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Coming Up | Looking Ahead
Apr 10: New Members Red Badge Bio
Meet a couple of our newest Rotarians, Elliot Campbell and Sharon Hoffman-Manning who will give their Red Badge Bios. We all appreciate getting to know our fellow Rotarians in more depth because not only do we learn interesting things but we also discover things we have in common.
Apr 17: Faris Sabah
What’s happening in education throughout our county? Our esteemed Dr. Faris Sabah will share his background and career journey and tell us about the County Office of Education’s goals and challenges.
Recent Meetings
Apr 3: Suwandi Foundation
Kaitlynn Pimentel entertained us all and did a great job talking to us about the Suwandi Foundation, whose mission is to empower underprivileged students in Bali, Indonesia, by providing them with educational resources.
Mar 27: Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Foundation
Dan Haifley and Ginaia Kelly talked to us about the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Their mission is to future generations by protecting wildlife and biodiversity, raising sanctuary visibility and awareness, and inspiring the public to be its stewards. Unfortunately the TV did not cooperate so we were unable to project their slides (yes, yes, I am blaming the TV).... but, they did a great job even without the visuals. No pictures were taken so.... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Mar 20: UnChained
Melissa Wolf Melissa Wolf, Founder and Board President, & Laurie Prosaic, Board Member, talked to us about UnChained’s mission, which is to provide California’s Central Coast youth with the opportunity for self-reflection and personal growth while training homeless dogs in need of adoption.
Ken Whiting 37 yrs
Deb Dutra 30 yrs
John Gallagher 16 yrs
Tiffany Wise-West 10 yrs
Meghan Gilbert 6 yrs
Suzi Merriam 3 yrs
Elliott Campbell 1 yr
Don Riding 1 yr
Club Happenings and Other News
Upcoming Community Service Events
Submitted by Tiffany Wise-West
Saturday April 26, 2025, 11:45 - 1 pm: Join Penny Leonard's Family on the Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary Team to raise funds for Big Bros and Big Sis. Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary has reserved 2 lanes - 1 lane for Penny's Family and 1 lane for a 5 person club member team. Tiffany and/or Penny will follow up with fundraising info. Each team's goal is $500.
Sat, May 17, 8:30 am - 12 pm: Exact place TBD. EPIC Rotary Day of Service. We will be joining clubs worldwide in getting out into our communities. Coastal Restoration Workday with Groundswell Coastal Ecology. This will be the 2nd of 4 bimonthly workdays the Club undertakes with Groundswell. We are looking for up to 40 Rotarians/Interactors/Young Club members to join.
Join us for the April Social on April 17th at 4:30 pm at Aptos Vineyards. It's a great opportunity to "wine down" after tax season!
2nd Harvest Food Bank
Submitted by Tiffany Wise-West
There was a good turnout and a great time had by all packing 426 food bags at Second Harvest on April 5 (goal was 300, so... we overachieved!).
Sunrisers go to Guatemala
Photos from Jon Winston
A dozen of more Rotarians went down to Guatemala and installed a water filtration system. They were treated like royalty, from what I hear. More will be shared at an upcoming meeting. View the album online.
Deep Thoughts from President Ari
