RCVE Breeze (Mar 23, 2017)

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

Gray, William

Flag Salute

Juvonen, Todd

Greeter

Marquez-Olson, Carol

Inspiration

Hata, Jeff

Joke of the Week

Frye, Greg

Opportunity Drawing Donor

Martin, Mike

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.

Mar 30, 2017

Steve Lipson

Public Defender's Office

Apr 06, 2017

Gary Caveletto

NFL Football Official

Apr 13, 2017

Joe Strohman

Job Shadow

Apr 20, 2017

Interact

Bake Sale

Apr 27, 2017

Edgar Terry, Terry Farms

Farming in Ventura County

May 04, 2017

FBI

Cyber Security

May 11, 2017

William Trammel

Retired Marine Corps

May 25, 2017

Amy Trowner

Health Care Foundation for Ventura County

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Moorpark Rotary Civil War Reenactment

Apr 01, 2017 – Apr 02, 2017

District Training Assembly

Pacifica High School

Apr 01, 2017
8:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Basic PRLS

Pacifica High School

Apr 08, 2017

Job Shadow

Apr 13, 2017

RYLA

Apr 20, 2017 – Apr 23, 2017

Ventura Botanical Gardens Work Day

Apr 29, 2017
8:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Master PRLS 5

SBBC Ventura / CLU

May 13, 2017

Husam Hishmeh

I'd like to go back to my first days when I joined Rotary and the reasons for why I am still a Rotarian after eleven years of service. Beginning with being apart of a group full of giving, caring, and loving humanitarians. From the friendships to the projects, I have found my drive and passion to get involved with our community.

My Rotary Moment came when I took part in three projects I was proud to be involved in. The first project being a part of the Pushem Pullem Parade. Seeing fifty of our members doing a stellar job organizing a parade that brought joy to our community, will always be special and memorable for me year after year. My next memorable experience was working with the students from Buena High School and motivating them with all different vocation possibilities. Last but not least, traveling to Nicaragua and seeing all the projects Rotary was doing had changed my outlook on life forever. This trip showed me that you don't need to have much in order to be happy.

The most important part of the club is the members that make it up. The Rotary Club of Ventura East has got some of the best diverse group of people that anyone can enjoy meeting and endless projects to participate in.

This week in Rotary we have Dr. Jim Hornstein, speaking to us about end of life choices.

Think of all the positive things in your life and share it with others and your blessings will double.

New Member Proposal

The following

has been proposed as a new member of

the Rotary Club of Ventura-East:

Name: William Klope, Sr.

Classification: Oral Surgeon, Retired

Proposer: Judy Hoag

Publication Date: March 23, 2017

Any objections to this person becoming a member of our club should be brought to the attention of the President, President-Elect or any Director within ten (10) days of this publication.

Who is this handsome Rotarian???

Posted on Mar 27, 2017

Meeting March 23, 2017

Posted by Jeff Hata on Mar 23, 2017

Todd Juvonen led us in the Flag Salute.

Tom Hashbarger gave our Invocation today.

P.E. Harriet Clune asked everyone to fill out the surveys on everyone's table and return them to her at the end of the meeting.

President Husam said that the club has finally hired a bookkeeper and that person is none other then Todd Juvonen. Jeff Burgh our club Treasurer said that Todd does the job so spectacularly why would we want to hire anyone else? Congratulations Todd.

President Husam also informed us that as of April 1st club dues are being raised $10/member.

Tom Swan encouraged all incoming board members to attend the district training on April 1st.

Harriet Clune read an invitation form the Ojai West to come join them at their wine festival. If we purchase 10 - 19 tickets we will get a 10% discount and 20 or more tickets the discount will be 20%.

Todd Juvonen spoke about the Community Service meeting last week. The goal for Rotary International is to plant a tree for every member.

Kathy McGee told us about the upcoming work day at the Botanical Gardens on April 29th with the Downtown and South clubs. The work day will be from 8:30 - 12:00 with lunch at Rotary Plaza.

Judy Hoag has arranged for a tour on April 15th of WWII military hardware at her brother's in Utah. The pieces are being sold so this will be the last time to see them all together.

Joe Strohman spoke about the Ferguson, Case, Orr, Paterson symposium on water.

Midge Stork announced that our raffle prize was $50 cash donated by President Husam.

Joe Strohman announced that Job Shadow will be April 13th.

John Borneman led us in a song and also gave our joke of the week.

Midge Stork conducted the raffle and our lucky winner was Rich Stewart.

Guests of the club today were Bill Klope, Ayn Devera & Ashley Pope.

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Culture: Life in the bike lane
Like a lot of us, I spent much of my childhood riding bikes, but fell out of the habit for a while. Forty years. Then my wife and I moved to New York, where cyclists risk their necks in a daily Thunderdome of cabs, police cars, firetrucks, double-decker buses, messengers on motorbikes, and delivery trucks backing around corners at 20 miles an hour. Not for me! At least not until my 50th birthday, when my metabolic furnace flamed out. Calories started going directly from beer bottle to beer belly. It was time to start exercising. Either that or give up Samuel Adams, and I couldn’t do that to...