At the October 26, 6pm meeting, Lynwood Rotary members, Youth act, guests and parents participated in a special Halloween themed event with food provided by potluck from attendees.
To set the theme for this special meeting, Tila and Fernando Millan in previous weeks had distributed a flyer with an image of a dancing skeleton and a title: “Join Lynwood Rotary if you dare! For a Halloween Social.”
Tila Millan supported by Martina Rodriguez, helped Youth act leaders from Roosevelt ES talk about their previous activities this year and activities to come. The presentation included fund raisers for the recent hurricanes, as well as the earthquake in Mexico City.
Youth act officers stood in front of the well-attended event with their parents and others in the community for recognition. These included: President – Alejandro Brizuela; Vice President – Bryana Miranda; Secretary – Fernando Brizuela; Assistant Secretary – Andrea Hernandez; Treasurer – Gianelle Miranda; Community Liasion – Mariana Garcia; and Historian Jacob, plus Ruby Garcia.
Everyone enjoyed the evening including the Halloween decorations, food and costumes that many Youth act members wore.
There was also a description of the Youth Vision to Learn Program from Dave Davis, a member of the Bellflower Rotary Club. He explained that in the morning of Thursday, October 19, Rotary volunteers that included from the Lynwood Rotary Club, Martina Rodriguez, Daniel Miller and Barbara Battle checked all the students from Abbot Elementary School in Lynwood. The inspection procedure started at 8:30am and lasted until 1:00 pm. At the October 26 meeting, Dave Davis cited the following statistics: 457 students passed the eye exam, and 177 failed, including those students already wearing glasses. He noted that there were several students with severe poor eyesight. As Dave explained to the students, a medical doctor and technicians will return to the school, after parents sign a form authorizing fitting for glasses, and students then can choose the style of glasses they want, and Vision to learn will pay for the glasses at no cost to the families.
Note from the previous meeting on Thursday, October 19, The City of Lynwood Director of Recreation and Community Activities, Mark Flores talked about two recent events, the October 4 Walk to School Event, and the Oct 7, Tamale Festival. AND Mark talked about coming events. This information is repeated herein, as a helpful reminder of coming events.
Mark’s description of coming events included the following: Tuesday, October 31, Halloween Festival, 5pm to 8pm Lynwood City Park, next to skate park, to include a costume contest for kids ages 1 year to 12 years ; Thursday, November 9 Veterans Day, 9:30 am breakfast, followed by unveiling of plaque at 11:00 am; Saturday, November 18 9am- 12 Noon, a Job Fair at Lynwood Community Center; Monday, November 20, a Turkey give-away at the Senior Center, and apparently, LUSD has a similar event on the same day; (it was noted that Rotary members can help volunteer at the Senior Center for turkey give-away; Tuesday, November 28, 10 am, Ribbon Cutting Event for opening of City Hall Annex; Thursday, November 30, 5:30pm Mayor’s State of the City Address by Mayor Santillan- Beas in Bateman Hall (RSVP required); and Friday, December 8, Christmas Parade, with reception in Bateman Hall at 5pm and start of the parade at 7pm. (Daniel noted that Lynwood Rotary and Youth act as usual will participate, starting with meeting at Martina’s home, with food provided, which is the location where the parade starts on MLK Blvd, east of Atlantic Ave.)
Daniel Miller / Omar Franco / Rowland Becerra
Public Relations and Community Outreach for the Lynwood Rotary Club