RCVE Breeze Feb 20, 2020 (Feb 17, 2020)

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

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Jeff Hata
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February 13

Greeter

Hughes, Tim

Attendance

Stevens, Amber

Flag

McGee, Bruce

Inspiration

McGee, Kathy

Introduction of Guests

Thompson, Vance

Opportunity Drawing

Stewart, Rich

February 27

Greeter

Magro, Cal

Attendance

McGee, Kathy

Flag

Thompson, Vance

Inspiration

Hata, Jeff

Introduction of Guests

Spellman D.D.S, William J.

Opportunity Drawing

Eidson, Margarida

March 5

Greeter

Campillo, Adonis

Attendance

Hughes, Tim

Flag

Magro, Cal

Inspiration

Introduction of Guests

Stewart, Rich

Opportunity Drawing

Daly, Sharon

March 12

Greeter

Gray, William

Attendance

Thompson, Vance

Flag

Hata, Jeff

Inspiration

Hashbarger, Tom

Introduction of Guests

McGee, Bruce

Opportunity Drawing

Campillo, Adonis

March 26

Greeter

Eidson, Margarida

Attendance

Hoag, Colin

Flag

Spellman D.D.S, William J.

Inspiration

Introduction of Guests

Eidson, Margarida

Opportunity Drawing

Juvonen, Todd

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.

Feb 27, 2020

Alex McIntire

Ventura City Manager

Mar 05, 2020

John Krist

Ventura County Agriculture Update

Mar 12, 2020

Ally Giaketsis

Food Forward

Mar 19, 2020

Grand Jury

Update

Apr 09, 2020

Sora Inayama

Exchange Student

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Click here to download the 2020 Scholarship Application

Jeff Burgh

The Rise Against Hunger event this past Saturday was a big success. With what I would guess to be over 100 Rotarians present, from all three Ventura Clubs, 1,000 food packets were assembled. These packets will feed over 10,000 school aged children, so they don’t have to learn on an empty stomach. It was awesome to see so many Rotarians, and Rotaract members, working together on such a worthy cause. Can’t wait until next year!!

It’s projects like Rise Against Hunger, and our Mexico Build with Rotaract, that make me proud to be a Rotarian. Proud of all the good that we do, but with that feeling of pride comes responsibility. The responsibility to give back, to help those in need, as well as, grow our Club. At our last meeting Bruce talked about membership, and we all had the opportunity to sign a “Membership Growth” commitment letter. With that letter we committed to bringing at least one guest to a Club meeting this Rotary year. This to be followed up by “making the ask” – for our guest to become a member.

Growing our membership helps to further our impact in our community – such noble causes as ending hunger by 2030, eradicating Polio, and providing housing for all. You name it, and through the power of Rotary we can make it happen, we can make an impact. Think about it and bring a potential member to one of our next meetings.

One World One Rotary

Jeff Burgh

President 2019-20

Rotary Club Ventura – East

Meeting February 13, 2020

Kathy McGee led us in the Flag Salute.

Our Inspirational Message was given by Kathy McGee.

Introductions of guests was done by Vance Thompson

Visiting Rotarians from the Newport Beach Global Service Club Lorelei and Alan Test.

President Jeff thanked Tim Hughes for greeting and Jeff Hata for taking attendance.

Opportunity drawing was a box of Assorted Sees Candy and Dark Chocolate Sees Candy.

Presidents Announcements

Third Thursday at Peking Restaurant 5:30

February 22^nd Rise Against Hunger event. Here at the Poinsettia Pavilion 10:00 – 12:00.

St Patrick’s Day Parade is March 14^th. We would love to get everyone out walking on the street in Memory of Pete Gallagher. More information to follow.

March 19^th will be Job Shadow day.

April 5^th Ronald McDonald Walk for Kids

2^nd Annual Club Puzzle contest April 19^th

Margarida Eidson announced a new fundraiser. Salsa Dance and lesson day. March 27^th from 6:30 – 10:30.

Happy $’s: Sharon Daly, Margarida Eidson, Jeff Burgh, Tim Hughes, John Borneman,

Bruce McGee spoke about Membership.

Margarida Eidson let us know that she had an amazing time at PETS last weekend. She’s fired up and ready to go!!!

President Jeff conducted the raffle and the lucky winners were Margarida Eidson & Carin Kally.

Scientist, farmer, innovator, Rotarian
A plainsman with a PhD, Bob Quinn uses his 4,000-acre Montana spread as a laboratory to revive an ancient grain, rethink agricultural practices, and reinvigorate rural communities

Exodus
Since 2015, more than 4 million people have fled an economically devastated Venezuela. Tracking the stories of three who left puts faces on that staggering statistic.

More than a library
After the genocide of 1994, Rotarians led a successful campaign to build Rwanda’s first public library.

International delegation of Rotary leaders visits Pakistan in support of polio eradication
International delegation of Rotary leaders visits Pakistan in support of polio eradicationMeetings with Prime Minister Imran Khan, Minister of Health Zafar Mirza and other

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