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Feeding the Soul Feeding the Soul is a Rotary project in partnership with the Beverly Hills Unified School District, making sure we provide HOT dinners to our neediest families. These families have been specifically identified in our city as low income. We are proud to be working with several restaurants, and our school district to provide these meals. We thank the Beverly Hills Market, the Palm, Xi'an, and the Nosh for their participation. You can make a contribution to the Rotary Club of Beverly Hills Community Foundation if you wish to help Feeding the Soul.   For more information please contact President Michael Lushing at mlushing@gmail.com |
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COVID-19 SupportAs part of our Club's COVID-19 support we are fundraisingYou can give to our general support fund here All contributions are to the Beverly Hills Rotary Community Foundation, a 501(c)3 charitable organization. ‘Meal to Heal’ has teamed up with the Beverly Hills Rotary club. For a $15 contribution, you will be helping one of our local restaurants while also providing a meal for an ICU Covid-19 staff member at our local Cedars Sinai hospital. These staff members are putting their lives in danger every single day. It is a win-win for our community. This small act of kindness has provided so much joy to the hospital staff. Please consider purchasing 1-100 meals. Anything you could do is appreciated. All contributions are to the Beverly Hills Rotary Community Foundation, a 501(c)3 charitable organization. |
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Facebook Photo ChallengeBeverly Hills Rotarian Julian Gold MD, has created a Facebook Photo Challenge as a fundraiser for the Beverly Hills Covid Support Fund. Julian posts pictures of places he has visited. The challenge is to comment on the location. Julian randomly selects one correct answer and donates $50 to the Rotary Club of Beverly Hills in your name. These donations will be specifically allocated to those in need due to the COVID-19 pandemic. You can find the next post here: https://www.facebook.com/julian.gold.33 Latest winner:  Here are the past winners - "On their behalf, I am honored to donate to our Rotary to help support COVID-19 relief efforts. I will continue to post pictures from all over the world. Please participate.” - Julian Gold, MD |
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November 2015 PHF Awards Paul Harris Fellow Awards at November 17 Meeting - Jon Gluck, Alissa Roston, AJ Willmer, Sean O'Donnell, Virginia Maas
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President's Alissa's #1 Goal is Membership President Alissa's #1 Goal is membership. At Alissa's first meeting of 2015-16 she inducted two new Rotarians into the Rotary Club of Beverly Hills. Welcome Jon Gluck and Ori Blumenfeld to the world of Rotary.
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Earth Day in Beverly Hills
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Rotary of BH: Ebola FightersRotarians of Beverly Hills,
The Rotary Club of Monrovia thanks you and your club for support provided to our efforts in response to the Ebola Virus Disease in Liberia. We are now only 24 days away from being declared Ebola free, as there are no current cases. Your contributions made a difference.
We have developed a video of our response and are pleased to share it with you in the link below.
Click here for video link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/rqbtochsz5cc2wt/Upload_2.mp4?dl=0
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rotaryclubofmonrovia
We would ask that you share the video and Facebook page with your club and Light up Rotary. You, too, are The Ebola Fighters.
Yours in Rotary,
Vicki
President 2014-14
Rotary Club of Monrovia
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Migori Kenya Water and Sanitation ProjectThank you Beverly Hills Rotary for supporting Global Grant 1416568. This grant provided reliable, clean water, hand wash stations and latrines to over 1,500 students in Migori Kenya. If you would like to see how the students and community responded, please take a look at the video on You tube. Their gratitude was overwhelming. http://youtube/Ad54H49MsZU |
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Club Holiday Party December 15, 2014 is the Club Holiday Party at the Montage HotelSave the Date! This will be a truly special event; you won't want to miss it!
