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Palos Verdes Peninsula Rotary Foundation
904 Silver Spur Road, Box 270
Rolling Hills Estates, CA  90274
 
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Meet President Lindsey
 
Lindsey Glass is an author, screenwriter, and cofounder of Reach Out Recovery where her articles about relationships and recovery reach millions of readers worldwide. Lindsey has written screenplays, TV shows, and co-produced award-winning documentaries, including The Secret World of Recovery and The Silent Majority, which premiered on PBS in 2014. Lindsey is the author of The Mother-Daughter Relationship Makeover, which was featured in Oprah's Book Club in May 2024 and is working tirelessly to grow her teen program to improve teen metal health in America.
 
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2024 Educator of the Year
Please join us to honor the Outstanding Educators in Palos Verdes!
 
The 2024 Honorees are:
  • Adeline Allen:                 Peninsula Heritage School
  • Elizabeth McCurdy:      Point Vicente Elementary School
  • Sheryl Rasmussen:         Cornerstone Elementary School
  • Kindra Windish:             Chadwick School
  • Stefanie Kagimoto:         Silver Spur Elementary School
  • Cara Dunn:                     Rancho Vista Elementary School
  • Patti Petrucci:                 Ridgecrest Intermediate School
  • Karen Kostrencich:        Palos Verdes High School
  • Ana Alejandre:               Rolling Hills Preparatory School
A Reception and Dinner to honor the recipients of this years awards was held at the Palos Verdes Golf Club Grand Ballroom on Thursday evening, February 8, 2024. 
Rose Parade HOVOOTM
 
The Palos Verdes Peninsula Rotary Club joined with many of the other District 5280 clubs to decorate the Rotary Float for the 2024 Rose Parade!  The theme of this years float is 'Clean Water - The Music of Life'.  Volunteers met at the Phoenix Decorating Company in Irwindale, CA on Thursday, 12/28 for a fun day surrounded by flowers and floats. 
 
The Rotary Rose Parade Float was accompanied on New Year's Day by District Governor Makiko and International President McInally. 
Julia Parton - 2023 Citizen of the Year
President Julia Parton - 2023 Peninsula Chamber Citizen of the Year
 
Our own President Julia Parton has been selected as the 2023 Chamber Citizen of the Year. 
 
Julia is everywhere.  In addition to the Rotary Club of Palos Verdes Peninsula (where she’s a returning President) she serves on seven boards of directors: Torrance Police Foundation, Peninsula Seniors, Toberman Neighborhood Center (San Pedro), Switzer Learning Center, Palos Verdes Estates Foundation, Palos Verdes/Peninsula High School Athletc Booster Club and Palos Verdes Junior Women’s Club.
 
Julia has been a Rotary member for 27 years.  This month, Peninsula Rotary joined an effort to collect diapers for Warren Chapel in San Pedro.  A church representative came to a Rotary blood drive on Oct. 20 at Hesse Park to pick them up.  The previous day, Julia ran a booth at the Torrance Chamber of Commerce business expo.  Last year, she and Malaga Band won the western theme award for best decorations.
 
Future Plans?
"I just want to keep going," Julia says. "There are a lot of challenges around us, and I want to help out as often as I can and as long as I can,"
 
World Polio Day
October 24th is World Polio Day!
 
As World Polio Day approaches, we need your help to amplify our message about eradicating polio to protect the world’s children from a devastating disease.

We have made tremendous progress since the Global Polio Eradication Initiative was launched:
  1. A 99.9% reduction in cases of illness caused by wild poliovirus
  2. 3 billion children immunized
  3. 125 countries where polio was endemic reduced to two — Afghanistan and Pakistan — with the virus contained in just a few districts and provinces
But even just one case still represents one child’s life forever changed by polio. That’s why Rotary members must remain tenacious and keep our promise: We won’t stop until we know that no child will ever again experience the paralyzing effects of polio.

Let’s use World Polio Day to advocate for the support we need to make history by eradicating polio. Together, we end polio!
 
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Return of HOVOOTM!
 
HOVOOTM returned to the Palos Verdes Peninsula Rotary Club on Saturday, August 26th!
 
“What the heck is HOVOOTM!”  HOVOOTM! is the concept of our club going out into the community and doing hands-on volunteer projects every month. It is the acronym for “Hands on Volunteer Opportunity of the Month.” See, isn’t it easier (and more fun) to say or write HOVOOTM! every time we want to talk about our Hands on Volunteer Opportunity of the Month projects?
 
On Saturday club members participated in our first HOVOOTM, aiding the PVP Land Conservancy at the Outdoor Volunteer Day at Alta Vicente Reserve.  Volunteers walked the hillsides removing invasive plant species to help preserve the native sage scrub habitat that is critical to local wildlife. Thank you so much to David Rowe and Rick Humphrey for bringing HOVOOTM back! And for club members for participating.
 
 
Club Information
Palos Verdes' Premier Service Club
PVP Rotary

Service Above Self

We meet In Person
Fridays at 12:00 p.m.
Peninsula Center Library
701 Silver Spur Rd
Rolling Hills Estates, CA
United States of America
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President
Lindsey Glass
President Elect
David Rowe
Immediate Past President
Julia Parton Rosas
Secretary
Julia Parton Rosas
Club Service
Carol Levi
Community Service
Rick Humphrey
International Service
Marc Mazorow
Youth Service
Greg O'Brien
Rotary Foundation
Allen Bond
Membership
JIm Hartman
Public Relations
David Rowe
Program
Jennifer Addington
Sergeant-at-Arms
Norton Donner
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Frank McMahan
Oct 11, 2024
Global Grants for Hospital Funding
Paula Van Zyl
Oct 25, 2024
Home for AIDS Orphans
Paul Klose
Nov 01, 2024
Photos from the Humanitarian Trip to Maui
Brett and Becky Eagan
Nov 08, 2024
PVPUSD Updates
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Lt. Doug Kimura in for Capt. Kimberly Guerrero
Sep 27, 2024
Lomita Station Updates
Leslie Gold
Sep 20, 2024
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