RCVE Breeze March 11, 2021 (Mar 10, 2021)

Welcome to the website of the Rotary Club of 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

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.

Margarida Eidson

Wonderful presentation by our VUSD Superintendent Dr. Rice last Thursday.

This week we will have a St. Patrick’s Day social on Wednesday the 17^th.

The club is providing the dinner, you need to pick up between 4:30 and 5pm. Beers will be available for pick up as well. Please place your order with Bruce.

Zoom will start at 5:45pm with the same link as our regular meetings. We will have a presentation from Topa Topa Brewery, an Irish Joke contest, and a costume contest. (participation not required, we cannot pinch you anyway)

Please come have fun with your fellow Rotarians.

Our future programs and events coming up:

March is Rotoract Sock It to Me – Socks for the homeless. Please bring socks to the Poinsettia Pavilion by March 31^st

March 17^th – St. Patrick’s Day Social 5:45pm
March 18^th – Dark recuperating from the St. Patrick’s social
March 25^th – Corey and Brittany - Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation
April 1^st - Banks Pecht – Life Coach
April 8^th – Amy Towner – VC Foundation – Walk 4 Kids
April 15^th – Matt Lavere – VC Supervisor
April 22^nd – Angie Brinkhoff – VC Autism Society – Aut2Run
April 24^th and 25^th - Will be the virtual Aut2Run fundraiser for the Autism Society of Ventura County make sure you sign on to team Gavin

Here is the link to sign up to walk/run with Gavin’s Team: https://runsignup.com/RaceGroups/2323/Groups/888636

Here is the link to donate to Gavin’s Team:

April 25^th - Mark your calendars for the virtual Walk for Kids fundraiser for the Ronald McDonald Family Room at VCMC

Walk for Kids 2021 - Ventura: Rotary Club of Ventura East - Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California

I hope you join me at our regular meetings every Thursday at noon via Zoom.

Serving with a smile

Margarida

CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR ZOOM MEETING

Best,

Margarida Eidson

President 2020-21

Rotary Club Ventura – East

Meeting March 4, 2021

Sharon Daly led us in the Salute to the Flag.

Kathy McGee gave our Inspirational Message.

Guest of the club was Oscar Hernandez.

Upcoming Meetings and Events:

Rotaract Sock it too me
March 11 – Dr Rice
March 11 – Blood Drive at the Pavilion
March 15 – Board Meeting
March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day Social @ 5:00
- Menu is prepared pick up at the Pavilion
- Sampler of Topa Topa Beer is additional
March 18 – Dark
March 25 – Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation
April = 8 – Amy Towner
April 24 – 25 – Aut2Run
April 25 – Family Room Walk

Opportunity drawing was $50 cash donated by Laura Shannon.

Avenues of Service

Ashley Pope reported Interact had their first buddy meeting with Special Ed at Buena. More to report next week.

Joe Strohman said 4 Way Test essays should be coming in middle of April. If you would like to be a judge let Joe know.

Thank you to Cal Magro, Tim Hughes and Joe Strohman for donating to Rotaracts Sock it too me.

Our speaker today was Ventura Water speaking about City Water rates.

Happy $’s: Tom Swan, Cal Magro, Jeff Hata, Joe Strohman, Sharon Daly, Laura Shannon, Rich Stewart & Harriet Clune

Opportunity Drawing winner was Jeff Burgh!

Vitalant Blood Drive

Rotaract Fundraiser

New Rotary Foundation grant supports scaling proven malaria program in Zambia
The $2 million grant goes toward Rotary club-led Partners for a Malaria-Free Zambia program; an additional $4 million contributed by partners the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and World Vision USA.

Rotary-led Partners for a Malaria-Free Zambia awarded US 6 million dollars to reduce burden of malaria in heavily affected districts
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Catherine Coleman Flowers reveals Americas dirty secret
Flowers discusses the inadequate management of wastewater in rural communities, bridging partisan divides, the ways those two topics intersect — and how Rotarians can be part of the solution

Water for Peace
The Supurunda Water Supply Project in Papua New Guinea has been a successful example of how Rotary is advancing peace and providing clean water and sanitation.

Club innovation: The expat experience
For the Rotary Club of Chiang Mai International, Thailand, virtual meetings were a lifeline.