Spelman work on display by Rancho Santa Fe Guild The Rancho Santa Fe Art Guild will present La Jolla Rotarian and member of the La Jolla Art Association Ron Spelman as its featured artist on July 12. Spelman is former president of the San Diego Portrait Society and president of the Rancho Santa Fe Art Guild. A 40-year resident of La Jolla and former business owner of Spelman & Co. — which he sold to paint full time — Spelman will unveil a body of work at the art guild revealing his focus on the human form, portraiture and still life. He prides himself on his ability to capture skin tones using light and dark hues. Spelman’s art will be showing with about 25 additional artists’ work. The display will hang for eight weeks at the Rancho Santa Fe Art Guild, located at 6004 Paseo Delicias. For more information, call (858) 759-3545. National Charity League class of 2012 Six years ago, 23 horrified little girls, and their very patient mothers joined the San Diego chapter of the National Charity League (NCL), a national philanthropic organization designed to foster the mother-daughter relationships through community service, leadership development and cultural experiences. On May 26, those 23 young women graduated as the NCL class of 2012. The girls were celebrated, along with their philanthropies and the more than 10,000 volunteer hours the San Diego chapter has amassed between Meals on Wheels, the San Diego Public Libraries, Father Joe’s Villages, Special Olympics, I Love a Clean San Diego, the Salvation Army and the San Diego Food Bank, among others. Among the La Jolla graduates from the National Charity League were Mackenzie Allen, Casey Betts, Darby Broekema, Dani Carroll, Caroline Cleavinger, Tory Evans, Franxesca Fuene de Colombi, Kailey Fudge, Shauna Jellison, Megan Micheletti, Marissa Newlee, Isabelle Poulin, Dinah Robbins, Gabriella Sanderson, Julia Schroeder and Tracy Warren. LJHS PTA honored for dedication The Ninth District PTA — the largest volunteer child advocacy association in San Diego — recently honored La Jolla High School parents, teachers and staff with two awards for their dedicated efforts and milestone achievements at the high school. One award was given for the successful implementation of the Life 101 program — a program developed by LJHS parent and PTA member Linda Rutgard that brings speakers to the school to talk to seniors about the challenges they will undoubtedly face in the real world. The discussions typically involve practical lessons for graduating seniors, such as money management, renting an apartment and staying healthy. The LJHS PTA was also recognized for having the highest number of members in the San Diego Unified School District, with more than 700 parents, teachers and staff involved in the association. “That’s what we’re proudest of,” said Dana Shelburne, LJHS principal. “Each of our PTA volunteers — parents, teachers and staff — should be very proud that they have brought this level of involvement to La Jolla High School.” The sounds and tastes of summer The La Jolla United Methodist Church will present its annual Chancel Choir Summer Pops Concert and ice cream social on Friday, July 6 at 7 p.m. Chancel Choir soloists, duos and instrumentalists will highlight popular and Academy Award-winning songs with an all-Disny theme. Admission is free, though a freewill offering will be taken. Ice cream sundaes will be free of charge. The La Jolla United Methodist Church is located at 6063 La Jolla Blvd. For more information, visit www.lajollaunitedmethodist.org. — Staff and contribution