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THE CLUB
In 1992, the Edward Edelman Children’s Court of Los Angeles was built with the intention that Los Angeles would have a courthouse “that was friendly and sensitive to the needs of abused and neglected children whose cases are heard in our juvenile dependency courts”(Judge Michael Nash, 2016).The Rotary Club of Los Angelesled a public-private partnership that was the first of its kind to build and furnish the courthouse, raising over the stated goal and was necessary.
When the project was complete, the excess funds were left in the custody ofLA5.The Clubleaders at the time created a separate endowment, that lives under the supervision of the Foundation. Later, Club leadership determined that the yield of those funds should be used to support the Children of the Court.
As a result, today,the Club’s Children’s Court Committeedistributes grants to children of the court for needs that cannot be addressed by their agents or foster families.
The Club has a long history of service in support of the Children of the Court - partnering with theCourt Administrationand other organizations such as theAlliance for Children’s Rights and the Department of Children and Family Services. National Adoption Day being a service project that represents this deep partnership.
The Children’s Court Committee oversees all gift acknowledgements, the grant distribution process, the request evaluation process, and the annual National Adoption Day service project.
In 2004-05 the Children’s Court Committee was reconstituted under the leadership of President Ben Tunnell. A generous legacy gift from Robert Gunzel, combined with funds previously designated for foster youth in Los Angeles, brought the fund to nearly $500,000. The mission of the newly formed Children’s Court Committee was to grant funding, up to $1,000 per child, for special needs for children who are wards of the court when no other funding is available. The Rotary Club of Los Angeles partnered with the Los Angeles County Department of Children Family Services and the Los Angeles County Dependency Court to find the most deserving applicants for these grants.
The Children's Court Committee has16 dedicated memberswho believe this is one of the most rewarding Rotary committees they have ever served on and feel blessed to be able to help these very needy young people.Morgan Stanley Smith Barney manages the moneyand distributes the checks to the individuals.
https://rotaryla5.org/service/childrens-court-committee
Akeystoneof support, the Rotary Club of Los Angeles Foundation is a nonprofit public benefit corporation whose Articles of Incorporation were filed in the office of the California Secretary of State on September 24, 1993. It is the successor to a trust created by the Club in 1939.
Today, the Foundation boasts an endowment of over $10 million.
Foundation funds are essential to LA5’s service support, forming the financial base for improving lives through impactful service projects both locally and inLos Angeles as well as internationally.
The Legacy Circle
In July 2007, LA5 President Don Robinson inaugurated The Legacy Circle program to recognize the first 100 members of LA5 who name The Rotary Club of Los Angeles Foundation in their estate plan. This special recognition forever acknowledges these generous individuals as a Founding Benefactor of the Legacy Circle.
Contributions can be made anonymously or may be designated with a Legacy Circle symbol on the Rotary badge.
Bob Aldridge
Tom Anderson
Denise Anthony
Janet & Les Atchley
Nila Barkley
Steve Barnes
Mike Birkholm
David Bland
John Claerhout
Lew Coppersmith
Don Crocker
Eddie De Ochoa
Carolyn DeVinny
Carmen Estrada-Schaye
Jim Goerz
Cheryl Gurin
Mike Hainkel
Nancy Howard
Christina Hurn
Nancy Iredale
Art Kassel
Peter Lattey
Rita Lee
Marc Leeka
Jayne Major
Dave Meshulam
Stan Moe
Bruce Murdoch
Paul Netzel
Diane Netzel
Megan O'Rourke
William L. Plunkett
Roger Reck
Jay Richardson
Don Robinson
Al Shonk
Jared Smith
Paul St. John
Phil Swan
Dave Tomblin
Ben Tunnell
Gerry Turner
Kathy Turner
Steinar Tweiten
Penny von Kalinowski
Al Wheatman
https://rotaryla5.org/meet-foundation