RCVE Breeze (Nov 10, 2016)

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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Venue Map

Jeff Hata
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Attendance

Juvonen, Todd

Flag Salute

Daly, Sharon

Greeter

Mendoza, Juan

Inspiration

Kreutz, Nicole

Joke of the Week

Borneman, John

Opportunity Drawing Donor

Gallagher, Dick

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.

Nov 17, 2016

Joe Strohman

New Member Interviews

Nov 24, 2016

Dark: Thanksgiving

Dec 01, 2016

Bruce McGhee

TRF

Dec 08, 2016

Harry Jacobs

United States Coast Guard

Dec 15, 2016

Joe Vaughn and Tim Weir

Building a school in Africa

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Rotary Club of Simi Sunset Wine Club

Aug 22, 2016 – Dec 23, 2016

Rotary Social @ the Botanical Gardens

Nov 20, 2016
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Rotary Rose Parade Decorating

Dec 29, 2016
4:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Master PRLS 1

CLU

Jan 14, 2017

Husam Hishmeh

Greetings,

I'd like to start off with a big thank you to Jeff Hata and all the members that helped with Nightmare On The Hill. A great job everyone, it was a party filled with love, new friendships and an incredible future. I can't wait for next year.

As one event ends we must start working on our next fundraiser, Poinsettia plant sales for the holidays. We must set a new sales record by asking our friends, family and people we do buisness with to help us do that.

The end of the year is always full of actions and this year take the cake. We will be electing a new president for our country, there are many people with different views, we must remember to treat each others with respect and let the process take place. Please don't forget to be kind to one another, this too shall pass as they say.

This week's speaker is John Cox, Rescue California Education Foundation/Citizens Legislature, lets see what is new and hear his view in our education system.

As life can get hectic please don't forget to breath, smile and be kind to one anther.

Meeting November 3, 2016

Posted by Jeff Hata on Nov 08, 2016

P.E. Harriet Clune stood in for President Husam today.

Bob Noville led us in the Flag Salute.

Laura Shannon gave our Inspirational Message.

Greg Frye introduced guests and visiting Rotarians. Visiting Rotarian from Ventura-Downtown was Norm Blacher. Guest of Sharon Daly was Kevin Daly.

Midge Stork announced that the raffle prize was brunch for 6 at Midge & Dave Storks home on a Saturday or Sunday to be arranged.

Jeff Hata gave a recap of Nightmare on the Hill. Our net profits will be well over $6,000. Attendance was good for our initial event. We have things we can work on to make the event stronger next year, but over all the club pulled together and we put on a very good event!

Our Rotaractors auctioned off 10 pumpkins that they carved and netted $600 so it was a great night for Rotaract also. The proceeds from this auction will go towards the Christmas Party Rotaract puts on for the children at the City Center.

John Borneman led us in our song of the day.

Tobias Hildebrand gave our joke of the day.

Avenues of service:

Joe Strohman announced that we will be awarding our first Student of the Quarter awards next week. Vocational service is also looking for a military family to sponsor for the holidays.

Bill Spellman announced that we need to have our RYLA Students enrolled by the end of the year.

Michelle Cekov told us that GoCare has finished the 2nd phase of the global grant.

Announcements:

Rich Stewart asked for volunteers for the Trivia Contest put on by the South club on November 16th.

Harriet Clune's phone rang so she fined herself $50!!!

Now that Nightmare on the Hill is behind us we need to get out and get more poinsettia orders. We are way behind last year.

The Christmas Party will be December 16th at the Wedgewood. We will be celebrating with South and maybe Downtown this year. Members are covered, but guests will be $36.

Nightmare on the Hill Photos

Posted on Nov 01, 2016

Look at photos from our recent event here...

PhotoAlbums/2016-nightmare-on-the-hill

Rotary Splash Bash

Remember the Alamo?
Nope...it's remember the WaytoGO!

Ventura East Rotary is celebrating "Rotary in Ventura County" with a "funtastic" Star Princess 4-day cruise featuring all day visits to Catalina island's hideaway, Avalon and Mexico's charming Ensenada. The best part is it will be with your favorite friends and Rotary Club members.

Organized by 53 year Ventura Club member, John Masterson (aka Capt'n Cruise), this will have the fun, food and fraternization (remember the Love Boat?) of a normal Princess Cruise with the added Rotary elements such as cocktail parties, unique scavenger hunt and an uproarious joint, all club meeting, held by our 2016-2017 leader and world traveler, Husam Hismeh. Even transportation to San Pedro is included.

DONT MISS THE FUN!

WHEN?
Sailing Thursday, afternoon, March 9th 2017
Returning Monday morning, March 13th 2017

WHERE?
San Pedro
Catalina
Ensenada

WHY?
Spread the joy of Rotary!

COST?
Veranda stateroom $899 pp (inc. tax and port fees, prepaid gratuities and doc fee)
(Also available are lower priced inside and window staterooms, as well as, suites.)

For best selection, pick your stateroom now. All arrangements go through Santa Barbara Travel, 3140 Telegraph Rd, Ventura. Questions? Contact John Masterson, Ventura East Rotary,Jmasterson@mindspring.com or 805-223-5808

Rotary-UN celebration mixes business with diplomacy
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Join us in supporting Miles to End Polio
Your district could earn a visit from Rotary International President-elect Ian H.S. Riseley by contributing District Designated Funds (DDFs) to support the Miles to End Polio fundraising goal. On 19 November, Rotary General Secretary John Hewko and a team of Rotary staff will join Rotary members to bike up to 104 miles in El Tour de Tucson, an annual bicycle race in Arizona, USA, to raise funds for PolioPlus. The team's goal is $3.5 million, which will be tripled by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, for a total of more than $10 million. Last year, Rotary members in Tucson along with...

eBay Live Auctions that benefit Rotary
Each month, eBay, the world’s largest auction website, selects a set of upcoming Live Auction events and donates a portion of all sales proceeds to Rotary. Only U.S. auction sales are eligible. See the schedule of November auctions.

2016 Interact Video Awards now open
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Sewing skills ease job woes in KwaZulu-Natal
While the picturesque Valley of 1,000 Hills outside Durban, South Africa, offers stunning scenery to visitors, job prospects for the Zulu people who live on tribal land there are bleak. Three years ago, the nearby Rotary Club of Hillcrest addressed the unemployment rate by partnering with Embocraft, a skills training group serving the province of KwaZulu-Natal. The group offers classes in sewing, computers, textiles, welding, and woodwork, with the goal of alleviating poverty. Hillcrest Rotarians have co-sponsored four sewing courses, each lasting 15 sessions, for Zulu seniors or others who...