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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.
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President's Message
Margarida Eidson
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We had a great meeting last week with Sheriff Bill Ayub. Wonderful new things happening in the Sherriff’s Department.
 
Please help our club’s Interact project by bringing in ladies’ hygiene products this week for Her Drive a nonprofit organization.
 
This week we will have an out of space presentation from Evan Hillgeman from the Jet Propulsion Laboratories - JPL on the Mars Rover - Perseverance.
 
I hope all our members can join us the week after to celebrate our member Dr. Rafael Canton 100th birthday.
 
We will be live from the Poinsettia Pavilion main ballroom (Ventura Room) but we are still running Zoom for any member that cannot attend in person for any reason.
 
June is here already, and we are working on the end of the year Step Down party.
 
We will be celebrating all our members and 2 Step downs - Jeff Burgh’s, and mine. Party will on the parking lot of the Poinsettia Pavilion under a canopy. Starting with cocktails and social time at 5pm and ending with live music from a local band “Mid Life Crisis”
 
Looking forward to seeing you at our future programs and events coming up:
 
I hope you join me at our regular meetings every Thursday at noon live at the Poinsettia Pavilion or via Zoom.
 
Serving with a smile
Margarida
 

Best,
Margarida Eidson
President 2020-21
Rotary Club Ventura – East
 
Stories
Meeting May 20, 2021
Tim Hughes conducted our scholarship ceremony! Thank you Tim!!!
 
President’s announcements:
  • May 27th - Sheriff Bill Ayub
  • June 2nd –  Food Share distribution – Contact Joe
  • June 3rd –  Evan Hillgemann – JPL – on the Perseverance Mars Rover
  • June 10th – Rafael Canton 100th Birthday Celebration
  • June 17th – 4 Way Test presentation
  • June 21st – Board Meeting
  • June 24th – Dark
  • June 26th – Step Down for both Presidents, Jeff Burgh and Margarida Eidson at 5:00pm in parking lot of the Poinsettia Pavilion
Ashley Pope reminded us that Interact is conducting the Her Drive. Please drop off donations at the Pavilion.
 
Happy $’s: Bill Gray, Harriet Clune
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