During Halloween, Rotaract volunteered for Downtown Rotary’s masquerade ball, raising thousands of dollars for needy foster kids. On Dec 15 and 16, after work. they are going shopping for holiday gifts for the kids. The time is TBD but defintely in the evening, after work. It will only take about an hour and I think it will promise to be very rewarding.
Dec 15 – Macy’s
Dec 16 – K-Mart (though this date and time conflicts with our general meeting).
If you are interested in helping on the 15th, please email me. david [at] sbortaract.com
Thanks!
The Goleta Rotary Clubs have invited Rotaract to join them at their Holiday party, held this year at the Santa Barbara Yacht Club. The event is on December 15 from six to nine P.M. with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres being served early on and then a dinner at 7 PM. The tickets are $65 / person.
If you are interested, please contact Barbara Tzur (barbara.tzur@brylen.com) or Julie (julie@hbarchitects.com) for reservations. Mention you are part of Rotaract for a potential discount in admission.
The downtown Rotary club is putting on their annual Family BBQ on the 19th and wanted to extend an invitation to you and the other members of Rotaract to attend the event. The BBQ will provide an opportunity for members of Rotary and Rotaract to interact in a social environment over food, beer/wine, music (http://www.glendessaryjam.com/history.html), and line dancing (Lisa Stecker will be leading some post dinner dancing lessons). If anyone from the Rotaract club is interested in attending, as well as friends of members, feel free to have them get in touch with Tracy York by email (tracy@nozaresearch.com) or cell at (805) 441-2554. We are asking that people pre-register before the event so we have a good idea of how much food we will need day of.
Event: Family BBQ/Picnic
Date: Sep 19, 2008 at 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Fee: $22.00 per Person
Location: View Map
Hope Ranch Private Beach, Picnic Areas #1 & #2
Las Olas Drive at Las Palmas
Turn on Las Olas, through Gate)
Santa Barbara, CA, 93110
Details: Annual Family BBQ/Picnic at Hope Ranch Beach Friday – September 19th 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Country/Western Theme $22 per person
Whether you’re an official liaison or just want to visit a Rotary Club to see how they run meetings, here’s a list of meeting locations and time. Remember, unlike Rotaract, they meet weekly!
Goleta Noontime – Tuesday at Noon – Elephant Bar
Montecito – Tuesday at Noon – Montecito Country Club
Goleta – Tuesday at 6:30 PM – Elephant Bar
SB Sunrise – Wednesday at 7:00 AM – Santa Barbara Club
Carpinteria Morning – Wednesday at 7:00 AM – Carpinteria Women’s Club
SB North – Wednesday at Noon – Harry’s Plaza Cafe
Carpinteria – Thursday at 11:45 AM – Community Center, Lion’s Park
Santa Barbara (Downtown) – Friday at Noon – Fess Parker’s Doubletree Resort
Join Rotaractors and Rotarians from Westlake Village to San Luis Obispo at the yearly District Conference in Santa Maria on October 11 and 12.
Rotary has assembled a special Rotaract Package, offering us a huge discount on the usual rate. For $55, attend as much of the following as you’d like:
Saturday
– breakfast
– morning session with key speakers (8:45 a.m. – noon)
– picnic and concert at Rotary Centennial Park (12:30-3:30 p.m.)
– evening reception (5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.)
Sunday:
– breakfast
– morning session with key speakers, including former Rotaract president Liz (8:45-11:30 a.m.)
You can also UPGRADE to include the District Governor’s dinner banquet on Saturday night for an additional $20. It’s a festive affair with live music, a speech by a former Rotary International president and good food. Only 20 banquet spots are available for Rotaract members at this special price.
If you’re interested, please complete this form and mail it with your check to the address on the form. Also, if you would like to arrange an overnight stay in Santa Maria, whether camping for $10/night or sharing a hotel room, please email Liz.
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.
We’ve posted the liasons to each Rotary Club on the About page. Whether you’re a Rotarian wondering who should be visiting your club or a Rotaractor wondering how you can get involved, check out the page.
It’s time to celebrate another year of good friends and good service! We’re turning two and having a party on Tuesday, July 22 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the home of Scott and Lisa Burns, a couple of local Rotary members.
You should come! Enjoy great food, and drinks while networking and hanging out with friends. Plus it’s the perfect opportunity to bring new people you know who are interested in joining. (It’s a more enticing event for newbies to come to than an outdoor clean up project. Let’s ease them in.)
Please RSVP as soon as possible to info@sbrotaract.com if you’d like to come. Remember it’s free. Dress classy casual, and as your mom would tell you, bring a sweater in case it gets cold at night.
The Burns live at 2319 Garden St in Santa Barbara (map). If you head north (toward the mountains) on Mission from Highway 101, make a left on Garden Street and look for parking. Carpool if possible.
