President Laura started the meeting with the Invocation and Flag Salute. She then welcomed the Zoom participants.
Most importantly, Laura announced that we are NOT DARK next week, September 15th. We will have our regular meeting at the Best Western on the 15th.
As a reminder, Laura is hosting a meeting at her house Monday, September 12th at 6:00 PM. The subject is the Community Needs Assessment discussion with responses. Let Laura know if you're interested in participating.
Also, a reminder about the mid-year Board retreat. It's scheduled for Saturday, November 5th from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PMand will beheld at 99 Ranch. It will be a Potluck event and is more than a Board retreat. This will also be a Strategic Planning Session with everyone from the Club being invited. All members are encouraged to attend as this will be the time to have your voice heard in regard to the direction you'd like the Club to take in the future.
Laura ended the meeting with a recitation of the 4-Way Test and the meeting was adjourned.
2021 - 2022 Rotary Theme
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B. J. Anderson lead the Invocation this morning.
Gary White lead the Salute to our wonderful Flag, the symbol of the greatest country on the planet.
Eric Kaufman would have welcomed our Guests if we had had any......
Zoom was our Greeter this morning
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The following have been voted in as Prospective Members:
Alyssa Potter (Second Notice).
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Annika Sumby, Executive Director of the Simi Samaritan Center, reminded us about the Day of Service this Saturday, September 10th at the Samaritan Center. She has two projects. One is setting up cubicles in the Center and the other is moving 10 tons of gravel out of the parking lot and spreading it throughout the property. Lots of muscles will be required she said and please bring any wheelbarrows and shovels if you have them. Rain or Shine!
Annika Sumby
Julia Scarpa (Steve Hise's sister), an employee at Varenita, announced that Varenita is having a Charity Auction on Saturday, October 1st. This is a $1 Auction with paddles being sold for $5 each, a maximum purchase of 4 for $20. Reservations are now being taken for the drawing which will be from 2:00 - 4:00 PM. But Julia advises that you should come early (between 1:00 and 2:00 PM) to pick up your paddles. Money for the paddles will be collected the day of the event.
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Geovanny Ragsdale earlier announced an upcoming Holiday event on Saturday, December 10th. This will include a trip to Los Angeles to enjoy a Master Chorale program with a dinner afterwards. Tickets are now on sale for $50 per person and this includes transportation to and from the event. See Geovanny for more details.
Geovanny Ragsdale
Carolyn Boucher let us know that National Service week ends on Saturday, September 17th. International is asking us to help a Kiwanis, Optomist, or Lions club that week.
The Kiwanis is hoping we could help them on Saturday, September 17thwith their Barn Dance and Casino Night event, which is the same day as our YES! program. The help is needed in the set up from 1:00-5:00 PM. So, any Rotarians not helping with the YES! event please consider volunteering at the Barn Dance and Casino Night. It will be a fun night for everyone and they could really use the help. Please contact Carolyn Boucher (carolyndboucher@gmail.com) if you're interested.
Carolyn Boucher
Steve Hise is starting a Pickleball Group. See Steve if you're interested.
Bob, left, and Steve
Larry Borovay said that the date for this year's Oktoberfest has been set for Saturday, October 8th.Mark it on your calendar! Larry will need the whole Club's participation to make this a success.
Larry shared some videos (Thanks Dan Jordan!) advertising the event that will be shown on social media. Larry also asked for 10 volunteers to buy some Raffle Tickets. He said that if you can't sell them after a while, simply give them back and you won't be charged. See Larry or John Tolson for the tickets. Larry also thanked Deb Davila and Ryan Valencia for their help in organizing the event.
Larry said that he will be needing 12 volunteers soon to help out at booths being set up at various times and at various locations around the city getting the word out.
Oktoberfest Raffle
Rotary Club of Simi Sunrise
Oktoberfest Raffle
Win a Trip to Europe
Germany - Czech Republic - Slovakia - Hungary - Austria
Ticket cost: $100.00
(Only 200 tickets will be sold)
Drawing date:
October 31, 2022 or sooner if tickets sell out.
Trip includes:
Trafalgar tour for two (2) adults
9 nights' accommodation (10-day Imperial Europe)
13 meals
On-trip transportation
All hotel tips, charges, and local taxes
All porterage and restaurant gratuities
Expert Travel Director and professional Drive
Luxury air-conditioned coach
Must see sightseeing and surprise extras!
