HB Kiwanis History
We’ve been around a while, serving the Hermosa Beach community for nearly 100 years. Our Hermosa
Beach Kiwanis Club was founded in 1926, shortly after the parent International Kiwanis
Organization formed in 1915, and just two decades after the incorporation of Hermosa Beach in 1907.
In July, 2023, we celebrated our 5,000th regularly scheduled meeting.
Kiwanis Hall on Valley Drive was built in 1957 by local contractor and Kiwanian Austin Blankenship. The hall was deeded to the City of Hermosa Beach with the understanding that the club would be responsible for its upkeep and maintenance and in exchange the building would be ours to use for meetings and events in perpetuity. The monies we receive from the hall rentals are dedicated for the
hall’s ongoing maintenance and upkeep.
The Kiwanis Hall has always been a hub of community activity, and has hosted hundreds of weddings, birthday parties and other celebrations across the years.
Our club and hall have been an essential part of the growth of Hermosa Beach as it has become a desirable location to live, work and raise a family—a lot of that due to the hard work and funding raised by the Hermosa Kiwanis.
While our community has evolved since its founding more than a century ago, the Hermosa Beach Kiwanis Club maintains the same spirit of giving back, mentoring, camaraderie, and friendship.
Over the last decade the Hermosa Beach Kiwanis Club has raised and donated over one millon dollars!
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$350,000 to various local charities
$200,000 to Hermosa Beach schools
$300,000 in Scholarships
$100,000 National Charities
$120,000 Local Sponsored Youth
Provided over 100,000 Hours of Community Service
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1926 C. H. (Cap) Salinas
1927 E. B. Clark Jr.
1928 J. David Glover
1929 George V. Learned
1930 Charles D. Jones
1931 Don S. Hayes / CL Reinbolt
1932 Arden R. Matthews
1933 C. Ma Anderson
1934 Arthur A. Nelson
1935 T. C. Sheehan
1936 George Simmons
1937 Collamer A. Bridge
1938 Glamiion Reah
1939 Logan R. Cotton
1940 William G. H. Russell
1941 T. E. Goggins
1942 R.W. Chase /T.C. Sheehan Jr.
1943 T. C. Sheehan, Jr.
1944 Charles Taft
1945 John R. Haworth
1946 Glade L. White
1947 Lloyd Nicholson
1948 Lawrence Hull
1949 Carl G. Arfwedson
1950 Gus Cusenza / Kenneth Ward
1951 Edward G. Meyer
1952 Dr. Paul C. Barr
1953 Charles J. Smith
1954 Dr. Max Webber
1955 Richard J. Young
1956 Cleo C. Smelser
1957 James W. Gladhill
1958 Eric Rafter
1959 Austin Blankenship
1960 C. E. (Pat) Tarver
1961 James E. Edgerton
1962 Richard L. Thompson
1963 Floyd Olson
1964 William D. Hamilton
1965 Edward Engle. 1966 Seymour Bilowit1967 A. Bernard Lettunich
1968 Harry L. Smith
1969-70 Dr. Charles Imai
1970-71 Steward McDonald
1971-72 Rev. Harry Chillington
1972-73 Robert Crawford
1973-74 Richard Knight
1974-75 Charles McCann -
1975-76 Dave Louvorn
1976-77 Lloyd Patefield
1977-78 Dave Naramore
1978-79 Eugene Palmer
1979-80 Larry O'Conner/E. Palmer
1980-81 Jim Fucile
1981-82 Ken Thompson
1982-83 Mike Frandzel
1983-84 Ed Janik
1984-85 Cary Bichlmeier
1985-86 Tony Molino
1986-87 Joe Diaz
1987-88 Paul Amarillas
1988-89 John Woodall
1989-90 Frank Hallstein
1990-91 Merle Fish
1991-92 Dallas Yost
1992-93 Anthony Altfeld/Richard McCurdy
1993-94 Earl Feys
1994-95 Harold Roberts
1995-96 Michael Schubach
1996-97 Cathy McCurdy
1997-98 Jerry Compton
1998-99 Greg Ronkainen
1999-00 Bob McEachen
2000-01 Carol Lawson
2001-02 Sam Abrams
2002-03 Tony Lombardo
2003-04 Rick Koenig
2004-05 Greg Wyatt
2005-06 Terry Bose
2006-07 Pat Love
2007-08 Mike Miller
2008-09 Cedric McRae
2009-10 Joni Ackerman
2010-11 Adriene Slaughter
2011-12 Michael Goergen
2012-13 Jeff Maxwell2013-14 Mark Goldstein
2014-15 Howie Seeb
2015-16 Lisa Shea
2016-17 Cedric McRae
2017-18 Cedric McRae
2018–19 Cathy McCurdy
2019–20 Lucas Commiso
2020–21 George Barks
2021-22 Rick Koenig
2022-23 Rick Koenig2023-24 Glenn Menard