See you this Wednesday!
Another Great Meeting Coming Up ~
Join us for the Fun!
The Magic is HERE!
Service above Self Since 2005
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Last Week's Meeting Highlights
Cedars-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
in the House!
We had a wonderful meeting last week, featuring Lauren Elkins and the Construction team from Cedars-Sinai, who shared with us the progress of the exciting, reimagined and state of the art facility. We got to hear many interesting details about the available services coming to our local Marina Del Rey Hospital. It was really informative and interesting – this project will be such a boon for our community!
Thank you, Lauren, and your team, it was wonderful to have you join us!!
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* ROTARIANS MAKING A DIFFERENCE *
Thank you to the Rotarians who helped assemble 100 “CARE KITS” to help our un-housed neighbors and those in need – the kits included many needed Toiletries and first aid items in support of the Temple Emanuel Mitzvah Corps Campaign.
Thank you, Membership Director, Rob Bird, for making the “Drop” which also included our donations of “keep warm clothing.” Our generous donations where gratefully received, and I thank our Club for your contributions. We will still be collecting items for this Jacket Drive through the end of the month, so please consider donating a gently used jacket or sweatshirt, gloves/mittens, beanies, etc.
* ROTARIANS AT WORK *
We had an amazing day at our Pancake Breakfast fundraiser at Fire Station 5.
It was so much fun, and the kids had a blast.
We had two BOUNCE HOUSES, FACE PAINTERS, BALLOON ANIMALS AND SO MANY PANCAKES!!
This could not be a success without the help of the many Rotarians who came out to
support all the various activities...
Especially members Jason Wong and Justin Furtado, for picking up the grills and pop-ups from our storage and delivering them to the Station – Thank You All!!
We are so grateful for our partnership with the
LAX Marriott Hotel for providing and preparing the delicious food and beverages!
Carol’s Grills were hard at work and there were even chocolate chip pancakes with whipped cream!
Oh my!!
We are also grateful to Charles Pannunzio and LAWA for their generous sponsorship.
We thank “our” DJ, Gina, and our superstar violinist, Kiev Morales for providing the vibes and Councilwoman Traci Park for coming out to support the event and help our club with a special presentation for the beloved men and women of
Fire Station 5!
And everyone wanted to Give Willow
Fire Station #5's Mascot lots of Love!
Thank you to Captain Cecci for your hospitality and thank you to Firefighter Andre Voelker, for the amazing hand carved American Flag, which we will most certainly treasure!
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The Countdown is on!
Only 9 Days until the
Oktoberfest Cultural Dinner ~
Wichtige Nachricht!!
We are just a week away
from our Cultural Dinner Fundraiser – "Oktoberfest," at the Westchester Elks lodge.
Thank you to everyone on the committee for your support and thank you to all who have helped secure auction items. We will be looking for volunteers to help with set up and clean up so please sign
up if you can lend a hand… remember,
“many hands make light work.” Thank you for your consideration and participation!
We look forward to a successful event and encourage everyone to do whatever they can to help us meet our fundraising goal! PROST!!
Enjoy Our Club's Signature Event Get in on the Fun!
October 23rd starting at 5:30PM!
Bavarian dress is welcome
and encouraged, but however you come,
know that your support is so greatly appreciated - Danke!!
PURCHASE TICKETS & PRE-REGISTRATION
on our secure website
with this link:
This week, we welcome JoAnne Staten,
Acting Assistant Chair/Liberal Arts and Sciences,
for Otis College of Art and Design.
JoAnne is a researcher and grant writer focusing on women’s issues, identity narratives, and health disparities and is the Lead Faculty for the Jacaranda School project in Malawi, Africa,
which is chaired by our Director of International Service, Richard Shelton.We look forward to learning more about this amazing School!
We will participate in
Temple Emanuel’s support of the
HOLLYWOOD FOOD COALITION,
whichfocuses on creating a city where everyone has food,community, and support.
Please help by donating “keep warm” products for the cold winter months -
Gently used coats, jackets, sweatshirts, beanies, blankets, even sleeping bags. We will be assembling more of our “toiletry care kits” for this very worthy cause. Thank you so much for your kind consideration.
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* FOODDRIVEFORSENIORS *
Benefitting the Senior Pride Pantry at the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center,which supports over 400 food-insecure seniors. We will be collecting food throughout the next 6 weeks and will drop off our donations on 11/16. I have a list of needed items which we will post on our bulletin board and a collection box will be kept near the badge table - your support and generosity is greatly appreciated.
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* MIDNIGHT MISSION *
On Sunday, November 17, we will be volunteering to serve at the Midnight Mission. Thank you to Event Chair, Lucy Wegner, for organizing this for our Club. More information to come - this promises to be a truly memorable Rotary Moment.
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* HOLIDAY ADOPT A FAMILY *
And December would not be complete without our support of the Mar Vista Family Center through our “Adopt a Family” program coming up in December - Look for details next month from Co-Chairs Martha Jeffers and Iris Monreal. This is one of my all time favorite programs!!
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* DISTRICT EVENTS *
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❤️ ❤️
* FEAST, FUN AND FELLOWSHIP *
Cantalini’s Salerno Beach Restaurant
for Cicchetti
(Last Sunday of the month at 3pm
and will run October (10/27),
November (11/24),
and December (12/29).
We will meet at Cantalini’s Salerno Beach Restaurant for Cicchetti (chi-keh-tee) which means small plates and a little “ombra”
(local wine or spritz)!
You are welcome to order from the menu or participate in a pre-fixe menu,
designed by President Lisa, which will feature a variety of delicious bites, sweets and drinks for a fixed, all inclusive price of $25.
We promise, you will not leave hungry! We hope you can Join us - Salute! ❤️
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President Lisa's Rotary Jumble has become a club Fave and this time
with words associated with Service!
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We're Proud to be
Playa Venice ROTARIANS! Foundation President Gail's
ROTARY PIN Pride Raffle!
It's Easy ... wear your Pride & Pins or logo clothing to the meeting to enter this special raffle hosted by Foundation President, Gail Goldstein! Will you be this weeks winner?
Wear your Rotary Pin or Logo gear to Play!
You never know what the prize will be!!
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We Are BETTER TOGETHER! "Be the Reason Someone Smiles Today"
-- President Lisa
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Quote of the Week
There’s a day that is coming when all the last
will be first and every orphan will be home.
The Carnival at Visitation is happening this weekend from Friday 10/18-Sunday 10/20 and there will be many fun activities for the whole family!
Come out on Saturday for Bingo between 2-4p
which will be run by our very own Gail and Rob. We could use some additional hands,
so please look for our sign-up sheet on Wednesday if you are able to pitch in and help!
Also, Kiev Morales and DJ Gina will be onsite on Sunday from 2-4p. Please come out and
support this wonderful fundraiser –
We love Visitation and are proud to be a sponsor of such a terrific community event!!
