Rotary District 5240 District Governor Scott Phillips Theme!
President Laura welcomed everyone this morning to our jam packed meeting where we had the honor of hosting our District Governor Scott Phillips.
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President Laura did the invocation this morning.
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Flag Salute
Savi Bhim conducted the flag salute this morning.
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Rotary Foundation
Bequest Society
Eric Little talked about the two ways to make a donation to Rotary - Paul Harris Fellows and the Bequest Society. He highlighted the different levels in the Bequest Society ranging from $10,000 to $500,000.
This morning Eric announced that Tim and Kim Gray have become Bequest Society members with a lifetime donation of $200,000.
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We had the pleasure of inducting two new members this morning!
Alyssa Potter
Sylvie St. Laurent
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Our club is a Peacebuilder Club. The Peacebuilder Club program is designed to enhance Rotary International’s mission of, “advancing world understanding, goodwill and peace” through the promotion of programs and projects that align with our organization’s Seven Areas of Focus – in particular, the first: Peace, Conflict Prevention and Conflict Resolution.
This morning we invited administrators and principals from the SVUSD to come to our meeting and receive the book below, which will be placed in their school libraries.
The book is by Michael Nagler, The Nonviolence Handbook - A Guide for Practical Action. The forward in the book is by Mahatma Gandhi and says: For all those who have the faith that humanity can be redeemed by nonviolence and the courage to prove it. Nonviolence is the greatest power humankind has been endowed with.
Pictured above are: Superintendent Dr. Hani Youssef, Michael Hall (Royal HS), Aimee Spurbeck-Boian (Santa Susana HS), Scott Phillips - Rotary District Governor 5240, Dr. Stephen Pietrolungo (Monte Vista), Maria Sprowl (Apollo), Matt Guzzo, SVUSD Director of Secondary Education and President Laura.
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Kim Gray
Justin Honsinger
Ryan Mills
Josh Persky
Jan Phillips
Nathan Potter
Jerry Shaffner
Dwight Thompson
Adrian Jordan and Tiffany Chang
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Larry Borovay reminded everyone that our event is 8 days away! If you haven't already, please sign up. He will be having an All-Hands meeting next week - date, time and place TBD. We have 63 volunteers and 4 food vendors lined up.
We have sold nearly 540 tickets and to date raised around $30,000.
There is still time to purchase your raffle ticket...see below for details of the winning prize!
Oktoberfest Raffle
Tickets on sale now through October 31, 2022
Win a Trip to Europe
Germany - Czech Republic - Slovakia - Hungary - Austria
Ticket cost: $100.00 (Only 200 tickets will be sold)
Drawing date: October 31, 2022 or sooner if tickets sell out.
Buying a ticket already makes you a winner!
(Your purchase will help our club raise additional money to support this event!)
These Raffle Tickets are a VERY important part of the success to the festival. PLEASE either buy one (or more) or try and sell some!
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Kathryn Scroggin talked about the upcoming Relay for Life on Saturday, October 15th. Our club will be having a table there and we need volunteers to man it from 10 am - 6 pm. Sheets are on the tables now please volunteer!
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Anni Sumby talked about the upcoming Fredrick Michael Gibson Depression Awareness Run 5K/10K and half marathon, that will be held on Saturday, October 15th from 7 am - 10:30 am. She is looking for volunteers to come at 6:30 a.m. to help with set up. Please email her at ed@samcentersv.org if you can help out!
Visit www.FreeClinicSV.com/FMGRun for more information on the run itself.
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Family of Rotary Holiday Evening and Concert
Saturday, December 10th
Geovanny Ragsdale talked about this upcoming event in December. There are 50 spots available and 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 a dinner afterwards. Tickets are now on sale for $50 per person and this includes transportation to and from the event. See Geovanny for more details.
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: Distribution of thanksgiving dinners at the senior center
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Scott Phillips
District Assistant Governor Ryan Mills introduced Scott.
Our District Governor Scott Phillips talked about how he has visited so many clubs in our district and that he can clearly see that we are all making an effort to make our communities a better place.
He talked about the RI President Jennifer Jones' theme of Imagine and that she has made the following initiatives as part of her year:
--Inclusion
--Comfort and care of existing members
--Empowering women
He talked about his own theme - Let's Get Loud. He said he picked the color pink because it stands out. He said we should "get loud" about our club, our members, our community and to show our passion for doing good in the world. He said don't keep the gift of Rotary a secret that we should always be sharing it and to remember to wear our Rotary pins too!
He shared his impact reporting webpage, which really shows the value of volunteers and the hours they spend on projects in their community and world-wide.
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The next Food Fanatic dinner is Saturday, November 12 and the theme is Thai. If you want to attend please let Demi Fox know by texting her at: 805.490.1401
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District 5240 Conference November 18-20
Santa Barbara Hilton Beach Resort
633 East Cabrillo Blvd. Santa Barbara
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Bob Bibb - September 29th
Carolyn and Pierre Boucher - 34 years
October 1st
There are none this week.
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Past presidents in attendance this morning joined Mel Vines and President Laura as they welcomed the SVUSD people to receive their books this morning.
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Gary White was honored this morning and we learned about how long he has been a Rotarian as well as the many ways he has enjoyed being in Rotary and the ways he gives back -- lots of water!
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The Four-Way Test of the things we think, say or do is a test used by Rotarians world-wide as a moral code for personal and business relationships.
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A previous Guest, Leila Thayer-Malone, announced a Walk to End Alzheimers coming up in October. See Martha Macker if this is of interest to you.
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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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