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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.

Current Meeting Status

Due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 Pandemic, our meetings going forward will be conducted via video conference only. Stay tuned for updates and please feel free to contact us.

2021-2022 Board Nominations

Posted by Ryan Mills on Dec 04, 2020

Every year, at this time, the presidential nominating committee (all active Past Presidents) get together and nominate a candidate to be the President Elect Nominee for the following year. Tonight it was announced that Mike Kort is their proposed candidate for President Elect.

Also, our current President Elect, Stephanie Sieminski, nominated candidates for her upcoming Board of Directors as follows:

President: Stephanie Sieminski
Past President: Mark Lowry
Secretary: Stephanie Angeli
Treasurer: Ryan Mills
Sgt At Arms: Rob Sherman
Club Service: Sally Tomniczak
Community Service: Bill Saunders
International Service: Rick Grossman
Youth Service: Mike Kort
Vocational Service: Phill Shapiro
Director at Large (Communications): Darrell Dumon
Director at Large: Linda Ferry
Membership Chair: Mark Lowry
Foundation Chair: Marin Kakachev

Various Community Projects by Simi Sunset

Posted by Ryan Mills on Nov 30, 2020

Like everyone else this year, COVID has thwarted a lot of planned Events/Fundraisers for Simi Sunset. But that doesn't mean we stop giving back and providing service above self. Especially during the Holiday season! It's time to regroup, rethink, and restrategize! People are still in need and our community still needs support. Take a look at the following projects our club completed in just the last month. If you find yourself wanting to participate, get in touch with our Club, our Club Service Chair, and/or our Community Service Chair. We are always looking for like-minded people and always available to support our community. www.SimiSunsetRotary.org

A Very Krispy Kreme Christmas

Posted by Ryan Mills on Nov 25, 2020

A Very Krispy Kreme Christmas! Our club is bringing Krispy Kreme to Simi Valley. Pick some up for your family. Pick some up as gifts. This is a perfect gift idea for our First Responders. How many dozens do you want? ORDER HERE!

Senior Center Holiday Food Drive

Posted by Ryan Mills on Nov 20, 2020

On December 12th, our Club will be having a food drive for the benefit of the Simi Valley Senior Center. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many seniors are experiencing the challenges of not being able to acquire the needed food during this upcoming holiday season.

Please come by the Senior Center and drop off any non-perishable items from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm on the 12th.

Or if you are unable to on this date, you may drop off food items at The Junkyard Cafe or City Printing at anytime. You may also call or text us and we will be happy to pick up (see the flyer for details).

Thank you and please share this.

Bar-Side Chat - Book Club

Posted by Ryan Mills on Nov 17, 2020

We had our first ever Bar-Side Chat about a book that a number of our members got to read. The book of choice to start us off: Seed Folks by Paul Fleischman. It was a quick book about people coming together from all walks of life and making extraordinary things. Much like Rotary! It was great to hear different points of view. This "book club" discussion could be a trend at Simi Sunset. Even the bell showed up on Zoom!

Monica White - Food Share

Posted by Ryan Mills on Nov 10, 2020

Monica White, President and CEO at Food Share of Ventura County joined us to explain how Food Share distributes millions of pounds of healthy food every year. She is looking for help with donations, volunteering, gleaning, and food drives. Learn more at Food Share's website: www.FoodShare.com

Election Day at The End of the Road

Posted by Ryan Mills on Nov 03, 2020

Instead of our traditional meeting, we had a social to watch the election day proceedings. It's not like we needed an excuse to hang out at the bar at The End of the Road.

Mike Kort - People of Action

Posted by Ryan Mills on Oct 30, 2020

Mike Kort, member and Club Service Chair of the Rotary Club of Simi Sunset, took action at our local Samaritan Center. One of their two dryers broke down and they couldn't afford to repair. Mike found a dryer on Simi Exchange, bought it, hauled it, removed the old unit and installed the new one. The Samaritan Center was appreciative and stated that the machine works great. Mike did all this on his own and gave Simi Sunset the recognition. That is service above self. That is INSPIRATION!

Peter Thommen - Systems Engineer

Posted by Ryan Mills on Oct 27, 2020

Systems Engineer, Peter Thommen, from Northrop Grumman gave us a brief lesson on satellites. Peter started his career as a software engineer in 1976 and is currently lead engineer of the team that tests software that flies satellites as space vehicles. Peter shared some stories and fun facts about how satellites work and what they do when they are no longer in commission.

Dr. Michaela Reaves - History Professor

Posted by Ryan Mills on Oct 20, 2020

Our second (and 3rd) in-person speakers of 2020! It's getting better all the time! Another great turn out for our speakers this evening. First, immediate Past District Governor, Savi Bhim spent a little time to give praise to club members that were on her District Staff last year. Congrats to Jill Haney, Maryann Fiore Hopkins, and Richard Grossman for all their hard work. Savi also presented ALL of them with a Paul Harris Fellow -- the highest honor in Rotary. It is well deserved! To end the evening, our speaker, Dr. Michaela Reaves, History Professor from Cal Lutheran, gave us a fun look at badly behaving US Presidents.