Rotary Club of Westwood Village Meetings Thursday Noon @Hillel at UCLA 574 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024 A 100% Paul Harris Club! Peace Builder Club UCLA Rotaract Webpage Co-Presidents, Rotary Year 2025 - 2026   Benjamin Fisher July1 - Oct 31 Mark Rogo November 1 - February 28 Diane Good March 1 - June 30   Bob Simon, President Elect Peter More, VP Janet Schwartz, Secretary Terry M. White, Treasurer Jim Crane, Sergeant-at-Arms Steve Day, Foundation Chair Chris Gaynor, David Stover Board Members at Large Mark Rogo, Membership Ronald Lyster, Webmaster Yang Shen, Matthew Yuan, and Ethan Kim Social Media Nevin Senkan, International Christine Clayburg, Community Samuel Botbol, Youth Ethan Kim, Vocational Marsha Hunt, Peace *Last Zoom Meeting* //  Join Hybrid Meetings (First and Third Thursdays) Events 2025   November 20 - District Governor Alex J. Parajon Come hear our District Governor, Alex J. Parajon (Glendale Sunrise Rotary Club), talk about District 5280's efforts to promote peace, fight disease, provide clean water, sanitation, and hygiene, support education, grow local economies, protect the environment, and support maternal and child health. November 27 - Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving December 4 - Dr. Matt Malkin Dr. Malkin's research at UCLA has focused on the two primary sources of energy in the Universe since the Big Bang: fusion power in stars and accretion power from massive black holes. While there is still considerable uncertainty in the energy production in the current Universe, the ultimate goal is to trace the cosmic history of these power sources all the way back to their beginnings. The galaxies of most interest thus appear small and faint, and have their emission redshifted to much longer wavelengths than they were initially produced. Furthermore, much of their energy is released in dusty environments. The combination of large redshifts and dust reddenings means that the major problems in observational cosmology must be addressed with a broad multiwavelength suite of observations, which includes sensitive measurements at long wavelengths, where dust absorption is minimized. December 11 - Melanie Mason Melanie Mason is a senior political reporter covering California politics at POLITICO.  She is also a Pulitzer prize recipient in recognition of her journalistic skills while at the L.A. Times and promises the insiders look at Sacramento, including the state's battles with the White House, the governor's intent to run for President in 2028 and the power of the 4th largest GDP in the world. Best of all? She's an avid Dodger fan!  December 18 - Holiday Luncheon   December 25 - Christmas   2026     January 1 - New Year's Day     2025 November 20 - District Governor Visit November 22 - Food Packaging @ Transitional Village December 4 - Christmas Shopping Spree! December 18 - Holiday Luncheon 2026 May 15-18 - District Conference Cruise! June 13-17 - RI Convention (Taipei)         Rotary International Fellowships       Windmill Roster Local Clubs World Clubs Past Presidents Rotarians of the Year Anniversary Books: 25   50  75 Club Handbook Rotary is a leadership organization made up of local business, professional and civic leaders who meet regularly to get to know each other, form friendships and, through that, get things done in our local community.  Rotary is the world's oldest and largest service organization (founded in 1905).