From Buckingham to Getty
Richard Paice shared his journey from being a Royal Marine to the builder of the tram system at the Getty Center.
Flower to Food
Farmlot 59, in collaboration with Ground Education, offers monthly garden tours where we can learn to reconnect with nature and the food we eat.
Farmlot 59 also needs volunteers to help grow produce for families in our neighborhood. Flowers are grown and sold to fund the farming operation.
Where No One Has Gone Before
Lorie Grimes-Ledesma took us boldly to where no one has gone before. With the successful launch of the Artemis I just two days ago, Lorie launched her own exploration in space through the past 22 years working at JPL.
Liz’s husband, Steve, also works at JPL, and we had one of our most memorable meetings this year.
In an extremely timely fashion, the Amazon documentary “Good Night, Oppy!” launches next week on Amazon Video.
Be Our Guest
For the next three months, I challenge each member of our club to invite at least one guest speaker to our weekly meetings (or club social). Interesting speakers not only enrich our meeting experience, but it also introduces Rotary to our community.
Go ahead, the pandemic is under control (for now). Reach out and touch someone (after you sanitize your hands).
From Ukraine with Love
This morning, we are blessed with amazing, heart-wrenching stories from Ukraine, welcomed Liz Guerrini to our club, and blasted to the past with Charles Parks with his wife.
We shared the best of us, with stories of camaraderie, love of animals, and the indomitability of the human spirit.
Halloween Dog Parade
Taking advantage of having the perfect target audience for the Mutt Run, Les squeezed some time in between patients and distributed flyers at the Halloween parade at Marina Vista Park. He was able to recruit several sponsors for the Mutt Run as well.
Wine Tasting with Los Alamitos Rotary
An evening of wining, dining, and enjoying the company of fellow Rotarians, Los Alamitos and Seal Beach Rotary raised money for their community projects. Les Young and his wife Sherry Hom volunteered to pour wine and learn a thing or two on the best way to open wine bottles.
Bob Long’s Memorial
We celebrated Bob Long’s long life, full of love, kindness, and generosity. All those around him benefited from his wisdom. Being the quintessential strong and silent type, Bob said less himself than all those around him said about Bob. Even at his memorial service, we’re still learning more amazing things about Bob from each other.
He was a Rotarian, an animal lover, a philanthropist, a pilot, and a proud oil man. Most of all, he’s the most decent human being we have ever come across. We are honored to title our signature Rotary event in his namesake—the Bob Long Memorial Mutt Run.
There will never be another Bob Long, and the world is dimmer without him.
Give Us Givsum
Shawn from Givsum gave us a summary of the collaboration between Rotary district 5320 and the fundraising toolkit. In the process, we established new connections and relationships for future collaborating opportunities. Shawn is also the head of marketing for the district, and the marketing department will provide a photographer and videographer for our Mutt Run event on February 18th, 2023.
We also welcomed a potential new member of our club, Liz Guerrini, at our meeting.
