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Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary Update March 21, 2021
We are Zooming our Rotary Meetings each Tuesday Morning
Visit the URL: www.SantaCruzSunriseRotary.org/Zoom to automatically be directed to the meeting
Or, open your Zoom app and enter Meeting ID: 541 670 8090, Password: 803471
Zoom meeting opens at 6:45a.   Club meeting begins promptly at 7:15a and ends at 8:15a.
Did you miss a meeting and want to watch the Zoom recording, they are featured on our club website here
  • Congratulations to our March Rotarian- Patrice Keet.
  • Check out this month's Birthdays and Anniversary's on our front page of our club website
  • Area 7 Speech Contest Tuesday, March 23 at 7:15am.  Rotary Club of Santa Cruz Sunrise will be hosting the contest: The winner prize money ($200 first place & $100 second place), and the first place winner goes on to compete at the regional contest on March 30.  
ZOOM information:
www.SantaCruzSunriseRotary.org/Zoom 
or open your Zoom app and use
Meeting ID: 541-670-8090, Password: 803471
Info on the judges:
  • Jim Hart -- Santa Cruz County Sheriff. Hart joined the department in 1988 and has worked in every aspect of law enforcement from investigations to corrections. He has pushed for gun control and has enhanced community relations with his agency for the past 6 years.
  • Dr. Faris Sabbah -- our County Superintendent of Schools. A graduate of UCSC with a doctorate from UC-Berkeley, he pushed for a data-driven culture of improvement, safe spaces for all students, and programs that support diversity, equity and inclusion for all students. And he is a hardworking member of our the Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary Club!
  • Bruce McPherson -- a veteran member of the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors representing District 5, which covers the San Lorenzo Valley and parts of Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz. He has been California's Secretary of State and represented Santa Cruz County for two terms each in the California Assembly and Senate. He has led improvements in our parks, libraries, law enforcement, and energy use.
  • South Regional contest – 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 30, Zoom meeting, Los Altos Sunset Rotary Club, Margarethe Pfeffer chair, margarethe@lattie.com Prizes $250 & $250, top two move on to compete in final.
  • District 5170 Final, April 24, noon on Zoom, Chris Miller chair, camillerlg@aol.com Prizes $1000, $600, $300 & $300. https://tinyurl.com/5170speech
  • This week; 2021 Firecracker Race Committee meeting on Tuesday, March 23 at 8:15am following the Rotary meeting. This is a great volunteer opportunity. 
  • International Committee Meeting, Tuesday, March 30th. Support International Service Project by giving $100, $250 (receive 1 beer pack), $500 (receive 2 beer packs) and $1000 (receive 5 beer packs)
  • District Book Club: Meet the Author, Rotarian Rita Marie Johnson, of the award-winning book, Completely Connected. March 31, from 6pm - 7p  Register here
  • Rotary District Training: April 24 - May 6 Link  More information to follow. A great way to learn more about Rotary and Rotary leadership and fellowship. All Rotarian's are invited to attend
  • Rotary District Speech Contest April 24 - ZOOM
  • Public Image Seminar: May 11 from 5:30pm-7:30pm Link
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.    
  • 03/23/2021               Area 7 Speech Contest
  • 03/30/2021               Rhona Ithungo, Carol Nsubuga & Wilfred Rwenjeru - Kassesse Global Grant Project
  • 04/06/2021               Fellowship
  • 04/13/2021               Red Badge Bios- Richard Reid and Cathleen Eckhardt
  • 04/20/2021               Chris Baker - Santa Cruz Coaches
  • 04/27/2021               Sean Conley - Santa Cruz Genealogy Society
  • 05/04/2021               Patsy Gasca - Red Cross Disaster Relief
  • 05/11/2021               Susan Nemitz - Santa Cruz Libraries Update
  • 05/18/2021               TBA
  • 05/25/2021               Shmuel Thaler - Hindsight 2020
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Santa Cruz Sunrise
Santa Cruz Sunrise
District 5170
We meet Tuesdays at 7:15 AM
DeLaveaga Golf Course Lodge
401 Upper Park Rd.
Santa Cruz, CA 95065
United States of America
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