View the Reveille online at https://santacruzsunriserotary.org
Call To Action
Darlene de la Cerna who was President of the Rotary Club of Santa Cruz Sunrise 2022-2012 and is currently Rotary District 5170 Youth Exchange Director needs our help. Darlene continues her blood cancer battle and is in her 4th round of chemotherapy, having spent more nights in the hospital this year than in her own home.
When the chemotherapy has been completed, Darlene will need a matching Peripheral Blood Cell (PBSC) donor for the next stage of this life saving process. Donors must be age 18 to 40 and after initial paperwork screening, potential donors will be tested for various blood factors to determine if they qualify as a donor. The ultimate donor will commit to a process consisting of about a 20-30 hours over a period of weeks. To begin the process, simply join the “Be My Match” registry to be screened for eligibility via some paperwork, then a mouth swab or blood draw. The link to Be The Match is found at the end of this email.
If selected as the donor, the process normally involves removing a donor’s blood through one arm, passing it through a machine that separate the cells needed for transplants and returning the blood to the donor through the other arm.The entire process is completely voluntary, and a potential donor can withdraw from the process at any time.
As Rotarians we are comfortable with doing good works to help other people locally and around the world. But seldom do we have the opportunity to literally give the gift of life to a fellow dedicated Rotarian. The likelihood that any particular person would be the perfect match is rather small. The screening process is very simple. So we need to maximize the pool of potential donors by getting the word to to all Rotarians, their families and their social contacts.
Click HERE to connect to Be The Match for Darlene.
DARLENE STEPPED UP FOR US.
LET’S STEP UP FOR HER IN A BIG WAY.
Last Week . . .
Jorge Bravo of Your Future is Our Business joined us this week to re-introduce the organization. Many have likely heard of it but possibly don't have a clear understanding of what they've set out to do.
It's clear that not all students in the county have a clear idea of the wide variety of careers that might be available to them, what those careers might be like, and how to begin thinking about their future after school.
Your Future is our Business is a direct access way to share the experiences of people in a wide range of careers and to encourage and excite students for their future. Visit https://yfiob.org for more information as well as to volunteer or get involved.
Community Service
The Community Service Committee 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#.
NEW Service Opportunities through end of 2023 now open! You can sign up for any of the following scheduled community service events by
clicking here.
- Homeless Garden Project Farm - Sat. Aug 19 from 9AM to 2PM. - sign up here.
- Bike Ride Finish Line Party - Sept 30, 3 shifts to choose from - please indicate your interest here.
- Housing Matters Hygiene Kit Assembly - Sat. Oct 14 from 9:30 am - 12:30 pm - sign up here
- Second Harvest Food Distribution - Sat. Oct 28 from 9 am - 12 pm - - sign up here
- Second Harvest Food Distribution - Sat. Dec 2 from 9 am - 12 pm - - sign up here
- Housing Matters Hygiene Kit Assembly - Sat. Dec 16 from 9:30 am - 12:30 pm - sign up here
Save the Date
August
Membership and New Club Development Month
Mon. 14th - Community Service Committee Meeting
Tues. 15th - Bike Ride meeting at Boys and Girls Club 7:15am
Thur. 31st - No regular morning meeting.
Evening Fellowship Meeting 4-7pm at George
Washington Picnic Area, DeLaveaga Park
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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