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Rodney Wallace

Jun 07, 2023

Youth Sports: Different Points of View

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Captain Jennifer Seetoo

May 10, 2023

Captain Seetoo's Public Safety, Priorities and Vision

Rodney Wallace

Apr 12, 2023

Youth Sports: Different Point of Views

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Welcome to Malibu Rotary Club!

Service Above Self

We meet In Person

Wednesdays at 1:30 PM

(Mailing Address bottom home page)

During Pandemic meetings are Wednesday on Zoom
Malibu, CA 90265
United States of America

Our club is excited to announce our return to in-person meetings at Pepperdine University! On June 7th at 1:30pm, our club will meet on the Pepperdine Campus in the Faculty Dining Room, Room TCC 112.

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Malibu Rotary Club High School Sininging Competition

Gina Marcellino at 2020 Malibu Singing Competition

Duet: Isobel Anthony 2015 Winner with Maggie Renee Valdman 2016 winner at Malibu High School

Hailey Hoffman @ 2011 Malibu Rotary Singing Comp

Malibu Rotary Club Speaker Videos

Rotary District Governor Melody St John address Malibu Rotary Club

Malibu Fire Preparedness by Jerry Vandermeulen after Woolsey fire

Marlene Stewart on Urban Runoff (part 1)

Marlene Stewart on Urban Runoff (part 2)

Marlene Stewart on Urban Runoff Part 3

Dr Wen Chen reports on Communist Chinese goverment sanctioned human organ harvesting and human rights atrocities

Malibu Rotary Club presents check to Malibu Boys and Girls Club

Malibu Rotary Club President Carlye Rudkin (second from right) presents a Fire Relief Fund check to the Malibu Boys and Girls Club on April 15, 2021. Also pictured (L to R) are Malibu Rotary Club VP Margo Neal, BGCM Director of Community Affairs & Outreach Siugen Constanza, BGCM Executive Director Kasey Ernest and, far right, Malibu Rotary Club Treasurer Steve Harwood.

Virtual Meetings using Zoom

Because the Malibu Rotary Club was unable to meet in its regular location at Pepperdine University due to the COVID-19 pandemic it started having virtual meetings on line using Zoom.us. The first of these meetings was April 1 2020. For information about future meetings, check our Calendar above at Next Malibu Rotary Club Meeting.

To attend Malibu Rotary Club zoom meeting an invitation can be sent to you by contacting John Elman at maliburotary@hotmail.com.

Jerry Vandermeulen Malibu City Fire Liason Speaks at Malibu Rotary about Fire Preparedness in 2019

Malibu City Fire Safety Liason Jerry Vandermeulen spoke to the Malibu Rotary Club at Pepperdine University on the shared responsibility of Wildfire Preparedness on August 7, 2019 in the aftermath of the Woolsey Fire. Before taking his position as the Malibu City Fire Safety Liason Jerry was a Battalion Chief of the Ventura County Fire Department. His presentation at the Malibu Rotary Club showed how this is a global problem and he said that in Australia there is a similar problem but its fire season is opposite to ours. In California during the fire season the fires generally start in the north and move to the south, but in recent years they have been almost simultaneous. He showed a history of Wildfires in Malibu and made suggestions on how Malibu residence can prepare for the next Wildfire. He points out that it is not a question of if there will be another one, but when, and that is why everyone needs to prepare. Jerry did an updated presentation at the Malibu Rotary Club in a Zoom meeting on September 23. Here is a video link to the 2019 presentation:

www.facebook.com/188099427908203/videos/1198660467002612/

2020 Malibu Rotary Middle & Hi School Singing Competition

Malibu Rotary Club held it 2020 Annual Middle and High School Singing Competition on Janury 28 at the Malibu High School Auditorium. 20 student contaestants particiapated for 6 prizes--a 1st 2nd and 3rd place certificate and csth prized in the middle schools division and and 1 st 2nd and 3rd place prize in the high school division.

Pictured are the winners of the 2020 Malibu Rotary Club Middle and High School Singing Competition.

Winners of the Rotary Club’s 2020 high school and middle school singing competition — (left to right) Gina Marcellino (1st place Hi School Divistion), Jocelyn Leiinbach (2nd place Hi School Divivion), Kira Smit (3rdplacce Hi School Division), Jadin Baron (1st place Middle school division ), Wnidy Wildman (2nd place Middle School Division), Doleen Monge (3rd place Middle School Division). Photo by Stephanie Chaisson/Surfside News

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Malibu Rotary Club Supports Local Youth Groups

Malibu Rotary Club supports various local youth groups.

