Events

Glendale Tech Week was created in 2016 to celebrate tech and innovation through discussions, panels, workshops, codefests, site tours, happy hours, and networking events. Each tech week event offers a fun, exciting, and inspiring environment as the City looks to strengthen our innovative ecosystem in and around Glendale.

Tamar Bezjian, Marketing & Economic Development Liaison

Tamar joined the team in September 2018. She assists with social media outreach, event planning and coordination, and digital marketing. Prior to this, Tamar was employed at Pepperdine’s Health and Wellness Department, where she coordinated outreach events geared toward the Pepperdine undergraduate student body. She also worked as a legal assistant in a private probate and real estate law firm in Glendale.

Tamar earned a  Master of Public Policy degree at the Pepperdine School of Public Policy, and her Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

...At the Magic Castle.

This event is for GSR Members ONLY no guests (at this time)  we are limited to 12 total.

Lunch reservation is for 11:30.  $20.00 (cash only).

Magic Show @ 1:00 and if there is time I will also perform.

Dress Code: Business/Country Club casual. NO jeans.  Men must wear a collared shirt.

Agenda coming soon!

Join us for an amazing opportunity of a joint fellowship with other clubs in our district.  Great opportunity to learn about the various clubs projects, ideas, and how we are one team in making a difference in our communities.

Participating clubs:

-Latinos Unidos Rotary Club

-Glendale Sunrise Rotary Club

-Downtown LA Rotary Club

-Hollywood Rotary Club

-Glendale Noon Rotary Club

-Thai Town Rotary Club

-Burbank Noon Rotary Club

-North East Los Angeles Rotary Club

-Plus many more

Join our membership co-chair Kim Villa and Rick Diner as you get to meet the proposed members. 

Lucy Burghdorf currently serves as the Director of Public Affairs and Communications for Hollywood Burbank Airport. She is the official spokesperson for the Airport and is responsible for communicating Airport messages to the media and public. She also contributes to the development of creative ideas to assist the Airport in reaching its strategic goals, promotes Airport relations with on-airport partners, local government officials, business and community constituencies, as well as planning and coordinating Airport utreach strategies. Lucy first joined the Airport staff in 1995, and has served as Community Relations Officer, Community Relations Manager, and Manager of Public Relations and Government Affairs. Lucy was instrumental in educating Burbank residents about Measure B, which Burbank voters approved in November 2016, allowing the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority to move forward and build a 14-gate replacement passenger terminal.

A lifelong Burbank resident, Lucy was educated in Burbank public schools and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from University of LaVerne. Very  active in her community, Lucy served as a commissioner on the City of Burbank’s Transportation Commission from May 2001 through July 2017, including serving as chairperson for two years. In July 2017, Lucy was appointed by the Burbank City Council to the Parks and Recreation Board and recently appointed as Chair. She also serves on the Verdugo Workforce Development Board, Burbank Business Partners Board, Burbank Adult School Community Advisory Committee, and the Burbank Hospitality Association, representing the Airport. In addition, Lucy is a board member on the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, and Universal City North Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. Lastly, Lucy has been a member of the Burbank Noon Kiwanis since 2003.

In November 2008, Lucy was named Burbank’s Woman of the Year by The Zonta Club of Burbank, and in 2009, Lucy was presented with the Golden Achievement Award from the Boys & Girls Club of Burbank and Greater East Valley.

Jim Collins is the founder, owner and operator of Town Kitchen and Grill in Montrose, CA, a 100 seat new American restaurant that recently won 10 best new American restaurants in Los Angeles. But that’s just his night job. During the days Jim has CEO’d a series of national, venture-backed distributed enterprises including Affinity Internet, a hosting company with more than 500,000 websites and Pictage, a B2B2C enterprise connecting professional photographers and their clients. Today Jim is CEO of Pasadena, CA based Kitchen United, a commercial kitchen outsourcer and operator serving the delivery, restaurant and entrepreneurial food community.

Join us and unite with other Rotarians for a day of service.

This will be an amazing experience.  Signup sheet will be available soon:

In 1911, Paul Harris, the founder of Rotary, wrote an article entitled “Rational Rotarianism” which can be summarized as follows: “Life in Rotary should be a rational mixture of business, civic activities, and good fellowship.” Rotary Means Business Fellowship was created to encourage Rotarians to network among themselves and to find ways to do business and support each other. An original intent of Rotary was for like-minded business professionals to amplify their fellowship and through association strengthen businesses as well as their communities. Rotarians in the 63 Rotary clubs of Northeast Florida District 6970 continue to build on those core principles put in place over 100 years ago. After all, who would you rather do business with?

