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.

UPCOMING EVENTS, PROJECTS, AND FUNDRAISERS

Simi's Endless Summer Beer Fest

We bring you over a dozen craft breweries with over 20 beers to taste. Come sip under the sun and enjoy unlimited beer tastings featuring our local breweries, sway to the sound of good music, and enjoy eating from some of the best food trucks in town.
This is an event to promote our local breweries where the focus of the Beer Fest is on the beer! One hundred percent of all Beer Fest profits are donated in support of charitable, educational, and humanitarian causes.
Come on out for some excellent beer while supporting your local community! We look forward to seeing you there!

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Shoes for Little Souls Community Project

Posted by Ryan Mills on Jul 23, 2019

Shoes for Little Souls is a community service project hosted by the Rotary Club of Simi Sunset in partnership with The Samaritan Center and Kohl's Department Store in Simi Valley. The goal is to help homeless (or at risk) families get back-to-school clothing for their children. Children who will be able to feel better about themselves when they return to school next month. The community also comes together to support parents in difficult times. The 17th Annual shopping spree took place on Saturday, July 20, 2019.

This year, the Chair for Shoes For Little Souls, Mike Kort, brought together volunteers from many different organizations. Spearheaded by members of the Rotary Club of Simi Sunset, volunteers from Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce, Soroptomist, Kiwanis Club, Parents from Boy Scouts Troop 698, and several other community volunteers came to support the project. With a total of 39 volunteers, Mike made sure that there was at least one volunteer for every child to help shop.

Caroline Prijatel-Sutton - Coalition for Family Harmony

Posted by Ryan Mills on Jul 09, 2019

Our speaker tonight was Caroline Prijatel-Sutton, Executive Director of the Coalition for Family Harmony. The mission of the Coalition is to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault; to educate the community regarding violence against women, children, and men; to prevent the cycle of violence. Caroline gave us some very interesting stats on victims right here in our own back yard and how the Coalition has helped. You can reach them via their 24 Hour Hotline: 1.800.300.2181.

For more information, visit their website: https://thecoalition.org

Joey's First Meeting

Posted by Ryan Mills on Jul 02, 2019

As the new year begins, we like to break the ice with the new president and have a little fun at their expense. Instead of our traditional meeting for Joe, we planned to meet on the balcony of our normal meeting place. Joe is a contractor by trait, so we made a construction zone for him to conduct his meeting. Out on the balcony, we could be as loud and obnoxious as possible with our own power tools, drills, saws, hammers, music, and hamburgers. Our speaker "forgot to show up" and instead we created uniquely designed Rotary Wheels. Wheels that will haunt Joe for the rest of his term. Joe's task during the meeting (because he couldn't get through his agenda) was to take the lead in his pink apron and tool belt. He had to show us how to make these VERY creative wheels and add his personal touch with supplied, glitter, paint, glue, rhinestones, pipe cleaners, googly eyes, fuzzy balls, and pretty much anything else we could find at the time. Great first meeting Joe!

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Joe's Visit to Rotary International Convention

Posted by Ryan Mills on Jun 25, 2019

For the last meeting of the year, we had our very own President Elect, Joe Grossman, tell us about his adventures at the Rotary International Convention. This year's convention was in Hamburg, Germany. Joe brought us some Hofbrau Beer to taste while he explained German traditions, dining experiences, and the plethora of beers he had on the trip.

Linda Ferry's Demotion

Posted by Ryan Mills on Jun 22, 2019

At the end of every Rotary Year, we have a little fun by kicking out our current President. In usual fashion, we made her do things out of the ordinary throughout the day. She was dressed in an old flight attendant's outfit and was told to give flight instructions to strangers. Apparently she sang, willingly. By the time she got to her final destination, we had created "Ferry Land" -- a magical land of fairies at The End of the Road (AKA, Chuck's House). Guests were told to come as fairies and/or Raider fans (She is a Bronco's fan). Dinner was served and some well-constructed skits were presented, again, poking fun at her expense. At the end of the night, she was able to give out her awards for the year. THANKS FOR A FANTASTIC YEAR, LINDA!!!! For those interested in a PG Version of our event photos, please click here: ONLINE PHOTO ALBUM

Deputy Chief Brill - SVPD

Posted by Ryan Mills on Jun 11, 2019

Our speaker tonight was Deputy Chief Robert Brill of the Simi Valley Police Department. He spoke about Simi Valley's current crime rates, how they've dropped about 25% from last year, and what the SVPD is doing to be of better service to Simi Valley.

Sharon Thomas

Posted by Ryan Mills on Jun 11, 2019

Tonight we honored Sharon Thomas, a recently retired English Teacher at Hillside Middle School. Sharon (Mrs. Thomas to most) has been instrumental in changing the lives of so many children. She also helped facilitate in our Rotary District's Four Way Test Essay Contest. The goal of the contest is to encourage students to consider how “The 4-Way Test” (Rotary's ethical code of conduct) can be used in everyday decision-making. This is accomplished by expressing their thoughts in an essay that relates a case or story where they applied these principles in their everyday life. Winners are given a monetary award. Filling Sharon's shoes at the school and for our contest will be a hard task. She will definitely be missed. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK!!!!

Terry Talley's Trip to Peru

Posted by Ryan Mills on Jun 04, 2019

Tonight's speaker was our very own, immediate Past President, Terry Talley. He recently went on a Rotary trip to Peru. Rotary trips usually involve teaming up with other rotary clubs, both local and at the destination, to help with a project that the destination is organizing. These trips also help to realize what other countries are in need of and how Rotary can get involved. Terry mentioned a few projects that he got to help with.

Mystery Trip to Lancaster

Posted by Ryan Mills on Jun 01, 2019

For the past couple years, our club has enjoyed a Mystery Trip to a secret location planned by a member of the club. No one else knows where we are going and what we'll be doing. This year we were told to wear sports attire and meet at Simi High School parking lot. When we arrived, two vans were waiting for us and we were escorted off. Our excursion took us all the way out to Lancaster. You can imagine the anticipation in that long drive. Our first stop was Bravery Brewery where we enjoyed a couple beers, played some raffle games, and snacked. Then we all hopped in our vans and took another small trip to The Hangar -- The home stadium of the Lancaster JetHawks (a Minor League baseball team). We were given the VIP treatment with our own tables and BBQ and seats just behind home plate. The local team got smashed, but we all had a great time! A quick shout out to Cindy Belmonte... Thank you for planning this year's (and previous year's) Mystery Trip!!!

Fernan Diamse

Jul 23, 2019 7:00 PM

Team Red, White and Blue

Team Red, White and Blue is a national non-profit organization with a mission to enrich the lives of America's Veterans by connecting them to their community through social and physical activities. Nationally, there are 200 local chapters of Team RWB with over 190,000 registered "eagles." Team RWB Ventura County was established in 2014, and has over 350 members currently. Our goal is to provide low- or no-cost programming to Veterans and team members through forming partnerships with community leaders and supporters. Team RWB is open to military veterans, active duty military, and civilians alike, all with a mindset to build community and support.

Fernan Diamse is a U.S. Navy Veteran of 14 years. He served as a hospital corpsman with the fleet marine force in various parts of the United States and in South East Asia. He first learned about Team RWB in Spring of 2016 and found an organization that allowed veterans to find a sense of purpose and camaraderie after their military service. He found motivation and inspiration from fellow veterans in the community through social and physical activities. His passion and connection to the organization led him to join the leadership team of the Ventura County chapter the following year as the Social Director, and he currently serves as the Veteran Engagement Director

Iceoplex

Jul 30, 2019 7:00 PM

Offsite tour of Simi Valley Iceoplex

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