(pictureed above) Malibu Young Actors Project excutive director Shoshana Kuttner receves check from Malibu Rotary Club VP Margo Neal (lef) while Malibu Seawolves Swim Club director
receives donation from Malibu Rotary Club President Carlye Rudkin at the Malibu Rotary Club at the December 4 2019 meeting of the Malibu Rotary Club

John Cross receives donation for the Malibu Sharks Surf Team from the Malibu Rotary Club at the December 18 2019 meeting of the Malibu Rotary Club. L to R Malibu Rotary Club Treasurer Steve Harwood, Malibu Rotary Club Pesidenet Carlye Dodson Rudkin, Malibu Sharks Surf Club President John Cross, and Malibu Rotary Club Vice President Margo Neal. The team meets before class during the school year and receives no support from the school but get PE credit from the school and can take extra academic classes during school time.

Malibu Rotary Club Support Local Radio Station KBUU

Hans Laetz of KBUU radio receives check from the Malibu Rotary Club President Carlye Rudkin at the December 18 2019 meeting of the Malibu Rotary Club. Money was raised during the Malibu Rotary Club Halloween fund Raiser which was chaired by Margo Neal (R). Laetz operates the radio station from his Malibu home and tries to keep the local community informed about planned and emergency events in the Malibu Community broadcasting both as a radio station on 99.1 FM and on the web at https://www.radiomalibu.net/

Hans Laetz of KBUU radio receives check from the Malibu Rotary Club President Carlye Rudkin at the December 18 2019 meeting of the Malibu Rotary Club.

Money was raised during the Malibu Rotary Club Halloween fund Raiser which was chaired by Margo Neal (R). Laetz operates the radio station from his Malibu home and tries to keep the local community informed about planned and emergency events in the Malibu Community broadcasting both as a radio station on 99.1 FM and on the web at https://www.radiomalibu.net/

DG Melody St John Honors Malibu Rotarians

Posted by John Elman on Aug 28, 2019

Rotary Club of Malibu

Published by John Elman

On Aug 28 2019 District Governor Melody St John Visited the Malibu Rotary Club Club meeting in Malibu, along with her chief of staff Kelly Spirer and Assistant DG Matt Schaff and inducted Octavio Leon and Marlene Stewart as new Malibu Rotary Club members, as well as give Malibu Rotary Club Past President badge to Bianca Torrence and Honorary Malibu Rotarian badge to Maggie Luckerath. Besides the Malibu Rotarians at the meeting was Pepperdine Rotaract President Beth and Pepperdine Rotararct Faculty Adviser Michael Gose.

Malibu Rotary Club 2019 Demotion Dinner

Pictured above L to R in back row, Jeanne Syvertsen, Bob Syvertsen, Bill Wishard, Marlene Stewart, David Baird, John Elman, Lee Ann Elman, Bianca Torrence, Margo Neal and LaVern Schenkelberg. Front Row seated are Don Rudkin, Carlye Rudkin, Helmut Meissner and his wife, Nadine and Mehrdad Sahafi.

The Malibu Rotary Club celebrated the Rotary year 2018-2019 with a Demotion Party honoring the 4 Past Malibu Rotary Club Presidents who took over for the year when the President Elect could not serve. The four past president honored were David Baird, Margo Neal Neal, John Elman and Bianca Torrence. President-Elect Carlye Rudkin Presided over the dinner meeting and will become Pesident on July 1.

Malibu Rotary Club lead sponsor of Smile Barranca Project in Peru

Posted by John Elman on May 18, 2019

Malibu Rotary Club was the Lead club for the Rotary BARRANCA-Smile Project that members of Rotary District 5280 visited on their Peruvian Rotary Humanitarian District trip on April 3-8 2019. Representing the Malibu Rotary Club at the project was Malibu Rotary Club President Bianca Torrence, who was born in Peru.

Malibu Rotary Club Presents Gift and Donation to Friends of Malibu Urgent Care

Posted by John Elman on May 22, 2019

President of Friends of Malibu Urgent Care Helene Eisenberg (L) accepts gift of print of Malibu Pier and Surfrider's Beach painted by Julie Van Zandt May and donation from Malibu Rotary Club President-Elect Carlye Rudkin (R).

2019 Malibu Rotary Middle & High School Singing Competition

The 2019 Annual Malibu Rotary Club Middle and High School Singing Competition was held May 1 2019 at Malibu High School. Pictured L to R are the high school division winners in the 2019 competition, Claire Anneet first place, Camille Anneet second place and Gina Marcellino third place. .

