Events

Wayne Ung of Northrop Grumman will tell us about the recently completed James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).  It is still here in Redondo  Beach waiting for a ride in 2021 from French Guiana that will take it 940,000 miles  into space.  It will orbit the sun, not the earth.  The telescope has a huge increase in capabilities over the Hubble Space Telescope. The project is an international collaboration among NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and costs nearly $10 billion.  Our club heard an early briefing on the JWST in April 2016.  Since then the many challenges have been resolved with ground-breaking technological advances.  

Volunteer bell ringers are the difference between an empty kettle and one that raises the funds that sustain the help we give all year long. The Salvation Army relies on money raised in red kettles to serve more than 25 million people in need each year. Become a Volunteer Bell Ringer

Rotary Clubs in Los Angeles and surrounding areas have joined forces with community volunteer groups, local businesses, churches, schools and LA County government agencies to meet the needs of the surrounding community – even if for a single day.

Volunteer bell ringers are the difference between an empty kettle and one that raises the funds that sustain the help we give all year long. The Salvation Army relies on money raised in red kettles to serve more than 25 million people in need each year. Become a Volunteer Bell Ringer

We will be recognizing 2 students from October and 2 students from November

Braille Institute project, seeking volunteers assist sight challenged students celebrating the holiday at its Hollywood campus on Vermont.  The date is set for December 12, please contact the project Chair Jim Miceli at jimmiceli@aol.com or 818-395-7473 for details and signing up to help.  

My name is Scot Martin.  I am a detective currently assigned to the Forgery / Fraud and Elder Abuse Investigations desk.  I come from a family of law enforcement.  My father is a retired Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff.  My brother is a Lieutenant with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.  I began my career as a deputy sheriff with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department in 1996.  I worked at the Inmate Reception Center and court services at Torrance Superior Court.  In 2000, I was hired as a police officer with the City of Redondo Beach.  I have been awarded several different assignments over the last nineteen years.  My assignments include street patrol, pier patrol, S.W.A.T. operator, undercover narcotics and surveillance, traffic enforcement as a motor officer, police canine handler, background investigator, Terrorism Liaison Officer, and currently investigations.  I have a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Biology from the University of California at Riverside, and a Master’s of Science degree in Emergency Management from the California State University at Long Beach.  I am a member of the national men’s fraternity Beta Theta Pi.  I maintain current memberships in the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators, the California Organized Retail Crimes Association, the California District Attorneys Association, and the California Background Investigator’s Association.  I served as the Redondo Beach Police Officer’s Association President for two terms.  I currently serve as the secretary for the South Los Angeles Chapter of the Police Officer’s Research Association of California.