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District Rotary Foundation Celebration Rotary Foundation Celebration, Biltmore Hotel, November 8, 2014Link here for more information. |
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District Baby Shower For Camp Pendleton
Please join us with your baby gifts. RSVP by October 10th at Office@Rotary5280.org or 310.670.9792 Link here for more information. This is an opportunity for our Club to show up and support a great cause, please join Noah Furie and your fellow Rotarians at 1:00 on Saturday, October 18th. |
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Weely Bulletin, August 1Monday, August 4, 2014 Elsa Gillham, District Governor 5280 visits our Club this Monday!! Inspired by the teachings of Chinese philosopher Confucius, who said “It is better to light a candle than to sit and curse the darkness”, President Gary CK Huang directs each of us to “Light Up Rotary” in 2014-15. What better way to do so than for “Each Club to be a VIBRANT Club” which is my one District Goal for this year. Imagine how our District with 62 VIBRANT Clubs and over 2400 members will "Light Up Rotary" by doing good, having fun and sharing Rotary. I am excited and honored to be your District Governor this coming year and along with my extraordinary team of experienced and dedicated district leaders, we are here to help you make your club a VIBRANT club. Together District 5280 clubs will “Light Up Rotary”! www.rotary5280.org One Book, One City A reading experience to bring the Beverly Hills Community together like never before. “The Boys in the Boat” by Daniel James Brown celebrates the 1936 U.S. men’s Olympic eight-oar rowing team—nine working class boys who stormed the rowing world, transformed the sport, and galvanized the attention of millions of Americans. The book’s message is that a small, diverse group of people, exceeding the strength of any single one of its members, can, by working together towards a common goal, accomplish great things. Click here for more information. Literacy Breakfast Lawry's The Prime Rib Aug 13, 2014 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM August is Literacy Month. This year's event focuses on literacy concerning both children and the elderly. The Literacy Breakfast is the perfect venue for your club's literacy chair, vocational service chair, or anyone interested in literacy issues. Space is limited and reservations are on a first come-first served basis! This year's special guest speakers are District Attorney Jackie Lacey, who will be addressing the District 5280 Senior Scam Awareness Project, and Austin Beutner, founder of Vision To Learn. Breakfast is complimentary, but reservations must be made by August 6, 2014 to Mike Birkholm, District Literacy Chair. mbirkholm@birkholmdirect.com or 818-400-3814 Click here for the PDF flier. |
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WEEKLY BULLETIN - July 25Monday's meeting at Lawry's is Ron Galperin, LA City Controller. Ron Galperin became the 20th Controller of the City of Los Angeles on July 1, 2013. For many years, Ron has been a leading voice on reforming government; cutting waste and helping businesses create jobs. As Chair of the Los Angeles City Commission on Revenue Efficiency (CORE), Ron found new revenue sources and budget savings to deliver more city services to residents. A graduate of Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, Ron received his undergraduate degree from Washington University in St. Louis. He began his career as a print journalist, and is the author of hundreds of articles about business, finance, law and planning in numerous local and national publications. Ron spent 20 years as a transactional and litigation attorney, and in business, before coming to City Hall.Ron is the son of immigrants and a resident of Los Angeles for nearly 25 years. He has served his community as part of several non-profit boards and as a Cantor. Please join us Monday for a great speaker, and the Installation of two new Members, Michael Moline, and Linda Segal, DDS. Did I mention our Summer Concert with iPalpiti? What a wonderful evening of fun, fellowship, and classic music in an amazing setting! Thank you to Event Chair Wanda Pressburger, iPalpiti Director Laura Schmieder and iPalpiti Board Member Nathan Frankel who shared his wonderful home and concert room for the event. Thank you to all of you who attended and brought friends, family and significant others to enjoy the event, please don't miss the next opportunity to celebrate Fun and Fellowship. I wanted everyone to know that Aida Thibiant was there, looking as beautiful as ever, we are so blessed to have her with us again! District Governor Elsa joined us and over 60 of our members and guests as we raised $3,600 for our Community Charity Foundation.
The Interactors are at the LA Zoo this Sunday from 11AM to 3PM for their Aloha Picnic. They are celebrating another year of "Service Above Self." The day will consist of awards, lunch, and admission to the LA Zoo! The cost to attend is $10 per person and you can make a reservation at cc1_gutierrez@yahoo.com |
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August 2, 2013
PRESIDENTS REPORT. Our own Joe Longo had his brother Frank come down from Stanford to speak at our Club on Monday regarding Emerging Strategies for Preventing and Treating Alzheimer’s Disease. His presentation was enlightening regarding all the breakthroughs that are being done at his lab. We need to make sure we get out and exercise more to keep not only our bodies, but also our minds in shape.
And how about Adrienne Weise with little Lara Davies! I loved that we heard firsthand from a student of the Beverly Hills Academic Afterschool Tutoring Program describe the benefits she received from having a tutor. A number of our members currently participate in the tutoring program. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact adriennetutor@gmail.com or 310-285-6810.
LUNCH FEE/ATTENDANCE. Beginning this Monday, our lunch will cost $40 per members. Also, Attending meetings is one of the basic obligations a member accepts upon joining Rotary. Let’s see our numbers increase. Absence of any member deprives the Club of the value of its membership, the contributions to ongoing Club projects, and the personal fellowship of each member.
