See You This Wednesday for Another FUNANDFABULOUSFELLOWSHIPDAY! With the
PLAYA VENICE SUNRISE ROTARIANS!
The Magic is HERE!
Service above Self Since 2005
And... It's Halloween Eve Please Come in Costume &
Join the Fun!
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Well, Playa Venice Rotarians,
PLEASE take a bow!
We had an amazing Fundraiser this past Wednesday and I can confidently report that the raves keep pouring in! Thanks to our generous Sponsors, our outrageously delicious Beer for our Biergarten, Authentic German Cuisine (also delicious), the incredible Polka Band, outstanding Silent and Live Auction prizes, an amazing Wine Lot (won by our Assistant District Governor, Nancy Weisel from Redondo Beach Rotary), fabulous Raffle Gifts, and Superstar Volunteers!!
We had SO MUCH FUN!
Unser Oktoberfest war wunderbar
Vielen Dank an alle!
Our Oktoberfest was truly wonderful, and I thank you all for your time, talent and treasure! There are so many people to thank, but for now, I will say that besides the hard working members of our committee, our TEAM consisted of every member of our club and together, we hit it out of the park! This was our 17th cultural dinner and I'm proud to say that this popular annual fundraiser continues to wow our community. Great, Great job ALL!!
Our club is amazing and as Councilwoman Traci Park said during her presentation to our award recipient, Lory Sarlo, “Everywhere I look, I see this group of people doing good in the community.”
That sums it up quite beautifully…and thanks to a highly successful fundraiser, we can now confidently fund our programs for the rest of the year!
** Highlights from Last Week **
Fun & Service IS here!
We welcomed the Principal of Venice High School, Yavonka Hairston-Truitt (who goes by the nickname HT), and CEO Donna Lasman, President Sunny Bak and Chair of the Education Foundation, Chantel Hunter Mah from the Venice Chamber of Commerce, to share about the Venice High School Jackets of Excellence Program and receive our sponsorship check for 2024.
We are so proud to support this important program that celebrates the academic excellence of these
incredible high school seniors!
This year's award reception is on December 5th in the Venice High School Auditorium.
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Several members came out to support Member Lucia Diaz, who was honored at the 9th annual
“Women in Business” Awards Luncheon
at the Shay Hotel in Culver City –
Congratulations Lucia!
You are truly a community treasure!
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Cicchetti Time at Cantalini's
We had fun at Cantalini’s this past Sunday afternoon – we ATE, we DRANK, we talked and we LAUGHED - This is fellowship at its finest. Thank you to all who came out to break bread and share the love!
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This WEDNESDAY is our FUNANDFABULOUSFELLOWSHIPDAY! and in addition to celebrating Halloween,
(PLEASE WEAR A COSTUME, IF POSSIBLE),
We will join together for a hands-on project
to fill some FUN Halloween Bags for
the children of the Mar Vista Family Center.
The bags will include some cool toys, safety items
for the little “Trick or Treaters” and CANDY!
We will also be celebrating our October birthdays
with the help of our
“Original” Birthday Fairy, Announce our October Rotarian of the Month, and
hear from the Director of Club Service B (Social), Becky Reilly, as we
“MEET THE BOARD.”
Please come out and help us celebrate and enjoy some Halloween Treats!
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COMING UP THIS WEEK:
* DISTRICT EVENT *
This Saturday, November 2nd, we will join District Governor Albert Hernandez at SoFi Stadium for the Rotary Bowl. For reference, this event was previously known as the Paul Harris Celebration and raises money for District Foundation. DG Albert is doing a fantastic job mixing things up and taking a fresh approach to many activities within our district -
we are honored to support his vision.
Thursday, November 7, we will gather for
Happy Hour at The Manchester,
located at 8522 Lincoln Blvd.
(Corner of Manchester) at 5:30 PM.
Please join us for some lively libations!
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** Rise Against Hunger event ** Saturday, November 9th
Please see BELOW for details.
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** PVSR CLUB BOARD MEETING **
Tuesday, November 12, is our regular Board Meeting at Visitation Church at 6:30 PM.
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** HOLIDAY ADOPT A FAMILY **
Wednesday, November 13th, we kick off our “Adopt a Family” program.We look forward to hearing from Chairs Iris Monrreal and Martha Jeffers about our families and their needs. This is one of my all time favorite programs!!
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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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** SERVE AT THE MIDNIGHT MISSION **
Sunday, November 17, we will volunteer
at the Midnight Mission.
This is a wonderful service project that
promises many Rotary Moments - Please sign up with Event Chair,
Lucy Wegner.
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Monday, November 18, is our quarterly Foundation Board Meeting,
at 6:00 PM.
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* FEAST, FUN AND FELLOWSHIP *
Meet at Cantalini’s Salerno Beach Restaurant
for Cicchetti(chi-keh-tee)
Come out to Cantalini’s on Sunday, November 24
for Chicchetti – Small Bites of delicious treats,
Fine Wine, Fun and Fellowship…3-6pm.
We hope you can Join us - Salute!
(Last Sunday of the month at 3pm
and will also run December (12/29).
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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President Lisa's Rotary Jumble has become a club Fave and this time
with words associated with HALLOWEEN!
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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
"We do not have government by the majority.
We have government by the majority who participate."
