A Board Meeting was held this morning at Varenita prior to a shortened, regular meeting.
2022 - 2023 Rotary Theme
President Laura got the meeting off by having Steve get on the District 5240 website and display it on the screen. The Dashboard was displayed and then Steve drilled down into parts of the site itself. Below are some examples of the statistics that can be obtained on each Club in the District. These stats clearly show that Simi Sunset is one of the more influential Clubs in our District. Bottom line, Laura said, is that we should all be proud of our accomplishments. We do a lot and it shows that a lot of people care.
All of these statistics and comparisons of Clubs though did bring out a side of Laura that was, well, scary. Her competitive side couldn't be held back and she was devouring the numbers. A true numbers person. And probably the reason for the Club's success is that most in the meeting were doing the same thing! Winning in these statistics is obviously not why we do what we do as a Club but is is nice to be recognized for one's accomplishments. Good Job President Laura!
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Gary White lead the Invocation this morning.
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Flag Salute
James Winstanley, left, lead the Flag Salute this morning, a Flag that represents the greatest country ever conceived.
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John Baxter would have welcomed our Guests this morning, if we would have had any.
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Zoom was our Greeter this morning.
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Dorina Timbol, Executive Director of the For The Need Foundation, a local charitable non-profit, shared a story that exemplifies how strangers can connect and come to aid of those in need.
Dorina had asked John Baxter to put on a Work Force Development work shop for her organization. Gary White provided the water. Within this event, there was person who was preparing to move into a home but had no furnishings. Because of the various connections, this person acquired what they needed. To complicate things though they received the furnishings before their escrow closed. So this same group of people arranged for a U-Haul to help store their belongings until they moved in. It doesn't get any better than that. And all due to connections, Rotary connections. Thank You Dorina!
Dorina Timbol
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Steve P thanked everyone who showed up for his Full Moon Hike last Thursday. Every body loved it and he said that the view was spectacular under the full moon. Below are pictures from that evening.
Bill Klepper is organizing a way to honor our local school crossing guards on Wednesday, April 19th. He's arranging to have goody bags with a Rotary sticker delivered to them and he needs help with this. If you can assist, please contact Bill at:
Steve P. reminded us that, in honor of Earth Day, we will be joining other Rotary Clubs for a Tierra Rejada Clean Up day on Saturday, April 22nd. Not only are we cleaning up the community, we have an opportunity to get to know members in other local Rotary Clubs. Following are some details on the Clean Up......
Tierra Rejada Clean Up Details
Steve P is also organizing a flower arrangement, or more accurately, a succulent arrangement event at Varenita. This will take place on April 22nd at 2:00 PM right after the Lunch Social at the Berger's that same day at 11:00 AM. Steve will be putting together these arrangements for the residents and could use some help. Contact Steve for further information at:
Bill Klepper is organizing our next Bolio event on Sunday,April 30th. It's being held at Haley's Valley Bowl, 5255 Cochran. Our Club will pick up the bowling fee so 100% of the $50 entrance fee will go to fighting polio. It will be a fun event involving the Special Olympics and other Rotary clubs for a great cause.
Registration is at
9:00 AM with bowling starting at 10:00 AM. Contact Bill if interested:
Bill wanted an updated picture of him shown in the Bulletin so here it is.
A reminder about the upcoming Happy Face Music Festival on Saturday,May 27th. The Festival will be held from 1 PM to 7 PM at Rancho Santa Susana Community Park and will have an 80's theme. Tickets are now on sale.
Steve has called an All Hands meeting on Tuesday, April 25th for Committee Members at Monte Vista starting at 6:30 PM.The good news is that he's run out of Cajun Dogs but the bad news is he's still serving Oktoberfest Dogs.
Deb Davila, here with Steve Pietrolungo, Deb said Sponsorships were coming along fine and thanked all those members who have stepped forward to be sponsors. Things are looking good Deb said!
Here's Deb's previous email:
Dear Simi Sunrise!
Our Happy Face Music Festival is just around the corner, and we have lots of sponsorship opportunities available! Attached is the Sponsor Brochure - see below. Let me know if YOU or YOUR COMPANY is interested in being a sponsor, OR, pass this along to anyone you know that might be. Please take note of page 3 and 4 for the options and the agreement.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Let's put on our happy faces and have a successful event!
Yours truly,
Deb
Don't forget we will be having a Lunch Social at the Berger's house on Saturday, April 22nd at 11:00 a.m. (It will be AFTER the Tierra Rejada Clean Up!)
Laura will prepare all the food you just need to bring a drink if you want something other than water and coffee!
YES! is scheduled for October 21, 2023! Dorina Timbol is leading the charge for YES! across the District and is asking that sign ups start early. This YES! program will be bigger and better than last year (which will be hard to do!) with discussions happening with, among others, the Simi Valley Chief of Police and the Simi Valley Unified School District Superintendent. One theme this year will be humanizing the police.
Carolyn Boucher announced the upcoming Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce Street Festival on May 6th. This is an All Day event from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. She'll need help with the Set Up and Take Down of the booth as well as manning the booth. This is great opportunity for our Club to spread the Rotary word, recruit new members and to sell some Happy Face Music Festival tickets. Carolyn will have a sign up sheet next week or let her know if you can help at:
Kathy Scroggin is looking for volunteers to sit on this year's Scholarship Application Committee reviewing and selecting recipients. If you're interested in helping, you can contact Kathy via email at:
John Baxter is looking for volunteers to help with mock job interviews of Valley View Middle School students. They will take place at the school on Monday, May 8th from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. John will take any amount of hours within that time frame but needs to know if you can help by May 2nd. John can be contacted at:
A reminder regarding Deb Davila's previous announcement about For The Troops. Deb encourages donations at any time.
Deb Davila
Mike Kort, president of the Rotary Club of Simi Sunset, announced their 12th annual Johnna's Tea Party at the Grand Vista Hotel on Sunday, April 23rd. Mike is looking for volunteers to help out as waiters or donations for the event. His club is also selling raffle tickets for a trip to Italy. The tickets cost $100 with the trip itself valued at $6,500. See Mike Kort for details at:
Mark your calendars for this year's Rotary Foundation Gala on Saturday, May 13th. It will be held at the Camarillo Airport with more details to follow. Laura is looking to fill a table and could use some help with setting up the event so please join her in representing our Club on May 13th.
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"Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together."
When the secretary adds a new member to our roster, you will receive an automatic email that gives you your login ID and a temporary password so that you can access the web site (ClubRunner). This gives you the opportunity to upload a photo and enter a permanent password. You can go to the public portion of our website (no login required) and see the calendar, list of officers, birthdays, past bulletins, etc. The link to the public portion of our website is:
There is a phone app that can be downloaded to your phone; everyone should have that app on their phones. You will have to download the app and then log in the first time. After that, the login portion is not required.
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Please remember to bring a friend or an acquaintance to our next meeting. This is a GREAT way to grow our membership!
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Our next meeting will be at The Best Western Posada Royale at 1775 Madera Road on April 20th. See you all there!
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