Just a friendly reminder that the District Conference is this weekend (Oct 23-25) in Ventura. It is not too late to register and the fee is very reasonable. Please click on the link above to find all the information you need.
For those already registered or who plan on attending, please coordinate with Tara (tara [at] sbrotaract.com) for carpooling. We are not spending the night so we’ll drive down and back each of the three days.
Happy 3 (and then some)-year anniversary to the Rotaract Club of Santa Barbara.
Thank you to all the Rotarians who have supported the club through these formative years and to the Rotaractors who make it so much fun.
We had a fantastic party at the Dos Pueblos Ranch beach. Thanks to our wonderful hosts and caterer Lori Cordova of the Vandenberg Village Rotary Club. See more photos of the 2009 anniversary party here.
Do you need a suit for an interview? The Suit Outlet is offering a special for Rotary until July 4, 2009. Buy and suit and show proof of your Rotary membership and you’ll get 10% off the wholesale price AND our club gets a donation of 10% of the ticket price.
They are located at 1804 Holser Walk, Suite 115 in Oxnard.
Email us if you have any questions.
As part of a recession special for our members, I’d like to tell you about a study that my company is doing that will net you a $100 or $150 VISA Gift Card. This is extremely easy to do and if you qualify, it’ll just take 60 minutes of your time to complete. Please note the requirements and do not try to apply if you don’t meet the criteria. You will be rejected.
Here’s the skinny:
We need people who:
Make purchasing decisions for their company
Conduct conference calls with more than 3 people
Do NOT use any Citrix Online products
Interested? We need to ensure that this is a good fit for you. Please contact Jill Christ (jill dot christ at citrix.com) or fill out our online form and we will contact them if they match the requirements for this activity:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=2BnqRgXGaDKvrjfQ6f05Cg_3d_3d
Participants who qualify AND participate will receive a gift certificate, after completing the 60 minute feedback session.
Please cc me as well: david [at] sbrotaract.com
CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER.
Ready for a hike? It’s an easy one with a great payoff!
We’ll meet at the Panda Express in the La Cumbre Plaza shopping center at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11.
From there, we’ll carpool up to the Knapps Castle trailhead. Note: We’re not taking Snyder Trail (which is long). We’re starting from East Camino Cielo, which means that the hike is about 1 mile round trip.
Knapps Castle is some cool ruins. It will be a nice place to relax in the moonlight and maybe make friends with people who are ready to try their first night hike with us.
Dress warmly. Bring water and possibly a snack. Wear sensible shoes and bring a flashlight or headlamp. Friends welcome.
Please RSVP to Liz with your phone number at liz@sbrotaract.com. See you at Panda Express!
It’s time once again for our 3rd annual holiday party!
We’ll meet at Liz Werhane’s house on Saturday, December 6 at 7:00PM.
Dress festive and enjoy yummy appetizers and desserts, delicious drinks, karaoke and lots of holiday cheer!
**Bring a wrapped gift valued at less than $10 that would be appropriate for either gender if you want to participate in our gift swap!
$5 Members — You can sign up for membership or renew at the door.
$10 Non-members
Please RSVP by Dec. 4th via the Evite or to Michelle at michelle@sbrotaract.com.
Rotary set a Guinness world record for the most books collected in a 7-day period by collecting 242,624 books for children in grades K-3 with the book drive at the Rotary International Convention earlier this month. Story here.
Our club donated 342 books. Thanks so much to everyone who contributed, especially big donors like Nilagia and Leana! Thanks also to everyone who helped carry them through the Los Angeles Convention Center!
The books will go to students in Los Angeles area schools.
On Monday, June 23,** five members of Rotaract clubs in Germany will be hanging out in Santa Barbara. **NEW DATE
We got to meet them at the Rotaract Pre-Convention at the International Conference in Los Angeles, so we know they’re fun!
The plans are somewhat tentative, but we’ll likely go to a happy hour and dinner downtown. They’ll also be around during part of the day for those who don’t have to work.
If you want to hang out with them, contact Rita — ritanewhouse@hotmail.com — or Liz — sb_rotaract@yahoo.com. Be sure to include your phone number because we may not be able to confirm the plan until the actual day.
Rotary wants to collect 250,000 children’s books at the International Convention in June.
The Rotaract Club of Santa Barbara wants to help.
Last year we collected new and used children’s books and donated them to an after-school program through People’s Self-Help Housing. This year, we have a chance to be part of a much larger effort.
Here’s how you can participate:
If you order books on your own, please let us know. It would be great to track how many books out club donates! Rotary wants to build a mountain of books. I’m a fan of literacy. Aren’t you? Kids need more to read than blogs. This is an exciting international effort. Thanks in advance for participating.
If we can get enough Web developers interested, we’d like to sponsor a 24-hour Web site design project to help nonprofits establish their Web sites.
The idea: Teams of Web developers, designers and database experts work for 24 hours to create or overhaul a local nonprofit’s Website – for free.
For nonprofits: Nonprofits would apply to get the free help. They would have to provide guidance on the site’s construction: purpose, content, images, etc. A representative from the nonprofit would be on hand for the 24-hour blitz, but the Web teams would not know which site they’re working on until the day of the event.
For developers: All the developers would spend a day at a local venue with the needed equipment and a representative from the nonprofit. They’d have meals provided for them. In addition to free food and good karma, the developers would be able to add the nonprofit’s Website to their portfolio and possibly benefit from publicity that the event would get.
This idea is modeled on the F1 Overnight Website Challenge planned for Minneapolis .
** Right now, we’re gauging the interest of the community. If you know someone who would be interested in participating as a developer or designer, please encourage them to email and let us know!
