On Memorial Day Monday, May 25, all active-duty and retired U.S. military personnel (Marines, Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and Space Force) will be allowed aboard for free all day. Alameda\u2019s USS Hornet is docked at 707 W. Hornet Ave. on Alameda Point. For online details about the day\u2019s events, go to uss-hornet.org\/event\/memorial-day-2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2014 USS Hornet<\/p>\n Kiwanis Foundation awards its 2026 scholarship winners<\/p>\n The Alameda Kiwanis Foundation is pleased to announce its scholarship winners for 2026: six graduating seniors representing Alameda high schools. Many applications from exemplary students were evaluated by a committee of seven Kiwanians.<\/p>\n Criteria included academics, leadership, financial need, community service and extracurricular activities. The awardees were recognized at the Kiwanis Club of Alameda\u2019s (KCA) May 6 meeting with their families and friends in attendance.\n<\/p>\n The scholarship winners are Christine Yu (Encinal High School) for the Key Club Scholarship; Katey Lee (Encinal High) for the Herb & Jeanne Justin Scholarship; Catalina Cabrera (Encinal High) for the Martin & Lucille Stohr Scholarship; Ziyao Yuan (Alameda Science and Technology Institute) for the Kiwanis Legacy Scholarship; Jacky Kuang (ASTI) for the Kiwanis Foundation Scholarship; and Jonas Locke (Encinal High)\u00a0 for the Kiwanis Legacy Scholarship.<\/p>\n These graduating seniors have contributed many hours in community service in activities such as Alameda Meals on Wheels, the Alameda Food Bank, Alameda Red Cross, Kiwanis Club of Alameda, the Alameda Recreation and Parks Department, elementary and secondary academic tutoring programs for Alameda youth and the Mosaic Project.<\/p>\n To celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2023, the KCA began and continues to fund $100,000 a year to its four-year scholarship program. For more information, visit k01025.site.kiwanis.org<\/a> online or email alamedakiwanis@gmail.com<\/a>. The city of Alameda, Alameda Municipal Power, the Alameda Recreation and Parks Department and the Alameda Unified School District sponsored the Alameda Bike Festival on May 2 at Ruby Bridges Elementary School.<\/p>\n Other service organizations joined in the activities from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., including the Kiwanis Club of Alameda which gave away more than 130 bike helmets, fitting them to each child and explaining how to properly wear them to parents. The Encinal High and ASTI Key Clubs and the Encinal High and ASTI Red Cross Clubs volunteered with the Kiwanians.<\/p>\n Transform California organized the event that featured free classes (with preregistration) in family cycling, kids riding to school and urban cycling for adults and teens. Various groups offered free bike repairs, free bike bells, helmet decorations, face painting and a simulated traffic situation with signage and lanes for cyclists to practice in a safe environment.<\/p>\n Despite a cool and overcast start to the day, families seemed to enjoy the activities. Three food trucks provided all volunteers with a free lunch and food for public purchase, and a bicycle-powered blender producing fruit smoothies was a big hit!<\/p>\n The Alameda Kiwanis Foundation is accepting applications for its annual grant awards benefiting local 501(c)(3) groups. The application form with all relevant information is posted on the Kiwanis Club of Alameda\u2019s webpage at k01025.site.kiwanis.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n All applications are due by the end of Friday and can be emailed to leadingedgealameda@comcast.net<\/a>. If preferred, applications can also be mailed (if postmarked by Friday) to the Alameda Kiwanis Foundation, P.O. Box 1217, Alameda, CA 94501.<\/p>\n On Jan. 31, the Kiwanis Club of Alameda (KCA) hosted its annual winter fundraiser at the Albert DeWitt Officers Club on Alameda Point. The proceeds, more than $20,000, will be completely distributed to Alameda nonprofits serving the community, with a particular emphasis on children and their families.<\/p>\n For the 2026 grant awards year, the foundation\u2019s grant committee will reach out to nonprofit groups working to combat violence and racism and to promote equity and equality. The foundation\u2019s goal is to grant at least 25% of the available funds to those organizations.<\/p>\n \u2014 Patricia Bowen<\/p>\n Alameda High senior wins annual Van Sickle Scholarship<\/p>\n Alameda High School senior Sarah Bakhtary has been named the 39th annual winner of the $6,000 Ken and Shirley Van Sickle Scholarship. A top student at Alameda High, Sarah is the founder and president of the school\u2019s Afghan Club. She has been a tutor and translator for fellow students, participated in the school\u2019s drama program, managed the flag football team and mentored young women in the community.<\/p>\n Sarah says she plans to study international relations at UC Davis and is pursuing higher education with the goal of helping her family and community. In addition to Sarah, three other students were selected as scholarship finalists \u2014 Encinal High School\u2019s Catalina Cabrera, the Alameda Science and Technology Institute\u2019s Jacky Kuang and Alameda High\u2019s Delaney Mahony-Bick.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are very pleased to support Sarah as she pursues her dream of a college education,\u201d said Keith Van Sickle, the scholarship foundation\u2019s president. \u201cShe is truly outstanding and has demonstrated both academic talent and leadership in her school and community.\u201d<\/p>\n The scholarship honors Ken and Shirley Van Sickle, two distinguished high school teachers who devoted their careers to Alameda\u2019s students. Applicants to the scholarship are judged on a combination of academic achievement, leadership and financial need.<\/p>\n \u2014 Keith Van Sickle<\/p>\n To submit an item for the Alameda Journal\u2019s \u201cIn brief\u201d section, which is now usually published in print on each month\u2019s third Friday, please email it, at least three days before print publication, to njackson@bayareanewsgroup.com<\/a>. 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The Alameda Kiwanis Foundation has awarded 2026 scholarship winners Jacky Kuang (Alameda Science and Technology Institute), from left, Katey Lee (Encinal High), Catalina Cabrera (Encinal High), Christine Yu (Encinal High School), Ziyao Yuan (ASTI) and Jonas Locke (Encinal High). (photo courtesy of Patricia Bowen)\u00a0
\nRuby Bridges Elementary hosts Alameda Bike Festival<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ALJ-L-BRIEFS-0515-1.jpeg\")
The Kiwanis Club of Alameda took part May 2 in the Alameda Bike Festival at Ruby Bridges Elementary School. (photo courtesy of Patricia Bowen)\u00a0
\nApply by Friday for grant awards to local nonprofit groups<\/p>\n