RCVE Breeze (May 12, 2016)

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

District Site

Venue Map

Jeff Hata
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Attendance

Spellman D.D.S, William J.

Flag Salute

Kreutz, Nicole

Greeter

Inspiration

Juvonen, Todd

Joke of the Week

Eller, Jordan

Opportunity Drawing Donor

Burgh, Jeff

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.

May 19, 2016
TBA
TBA

May 26, 2016
Cynthia Thompson
Ivy Lawn

Jun 02, 2016
Kathryn Kasmir
Straight Up Reality Improv

Jun 09, 2016
Cristian Arrieta
Failure to Launch

Jun 16, 2016
Ken May
Cybersecurity

Jun 23, 2016
William Saleeby, PH.D.
Connecting: Key Networking Tips for Business and Life

Jun 30, 2016
Bruce McGee
Final comments

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Mater PRLS5

May 21, 2016

A Vintage Evening - Conejo Valley Rotary Club

May 21, 2016
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

President Bruce's Stepdown

Wedgewood Banquet Center

Jun 12, 2016
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Push em Pull em Parade

Jul 04, 2016
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Bruce McGee

Greetings

· June 12 Demotion for Bruce at Wedgewood banquet center 6-10 pm.

· Joe Strohman is looking for Employee of the Qtr. nominees.

VENTURA EAST ROTARY 2015-16 BOARD GOALS

We will strive to hit these goals, please review and commit to them

GROW MEMBERSHIP FROM 44 TO 64
DEVELOP AN ON-BOARDING AND MENTOR PROGRAM FOR NEW MEMBERS
HAVE FUN
DEVELOP A CULTURE OF LEADERSHIP TO GROW INVOLVEMENT AND SHARE THE LOAD
INCREASE COMMUNITY SERVICE FREQUENCY TO HAVE FUN AND GROW MEMBERS
FUNDING-DOUBLE POINSETTIA SALES, REVAMP BBQ TEAM THIS YEAR

Serving with the best,
Bruce McGee

What is Rotary?

Meeting May 5, 2016

Posted by Jeff Hata on May 05, 2016

P.E.N. Harriet Clune led us in the Flag Salute.

Midge Stork announced that our raffle prize was a case of Mexican beer and 1.5 liters of tequila donated by Rich Stewart.

Ron Polito gave our joke of the week.

Guests today were our speaker Kate Carter from LifeChronicles. Guest of Juan Mendoza was his father Juan Mendoza Sr. Guest of Tim Blackwell was Lars Lundstrom. Guests of the club were Sara Masterson and Michael Martin. Guest of Tom Swan was Justin Schipp and visiting Rotarians were Brenda Alison and Hutch.

Brenda Alison announced a "Sushi & Sake" event at her move to benefit Casa Pacifica on May 19th. The cost is $200/couple.

Tim Hughes passed around a sign up sheet for donations to buy library books for the "New" Blanche Reynolds library.

President Bruce announced that there will be a club foundation meeting immediately after the club meeting.

President Bruce thanked everyone who came out for the Social last week. It was a lot of fun and there was pretty good club participation.

Dave Anderson let us know that GoCare had completed phase one of the global grant and that the second phase is now in progress.

Rich Stewart spoke about the Atlas School Volunteer breakfast. Many club members participated in the tutoring project last year and we look forward to another good year next year.

Tim Blackwell let us know that the smart money was on Nyquist in the Kentucky Derby this weekend.

Jordan Eller reminded us that scholarship interviews would be the week of May 23rd and we would be making the presentations on June 2nd.

President Bruce let us know that he and Kathy would be accompanying Rotaract on their house build in Mexico this year.

President Bruce thanked Tim Blackwell for doing the club orientation for Sara Masterson, Amber Stevens and Colin Hoag. We will be inducting Sara, Amber and Colin next week.

Midge Stork conducted the raffle and the lucky winner was Juan Mendoza!

President Bruce read a few letters from our RYLA participants.

