We had a fine showing of attendance to celebrate our 64th birthday. A Big Thank You to Minal and Sanjay for the providing the balloons, to Norton for bringing all the Rotary meeting equipment and materials, and to the trio that talked about our club's past and current.
First Norton, who joined our club the first time in 1965, gave us lots of trivia about the early days. Then Rick Mendoza provided great remembrances of special past members in the later years, and finishing up was Greg O'Brien, who led a discussion of various scenarios of how the 4-Way test can be used to guide us in our Rotary, and other areas, of our lives.
And Thank you as well to everyone who was able to attend this special occasion!
We need a solution for our storage needs. We have a lot of items that are being stored at various members' homes and they should be consolidated. Julia has been storing all things PVP Rotary in her garage for a long time and they are ready to move to a new home. We could buy a storage shed like the one above, if someone has room for it. We could rent a storage facility-if we do it would need to be supported by a $5 increase in dues. Or if you have a large empty space in your garage, we could use it! Other ideas would be a storage closet or unused office in a local office building. Please let David know if you have a solution for your club.
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PVP Rotary Wednesday Night at the Movies
Story # 3
What kind of plane is it?
Oh, it's a big pretty white plane with red stripes, curtains in the windows and wheels and it looks like a big tylenol.
This is your Captain speaking.
Next Wednesday, April 8th at 6:40 PM, our local theater Regal is screening one of PVP Rotary President's favorite movies!
Come join your fellow Rotarians to laugh until you laugh some more as we recline back and watch Airplane!
Your first ticket is paid by the club and guests are only $5.
Please hit reply to RSVP and let me know how many tickets I should order for you.
I will place the order for the tickets on Friday after Rotary, so let me know ASAP.
Surely you want to go! Just don't call me Shirley!
Dr.Joe W. Ramos, PhD became the President and CEO of The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in early 2025. TLI is a leading nonprofit biomedical research organization in Los Angeles dedicated to advancing medical research, delivering on our mission to improve patient outcomes through cutting-edge research, education, and community engagement.
Previously, Dr. Ramos was the Director and CEP of the Louisiana Cancer Research Center (LCRC) and Director of the Louisiana State University LCMC Health Cancer Center in New Orleans. Before his time in Louisiana, he was the Interim Director at the University of Hawai’i Cancer Center (an NCI-designated Cancer Center), where he served more than 10 years in various leadership roles through two renewals of NCI designation.
Dr. Ramos grew up in a small town in Virginia and completed his undergraduate degree and his PhD at the University of Virginia Medical School. He went on to do postdoctoral studies at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, CA. Driven by a passion for research that makes a difference in people’s lives, he works to assemble and lead formidable teams to conduct groundbreaking research, deliver exceptional clinical care, foster education, and engage with communities, all dedicated to addressing the unique needs of local populations.
