The Rotary Club of Fillmore meets for breakfast meetings every Wednesday from 7:00AM to 8:00 AM at the Bel Air Café at Wm. L. Morris Chevrolet. Upcoming speakers include Fillmore City Manager Dave Rowlands (Sept. 9th) and Ventura County DA Greg Totten (Aug. Sept. 23rd).

On Wednesday, August 26th, Club members heard from VC Sheriffs’ Commander Tim Hagel about his running adventures with Cops Running for Charity. The groups has traveled to seven continents and participated in extreme running events in the Sahara Desert, Great Wall of China, Iceland, Easter Island, Siberia, Patagonia, New Zealand, Burma, Ireland and Antarctica. Since they began in 2003 they have raised $300,000. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has been a recipient every year in 2003, beginning with $1,000. They hope to give them $50,000 this year. Commander Hagel informed the Rotarians that his group has run 8,000 miles over ten years. This year they will hold a fund raiser Run/Race on Santa Cruz Island on October 17.

Rotarians will be distributing Student Dictionaries to all 3rd grade students within FUSD boundaries in September.

The Club will be holding the annual Casino Night fundraiser jointly with Fillmore FFA on Saturday, October 17th at the Fillmore/Piru Memorial Building. More information and ticket sales will be available soon.

For more information about the Rotary Club of Fillmore call 805-906-4114.