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SUMMARY:Thanksgiving Service Event - YMCA
DESCRIPTION:Register to Volunteer\n				\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				 \nHelp Us Spread Thanksgiving Cheer! \nJoin the Ketchum-Downtown YMCA as we come together to prepare 200 Thanksgiving baskets for families in our community! \nWe are looking for volunteers to help assemble Thanksgiving baskets filled with fresh produce and dry goods. \nTogether\, we can help ensure families in our community have the ingredients for a warm and memorable Thanksgiving meal. \nDate: Friday\, November 20thTime: 9am-11amLocation: Hoover Elementary School
URL:https://rotaryla5.org/event/thanksgiving-service-event-ymca/
LOCATION:Hoover Street Elementary School\, 2726 Francis Ave.\, Los Angeles\, AR\, 90005\, United States
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SUMMARY:Erin Grewell - Freedom Writers
DESCRIPTION:\n					\n						When\n						Friday\, November 20\, 2026@ 11:30am – 1:30pm \n					\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					\n					\n						Address\n						City Club LA555 Flower St 51st FloorLos Angeles\, CA 90071 \n					\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					Register In-Person\n				\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Erin Gruwell is an American teacher known for her unique teaching method\, which led to the publication of The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them (1999). The 2007 film Freedom Writers Starring Hillary Swank and the 2019 PBS documentary Freedom Writers: Stories from the Heart are based on her story. \nErin also has a story about the importance of Rotary that you probably don’t know…
URL:https://rotaryla5.org/event/erin-grewell-freedom-writers/
LOCATION:The City Club LA\, 555 Flower Street\, 51st Floor\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90071\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261123T120000
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SUMMARY:A Heart to Serve Thanksgiving Meal Delivery
DESCRIPTION:We are seeking five to seven transportation volunteers for Monday\, November 23\, 2026. \nVolunteer drivers will pick up Thanksgiving meals prepared by local senior care facilities and deliver them to the Union Station Adult Center in Pasadena\, supporting individuals experiencing homelessness. \nAll routes are in the Pasadena area — so this is especially convenient for our Pasadena-area members\, but any LA5 member or family member willing to make the drive is welcome and needed. \nDetails:– Date: Monday\, November 23\, 2026– Pick-up times: 12:00 PM or 3:30 PM (depending on location)– Deliver to: Union Station Adult Center\, Pasadena– Staff at each facility will assist with loading– Staff at the destination will assist with unloading \nThis is transportation only — no loading or unloading required on your own — and each route should take about an hour. \nMembers can sign up at our Rotary meeting on Friday\, November 13\, or contact me directly at loresagrigsby@gmail.com with questions or to volunteer. \n \n 
URL:https://rotaryla5.org/event/a-heart-to-serve-thanksgiving-meal-delivery/
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SUMMARY:A Place Called Home: Family to Family Service Event
DESCRIPTION:DONATE MONEY
URL:https://rotaryla5.org/event/a-place-called-home-family-to-family-service-event/
LOCATION:The City Club LA\, 555 Flower Street\, 51st Floor\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90071\, United States
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SUMMARY:Rose Queen and Her Court Emceed by Fritz Coleman
DESCRIPTION:Register In-Person\n				\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				 \nJoin us as we bring back an LA5 tradition\, the Rose Queen and Her Court. \nEmceed by our very own Fritz Coleman.
