Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
– Margaret Mead
Monthly Archive for January, 2008
In case anyone checks the site at the last minute…
However, someone will be at the meeting spot so any stragglers also know that we’re not going to go mud sliding as a group tonight.
And now a word from our Social Chair Michelle:
Join us for Rotaract’s first happy hour of the new year on Friday, January 25th at the Sandbar on 514 State Street. The fun starts at 6 and there’s 1/2 off appetizers and 2-for-1 drink specials. Cheap food, cheap beer! What more could you ask for!? Hope to see you all there!
This June, the 2008 Rotary International Conference comes to Los Angeles. Considering this is truly an international conference, it’s incredibly convenient to have it in our backyard.
The conference is June 15-18, but Rotaract clubs from all over the world meet a few days earlier for a Rotaract pre-convention June 12-14.
The event is an opportunity to strike up conversations with people from all over the world. We can find out what sort of activities other clubs do, what traditions they have, how they’ve helped out in their communities. There’s also an international shopping center of sorts in which people sell goods from all over. For the Rotaract portion, we have the opportunity to join in some special trips — like a party on the Queen Mary, a tour of Sony studios, a performance at the Hollywood Bowl or dancing on the Sunset strip. We’ll also be able to partake in a service project at Griffith Park, and I think it involves frolicking around a huge park with kids!
The conference is $80 if you sign up before March 31. Once we figure out who’s going, we’ll meet to decide if we want to pay extra for some of the special events and how we can arrange for inexpensive housing while we’re there.
To sign up, print the form found here, fill it out and fax it in. Rotaract members cannot sign up online.
What you’ll need to know:
District: 5240
Club Name: Rotaract Club of Santa Barbara
We’re returning to the Boys & Girls Clubhouse on Anapamu Street this Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 6:30 p.m. for our monthly Rotaract meeting.
Where we’ll be: 602 W. Anapamu Street
From Carrillo: Go under Highway 101 heading toward the Mesa
Turn right on San Andreas St.
Turn right on W. Anapamu St.
The Santa Barbara Boys & Girls Clubhouse
Rotaract member/Clubhouse Director Lindsey Leonard will be our host. Thanks again, Lindsey!
If you can’t make it, be sure to check the Website, www.sbrotaract.com, in the coming days for important announcements about the Rotary International Conference, our service project in Mexico, this month’s night hike, how you can help the Amgen (bike) Tour of California, happy hour on Jan. 25 and other news!
We’ll also be unveiling our new logo at this week’s meeting!
The photos of our 2007 holiday party are now posted in the photos section of our site.
Thanks to everyone who made the evening so much fun!