Governor's Message - May 2016

GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE - MAY 2016

I am certain most of us are aware of the earthquakes that took place recently in Japan and Ecuador. There was another “earthquake” recently, on April 12^th, in Evanston, Illinois, at our Rotary International Council on Legislation (COL). Paul Netztel, the Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Foundation called the changes both “evolutionary and revolutionary”. The COL meets once every three years to consider and vote on “enactments” which, if voted in, change Rotary International’s constitutional documents (the Constitution, bylaws, and the standard club Constitution). Each district sends a voting delegate so there are 534 voting delegates from around the world who attend. This very progressive, forward-thinking Council made several important enactments, a few of which I will bullet-point briefly for you here:

(16-21) Flexibility in Meetings/Attendance
- How often a club meets is now up to the club except it must meet two times per month (there is no definition of “meeting”).
- Attendance requirements are now up to the club.
- (16-21) Allows clubs to remain the same or change accordingly.
(16-36) Kinds of Membership
- Clubs may now have other types of memberships than the standard “active and honorary” memberships. This may include “corporate, associate, family,” etc. memberships.
(16-38) Revise Qualifications for Membership to a club
- This enactment eliminates business and professional criteria from membership qualification.
(16-99) Dues Increase
- RI dues are currently $55 per year. RI dues will increase $1 per year in 2016-17; increase $4 per year in 2017-18; increase $4 per year in 2018-2019; and increase $4 per year in 2019-20, reaching $68 per year in 2019-2020.
- Rationale: investment returns are down; forecast shows deficits in next four years without a dues increase; more monies needed for upgrading the infrastructure (websites, etc).
(16-01) Requires written minutes of club Board of Director meetings
(16-02) Club Treasurer is added as an officer and board member, in addition to the Immediate Past President, President, President Elect, and club Secretary
(16-40) Rotaractors can simultaneously belong to a Rotary club.
(16-51) Transferring or former Rotarians are ineligible for membership in a club if they have debts to another club.
(16-82) E-Clubs - This enactment erases any distinction between regular clubs and e-clubs. Regular clubs can have an on-line meeting; an e-club can have an in-person meeting.

There are many more important enactments (click here for a brief summary) as well as proposed resolutions and enactments that were rejected. For a more in-depth look at the COL, our representative PDG Wade Nomura has a separate article in this newsletter.

- See more at: http://rotarydistrict5240.org/stories/governor-s-message-may-2016/#sthash.Pq7QiOH8.dpuf

Rotary shop on new platform
As of 1 May, the Rotary shop will be available on a new platform. We may experience some downtime during the transition and apologize for any inconvenience. If you have any questions, please contact us at shop.rotary@rotary.org or at 847-866-4600.

Rotary districts mobilize to support survivors of Ecuador, Japan quakes
After a series of three earthquakes -- two in Japan and one in Ecuador -- killed hundreds of people, injured thousands, and caused billions of dollars in damage late last week, Rotary members in those regions have created disaster relief funds to help survivors. In Ecuador, the powerful 7.8-magnitude quake that struck Saturday night has killed more than 400 people, with 2,500 injured. Those figures are expected to rise. Rotary District 4400 established a service fund to raise money for relief efforts. Contact District Governor Manuel A. Nieto Jijon for information on how to donate. In Japan,...

Get live updates from the Council on Legislation
Get live updates and vote totals from the Council on Legislation on Rotary.org beginning on 11 April. Representatives from Rotary clubs worldwide will gather in Chicago 10-15 April to consider changes to the policies that guide Rotary International and its member clubs. Many of this year’s proposed changes are designed to increase membership by giving clubs greater flexibility in the timing and the nature of their meetings. Other proposals would amend membership requirements.

UNESCO-IHE scholarship applications now available
The Rotary Foundation and UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education are offering up to 10 scholarships for graduate study at UNESCO-IHE's Delft campus in the Netherlands. The aim is to increase the number of trained professionals who can devise, plan, and implement water and sanitation solutions in developing areas. The scholarships also are designed to promote long-term relationships between Rotary members and skilled water and sanitation professionals. Scholars will receive a Master of Science degree in urban water and sanitation, water management, or water science and engineering. The...

Ensure recognition for your Interact clubs
Interact clubs are making a positive difference in schools and communities around the world. Leaders of sponsor Rotary clubs and districts should make sure their Interact clubs get the recognition they deserve by verifying that they qualify for a Presidential Citation. First, ensure that the Interact club status is active in Rotary's database by checking the Listing of Club-Sponsored Organizations report in Rotary Club Central. If a sponsored club is not listed, submit the Interact Club Certification Form by 1 March. Then, verify by 15 April that your Interact clubs have qualified for the...