Lots of club news today, so grab your Pumpkin Spice Lattes and get comfortable. And, yes, they are already available at Starbucks.
First up, a report from the weekend.
Sweet Cases With Rotary & Together We Rise
Shirin Mosavi-Nejad (President of Van Nuys Rotary Club) on far left, Maribel Khoury to her right (President of Mental Health Rotary Club) and Alex Parajon (Asst. District Governor) holding the bike in the middle, your editor on the right
This was a fantastic collaboration of Rotary Clubs from our District 5280, Together We Rise (the largest foster care organization in the U.S.), and The Salvation Army. Rotarians like Maribel Khoury, who is the President of the new Rotary Club of Mental Health, brought her entire family and it was heartwarming to see kids decorating these bags for other kids.
The event was so well attended what was supposed to take two hours, took an hour! The Assistant Governor, Alex J. Parajon was in attendance building bikes and all around it was a very special day. We made contact with the people at Together We Rise and The Mental Health Club and we'll be looking into whether they have facilities they service in the South Bay that we can work with. This would be a fabulous community service event for the holidays if we're looking for another.
New Member Application
A new membership application from Rick Humphrey has been approved by the board. This serves as one of the two announcements required per PVP Rotary bylaws. Please send any written objections to membership chair, Julia Parton, by 9/26.
This Friday September 16th: Jacki Bacharach South Bay Cities
This Friday, we have Jacki Bacharach coming to the club. Jacki has been the Executive Director of the South Bay Cities Council of Governments, a joint powers authority of 16 cities and unincorporated county area in the southwest portion of Los Angeles County since 1998. Her duties include program and project management and grant administration – including oversight responsibility for the South Bay Environmental Services Center, transportation projects promoting slow speed zero emission vehicles and the South Bay’s Measure R and Measure M transportation programs.
We hope to see you there!!
Upcoming Rotary Events
"Becoming a Rotarian" Training Session: September 14TH
Learn about Rotary basics and essentials for new clubs. This virtual session is open to all, but advanced registration is required.
