Category: Community

Upward Bound House’s Home Run for Kids is back for its 12th year! This annual event brings community members together to support homeless families in the… Read more »

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With the summer coming to a close, the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Monica wraps up their summer programming. Thanks to the support of… Read more »

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Our residents’ health and safety is Roque & Mark’s first priority. In the unlikely event of an outage emergency, keep the following tips from Southern… Read more »

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Upward Bound House’s Yale Street Urban Farm has been thriving in the Santa Monica Summer and its feathered inhabitants have been appreciating the sun too…. Read more »

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The California Lithuanian Credit Union’s (CLCU) annual meeting took place this month, and highlighted Roque & Mark founder and President, Albinas Markevicius, for his lifelong… Read more »

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Roque & Mark’s partnership with Upward Bound House (UBH) enters its seventh year as the charity organization gears up for its upcoming events. UBH is a… Read more »

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Roque & Mark’s holiday toy drive for Spark of Love is an annual tradition people look forward to. It started many years ago with an… Read more »

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Roque & Mark president, Albinas Markevicius, has been featured in a recent article from premier Lithuanian news source, Lithuania National Radio and Television. The article… Read more »

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Jeff Valaika, a beloved staff member of Roque and Mark for 35 years, sadly died on September 20, 2023. A loving husband and father, Jeff… Read more »

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If you’ve ever made your way over to Roque & Mark’s Stanford West building, you’ll recognize the setting of Los Angeles Magazine’s recent photoshoot with… Read more »

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Fall is underway in Santa Monica, with exciting events all over the city. One such opportunity helps the community’s youth, through the Boys & Girls… Read more »

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With the weather finally starting to warm up, Summer in Santa Monica is back in full swing, with events and activities available throughout July and… Read more »

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Jose Becerra has been a dedicated locksmith and dear friend of Roque & Mark for thirty-five years. He originally connected to our office through co-founder… Read more »

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This past Sunday, May 21st, Roque & Mark co-sponsored Upward Bound House’s (UBH) Home Run for Kids, hoping to raise money to help end family… Read more »

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For the second year in a row, Roque & Mark is participating in Upward Bound House’s (UBH) eleventh annual Home Run for Kids. This event… Read more »

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Guadalupe Rodriguez, the wife of Roque & Mark co-founder Roque Rodriguez, passed away on March 10, 2023. A devout and classy lady, she raised a… Read more »

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Roque & Mark Co. is proud to announce the opening of Please Enjoy Coffee Bar and Offhand Wine bar at The Stanford West — one… Read more »

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Spark of Love is on its 30th annual toy drive, hoping to provide toys to underserved children and teens in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange,… Read more »

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The Boys & Girls Club of Santa Monica has been working in the community for many years, “doing whatever it takes to support our youth… Read more »

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We were so excited Marius A. Markevicius from Roque & Mark Co. stopped by today with a generous donation to support our mission! We asked… Read more »

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Santa Monica, CA— June 23, 2022 — At age ninety-two, after fifty-three years of dedicated volunteer service with the California Lithuanian Credit Union’s (CLCU) Board… Read more »

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A few years ago Roque and Mark gifted a plot of land for use to Upward Bound House on Yale Street so that they could… Read more »

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Roque & Mark are dedicated to helping our residents go green! There are many small changes that can be made in order to make your… Read more »

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On Saturday, May 14th, Vice Presidents Zina Markevicius and Marius Markevicius attended a donor’s lunch at The Yale Street Urban Garden. This garden, created in… Read more »

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The Lithuanian Consulate of L.A. and two local charitable groups, the Lithuanian World Arts Council (LWAC) and Lithuanian American Business Association (LABA) helped organize a… Read more »

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Toys were delivered to Santa Monica Fire Station No. 4. Spark of Love is an annual toy drive hosted by the Los Angeles Fire Department,… Read more »

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To support Santa Monica’s elementary and middle school youth, Roque & Mark made a donation to the Boys and GIrls Club of Santa Monica this… Read more »

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09/15/2021- If you happen to be driving or walking down Yale Street in Santa Monica don’t be surprised if you see tall corn plants, rows… Read more »

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If you’re a longtime tenant of a building managed by Roque & Mark, you’ve likely heard the same voices answer the office phone for decades,… Read more »

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This ode to the unsung heroes — the handyman, plumbers, roofers, electricians, etc. was written by Roque & Mark Vice President Zina Markevicius. The poem… Read more »

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To support families in our local community, Roque & Mark Co. ( Roque and Mark Co. ) announced a donation to the Boys & Girls… Read more »

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Since the beginning of April 2021 the harvest from the urban garden has delivered over 350 pounds of produce to the Upward Bound House pantry…. Read more »

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Zina Markevicius, Vice President of Roque & Mark [ Roque and Mark Co. ], along with the help of the company staff, have organized a… Read more »

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When an auctioneer first sold real estate in Santa Monica in 1875, he extolled an ocean “draped with western sky of scarlet and gold,” a… Read more »

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