Events

First Wednesday of the month lunch at the Ebell! You don't want to miss this one! It's all about Youth!

• Members of our Larchmont Charter Interact Club will share their accomplishments this year
• Students will share their life-changing experience at the Rotary Youth Leadership Academy (RYLA)
• The youth we sponsored in Pageant of the Arts will tell us about their experience participating in Dance; Instrumental and Vocal music at this incredible District event and we will be presenting them with our club participation awards.
• Two very deserving Larchmont Charter Seniors will be receiving $2,500 scholarships for their exceptional scholastic and leadership achievements

Join your President for breakfast to hear about the Houston International convention and plans for the upcoming year.

THE EBELL: YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOM0RROW  

with an engaging new format featuring

Ebell Executive Director, Stacy Brightman and

Wilshire Rotarian and immediate Ebell past president, Patty Lombard.

We are honored to welcome the President and CEO of Imagine LA, Jill Bauman, to speak with us at this month's breakfast meeting. Wilshire Rotary was so pleased to provide assistance and support for Imagine LA's Celebration of Family event and are excited to hear more about the great work they do. Nothing can be more meaningful than to hear from actual graduates from their program. Jill will be introducing us to Maria Oliva, just such a graduate, who will share her story. Click here to read Jill Bauman's impressive bio and be sure to join us for this very meaningful gathering with one of our service partners.

As President Joyce begins her 2nd year at the helm of Wilshire Rotary, we wish to celebrate all her hard work from year one.  Please join us at my home for our 4th Wednesday Happy Hour with bbq and cocktails (vegetarian food and soft drinks also available!) so that President Joyce can thank her outgoing board and announce the winner of the Don Warren and Landis-Veatch awards.  We will also officially demote PP Ron Reyes; we opted not to hold a zoom demotion for him and we will now be able to hear who he chose as his two award winners and what other details that he wishes to share from his incredible year as WRC Prez.  

Wednesday, July 27th

5PM to...(it's my house so you know I do not put an end time!)

Cost is $35.00

Transformational Vocal Coach, Ingrid Saxon has spent the last two decades helping hundreds of individuals bring their voice and presentation skills to new levels of clarity, confidence, and cohesion.

Her method – the Controlled Relaxation Technique – is as simple as it is effective and designed specifically to help her clients get the most out of their voices with the least amount of effort. She helps her clients eliminate vocal issues and fear of public speaking. Anything that is preventing them from communicating powerfully and persuasively.

She will transform your voice from a liability into one of the most valuable assets you will ever have.

MEET ARA NORWOOD

And join us on zoom for a fascinating presentation and discussion about six of the Founding Fathers of this great nation!

Ara leads a dual life as both an historian on the one hand, and a consultant, business coach, and professional speaker on the other. With degrees from Brigham Young University and Claremont Graduate University, he is also a member of The Society for Historians of the Early American Republic.

Join District Governor Olivia Patterson Ryans for our first Sunday District Brunch, which replaces the Tuesday morning breakfasts for 2022-23. This is a family-friendly event, and we will have a limited number of children's seats available with arts and crafts to keep them busy with wonderful Rotaractors helping out. Click here for more information and to register and pay.

Did you know that our LAPD Wilshire Station has nine Senior Lead Officers (SLO) serving the station area? Join us for an informal roundtable breakfast with the SLOs and meet the officer that serves your personal area. Learn what the duties of a SLO are, hear about what's happening in the Wilshire community, find out how we, as Rotarians, can partner with our local police station to better promote peace and other service efforts in our community.

At the Aug. 17th breakfast meeting you met the Wilshire Community Police Station Senior Lead Officers (SLO). We've been invited by Captain Sonia Monico to visit the station, so let's go on a field trip to the Wilshire Station and see where the officers get their marching orders, fill out their reports and generally engage in the behind the scenes police work! We'll also get to see the newly renovated station break room - driven and supported by the Wilshire Station Boosters and local businesses. 

Afterwards, off to the Olive Garden next door for happy hour festivities Italian style! 

For the police station visit, we need to know numbers, so you must register. It's easy, just click below! 

You don't want to miss this special outing!

Legacy Youth Leadership is one of the largest YOUTH activism organizations in the world. We are building the next generation of young socially-conscious activists by inspiring more than 360,000 students on over 1,000 campuses across America EVERY YEAR. In eleven years, Legacy Youth Leadership has mobilized 2.6 million students to raise $11 Million+, 100% of which goes for charity & to lead activations that raise awareness of humanitarian crises around the world!

 Seth Maxwell

Chief Executive Officer and Founder

Legacy Youth Leadership is not the first organization Seth has founded. Previously, Seth created The Thirst Project, the world's largest YOUTH water organization. Raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, Seth grew up with a love for sharks and being on stage. Interested in storytelling, Seth started acting at the age of seven and moved out to California to earn a B.A. in Theatre at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts- LA. 

Although all paths lead to entertainment, Seth’s direction changed completely when one of his friends educated him about the global water crisis. Moved to take action, Seth started with the community he was already part of- schools, students, & young people. He set out to raise awareness about the global water crisis in school communities all over the world and move his peers to work to end it. More than a decade (and many schools later), The Thirst Project has now raised over $11 million and brought clean water to more than 500,000 people in 13 countries.

 While working at The Thirst Project, Seth discovered a passion for helping young people develop into the best leaders they could be. After years of building programs that accidentally did this, he created LYL to intentionally develop students' leadership skills, support them on their academic journeys, and equip them to be the most powerful agents for social change in the world for ANY cause. 

Seth has spoken internationally at over 300 schools, countless churches, and numerous conferences including TEDx Hollywood Youth Conference, the Global Youth Summit, addressing the United Nations General Assembly, and meeting with Obama Administration Officials at the White House. For all this work and more, Seth has been honored by Forbes 30 under 30, DoSomething Awards and even rang the opening NASDAQ bell on Wall Street.

Stephanie Sampson

Director of Communications – LAX Development Projects

Stephanie is the Director of Communications for Los Angeles International Airport’s (LAX) Development Projects, overseeing external communications and community outreach for the $15billion Capital Improvement Program (CIP). These capital projects include the $5.5 billion Landside Access Modernization Program (LAMP), which features an Automated People Mover train system, the LAX Economy Parking facility and a Consolidated Rent-A-Car facility. In this role, Stephanie manages the day-to-day communication efforts to ensure stakeholders and community members receive updates on the projects and impacts during construction. She also sits on the LAX Coastal Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee and Board of Directors, and is LAX’s liaison to the Gateway Los Angeles Business Improvement District. 

Prior to joining LAX, Stephanie worked in sports communications. She earned her Master’s Degree in Sport Management and her Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from Cal State Long Beach. 

As Los Angeles prepares to welcome the world in the coming years with global events culminating in the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is in the midst of a $15 billion Capital Improvement Program that is modernizing terminals and improving how passengers access one of the busiest airports in the world. The $5.5-billion Landside Access Modernization Program (LAMP) is at the centerpiece of this modernization and includes an Automated People Mover train system, Consolidated Rent-A-Car facility, new areas for parking and pick-up/drop-off and the long awaited connection to regional transportation. The transformation is visible across the entire airport skyline and a reimagined LAX is on the horizon.