Deepa Willingham, a local Rotarian and mother of Rotaractor Reena, is the driving force behind an incredible education program for women in India. She’s trying to win a huge grant from American Express via an online popularity contest. Please help.
The program could win up to $1.5 MILLION dollars from American Express. Here’s info about the program your votes could support: www.paceuniversal.com
Use this link to vote http://www.membersproject.com/project/view/NPW3H0
You should be able to click the “nominate this project” button on the right side of the page. It will ask you to sign up — email address, name, password — as a guest member. The project is called ERADICATE POVERTY w/ EDUCATION & LITERACY. It is in the Education and Achievement Gap category.
Please join us for our bi-monthly meeting to hear about Club activities. We will have a special guest speaker from the Santa Barbara City Fire Department. Here are directions to the meeting location at the Fire Department’s Training Facility:
101 to Garden Street off ramp
Turn towards the ocean on Garden (from 101N turn left, from 101S turn right)
Left on Yanonali
Right on Calle Cesar Chavez
Right on Quinientos
Left on Olive Alley
Right into training facility
Address: 30 South Olive St.
Please park within the fenced area of the tower facility, either on the concrete or in the dirt parking area.
A friendly reminder that our monthly night hike will take place tomorrow 8/14. We are meeting at the Panda Express in La Cumbre plaza at 6:30 PM. Please be on time!
Contact Liz Werhane (liz@sbrotaract.com) and provide your name and mobile number to RSVP.
We’re having a happy hour at Rotaract member Rita’s house on Friday, August 15th at 6:30. Now’s your chance to catch up with fellow members and sample some tasty food and beverages. All you have to do is bring your favorite dessert or appetizer and we’ll provide the rest. Please RSVP to Michelle at michelle@sbrotaract.com and include what dish you’d liketo bring. Cheers!
A reminder to all that our first August meeting will be on 8/5 at 6:30 PM. We are meeting at The Santa Barbara Historic Trust, located at 129 E. Canon Perdido St. The lot will open at 5:45 PM.
