monetary support from our Alpine neighbors with 100% of funds collected going to MS
Society.
If you wish to make a monetary donation please send a check (no cash) made payable to “MS Society” which can be mailed to the Alpine Kiwanis P.O. Box 306, Alpine, California 91903. (Note in the comment section “Alpine Trail Blazers”). If you wish you also can drop off the check at the Kiwanis weekly Saturday meeting held at the Alpine Elementary School starting at 7am.
It is important to note that our own Kiwanis sweetheart, Dee Dean, publisher of the Herald is our inspiration and desire to find a cure for MS.
Visit the MS website and go to Pacific South Coast Chapter and look us up in the link San Diego Teams. If you
like, do join the team and walk with us. Funds have already been raised but we are a far cry from the top fund raisers.
With Gratitude,
Dick Rabell
Contact e-mail: dickandbetty@cox.net
Phone: (619) 445-5712
59th Annual Carmelo Manuele
Easter Pancake Breakfast was a HUGE success!
Plenty of happy children, tasty food, decorated eggs, and the Easter Bunny helped make the Alpine Kiwanis 59th Annual Carmelo Manuele Easter Pancake Breakfast lots of fun on March 31 in Alpine!
About 540 people, at least 70 of them children, attended the big celebration from 7 am to noon at the Alpine Elementary School at 1850 Alpine Blvd., according to Alpine Kiwanis Club Member and Event Chairman, Charles Nelson. “Everyone was in good spirits. The room was nicely decorated by Carol Lewis’s artistic flair,” said Nelson, “and the AGSA (Alpine Girls Softball Association) girls showed up in uniform to help bus tables and serve beverages.” Youngsters dyed eggs, decorated cookies, hunted plastic eggs filled with rewards and hung out with the Easter Bunny.
“Over 40 Alpine Kiwanis Club Members helped make this event successful. We arrived at the school at 5:30 am, having set up the room the day before and everyone was done with cleanup by 1:30 pm,” said Charles Nelson. “We’ll net about $8,000 which will support a significant amount of the work we do for children and our community. The annual Easter morning community tradition was started in 1954 by Carmelo Manuele, who was then the club’s president. Manuele joined the new foothills Kiwanis club in 1951, 13 days after it started.”
 About Alpine Kiwanis
Always busy, the Kiwanis Club of Alpine is the third largest one in the California-Nevada-Hawaii Kiwanis district. Its nearly 130 members are known for their dedicated community service. Watch for more information on their next three annual club events —-the Alpine Challenge charity bicycle ride, the Kiwanis Miracle Mile of Quarters Art Competition to help Rady Children’s Hospital and the annual Vintage Alpine wine and food tasting. Visit www.AlpineKiwanis.org for more information about Alpine Kiwanis activities or to join the organization.
WINE 101
April 1, 2013 (Flinn Springs)—The Alpine Kiwanis Club invites the public to attend the 23nd Annual Vintage Alpine fundraiser to be held on May 5 by the nonprofit Kiwanis Club of Alpine Foundation, Inc. This amazing “Wine Experience in the Country” will take place within the lovely gardens of Summers Past Farms at 15602 Olde Highway 80.
Vintage Alpine is a great event for the experienced wine connoisseur, but is also a wonderful Wine 101 for wine fans just getting started.
Here are some pointers:
Put your senses to good use . . .
- Look at the color of the wine – it can reveal its age.
- Swirl the wine in the glass to reveal its heady aroma.
- Sniff it – different wines can smell fruity, earthy, nutty, floral or whatever you think it smells like.
- Taste the wine and let it roll around in your mouth. Is the taste like the smell? Is the body light, medium or full? Does it finish out nicely?
 Attendees will be sampling premium wines from California and around the world, and will also taste the best that restaurants offer throughout San Diego County. Relaxing live music and a silent auction are also featured at the event.
Tickets are $60 in advance, and $70 at the door. The event includes live music in a garden setting, a silent auction, and opportunities to meet wine and food specialists.
All proceeds from the annual wine, beer and food tasting are used by Alpine Kiwanis to provide services and programs for children in the San Diego area.
Vintage Alpine is an adult-only event, and no one under 21 years will be admitted. To learn more about Vintage Alpine and the Kiwanis Club of Alpine, visit www.alpinekiwanis.com
The AGSA (Alpine Girls Softball Association) girls showed up in uniform to help bus tables and serve beverages at Sunday’s Kiwanis Easter Breakfast!
POSTED BY:
B Hicks Jr
hicksjr@cox.net
Kiwanis is forming a spring bowling league and would like to pick up a few more bowlers. We currently have 7 teams formed and want to add 1 more team to make it an even number of teams. These are 4 person teams. Bowlers of all ability levels are welcome. Kiwanis has had this league running for several years but we always have new bowlers joining us and all from the community are welcome.
We bowl on Thursday evenings at 6:30pm at Viejas Bowl. The league starts this next Thursday, April 4th. The cost is $12 per night for the 3 games and it includes shoe rentals. The spring session lasts for 10 weeks. There are cash prizes at the end for various categories and everyone wins something.
We. Need to know ASAP if you want to join this fun league. Single bowlers are welcome or put together your own team of 4 bowlers and come join us. (Note, this is an adult league)
Call Ray Sopfe at 619-991-0239 or email at rsopfe@yahoo.com
Visit www.alpinekiwanis.org
ALPINE KIWANIS HOST EASTER BREAKFAST ON SUNDAY, MARCH 31
 Alpine Kiwanis will host its 59th Annual Easter Breakfast on March 31, from 7 am to noon, at the Alpine Elementary School, 1850 Alpine Boulevard, in Alpine. Youngsters can dye eggs, decorate cookies, hunt for plastic eggs filled with rewards and hang out with the Easter Bunny.
You’re invited to hop on over to enjoy pancakes, sausage, eggs and more—all while benefitting local charities and events sponsored by Kiwanis.
Tickets are available for a $5 donation for adults and $2 for children 12 and younger. For more information, go to www.alpinekiwanis.org.
Alpine Kiwanis President Dave Truax said the annual Easter morning community tradition was started in 1954 by Carmelo Manuele, who was then the club’s president. Manuele joined the new foothills Kiwanis club in 1951, 13 days after it started. Always busy, the Kiwanis Club of Alpine is the third largest one in the California-Nevada-Hawaii Kiwanis district. Its 131 members are known for their dedicated community service.
Contacts
Charles Nelson
619.445.2183
canelson1@cox.net
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