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Welcome to the Rotary Club of Ojai - #674

We meet In Person

Fridays at 12:00 PM

Aquinas Center of St. Thomas Catholic Church Activity Center

185 St. Thomas Drive
Ojai, CA 93023
United States of America

Mailing Address: Post Office Box 511, Ojai, CA 93024

2022 Community Grants Announced

Rotary Club of Ojai Community Grants -- 2022

The Rotary Club of Ojai will distribute profits from our fundraiser "Taste of Ojai "to local 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations serving Ojai Valley residents. This year we are pleased to donate $30,000 back to the community.

The focus of this year’s awards will be on community building projects in the Ojai Valley. The Rotary Club of Ojai seeks to help revitalize our community: much has been "on pause" during the Covid epidemic. How would the proposed project serve and increase a sense of community in the Ojai Valley?

Organizations which provide for charitable needs in the Ojai Valley are encouraged to apply.

Click here to download the application.

Please submit completed applications to ojairotarygrants@gmail.com

The deadline for applications is extended to March 5th, 2022.

RCOEF awards scholarships totaling $150,000 in 2021

The Rotary Club of Ojai Educational Foundation (RCOEF) awarded 31 scholarships valued at over $150,000 to 2021 high school graduates of the Ojai Valley.

Rotary Invests in the Future

The Rotary Club of Ojai joined a club in Bend, Oregon and a club in Gaborone, Botswana to provide a $30,000 global scholarship grant in order for a young doctor in Africa to complete her advanced training to become a certified surgeon. She will be only the fourth fully certified surgeon in the public health system that services over 1.8 million people in Botswana.

Please click on the link below for the full story which is posted on the District 5240 newsletter.

https://rotarydistrict5240.org/documents/en-ca/a928b34d-212b-4d08-925d-8b1a5301d7da/1/

OJAI ROTARY GLOBAL GRANT FOR PRASHANTI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, PURI, INDIA

Please click on the link below to read a great story by Leslie Bouche, Chair of the International Committee. It describes the efforts to generate a global grant for Prashanti International School in India. It provides details of the grant and lists the many Rotary Clubs and other partners which provided the support. The story was written for the District 5240 newsletter.

https://rotarydistrict5240.org/stories/ojai-rotary-global-grant-for-prashanti-international-school-puri-india

ROATAN CLINIC—A VOCATIONAL SERVICE TEAM PROJECT

Please click on the following link to read an interesting story written by Carl Gross. It outlines the history and services provided to medical services to the underserved residents of the island of Roatan in Honduras. The effort has been supported by our International Service Committee and several members of our club. The story was published on the District 5240 website.

https://rotarydistrict5240.org/Stories/roatan-clinic%E2%80%94a-vocational-service-team-project

Get Acquainted Talk

The Three Amigas rock the house!

Sue Gilbreth, Cindy Fring, and Kathy Yee give a great Get Acquainted Talk with Music, Recital, and mucho gusto!

Movie Night in Your Car @ Nordhoff High School

On Friday, July 31, 2020, our wonderful social committee hosted a movie night in your car at Nordhoff High School. The 2019 award-winning film was The Peanut Butter Falcon. It was a great event on so many levels. #rotariansatwork having too much fun!

International Service Committee

Rotary Club of Ojai: International Service Committee

The Rotary Club of Ojai’s International Service Committee (ISC) is a very active part of our Club. Over the past several years, we have developed long-term, close working relationships with communities in several countries such as Roatan, Niger, India, Bosnia, Ghana, and Cuba. Ojai Rotary has provided grants to support and help create sustainable, positive change in the areas of medical care, economic development, education & literacy, and water & sanitation. Here is a partial list of our club’s international projects:

May 2020 Peace Ambassador Award Meeting, presented to two Ojai Unified School District students

Check out the May 2020 Peace Ambassador Award meeting, presented to two Ojai Unified School District students, in collaboration of the Rotary Club of Ojai.

Helping our International Partners During Covid-19 Emergency

The Rotary Club of Ojai, California, has had International projects in Niger and India for many years. During these challenging times of Covid-19 pandemic and economic disruption, we are focused on finding ways to help these communities face the threat of illness and food insecurity.

Rotary Club and Help of Ojai

Posted on Apr 02, 2020