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Service Above Self

We meet Thursdays at 12:00 PM

Poinsettia Pavilion

3451 Foothill Road
Ventura, CA 93003
United States

Jeff Hata
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May 30

Greeter

Kagan, Ken

Attendance

Kagan, Ken

Flag

Thompson, Vance

Inspiration

Clune, Harriet

Introduction of Guests

Hoag, Judy

Opportunity Drawing

Kagan, Ken

June 6

Greeter

Magro, Cal

Attendance

Juvonen, Todd

Flag

Crookston, Bill

Inspiration

Introduction of Guests

Thompson, Vance

Opportunity Drawing

Shannon-Prange, Laura

June 13

Greeter

Thompson, Vance

Attendance

Shannon-Prange, Laura

Flag

Magro, Cal

Inspiration

Crookston, Bill

Introduction of Guests

Juvonen, Todd

Opportunity Drawing

June 27

Greeter

Kagan, Ken

Attendance

Hoag, Judy

Flag

Gray, William

Inspiration

Introduction of Guests

Opportunity Drawing

Juvonen, Todd

July 11

Greeter

Magro, Cal

Attendance

Stewart, Rich

Flag

Juvonen, Todd

Inspiration

Introduction of Guests

Gray, William

Opportunity Drawing

Eidson, Margarida

July 18

Greeter

Daly, Sharon

Attendance

Hoag, Colin

Flag

Stewart, Rich

Inspiration

Introduction of Guests

Opportunity Drawing

July 25

Greeter

Shannon-Prange, Laura

Attendance

Eidson, Margarida

Flag

Gallagher, Dick

Inspiration

Introduction of Guests

Stewart, Rich

Opportunity Drawing

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 30, 2019

Tim Hughes

Scholarships

Jun 06, 2019

ERic Schalla

Shelterbox

Jun 13, 2019

TBA

Craft Talk

Jun 20, 2019

Dark

Jun 27, 2019

Jeff Hata

Thank you for allowing me to serve...

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Sip & See: Cross Stitching

Jun 18, 2019 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Step Down Party

Jun 21, 2019 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM

DG Sandi Schwartz Step Down

Jun 29, 2019

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Jeff Hata

member photo

The Rotary year is winding down but we are in the best season of the year! It's scholarship time and our scholarship committee, led by Tim Hughes, is off and running. The committee in interviewing the applicants this week and on May 30th we will be awarding up to $60,000 in scholarships. I look forward to that meeting. Thank you to Tim and his team for getting this done.

In addition to scholarships, we will be presenting Fatima Waqar from Buena High School with the first place prize for her 4 Way Test Essay, also, District Governor Sandi Schwartz will be here to present Fatima with the first place prize for winning the District Competition! It will be a busy meeting on May 30th for sure! I hope everyone can make it to this meeting!

Our Step Down dinner will be on June 21st at Strey Cellars in Oxnard. For you beer drinkers, we will also have beer available from one of my favorite brewery's Poseidon Brewery! I look forward to seeing you at the Step Down and celebrating our year and our successes!

"Just Do It"

Nike

Yours in Rotary Service,

Jeff Hata

President, 2018-2019

Rotary Club of Ventura-East

The "Not" So Silent Corner

Does anyone cruise?

So I am late to the game as usual. I have just discovered Cruises and the many ways to relax. I also found that even on a big boat, I find things that help me be grateful and look forward to life in Ventura County. Cruising reminds me of my days in Rotaract. Twice a year we traveled to exotic Tijuana. When I was President of CLU Rotaract we visited three orphanages in Tijuana and it gave everyone perspective on life in Thousand Oaks as we knew it. We spent most of the time cleaning, playing with the kids and of course working on various project. Then at night, we would hit the town. It was much safer back then and it was a big selling point for the group to travel together and work together.

Wouldn’t a three-day cruise to Ensenada be fun and when we get to Ensenada, we actually hang out with Rotarians there and maybe join in on one of their projects for the day? Afterall, Ensenada has a huge Rotary wheel on the main drag that thanks the Rotarians for their community work. This was one of the projects that just didn’t get any traction this year. Sure, people loved the idea but not so much when it came time to make it a reality. This has been the struggle.

Hearing nothing new is being done or that more social activities need to be planned but no commitment or participation that would get say we are on the right track. I had the same feeling at the recent Sip and See. Painting with spices and making art is not really my thing but getting to chat with people like Roy Valdez made it worthwhile. The Sip & See idea is basic; easy and fun with a splash of camaraderie. There is genius in the idea of just getting together for something other than a half day project. If you haven’t yet made it out to an activity, there is still time! We have two more Sip and See before the end of the year. Come and meet new people or connect with old friends. It may not be a cruise but maybe you will have fun and there is no passport required!

Rosandra Esquivel

Meeting May 9, 2019

Posted by Jeff Hata on May 09, 2019

Bill Crookston led us in the Flag Salute.

Our Inspirational Message was delivered by Bruce McGee.

Guests and visiting Rotarians were introduced by Joe Strohman.

Guests of Margarida Eidson were Dave & Mary Jackson, Guest of Sharon Daly was Lucille Miller and guests of the club were Adonis Campillo and Hyla Borrell.

I want to thank the greeter Margarida Eidson & Rich Stewart for taking attendance.

Margarida Eidson announced that our raffle prize was a cheese board and a $50 gift certificate to Paradise Pantry.

Presidents announcements:

Thank you to Bruce and Kathy McGee for setting up a very nice dedication of Rotary Plaza and thank you to Adonis Campillo for directing traffic!

Upcoming speakers
- 5/16 – New Member Interview – Cal Magro
- 5/21 – Sip & See: Blend your own curry class
- 5/23 – Dark
- 5/30 – Scholarships
Hyla Borrell was introduced to the club. Hyla will be out going on a Youth Exchange to Japan next year. Our incoming Exchange Student will be Sora Inayama, from Yachiyo, Chiba, Japan.
Board Meeting on Monday will be canceled due to scholarship interviews.
June 20 – D5240 Dodger Social
June 21 – Step Down

Avenues of Service:

Tim Hughes asked for volunteers to be greeters for the Scholarship Interviews next week.

President Jeff passed around the clip board to sign up for the social on May 30th at the Ultimate Escape Rooms.

Happy $’s: Bill Gray & John Borneman

Margarida Eidson conducted the raffle and our lucky winner was Kris Hansen.

Thought for the week…

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

Walt Disney

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