Rotary District Foundation Grant to Malibu fire victims

Pepperdine International Rotaract Club meets with Malibu Rotary

Posted by John Elman on Feb 13, 2019

2019 Pepperdine Rotaract Club President Reem Al Zubair from Oman and Pepperdine Rotaract board members Sherry Yang from China and Jessie Bolton who is from Texas (L to R) attended the Malibu Rotary Club meeting February 13 2019 to share their activities with the Malibu Rotary Club members. Speaker at the meeting was MJ. Ni. ilknur Tekin, Ph.D, who in 1990's was president of Karakoy Rotaract Club in Istanbul, Turkey. MJ is holding a diagram of Kundalini yoga meditation techniques, which she shared with the group during her talk. To the right is Teresa LeGrove Cherkas, the Malibu Rotary Club Youth Director and Malibu Rotary Club President-Elect. Both the Pepperdine Rotaract Club and the Malibu Rotary Club, as well as Rotary International, thrive in drawing on ideas from people from all over the world.

Rotary aid Malibu Recover from Woolsey Fire

Malibu Rotary Club receives check from Playa Vista Rotary Club for Fire Relief.

Picture shows the presentation of the check from the Playa Venice Sunrise Rotary

Club President Gwen Vuchsas. Bianca had presented major donor Howard Pollack with Malibu board game. In that picture L to R are W. David Baird, John Elman, Teresa LeGrove (Malibu Rotary Pres-Elect), Howard Pollack, Bianca Torrence, Gwen Vuchsas, Margo Neal and Marianne Bema.

Malibu Rotary Club Holiday Dinner

The Malibu Rotary Club held its annual Holiday Dinner Party December 12 in the wine room of Tra di Noi Restaurant in the Malibu Country Mart. Malibu Rotarians and guests pictured at the event are (L to R) Bob and Jeanne Syverstsen, W. David Baird, LaVern Schendelberg, Margo Neal, Joy Arcenas, Mark Koller, Marianne Bema, Anita Hanson, Bianca Torrence, Bill Wishard, Lee Ann Stevens Elman, John W Elman, Teresa LeGrove Cherkas, Nagy Heinan and Kathy Heinan.

2018 Malibu Rotary Club Middle & High School Singing Competition

ictured: Winners of the 2018 Malibu Rotary Middle and High School Singing Competition on along with the judges flanked by Event Chair Teresa LeGrove on left and emcee Ted Silverberg and Malibu Rotary Club President on the right (pictures above from Honjin Li).

16 Students from Krysta Sorensen's vocal classes at Malibu Middle School and Malibu High School

competed for prize money at special concert program at Raitt Recital Hall at Pepperdine University

on January 24. They were accompanied by pianist Joellen McNaughton.

The 124 seat theater was filled to capacity. The panel of judges from the music industry

scored student performances. In addition to the cash awards of $200, $100, and $50 that were given

to the 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place finishers in both the middle school division and the high school division,

the winner of the high School division contest Claire Anneet is being sponsored by the Malibu Rotary Club

to participate in the Rotary District Pageant of the Arts Competition held March 10^th

at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

Malibu Rotary Club Halloween Party 2017

Above Ted Silverberg, Jon Cherkas, Teresa LeGrove and David Zielski at the 2017 Malibu Rotary Cub Halloween Fundraiser at Calamigos Beach Club October 27 2017

Our 2nd Halloween party to raise funds for local causes such as Malibu Sharks Surf Team, Malibu High and Middle school scholarships, KBUU-FM and other Malibu causes was successful and fun.

Malibu Rotary Club Offers RYLA Leadership Camp to High School Students

The Malibu Rotary club invites local high school students to take advantage of the Rotary Youth Leadership Assembly (RYLA) each Spring!

Malibu Rotary Club sponsored RYLA campers Morgan Perlmutter and Adam Mohiuddin (R). His brother Amir (center) was Sponsored by Calabasas Rotary Club

Malibu Rotary Club usually sponsors 2 students to attend RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Assembly) Camp at the Alpine Conference Center in Blue Jay, CA in the Big Bear Lake area of San Bernadino Moutains this past April 21-April 23. They joined a couple hundred students sponsored by various Rotary Clubs in Rotary District 5280. The 3 local RYLA students who spoke at the Malibu Rotary Club meeting were Morgan Perlmutter who will be going into 10th grade at Malibu High School, Amir Mohiuddin who graduated from Calabasas High and will be entering UC Berkeley and his brother .Adam Mohiuddin a junior at Calabasas High School and who is vice president of the Interact Club at his school. Adam and Amir are the sons of former Malibu Rotary Club member Beth Mohiuddin. They all came to a recent meeting of the Malibu Rotary Club to talk about their RYLA experience. All three students were in agreement that the camp gave them a special positive experience that they can value in their lives going forward and talked about the aspects of the camp that they liked.

