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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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Jeff Hata
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Meeting Responsibilities
Attendance
Cekov, Michelle
 
Flag Salute
McGee, Kathy
 
Greeter
Spellman D.D.S, William J.
 
Greeter
 
Inspiration
Stevens, Amber
 
Introduction of Guests
 
Joke of the Week
 
Opportunity Drawing Donor
Noville, Bob
 
Rotary Club of Ventura-East
Elevator Speech
 
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
Apr 26, 2018
Casitas Water District
May 31, 2018
Scholarship Presentations
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Upcoming Events
2018-19 Board Retreat
The HR Firm
May 19, 2018
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
 
Social
The HR Firm
May 19, 2018
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
 
Important Links
Ventura Rotaract Website
GOCARE
Rotary District 5240 Website
Operation Splash Slideshow
ClubRunner Tutorials
Rotary Links
Rotary International
RI President Home
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Joining Rotary
Rotary History
Rotary Foundation
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President's Message
Harriet Clune
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Opening Our Hearts
Much has been written about the Thomas Fire.  Much has been given to aid those in need, by many organizations including Rotary, neighbors helping neighbors and an outpouring of love and support by all the members of our Ventura Community and beyond.  Nothing can replace all that was lost.
 
There was an event this past week, held at the Mission who donated the space.  Involved were Totally Local VC, the Ventura Modern Quilt Guild, the Jewish Federation and Food Share.
 
Quilters from seven countries and 50 states donated beautiful and colorful, hand-made quilts to any families who were victims of the Thomas Fire.  Stacks and stacks of quilts.  New blankets, sheets and pillows.  Kitchen items.  Baskets of goodies.  All given with love and caring from neighbors to neighbors.
 
The quilts were amazing.  Georganna Hawley, quilter extraordinaire, wife of Tom Swan who is a past president of Rotary Club Ventura East, and all the volunteers did an amazing job distributing the quilts.  Each quilt took about 100 hours of labor to complete.  And there were more than 400 quilts.  Every Saturday in March there is a “Thomas Fire Relief Quilt Sew In.”  They still are working on several hundred more quilts for the project!  What a wonderful way to give.  What a wonderful gift to receive. 
 
Harriet Clune
President 2017-2018
Rotary Club Ventura East
Stories
Meeting March 29, 2018
Jeff Hata led us in the Flag Salute.
 
Tom Hashbarger delivered our Inspirational Message.
 
Bill Spellman introduced guests and visiting Rotarians.
 
Guest of Amber Stevens was Doug Moe and guest of Vance Thompson was Kevin Brown.
 
President Harriet thanked Kathy McGee for greeting and Todd Juvonen for taking attendance.
 
Kathy McGee announced that the opportunity drawing was a $50 gift card to Wood Ranch.
 
Our joke of the day was given by Bruce McGee followed by John Borneman who led us in our song of the day.
 
Amber Landis-Stover spoke about our social media and requested photos be sent to her.
 
President Harriet passed around the sign up sheet for the Ojai Wine Festival and announced that there is more tree planting on the way thanks to a $50,000 grant. Ventura County should get about $40,000 so that will be a lot more trees getting planted!!!
 
President Harriet presented Amber Stevens and Doug Moe and check for $6,000 to fund Operation Splash for another year. Amber and Doug thanked the club for our continuing support of the YMCA and let us know that many homeless children will benefit from our donation.
 
Kathy McGee conducted the opportunity drawing and our lucky winner was Jeff Burgh.
 
Happy $'s: John Borneman, Bruce McGee, Tom Hashbarger and Bill Spellman.
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