Congratulations to our November Rotarians: Tony Giannotti (Thank you for your amazing leadership on the membership committee)
Still a few weeks left to help us meet our goal so that we can take advantage of the insentive. As you heard from Rod, Jon and Rick, The Rotary Foundation Annual Fund has been launched. A special contest put on by our District we have a chance to win 2,500 or 5,000 DDF ($5,000 or $10,000!) for our Global Grant projects. In order to have a chance of winning we need to achieve EREY (Every Rotarian Every Year, i.e., 100% member participation) and to have all of our donations in by December. Giving is easy this year. Go to www.SantaCruzSunriseRotary.org/TRF for all of the details.
International Committee Meetings, Tuesday, December 15 @ 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
Toys for TotsHoliday Campaign- - contact Penni or Patrice
To sign up to volunteer :https://runsignup.com/Race/Volunteer/CA/Aptos/OperationToys.You can follow this link to preview the registration forms, program partners, volunteer shifts and tasks, and also a link to Toys For Tots for donations. Donate money for a toy link
This week: International President Holger Knaack Zoom @ 9am Wednesday, December 9 registration link
Cancelled: Jacob’s Heart needs some help this season wrapping gifts for their families.
Happy Hour with District Governor Gregg Giusiana - Thursday, December 10 @ 5pm
District Coronavirus Task Force Town Hall - Monday, December 14 @ 5pm
Sign up District Book Club - Meet the Author - Judy Deggeller, Palo Alto University Rotary, January, 2021 06:00 PM
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.
12/08/2020 Susan True - Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County
12/15/2020 Laura Schickman and Carie Thompson - Santa Cruz Land Trust
12/22/2020 Santa Claus / Holiday
12/29/2020 No Meeting
01/05/2021 No Meeting
01/12/2021 Liz Pollock - Lost Restaurants of Santa Cruz
01/19/2021 Cecelia Babkirk - Peace Corps
01/26/2021 Cynthia Larive, Chancellor UCSC - efforts to increase Covid Testing in Santa Cruz
02/02/2021 TBA
02/09/2021 Speech Contest
02/16/2021 TBA
02/23/2021 Red Badge Bios
Community Events:
Holiday Lights: Do you want to have a booth? Below is the link for the Holiday Lights at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds: .this is a one stop shop to learn how to volunteer, participate or just attend. https://fairgrounds-foundation.org/holiday-lights/
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
If you have news you want to share, email Member update:
New member recruitment- Do you know people who live Rotary principles but don't have a club or even know about Rotary? Bring a friend, colleague or neighbor to our Rotary events and meetings. For more information contact Tom Hart and Tony Giannotti
Check out our story on the website by Sue Gochis regarding the amazing impact Rotarian's are helping to create in our community. Wine to Water
