We’ll be hitting the trail again on Tuesday, August 28, at 6:30 p.m. We’ll meet in the evening for a stroll through the Douglas Preserve and perhaps down to Arroyo Burro (AKA Hendry’s) Beach. We may even do a little blufftop whale watching. Meet at the Borton Drive entrance to the preserve.
DIRECTIONS: From Las Positas, turn left on Cliff to go up the hill. Take a right on Mesa Lane. Take another right on Borton Drive and continue to the end of the street. It’s neighborhood parking, so as always, be respectful. Alternately, view the map.
All skill levels are welcome. This will be an easy walk to enjoy the striking blufftop views. It will not be as green as shown in the above photo. Friends are welcome. Dogs are welcome. Cameras are welcome.
Every year, the Pacific Coast Business Times honors 40 people under age 40 who are active in the business communities of Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.
If you or someone you know is under 40 and somewhat interesting, please nominate them. Bonus points are given for people who are active in community service in addition to their day job, who are owners of their own business, who have received recognition in their field, who are active in the business scene.
Whether they’re a lawyer, the owner of a tech company (hint hint) or an events coordinator for an active nonprofit, they could be eligible for a spot in the weekly business journal’s special report and a free dinner at the awards ceremony.
Type the person’s name, job title, company city, the person’s contact phone number, the reason for nominating them and the name and phone number of the nominator into an email. (Yes, you can nominate yourself.) Send it to newsroom@pacbiztimes.com soon — or by Sept. 7 at the latest. Questions? Call Managing Editor Ray Estrada at (805) 560-6950.
Disclaimer: I formerly worked for the Pacific Coast Business Times.
You could spend one Friday a month learning secrets to success and going behind-the-scenes in our county with Leadership Santa Barbara County.
As Dana explained at our August meeting, Leadership is a 9-month program (but only 1 day a month) that teaches useful leadership/life skills, creates amazing networking opportunities and helps you better understand where you live.
Each month the group tackles a different topic such as the environment, education, politics, arts and entertainment and community service. You spend part of the day getting lessons in leadership and the rest of the day participating in field trips, discussions and presentations about life in Santa Barbara. Some examples from last year’s class trips included the Chumash Casino, the police station, the Masonic Temple, the Museum of Art and MTD — to name a few.
Most businesses will cover the cost of participating because you become wiser about work and interacting with people. Learn more at www.leadsb.org. Applications are due by September 7.
Ryan O’Leary, also known as the Rotaract King of Fiesta, was honored at the August 7 meeting with the Distinguished Service Award for his work as chairman of the Fiesta committee.
Ryan put in countless hours to ensure that the booth ran smoothly in its first year. The product mix of water, Monster drinks, Arizona Iced Tea and 4 kinds of ice cream treats were popular in the hot afternoons, despite all the competition in El Mercado.
Thanks also to his committee — Michelle, Melanie and Rita — and to all of the volunteers who donated time to make the booth a success. We made new friends, and we even made a little money to put toward future projects!
We took our nearly-full-moon night hike to a nearly dry waterfall on July 30. As always, there was good conversation, good exercise and good scenery. We hiked up to the San Ysidro Waterfall in the front country.
We had some new guests who livened things up. Thanks to Amber and Evan for bringing their dog Charlie, who reminded us to take time to stop and smell the brush.
More photos are available on the photos page.
Our Rotary District, 5240, will sponsor 4 professionals between the ages of 25 and 40 to visit the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, in January 2008 as part of the Group Study Exchange program of The Rotary Foundation. During the three-week trip, the participants share personal knowledge of their own country and experience the customs, vocations and lifestyles of another.
The purpose of a Group Study Exchange is to promote international understanding and goodwill through person-to-person contact. While abroad, team members stay in Rotarians’ homes and have the opportunity to meet their professional counterparts. They also give presentations to Rotary clubs and other groups about their home country.
The Rotary Foundation provides a round-trip air ticket and local Rotarians in the host country provide meals, lodging and group travel in their district. Team members pay for personal and incidental expenses.
People interested in applying should be employed full-time in a recognized business or profession. Young professionals ages 25 to 40 are encouraged to apply. The application deadline is August 15, 2007.
* For an application or if you have questions, please contact Janet Napier, District GSE Chair, at (805) 965-7260 or e-mail janetnapier@cox.net.
President’s Note: This is an amazing opportunity, and I highly encourage anyone who is interested to apply. This is not the sort of thing to procrastinate about — it’s a trip to India that you will never forget at a price (nearly free) that you may never be offered again.
