In the Heart of Napa Valley...

The club was organized on May 31, 1989, and chartered July 19, 1989 with 27 members. The charter President was Ron Elizondo, Postmaster in Yountville at that time.  He has since moved to Texas after retiring from the USPO.  Since 1989, there have been a total of 161 members pass through the club, which includes the 30 members currently on the roster.

After 18 years, there are still two charter members in the club. The Yountville Club holds four project fund-raisers each year, the biggest being the Crab & Pasta Feed held each February.  Another big revenue source is the “Wormburner” Golf Tournament, held in September at the Vintner’s Golf Club and all monies raised go exclusively to scholarships to benefit Yountville graduates.  During Yountville Days in October the club sells hot dogs, and at Easter and Christmas they sell See’s candy.

The town of Yountville is a special community, and the Kiwanis Club of Yountville serves many layers of the population.  Not only are there a high number of tourists visiting throughout the year, the residents fall into several groups; high income home-owners, senior citizens, armed service veterans and laborers.  The California Veterans Home has 1,100 residents, many elderly and disabled.  In preparation for Memorial Day, our club and clubs throughout Division #8 help to clean up the Veterans Cemetery, and enjoy hard work and a BBQ lunch served to all who help.  There are also two “over-55” senior mobile home parks in Yountville as well as other seniors in the community.  The club addresses the needs of these residents by managing the Meals On Wheels program for Yountville, delivering hot meals with volunteer members, with as much as 40 man hours per month. 

Other projects filling a wide range of needs are:

• Contribute to Salvation Army and provide bell ringers during December
• Contribute to Yountville Community Church to provide food baskets to the needy families of Yountville
• Support Special Olympics, providing tables, chairs & safety pylons
• Support the Rose Float
• Kiwanis Skip-A-Meal
• Kiwanis International Foundation
• Cal-Nev-Ha District Foundation
• Pediatric Trauma Program
• Providing soda & water for American Legion Baseball at the Veterans Home
• Providing scholarships to Yountville resident graduates or students who have attended
• Yountville Elementary School
• Providing the Napa Junior Miss Pageant winner with a scholarship
• Kiwanis Kid’s Day, providing free games, prizes, soda & popcorn
• Sponsorship of Kiwanis Family House
• Sponsors needy children in the After School Program
• Presents two Hope of America Awards to a fifth grade boy & girl in memory of Ben Leavy, a Yountville fifth grader who was killed in an auto accident 

 The club members socialize outside of regular meetings at least twice a year.  The club birthday party is held in May at Yountville Park for members and spouses enjoying a BBQ picnic, and in June a Scholarship Dinner is held to present scholarships to students and their parents.

Membership

1. Jean Anderson, married to Paul Anderson and retired from Napa County Social Services
2. Paul Anderson, twice club president and retired bus driver.
3. Bart Buechner, past and now rejoined member, and assistant administrator at the Veteran’s Home.
4. Lori Carey, past club president and landscape designer.
5. Vicki Clements, business owner
6. John Corkill, Charter member, past President, past Lt. Gov., and retired from the Veteran’s Home.
7. Ed Coyne, past president, retired from heating & air conditioning business
8. George Crane, fisherman extraordinaire and retired electrician
9. Brad Dropping, owner of Napa Valley Bike Tours
10. Rozlyn Griffin, Manager of Westamerica branch
11. Lee Hart, long time Yountville resident, historian, George C. Yount actor and part-time Napa County Bailiff
12. Susan Heims, Director of volunteers at Veteran’s Home
13. Stephen Henderson, self employed and new father
14. Ed Ilsley, grape grower
15. Jason Janes, contractor
16. Jan Kaneshiro, retired
17. Eric Knight, Home Depot employee in Napa
18. Kenneth Leary, Past President & Director of Community Services, Town of Yountville
19. Stewart Lindauer, Club Treasurer and retired architect
20. Ruth Lincoln, retired owner of Hansel & Gretel shop in Yountville
21. Tom McCormick, Charter member & landscape contractor
22. Don Moore, Crab Feed chef, Supervisor of waste management department in Yountville
23. Paul Moyer, “Mr. Perfect Attendance” (27 years), current club Secretary, past Lt. Gov. in Div. #46, retired USAF Chief Master Sergeant
24. Robert O’Connor, owner of Cups & Cones in Yountville
25. Diane Page, retired
26. Levis Pennock, owner of Brinker, Ink.
27. Jeff Steen, owner of Pacific Blues Café in Yountville
28. Bob Tinsley, retired from Fire Dept., Mare Island
29. Stephen White, Asst. Pastor of Yountville Community Church
30. Roger Young, current Pres. (Elect)/Vice Pres., and General Manger of Bardessono Inn & Spa under construction in Yountville 
    

The Kiwanis Club of Yountville is meeting temporarily at Lakeside Grill at Vintner’s Golf Club after losing their prior home at the closing Compadres Bar & Grill.  Compadres has reopened in Napa, and moving the meetings to that location is being considered.  In the meantime, anyone interested in visiting us at a meeting, please call President Paul R. Anderson at 944-1879.