Last week’s speaker was Tara Leonard, a Health Educator with the County of Santa Cruz Health Services Agency.Ms. Leonard shared the County's Tobacco Education and Prevention Program and the work of the Tobacco Education Coalition. The two focus objectives of the talk were: 1. Adopt policies to prohibit the sale and distribution of flavored tobacco products (like e-cigs), and 2. Adopt policies to prohibit the sale of products that demonstrably contribute to tobacco product waste. You can view the full presentation by watching the meeting recording here.
Order your 2022 Ride Kit Now! August 9th is the deadline to order your kit, so visit the Ride Apparel webpage now and take advantage of reduced prices and full kit options.
Training Ride and Gathering Meeti at the Bicycle Trip on Soquel Avenue in Seabright at 8:30am for a ride. There will be coffee and goodies to send us off. The ride is a 17 mile loop up Soquel-San Jose Road to Laurel Glen then Mountain View Road and then down Branciforte and back to our starting point. Waiting for us will be beer, sodas, and goodies at the Bicycle Trip. Riders and non-riders alike are welcome. And the Bicycle Trip is giving 15% off that day!
We will have a canopy booth at the upcoming Blue Innovation and use the opportunity to introduce attendees to Rotary and what we're about. Contact Mary Alsip to learn more and stay tuned for other related club activities.
Check out the New Membership Hobbies listing available from the Memberships page on our website and here. See what interests interest others and complete your own profile. And of course, our web address is:
Tom Hart - Accidental President by A.J. Baimeby. Great read about Harry Truman after FDR’s death and dealing with domestic and world challenges.
Jeff Kirk - The Magician’s Assistant by Anne Patchett. Sabine—twenty years a magician's assistant to her handsome, charming husband—is suddenly a widow. In the wake of his death, she finds he has left a final trick; a false identity and a family allegedly lost in a tragic accident but now revealed as very much alive and well.
Steve Landau - The Premonition: A Pandemic Story by Michael Lewis. Nonfiction highlights how a band of medical visionaries prepared for and addressed the official response to the outbreak of COVID-19.
Patricia Potts - Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown.Take a Take a journey through eighty-seven of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human.
Next Meeting
Thursday August 11.
Food What Farm Tour at UC Santa Cruz. Watch your email for time and location details. We will not be meeting at our usual location.
Save the Date
Friday August 12
Club Outing at Shakespeare Santa Cruz 6pm-10pm. Contact Patrice Keet for more info.