Mike Newman, Ed Jackson, and Ron Lyster, Board Members At Large
Events
Upcoming Meetings and More
2019
March 28 - DARK
April 4, 2019 - Kelsie Deppen
Food
on Foot is a non-profit who feed and clothes the poor
and homeless and operate a very well thought out effective
program, Food for Work Program that help get homeless into jobs.
In 1996, Food on Foot's founder, Jay Goldinger, began helping
our homeless neighbors by serving chicken dinners out of the
trunk of his car right outside the Hollywood Post Office. He
soon realized that food wasn't the solution to homelessness. The
underlying factors causing the homeless epidemic area lack of
confidence, resources, and community. In 1999, Jay tackled this
issue head-on by creating the Work for Food program, designed to
help homeless individuals regain their footing back into society
through full-time jobs, housing, life-skills and confidence
building. Since then, Food on Foot's weekly Sunday Meal program
and Work for Food program have taken place every single Sunday
in the back parking lot of the LGBTCenter in Hollywood, rain or
shine.
April 11, 2019 - Mark Anderson
"Farmer
Mark" Anderson is the person who sets up and makes sure
Farmers' Markets in our surrounding areas including
Westwood Village
run smoothly by getting the right location and mix of vendors
and products for the public. After a masters degree in
finance and a career in investment banking, Farmer Mark stumbled
upon a career in agriculture when his dot.com aspirations burst
with the bubble in 2001. Instead, Mark found himself in the
business of tomatoes. He spent the next six years running a
small tomato farm in Ventura County using organic, hydroponic
and conventional growing methods. An abundance of crops lead to
selling in the local farmers' markets. Seeing a glaring need for
a better run market, Mark decided to create his own. He now runs
six certified farmers' markets in southern California.
April 18, 2019 - Marcie Polier Swartz
Marcie
Polier Swartz, Director of Village for Vets
on the VA campus, will bring us up-to-date on their program and
goals for the rest of 2019.
Village for Vets
provides community based volunteer and financial support to the
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) for the most
vulnerable veterans it serves.
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, be able to get things done in our local
community. Rotary is the world's oldest and largest service
organization (founded in 1905).
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Marcie
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