President Laura started by welcoming our Zoom participants and giving her elevator speech about Rotary for the benefit of our guests. She then thanked all of those who helped with the Relay for Life event (see below) and to Annika Sumby for coordinating the run at the Samaritan Center along with John Baxter and Eric Kaufman who assisted.
She also thanked Fernando Estevez and Union Bank for their generous $1,000 donation to our Oktoberfest and, of course, Dan Jordan for his great marketing skills that helped us triple our attendance from last year. And, speaking of the Oktoberfest fundraising event and all of our fundraising events for that matter, Laura raised an issue that really came to light at this year's Oktoberfest. The issue being the lack of volunteers to help out. These fundraisers we hold, Laura said, are our lifeblood. Without them, we won't have the funds necessary to provide for the community in the manner that we, and the community, have become accustomed to. Bottom line, we need more volunteers, plain and simple, to keep these fundraisers going. Laura likened our Club to a family and when the family is in need, members should come to help out. It is not sustainable to have the same members doing the bulk of the work every time. So, if it is at all possible, please plan on helping out in the future.
Lastly, Laura reminded us about the Mid-Year Retreat on Saturday, November 5th at 10 AM. It will be held at 99.1 The Ranch. All Board members will meet and others are encouraged to attend as well. This is a great opportunity to share your thoughts about the direction that you'd like to see the Club going.
Corey Baker receiving his permanent Club badge from Laura. If you haven't received yours yet, please see Stephanie Shannon. Yes, talking to you Mr. Hise.
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Bob Bibb lead the Invocation this morning.
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Flag Salute
Larry Borovay lead us in Saluting our Flag this morning, a Flag that represents the greatest nation on earth.
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Carolyn Boucher welcomed our Guests this morning. They included Ms. Tiffany Chang (Interact Club President from Simi High School), Mr. Adrian Jordan (son of member Dan Jordan), Mr. Brian Dennert (with Simi Rec and Park and a great friend to Simi Sunrise) and DJ Thayer (with Party Rental).
Adrian Jordan (standing to the left) facing Tiffany Chang. That's proud Dad of Adrian, Dan Jordan standing in the background. And Dr. P insisted that it was mentioned that Adrian is also in the Interact Club from, where else, Monte Vista!
Brian Dennert, standing left, being introduced by Bill Klepper, standing right.
DJ Thayer, waving, being introduced by Ryan Valencia, standing right.
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Demi Fox was our Greeter this morning.
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President Laura talked more about the Simi Smiles Peace Project, an integral part of the requirements for being a Peacebuilder Club. This first project will involve Valley View Middle School students.
Laura painted some 1000 rocks (half all black and half all white) that were dropped off at Valley View this morning. The students will then paint the inspirational pictures on them next Wednesday, October 26th between 8:00 and 8:30 AM. Members are invited to attend this painting work shop and are encouraged to help paint the rocks. These inspirational rocks will then be placed in Corriganville Park at a later date.
Demi Fox arranged the donation of the rocks by Simi Pacific Building Materials. Thank You Simi Pacific and Thank You Demi!
Laura also asked us toSAVE THE DATE for a Group 5 meeting on Sunday, December 4th at the Sunset Hills Golf and Tennis Club. It will be a brunch starting at 10 AM and will feature Howard Berger, an Academy award winning make up artist as the Guest Speaker. Tickets are $30 and the event will include all 5 local Rotary Clubs from Moorpark (2) and Simi (3). Laura would really like a good showing from our Club and will be sending out another invitation. She then warned us that if the invitation was not responded to (either yes or no), she would be calling you, and no one wants to get that call.
As an added treat, Howard will be applying make up on Herschel Berger (first cousins), a process that can only benefit a mug like Herschel's. You don't want to miss that!
