Stories

"Back in October I had the pleasure of volunteering with Studio City & Sherman Oaks Rotary at Camp Pendleton. We met just outside the base, all of our cars packed with the necessities to host a Halloween Picnic for Active Marine Families. Food was cooked and served as lines of families dressed up in their Halloween attire came to be a part of the soiree. Hot Dogs, Chili, Chips, Drinks, Bounce Houses, Face and Pumpkin Painting all with Halloween goodies at the end, a true Halloween Picnic. It was a beautiful experience, one I got to capture in the video below, and would like to share with you. As someone who is new to volunteer work, my takeaway was the impact that my small actions can create, and when you add them on to actions done by other people together, the reverberation is fantastic. What a brilliant way to show up for oneself while serving others and the greater good. My advice going into the New Year, find time to work within your community and outside yourself, you might be surprised by the results. - Volunteer, Brenna Jorgensen, Studio City & Sherman Oaks Rotary 

 

See Video of Event Here:

The Rotary Club of Studio City & Sherman Oaks partnered w/ other rotary clubs in the Los Angeles Area to work with Together We Rise a non profit organization dedicated to transforming the way youth navigate through the foster care system in America.

 

Rotary Club of Studio City & Sherman Oaks prepared duffle bags, filled with goodies that included teddy bears, blankets, coloring books with crayons, and a personal care pack. The event took place at the Salvation Army complex in San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, CA. Rotary pf Studio City & Sherman Oats presented the duffles to Pennylane a nonprofit organization that cares for over 3500 abused and neglected children, youth and families a month.

 

Joe Khoury is pictured below showing one of the packed duffle bags. 

Every Wednesday, 1:30 to 3:30, the Rotary Club of Studio City & Sherman Oaks works with the musical group The Jazzanovas as they perform live.

 

The Jazzanovas are a musical group with Music Mends Minds, a non profit organization that creates musical support groups for individuals with Alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s, traumatic brain injury, PTSD, and other neurological disorders. 

 

Their performances are free and everyone is welcome. Come join us any Wednesday of the month for live music and a good time. 

 

 

 

Rotary used its 2021-22 District Grant to purchase playground activity equipment for RIO VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and LANKERSHIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 

 

 

 

 

The Rotary Club of Studio City-Sherman Oaks helped deliver Spring Cheer to seniors this month!  

 

 

We teamed up with Valley Interfaith Council , an organization that provides services for seniors including Home Delivered Meals. They deliver 150 meals each week and this week added a little extra to their deliveries! With Mrs. Tris Caserio Graphic Arts Class from Laurel Hall School, we asked for and received brilliantly designed, thoughtful and fun greeting cards to go with each meal delivered!  Our Rotary Club sweetened the deal with some yummy See’s chocolates! We know this little thought brightened someone’s day!

 

On Saturday, March 12, 2022 The Rotary Club of Studio City-Sherman Oaks partnered with the Salvation Army Outreach program to participate in a food packaging event. We gathered alongside other 13 different Rotary Clubs,  good citizens, parents, and students of Hale Charter Academy to put together around 15,000 meals to be distributed to the local communities in need. This event also raised money to help the children’s centers in Tanzania, Africa We sent over 4000 of those meals to the Valley Food Bank which serves over 8000 families every month. 

 

 

 

We passed out meals clothing to neighbors in need. And presented our donation to Mike Foley Executive Director. They do such great work in our community helping those who find themselves unhoused…with training, finding a job and their own apartment. Check them out at www.foodonfoot.org