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Last Glimpse of Summer

Rotarians gathered at Marine Stadium, a popular public space in Long Beach, to savor the last bit of summer with music courtesy of the Tijuana Dogs.

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Charles and the Club Social

Old friends, good beer, honey pizza, and mutt run . . . oh what a night!

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Frank and Kiran at the Interact Social

Frank and Kiran attended the district 5320 Interact social at Doheney Beach. Interactors from Sato Academy also attended the event, as well as Reed, who recently returned from the Rotary Exchange program in Denmark.

Mike Darnold grilled hamburgers while other Rotarians entertained.

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Les and Ken at St. Luke’s Shower

Les and Ken were at the shower program for the homeless at St. Luke’s this morning. Julie gave them a tour of the garden.

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Governor Craig Visits

Governor Craig visited our club this morning and shared his vision for this Rotary year. He wants us to deepen our connection with existing members and reach out to potential new members.

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Ken Visiting the Rotary Headquarters

Ken visited the Rotary International Headquarters in Evanston, Illinois this summer.

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National Night Out 2025

Half of our club participated in the National Night Out organized by the Signal Hill Police tonight. We promoted our club and the Mutt Run and built new bridges with other community partners.

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Reed’s Danish Exchange

Reed, Frank’s son, returned from his year-long Rotary exchange program in Denmark. It expanded his horizon and inspired him to be a global citizen. It also showed him the power of a group of passionate do-gooders and our dedication to enrich young lives all over the world.

Reed shared his experience and gave us a glimpse of this power, enough to encourage many of our members to host future foreign students as well.

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Sunday Dog Walk

Les invited all members of our club and his friend Ash to have a group dog walk at Gum Grove Park on a cool summer Sunday morning. This is his dog’s favorite place, which makes it his favorite place as well.

All the humans reveled in each other’s company and the dogs enjoyed the scents of nature all around us.

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Farewell to Sofus

Frank’s family graciously hosted Sofus, the Rotary international exchange student from Greenland, for a year while their son, Reed, spent a year in Denmark. Reed has already returned home, and Sofus is about to return to Greenland at the end of his exchange year. Sofus and Reed shared their experience abroad and traded interesting cultural stories with members of the Rotary club. Sofus even conversed with Reed in Danish for a bit.

The international exchange program is one of the best opportunity that Rotary has to offer to youths all around the world. At the conclusion of the program, each participant travels around the United States or Europe and enjoy the hospitality of Rotary clubs in various cities.