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!

All hands on deck! Join the Playa Venice Sunrise Fundraising Committee as we kick-off our biggest fundraiser for our club this Rotary year. As you all know, fundraising is extremely important for our club -  as the funds raised are directed back and in support of all our programs and project that benefit our community. 

Because of Covid and our inability to conduct our traditional fundraisers, we have had to adjust and be creative so we can continue to support the causes and programs we all hold dear. Much credit to the Fundraising Committee members and club members who have worked hard to get this off the ground. Please come support and learn more on how you can help the club raise funds to support our projects. .     

Airfield & Terminal Modernization Project Update

James Owen is an Environmental Specialist with Los Angeles World Airports, James has nearly a decade of experience working for local government in planning, transportation, and environmental regulation. James graduated with honors from Cal Poly Pomona with a degree in Urban and Regional Planning.

James will be speaking to us about the LAX Airfield and Terminal Modernization Project. The Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Airfield and Terminal Modernization Project will focus on airfield and terminal improvements that stay within the airport’s existing footprint, and landside (roadway) improvements that help reduce local traffic congestion. The Project would elevate the passenger experience, improve the community experience, enhance airfield safety and increase business opportunities. 

Come join us and learn more! 

www.lawa.org/ATMP

John Loussararian is the Senior Executive Director at the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles. (Westchester, CA). The YMCA is the nation’s leading nonprofit committed to strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. John has been an intergral part of the Westchester YMCA and the community. John will be sharing with us more information about the YMCA, its impact, and the great work it continues to do for the community, despite the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Since 2015, Lucy has served as the Spokesperson for the Special Olympics – UNICEF USA Partnership for children with disabilities. She has passionately advocated for the 93 million young people with disabilities around the world – and she loves doing it!!!

https://teamlucymeyer.org/about/

Mr. Justin Erbacci serves as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA). He has been with LAWA since October 2016, and was appointed as CEO by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti in June 2020. As CEO, Mr. Erbacci has oversight of Los Angeles International (LAX) and Van Nuys (VNY) general aviation airports. He leads the team responsible for transforming LAX into a world-class airport for the modern traveler and thus returning LAX to its iconic status. 

Prior to his full-time appointment, Mr. Erbacci served as Interim CEO for the first six months of 2020, where he guided LAWA’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the establishment of innovative safety protocols and new technologies to help keep LAWA’s airports clean and safe and its airport guests and employees healthy and secure.

Mr. Erbacci brings more than 20 years of experience in global executive leadership from inside and outside of the aviation industry. Prior to his appointment with LAWA, he served as Vice President of Customer Experience & Technology for Star Alliance, a global airline network comprised of 28 airlines serving 640 million passengers annually. Additionally, Mr. Erbacci has served as the Director of Global Product Management for Credit Suisse, as a Manager of Business Planning and Technology at United Airlines, and as a senior consultant for firms including Reese McMahon LLC, Cambridge Management Consultants, and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. Prior to consulting, he practiced law as a civil rights defense litigator.

Dr. John S. Mulchaey is Director and Crawford H. Greenewalt Chair at the Carnegie Observatories, Pasadena’s oldest scientific establishment and a world leader in research on the evolution of the universe.  In addition, Dr. Mulchaey is Science Deputy of the Observatories’ parent organization, The Carnegie Institution for Science, where he oversees scientific developments throughout the Institution’s six departments which span the physical and biological disciplines.

Mulchaey earned his B.S. in Astrophysics from UC Berkeley, and his Ph.D. in Astrophysics from the University of Maryland.  He was a Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow before joining the Observatories as a staff scientist in 1999, and served as Associate Director for Academic Affairs before being named The Observatories’ 11^th Director in 2015. Today, Mulchaey oversees Carnegie’s main campus in Pasadena as well as The Observatories’ large-telescopes facility in Las Campanas, Chile.  He is also on the Board for the Giant Magellan Telescope, a next-generation telescope being designed in Pasadena.  

Dr. Mulchaey’s research focuses on many key areas in astronomy, including dark matter and black holes. In 1993, he led the team that discovered large amounts of dark matter in the local universe, a discovery that received front-page coverage in The New York Times and a feature in Time magazine.  In 2016, he appeared in the press as part of the team following a mysterious fast radio burst for the first time.  He is also a frequent consultant to NASA and the National Science Foundation.

Dr. Mulchaey also leads numerous Carnegie outreach and educational activities throughout Los Angeles and beyond. He created the annual Carnegie Observatories Astronomy Lectures, a popular series held each spring at The Huntington Library.  He hosts astronomy nights at many schools; secured funding for the creation of science rooms at three local elementary schools; and founded a program for gifted high school science students.  In 2020 he received the Helios Award, part of the international Rotary Humanitarian STAR Awards program, for his achievements in scientific education.