RCVE Breeze November 11, 2021 (Oct 25, 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 nonpolitical, nonsectarian social organization comprising local business, civic and professional leaders. We meet regularly to get to know each other, form friendships and through that we are able to solve community and global problems with service projects. 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 medical project in Ethiopia 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. Use your professional skills and talents to make a difference.

Nov 18, 2021

DARK

Social

Nov 25, 2021

DARK

THANKSGIVING

Dec 02, 2021

Margarida Eidson

Poinsettia Delivery Day

Dec 09, 2021

Joe Strohman

Member Interview

Dec 16, 2021

TBA

Social

Dec 23, 2021

TBA

Dec 30, 2021

DARK

CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR'S

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Cal Magro

Hello Rotarians and friends. Another week seems to have flown by and the holidays are truly right around the corner, although you would have a hard time proving it by the recent weather. Last weeks meeting was a great chance to find out a little more about the history of some of our members. Thank you all for sharing, and thank you and your family members for serving to help make this nation so great. With Thanksgiving just around the corner, this might be a great time to thank a person that you see in military uniform. If you see someone in line at Starbucks, or McDonalds, or??? Maybe pick up the cost of their coffee. What a nice feeling to be able to say “Thanks”.

As you all know, we will be dark this Thursday as we will be enjoying each other’s company at our “Social”. Vaquero Y Mar 435 E. Thompson at 5:30 is our destination. This is another great opportunity to sit, talk ad get to know our fellow (and lady) members on a little more personable level. This is also an opportunity to invite a guest that just might want to find out a little more about Rotary.

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, don’t forget to order your pies from Stacy. Making life just a bit easier in the kitchen. I don’t think that there is an argument that Stacy’s pies are better that store bought. And with everyone getting together for Thanksgiving, what a great opportunity to talk about our Poinsettia plants. With only two weeks to go….Now is the time to place those orders.

Please sell those Poinsettia plants. We are actually helping our neighbors by offering them the opportunity to purchase them. They help decorate the home and office. They are the perfect gift for a neighbor or friend. They are affordable. They are delivered right to their door. They are not sitting on a ship waiting to be unloaded at the port. AND, people feel good about doing their part to help the community. Please don’t take that “FEEL GOOD” opportunity away from them.

I’m feeling like a salesman today. I apologize for that, but part of that is trying to make life a bit easier for those around us.

Thank you

Future programs are as follows.

Nov. 18 – Social Vaquero Y Mar (435 E. Thompson) 5:30
Nov. 25 – Happy Thanksgiving
Dec. 2 – Poinsettia plant delivery
Dec. 4 – More Poinsettia plans to deliver

Because of the increased number of the Covid variant infections being reported, we will have complimentary disposable masks, gloves, and sanitizer available for your convenience if desired.

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Yours in Rotary

Cal Magro

President 2021-22

Rotary Club Ventura – East

Get your Thanksgiving Pies!!!

Meeting November 4, 2021

Bruce McGee led us in the Salute to the Flag.

Rich Stewart sold raffle tickets for our Opportunity Drawing. $50 cash donated by Bill Gray.

President Cal thanked everyone for their participation in completing the club questionnaire.

Husam Hishmeh gave our Inspirational Message.

Bruce McGee introduced our guest today = Roy Lee

President Cal asked for volunteers to sponsor the Ventura Room for our meetings.

President’s announcements:

Nov. 11 – Joe Strohman Member Interview
Nov. 18 – Social Vaquero Y Mar (435 E. Thompson) 5:30
Nov. 25 – Happy Thanksgiving

Margarida Eidson spoke about Poinsettia sales. We are at 100 and we have 300 cases to sell.

If you need pies for Thanksgiving, the Poinsettia Pavilion is offering pies!

Margarida Eidson also let us know that our caterer Stacey fell and broke her hip.

We are doing Christmas for Military Families again this year. If you are interested, please let Margarida Eidson know.

We are scheduled to do Bell Ringing for the Salvation Army on December 11^th from 1:00 – 6:00 and Sunday December 12^th from 2:00 – 6:00

Next week is Veteran’s Day and Joe Strohman will be interviewing our veteran’s.

President Cal will be trying to end the meetings at 1:15 going forward.

Our speaker today was Amy Bailey, Executive Director from the Ventura Family YMCA.

Jim Word asked for volunteers to help the Friends of the Library with a book sale this Saturday.

Happy $’s: Adonis Campillo, Jeff Hata, Margarida Eidson,

Rich Stewart conducted the raffle and our lucky winner was Husam Hishmeh

Meeting October 28, 2021

We were led in the Flag Salute today by Harriet Clune.

President Cal passed around a sign up sheet for club duties.

Emily Barany is taking a leave of absence. We need a volunteer to help out with Community Service.

Carin Kally gave our Inspirational Message.

Sharon Daly announced that Mossy Foot will be distributing their annual Christmas Catalog.

Rich Stewart was selling raffle tickets for $50 cash generously donated by Husam Hishmeh.

President Cal asked for sponsors to hold our meeting in the Ventura Room.

October is Polio Awareness month and we did a fundraiser with Downtown and the turn out was pretty good. President Cal thanked Bruce McGee and Tim Hughes for coming early and helping with the set-up.

Please push Poinsettia Sales! We have only sold 50 of 350 cases.

Bruce McGee asked members to reach out to Midge Stork and call or visit. If you can take her a meal that would be great! Please respond to the membership survey. We need the information.

Kevin Brannon from Reel Guppy Outdoors was our speaker today.

Happy $’s: President Cal, Jeff Hata, Harriet Clune

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