Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary Update September 26, 2020

Important!  Due to the current public health crisis, Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary will continue to have Zoom meetings each week. 
www.SantaCruzSunriseRotary.org/Zoom  or, open the zoom app and enter Meeting: ID 541-670-8090, Password: 803471  Phone dial-in #: +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)  Did you miss a meeting and want to watch the Zoom recording, they are featured on our club website here
  • Congratulations to our September Rotarians: Penni Bengtson & Jeff Kirk
  • This is a Big week for the Club- Watch these Rotarians in Action: we are getting ready for our major fundraiser: The Rotary Santa Cruz Sunrise Bike Ride, this year's lead beneficiery is Jacob's Heart Children's Cancer Support Services. We will also support High School Scholarships and Local Non-profits serving SC County Youth- If you want to support this fundraiser or a rider who has commited to the race, here is the link  Please also consider sharing this with friends who might be able to support this important work.
  • District 5170 Monthly Training Series: All about the Club Trainer: Tuesday, Sept. 29th at 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. This is a class for all Rotarians, but especially important for Club Presidents, Presidents-Elect, Past Presidents, and Club Service Chairs. Register today, either on the District Events website
  • Happy Hour with DG Gregg ZOOM Meeting, Sep 29, 2020 from 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
  • Inaugural District Book Club ZOOM Meeting, Sep 30, 2020 from 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.  Wrestling the World: The Life and Times of Rodeo Champion Jack Roddy.  Book by Rotarian and AG Area 9 Katie Cooney- Invite your Rotarian’s to join the book club for some terrific fellowship
  • 2020 Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary Bike Ride, Saturday, October 3, information.  https://www.bikesignup.com/Race/Donate/CA/SantaCruz/SantaCruzSunriseRotaryRide3Day 
  • District Coronavirus Task Force Q & A ZOOM Monday, October 5, 2020 5:00pm – 6:30pm
  • International Committee Meetings, Tuesday,  October 6  @ 8:15 am, immediately following the Rotary Meeting on same Club Zoom Channel. AGENDA: Wine 2 Water fundraiser for Uganda Global Grant project, Sunday, April 11, 2021, 1 – 4 pm at Bargetto’s Winery;  Kasese Uganda Safari Trip April 17-May 2, 2021;   Mexico Water Warrior project and January trip;  Guatemala RACHEL literacy project. All welcome. Please feel free to share the Wine to Water event and ticket link: https://www.givesignup.org/TicketEvent/SCSunriseRotaryWineToWater
  • Avenues of Service Virtual Conference: Saturday, October 17 from 9am – 11:30am on Zoom. Signup link - check on District Website. All club members are welcome to attend.
  • Scholorship Committee update from David Campbell Gabrielle   Karen
  • Save the date Feb 26 2021 for "Largest gathering of Skiing Rotarians"  contact Tom Hart
Upcoming Tuesday Morning Meetings 7:15 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Great opportunity to bring a guest and introduce them to our club.   ​  
If you have recommendations for future speakers please email here. Please provide the name, email, phone number and recommended topic.    
  • 09/29/2020             Malina Long, Executive Director, Your Future is our Business- Career Exploration During a Pandemic 
  • 10/06/2020             Bike Ride Wrap-
  • 10/13/2020             Mike Mesiti-Miller- Friends of Rail & Trail and Coastal Connect
  • 10/20/2020             Robert Freeman: The Global Uplift Project
  • 10/27/2020             Lynne Petrovic, ED & Magi Diego Development - CASA
  • 11/03/2020             Rotary Foundation Kick-Off
  • 11/10/2020             TBA
  • 11/17/2020             Greg Guisiana - Rotary District 5170 District Governor
  • 11/24/2020             Red Badge Bios - Learn about our new Rotarians
  • 12/01/2020            Dodie Mazzuca- Golf PROformance Founder & Author
Community Events:​

  • Thank you to MaryAnne, she just created a Red Cross Blood Donor Team called “Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary Club”. I know that many of our Club members regularly donate blood and I thought it would be fun to have us all in a Team to track our impact. Once a person joins the Team their donations are counted in the totals.   Join my team and help American Red Cross save even more lives. Link   Did you know that each blood donation can save up to three lives?  

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