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2019 Community Grants Awards

Posted on Apr 29, 2019

Rotary Club of Ojai Community Grants -- 2019

Community Grants Awards for 2019 Announced.

Thanks to the many participants submitting applications for a Community Grant.

A total of $15,000 has been awarded for the Rotary Club of Ojai Community Grants Program for 2019.

Click here for a listing of the allocation of these funds.

For more information regarding the Rotary Club of Ojai Community Grants Program, click the Community Grants Link.

Progress Update for India Global Grant Apr 2019

Progress Update on Global Grant in India

Our $87, 515 global grant for education for indigent children in Puri, India, has been funded, and work is underway! This is the culmination of hundreds of hours of work by Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Ojai, CA (D5240), and Srikshetra Puri Rotary Club in Puri, Odisha, India.

This grant will enable Prashanti International School (PIS) to provide quality education kindergarten through high school for indigent and fatherless children from Puri and surrounding villages, with an emphasis on English language learning and building strong values.

The most urgent task is to complete the outside work before monsoon season starts in June, when torrential rains will make it impossible to dig foundations for the boundary wall and gates, grade the school grounds for flood control, or build the approach road. It looks like we will meet this seasonal challenge. Thanks to contractor Rtn. Rabi Mohapatra for starting work as soon as the grant was approved, rather than waiting for funds to be deposited into the bank account on April 12!

These costly physical improvements bring Prashanti School one step closer to receiving the certification as an English education high school, so that bright indigent students will be eligible for exams that open up educational and vocational opportunities unimaginable without this schooling.

The photos below document the progress on the project in April 2019. What they do not show is the wonderful collaborative relationship, respect, and friendship that have developed between the Puri and Ojai Rotarians and the school principal as a result of the almost-daily WhatsApp communication about the grant.

Please click HERE for photos.

Rotary Club of Ojai Educational Foundation Announces 2019 Scholarship Program

The Ojai Rotary Club of Ojai Educational Foundation is pleased to announce the 2019 Scholarship Program.

Scholarships Available:

One four year John and Ginger Wilson College Scholarship of $20,000 per year for 4 years.
20 one year College Scholarships for $3,000 each.
4 one year Career and Technical Scholarships for $2,000 each.

Completed applications must be submitted to the Scholarship Committee by March 22, 2019.

For additional information, requirements, and applications, click on Rotary Club of Ojai Educational Foundation.

Rotary Hiking Club

Rotary Hiking Club meets every Sunday morning

For hike details text Deirdre (805) 640-5717

A Partnership That Builds Peace And Hope

Posted on Dec 27, 2017

Please follow the link below, to check out a District-5240 news article posted by our very own Leslie Bouché. The incredible work being done at the Prashanti School in Puri India, is a wonderful example of service above self and a heartwarming success story to boot. A special thanks to Leslie Bouché for sharing and for all your hard work! If you look carefully, you might just spot her amidst the many students.

http://rotarydistrict5240.org/Stories/a-partnership-that-builds-peace-and-hope

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C lick here for the Reminder Newsletter.

Nomad Foundation Blog

Terri Wolfe on Thomas Fire response

Terri Wolfe of HELP of Ojai describing HELP’s nimble and enormous response to the Thomas Fire.
Ojai residents were supported in 3 phases: emergency, housing, and financial. Case management services continue and the impact of the fire is expected to last for 2-3 more years.
Terri thanked Rotary Club of Ojai for our immediate cash award of $52,000.

Bosnia and Herzegovina Update - July 2017

Posted on Jul 25, 2017

Click HERE for an update to the Bosnia and Herzegovina Global Grant

Service to Women and Children Featuring Dr. Rob Skankey

This article was first published in the District Newsletter.

Ojai Rotary Reminder Newsletter

May 17, 2019

Ojai Rotary Scholarships

Arbor Day at Meiners Oaks Elementary School 2019

Fifth Friday Social April 5th, 2019

Young Americans 2019

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May 23
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Carl A. Gross

May 4, 1984

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Dick Weirick

May 7, 1989

30 years
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May 18, 2007

12 years

Andy Radford

May 31, 2019

Ojai Music Festival 2019 (Intern program - with Musicians)

Taft Gardens Luncheon

Jun 14, 2019

Speaker: Lawrence Nicklin, Landscaper and Botanist

Deirdre's Demotion Party

Jun 21, 2019

At the beautiful home of Mike and Lisa Malone

Gil Vondriska

Jun 28, 2019

Orbitz Flying Eye Hospital

DARK - July 4th Holiday

Jul 05, 2019

Club Assembly

Jul 12, 2019

New Projects for coming year. BBQ at Soule Park

Robert Rosenberg-The Power of Rotary

Jul 19, 2019

Scott Daigre-Tomatomania

Jul 26, 2019

Founder and Author of "Tomatomania"

Randy Strong - Rotary International Membership

Aug 02, 2019

Rotary International Membership Month

Catherine Meek-School on Wheels

Aug 09, 2019

xxx &yyy-Craft Talks?

Aug 16, 2019

Robert Stratton-Hoops for Hope

Aug 23, 2019

Local teen, Robert Stratton, founded “Hoops for Hope” to raise money for cancer and other causes.

Dark - 5th Friday Social

Aug 30, 2019

District Governor Savi Bhim visit, joint event with Ojai Rotary West

Karen Evenden - Ojai Womens Fund

Sep 06, 2019

Ojai Womens' Fund

Rich Block - Santa Barbara Zoo

Sep 20, 2019

Santa Barbara Zoo

Jamie Fleming - Ojai Chamber of Commerce

Oct 04, 2019

Ojai Chamber of Commerce

Greg Totten, Ventura County District Attorney

Oct 18, 2019

Ventura County District Attorney Program

Judith Hale Norris-Federal Courts of Appeal

Nov 22, 2019

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