Eric Little was our Rat Fink this morning and talked about education with Dr. P., Jeff Faulwell's movie line opening a few weeks ago and Bill Klepper not knowing his wife's name and that his dog Renton might be jealous of all his work with the Police Foundation K-9 unit.
Jaeger's Hardly Strictly Moment
After being asked about personalizing the wording for birthday and anniversary cards that are sent to the members he came up with a saying that including doin' the math it's your.... and so this morning he read the poem -- Doin' the Math.
This Week's Hats Off Award Goes To...
Dan Jaeger gave Marshall Shrago the Hats Off Award for agreeing to be the 2017 Cajun Chair
Announcements
Dogs Day of Summer Golf Tournament - Thursday, September 1
Golfers wanted! But even if you
don't golf you can still be involved
by purchasing a tee sign. Cindy Jacoby asked for members to renew their tee signs and many did! Thanks. Click
below for more information signing
up to golf and see the flyers below for more information. Larry Silverman also asked for more volunteers.
Our club will field a Relay for Life team this year to support cancer research. Please contact Chas Wilson if you wish to participate and volunteers will be needed too!
Sam Wolf talked about the backpacks being distributed, mentioned helping set up at the Samaritan Center's Yard Sale and Saturday, September 3 from 7 -9 a.m. and reminded everyone to save -- Saturday, September 24 -- to participate in the Tierra Rejada clean up day. See flyer in this bulletin for more information.
Camp Out at Camp Rotary and District Conference
Dan Jaeger reminded everyone about our upcoming District Conference -- see flyer in this bulletin for more information. He also asked that we mark our calendar now for our first-ever camp out on Saturday, October 22 at Camp Rotary. Even if you don't camp, you can join in for the day and evening!
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NEW BOARD MEMBER NOMINATION
John Jacoby
Sponsored by Andy Keowen
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Program
Mayor Bob Huber
We had the pleasure of hearing updates from our Mayor Bob Huber. Here are some of our highlights:
1. Simi Valley is the 3rd safest city in state
2. Simi Valley is the 7th safest state in America
3. Simi Valley is the 8th happiest state in America
4. Simi Valley received a AAA rating from Standard & Poors.
5. He updated on new stores and old stores and openings and closings.
6. Simi Valley residents truly appreciate our police officers and there is a 1 to 10 ratio of officers in our city.
7. He talked about the business plan that the city has to keep and bring new businesses to the city.
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Welcome Guests
This morning we welcomed the following guests:
Bob Donnelly
Exchange student from Brazil, Lara Satler Cosmo de Resende
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Member Spotlight
Tim Shannon
Insurance Agency Owner
Family: I live with wife Chris, Grandchildren Arianna and Bella.
Why I'm in Rotary:
I am involved with Rotary for the same reason I think most of our club members are; to join forces with others to do good works in our community and beyond.
Passions, hobbies, interests:
Trying to make a difference in the lives of those less fortunate than I. I coordinate a twice monthly breakfast for the homeless in downtown LA and am involved in a prison ministry run by a Jesuit priest known as Reformative Justice.
Favorite place to vacation/visit:
Bob Bibb’s house on the Dingle peninsula in Ireland!!!
On my bucket list:
Visit every MLB and NFL stadium in the U.S. and of course, attend the Kentucky Derby.
Most embarrassing moment:
Responding to Steve Johnson’s request to fill out this form…
Member Spotlight
Kurt Fredrickson
Associate Dean for Doctor of Ministry and Continuing Education, Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry
Fuller Theological Seminary
Family:
Married to Kristi for 39 years, 2 children Lindsay and Daniel, their spouses Chris and Malia, and grandchildren: Nora and Quinn, and Cole. By the end ofSeptember all of our kids and grandkids will be living in the Boulder CO area. Southwest Air has two daily non-stops from Burbank to Denver!
Why I'm in Rotary:
I joined Rotary in 1994 because I wanted to give back to Simi Valley. We moved to Simi in 1979 to begin work on the pastoral staff at Simi Covenant Church. I fell in love with this community and I found Rotary to be one of the best ways to connect with other people who also havea heart to make our community better. Archbishop Desmond Tutu wrote: “Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” I believe this, and this is Rotary at its best.
Passions, hobbies, interests:
I love to hike. Getting outdoors doeswonders for my soul. I enjoy tending to my roses.
What I'm really good at:
I love helping people discover what they are good at, what makes them feel most alive, and then encouraging them to take risks by stepping into those new adventures.
One goal I'd like to accomplish:
I’ve got one more book in me that I need to write.
Favorite place to vacation/visit?
My work at Fuller has taken me to some amazing places around the world where I have met wonderful people (Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, China, Egypt, South Africa, the United Kingdom). These experiences have stretched me, and given me an appreciation for the ways other people live and believe. My travels have also given me a profound, but not naive, love for the United States and the freedoms we enjoy and strive towards.
In other news
"Peace Is" video
Our club recently provided funding to translate a peace video from English into Spanish so that its message can be brought to Spanish speaking countries. Click below to see the original video in English.
There have been only 19 cases this year of Polio due to the wild polio virus. They have all occurred in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The most recent case was 4 weeks ago. Click on the link below for more information.
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