Lynwood Rotary Meeting Update 06.01.2017

Club President Ramon Rodriguez again talked about the reasons for the new evening meetings on the last Thursday of each month, and the hope that this will be one way to attract new membership.  He also talked about the staffing requirements for the Jul 1 to Jul 4 fireworks sales, as well as the requirements for the day before and day after the four days of sales, for product delivery and organization and for product packing of unsold product, after the four days of sales.

 

President Ramon encouraged Rotary members to attend the same day (Thurs. Jun 1) event at 6pm to 8pm at the Lynwood Union Gallery to interact with the City of Lynwood LASD Captain, Terry Carter, and his deputies who attended. There was much talk about the thoughts of Lynwood citizens present on security related issues, and much helpful information from Captain Carter about how his deputies are helpful in making Lynwood as safe as it can be. (A total of four Rotary members attended this important community event.)

President Ramon also mentioned the District 5280 Assembly Meeting to be held at the City of Carson Community Center from 7:30 am to Noon on Sat, June 3.  He described the useful sessions on Rotary procedures and programs that are helpful for Rotary members to learn about.  Daniel said he would attend, with the possibility of several other members attending.

 

There was discussion again about the American Cancer Society 24 hour Relay for Life, for Lynwood and South Gate this year at the South Gate Park, from 9am on Saturday, July 15 to 9am on Sunday, July 16.  Hopefully Lulu will again take the lead in organizing Lynwood Rotary participation.

Among the guests, was Veronica Ledesma, Senior Staff Representative for House Speaker Anthony Rendon.  She provided an overview of services available from the Assembly Speaker’s staff.

 

President Ramon and Barbara Battle reported on the very successful 11^th Annual Officer recognition for the Rotary Youth Group at Roosevelt ES, which event was held in the main meeting  room of Bateman Hall, on Tue evening, May 30, and was attended by four Lynwood Rotary members.

Jerry Brown, Chief of Staff for Rotary District 5280, again attended the Lynwood Club’s weekly meeting (his attendance is always much appreciated) and talked about, among other Rotary activities,  his experience attending a  District Humanitarian week long trip to Meredith in the Yucatan Peninsula part of Mexico. 

 

At the end of the discussions, there was a Club Board meeting.  After discussions among all the members present at the Board meeting, it was agreed that there will be reduced dues for new members joining who plan on only attending the evening meetings.  For these members there will also be a charge for the meals which charge will be collected at each meeting.  Club Secretary, Maria Quinionez (Lulu) will issue written documentation for general distribution of this change.

 

There was also agreement that at least three new members will be inducted into the club at the Thursday evening June 22 induction meeting, which will include Tila and Fernando Millan. There was discussion about options for replacing Larry Esparza as Treasurer, since he has indicated that he will not be able to continue to serve as Treasurer for the next year.  One possibility mentioned was getting Arturo Reyes, who operates his own accounting business, to accept this responsibility, supplemented by another member for the three months when Arturo is unable to attend the meetings, during the height of the income tax season.

 

President Ramon reminded everyone that next week, members from  the South Gate Rotary Club will attend the Jun 8 meeting to hear Lynwood Rotary member Gurdip Hari, talk about his most recent book that he has had published.