Rotary Means Business (RMB) encourages Rotarians to support the success of their fellow Rotarians by doing business with them, and by referring others to them.

We share a common belief that we should honor the roots of our great worldwide organization and support one another in business guided by the core principles of Rotary.

RMB provides a structure to bring business relationships back into Rotary in a way that supplements rather than competes with the service and fellowship aspects of our clubs.  When we are able to provide opportunities to strengthen the businesses represented in Rotary, our members will be stronger, thus creating stronger clubs.  In addition, we encourage Rotarians to bring guest to these meetings, which WILL increase the membership of your individual clubs.

RMB provides a structure to bring business relationships back into Rotary in a way that supplements rather than competes with the service and fellowship aspects of Rotary.

When we are able to provide opportunities to strengthen the businesses represented at Rotary, our members will be stronger creating stronger clubs.

Stronger clubs automatically mean Rotary itself is stronger, The Rotary Foundation is stronger, and therefore we are able to do more to make our communities stronger.

New members, sponsors, and club presidents alike- all are invited to answer that question, "Just what is Rotary?"! 

Discover, connect and get inspired! 

This event is free to attend and a great session to bring your new members to! 

Here is the Link to Register:  https://portal.clubrunner.ca/50010/Event/new-member-training-1

Join Rotary members from Glendale Sunrise Rotary and other clubs around District 5280 in support of OneLegacy Donate Life.  Tickets are discounted to create awareness and bringing the LA community together to support such a great cause of Organ, eye, and tissue donation.

Purchase tickets online at  https://www.onelegacy.org/ant/

or with Alex Parajon who has tickets on hand.

Dave Gallagher is currently Associate Director for Strategic Integration at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Previously, he was the Director and Deputy Director for Astronomy, Physics, and Space Technology and before that he was manager of JPL's Advanced Optical Systems Program Office. Prior to that assignment, Gallagher was the project manager for the Space Interferometry Mission. He also managed the Spitzer Space Telescope, the Starlight project, the Pressure Modulator Infrared Radiometer instrument and Drop Physics Module reflight. In addition, he served as the integration and test manager for the Wide-Field/Planetary Camera 2 instrument, which corrected the spherical aberration for the Hubble Space Telescope. Gallagher received a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Purdue University in 1982. After working for IBM for several years, he started and ran a software consulting firm until he joined JPL in 1989.

15th Annual State of the Schools Breakfast on October 3rd from 7:00 to 8:30 am at the Glendale Civic Auditorium! 

https://www.glened.org/event/15th-annual-state-of-the-schools-breakfast-3/

We will volunteer at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank assembling food packages for over 26,000 low income seniors, women with infants, and children in Los Angeles County. The food packages consist of food items like canned fruit, canned vegetables, rice, cereal and other non-perishable food items. By giving just a little of our time, we can make a big difference in our community.

Once you register you will receive an email confirmation with all the logistics and forms

Minimum age requirement to volunteer is 14 (sorry, no exceptions)

All volunteers must wear closed toed shoes

Event Registration Link:    https://www.cervistech.com/acts/console.php?console_id=0338&console_type=event_list&res_code=AYfHgZ&ht=1

2019 Awards Luncheon

Wednesday, October 16

Please RSVP by October 4, 2019

2019 Firemen Awards Luncheon

Individual Ticket $85.00 USD1st Alarm Sponsor 2 tix $300.00 USD2nd Alarm Sponsor 4 tix $600.00 USD3rd Alarm Sponsor 10 tix $1,000.00 USDFire Chief VIP 10 tix $2,000.00 USD

Bring your bowling skills to the test and bring your family, friends or a guest to learn about Rotary and sharpen your Bowling Skills!

Our Regular Club meeting has been moved to Wed Oct 16 for the Glendale Fire Department Awards Luncheon.

Please contact us at glendalesunriserotary@gmail.com if you are interested in attending.

DISTRICT 5280 GALA

ANNUAL FOUNDATION CELEBRATION!

Tickets are $130 per person.  RSVP as soon as Possible.