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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
Attendance
Hashbarger, Tom
 
Flag Salute
Shannon-Prange, Laura
 
Greeter
McGee, Kathy
 
Greeter
 
Inspiration
Hata, Jeff
 
Introduction of Guests
 
Joke of the Week
 
Opportunity Drawing Donor
Hansen, Kristopher
 
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.
Speakers
Apr 05, 2018
Cryotherapy
Apr 26, 2018
Casitas Water District
May 31, 2018
Scholarship Presentations
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Upcoming Events
Social: CryoWorks
CryoWorks
Apr 05, 2018
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
 
2018-19 Board Retreat
The HR Firm
May 19, 2018
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
 
Social
The HR Firm
May 19, 2018
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
 
Important Links
Ventura Rotaract Website
GOCARE
Rotary District 5240 Website
Operation Splash Slideshow
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President's Message
Harriet Clune
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Opening Our Hearts
Much has been written about the Thomas Fire.  Much has been given to aid those in need, by many organizations including Rotary, neighbors helping neighbors and an outpouring of love and support by all the members of our Ventura Community and beyond.  Nothing can replace all that was lost.
 
There was an event this past week, held at the Mission who donated the space.  Involved were Totally Local VC, the Ventura Modern Quilt Guild, the Jewish Federation and Food Share.
 
Quilters from seven countries and 50 states donated beautiful and colorful, hand-made quilts to any families who were victims of the Thomas Fire.  Stacks and stacks of quilts.  New blankets, sheets and pillows.  Kitchen items.  Baskets of goodies.  All given with love and caring from neighbors to neighbors.
 
The quilts were amazing.  Georganna Hawley, quilter extraordinaire, wife of Tom Swan who is a past president of Rotary Club Ventura East, and all the volunteers did an amazing job distributing the quilts.  Each quilt took about 100 hours of labor to complete.  And there were more than 400 quilts.  Every Saturday in March there is a “Thomas Fire Relief Quilt Sew In.”  They still are working on several hundred more quilts for the project!  What a wonderful way to give.  What a wonderful gift to receive. 
 
Harriet Clune
President 2017-2018
Rotary Club Ventura East
Stories
Meeting March 22, 2018
Midge Stork led us in our Flag Salute.
 
Our Inspirational Message was delivered by Bruce McGee.
 
President Harriet thanked Sharon Daly for greeting and Jordan Eller for taking attendance.
 
Midge Stork announced that our opportunity drawing was a $50 Visa gift card donated by Margarida Eidson.
 
John Borneman gave our joke of the day and then led us in our song of the day.
 
Announcments:
Tom Swan reminded us about the Shredding Day on April 20th from 11:00 - 2:00. This will be at Tom's office and there will be a $5.00 donation per box.
 
Rich Stewart talked about our club Step-Down on June 30th at the Saticoy Country Club.
 
Jeff Hata reminded the incoming board that our Board Retreat will be on May 19th from 10:00 - 1:00 followed by a club social from 1:00 - 4:00.
 
Jeff also told us that our program on April 5th will be Cryoworks and we will have a social that evening from 5:30 - 7:00 at Cryoworks.
 
Amber Landis-Stover spoke about King Lear which is running at the Rubicon Theater.
 
President Harriet told us that so far this year there are only 2 polio cases worldwide!
 
The Ojai Wine Festival is coming June 10th. There is a sign up sheet being passed around for discount tickets to this event.
 
Happy $'s: Margarida Eidson, Bill Spellman, Tom Swan, Jeff Hata, Melody O'Leary-Namikas and Jim Word.
 
Midge Stork conducted the raffle and our lucky winner was Rich Stewart!
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