Events

PVS Rotary is supporting the Mar Vista Family Center (https://marvistafc.org/) for food distribution every Wednesday.

From 8:45 AM to 10:30 AM at least three volunteers from our club will be needed to help Lucia and the rest of the volunteers 1) Unload the food truck 2) Classify boxes of food 3) Set up each table with a volunteer or two to hand out boxes.

Every week 75 to 100 boxes of food get distributed right in our neighborhood!

Families start to line up for this food distribution around 5 AM.

Our community is so grateful for what the Mar Vista Family Center provides. And of course, our generous club is right there to help out.

We are looking for support currently for all the Wednesdays in October, November, and December. Can you help? Please contact Jamie and her know which Wednesday or Wednesdays could work for you. It’s heartwarming to know how we contribute to feeding people and keeping families above water during these tough times. Thank you!

Teacher Mini-Grants is one of the largest and most successful program of the Playa Venice Sunrise Rotary Club. The program is over 20 years old and made in a joint effort with the LAX Coastal Chamber of Commerce. Approximately 75 Mini-Grants are awarded each year to local area classroom teachers totaling $15,000 to $20,000. The Grants ranging from $75 to $400 are awarded to deserving educators to fund their creative and innovative projects in the classrooms. The principals of the winning schools are invited to an awards event held annually to receive the grant checks for their respective schools. Playa Venice Sunrise Rotary Club is very proud of having distributed more than $300,000 to local schools over the years. 

As significant attendance and guests (and awards) are anticipated for this meeting, we will expedite and shorten our announcements for this week, so that the Teacher Mini-Grants program will have ample time. I highly encourage everyone to attend, to not only support our teachers and club, but to also get a firsthand view of what our teachers need, how the mini-grants will be used, and the impact to our community and students.  

If you have any questions, please contact the program chair, Gwen Vuchsas. (gvuchsas@secoteam.com)

On Thursday (01/14/2021), we will have our first PVS Supper Club event of the new year. These are such fun and tasty events! All meals are cooked and completed within the hour. Everyone is welcome. Please invite your friends and family who are interest in participating. This week, the supper club will be led by our very own and awesome Chef/Host – Harold Johnson. Harold has set for a tasty menu for us of Seafood Macaroni and Cheese, Broccoli and Shrimp, and Roasted Grapes. If you have any questions or need the recipe, Zoom info, etc. - please reach out directly to Harold at HJOHNSON@lawa.org or contact me at jjenrotary@gmail.com .

Even if you are unable to cook on Thursday, please drop on by with our wine/drink and watch the chefs go at it! Looking forward to seeing everyone there.

Arnie Corlin of Peelian Consulting LLC will be educating and sharing information with us on how a Neighborhood Watch can help to control crime and nuisances, while reducing use of force and incarceration.

For many years prior to establishing Peelian Consulting, Arnie began as a rental property owner and developerspecializing in purchasing properties in areas plagued by gangs, narcotics, and other community issues. Then, collaborating with community crime prevention partners including law enforcement, school safe passage programs, neighborhood, and business watch organizations and gang intervention, Arnie strives to improve quality of life in communities as a process. 

Arnie has volunteered with Los Angeles Police Department and as a Director with the Los Angeles South Chamber of Commerce, he has provided forums for community members throughout the city and elsewhere on how to control crime and nuisance. As a Specialist Volunteer, Arnie has worked as a Reserve LAPD officer and also with various LAPD Divisions including South Bureau’s Criminal Gang and Homicide Division identifying and analyzing CCTV data after incidents.

Arnie & his wife Debbie live in Los Angeles.

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