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Servicing Huntington Park, South Gate, Maywood, Cudahy, Bell, Bell Gardens and Vernon.The Huntington park Kiwanis club finds ways to help all children achieve more.

11/01/2026

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Last Saturday, Key Club Division 13 and 19 gathered for their bi-annual leadership training that serves to conduct educational topics such as officers duties and responsibilities, fundraising strategies, membership recognition, and the like. The conference also serves as a networking and bonding opportunity. Divisions 13 and 19 definitely achieved this goal when they rehearsed their spirit moves for Fall Rally. Editor Elizabeth Delgadillo of our Huntington Park High School Key Club is one of the Spirit Cheerleaders for this year's event.

During Fall Rally, Divisions compete for the coveted Spirit Stick for the most original cheers, chants and synchronized arm motions during their high-energy "spirit battles". Competitors are very serious about this competition. They spend hours making spirit gear like spirit sticks, tutus, flower crowns, ribbon leis and flags. Results of Saturday's pre-battle "spirit wars" was between Divisions 13 and 19. Division 19 was triumphant!

Here's A Cheer of Victory:

“Key Club Teens from Division 19 are Ready to Win on the Fall Rally Scene! Go 19, Go 19, Go, Go, Go 19! Abooga!”

And thank you, Key Club LTG, Hunter Avalos, and Kiwanis Advisors for your dedication to Division SLP events!

Overall, a fun time was had by all!!

10/31/2026

Recognition time:

Huntington Park Kiwanian Kenya Davis-Hayes, PhD, Received the College of Arts and Science's Excellence in Teaching Award at California Baptist University, in Riverside, bestowed its College of Arts and Science's Teaching Award to American History professor, Dr. Kenya Davis-Hayes, for her innovative, pedagogical methods and her commitment to undergraduate education and student mentorship. She was also a standout for her significant commitment to community service.
Awards of this nature foster a culture of excellence and promote a healthy competitive spirit.

As a Kiwanian, Dr. Kenya is no stranger to service to young people. She commits many hours of service to the Huntington Park Community, our Key Clubs and K-Kids, while serving as Faculty Advisor of the Black Student Union on her University campus.

Congratulations, Dr. Kenya!! 👏👏🎊🎉

We are ALL very proud!!

10/31/2026

Crosstown Rivals played last night as the Huntington Park Spartans Defeat the South Gate Rams 41-24!! 🏈🏆

All in competitive fun, this rivalry was a longstanding competitve rumble that dates back since the schools' beginnings. So this tournament is more than just a standard fixture on the calendar. Historically, key elements of this rivalry grew out of the fact that the two cities (both in close proximity to each other) were the only high schools in town. For fans and players a win over a rival brings months of local pride.

However, the stakes became even higher in October of 2023 when Trustee Armando Velasquez designed and introduced the now coveted, brand new Kiwanis SELA Trophy, which has drawn larger crowds and more passionate displays of talent. It also had our Kiwanis Presidents, Huntington Park's Val Amezquita and South Gate's John Aston hanging out in the wings to await the honor of presenting the trophy to the gridiron winners and they didn't come alone. Also, in attendance was LTG Hailes Soto, with former South
Gate Coach and Past Kiwanis President, Clyde Putnam, and Past Presidents Jorge Alvarez and Gema Vega and Huntington Park's Principal, Mr. Carlos Garibaldi, Key Club Advisor Nelson Ta and Past Key Club President, Sebastian Portillo, provided security for our stalwart leaders 😀

In the end, sports rivalries of this nature promotes community pride, class history, school loyalties and regional identity. So whether it's cheering for the home team or booing for the rival, we'll see you next year!

Another fun evening on the gridiron with memories being made…

10/27/2026

Today our club very proudly celebrated “National Immigrant Day”, honoring those who sought a better life in the greatest county on earth, by assimilating to become legal citizens here in the U.S.

National Immigrant Day, was in part founded by our very own Nick “the Greek in America” Ioannidis who has celebrated 51 years as a citizen of the United States of America! He shared many wonderful memories of how great of a country America has been to him for giving him the opportunity for a better life. He will be forever grateful for the life he has enjoyed in America.

Jose Zepeda also spoke on his decisions for coming to the United States and is very proud that he became a citizen, and is grateful for the opportunities America has offered for him and his family. In fact, he kept his USA theme going when he married his beautiful wife Jessica who celebrates her Patriotic birthday, every July 4th!

