Inter-Service Luncheon

Hosted in this year by Long Beach Century Club on Wednesday, May 24, at The Pointe in the Walter Pyramid on the campus of Long Beach State University, the annual Inter-Service Luncheon brings together many of the Long Beach service clubs such as Rotary, Kiwanis, Meals on Wheels, and more.

Guest Speaker: Brian Gimmillaro was the women's volleyball coach for California State University, Long Beach, from 1985 to 2017. Before joining Long Beach State, Gimmillaro began his coaching tenure with the girls volleyball team at Gahr High School from 1978 to 1985. With Gahr, Gimmillaro's team won two CIF Southern Section divisions and one California Interscholastic Federation championship. Upon leaving for Long Beach State, he had 142 wins and 15 losses in high school volleyball.

At Long Beach State, Gimmillaro coached the women's volleyball team to the Big West Conference championship thirteen times, and the NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament three times. He received over ten Coach of the Year awards, including from the American Volleyball Coaches Association and USA Volleyball. As Long Beach State's coach, Gimmillaro accumulated 835 wins and 221 losses.