Long Beach Rotary Club

Long Beach Rotary Welcomes Dr. Terrence J. Roberts, Member of the Little Rock Nine

Long Beach Rotary will host its fourth meeting this year on Wednesday, February 1st, and will feature Dr. Terrence J. Roberts, member of the Little Rock Nine Foundation that was established in the wake of fierce opposition to the desegregation of schools by nine young African American students.

City Parks Alliance Names Rotary Centennial Park a “Frontline Park”

Rotary Centennial Park in Long Beach, California has been named a “Frontline Park” by the national urban park advocacy organization City Parks Alliance. Each month, City Parks Alliance recognizes two “Frontline Parks” to promote and highlight inspiring examples of urban park excellence, innovation, and stewardship across the country. The program also seeks to highlight examples [...]

Rotary Club Scholarships donate $174K towards tuition for Cal State Long Beach students

Greg Gill, Long Beach Rotary President and Frank Newell, Long Beach Rotary Scholarship Foundation Chair presented a check for $174,800 to CSULB Vice President University Relations and Development, Andrea Taylor.  The presentation was made center court at the Pyramid during the men’s basketball game vs. Pacific, last week. Long Beach Rotary supports four President’s Scholars and 129 [...]

Nate Trimmer, from CSULB’s Rotaract, boards the Rotary Rose Parade float

The Rotary International float captures the ideal of Rotary service as well as the 2010 Tournament of Rose theme “A Cut Above the Rest.” The float, titled“Service Above the Rest,” is based on the motto of Rotary International — “Service Above Self.” According to RotaryFloat.org, the float riders represent the new face of Rotary, young men and women [...]