Malibu Rotary Club Awards $3,300 Fire Academy Scholarship

Posted by John Elman on Apr 19, 2017

Anthony Marron was presented a $3300 Scholarship Award to attend El Camino Firefighting Academy by the Malibu Rotary Club at a special meeting of the club May 17 2017. In picture Michelle Santamaria of Malibu Rotary Club presents award to Anthony, while El Camino College Dean Stephanie Rodriguez and Fire Academy Chief Bill Melendez look on.

Faculty Adviser of new Pepperdine International Rotaract Club Pepperdine Seaver College Professor Michael Gose (L) introduces officers of the new Pepperdine International Rotaract Club (L to R) Nina Sprenger club Vice President, who formulated the idea of the club after attending the Pepperdine campus in Heidelberg Germany; Simone Raeth, club secretary who was born in Germany to American Rotarian parents; Heet Ghodasain, club Director of Marketing and Promotion, who is from Rajkot, India and has been involved with Rotary Polio Plus campaign since she was in high school as Interactor in India; and Nicky MacCallum, club President, a Pepperdine freshman who was born in Hong Kong of Chinese and Irish parents.

When Professor Gose came the Malibu Rotary Club on March 8, 2017 he brought with him the four students who will comprise the executive board of the new campus club, which will become part of Rotarct International.

All the members of the new campus club have lived in other countries

Malibu Rotary Club Booth at 2017 Malibu Chili Cook Off

Posted by John Elman on Sep 04, 2017

Malibu Rotary Sponsored Malibu City Council Forum

Posted by John Elman on Oct 19, 2016

Pictured above (L to R) moderator Pete Peterson, Dean Pepperdine School of Public Policy addressing Malibu City Council Candidates: Jennifer deNicola, Skylar Peak, Carl Randall, Laureen Sills, and Jefferson “Zuma Jay” Wagner. The Malibu Rotary Club sponsored the special Malibu City Council Candidates Forum Wednesday Oct 19 in the Pepperdine University Fireside Room in front of about 70 people.

The forum was open to the public. Six candidates were running to fill to fill three Council seats that were currently held by Joan House, Skylar Peak, and John Sibert. The city election would be part of the General Election on November 8.

Malibu Rotary Club Presents Pete Allman and Alex Ayzin show film

Posted by John Elman on May 31, 2017

Malibu Rotary Club President-Elect Binaca Torrance  introduced film producers Pete Allman (L) and Alex Ayzin (R)  who showed excerpts of their video “The Winds of Freedom” at the Malibu Rotary Club meeting May 31 2017.

“When the power of Love overcomes the love of Power then the world will know peace.”~Jimi Hendrix

Winds of Freedom is world peace initiative launched with symphonic-multi-media presentations inspired and produced by Alex Ayzin in a quest to promote harmony and cooperation among nations Global Peace and Universal Love among all humanity.

Winds of Freedom is a non-profit 501(c) corporation dedicated to achieving world peace, including the presentation of a spectacular multi-media concert event celebrating man’s struggle for peace and freedom over the last hundred years, with riveting images of the human quest against oppression, set against a backdrop of music from one of Russia’s finest composers, Emilian Sichkin. Winds of Freedom is a dazzling evening of music set against breathtaking historical footage of the defining moments of our century, and words from world leaders and celebrities of our times, together in a magnificent performance dedicated to peace among all nations and peoples. One of the premier showings of the video was at the Malibu Rotary Club on May 31, 2017. Their website is www.WindsofFreedom.org

The Malibu Rotary Club's Beautiful Meeting Place

Posted by John Elman on Jun 11, 2019

Directions to Malibu Rotary Club meeting on Pepperdine Drescher Graduate Campus in Malibu

