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Last Week . . .

A packed meeting as always, and glad to have all our guests, including: Jeff Hansen, Kymberly Lacrosse, Lupita Rocha-Fernandez, Melanie Camacho, Maxx Davis, Hamilton Hansen, Peg Brown, Eric Brown, and Noah Brown. Thank you all for joining us. 
 
Hamilton Hansen joined to briefly talk about his RYLA experience this year. He described the camp as "...some of the most fun and impactful time I've had in my entire life. The other campers at RYLA were truly some of the most supportive and fun people I've ever met in my entire life."    
 
Bike Ride: Our Spokesman kickoff party for the training rides/help with online tools will be on Tuesday August 2nd from 4:30-6:30 pm at Spokesman Bicycles. There will be refreshments and Spokesman Discounts available that day for items you need for the bike ride!!
 
Training rides: 
For the most up-to-date training ride information, click here.
  • Every Wednesday UCSC at 5:45pm  Round and Round the HILL!!
  • August 6th: Ride and to be determined.
  • August 12th:  The Pie Ride (yum). Meeting at Tom McCullough place at 8am, rolling at 8:15
    7240 Lotus Way, Aptos (park on Mar Vista)
  • August 19th: Ride to be determined. Meeting at Corralitos Meat Market at 8am, rolling at 8:15
  • August 26th: Meeting at Parking lot across st from Scotts Valley Post Office at 8:am, rolling at 8:15. Ride to be determined
  • September 2nd: Eureka Canyon Ride. Meeting at 8am, rolling at 8:15. Meeting place to be determined.   
  • September 9th: Meeting at Corralitos Meat Market at 8am, rolling at 8:15. Ride to Be determined.  
  • September 16th: Strawberry Field ride Meeting at Tom McCullough's at 8am, rolling at 8:15
Fundraising: Please refer to the bike ride website www.SunriseRotaryRide.org. There you will find everything you need to know for how to raise the funds for the ride.
 
Guest Presentation, Bike Santa Cruz County: Kymberly Lacrosse introduced Bike Santa Cruz County along with Community Bike Collective and Growing Greatness. All three are changing and improving lives of youth in our community and biking, bicycles, and leaders/mentors are the threads that connect them all. They serve youth with the greatest need and most limited resources in Santa Cruz County.
There's no way to cover the breadth of their work in the community in this space so please watch this week's video to learn more.

Community Service

The Community Service Committe invites you to its next meeting on Monday August 14th at noon via MS Teams. Click here to join the meeting or call in (audio only) at +1 872-242-8054 and use phone conference ID 295 768 769#.
 
You can sign up for any of the following scheduled community service events by clicking here.
  • Tentative: Stuff the Bus - August 5th 10AM to 1PM
  • Homeless Garden Project Farm - August 19th from 9AM to 2PM.
  • If you're interested in volunteering for the Bike Ride Finish Line Party, please indicate your interest here.

Save the Date

August

Membership and New Club Development Month
Wed. 2nd - Bike Ride Kickoff Party
Wed. 2nd - District Fellowship-Leadership Meeting, Zoom Only
Fri. 4th - Board Meeting
Sat. 5th - Stuff the Bus
Sun. 6th - Rod Caborn Book Launch
Sun. 13th - President's Celebration
Mon. 14th - Community Service Committee Meeting

September

Basic Education and Literacy Month
Fri. 8th - Board Meeting
Fri. 15th - Oct. 15th National Hispanic Heritage Month
Thur. 28th - 30th - 2023 Bike Ride

October

Community Economic Development Month
Mon. 2nd-8th - Rotary Alumni Reconnect Week
Fri. 6th - Board Meeting
Mon. 9th - Indigenous People's Day
Tue. 24th - World Polio Day
Mon. 30th - November 5th - World Interact Week
Tue. 31st - Halloween

November

Rotary Foundation Month
Native American Heritage Month
Thur. 2nd - Día de los Muertos
Fri. 3rd - Board Meeting
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Answer to this week's question: b) Jon and Ken's Most Excellent Adventure
July 30, 2023

Club Meetings

Our weekly meetings are Thursday mornings at The Grill at DeLaveaga Golf Course, 401 Upper Park Road, Santa Cruz. Doors open at 7:00AM and the meeting starts at 7:15AM. You can also click here to join us on Zoom.
 
At the next meeting Peggy Pollard will share discoveries and stories from her Uganda and India travels. 

Rotarian of the Month

Dieter Ramaekers, you are our Rotarian of the Month. We appreciate all you do and congratulate you on the success of this year's event.

Question of the Week

The Sunrise Rotary Ride is also known as:
a) Winding, Windy, and Wonderful Adventure
b) Jon and Ken's Most Excellent Adventure
c) Sunrise Wine to Waves
d) Rotary Wheels Adventure
The answer is at the bottom of the first column.

August Birthdays

Matt Rohan - Aug 5
Linda Rossi - Aug 6
Curtis Ridgeway - Aug 8
Mark Junod - Aug 22
Lisa Krigsman - Aug 23
Roger Swenson - Aug 25
Mark Boynton - Aug 27
Tony Giannotti - Aug 28

D5170 Leadership Academy

The Leadership Academy is a seven-month advanced educational program for those interested in learning more about Rotary, looking to participate in future leadership positions and to find more effective ways to conduct Rotary work—within clubs or in district Rotary service. If you're interested in learning more or applying, click here. Applications must be received by August 20th.

Sunrise Board

Penni Bengtson, President
Jerry Souza, Immediate Past President
Ari Symons, President Elect
TBD, President Nominee, Secretary
Jon Winston, Executive Secretary
Dave Price, Treasurer
 
1st Year Directors
* Peggy Alberti
* Randall Leonard
* Jim Felich
* Rebecca Zeilon
 
2nd Year Directors
* Scott Edelstein
* Karen Gosling
* Sanjay Khandelwal
* Tom Knott

Sunrise Committees

* Bike Ride: Brent Dunton
* Charities & Grants: Roger Swenson
* Club Service: Janet Souza
* Club Trainer: Jon Winston
* Communications: Steve Landau
* Community Service:
   Tiffany Wise-West
* Culture and DE&I: Arturo
   Rodriguez
* Firecracker: Dieter Ramaekers
* Fundraising: Rod Caborn
* International Chair: Mark Boynton
* Membership Co-Chairs: Tony
   Giannotti and Tom Hart
* Communications: Steve Landau
* Pledge, TOTD & Moment to Share
   Maureen and Fernando Tapiz
* Public Relations: Steve Landau
* Reveille / Newsletter: Steve Landau
* RYLA: Dave Mello
* Scholarships: Dave Campbell
* Social Committee: Patrice Keet
* Speakers & Programs: Patrice Keet
* Speech Contest Faris Sabbah
* The Rotary Foundation: John
   Flaniken and Rick Hoffstetter
* Vocational Service: Cathy Bonino
   and Mary Gaukel Forster
* Webmaster: Sanjay Khandelwal
* Youth Protection Officer: Randy
   Uang
* Youth Services: Mark Junod
 
 
 
 
 
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