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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
Opportunity Drawing Donor
McGee, Kathy
 
Greeter
Word, Jim
 
Attendance
Cekov, Michelle
 
Inspiration
McGee, Kathy
 
Joke of the Week
Hughes, Tim
 
Upcoming Events
Rotary Float Decoration - Interact
Dec 26, 2015
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
 
RYLA Student & Alternate list to RYLA Admin
Dec 30, 2015
 
MPRLS1
Jan 09, 2016
8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
 
Rotary World Peace Conference
Jan 15, 2016 – Jan 16, 2016
 
Master PRLS1
Jan 23, 2016
 
Million Dollar Brunch
Jan 24, 2016 11:00 AM
 
RYLA Online Registration Completed
Jan 31, 2016
 
RYLA Student consent forms due
Feb 15, 2016
 
RYLA Camp volunteer registration deadline
Feb 15, 2016
 
Important Links
Ventura East Facebook Page
Ventura Rotaract Website
GOCARE
Rotary District 5240 Website
Operation Splash Slideshow
ClubRunner Tutorials
Rotary Links
Rotary International
RI President Home
About Rotary
Joining Rotary
Rotary History
Rotary Foundation
For New Members
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President's Message
Bruce McGee
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Greetings from President Bruce
 
Happy Holidays see you tomorrow. Bring a guest
Our program is Jim Neitz Chair of the Ventura Global Health Project which provides grants enabling Ventura based medical professionals to provide short and long term volunteer care.  
 
 
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
 
 
 
 
Stories
Meeting December 10, 2015
Michelle Cekov led us in the Salute to the Flag.
 
President Bruce thanked Jason Rebibo for greeting and Todd Juvonen for the raffle prize, $50 cash!
 
President Bruce read a card from a YMCA Operation Splash participant thanking us for our continuing support of Operation Splash.
 
Bill Crookston gave our Inspirational Message.
 
President Bruce welcomed guests and visiting Rotarians.
 
Visiting from Downtown was CPA Gary Wolfe and guest of Husam Hishmeh was Peter Duffy.
 
John Borneman led us in a song and then gave our joke of the week.
 
President Bruce asked Jim Word how our water situation was. Jim reported that we are in deep trouble. The good news is it's projected to rain sometime next year!!!
 
President Bruce convened the club's annual meeting.
 
Daryl Cruzer, Tom Swan, Kathy McGee, Jeff Berg & Vance Thompson were all nominated to fill vacant board positions next year. Bill Spellman moved that nominations be closed with Joe Strohman seconding. John Masterson then called for the question. All 5 individuals were accepted unanimously by members in attendance.
 
Tim Hughes presented Kathy McGee with her blue badge.
 
President Bruce again asked the club for someone to step up and help with the Breeze ... President Bruce also said that the FaceBook page is amazing.
 
President Bruce spoke about Tim Pate's new paper, San Buenaventura Post, is the new paper in town. At this time the Post is digital only, but it's Tim's desire to begin a printed version with home delivery. President Bruce said that Tim ran an ad at no charge for the last 6 weeks to promote our poinsettia sales.
 
Speaking of Poinsettias, Judy Hoag reported that we delivered 2,265 plants last week or 374 cases! We are still waiting for the final numbers to come in before Judy can report our earnings. Great job Judy & Will!!! Judy also reported that after she made the last delivery her car blew up so Judy is on the hunt for a new car now.
 
President Bruce reported that Tim Blackwell's fundraising meeting went very well and that there were a lot of ideas generated and are under investigation.
 
President Bruce also commented on how active our Rotaract Club is having done the FoodShare Can Tree project and the Children's Christmas Party at the City Center in a matter of a few days. The Rotaractor's are truly inspiring.
2015 RCVE Christmas Party
The Rotary Club of Ventura-East held their annual Christmas Party at the Rubicon Theater Saturday night. I don't think the Rubicon will ever be the same. We had an overflow crowd and over 40 of us stayed after the party to see the Rubicon's presentation of A Christmas Carol.
 
Check out the photo album in the right column. Thanks to Harriet Clune for supplying pictures of this great event!
Speakers
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Jan 28, 2016
 
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News from Rotary International
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Rotary President K.R. Ravindran has named six Rotary Global Women of Action for 2015. The honorees were chosen for their dedication and service, which has improved the lives of thousands around the world. “Every day at Rotary I see firsthand how our members work to change lives and make a significant impact,” said Ravindran. “Rotary’s Global Women of Action embody Rotary’s motto, Service Above Self.” The women will be honored at Rotary Day at the United Nations in New York City on 7 November. They will address attendees and lead discussions on various topics related to their work. The six...
 
Apply to host a booth in the House of Friendship at the 2016 Rotary International Convention in Seoul, 28 May-1 June. This is an opportunity to showcase your club or district project, recruit members for your Rotary Fellowship, share information about your Rotarian Action Group, or market Rotary merchandise if you are a licensed RI vendor. The application deadline is 30 September. Booth allocations will be awarded by 1 November. Apply
 
When Mariana Day moved in 1989 to the small beach town of Chacala, in Nayarit, Mexico, she noticed that the surrounding rural areas struggled to maintain schools. And most children weren’t able to go beyond an eighth-grade education. Day, who is a member of the Rotary Club of Bahía de Jaltemba-La Peñita, in Nayarit, had started a local scholarship program before she joined Rotary. Called Changing Lives, the program provided students with high school tuition, uniforms, school supplies, and transportation. In addition, Rotary clubs from the United States and Mexico have been investing in the...
 
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