See You This Wednesday for
Another Exciting Meeting of the PLAYA VENICE SUNRISE ROTARIANS!
The Magic is HERE!
Join us for the Fun!
Service above Self Since 2005
PLEASE NOTE:
Change of meeting Location
Sept. 25th!
This week we will be meeting for breakfast at
FLIGHT PATH MUSEUM
6661 IMPERIAL HWY, Los Angeles, CA 90045 Please note we will NOT be meeting at
Whiskey Reds on Sept. 25!!!
After a light breakfast we'll embark on a special guided tour by our own Charles Pannunzio for a unique opportunity to get a behind the scenes glimpse at the changes happening at LAX.
Thank you Charles for arranging this tour!
There is still room on the bus ~
To join you must call to pre-register.
Advanced sign-up required. Please call Charles.
* Last Week's Meeting * ❤️ Our Teamwork Does
Make the Dream Work!❤️
Last week was action packed and there were a lot of moving parts - especially last Wednesday, as we witnessed the power of teamwork and our ability to quickly pivot, due in part by the last minute room change at our weekly venue. Thank you to everyone who helped to make our
meeting a success.
We welcomed District Governor, Albert Hernandez, and his team, Chief of Staff, Glenn Gomez, Assistant Governor, Nancy Weisel, along with other district leaders and PDGs - so much Rotary love and passion for our Club and our many successful
projects and programs!!
We thank all who were able to attend, especially our friends PDG Olivia Patterson-Ryans and PDG Dr. Vicki Radel. We had a truly wonderful visit and our club showed great spirit donning their Dodger Jerseys and hats. We were a sea of Blue! We thank the Governor for his very inspirational comments and words of encouragement and we loved the opportunity to spend time with him and his team. We had so much fun lavishing him with Dodger themed gifts along with some cool Club swag!
We Thank DGE Alex Parajon for joining us - it was very meaningful for our club to see the dynamic succession of District Governors in our midst, which includes our very own Brady Connell, DGN, slated to be Governor for 2026-2027.
We also heard from Scott Culbertson, Executive Director of the Friends of Ballona Wetlands who gave us a snapshot of the progression of restoration for our precious wetlands and the exciting programs they have been able to provide to our school children and beyond. We were proud to present him with a check in support of their upcoming fundraiser, Moonlight on the Marsh, happening on October 5th. Thank you Scott and the “Friends” for your dedication and stewardship!
PVSR was a proud sponsor of the LAX Coastal Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting featuring keynote speaker, Councilwoman Traci Park!
Great to hear about the positive changes
being made in our district!
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❤️ WAM BLOCK PARTY! ❤️
Our Club was out in force at this year’s WAM event - The Westchester Arts and Music Festival. Our booth was super popular and a big hit with the kids who painted kindness rocks, so popular, that we ran out of rocks! We also applied hundreds of temporary tattoos, handed out pencil pouches and Pancake Breakfast Flyers and info about our club. Thank you to our Director of Community Service, Martha Jeffers, and her incredible crew: Becky Reilly, John Buckley, Mary-Catherine Micka, Lucy Wegner, Marsha Wietecha, Lucia Diaz, Brady Connell, Addy O’Donoghue, Gwen Vuchsas and a special thank you to Hilton Brown who arrived at 9:30am, stayed the entire day and did the heavy lifting to close up shop! Great job everyone!! WAM was a great success this year! Shout out to Courtney O’Donoghue and Geoff Taylor of the Stephanie Younger Group, who have taken over producing the WAM event.
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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
A dream is the bearer of a new possibility,
the enlarged horizon, the great hope.
* S.P.Y. "SAFE PLACE FOR YOUTH* Lunch & Donation Drop-off
Sept. 27th
We will be hosting lunch on September 27th at 12:00 noon. We are looking for a team of Rotarians who can help serve lunch, deliver our Box o’ Sox, toiletry kits and the proceeds from our change for change donation jar. Sign up with Jan Osgood!
Thank you Jan for your help with all of this!!
