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FUTURE EVENTS
Hike with Vida - Sunday January 29
Here’s what Vida wrote:
We are starting our monthly hikes. The first one is dog and kid friendly!
Where: Westridge Trailhead. W. Mandeville Fire Road, Los Angeles, Ca 90049 mrca.ca.gov
When: Sunday January 29 at 8 am. The hike will take about 2 hours.
Signup: at the Wednesday meeting or call/text Vida at 310.710.8426
Optional: Meet at the Brentwood Starbucks after the hike (On San Vicente)
Protectors’ Week
Our club will participate in this weeklong event organized by the LAX Chamber of commerce. We are responsible to go cheer our protectors at two lunch events:
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Marina del Rey Fire Department on Monday, January 30th at 11:30am.
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Marina del Rey Sheriff Department Wednesday, February 1 at 12pm.
Signup sheets will be available at the meeting. For more info, contact Kelli Trombley: kellitrombley2424@gmail.com and check the Chamber’s event LINK
Cantalini’s Wine Dinner to benefit LAPD Youth Programs
On January 31, at 6pm
For more information, Contact Maria Davis or of course Lisa Schwab.
Membership summit
Everyone is invited to this District event led by our own Brady Connell, Senior Assistant Governor for membership, on February 18
Midnight Mission is back on February 19!
We’ll serve dinner to our homeless brothers and sisters in Downtown then go for a quick fellowship bite. Only 10 volunteers for this event. Participants need to be fully vaccinated. Signup HERE
RECAP
Teachers Mini-Grants
There was nothing MINI about these grants! A giant effort between The LAX Chamber Education Committee and our Club. Thank you Gwen for chairing this event and for the team who made it happen. The 19 School Principals present at our meeting had genuine and grateful comments!
District Brunch
Twelve Playa Venice members joined hundreds of Rotatarians at this Brunch last Sunday. One keynote speaker was the director of the movie “Ferguson Rises.” It was very opportune before celebrating MLK day and a good reflection about treating each person with dignity. Here’s the movie trailer that we will also watch at our meeting.
Rotary Float at the Rose Parade
The Rotary float won the trophy for best small float! Peter had his glorious moment with Rotary International President Jennifer Jones. Thank you Juliet for always reminding us of this event!
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Last but not Least
FAMILY, PLACE OF FORGIVENESS
There is no perfect family. We do not have perfect parents, we are not perfect, we do not marry a perfect person or have perfect children. We have complaints from each other. We disappoint each other. So there is no healthy marriage or healthy family without the exercise of forgiveness.
Forgiveness is vital to our emotional health and spiritual survival. Without forgiveness the family becomes an arena of conflict and a stronghold of hurt.
Without forgiveness, the family becomes ill. Forgiveness is the sepsis of the soul, the cleansing of the mind and the liberation of the heart.
That is why the family must be a place of life, not of death; Territory of cure and not of illness; Stage of forgiveness and not guilt. Forgiveness brings joy where sorrow has produced sadness; Healing, where sorrow has caused disease.
-Pope Francis
