MANDATORY PARTICIPATION EVENTS FOR ALL THOUSAND OAKS ROTARIANS:
CHILI COOK-OFF- May 3, 2026- SEE MARISSA BUSS
WINE FESTIVAL-June 14, 2026- SEE DAVE MASCI
STREET FAIR -3rd SUNDAY in OCT 2026 SEE CRYSTAL EVANS
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Rich Schwartz- Fine Master
The Thousand Oaks Rotary Club is proud to be a Peace Builder Club.
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BECOMING A ROTARIAN IS A MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCE....
Invite a friend, family member, colleague to join Rotary.
Encourage Them to Be Part of Something GREAT!!!
Why wouldn’t you want them to be part of an organization that feeds the hungry, cures the sick, provides education to women and children, provides clean water and sanitation. And now is taking on the environment.
Past President Pat Mc Coy opened the meeting, in the absence of Pres. Darin Arrasmith who is attending RYLA this week, with the theme song from his presidential year- We Are Family.
Vicki Arndt's Inspirational Moment was simply to say how grateful she is that the 110K grant for the Conejo Free Clinic was approved. She thanked Keith Wintermute and Matt Lallo for working tirelessly to get this grant approved which will double the size of the clinic. She is so grateful for the generosity and talent the members of this club provide and that we are always doing something for Rotary and all of the good that we do. She then led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance and the song "God Bless America
GUEST INTRODUCTIONS. Monica Murrietta handled the introductions: Past President Skip Roberts, Matt Lallo's wife-Teresa, guest of Marc Feigen-Don Akada, Rich Schwarz's wife- Julie
Pat Mc Coy said the Otto Stoll committee is looking for suitable recipients. See Michelle Nash.
Laura Conway announced a couple of upcoming Special Olympics events and encouraged everyone to attend. We support Special Olympics with the proceeds from our wine event. (See details in Things to Do section below)
Marissa Buss thanked Cherry Wang for working so hard to complete the assignment list for the Chili Cook Off. Check your emails for your assignment and let Cherry know immediately if there is a conflict. She also said the committee needs someone to take over next year's Chili Cooks and Supplies.
Special Announcement: Vicki Arndt came forward to talk about a Grant for India that has now been approved. To fund the grant, we need to raise 25 Paul Harris Fellows ($1,000 each). She explained the Thousand Oaks Rotary Foundation has a program where by T.O. Rotary members donate $600, then the Foundation matches the rest and $1,000 is donated to Rotary International. She asked for people to volunteer to donate and the following people raised their hands: Ean Kleiger, Dorothy Sullivan, Steve Stanley, Jason Corey, David Harris, Martin Anderson, Laura Conway, Mark Feigen, Kyle Lundberg, Keith/Jody Wintermute, Karen Furnari, Christy Wilson, Dave Wender, Victor Hayek, Nelson Buss, Nate Harimoto, Lee Ladd, Vicki Arndt.
She then thanked Keith Wintermute who will be taking over the International Committee next year
HAPPY DOLLARS: Cup carried by Dorothy Sullivan who started the Happy Dollars telling everyone she is happy to be back from her 2 week road trip up the Oregon Coast. She also told everyone the Trails Education day for all 4th graders is coming up. They will learn about trail education/safety.
Nancy Wohl thankedMichelle and Shannon Nash for a wonderful Fireside Chat experience.
Summer Barwick thanked the Rotary Club of T.O. for sponsoring the Mathews Leadership Forum that will be held at CLU on April 23rd. She was also happy that she got to go to Ojai and see her 'baby boy' off for RYLA. He is at TOHS where they now have 40 Interact members, 5 of which are attending RYLA this weekend.
Paul Dryman also thanked Michelle Nash for a wonderful Fireside Chat experience.
Monica Murrietta thanked all of the Fireside Chat hosts-David Masci, Jody and Keith Wintermute, Gary Seigle, and Michelle Nash. She also asked everyone to sign a greeting card that is being sent to Teresa Horvet who is facing some health issues.
Steve Stanley thanked Gary and Jan Seigle for his Fireside Chat experience.
Martin Anderson put in a happy dollar???
Jason Corey is happy Tax season is over!!!
David Harris is happy his daughter in law became a citizen this week.
Pat Mc Coy thanked Jody and Keith Wintermute for a wonderful 'wine filled' Fireside Chat experience.
FINE SESSION-by Rich Schwartz - The History of Comedy
Nelson Buss what did the philosopher-Kierkegarard say about comedy? Answer "Wherever there is life, there is contradiction, and where there is contradiction, there is comedy. RIGHT
Martin Anderson The word comedy is derived from? Answer-The Greek word KOMOS meaning a public merrymaking. RIGHT
Susan Murata The roots of modern day sitcoms comes from? Answer- the traveling Renaissance minstrels. RIGHT
Maria Prescott modern day sitcom characters ? Answer??? WRONG
Victor Hayek how many cameras are used in a sitcom Answer 3 RIGHT
Ean Kleiger who invented the 3 camera format? Answer Desi Arnez RIGHT
Pat Mc Coy what was the longest running scripted Sitcom? Answer- The Simpsons WRONG
(Note from note taker "Sorry, I got a bit lost on a couple of the questions/answers")
PROGRAM: Vicki Arndt introduced the guest speaker for the day. From Shelter Box- Senior Manager- Emily Harpin.
Emily started by saying this is Shelter Box's 25th Anniversary and over 3 million people in 100 countries have been helped. Shelter Box provides housing, household supplies, technical support and more to families that have been displaced due to natural disasters or conflicts.
There are currently 121 million people displaced around the world, and they estimate over 250 million by the year 2050.
Shelter Box provides various kinds of shelters depending on the region. "Emergency Shelters" are temporary and usually tents. "Durable Transitional Shelters" are more permanent and are made of more durable materials depending on the region (wood, metal, etc.). They encourage the people that are getting the shelters to help in the construction. That way they can fix any issues themselves going forward, and many at the same time are learning new skills they can use in the future. Shelter Box also partners with local organizations and agencies to take over going forward.
Pat ended the program by presenting Emily with our normal speaker gift- a book that she will sign and then be donated to a local title one school
He then ended by saying "If its Thursday, It's Rotary", "Remember the 4 Way Test", "Tell someone you love them, I love you all".
