Steve Johnson received the Hats Off Award this morning for trying to get members to fill out In the Spotlight each and every week!
Hardly Strictly Moment...
Dan's words of this morning were from Rodney Crowell's I Know Love Is All I Need.
Announcements
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.
FAYM Looking for Volunteers this Weekend
Mary Paseta and Louis Kruglov are looking for volunteers for FAYM this weekend. Please read the flyer below for more information and contact them if you can help out!
Carolyn Boucher talked about the upcoming 3rd Semi-Annual Tierra Rejada Clean Up Day planned for Saturday, March 11th see flyer in this bulletin below for important information.
Bolio is Back
John Tolson 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.
Exchange Student Looking for Support
Angie Carrillo, our exchange student from here who will be going to Belgium, is trying to raise money by doing odd jobs for people -- dog walking, house sitting, etc. If you have something for her to do, please contact Mary Paseta to reach her.
Cajun Kickoff Next Week - Volunteer Sign Ups Now
Larry Silverman said the volunteer sign up hub is now up and running and that you should sign up before it goes public next week. If you go to the Cajun site you will find the Volunteer Link -- this is it now - http://simicajun.volunteerhub.com/SignIn.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fevents%2findexv1
Simi Valley Hospital's Dedication
Dan Jaeger reminded us that the Simi Valley Hospital will be dedicating their emergency room pavilion next Thursday, March 2 at 10:00 a.m.
Guido Hajenius works with an organization, iEmpathize, that is working to eradicate exploitation of youths. One of the programs is the Empower Youth Project, which empowers youth and equips adults to preventatively recognize and respond to issues of exploitation. He shared several moving videos about the various organizations and their works in helping bring awareness to human trafficking.
He talked about another Norma Bastidas and iEmpathize teamed up on a grueling, record-setting journey completing the worlds' longest triathlon all to fight Human Trafficking. There will be a movie premier on Friday, March 24th at the Downtown Independent Theater, 215 S. Main Street.
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Welcome Guests
This morning we welcomed:
Dwight Thompson
Angie Carrillo
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Photos from
Today's Meeting
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In other news
Polio Update - We're this close!
There have been no cases in 2017 of Polio due to the wild polio virus. The most recent case of Polio was November 2nd, 2016! Click on the link below for more information.