Lynwood Rotary Meeting Update 03.02.2017
At the March 2, 2017, members and guests shared a number of ideas and comments.
President Ramon Rodriguez talked about the speaker at the District Breakfast on Tue, Feb 28 at the Westin Hotel near LAX. The speaker, Angela The speaker, Angela Perez Paraquio, is originally from the Philippines, and was the 2nd of 8 children in her family, and she grew up in Hawaii. In 2001, she was the first Miss America winner to be of Asian background. After she won, she described her very extensive travels for the next year throughout the country and in other countries, which are part of the responsibilities of being Miss America. Daniel and Ramon commented about how memorable Angela’s presentation was.
Other District events are the next Rotary District Breakfast on Apr 18. Also President Ramon again mentioned the District Conference at Lake Arrowhead, May 7-10. Although the Lake Arrowhead hotel is full, there is other close by locations, where interested Rotary members could stay while attending all or part of the three day annual conference for District 5280.
Guests at the meeting included Maria Viera, very active in the community and a Block Watch Captain; also guest Beatrice Gutierrez, about whom Daniel expressed hope that she would attend more meetings.
Daniel mentioned again the Sat, Mar 4 event at Lynwood Park, which celebrates the Grand Opening of The Lynwood Union. Four club members, including President Ramon, and Daniel and Joe Wang and Barbara Battle will staff a Rotary table at this important community event. There will be flyers/ brochures available at the table that describes the work of the Lynwood Rotary within the community. In the future, President Ramon suggested a brochure that could be distributed to businesses and other groups that says: “You are invited” to a Rotary meeting.
Daniel mentioned that The Lynwood Union organized the painting of five utility boxes by high school students with more planned. Also there will be a large mural painted on a wall facing Lynwood Park, and The Lynwood Union has the lead role in obtaining funding for this major art work.
There was mention that a long time Rotary member of 20 years ago, passed away this week, Jose Urias, and a card in memoriam, was passed around for signing. Martina mentioned that the Rosary would be in All Souls Cemetery in Long Beach that evening. Also, Daniel asked how Frank Calderon was doing after his hear attack on Christmas Day. Daniel noted that Frank is at home with his wife Pearline.
In attendance was Jerry Brown, District 5280 Chief of Staff, and longtime member of the South Gate Rotary Club. It was agreed that the South Gate Club will join the Lynwood Club for a joint meeting in the coming two months. This time the South Gate Club (which meets on Wednesday noon) will come to a Lynwood meeting. Jerry noted what Rotary International is accomplishing worldwide is “mind boggling.” For example, the campaign for ending polio throughout the world, there currently has been new outbreaks of Polio in only two countries: Nigerian and Pakistan. Jerry talked about a recent Rotary trip to Mexico, specifically Merida in Yucatan, helping impoverished youth and their families. Jerry described specific actions that the Rotary visitors were able to carry out as ways of helping the local residents that they interfaced with.
Daniel circulated more photos of the new Rotary sign on a Display Bulletin sign board, at the Long Beach Blvd. Green Line Station. This group of photos was taken from the Long Beach Blvd. Green Line Station platform. (Thank you again, member Victor Gomez, an employee with Display Bulletin, LLC.)
Daniel Miller / Omar Franco / Rowland Becerra –
Public Relations and Community Outreach for the Lynwood Rotary Club