We were led in the Flag Salute by Bill Crookston.
The Inspirational Message was given by Bruce McGee.
I want to thank the greeter Ashley Pope.
Guests and visiting Rotarians were introduced by Jeff Hata.
Visiting from Ventura-South was President Elect, Marilyn Scott and guests of Jeff Hata were Rosandra Esquivel and Steve Devericks.
John Borneman – Song
Harriet presented some awards to members who could not make it to the Step Down dinner.
Presidents announcements:
- Next week is D.G. Sandi Schwartz’s official visit
- Social with all 3 Ventura Clubs next Thursday at the Ventura Yacht Club. 5:30 - ??? This will be a pot luck so bring a side dish, salad or desert.
- The Ventura Chamber has offered us a "Gold" level sponsorship if we can sell at least 40 tickets to their Taste Event on August 30th. The tickets will be $25/ticket. That’s $15 off the member price.
Ashley spoke about Sip & See next Tuesday at SpiceTopia.
Michelle Cekov & Jeanette, GoCare spoke about our projects in Nicaragua. Jeanette reported that the projects are doing well despite the unrest in the country. They are under a dusk - dawn curfew and it's pretty unnerving to hear the random gunfire throughout the city. The number of youth utilizing our projects is up and it's been determined the reason is our facilities are a safe place to go to get away from the violence that's occurring in the country. That was definitely some good news to hear!
Happy $'s: John Borneman, Tom Swan, Sharon Daly, Bill Spellman, Laura Shannon, Todd Juvonen, Bruce McGee, Harriet Clune and Jeff Hata