URL:https://rotaryla5.org/event/rose-queen-and-her-court-emceed-by-fritz-coleman-2/
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SUMMARY:Discovering West Nile Virus: How It Shaped Modern Biosurveillance with Dr. Tracey McNamara
DESCRIPTION:\n					\n						When\n						Friday\, December 11\, 2026@ 11:30am – 1:30pm \n					\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					\n					\n						Address\n						City Club LA555 Flower St 51st FloorLos Angeles\, CA 90071 \n					\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					Register In-Person\n				\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Dr. Tracey McNamara specializes in the recognition and understanding of the diseases of captive and free-ranging wildlife and is best known for her work on West Nile virus. In The Scientist (March 4\, 2002)\, she is credited as having “served a central role as a unifying force\, molding and sometimes forcing interrelationships between local and federal government agencies and private enterprises\, enabling progress toward the common goal of monitoring a newly emerging disease in the United States.” \nIn 1999\, Dr. McNamara’s life changed in a heartbeat. One moment\, she was working as a veterinary pathologist at the Bronx Zoo in New York City\, bottle feeding tiger cubs and working to save endangered species. In the next\, she found herself in the worlds of biodefense and the intelligence sectors. Her investigation into what was causing an unusual die-off of crows and zoo birds led to the discovery of the West Nile virus\, a virus that had never before detected in the Western hemisphere. \nAfter weeks of struggling to get the animal samples tested by the CDC\, Dr. McNamara turned to the Department of Defense and the biowarfare facility\, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) at Fort Detrick for help. When she explained\, “It is something new to veterinary medicine. It may be the same thing killing people in NYC\,” the Army’s response was\, “You send us those samples on dry ice tonight!” Forty-eight hours later\, a crucial connection – and history – was made. But only after a serious delay of 2.5 months. Dr. McNamara believes early warning signs were missed and that\, had the birds been correctly diagnosed at the beginning of June\, human deaths by mid-August might have been prevented. \nThrough her experience investigating West Nile virus\, Dr. McNamara identified critical weaknesses in the US government’s ability to detect and respond to disease threats that cross between animals and humans. Zoonotic threats have increased over the past two decades\, posing growing challenges to public health. Naturally occurring outbreaks like Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI – H5N1)\, Nipah virus\, and Hendra virus can have high mortality rates. For the past 25 years\, Dr. McNamara believes responses to these outbreaks have remained largely reactive. She also believes the nation’s ability to detect biothreats of intentional origin are similarly limited. \nSince her work on West Nile virus\, Dr. McNamara has worked tirelessly to address the gaps in biosurveillance. In today’s chaotic world\, her story shows that one person can still make a difference on a global scale. Join Dr. Tracey McNamara at the Adventurers’ Club as she recounts the discovery of West Nile virus in New York\, the challenges she encountered along the way\, and how those experiences helped shape modern biosurveillance. \nDr. Tracey S. McNamara\, D.V.M.\, Diplomate\, A.C.V.P.\, is a veterinary pathologist and a Professor of Pathology at Western University of Health Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine in Pomona\, CA. She is also a Distinguished Scholar and Fellow of the National Academies of Practice (NAP). Dr. McNamara specializes in the recognition and understanding of the diseases of captive and free-ranging wildlife and is best known for her work on the discovery of the West Nile virus in 1999. In 2004\, she worked on DTRA’s “Integrated Biosurveillance for Zoonotic Threats” program in Uzbekistan\, Kazakhstan and Georgia. She served as lead on a project with Russian colleagues on the “Human-Animal Interface: Improving Biological Threat Detection and Surveillance in Russia” by the Nuclear Threat Initiative’s Global Health and Biosecurity program in Wash. DC. Dr McNamara worked closely with the Asst. Secretary for Preparedness and Response  (ASPR) during COVID and with colleagues on the National Security Council. She led a Technical Advisory Team advising Senator Gillibrand’s office on creating the “One Health Security Act” (S. 5354) that was introduced by the Senator to the 117th Congress. Dr. McNamara continues to be actively involved in the development of the Nation’s biosurveillance strategy. She gave a TEDxUCLA talk in 2018 entitled “Canaries in the Coalmine” about how to address continued gaps in biosurveillance for emerging biological threats. Dr. McNamara is working on a book entitled ” The Cats are in the Car”\, the meaning of which will be made clear in the presentation.
