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We meet regularly to not only form bonds and friendships, but we also strive to improve lives locally and around the world. We invite you to be our guest at one of our meetings, and share with you the benefits of membership. We meet Tuesday at 7:00 PM at the Wood Ranch Golf Club in Simi Valley. At our meetings, you can always count on good food, an interesting program, and great fellowship.

Interact Club

Posted by Ryan Mills on Jan 28, 2020

Tonight's meeting was led by the Interact Club at Santa Susana High School. Simi Sunset's Charter. Interact is the stepping stone into Rotary. They hold their own meetings, have a board of directors, and plan community events. These kids are our future and we couldn't be prouder.

Gregory L Davis - NASA

Posted by Ryan Mills on Jan 21, 2020

Gregory L Davis is the Principal Technologist at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA. He came to speak to us about the how the lab came to be and what it's doing currently. More importantly, he talked about the rovers and other devices that they've sent to Mars and the data they are collecting. He was very excited to announce that there is an upcoming mission to land another Rover in July of this year. For those who are interested, you can watch JPL building this rover live on YOUTUBE.

John Loprieno - Performing Arts at Moorpark College

Posted by Ryan Mills on Jan 14, 2020

John Loprieno is an American actor and writer and has appeared in many TV shows and soap operas. John also happens to be the Department Chair for the Performing Arts program at Moorpark College. John had many inspirational things to say about his career, how he got into acting and of course the wonderful things Performing Arts program is doing. A production of Romeo & Juliet is coming up soon!

Hamed Khalkhali, Ph.D - AeroVironment

Posted by Ryan Mills on Jan 07, 2020

Hamed Khalkhali, Ph.D, is the Vice President of Engineering at AeroVironment. AeroVironment is an American defense contractor headquartered here in Simi Valley, that is primarily involved in unmanned aerial vehicles--drones. Hamed spoke openly about drones they have created and what they are used for.

A Thank You Card from Simi YMCA

Posted by Ryan Mills on Jan 07, 2020

Back in November, a few of us PAINTED the YMCA at Santa Su Elementary School. They, in turn, showed their appreciation. Thank you for the thank you!

Stephen Silver - Cartoonist

Posted by Ryan Mills on Dec 17, 2019

Stephen Silver is a professional British artist, cartoonist and character designer. He is best known as the lead character designer for the animated series "Kim Possible." He's worked on much more and is also an Art Instructor. This evening, he shared how he got into this career and then we had a little fun. He gave us a quick tutorial on some character work and for about 15 minutes we were all his students. Again, it's surprising to see the amount of talent we have in our club.

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Simi Sunset Christmas Party

Posted by Ryan Mills on Dec 14, 2019

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(More photos coming soon. Check again later. Also, upload your own!)

Max Copenhagen - Ventura County Civil Grand Jury

Posted by Ryan Mills on Dec 10, 2019

Max Copenhagen and his colleague are Grand Jurors in Ventura County. They came to share exactly what they do as a Grand Juror and how to become one. Per the County of Ventura... By law, to become a grand juror a person must: (1) be a citizen of the United States, 18 years of age or older; (2) have been a resident of Ventura County for one year immediately prior to being selected; (3) be of ordinary intelligence, sound judgment, and good character; and (4) have sufficient knowledge of English to understand and report grand jury business. A person may not serve on the grand jury if he or she: (1) is currently serving as a trial juror; (2) has been discharged as a grand juror in any court in California within one year; (3) has been convicted of misconduct in office or any felony or high crime; or (4) is serving as an elected public officer.

Gabe Solberg - DISC Personality Assessment

Posted by Ryan Mills on Dec 03, 2019

Gabe Solberg is a Senior Learning Specialist at Cydcor. Cydcor is a company that helps their clients obtain and retain customers. Part of Gabe's positition at Cydcor is to help staff with understanding of different personality traits and human behavior. Pyschologists believe that understanding personality traits will help build better relationships at work, home, and every day life. Before the meeting began, Gabe had us all take a quick assessment using DISC. DISC is a behavior assessment tool based on the DISC theory of psychologist William Moulton Marston, which centers on four different personality traits which are currently Dominance (D), Influence (I), Steadiness (S), and Conscientiousness (C). During the meeting Gabe explained to us what our results meant. Quite interesting to hear everyone's results and how they relate to our actual relationships.

New Member - Gary Paul

Posted by Ryan Mills on Dec 03, 2019

Tonight we inducted a new member. Please welcome, Rotarian Gary Paul!