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Service Above Self

We meet In Person

Tuesdays at 12:15 PM

Hermosa Beach Youth Bldg.

2521 Valley Dr
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
United States of America

Phone:

(323) 487-0585

Email:

info@HermosaBeachRotary.org

District Site

Venue Map

Supporting the PTO

Fundraise for Hermosa Beach

Community Beautification Hermosa Murals

Honored Students of the Month

Support to Hermosa Youth (HBYB)

Leadership through Scouting - Troop 860

Support to HB Businesses

Support and Access for Girls in Sports

Hermosa Beach Parks and Youth

City Proclamation Rotary Hosts Special Olympics

Connect to District and International Clubs

Welcome New Members

Rotary Connects the World

Celebrating Special Birthdays

Support to International Children and Mothers

Clean Water for All

Connect to Good Works!

It's a Family Affair

Love from Rotary Abounds

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President Travers leads Hermosa Beach Rotary 2022-23

A longstanding activist and Rotarian, Travers Devine takes the reins to lead Hermosa Beach Rotary Club!

Although Travers moved a few years ago to San Bernadino he continued as our International Chair and will now step up as President for the Rotary year 2022-23. Recalling Travers’ prior tenure as President in 2014, he was an instrumental partner for several important oportunities for the City of Hermosa Beach and its residents, including the Special Olympics Host Town Program initiated by Laura Leventhal and the Hermosa Beach Friday Farmers Market sponsorship coordinated with Barbara Clark and the Chamber of Commerce.

Rotary creates environments of peace

Today, over 70 million people are displaced as a result of conflict, violence, persecution, and human rights violations. Half of them are children.

We refuse to accept conflict as a way of life. Rotary projects provide training that fosters understanding and provides communities with the skills to resolve conflicts. As a humanitarian organization, peace is a cornerstone of our mission.

We believe when people work to create peace in their communities, that change can have a global effect.

Rotary International aiding Ukraine

Every day since the brutal Russian invasion of the Ukraine, John Hewko has connected with those under attack.

Hewko, the General Secretary and CEO of Evanston-based Rotary International, takes out his cell phone and calls people he knows in Kyiv and in other parts of that nation, friends and family.

Hewko understands Ukraine and the current plight of Ukrainians far better than do most Americans.

His parents escaped from Ukraine during World War II. Hewko later went to there to work and, as a young lawyer in 1991, helped write the first draft of Ukraine’s post-Soviet constitution.

May HVS Students of the Month

Greeting Rotarians and Friends,
Tuesday, May 17, at 12:15 pm please join us for an in person, CATERED lunch at the Rotary Youth Building.

Students of the Month:

This week, we will be recognizing 8th grade students from Hermosa Valley School.

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The Weiss Foundation

Education shapes the future of an individual. It may seem accessible to most of us but it is often unattainable for many. Rotary International established Education as one of its primary areas of focus throughtout the world. Hermosa Beach Rotary has supported several initiatives both locally and internationally.

The Weiss Scholarship Foundation (based out of the Chicago area)- is a charitable organization striving to support Kenya’s children through mentorship and learning opportunities for high school education. Come learn more tomorrow, November 30 at 12:15 p. All are welcome.

If you would like the link to join us via zoom tomorrow- please email: info@hermosabeachrotary.org.

Dean Nota Presides Again.

Hermosa Beach Rotarian, Dean Nota, and Past President, returns to the podium in-person at the Rotary Youth Building. The building is open and all are welcome. If interested in renting the facility please email: info@hermosabeachrotary.org.

Wine Tasting with Hermosa Beach Rotary

Join us for an evening of friendship and fun. Festive holiday music and wine tastings for $20.

Thursday, November 18th

6:00 p - 8:00 p

Uncorked.

302 Pier Avenue

Hermosa Beach.

HVS Students of the Month

This Tuesday, November 16th, please join us for a special luncheon honoring our local Students of the Month!

Hot Dogs Tradition at HVS Halloween Carnival

A longstanding tradition- both for Halloween hilarity at Hermosa Valley School and for local Rotarians to cook and serve the hot dogs!

Hermosa Friday Farmers Market

Making a difference

Rotary members and program participants are improving lives in communities around the world every day through thousands of service projects. Explore the good work that we’re doing locally and globally, and share these projects through social media.

Welcome Governor Guity!

President Dean will lead Hermosa Beach Rotary's 9th meeting for 2021-22 and this Tuesday will host District 5280's District Governor and staff.

Governor Guity’s career spans almost 40 years in banking, investments, and structured finance. A graduate of UC Berkeley, she is not only the founder and President of Hutton Capital but she is also a cross-cultural mediator and a proponent of community service throughout her life.

Guity joined Rancho Park Rotary Club in January 1991 and has served District 5280 in several leadership capacities leading up to her current position. An advocate for women causes and more, Governor Guity volunteered for Women Unlimited, a mentoring program for women managers and in addition is an investor to angel organizations focused in women owned businesses. A phenomenal fundraiser, Javid co-chaired the first American Cancer Society’s “Relay for Life” in Beverly Hills.

Hermosa Beach Youth Music

Longstanding supporters of Hermosa Beach schools, the HB Rotary Club Foundation provides funding for numerous programs that support students in all facets of their educational experience- from leadership skills to sports to the arts and sciences. We are proud to be part of the expansion of the Hermosa Beach Youth Music Program and look forward to Mr. Harrison's next concert!

