My Fellow LA5ers, I write to you today with a heavy heart. We are under attack! And no, not by the Trojans as I have always assumed, but by ANOTHER Rotary club. This is not a world I recognize any… Read More

“Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us” “Lift Every Voice and Sing”- James Weldon Johnson Every February I… Read More

    It has been a tough year for USC Rotaract during this pandemic. Due to LA’s safer at home order we have had to get creative because we cannot volunteer together in person. Instead we… Read More

View the recording of our club meeting featuring Phil Rosenthal! Click this LINK for the meeting recording.

View the recording of our club meeting featuring a community conversation! Click this LINK for the meeting recording.

Come join us for a joint club meeting of the first five rotary clubs! Featuring guest speaker Jennifer Jones. Click this LINK for the meeting recording.

Want to help with LA5's hygiene kit project?  Want to be part of a collaboration with the first five clubs?  We have lots of opportunities! In honor of Homelessness Awareness Week (… Read More

Watch our Face Shield video to see how LA5 came together to serve our community in the midst of COVID-19.

As he was returning to his home from the market on a winter solstice, Robert Frost, long before he was a celebrated poet, pulled to the side of a snowy road and wept. He had sold very little at the… Read More

Last January, only weeks before our world went into pandemic lockdown and the protests and riots of this past week erupted following the death of George Floyd, I participated with Lauren Schlau, Paul… Read More

During last Friday’s meeting I asked the members of our club to consider making an additional contribution to the Community Grants Fund to cover the remaining $15,000 needed to support Families Are… Read More

With thanks to Matt Ball, Ann Romney attended our weekly ZOOM meeting last Friday and shared her powerful and personal story of suffering and overcoming fear. When I asked her if support for her work… Read More

It was a big question. Too big, even. During last week’s First Five Zoom Chat, Rotary International President, Mark Maloney asked, “What does Rotary need to do to be successful in the next 100 years… Read More

Rotary meetings tend to be run with a fair amount of predictability. We begin with the traditions of an inspirational thought and a patriotic song and end with the recitation of the four way test.… Read More

Who do people call upon when they needs things to get done, need a solution to a problem, have a need to help make things better for others? The answer to all these of course is Rotary! Not… Read More

In an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the Los Angeles area, the Rotary Club of Los Angeles Foundation has committed $50,000 to support a project to aid frontline healthcare service providers… Read More

During last Friday’s meeting, Walker Railey shared some encouraging news from Rotary International. Though the International Convention has been cancelled and Rotary travel largely suspended,… Read More

In the midst of a crisis that is demanding we put our lives on hold, our club is taking action to prepare for the future needs of our city as a result of COVID-19. Allow me to provide you with a… Read More

Dr. Wayne Strom was a brilliant organizational behavior scholar. He understood that businesses, clubs, churches, and schools were human endeavors and subject to the passion or apathy, strengths,… Read More

LA5 Rotary Partners The Salvation Army  https://give-cas.salvationarmy.org/campaign/the-salvation-army-covid-19-crisis-response-hero/c277016?c_src=hero03132020 Ability First  https://… Read More

Recently, a coworker asked me how my weekend was. I told him it was exactly  like my weekday. The days are already beginning to blend together, but we are hanging in there SAFE AT HOME. I hope… Read More

In my role at the University I attend daily COVID-19 briefings (offered virtually, by the way) with reports from government officials, physicians, and scientists. They are all saying the same thing:… Read More

Dear Rotary Club of Los Angeles, Thank you for your many expressions of support following the announcement of the postponement of Homecoming events. I share in your disappointment and I am committed… Read More

By Lauren Schlau Photos by Tony Medley “Why did you join Rotary?” is a question we often ask one another. Some reply it is to give service, others say to form lasting friendships, while others want… Read More