Fernando Estevez is back in our club! He received his NEW blue badge this morning!
Rat Fink
Dick Erbe was our Rat Fink this morning and he shared information on Super Bowl quarterbacks.
Hats Off Goes To...
Rob Hitchcock received the Hats Off Award this morning.
Hardly Strictly Moment...
Dan's words of this morning were from Bob Louden's Final Frontier.
Announcements
Family of Rotary
Pam Perry talked about the upcoming Family of Rotary planned for Saturday, February 25th at Jim and Kathy Lowry's house. Sign up sheets are on the table and space is limited to 25 people!
Career Day for High School Students
John Baxter talked about the upcoming Information and Career Day on Saturday, March 11th at the Boys & Girls Club from 10 am - 12 pm. See flyer in this bulletin for more information.
Bolio is Back
Bill Klepper reminded us that that Bolio this year will be sponsored by all five clubs again and Special Olympic children will bowl with us. Save the date -- Sunday, March 19th.
STEPS Conference Update
Mike McCaffrey talked about the STEPS Conference this past weekend and how impactful it was for those in attendance.
Drawing from Simi Sunset Rotary Club
Ryan Mills said that the Simi Sunset Rotary club is selling Opportunity Drawing tickets to win a river cruise! Tickets start at $25.
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Prospective New Member
Lee Seaton
Retired Fire Marshall
Santa Monica Fire Department
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PROGRAM
Tom Marsh
Travels to Tanzania
Tom Marsh talked about his trips to Tanzania as an operating room nurse. He talked about the medical care at the Kagondo Saint Joseph Hospital, the surgical room and the supplies that they don't have and the ones they do! During his time there he assisted on 56 major surgeries and 12 minor. As a result, he is trying to raise money for the Kagondo Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation.
He also shared information about the Albino population there - 1 in 1000 are born with Albinism. Before his last trip, he came to our club to collect items for the children there and shared photos of them wearing the hats and sunglasses we had sent.
If you would like to contact Tom please reach out to him at Marshtommy@aol.com.
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Welcome Guests
This morning we welcomed:
Tom Gomez
John Johnson
Ryan Mills
Tom Gomez
Ryan Mills
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Photos from
Today's Meeting
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Susan Joseph
Service Master Retore by Restoration Pros
Operations Manager
Why I'm in Rotary:
I have joined Rotary to give back to my world which has given so much to me. A happy, healthy family & friends
What people don't know about me:
I am co-owner in our family business: Aloha TC Services. We provide transaction services to real estate brokers and agents in regard to the escrow process.
Strange but true:
I absolutely love anything to do with metaphysics. Will rearrange almost anything to go on weekend retreats.
Passions, hobbies, interests:
I love coin collecting, sea shell collecting, cooking, gardening and dog training.
Most of all taking Tai Chi classes with my family.
What I'm really good at:
Helping people in times of need. Providing dinners, shopping and anything needed when someone is down on their luck.
One goal I'd like to accomplish:
I would love to build an aquaponics system. This has been a family goal for sometime.
Favorite place to vacation/visit:
Pismo Beach, CA. When I was young our family vacationed there. My dad was very into dune buggies. I have gone there many times over the years.
On my bucket list:
To take a cruise around the world.
Most embarrassing moment:
Any form of public speaking. I know what I want to say but it does not seem to come out right. Working on it!
If I could come back to life as anything:
It would be a dog. I believe dogs are the best of everything. Kind, loyal, giving, & full of energy, just to name a few.
There have been 3 cases in 2017 of Polio due to the wild polio virus. The most recent case of Polio was January 27th in Pakistan. Click on the link below for more information.
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