Monthly Archive for May, 2007

Wheelcharity Event

Published on May 15, 2007 in Community Service and Member Announcements. 0 Comments

The Rotary Club of Santa Barbara’s annual Wheel Chairity Race to help raise funding to purchase wheelchairs for people challenged by severe disability and poverty in developing countries. These wheelchairs are 1. cheap, but 2. also inexpensive to maintain because they are made of widely available parts (bicycle tires, etc.)

The fundraiser is called Wheelcharity and it will be in the Ledbetter beach parking lot on Sunday June 3rd. From 12pm to 3pm.

We will need Rotaracters down there to encourage the racers/people donating and to also just help setup

Many Rotarians are pledging money ($500+ a piece) to this fundraiser. It will be casual and fun!

The race is $50 for an individual, $500 for a corporation (4 person relay), $200 for a small business (4 person relay)
The $50 cost of an entry is enough for 1 wheelchair. The $500 cost of a corporate relay is enough for 10 wheelchairs.

Volunteer at the Children’s Festival. There Are Pony Rides, People!

Published on May 11, 2007 in Community Service. 0 Comments

Please email sb_rotaract@yahoo.com and tell me which shift you’d like to work on Saturday, May 19. This is fun volunteering. This is the stuff volunteering dreams are made of — an afternoon in a park with children frolicking in bounce houses with painted faces and playing tug of war with balloons tied to their wrists…

Please write and tell me which shift you’re available for:

Set-up: 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. (fewer children)

Shift 1: 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Shift 2: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Breakdown: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Don’t wait until later to commit. You’ll forget. You’ll miss the fun. Pick a time, email me and write it on your calendar.

Happy Hour at Sharkeez on May 17

Published on May 11, 2007 in Social Events. 0 Comments

Join us at Sharkeez at 6 p.m. on May 17 for a lively happy hour.

There are many reasons to go. Here are 3 reasons to attend the happy hour.

1.) You’ll meet new people. And whether or not you even get along with them, the meeting is always interesting. You get to practice asking questions and talking about yourself — good for dating, job interviews and future happy hours.

2.) You get free appetizers and bargain drinks.

3.) You’ll be supporting Rotaract and the economy.

There’s no cover charge!

Hidden Gardens of Montecito & Birdhouse Auction

Published on May 3, 2007 in Member Announcements. 0 Comments

Hidden Gardens of Montecito
SEVENTH ANNUAL GARDEN TOUR & BIRDHOUSE AUCTION
THIS SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2007, 1-5 PM
Tickets $75 per person

Join the CAMA Women’s Board for their Seventh Annual Hidden Gardens Tour. Spend a festive Sunday afternoon visiting fabulous gardens at three magnificent Montecito estates. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and wine at the Grand Finale garden and bid on one-of-a-kind birdhouses designed by well-known artists and personalities of the Santa Barbara area. KEYT’s John Palminteri returns as auctioneer.

Reservations are necessary.
Please call 805-967-4173 or email.

Proceeds benefit CAMA and its Music Education programs, including the Women’s Board Student Ticket Program, which enables junior and senior high school students to attend CAMA’s concerts at the Arlington Theatre.

BIRDHOUSE PREVIEW…
A selection of birdhouses are on display in the windows of
Saks Fifth Avenue, 1001 State Street, through May 4.

1st Thursday Art Event

Published on May 2, 2007 in Member Announcements. 0 Comments

The Santa Barbara Downtown Organization hosts 1st Thursday on May 3. Local art galleries stay open later, and many have live music, drinks and snacks, lectures and other special events.

Rotaract Member Adam will be in front of the SB Museum of Art at 6 p.m. if anyone would like to join him. Can’t make it by 6? Give him a call on his cell phone to find out where he is later in the evening and meet up with other Rotaracters — (805) 636-6078.

More information about the 1st Thursday schedule for May 3 is available here.