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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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Meeting Responsibilities
October 3
 
Greeter
Hishmeh, Husam
 
Attendance
Swan, Tom
 
Flag
Eidson, Margarida
 
Inspiration
Hughes, Tim
 
Introduction of Guests
Valdez, Roy
 
Opportunity Drawing
Clune, Harriet
 
October 10
 
Greeter
Gray, William
 
Attendance
Hughes, Tim
 
Flag
Swan, Tom
 
Inspiration
Hishmeh, Husam
 
Introduction of Guests
Hata, Jeff
 
Opportunity Drawing
Hata, Jeff
 
November 7
 
Greeter
Harbison, Steve
 
Attendance
Stevens, Amber
 
Flag
Thompson, Vance
 
Inspiration
Hata, Jeff
 
Introduction of Guests
Eidson, Margarida
 
Opportunity Drawing
Valdez, Roy
 
November 14
 
Greeter
Swan, Tom
 
Attendance
Eidson, Margarida
 
Flag
Gray, William
 
Inspiration
 
Introduction of Guests
Valdez, Roy
 
Opportunity Drawing
Eidson, Margarida
 
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.
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Ventura Rotaract Website
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Rotary District 5240 Website
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President's Message
Jeff Burgh
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Thank you to everyone who attended our October “Third Thursday Night”, at Aloha Steakhouse.  If you were unable to attend don’t worry, we’re at a different location every Third Thursday of the month, so you’ll have plenty of other opportunities to attend in the future.  We all had a great time in a beautiful location.  Again, Thank you to Ashley for making all the arrangements.
 
Please remember we will not be meeting as a club this Thursday (the 24th), so that we may attend Awesome in Autism at the Pierpont Inn.  For additional information and to sign-up, please see Ashley Pope.  Additionally, there will be no meeting on October 31st (our club is dark on the fifth Thursday of the month), but you are all invited to a joint meeting with our sister Ventura Clubs on Wednesday night, October 30th for “Pinot for Polio”, a fundraiser event to raise dollars to fight polio.
 
So, to be clear, our next meeting to be held at the Poinsettia Pavilion will be on November 7th and our program will be Waqad Ashmad – “Insights into the Muslim Religion”.   I am looking forward to this informative program – Don’t miss it!
 
The Club’s Thirty-Second Annual Poinsettia Plant Sales has begun.  You can pick-up flyers at our weekly meetings or contact Judy Hoag for information.  Thank you, Judy for your continued leadership and guidance on this very important event.   Free delivery is scheduled for Thursday December 5th.
 
Future Club Events/Dates:
October 30th – Pinot for Polio
November 9th – Rotaract Mexico Build
December 5th – Poinsettia Plant Sale deliveries
December 19th – Club Holiday Party
January 23rd – District Governor visit
 
See you Thursday.
One World One Rotary
Jeff Burgh
President 2019-20
Rotary Club Ventura - East
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RYLA 2020
If you know of a local high school Junior (Preferred) or Sophomore, please contact Bill Spellman and let him know we have 4 open spaces that we need to fill for RYLA 2020. 
 
If you do not know what RYLA is or want to share with a potential attendee here is the link to the RYLA website: RYLA5240.org.
 
To contact Bill you can email him at ojaibill@aol.com
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