Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season! Our first meeting of 2010 is Tuesday, January 5 at 6:30pm at the downtown Silvergreens.
Victoria Bentley from the Montecito Rotary Club will be our guest speaker and will be telling us all about the international project in Africa that we are helping fund. It is going to be a great meeting, and I hope to see you all there!
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.
There will be no meeting on Tuesday, December 15.
Instead, we will celebrate together at our annual holiday party on Friday, December 18.
We don’t plan to share the party details with the worldwide Interweb, but you can find out more by emailing lucille@sbrotaract.com.
The Rotaract Club of Santa Barbara holiday party is home to one of the three best white elephant gift exchanges in town, tasty morsels and lots of fabulous 20-somethings. If you make the party your first Rotaract event, I assure you it won’t be your last one. You’ll be back for more. Just introduce yourself to Lucille via email first. lucille@sbrotaract.com.
Join us at Silvergreen’s for tonight’s meeting! It’s a new month, and we have a lot of good things to say about the past month, as well as exciting upcoming opportunities!
Join us at 6:30 p.m. August 4 at Silvergreens in Santa Barbara for our next Rotaract meeting.
Guest Speaker: Natalie Olivas, a personal trainer at SB Training, will share nutrition tips for busy professionals on the go. She’ll share good reminders about how to be healthy and likely teach you a few things you don’t know.
Natalie is certified by the International Sports Studies Association. She’s a Gaucho alumna who majored in biochemistry with a minor in exercise and health sciences.
In addition to our guest speaker, we’ll give updates about the next service projects and social activities. Stay tuned for our next beach cleanup, night hike and game night.
Mingle with other young professionals at our next meeting on Tuesday, July 21. Rotaract is partnering with Catalyst, a professional development lecture series, We’ll meet at the Canary Hotel (at the intersection of Carrillo and Chapala) at 6 p.m. to check in for the lecture, conduct a brief Rotaract meeting in the Coast bar at 6:15, and then grab seats at 6:45 to hear Niels Johnson-Lameijer’s advice on achieving your goals.
WHO: Niels Johnson-Lameijer spends his career helping individuals and organizations achieve their goals and live life to the fullest. He is an internationally certified Life Mastery & Corporate Coach, focusing on creating high-performance environments and an ideal work/life balance.
COST: $10 if you purchase your tickets in advance online at http://catalystsb.org/. $15 at the door.
WHY: (1) Ticket sales benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara. (2) This is a great professional development/networking opportunity. (3) We’ll be there, letting you know what Rotaract is up to. (4) Happy hour prices.
Our first June meeting will take place tomorrow (6/2) at Sharkeez in the back patio at 6:30 PM. Show up and learn about our recent volunteer projects, trip to San Diego, and upcoming opportunities such as Vicky’s 3000 and a fun night hike this week.
Don’t miss a special Rotaract meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the upstairs conference room of the Braille Institute at 2031 De La Vina Street (map).
Sharkeez on State, 6:30 PM. Come for the extended happy hour, free appetizers, guest speaker from the Pac Biz Times, and info about LOTS of upcoming events!