South Bay Families Connected

Our speaker on Tuesday, May 25 is Amy Howorth, board chairman of South Bay Families Connected (SBFC).

Heartbroken to lose Mike Welch, we commemorate his fascinating life and commitment to Service.

Mike joined Hermosa Beach Rotary in 2012 after attending a meeting to honor his son Andrew, who was named Student of the Month. He was so very proud of his family and his community. Mike had many talents and served in a variety of capacities to manage the building rentals in addition to holding the position of both secretary and treasurer for several years.

Mike was an active board member for many years with the Vietnam Veterans Association Chapter 53 and in addition was the collaborator for our club with other local Vietnam Veterans who created and maintained the Memorial at the Hermosa Beach Community Center.

A frequent speaker, Mike shared stories about his worldwide travels, including family treks to Australia, moreover his remarkable career with the U.S. Air Force CMSgt (ret) Mike M. Welch, and Boeing, as a “pathfinder loadmaster”. C-17s have played a vital role of delivering military personnel and equipment and often critical support to deliver humanitarian aid, especially in dire situations like the 2012 Haiti earthquake.

Eagle Scout

Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Scouting program (BSA). A Scout who attains this rank is called an Eagle Scout or Eagle. Since its introduction in 1911, the Eagle Scout rank has been earned by more than two million young people, however, nationally, only about 7% achieve it.

On March 30 we will meet four honorees from Hermosa Beach Troop 860 who have achieved this remarkable achievement. See more detail below.

Youth Exchange

District Leader, James Jackman, enlightened the Hermosa Beach club about current activities in Rotary's Youth Exchange program. RYE provides 15 to 18 year olds the opportunity to discover another culture by spending time overseas. In the long term exchange program, the students live for a full year in another country hosted by Rotarians. They experience a new culture, learn a new language and make lifelong friends. The short term program gives students the opportunity to spend 3 months during the summer overseas.

World Rotary Day 2021

Rotarians celebrate World Rotary Day in honor of the 116th anniversary of the first Rotary meeting on February 23, 1905.

Press Release: Hermosa Beach Farmers Market Reopens!

PRESS RELEASE

HERMOSA BEACH FARMERS MARKET REOPENS AUGUST 14

Fridays in Hermosa from 12 Noon to 4 PM

Facebook handle: @HermosaFridayFarmersMarket

Instagram handle: @HermosaFarmersMarket

Clean Water for Kenya

Come learn more about one of Rotary's successes in Clean Water initiatives- this project in Kenya. This initial project is the result of many years of collaboration between Peter Lattey and Ben Onam, past presidents of their respective Rotary clubs- Downtown LA and Suna Migori Rotary Club. creating a sustainable program to capture clean rain water for schools and a medical dispensary at the Osongo Primary School in Migori, Kenya.

Humanitarian Trip to Oaxaca, Mexico 2020

OAXACA, MEXICO: FEBRUARY 26th - MARCH 2nd

https://rotary5280.org/sitepage/oaxaca-humanitarian-trip/

Hermosa Beach Rotary partners with the LA SPARKS

The Rotary Club of Hermosa partners with the LA Sparks to empower young girls to play basketball. The club is sponsoring Inglewood’s girls youth basketball team- the fabulous South Bay Lady Mambas!

International Peace Conference 2020

Rotarians across the planet promote peace, prevent and cure disease, provide clean water and sanitation, improve the health of mothers and children, support basic education and literacy, and provide economic and community development. The World Peace Conference 2020 will be held January 17-18 at the Ontario Convention Center in Ontario, California, giving Rotarians and non-Rotarians from all sectors of society an opportunity to come together and learn from experts, moreover, to hopefully become inspired and leave with immediate action plans to implement within our communities.

Together, we can make a difference!

Jim Bell Day

Posted by Bob Peterson

For the past fifty years or so at a meeting just before Christmas- our Hermosa Beach Rotary Club has been celebrating "Jim Bell Day" in memory of Colonel Bell from the Redondo Beach Salvation Army. This year the date is Tuesday, December 10. 2019.

This festive Tuesday meeting is open to guests as long as we know who is coming in advance. Entertainment will follow a delicious luncheon at 1 PM.

RSVP: Info@HermosaBeachRotary.org

Luncheon cost is $20

ALL ARE WELCOME

Wine Tasting Fundraiser for Schools

Thanks all who supported our holiday wine tasting to help us raise funds for Hermosa students!! The festivities on Tuesday, December 3 net proceeds will benefit the Angela Peterson Student Recognition Program for student leadership attributes including academic, artistic and community service achievements throughout the South Bay, honoring students from Hermosa Valley School, Our Lady of Guadalupe, and Fusion Academy.

South Bay MAMBAS Basketball Club

The Los Angeles Sparks’ youth basketball program’s Mission is to have a positive impact on young players, particularly girls by exposing them to transferable life principles and values such as discipline, confidence and hard work while having fun and developing the fundamentals of basketball through LA Sparks engagements. Via the LA Sparks Adopt-a-Team Program, Hermosa Beach Rotary is a proud sponsor of a budding youth team called the South Bay Lady Mambas!