1. We will be OFFSITE on Thursday, November 3rd at the Boys & Girls Club.
2. There will be a special presentation at the Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce on Monday, October 24th highlighting World Polio Day -- 6:30 p.m.
3. District 5240 has agreed to provide $25,000 to the Simi Valley Hospital for a naming opportunity at one of their nursing stations. Our own club voted to provide an additional $20,000 for improvement of the admission station.
4. Highlighted a great story in this month's Rotarian Magazine.
Rat Fink
Craig Foster was Rat Fink this morning and took the opportunity to give members credits and debits as well as share photos from FaceBook of our Dodger fan members!
Hardly Strictly by Dan
Dan read a ditty from Kris Kristofferson titled - Here Comes That Rainbow Again.
Hats Off Goes To...
Savi Bhim received the Hats Off Award this morning for all the work she does at the district level.
Announcements
YES! - Youth Empowerment Summit
Gregg Hartman talked about this year's YES! - Youth Empowerment Summit - it will be held at Camp Rotary on Saturday, November 12th. He shared some of the ethic questions that the attendees are asked to consider. Both students and volunteers are needed! See flyer in this bulletin below for more information.
Family of Rotary Campout - PLEASE READ IMPORTANT DETAILS
Larry Borovay reminded everyone that we will be having our first Rotary Club of Simi Sunrise camp out on Saturday and Sunday, October 22-23. You can just come for the day/night to hang out and not sleep out.
1. Dinner will be at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday and if you are spending the night you can come at 4:00 p.m. to set up. IMPORTANT:Drinks are on you own!
2. Brush up on Corriganville trivia -- it WILL be important!
3. DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 7001 Smith Road -- Take Kuehner south to Smith Road (Just past Katherine) and turn left and go until it ends!
Family of Rotary Potluck Dinner
Pam Perry announced that our next Family of Rotary potluck dinner will be on Saturday, November 5th at Hal and Carol Reniger's house - 3150 Travis Avenue. Carol will be making her special brandied chili and the theme is comfort food! Sign up sheets are on the tables now.
Offsite - November 3rd - Boys and Girls Club
Larry Silverman announced we will not be meeting at the Grand Vista on November 3rd -- we will meet at the Boys & Girls Club.
Volunteer Opportunities
Carol Boucher announced the following volunteer opportunities for our members:
1. The sign up sheet is up on an easel for this year's Thanksgiving Dinner at the Senior Center on Wednesday November 23rd.
2. Upcoming YES! needs volunteers also.
3. The Simi Valley Park District is having a carnival on Halloween and need volunteers. Please contact Carolyn if you can help - carolyndboucher@gmail.com
Sign up sheet for our Thanksgiving Dinner!
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PROGRAM
Larry Hibbler
Simi Valley Ford
We had the pleasure of hearing from Larry Hibbler -- Simi Valley Ford. He shared his life story of how he came from a sharecropper's family in Mississippi -- the poorest state in the country!
He was able to come to California at the age of 19 and started a job at Felix Chevrolet where he worked for 12 years. Eventually, he moved over to a Ford Dealership where he learned the ropes of running your own business and was offered the opportunity to run the one he does now in Simi Valley!
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Welcome Guests
This morning we welcomed the following guests:
Terry Marvin
Susan Joseph
Fran Bollinsen
Bob Donnelly
Lara Satler
Bob Donnelly
Lara Satler
Susan Joseph and Fran Bollinsen
Terry Marvin
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Photos from
Today's Meeting
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Member Spotlight
Dan Gesell
Professional CFP
Family: Married - wife Cathy and children, Ryan, Sean and Kellie.
Why I'm in Rotary:
Rotary represents forming a connection to helping my fellow citizens both locally and around the world.
Passions, hobbies, interests:
Listening to music, wine tasting and spending time with the grandchildren.
One of my most embarrassing moments:
Going to a friends wedding and while waiting for the ceremony to start I noticed I was wearing one black and one brown sock.
On my bucket list:
Visiting Eastern Canada and experiences the French influences.
In other news
Photos from our last
Community Service Event - Smoke Alarm Installation!
More than 35 homes had 60 smoke alarms installed!
"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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