Letter from the President

Dear Rotary Family,

 

Welcome everyone to the new Rotary Year!!  I am officially your president for the 2026-27 year!  Only 365 fun filled days to go!

 

I am excited to start my term.  It feels like a long time coming and years in the making.  I have been in this club since the summer of 2005.

 

My Rotary journey started in October of 2004 when Steve said “Hey there's this guy Surinder Singh in my Rotary club and he is planning a trip to India, and we should go it's the end of January.”  I thought he was crazy.  That was the time we were planning our wedding, and I had just started a new job, and we were moving in together. The timing could not have been worse, and it was the farthest thing from my mind.  We took that trip to India and it changed everything for me. There were about 20 of us on that trip including Jeff and Barbara Stern.  It wasn't a tourist trip to India.  It was an eye-opening unforgettable experience, and I discovered what Rotary was.  I saw the name of our Rotary Club of Woodland Hills on a plaque in a classroom in Gurgaon, India.  We were treated like royalty.  We attended a Rotary Meeting, experienced the Sikh Indian culture, went to the Golden Temple and The Taj Mahal.  About 6 months later, I joined this club.

 

This Rotary year the theme is Create Lasting Impact.  That trip to India was my lasting impact. I discovered what Rotary was and the impact our club makes locally in our community and abroad.   So I encourage all of you to make your own lasting impact and have fun doing it.

 

Bryna Hornstein

Rotary Club of Woodland Hills

President Elect 2026-2027

(310) 562-1300

Notary Public at your service!