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3 Ways to Help the Red Cross

Published on May 8, 2009 in Community Service. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

Many people have asked about helping the Red Cross. I spoke with the CEO of our local Red Cross Chapter this afternoon, and here are three ways you can help:

1) For those who completed the shelter manager training in the fall, please contact the Red Cross to let them know you were trained and are available. They have limited computer access right now and may not have your contact information handy. They can likely put you to work. Call Julie at 698-1611. If she in unavailable, try Louise at 450-5921.

2) There are ongoing volunteer opportunities, but they want to train you first.

The Red Cross asks that you register for the trainings at the Goleta Community Center (5679 Hollister in Old Town). Stop by at any time. This training is free. For more information about training and volunteering, call 729-6885.

3) Donate money at http://www.sbredcross.org/. You should have no problem finding the red Donate Now! buttons.

The Red Cross estimates this fire will cost it more than $200,000, including recovery operations.

3.5) Share this information with your friends.

St. Patrick’s Day Fundraiser

Published on March 2, 2009 in Community Service and Member Announcements. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

We would love to have you join us March 15th at an Irish Night celebration that will be raising funds to support Fonkoze of Santa Barbara!  Fonkoze provides micro-loans and banking services for a rural community in Haiti.  The first shift is from 12:30-3pm helping to set up for the event, and volunteers from 4-7:45pm will help serve dinner and assist in take down.  Those at the later shift will be able to have some of the Irish stew and watch the Fonkoze presentation.  Event is in the Parish Hall at Trinity Episcopal Church.


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Rotarians At Work Day

Published on February 7, 2009 in Community Service and Rotary Activities. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

Each year, Rotarians around the world do a service project on the same day. This is a demonstration of their unified dedication to serving others. This year, the Rotarian at Work Day is Saturday, February 21. We are officially paired with Goleta Noontime at Stow House, near Lake Los Carneros. However, if you are interested, you are welcome to work at any of the following clubs. Please note the contact person and let them know you are attending and cc: info [at] sbrotaract.com so we can keep track.

  • Goleta Noontime – Stow House.  9A-12P
  • Goleta Evening – Stow House.  9A-12P
  • Carpinteria Noontime – Choose one: Beach Cleanup or Packing up Grains at Island Brewery. 9A-12P. Both meet at brewery.
  • Carpinteria Morning – Women’s Club
  • Montecito – Friendship Center, 9A-12P
  • SB Downtown – Elings Park, landscaping, 8:30am-noon, BBQ after
  • SB Sunrise – Elings Park, landscaping, 8:30am-noon, BBQ after
  • SB North – Adams School, landscaping and painting, 9:00am-noon

Help make Goleta Valley beautiful

Published on January 20, 2009 in Community Service. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

We hope you join us this Saturday, January 24 for our community service project. We will be helping Goleta Valley Beautiful at their greenhouse planting trees from 1:00 – 4:00 pm. Come grab a bite to eat at Camino Real before the project at noon, or meet us there to carpool at 12:45. For more information or to RSVP, email Dana at dana@sbrotaract.com.

Volunteer Building Bikes on Dec. 6

Published on November 29, 2008 in Community Service. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

This event could be a volunteer’s dream! You can sleep in a little, get fed, listen to music and be really useful.

Bikefest 2008 will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6.

329 Vereda Del Ciervo, Goleta
The day of contact person is Lou Ventura, and his phone numbers are 259-9317 and 685-1649.

We’ll be assembling children’s bikes that will be given to needy children throughout the community through many nonprofits. There are more than 500 bikes to be assembled! I’ve been told there will be lunch and live music. It’s a volunteering party!

If you can bring metric tools, that will be helpful. Useful sizes include 8,10,12,13,14,15,17. Channel locks and crescent wrenches are always needed. We will have some wrenches here if you can’t bring any. If you have no idea what those tools are or how to use them, you’re not alone! Show up, and you’ll be taught.

Please RSVP to liz@sbrotaract.com no later than Wednesday, Dec. 3 so we can let Lou know how many Rotaractors to expect.

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.

The Future of History Needs You

Published on October 24, 2008 in Community Service. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

We have another chance to show off. In February, we spent a morning helping with odd jobs around the historic Stow House. The folks there were pretty impressed with how helpful we were, so when they had another project they wanted done right, they contacted us again. And, since they were quite nice and fun to work with, we said we’d help.

We need a dozen volunteers for Sunday, November 2, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Stow House is getting ready for its barn warming, i.e. the grand opening of its new education center. They need help cleaning up so that the former walnut packing house and surrounding area will be ready for this milestone. The party (on Nov. 16) will include a BBQ, live music and "ranchyard fun," which I assume involves a tractor.

Please RSVP to Liz: liz@sbrotaract.com. Wear grubby clothes and bring gloves if you have them. Feel free to hang out at Lake Los Carneros afterward. It’s a beautiful, underused spot.

37th Annual Fiddler’s Convention

Published on September 8, 2008 in Community Service. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

The Fiddlers Convention is a day long celebration of American Folk Music at Stow House in Goleta sponsored by the Rotary Club of Santa Barbara Sunrise.

Come out to volunteer and enjoy a day of music, fellowship, and sunshine!  Anyone with a fiddle, banjo or other Appalachian type instrument can come out and play, participate in a jam session, or compete for cash prizes!   Don’t have an instrument?  Bring yourself and your vocal chords!

Rotaract has been asked this year to help in this exciting event to inspire and foster love for music.  Let’s bring together children and adults from the local community to enjoy and appreciate America’s rich musical heritage!

The Fiddler’s Convention will be held on October 5, 2008 from 10AM-5PM at the historic Stow House in Goleta.  Please contact Jennifer Wang for more information or if you would like to volunteer.  Volunteer admission is free. 

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GVB Greenhouse

Published on August 22, 2008 in Community Service. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

We will be working with Goleta Valley Beautiful at their greenhouse this Saturday 8/23 from 9A – 12P.

The Devereux Greenhouse is located along the unnamed extension of Storke Road that begins at El Collegio Road west of Isla Vista Elementary School and continue to Coal Oil Point.  One half mile from the intersection of Storke and El Collegio is a sign for Devereux Way, make a left and go up the hill for 50′ and make a right at the stop sign onto what is a circular road.  Go half way around the circle to an unnamed dirt road leading several hundred yards down to the Greenhouse.  You can park at the bottom next to the Growing Grounds/Greenhouse.