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Thanksgiving at the Boys & Girls Club

Published on November 21, 2008 in Community Service. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

As previously mentioned, we have a wonderful volunteer opportunity next Tuesday, November 25, at the Boys and Girls Club. They will be serving a Thanksgiving dinner to kids and their families and need our help. There aer two shifts 5:00 to 6:30 PM and 6:30 to 8:00 PM. Examples of last year’s activities are: arts & crafts, Pin the beak on the turkey, hay game, face painting, ball toss, balloon darts.  Servers are also needed and will be working at the dessert table, beverage table, normal servers, food runner and dining room helper. If you are interested, please email the coodinator, Mark and cc dana@sbrotaract.com.

Masquerade Volunteer Instructions

Published on October 30, 2008 in Community Service. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

Please report to the entrance of the Event (401 S. Hope Ave, at the SB Auto Group Land Rover, Jaguar and Smart Car showrooms) at least 15 minutes prior to your shift or earlier if possible. If your shift starts at 8:30 or 10:30 please feel free to come early and enjoy the party before your shift starts!

At the entrance, indicate to “Will Call” that you are a Rotaract Volunteer, and after presenting ID proving you are 21 years of age or over, they will direct you to me at Volunteer check-in. You will be given a short training on your assigned volunteer duty, then admitted to the party. If you are scheduled on a later shift, please report to volunteer check-in 15 minutes prior to the beginning of your shift . This will enable a smooth volunteer transition for everyone.

Clean-Up will start at 1:00 and should be quick with so many volunteers. Report to Volunteer Check-In for a clean-up assignment.

Halloween Masquerade Ball

Published on October 27, 2008 in Community Service, Rotary Activities and Social Events. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

The Downtown Santa Barbara Rotary Club is putting on their annual fundraiser to benefit the foster Care Holiday Gift Giving Program. This year, they are putting on a Halloween Masquerade Ball to be held at the Santa Barbara Auto Group (Infinity, Land Rover, Jaguar, and Smart Car showrooms) at 7 PM to 1 AM on Halloween.

Rotaract members who work a short 2 hour shift plus clean up will be able to attend the event FREE. Rotaract members who are unable to volunteer but still would like to attend will be able to do so at a reduced rate.

Rotaract volunteers will be helping with event and drink ticket sales, and guest welcome/parking direction. Each shift will need to check in for brief training.

The shifts are staggered:

  • Shift 1: 6:30 to 8:30 PM
  • Shift 2: 8:30 to 10:30 PM (busiest)
  • Shift 3: 10:30-12:30 AM
  • Cleanup starts at 1 AM

Please contact Rotary’s volunteer coordinator, Denise Carrero to sign up. Please cc myself at david [at] sbrotaract.com

This information, with additional email will be sent to you via email.

Party With San Diego Rotaractors

Published on October 9, 2008 in Social Events. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

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We’re having a "Taste of Santa Barbara" wine night on Saturday, October 18th at 8:00 p.m. at Rotaractor Liz Werhane’s house.  Now’s your chance to sample some local vino, nibble on some tasty snacks and meet some fellow Rotaractors from the San Diego Club.  All you have to do is bring a snack/appetizer to share. And, if you’re so inclined, bring something that epitomizes Santa Barbara to reflect the theme of the night.  Need suggestions about what to bring or you want to RSVP?  Contact Liz at liz@sbrotaract.com no later than Friday, October 17th. Cheers!

Meeting at Cottage Tonight

Published on October 7, 2008 in Meetings. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

Tonight’s meeting will be held at Cottage Hospital. There will be a guided tour at 5:30 for the early birds and our meeting will start at the regular time of 6:30 PM at the Burtess Auditorium.

Please note the parking and meeting location on the following maps.

Streets [PDF]

1st Floor [PDF]


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Downtown Rotary BBQ Mixer

Published on September 16, 2008 in Rotary Activities. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

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

Rotaract Builds the Future of History

Published on August 17, 2008 in Community Service. 0 Comments Tags: , .

About a dozen Rotaract members teamed up on Saturday, August 16, to mold adobe bricks with the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation. The bricks will eventually be used to help rebuild walls of the historic adobe buildings of the presidio. (Editor’s note: I’m still sore.)

Here’s how it’s done:
1. Mix the adobe: The secret recipe is special dirt, oil (petroleum, not cooking), water and straw/hay. Shovel, pour, mix, repeat.
2. Fill wheelbarrows with the special sauce and roll to mold area.
3. Wet down the adobe frame and paper below, then pour mixture into 2-foot by 1-foot frames. Punch any air bubbles out of the mixture. Smooth the top of the bricks, wipe the top of the dividers on the frame and remove the frame.
4. Let dry in the sun 4-6 weeks.
More photos to follow, but see the pics here.
Thanks to Jennifer Wang for organizing this great event and to all of the volunteers who didn’t mind playing in the mud!

Lawn Bowling

Published on May 12, 2008 in Social Events. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

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Officers Rita, Dana, and Michelle try their hand at lawn bowling. Remember, to check out our photos page for pictures of the latest Rotaract events.

Special Delivery

Published on March 21, 2008 in Community Service. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , .

Just a quick reminder.  We’ll be delivering flowers on behalf of the Dream Foundation on Saturday morning. Learn more about the Dream Foundation at http://www.dreamfoundation.org/. We’ll meet between 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. at the downtown farmer’s market, where bouquets will be assembled. Then we’ll team up to make deliveries to terminally ill adults. Please RSVP if you plan to attend this event so that the Dream Foundation will be prepared to put all of us to work. *Note: I have no idea specifically what type of flowers we’ll be delivering.