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Feb 17, 2018 - Mar 18, 2018
Please join us in supporting our 70th Annual Youth Basketball Tournament! As Rotarians, we recognize the importance of teambuilding, discipline and sportsmanship, and this tournament helps our youth to develop all those important qualities. In partnership with the City of Oxnard, this tournament is the longest-running youth basketball tournament in the country, and we look forward to many more to come. The girls tournament takes place February 17-19, and the boys tournament runs from March 3 -18. Sponsorship opportunities and Rotarian sign-ups are available. |
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District 5240: 2018-2019
Jul 17, 2018 12:00 PM
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Growing Works/Turning Point Foundation
Jul 24, 2018 12:00 PM
Growing Works provides vocational training for those suffering from mental illness. The project, run by the Turning Point Foundation, provides those with mental illness with job-trainhing, employment and horticulteral therapy at a non-profit, wholesale plant nursery. Supervisor Linda Parks sits on numberous boards and commissions, and currently chair the Local Agency Formation Commission and the Ventura County Transportation Commission. A longtime advocate for people with mental illness, Supervisor Parks is the county's reprepsentative on Ventura County Behavioral Health Advisory Board, and was the 2014 Honorary Chair of the annual National Alliance on Mental Illness Ventura County Walk. She also organized several Senior Summits to assist senior citizens in Ventura County receive services. Supervisor Parks is a former Mayor of the City of Thousand Oaks, and holds a Master's Degree in Urban Planning from the University of Washington. |
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Oxnard Rotarian Craft Talk
Jul 31, 2018 12:00 PM
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Thomas Fire Help
Aug 07, 2018 12:00 PM
Last December, as the Thomas Fire raged, Emily leveraged her resources and connections to create a venture called Thomas Fire Help, which connects help with need on a grassroots level. Thomas Fire Help is a community-sourced online platform where survivors can quickly find what they need, from initial food and shelter to longer term needs like housing and recovery services. Thomas Fire Help played a pivotal role following the devastation of the Montecito mudslide. Emily worked tirelessly to acquire 64 volunteer pilots who would, over the course of the prolonged 101 freeway closure, provide lifesaving transport to over 117 recovery personnel; doctors; and patients with urgent medical appointments. Originally from Colorado, Emily graduated from Cal Lutheran University with majors in Communications and German and a minor in Philosophy. She has been named one of the top 40 under 40 Business Leaders by the Pacific Coast Business Times; received Mayor Garcetti’s 2016 Small Business Recognition Award, and is the 2018 Alumni of the Year for the Ventura County Leadership Academy. In 2011, Emily launched VISIONALITY, which strengthens and runs the business operations side of nonprofits, allowing the organizations’ internal staff and volunteers to focus on the passion and programming necessary to deliver their missions. Emily’s highly skilled team works with organizations who know they can do more and want dedicated, problem-solving experts with the resources and knowledge to propel them forward. with a mission to help organizations dream big and a commitment to transform their dreams into reality. VISIONALITY was recently named the #1 Best Place to Work by the Pacific Coast Business Times in their Small Business category. Emily is also a Board Member for the California Lutheran University Center for Nonprofit Leadership. |