We were also happy to hear from several members and guests who immigrated to the United States from several countries including Greece, Mexico, and Egypt. After sharing personal stories about their families coming to America, everyone agreed the one unifying factor everyone shared was the shared pride of being an American!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Later President Val invited Emma Hernandez, CEO of the Southeast Community Development Corporation (SCDC) and presented her a check from our Kiwanis club to support their Robotics program which is aimed towards the youth in our community. She thanked our club for our generous donation and proudly shared how the funding will be used to expand the program and create more opportunities for them to display their talents.

Great Program!!

USA!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

10/25/2026

Roybal-Allard Elementary School Kiwanis K-Kids Enthusiastically Working Hard to Decrease Food Insecurities in Los Angeles County:

On Saturday in the City of Commerce, our dedicated K-Kids toiled to lessen food insecurity issues in our County. Under the capable direction of, more than able, Advisors, Norma Zendejas and Mayra Gonzales, our K-Kids learned some valuable lessons about food insecurities in our world. Principal Hang Nguyen was also on hand to oversee this wonderful service project! The students learned of the harmful physical and mental health effects of not being able to access nutritious, reliable food. Did you know that 24% of County households report difficulty affording enough food? And did you know that food insecurities are also affecting working class and middle-income families. K-Kids Competent Celeste Ramos, Mighty Mia Contreras and Gracious Gianna Avalos were “all ears” and ended up being K-Kids standouts when they learned of these facts. They encouraged other K-Kids to be diligent in their efforts to help, be friendly, and even thanked the food bank representatives for an opportunity to serve. With young people like our K-Kids, we believe we can lick our County’s food insecurity issues.

K-Kids! Go, Fight, Win on this issue!

And they wanted me to tell you that if you know someone who is struggling in this area, have them call 211. This system is a locally based, non-profit entity that can direct residents to a myriad of services (including food distribution centers). And finally, don’t be afraid to get involve – donate, volunteer and even pray for the needs of our most vulnerable population.

In Service to K-Kids!

The Kiwanis Club of Huntington Park

10/20/2026

Lots of early Halloween fun at today's meeting...
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The winner of best costume was Vicky Herrera in her festive Mardi Gras outfit! 🎭

And we had a tie for best Halloween memory shared, one winner was Jose Zepeda who mentioned a spaghetti-filled coffin at a party they attended at Universal Studios. It looked like intestines that were being served for dinner. Yum! 🍝 The other story was told by Clyde Putnam who recalled a childhood memory from his small hometown in which Halloween was a week-long event in which the whole community participated in events and trick-or-treating started early.

Both were great memories!!

🎃👻🎃

10/19/2026

More photos from the recent service project:

10/18/2026

For the past two month, HP Kiwanis has been calling attention to this year’s Signature Project – Purses & Family Packs for Victims of Domestic Violence – by collecting purses and backpacks filled with toiletries and other sundry products so that women, as well as their children, will know that we care when they enter our Domestic Violence Shelter. And I think we got the word out because, with the help of the Women’s Club, and our Kiwanis Family and friends, we collected well over 60 purses and backpacks full of essential items.

On Wednesday, I had the privilege of delivering the goods to the shelter, along with Vicky and her husband, as well Ivonne Correa from the HP Women’s Club. The shelter was an amazing place. They had the following services:

Resident Apartments
K-5 Elementary School
An Adult Learning Center
Mental Health Therapy and
Case Management Services that specialize in trauma-informed and survivor driven approaches.
Our Signature Project was truly worth the effort because you could sense the safety and moment of peace the women and families must feel when they enter their doors.

Our Shelter Lives Up to Its Motto: A Place to Heal after Violence Strikes Home

- Velma "V the forever P"

10/18/2026

Our newest Division 13 club -

Kiwanis of Pico Rivera!!

On Wednesday evening, Division 13 was able to expand its service reach, and ensure more children, families, and communities benefit from our Mission:

“Improving the World One Child & One Community at a Time”

by Chartering and Installing the Kiwanis Club of Pico Rivera.

CNH’s Children’s Fund Ambassador Jason Cierpiszweski presided over this memorable event, while LTG Hailes Soto installed 20 Charter Members and 6 Directors and the following Executive Directors:

Christine Saavedra, President

Cesar Luna, VP/President-Elect

Esther Mejia, Treasurer

Rosanna Cabrera, Secretary

Esther Mejia, Treasurer

Most of our Division 13 Kiwanis Clubs were well represented. We were also honored to have the California Senator, Bob Archuleta, from the 30th District present our new Club with a powerful proclamation. Past-President Jorge Alvarez also delivered a stirring Inspiration Message.

HP Kiwanis Members Velma Davis and Veronica Gardea were in attendance to witness this memorable occasion.

At the end of day, Division 13 was able to deliver its call to build new clubs, nurture existing ones, and retain engaged members.

What a proud moment in Division 13’s history.

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Huntington Park, CA
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