PROGRAM FOR AUGUST 5, 2013. Our speaker this Monday, August 5 is Los Angeles County Sheriff Leroy “Lee” Baca. Sheriff Baca was born in East Los Angeles. Sheriff Baca joined the Sheriff’s Department in 1965, and rose through the ranks to the position of chief. In 1998, he was elected Sheriff of the County of Los Angeles. Sheriff Baca has expanded the Sheriff’s Department from 14,000 to 18,000 employees through progressive, constitutionally based values; innovation, creativity and public trust programs. These 18,000 sworn and professional staff provide law enforcement services throughout Los Angeles County to forty-two incorporated cities, 140 unincorporated communities, nine community colleges, and thousands of Metropolitan Transit Authority and Rapid Rail Transit District daily commuters. He founded the LASD University program to improve the college education of his employees. Sheriff Baca also founded the first Education-Based Incarceration Program in the nation, which ensures a path to re-entry for all inmates.
EVENING FELLOWSHIP EVENT AT PENINSULA HOTEL – August 26, 2013. Save the Date. The Young Professionals of Rotary Club of Beverly Hills will be hosting a Fellowship Event at the Peninsula Hotel the evening of August 26. We will be DARK for lunch. I encourage you to attend this great event where will be participating in a program that will have you meet and foster fellowship with our Young Professionals. The cost to our members is $50.00. This includes great food and wine (additional liquor is extra). Many thanks to Offer Nissenbaum and the Peninsula Hotel.
COMMUNITY PROJECT - TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS. Please join our Young Professionals and Interact Club as they volunteer for Tools for Schools Community Day on Sunday, August 4 from 8am to 1pm at Westfield Century City Mall.
BOARD MEETING. Our Board will be meeting on August 8 at noon at Il Cielo Restaurant. Cost is $38.00. All members are welcome to attend. Many thanks to Pasquale Vericella.
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BHHS Interact Club
On June 9, 2013, Interact District 5280 held its Aloha Brunch at the Hacienda Hotel to recognize the achievements of the Interactor’s during the 2012-2013 school year. At the brunch, our own Nicole Sayegh was named an Assistant Governor of Interact District 5280 for the upcoming year. Interact is Rotary’s service club of youth ages 12-18. The goals of Interact include developing leadership skills and personal integrity, demonstrating helpfulness and respect for other, understanding the value of individual responsibility and hard work, and advancing international understanding and goodwill.
With close to 200 attendees, all District Interact clubs were represented. For the BHHS Interact Club, in attendance were Nicole, Isaac Rosenthal, Mayan Maryamian, Chelsea Simmons, Samantha Smith and Jan Pak along with Adam Heller, who is the incoming VP of New Generations, Les Bronte who is Chair of the Interact Club and myself. I was inspired hearing these young men and women described the achievements they made during the year which included raising funds for Uganda Aid Relief, Canned Food Drives, Book Buddies, Lupus LA, National Pancreatic Society, just to name a few. In addition, they discussed the wonderful events they held during the year and RYLA, the Rotary Youth Leadership Award weekend. The 2012-2013 BHHS Interact Club’s membership increased to over 100 members. This is in part thanks to the leadership of Nicole and her board of directors. We are all proud of the work she has accomplished this year – and we look forward having her again as president for 2013-2014. Per Past RI President Luis Vicente Giay, “Our vision for the future, now more than ever, is the difference between success and failure. The New Generations are our investment in the future. Let us begin to build that future today.” |
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President-Elect Message
I hope you all enjoyed Monday's Vocational Service Awards to our Police, Fire and Postal Workers. Vocational service is the second of Rotary's four Avenues of Service. Through Vocational service, Rotarians are expected to adhere to and promote high ethical standards in all their business dealings, recognize the worthiness of all useful occupations, and contribute their professional expertise and skills to addressing societal problems and needs.
Thank you to Captain Tony Lee, Chief Timothy Scranton, City Manager Jeff Kolin and Postmaster Koula Fuller for selecting employees that exemplify the high standards by setting positive examples among employees, associates and the community in general. Additional thanks to the Sidney and Dorothy Factor Family Foundation and the Novak Fund that allows our Club to reward our City and Postal employees with this honor.
