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2024 College Scholarship Applications
 
Multiple Scholarships up to $7,500.00 will be awarded.
Approximately $125,000.00 total will be awarded.
 
Available to graduating VUSD seniors who are attending two or four year colleges or vocational & technical schools.
 
College students who are prior recipients of a
Rotary Club of Ventura East scholarship may re-apply.
 
Click here to download the 2024 Scholarship Application
President's Message
Carin Kally
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Dear Rotarians and Friends,
 
Thank you Love VC volunteers!! We completed our assignment for a Flash of Beauty video for the District and contributed to a landscape project at the YMCA that we can all admire as we drive past.  That was some hard work, too!   I love that we can do projects for community programs that we support throughout the year.  It really fosters our connection.
 
Last week we heard from Wade Nomura about the Rotary Rose Parade Float program and experience.  Club members who have participated in the past spoke up about what an amazing and memorable time they had. Cal Magro is looking into getting a date/time for us to get a group together and car pool down there.  Not limited to Rotarians, so if you have friends and family that have this on their bucket-list of things to do….
 
October 24th is World Polio Day.  This week we will have a program highlighting  how far we have come and how close we are to our goal and the herculean effort it has been. Bring any stories or experiences you would like to share. 
 
Next week is our third Thursday social.  We will meet at the Crowne Plaza’s Moofish Cafe at 5:30.  Please add any guests to the sign up sheet.($20 each)  Invite prospective members for good food, good company, and good music:  the cafe has a live jazz band on Thursdays!
 
One more thing: Poinsettia season is almost here!!
 
Programs coming up
October 14 (Saturday) – Sa’Aliyas Ranch Family Farm Fest, Pacific High School 10-3
October 19 – Social at Moofish Cafe, Crowne Plaza Hotel 5:30
October 20-22 – District Conference, Bakersfield
October 26 – OFF SITE MEETING AT VENTURA HISTORY MUSEUM, NOON
               Picnic lunch followed by a private tour. 
November 2-  RI Foundation, Wade Nomura
November 9 – Chayah  Orphanage and School in Uganda, International Project
 
See you on Thursday.
 
CONTACT Margarida Eidson FOR A ZOOM LINK IF YOU NEED A VIDEO LINK FOR THE MEETING
 
Carin Kally
President 2023-2024
Rotary Club Ventura – East
Stories
Meeting October 5, 2023
Cal Magro led us in the Salute to the Flag.
 
President Carin let the club know about the passing of Rafael Canton, MD.
President Carin passed the microphone around for people to talk about Rafa.
 
Jeff Burgh donated a $50 Visa gift card for the Opportunity Drawing.
 
PDG Wade Nomura introduced his wife Debbie as a guest today.
 
This Saturday is the Flash Mob and Love Ventura project.
 
Thank you to all the volunteers from the Ventura Beachside Bash. Details are coming soon.
 
The District Governor’s visit was a lot of fun. We raised about $1,000 for Polio Plus that night.
 
Bruce McGee reminded the club about the D.G.’s offer to match funds to get Paul Harris Fellows.
 
Poinsettia sales are on the way. Be thinking about companies or organizations who may want to order poinsettias.
 
Our speaker today was PDG Wade Nomura to speak about the Rotary Rose Parade Float.
 
Happy $’s: Debbie Nomura, Jeff Hata, Harriet Clune
 
Rich Stewart conducted the opportunity drawing and our lucky winner was Margarida Eidson.
In Memorium: Rafael Canton
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Rafael Canton, M.D. Rafa passed away on September 30th at the age of 102.
 
 
Rafa joined the Rotary Club of Ventura-East on February 1, 1974 and served as President for the Rotary year 1978-79. We will always remember Rafa for his happy heart. Rafa believed that laughter was the best medicine and one thing you could be sure of was when Rafa did our Inspiration, we were in for at least a minute of laughter!
 
Rafa will be inurned with his late wife Jane later this month or early next month at Ivy Lawn Cemetery. We will keep you informed.
 
 
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Ventura East
Service Above Self
Thursdays at 12:00 PM
Poinsettia Pavilion
3451 Foothill Road
Ventura, CA 93003
United States of America
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If you would like to make a donation for Maui Relief, you can do that here. Please scan the QR Code or click on this link: Maui Fires Relief Fund
Join us for a Ribbon Cutting on August 24th at 5:30 to open the "NEW" Learning Center at The City Center!
Upcoming Events
Club Meeting
Poinsettia Pavilion
Oct 12, 2023
 
Club Social
TBD
Oct 19, 2023 5:30 AM
 
Club Meeting
Poinsettia Pavilion
Oct 26, 2023
 
Club Meeting
Poinsettia Pavilion
Oct 26, 2023
 
Club Meeting
Poinsettia Pavilion
Nov 02, 2023 12:00 PM
 
Club Meeting
Poinsettia Pavilion
Nov 09, 2023
 
Club Social
TBD
Nov 16, 2023 5:30 AM
 
Club Meeting
Poinsettia Pavilion
Nov 23, 2023
 
Club Meeting
Poinsettia Pavilion
Nov 30, 2023
 
Club Meeting
Poinsettia Pavilion
Dec 07, 2023 12:00 PM
 
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Rotary Club of Ventura-East
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We are a nonpolitical, nonsectarian social organization comprising local business, civic and professional leaders. We meet regularly to get to know each other, form friendships and through that we are able to solve community and global problems with service projects. 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 medical project in Ethiopia 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. Use your professional skills and talents to make a difference.
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