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Here is a link to check the weather for tomorrow. It will probably be in the mid/low 60s when we meet, so remember to bring a sweater!

Our second Group 8 Zoo day is tomorrow, Friday May 21. It starts around 4:30pm (you can come at any time though) and will go until it gets dark outside. The cost is $10 and includes entrance into the Zoo and dinner. There will also be some animal feedings and train rides! This is a great opportunity to socialize with all of our nearby Rotary Clubs and each other. Please RSVP to tara[at]sbrotaract.com

We hope to see you there. Email info with any questions.

I’m part of a team of graduate students at Northwestern University (in Evanston, IL) who are working on a project for Rotary International. We are gathering input from Rotaract members from the US and Canada. We are gathering feedback from a handful of clubs and are hoping yours will participate.

I’m writing to request that you distribute this survey to members of your Rotaract club and ask for their participation. The goal of the survey is to better understand Rotaractors’ attitudes toward Rotary as we tackle a project given to us by Rotary International’s general secretary, Ed Futa. We would be extremely grateful for your help in distributing this brief survey.

Please take 5 minutes and complete the survey here.

You may not recognize all the faces in the photo above. That’s because some of them are members of the Rotaract Club of San Luis Obispo, our neighbors to the north.

They’ve been doing great stuff for years under the leadership of Founding President Dominic Tartaglia. Now, the club celebrates its official charter.

Up for a mini road trip? We’re invtied to attend the Charter Celebration on March 13 at 6 p.m. at the Tartaglia Ranch* in San Luis Obispo. Please RSVP to Holly Dragovich at hdragovich@gmail.com by March 6 to ensure that they have enough steak, salad, garlic bread, ranch beans and cake for everyone. This event is BYOB — bring your own beverage. Adults may bring adult beverages.

* Please ask Holly for the ranch address or Tara, Liz or David. Since this is a private home, we are not posting the address on the blog.  

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To everyone who helped at Goleta Valley Beautiful this morning in the community or at the greenhouse, thank you.

We wish you fast recovery from any sore muscles and fast removal of dirt stains on your clothes.

Next stop: Disneyland!

See more photos of Goleta Valley Beautiful here.

A friendly reminder that it’s not too late to sign up for a volunteer day in exchange for a day pass to the Happiest Place on Earth – Disneyland! You can pick any event, but a bunch of Rotaractors are planning on working with Goleta Valley Beautiful this Saturday, Jan. 16 at 1PM.

You can sign up at this link. Just search by zipcode: 93117 and it should be the first result. Once you sign up and send a message to Ken Knight, you’ll get back an automated response. Tell Ken what event you want to work at and he’ll confirm then you can confirm with the Disney site.

If you have any questions, just email us at info@sbrotaract.com

Thanks to all who attended the Rotaract Holiday Party, the party organizers and California Pasta for donating dinner.

Here’s to 2010! The fun starts with our first meeting on Tuesday, January 5, at 6:30 PM at Silvergreens in Santa Barbara.

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Thanks to everyone who came out to help at Arroyo Hondo Preserve. We dug, planted, mulched and watered all morning long. When we were finished, we had helped native plants reclaim a corner of the reserve.

See photos from Arroyo Hondo Preserve here.