From Pacific Coast Highway turn into Pepperdine Campus at John Tyler Dr (which becomes Huntsinger Cir). John Tyler Dr is on PCH just west of Malibu Canyon Rd.
Turn Left at sign "Drescher Graduate Campus" up hill onto Benton Way (formerlyVia Pacifica).
Stay on Benton Way past Catalina Dr and turn right into first parking lots, either Lot S or T, and park. Parking is free.
Walk through right doors of entrance to Henry and Virgina Braun Center (aka Learning and Tech Center) into hallway and go through doors on right in hallway into large patio.
A spectacular view will be in front you. LC 152 (the the usual Rotary meeting room) is first door on right off patio. Last minute changes in meeting room will generally be posted at building entrance. If there is a question about room change and how to find it walk straight through the hallway to the lobby of Villa Graziadio at end of hallway to ask receptionist.
If the meeting is at the usual room LC 152 and you have entered Braun Learning Center from the parking lot and you have entered the doors to the patio then the Waves cafeteria is first door on left and meeting room is first door on right. For those who wish to buy the reasonably priced breakfast or lunch, food is ordered in cafeteria and paid to cashier by cash or credit card. No money will be collected in the Rotary Club meeting room for food, but donations are always accepted for Rotary Foundation and Malibu Rotary Club charities. Food trays can be brought into meeting room LC 152 (or other assigned meeting room). Enjoy!
We are sure you will enjoy this beautiful venue as much as we do once your find us! Before you leave make sure you enjoy the view!

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Malibu Rotary Club Features Youth Programs at Aug 17 Meeting

(L to R) Malibu High School student Jaime Le, who was sponsored by the Malibu Rotary Club to attend RYLA camp in the San Bernadino Mountains; Ryota Shimada, a high school student from Shizuoka, Japan, who became a summer exchange student to Malibu and is holding Malibu Rotary Club flag he was presented; Malibu Rotary Club Past President Dave Zielski who is holding flag of the Shimizu-Chuo Rotary Club that sponsored Ryota ; Malibu High School Student Grace Stickney, who is holding the flag of Rotary Club she visited in Kyoto Japan; and Malibu Rotary Club President of the month Margo Neal.

Rotary District Governor Greg O'Brien tells us how to "Imagine Rotary"

Rotary District 5280 Governor Greg O’Brien is visiting all 62 Rotary Clubs in his district. On September 21 he visited the Malibu Rotary Club, and after listening to Malibu Rotary Club board members tell him what the club was doing, it was his turn to tell club members and visitors the message he has been bringing to each club he visits. His message is to “Imagine Rotary.”

Winners of 2016 Malibu Rotary Middle and High School Singing Contest

Posted by John Elman on Jan 27, 2016

Winners of the 2016 Malibu Rotary Club Middle and High School Singing Competition--Top Row High School Division Winners Maggie Valdman, Isabella Haagen, Claire Anneet and Cat Evers---Bottom Row Middle School Division Winners Gina Marcellino, Alina Rose Armstong and Scarlett Steinberg

The 2016 Malibu Rotary Club Middle and High School Annual Singing Competition was held January 27st at Raitt Recital Hall at the Pepperdine University campus in Malibu. 15 singers from Amy Loch's Malibu Middle and High School choral classes competed for six prizes awarded by the Malibu Rotary Club.

Three winners in the Middle School division and four winners in the High School division were announced and cash prizes of $200, $100, and $50 were awarded the night of the event to the first, second, and third place finishers in each division. A tie for third in the High School Division meant their were 4 awards given instead of 3 in that division, for a total of 7 awards given in all. Winner of the High School Division, Maggie Valdman, was sponsored by the Malibu Rotary Club to compete in the Rotary District 5280 Art, Dance, Music and Speech Competition held March 5th at Loyola Marymount University where a where she competed against 23 instrumentalists and vocalists in the Los Angeles area Rotary district. She was the top vocalist and 2nd overall in the music competition, winning the $500.00 2nd place prize. Previous winners in the Malibu Rotary Singing competition have done well in the District competition, The 2009 Malibu entrant Katlyn Conners placed 2nd in the district and the 2015 Malibu entrant Isobel Anthony placed 3rd.

2015 Malibu Rotary Club High School Music

Posted by John Elman on Jan 20, 2015

Singers Shown (L to R) Gina Marcelino, Isabella Thatcher, Luna Salinas, Cat Evers, Claire Aneet, Maggie Valdman, Alina Rose Armstong, Nancy Walecki, Morgan Perlmutter and Isobel Anthony.

The 2015 Malibu Rotary Club Middle and High School Annual Singing Competition was held January 21st at Raitt Recital Hall at the Pepperdine University campus in Malibu. 10 singers Malibu Middle and High Schools competed for six prizes awarded by the Malibu Rotary Club.

Three winners in the Middle School division and three winners in the High School division were announced and cash prizes of $250, $150, and $100 were awarded the night of the event to the first, second, and third place finishers in each division. Winner of the High School Division was sponsored by the Malibu Rotary Club to compete in the Rotary District 5280 Art, Dance, Music and Speech Competition held March 28th at Loyola Marymount University.