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Welcome to the website of the Rotary Club of Ventura East!!
Ventura East
Service Above Self
We meet Thursdays at 12:00 PM
Poinsettia Pavilion
3451 Foothill Road
Ventura, CA  93003
United States
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Rotary Club of Ventura-East
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We are a leadership organization comprising of local business, civic and professional leaders.
 
We are a nonpolitical, nonsectarian service club.
 
We meet regularly to get to know each other, form friendships and through that we are able to get things done in this community. Like:
  • Scholarships at 5 local high schools,
  • Interact Clubs at 3 local schools.
  • Support the YMCA, City Center, Ventura Botanical Gardens
  • Promote literacy and career guidance in schools
 
Internationally we support a huge project our club started called GoCare in Nicaragua and contribute to eliminating Polio worldwide.
 
The Rotary Club of  Ventura-East meets Thursday noon to 1:30 at the Poinsettia Pavilion in Ventura. Come and learn more about Rotary's humanitarian service, high ethical standards in all vocations and help build good will in this community.
Speakers
May 05, 2016
 
May 12, 2016
 
May 19, 2016
 
May 26, 2016
 
Jun 02, 2016
 
Jun 09, 2016
 
Jun 16, 2016
 
Jun 23, 2016
 
Jun 30, 2016
 
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Mater PRLS5
May 21, 2016
 
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President's Message
Bruce McGee
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Greetings

This week our DA Greg Totten is our program. Elected Ventura County District Attorney in March 2002, Greg Totten assumed office on November 1, 2002. He was re-elected to his third consecutive term in 2010. He has been with Ventura DA office since 1982. He is always interesting and offers us another opportunity to bring guests. In addition we are doing our annual interact cake sale fund raiser. Bring your sweet tooth and wallet.
 
I have booked the large meeting room, let us fill it up this week.
 
Upcoming events
  1. Scholarship fundraiser was kicked off last week by Ron Polito, let Ron know if you are willing to contribute to his matching grant.Polito  
  2. April programs are published in breeze, we have many interesting programs slated, again, invite potential members
  3. Membership drive-remember your dominoes and add to the growing number of guests.
  4. If you have brought a guest in the last month or so, invite them back, keep them aware and cultivate their interest in the Club
  5. Social April 28-details to follow
VENTURA EAST ROTARY 2015-16 BOARD GOALS

We will strive to hit these goals, please review and commit to them

  1. GROW MEMBERSHIP FROM  44 TO 64
  2. DEVELOP AN ON-BOARDING AND MENTOR PROGRAM FOR NEW MEMBERS
  3. HAVE FUN
  4. DEVELOP A CULTURE OF LEADERSHIP TO GROW INVOLVEMENT AND SHARE THE LOAD
  5. INCREASE COMMUNITY SERVICE FREQUENCY TO    HAVE FUN AND GROW MEMBERS
  6. FUNDING-DOUBLE POINSETTIA SALES, REVAMP BBQ TEAM THIS YEAR

Serving with the best,
Bruce McGee

 
New Member Proposal
 
The following
has been proposed as a new member of
the Rotary Club of Ventura-East:
 
Name:                           Colin Hoag
Classification:                Law Student
Proposer:                      Judy Hoag
Publication Date:          April 29, 2016
 
Any objections to this person becoming a 
member of our club should be brought to
the attention of the President, President-Elect
or any Director within ten (10) days of this
publication.
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Stories
Governor's Message - May 2016

GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE - MAY 2016

I am certain most of us are aware of the earthquakes that took place recently in Japan and Ecuador.  There was another “earthquake” recently, on April 12th, in Evanston, Illinois, at our Rotary International Council on Legislation (COL).  Paul Netztel, the Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Foundation called the changes both “evolutionary and revolutionary”.   The COL meets once every three years to consider and vote on “enactments” which, if voted in, change Rotary International’s constitutional documents (the Constitution, bylaws, and the standard club Constitution).  Each district sends a voting delegate so there are 534 voting delegates from around the world who attend.  This very progressive, forward-thinking Council made several important enactments, a few of which I will bullet-point briefly for you here:
  • (16-21)   Flexibility in Meetings/Attendance
    • How often a club meets is now up to the club except it must meet two times per month (there is no definition of “meeting”).
    • Attendance requirements are now up to the club.
    • (16-21) Allows clubs to remain the same or change accordingly.
  • (16-36)   Kinds of Membership
    • Clubs may now have other types of memberships than the standard “active and honorary” memberships.  This may include “corporate, associate, family,” etc.  memberships. 
  • (16-38)  Revise Qualifications for Membership to a club
    • This enactment eliminates business and professional criteria from membership qualification.
  • (16-99) Dues Increase
    • RI dues are currently $55 per year.   RI dues will increase $1 per year in 2016-17; increase $4 per year in 2017-18; increase $4 per year in 2018-2019; and increase $4 per year in 2019-20, reaching $68 per year in 2019-2020.  
    • Rationale:  investment returns are down; forecast shows deficits in next four years without a dues increase; more monies needed for upgrading the infrastructure (websites, etc). 
  • (16-01)  Requires written minutes of club Board of Director meetings
  • (16-02) Club Treasurer is added as an officer and board member, in addition to the Immediate Past President, President, President Elect, and club Secretary
  • (16-40) Rotaractors can simultaneously belong to a Rotary club.
  • (16-51) Transferring or former Rotarians are ineligible for membership in a club if they have debts to another club.
  • (16-82) E-Clubs - This enactment erases any distinction between regular clubs and e-clubs.  Regular clubs can have an on-line meeting; an e-club can have an in-person meeting.
There are many more important enactments (click here for a brief summary) as well as proposed resolutions and enactments that were rejected.   For a more in-depth look at the COL, our representative PDG Wade Nomura has a separate article in this newsletter.
- See more at: http://rotarydistrict5240.org/stories/governor-s-message-may-2016/#sthash.Pq7QiOH8.dpuf
Meeting April 21, 2016
Rich Stewart led us in the Flag Salute.
 
Husam Hishmeh reminded us that we would not be meeting at the Poinsettia Pavilion next week. The meeting would be an offsite meeting at MadeWest Brewery at 5:30 pm.
 
John Borneman led us in a song.
 
Guests today were our speaker Greg Totten. Guest of Jeff Hata was Ashley Pope, guest of Rich Stewart was Gordon Johnson. Guest of the club was Sara Masterson and visiting us today from Utah was former member Tom Shilton. Visiting Rotarian from Downtown was Hutch! Also visiting was our Buena High Interact Advisor Natalie Debbas and Interact President & Vice President.
 
We conducted our annual Interact Bake Sale today and we raised $1,300 for next year's Interact Club.
  
 
President Bruce said we were just a little short on Ron Polito's $2,500 matching funds pledge for scholarships. We were currently at $2,050. Bob Lynn, Michelle Cekov and Monte Widders all pledged $100 each and Husam Hishmeh pledged $500.
 
Jordan Eller announced that the scholarship applications are in and the team is currently reviewing them. May 23rd will be the interviews and on June 2nd we will be awarding scholarships.
News from Rotary International
As of 1 May, the Rotary shop will be available on a new platform. We may experience some downtime during the transition and apologize for any inconvenience. If you have any questions, please contact us at shop.rotary@rotary.org or at 847-866-4600.
 
After a series of three earthquakes -- two in Japan and one in Ecuador -- killed hundreds of people, injured thousands, and caused billions of dollars in damage late last week, Rotary members in those regions have created disaster relief funds to help survivors. In Ecuador, the powerful 7.8-magnitude quake that struck Saturday night has killed more than 400 people, with 2,500 injured. Those figures are expected to rise. Rotary District 4400 established a service fund to raise money for relief efforts. Contact District Governor Manuel A. Nieto Jijon for information on how to donate. In Japan,...
 
Get live updates and vote totals from the Council on Legislation on Rotary.org beginning on 11 April. Representatives from Rotary clubs worldwide will gather in Chicago 10-15 April to consider changes to the policies that guide Rotary International and its member clubs.  Many of this year’s proposed changes are designed to increase membership by giving clubs greater flexibility in the timing and the nature of their meetings. Other proposals would amend membership requirements.
 
The Rotary Foundation and UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education are offering up to 10 scholarships for graduate study at UNESCO-IHE's Delft campus in the Netherlands. The aim is to increase the number of trained professionals who can devise, plan, and implement water and sanitation solutions in developing areas. The scholarships also are designed to promote long-term relationships between Rotary members and skilled water and sanitation professionals. Scholars will receive a Master of Science degree in urban water and sanitation, water management, or water science and engineering. The...
 
Interact clubs are making a positive difference in schools and communities around the world. Leaders of sponsor Rotary clubs and districts should make sure their Interact clubs get the recognition they deserve by verifying that they qualify for a Presidential Citation. First, ensure that the Interact club status is active in Rotary's database by checking the Listing of Club-Sponsored Organizations report in Rotary Club Central. If a sponsored club is not listed, submit the Interact Club Certification Form by 1 March. Then, verify by 15 April that your Interact clubs have qualified for the...
 
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