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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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Ventura Rotaract Website
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Rotary District 5240 Website
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President's Message
Margarida Eidson
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Evan Hillgeman from the Jet Propulsion Laboratories - JPL gave an amazing presentation on the Mars Rover – Perseverance.
 
Thank you to all who donated toiletries to help our club’s Interact project “Her Drive”.
 
This week come join us as we celebrate Dr. Rafael Canton’s 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.
 
Some changes for the 57th Annual Service-Above-Self Recognition Banquet.
 
We will be celebrating all our members and 2 Step downs - Jeff Burgh’s, and mine. Party will now be inside (warmer) at the Poinsettia Pavilion. 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:
  • June 17th – 4 Way Test luncheon
  • June 21st – Board Meeting
  • June 24th - DARK
  • June 26th – 57th Annual Service Above Self Recognition Banquet
  • July 1st – Cal Magro
  • July 8th – Nurses Scholarships
  • July 15th – Social on the Rotary Plaza at the Ventura Botanical Gardens
  • July 22nd – Jeff Moorhouse – Angel Flight
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 27, 2021
Harriet led us in the Salute to the Flag
 
Joe Strohman introduced guests and visiting Rotarinas
 
Guest of President Margarida was her husband Steve Eidson, Guest of the President was Neal Pulido. Also visiting was Israel
 
Opportunity drawing $50 gift certificate to Lalo’s
 
President’s announcements:
  • June 10th – Rafael 100th Birthday Celebration
  • June 17th – 4 Way Test luncheon
  • June 21st – Board Meeting
  • June 24th - DARK
  • June 26th – Step down for Jeff B and Margarida
Sharon Daly asked for volunteers to join a committee to put together a Global Grant for Mossy Foot. Thank you to Harriet Clune for volunteering first.
Also, trying to put together a trip
 
Joe Strohman talked to us about Food Share
  • June 5th – Habitat for Humanity build with Interact and Rotaract between 9 & 2.
  • For Rafael Canton’s Birthday celebration, Rich Stewart is helping Joe go through the alumni to try invite some of them.
June 8th – Nursing Scholarship recipients will be here.
 
Bruce McGee – Membership
  • July 15th – Social / Memorial for John Borneman and Tom Hashbarger
  • Think about reaching out to members who are not on Zoom or attending meetings and invite them to participate.
  • PHS: Jeff Burgh, Harriet, Maraida, Dick Gallagher, Ken Kagen, Cal Magro, Husam, Laura Shannon, Bill Spellman, Tom Swan, Monte Widders
Our speaker today was Sheriff Bill Ayub.
 
Happy $’s: Todd Juvonen,
 
Our lucky Opportunity Drawing winner was Bruce McGee!
News from Rotary International

Common Ground: Rotary Magazine 2021 Photo Awards. In a time of separation, our winning photographers used their cameras to make connections.

 

Julie Dockrill, recipient of Rotary’s People of Action: Champions of Health, led a team of midwives in training health care professionals as part of a comprehensive well-being program that’s saving mothers and babies.

 

Fellowship has created a global home for LGBT members and friends

 

“We Stop COVID” initiative draws on volunteers’ diverse skills to support vaccination campaign in Italy’s Verona region.

 

By building on a proven concept — such as efforts to stamp out malaria in Zambia — Rotary’s new multimillion-dollar Programs of Scale grants help make good better.

 
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