URL:https://rotaryla5.org/event/discovering-west-nile-virus-how-it-shaped-modern-biosurveillance-with-dr-tracey-mcnamara/
LOCATION:The City Club LA\, 555 Flower Street\, 51st Floor\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90071\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261212T090000
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SUMMARY:LA5 Gift Distribution - APCH Family to Family
DESCRIPTION:RSVP NOW\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				LA5 is once again supporting the A Place Called Home Family to Family holiday wish list program. We raised the money (almost $10k!!)\, bought and wrapped the gifts – now it’s time to play Santa! \nPlease join us at APCH on December 12th to help distribute the gifts LA5 purchased to the families in need. There are three volunteer options available\, choose what works best for your schedule. Please note whether you plan to volunteer for the morning\, afternoon\, or full day shift in the comments. \n\nFull day: 9:15am – 4:00pm\nMorning: 9:15am – 12:00pm\nAfternoon: 12:45pm – 4:00pm\n\nAny questions\, please email Megan: megan@btiappraisal.com \nDate: 12/12/2026 (Sat.) \nTime: 9:15am – 4:00pm PST \nLocation: A Place Called Home\, 2830 S. Central Ave. \nCreated By:  Past Presidents Megan O’Rourke & Ken Chong
URL:https://rotaryla5.org/event/la5-gift-distribution-apch-family-to-family/
LOCATION:A Place Called Home\, 2901 S. Central Ave.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90011\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261212T170000
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SUMMARY:LA5 Holiday Party
DESCRIPTION:Get Tickets
URL:https://rotaryla5.org/event/la5-holiday-party/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261218T113000
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SUMMARY:Bill Ahmanson - Ahmanson Foundation
DESCRIPTION:\n					\n						When\n						Friday\, December 18\, 2026@ 11:30am – 1:30pm \n					\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					\n					\n						Address\n						City Club LA555 Flower St 51st FloorLos Angeles\, CA 90071 \n					\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					Register In-Person\n				\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Ahmanson serves as the president of the Ahmanson Foundation and is the great-nephew of Howard F. Ahmanson\, who co-founded the Ahmanson Foundation with his wife\, Dorothy Grannis Ahmanson\, in 1952. The organization supports education\, the arts and humanities\, education and health initiatives in Los Angeles County. This year\, the group made large grants to disaster service providers and one arts organization acting as a relief center. In the last year\, the Foundation also worked on ways to better the lives of police officers. William Ahmanson is a Level 1 Reserve Police Officer. In November\, he was commissioned a Kentucky Colonel by Gov. Andy Beshar. Ahmanson has worked in banking and wealth management at Union Bank and Home Savings of America.
URL:https://rotaryla5.org/event/bill-ahmanson/
LOCATION:The City Club LA\, 555 Flower Street\, 51st Floor\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90071\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261229T160000
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SUMMARY:Decorate the Rotary Rose Parade Float Event
DESCRIPTION:SIGN UP NOW\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				BE PART OF THE MAGIC:\nDECORATE THE ROTARY ROSE PARADE FLOAT!\nIntroducing Rotary’s 2027 Rose Parade Float: “Where Communities Bloom” \nOn January 1\, 2027\, Rotary has the opportunity to share a powerful message with millions watching around the world: \n𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒕\, 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒎. \nThis year’s float features a thriving village carried by a giant tortoise — a beautiful symbol of the connection between a healthy planet and strong communities. \nJoin us in bringing our community float to life for the New Year’s Day tradition! \n\nHelp apply natural\, 100% organic materials—including seeds\, bark\, spices\, dried leaves\, and fresh-cut flowers.\nNo prior experience necessary—on-site guidance provided!\n\nDinner will be included. \nTransportation to location available upon request. \nEach shift is 8 hours with a meal break.
URL:https://rotaryla5.org/event/decorate-the-rotary-rose-parade-float-event/
LOCATION:Phoenix Decorating Co.\, 5400 N Irwindale Ave\, Irwindale\, CA\, 91706\, United States
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