Buying a ticket already makes you a winner!
(Your purchase will help our club raise additional money to support this event!)
These Raffle Tickets are a VERY important part of the success to the festival. PLEASE either buy one (or more) or try and sell some!
Larry Borovay
Carolyn Boucher earlier talked about the upcoming YES! program. It is an all day event and will be held Saturday, September 17th at Brandeis American University and will require a lot of Club support.
Ryan Valencia said that he'll be needing a lot of help this year on a multitude of Community Service projects. The first one will be a Day of Service at the Simi Samaritan Center on Saturday, September 10th. Ryan is looking for volunteers for morning and afternoon shifts to help out on two projects at the Center. One project involves moving and setting up office partitions and the other is a Courtyard gravel project. Please let Ryan know if you can help. See Ryan's email contact below.
And, Ryan is also looking for two volunteers to be coordinators with the Food Forward program at the Center. These volunteers will coordinate the harvesting of fruits and vegetables being grown in people's yards that typically will go to waste. This harvested food is then distributed through the Samaritan Center. Again, please see Ryan for details or email him at:
ryanvalenciaCA@gmail.com
Ryan Valencia
Kailey Craig talked about Scott Phillip's visit on Thursday, September 29th. As District Governor, Scott is encouraging Rotarians to Get Loud with his Let's Get Loud about Rotary campaign. Laura asked that all Board members attend the meeting on the 29th. And, in recognition of the Let's Get Loud campaign, she asked us to wear our Rotary Pins.
Also, Geovanny Ragsdale reminded us that Laura and Herschel are hosting a get together that evening of September 29th at 6:00 PMfor Scott at their home. Yes, Herschel, at your house AGAIN! Both current and past Club members will be invited so this will be a reunion of sorts as well. Please wear something hot pink to the meeting in order to welcome Steve. He likes Loud. Below is a link to RSVP for Scott's visit this event:
A reminder about the upcoming 5240 District Conference on November 18th - 20th.
Our next Food Fanatic dinner has been scheduled for Saturday, November 12th. More details to follow but if you are interested in attending the sooner you RSVP, the better. If you wish to attend the November 12th dinner, please RSVP Demi with a text to:
805.490.1401
A previous Guest, Leila Thayer-Malone, announced a Walk to End Alzheimers coming up in October and left us a flyer below. See Martha Macker if this is of interest to you.
Carolyn Boucher recently attended a Rotary of Ventura meeting to highlight the Team Ginny effort. She wanted us to know that the search continues in earnest and that there is a potential donor currently being vetted.
And, as Carolyn Boucher had previously said, it doesn't take any effort or money to place the Team Ginny car magnet on your car. Please see Carolyn if you'd like to get one.
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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
Mark Twain
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Fred Thomas was born in Tokyo (a Navy brat) and then moved to Pt. Mugu at the age of 5. He's been in Simi Valley for 28 years now and has been very involved in the community. He's been active with the Boys and Girls Club for 20 years and past President of the Simi Police Foundation to name a couple of his activities. One activity that he's very proud of is his involvement in the fight against illegal drugs. He has obtained formal training in this from government organizations.
Jake Finch loves reading, sewing, cooking and interior decorating. And she's been a Figure Skater since she was 18 and has continued with that into her adult life. She's now working on her Master's Degree in Community Leadership in order to enhance her abilities as the Public Relations/Public Information Officer for the Simi Valley Unified School District. Prior to that Jake worked for the Ventura County Star and once published a cooking magazine.
Dulcich
George and Patty Kerr
No Club Anniversaries this week
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Adam Regele joined us this morning via Zoom but due to technical difficulties, was only able to speak for a couple of minutes. Adam is a Policy Staff member with the California Chamber of Commerce and mentioned some of the subjects Cal Chamber has been dealing with including the new franchise worker's rules taking affect that could push franchise worker's wages to $22/hr, the status of California's nuclear power plants, California becoming a sanctuary state for abortions and single use plastics. No controversary there!
Adam joined the California Chamber of Commerce in April 2018 as a policy advocate specializing in environmental policy, housing and land use, and product regulation issues. He was named a senior policy advocate in April 2021 in recognition of his efforts on behalf of members.
Adam Regele
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We are meeting In Person next week, September 15th at the Best Western. See you there!
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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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