Susan Berk
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Speaker for Monday, June 10 - Ira Kurtz MD
Ira Kurtz received his M.D. degree from the University of Toronto, Canada and then completed an internship and residency in Internal Medicine. He moved to California in 1980 to accept a position as a Research Renal Fellow in the Division of Nephrology, at UCSF in San Francisco. Following completion of his Renal Fellowship in 1983, Dr. Kurtz then joined the Laboratory of Kidney and Electrolyte Metabolism as a postdoctoral research fellow at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. In 1985, Dr. Kurtz joined the faculty of the Renal Division at UCLA.
Dr. Kurtz has served as Chief of the Division of Nephrology, and Nephrology Fellowship Training Director since 1991. Dr. Kurtz is currently Professor of Medicine in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Factor Chair in Molecular Nephrology.
Dr. Kurtz is a world-renowned researcher with over 150 publications who has made many major discoveries that have advanced our understanding of how the kidney functions in health and disease. Since 1985, Dr. Kurtz has also been involved in teaching UCLA students and renal trainees in kidney disease. Many of the kidney doctors in Los Angeles who now practice Nephrology were trained by Dr. Kurtz.
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Demotion Party - June 19th Come Celebrate AJ's Extraordinary Year!
 June 19th, 2013
6pm to 9pm
Montage Hotel
$70 per person
Please RSVP to
Negeen Dehesh |
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July 11th, District Wide MeetingOn Monday July 11th, We are honoring our member Brad Robinson's start of his year as Governor of District 5280. Very special guest speaker, Reservations and advanced payment is required. You may use this link to pay by credit card or PayPal
Payment at $36 per person can be mailed to::
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Braille Institute Holiday LuncheonFor 35 years, the students and staff of the Braille Institute have
forged a close bond with the Rotarians of District 5280. Each year,
Rotarians are invited to take part in the Braille Institute Holiday
Party and act as escorts and table hosts. This year's theme is "Holiday
Fiesta". On the morning of December 12, Rotarians are invited for a
short reception at 10:30am followed by the holiday party in the
cafeteria, expected to end at 2pm. The luncheon will include
outstanding entertainment with a fiesta flair.
RSVP by Wednesday, November 28 to: Carmen Apelgren at 323-663-1111 ext. 1357 or at capelgren@brailleinstitute.org More information is available at the Rotary District 5280 site. |
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Celebrate 20 Years of Women in Rotary
Celebrate 20 Years of Women in Rotary with emcee Fritz Coleman on Friday, December 12. This year the Rotary International float riders are Women Rotary Leaders drawn from clubs stretching from Santa Maria to San Diego. This is a one-time event and we invite you members of your Club to join the clubs from our district at this special occasion. |
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Historic moments -- Rotary mottoesPlease read the following article from the Rotary International News.
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Broadcaster from September 13, 1926Here is the latest posting of a Broadcaster from our club from 1926. Other historic Broadcasters will be accessible from the Club History menu choice on the home page of our website. Link here to download a PDF of the Broadcaster from September 26, 1926.
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District Trip to PanamaPast President Brad Robinson is serving as Assistant Governor for International Service for our District. Brad is organizing the District trip to Panaman this January 18-21. Details can be seen by linking here. This is preliminary because planning is still occuring with the Panamanian Clubs to finalize the projects.There will be some shuffling around, and maybe even some additions or deletions, but this is what is planned as of now. If you have received an application the deadline for sumitting the application and down payment is Friday November 9th.. Several excursions are planned for every day. While Rotarians are encouraged to go on as many project trips as possible, the excursions will be attractive for spouses and families, and everyone can attend any excursion, including Rotarians. There also will be excursions available for Rotarians (and their families) before and after the "formal" trip dates. We are currently working on the cost of the trip. The cost will include airfare, double-occupancy hotel, transportation and all lunches and dinners. While the cost may change some our current estimate per person is $1,285. |
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Oct 18, 2014 District Social Baby Shower for the babies of Camp Pendleton at the Roxbury Park Community Center
The indigenous people living outside Guatemala's major cities are the most wonderful people you can meet but also the poorest in our hemisphere. The population is expanding faster than the general services they require for education, health and general infrastructure, such as clean water. The Rotary Clubs of District 5280, along with the Rotary clubs of Guatemala have collaborated on six Global Grant projects to help the Guatemalans living in the countryside. February 5 - 9, the humanitarian trip attendees will experience first-hand the wonderful achievements from our generous donations. The Rotary Club of Beverly Hills will contribute $10,000 to the Global Humanitarian Grant projects.
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