President Deb Davila talked about Rotary's World Immunization Week, which will run from Friday, April 24 through Friday, April 30. Now more than ever, we recognize the importance of effective vaccines to protect against disease. As scientists work to develop one to protect all of us from the new coronavirus, we recognize how far we have come this World Immunization Week.
The Rotary Foundation has a long history of funding disease prevention and treatment projects that focus on health issues that impact vulnerable communities, like our polio eradication efforts. Successes in these areas have helped us address other global health challenges, including the spread of the coronavirus.
It’s important that we continue funding these projects when our help is needed most. Although this pandemic affects all of us, Rotarians like you continue to take action even in a time of crisis. If you are able to make a donation during World Immunization Week, give to our PolioPlus Fund to support polio eradication efforts and more, or give to our Disaster Response Fundto support our work addressing this pandemic and other emergencies.
You’ll be helping to empower Rotarians so that we can keep Doing Good in the World now and in the years to come.
President Deb also shared an idea about sharing information and ideas about how we've been dong and how we have been keeping busy (besides working for some of us) during our stay at home time.
She will be emailing all of us with information about this fun way to stay connected, learn about new ideas and generally share our lives!
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Every week Dr. P. works hard to set up the meeting and then monitor it throughout the time we are together!
We are so happy that he does this each week so here's a big THANK YOU for all that you do for our club!
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Birthdays
Leigh Seaton - April 24
Dennis Barbie - April 25
Rotary Anniversaries
None this week!
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Rotary Family Happy News!
Don't forget to share your happy updates with President Deb so she can share with all of us!
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New Plans About Donating
Money to the Rotary Foundation
President Deb said that we will now be pivoting how we make our $100/member donation to the Rotary Foundation. As you recall, every year we used the purchase of Cajun tickets by our members towards the RI requirement of having each member donate $100/year. As a result, we always had 100% participation.
Since we did not have the Cajun this year, Kailey Wagner had asked members to volunteer to donate $100. Around 25 members said yes.
However, the club has come up with another plan.
Last month we donated our breakfast fee to the employees at the Grand Vista Hotel. But since most of them will now receive money from the state and federal government, it was suggested that we use that money toward fulfilling our RI requirements of $100/member.
What does this mean? Every month $58 of your dues go towards breakfast. We will now collect that money from April and May and send it to RI to reach our member goals.
As before, if you DO NOT want to donate this money back, please let John Tolson know now. If you agreed to donate the $100 originally, this money will not be charged to you.
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Scholarships for Graduating High School Seniors - Committee Forming Now
Kathryn Scroggin said that the deadline for our local students to apply for scholarships is tomorrow, Friday, April 24. She is planning on doing something late May or early June to honor those that have been chosen.
If you would like to be on her committee to review the applications, please reach out to her now at kscrog@roadrunner.com.
Bingo Night for Fun and Fellowship
Laura Berger announced that she is planning a fun Friday night bingo party for our club! (Bring your wine and food and enjoy!)
On Friday, May 1 at 5:30 p.m. she is arranging for all of us to play Bingo online as well as have a virtual Zoom meeting too!
The bingo game will have a fee and more details will come shortly.
Drive-In Movie Night
Bill Klepper said he is researching and planning a drive-in movie night for Friday, July 3rd! This will be an easy fundraiser while keeping social distancing!
More details to come soon.
Concert from Kiki Ebsen
Larry Borovay thanked everyone that joined in on the live concert last Monday and hoped they enjoyed her selection of songs.
We had a wonderful guest speaker this morning, Eagle Scout Joshua Kort.
He shared information about his Eagle Scout Project, which included many purchases and projects for the Free Clinic's new building here in Simi Valley.
His project, which costs $1855 includes:
-- A 30 ft flag pole
-- Prep work for pavers
-- Flowers
-- And more little projects around the new building.
John Tolson said that everyone can purchase pavers for the Free Clinic project. See the flyer below for more information.
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New Member Proposal:
Think about who would make a good member!
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Rotary Club FinderNeed to find a club to do a makeup? Or find out where Rotary clubs meet while you are traveling? Click here to access the Club Finder page on the RI website.
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Welcome Guests
Mike and Joshua Kort
Amy Nicholson
Amy Nicholson
(Chas Wilson's sister from Iowa!)
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