Carolyn Boucher is looking for help to man the booth at the upcoming Simi Valley Street Fair on Saturday,October 29th. This is a great opportunity to get the Rotary name out there. She's looking for help with the Set Up at 7:30 AM and then shifts manning the booth from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM as well as the Teardown at 4:00 PM. See Carolyn if you can assist or email her at:
Larry thanked everyone who helped at the Oktoberfest event and said he received good feedback at the Wrap Up meeting this past Tuesday. These comments will be passed on to next year's Oktoberfest Chair, Demi Fox, to help prepare for an even better event. Good Luck Demi!
Larry is close to getting the final numbers but is confident that the profit will be north of $20,000. He also reminded everyone that the raffle tickets are still available until October 31st for the European trip. Please see Larry if interested.
Larry received a standing ovation for his leadership of such a successful Oktoberfest and had the coveted Royal Rotarian robe placed on him by Laura. Dr. P then showed a video of the event prepared by Dan Jordan and also a collage of pictures.
Here's a picture of the Donor's Banner referred to in earlier Bulletins. This will be hung at all meetings and events for the next few months. Larry acknowledged that some names are missing and will rectify that situation quickly.
Laura thanked Kathy Scroggin for organizing the Club's booth at The Relay for Life event. The event raised more than $45,000 for the charity with our Club contributing toward that amount with a Team participating in the Relay that was headed by Laura. Below are some pictures.....
Laura Berger, Dan Gesell and Kathy Scroggin (left to right)
(left to right) Bob Whalen and Bob Bibb (kind of like roadies) with Kathy and her husband John.
Thanks went out to Vince & Betsy Dulcich, Dan & Kathy Gesell and Tim Gray for their help as well.
Family of Rotary Holiday Evening and Concert
Saturday, December 10th
Kailey Wagner talked about this upcoming event on Saturday, December 10th. There are now only 20 spots available so you need to get your reservation in soon if you want to participate. We will leave at noon and the concert is at 2 pm. This will include a trip to Los Angeles to enjoy a Master Chorale program with dinner afterwards. Tickets are on sale for $50 per person and this includes transportation to and from the event. See Kailey or Geovanny for more details. You can RSVP on the following link:
The Los Angeles Master Chorale is the “the finest-by-far major chorus in America” (Los Angeles Times) and a vibrant cultural treasure. Hailed for its powerful performances, technical precision, and artistic daring, the Chorale is led by Grant Gershon, Kiki & David Gindler Artistic Director; Associate Artistic Director Jenny Wong; and President & CEO Jean Davidson. Its Swan Family Artist-in-Residence is Reena Esmail.
Description: Cleaning graffiti off of trail and picking up trash
Food Distribution for Local Charities (Thousand Oaks) - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25TH
This is a Feed Simi event that benefits many of the local charities and food pantries. Meet at 11:00 AM at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints located at 1600 Erbes Road if you can help. 24 pallets of food will need to be unloaded.
Description: Distribution of thanksgiving dinners at the senior center. The dinner has been moved back inside this year so no need to pack take-away dinners.
The next Food Fanatic dinner is Saturday, November 12 at the Bergers and the theme is Italian. Laura will make the main dish and everyone else can bring a side dish and a bottle of wine. There is only room for 30 so if you want to attend please let Demi Fox know by texting her at: 805.490.1401 or email at:
Dan and Catherine Gesell celebrating 50 Years this last September 6th! Congratulations Dan!
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A previous Guest, Leila Thayer-Malone, announced a Walk to End Alzheimers coming up onSaturday, October 22nd. See Martha Macker if this is of interest to you.
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“Gentlemen, you can't fight in here. This is the war room.”
—President Merkin Muffley (Peter Sellers), Dr. Strangelove
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Ms. Jennifer Swenson, president of Adventist Health Simi Valley (AHSV), talked to us this morning about the hospital. Jennifer has held the position of president since 2015 and, since joining, has focused on growing services to keep patients close to home for care.
She gave a very comprehensive review of AHSV from its beginning in 1965 to where it is now. To say it has come a long way since 1965 is a big understatement. Following are some representative slides from her powerpoint presentation......
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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