CAMARILLO, Calif. -- February 9, 2005
WHO:聽 Student charter members and officers of the new 海角社区CI
Rotaract Club;
海角社区CI President Richard R. Rush;
Members of the 海角社区CI faculty and staff;
Camarillo Rotary Club and representatives of all 23
Rotary Clubs in Ventura County, plus a representative
of Rotary International, Rotary District Governor Jan
Lindsay of the Ventura East Rotary Club
WHEN: 聽Friday, February 18, 6 p.m.
WHERE:聽 Courtyard Marriott, 600 Esplanade Drive, Oxnard
A banquet will be held where California State University聽Channel聽Islands will receive a charter for a new聽Rotaract Club from Rotary International, which is聽celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.聽 The new聽club, which is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Camarillo, is part of an international organization of more than 175,000 members in 159聽countries which focuses on leadership and professional development as well as community and international聽聽service.聽 A Rotary International official will present the charter to President Richard R. Rush.聽聽Representatives from all 23 Ventura County Rotary Clubs聽will also be present to meet with faculty and staff to create business links and to offer support for the University.聽 Attendance is by invitation only.
Rotary International is a service organization with over 1.2 million Rotarian members in 166 countries, including聽former states in the now defunct U.S.S.R., and also聽China.
Rotarians all over the world are united in 鈥淪ervice Above Self鈥� to bring about world peace, through world understanding, through Rotary鈥檚 many scholarship and聽cultural education programs.聽 Rotary鈥檚 goal of bringing better health, clean water and humanity to the聽underprivileged corners of the world, has resulted in聽virtually wiping out the scourge of polio.
For more information, contact Joe Dacanay, past聽president of the Camarillo Rotary Club and co-chair of聽the Rotaract Committee of Rotarians, at 805-553-9551.
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海角社区 Channel Islands(CI) is the only four-year, public university in Ventura County and is known for its interdisciplinary, multicultural and international perspectives, and its emphasis on experiential and service learning. CI鈥檚 strong academic programs focus on business, sciences, liberal studies, teaching credentials, and innovative master鈥檚 degrees.聽Students benefit from individual attention, up-to-date technology, and classroom instruction augmented by outstanding faculty research. CI has been designated by the U.S. Department of Education as a Hispanic-Serving Institution and is committed to serving students of all backgrounds from the region and beyond. Connect with and learn more by visiting聽CI's Social Media.