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.
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
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! 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!
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).
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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, 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
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, 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!
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.