In the beginning...
Betsy Watson, President of RCO kicked off the meeting, welcoming guests and members.
Suzanne Scar to lead the flag salute.
Marty Babayco shared his gratitude in a heartfelt invocation:
Grateful
By Marty Babayco
Let us be
Grateful today for being able to meet in person
To be able to sit across from one another and share a meal together
To see our faces (without a mask or a Zoom monitor)
To catch up with one another
To share our stories, talk of our joys and our sorrows
To talk about our children and our significant others
To interrupt and laugh out loud
To make plans together for the future
Today, let us be
Grateful for this club and its members and especially our new members
Grateful for our beautiful community in which we live
Grateful that we have helped each other weather this pandemic together
Grateful that we are mindful that in Service Above Self, we have so much to do
And… Grateful that as Rotarians, we will continue to seek and faithfully fulfill our obligations as neighbors to our community, our nation, and our world.
Today, I am grateful… for all of you
Thanks to greeters Kathy Yee, fining Tony Thacher, reminder editor Andy Gilman, room setup Bill Prather, Carl for photography. Thank-You for making our meetings special and memorable.
On this day in 1885 Mark Twain published the "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”.
Upcoming Programs:
- Craig Walker - Ojai Historic District
Feb 25, 2022
- Kara Hooper - O-Higher Ed
Mar 04, 2022
- Lanny Kaufer - Medicinal Herbs of California
Mar 11, 2022
- Pradeep Kapadia - Kapadia Education Foundation
Mar 18, 2022
Announcements
Indoor mask mandate is lifted for vaccinated people. I encourage
you to continue your safety measures of staying home when you
have symptoms, consistent hand washing, and keeping some
distance between us. I welcome your choice to continue to mask if
that is in your comfort zone or if you haven’t taken the vaccine.
Living Treasure ballot nominations going out soon. Please think of who
you will nominate, to recognize our local heroes who go above and
beyond in their lives of community service. Visit our Living Treasures website at: RCOLT.org to see a short video of last year's LT induction ceremonies, download a paper ballot, and vote!
Taste of Ojai - auction announcement by Kathy and Suzanne. This is our major fundraiser of the year so let's give it our full support and volunteer. Signups will be sent to you by email (SignUpGenius) and at the meetings. Carl and Renee
Halbrook are in charge of volunteers.
Cheree and Greg: Membership news and Blue Badges
Blue Badge Presentations: Cheree Edwards and Greg Webster for Fern Barishman, Renee Halbrook and Kevin Davis.
The Program: Erik Wilde-State of Real Estate in Ojai
Erik Wilde of LIV Sotheby’s gave an update on the state of Real Estate in the Ojai Valley.
The big takeaway from Erik’s presentation is that Ojai is clearly a seller’s market, and that if someone is interested in buying a home they should act now. Further, given COVID, it is unclear how to predict future housing prices.
You can see Erik's presentation at:
Final Thoughts...
“Buy land, they aren't making it anymore.”
– Mark Twain.
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