Join us for a presentation from Tracey Weiss, Executive Director of O'Neill Sea Odyssey.
We meet Thursday mornings at The Grille at DeLaveaga Golf Course, 401 Upper Park Rd., Santa Cruz-Map. Doors open at 7am and the meeting starts at 7:15. Or you can join us on Zoom!
Rotarian of the Month
Peggy Pollard, we're so happy you're a part of this Club. Thank you for all you do!
ICYMI
Let's Go Bowling! Join us for Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for Kids’ Sake on April 22. Our reserved time slot is 11:45am to 12:45pm on Saturday, April 22. Click here to register for a team or to donate. BBBSSC requests that each bowler donate or raise at least $100 and that each team raise at least $500. Please contact Debra Feldstein with any questions.
Digital Nest: Please consider joining Tony Nethercutt on April 26th at an informational dinner at Jalisco for Digital Nest. Learn more about their expansion plans and incredible successes. You are encouraged to bring a friends who you think will be interested in the mission of teaching under resourced kids the digital skills needed to create careers for themselves. Register here:
RYLA 2023 June 24-29 we have secured 6 camper spots. Registration is mid-March. Club members are invited to nominate someone they know. To learn more, contact Dave Mello.
Community Service
Second Harvest Community Food Distribution. Lettuce take a moment and recognize those that pitched in Saturday morning.
Pictured above left to right - Front row, George Bunch, Fernando Tapiz, Roger Swenson. Back row, Chris Benkert, Eric Brown, Curt Ridgeway, Maureen Tapiz, Tifanny Wise-West, and Janet Russell.
We still need....
Volunteers Needed at Live Like Coco Run for Reading and Family Festival - Pinto Lake County Park Sunday April 23, 2023 - Sign up and details at online sign up sheet.
Volunteers Needed at Beach Flats Nueva Vista Community Center Workday - Sat. May 5 from 10 am - 2 pm. Sign up and details at online sign up sheet.
Support the Pajaro Community. The Club has more plans in the works. In the meantime, check out varous ways to help as an individual or family here.
If you're looking for ways to contribute financially, consider these pathways to give and know that the funds will be used locally.
Rotary Earth Day Challenge!April is Earth Month with Earth Day celebrations taking place in Downtown Santa Cruz on Sat. April 22. In solidarity with other Rotarians around the world and developed by the Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG), our club is promoting a Rotary Earth Day Challenge! Sign up for ESRAG's upcoming 15-Day Plant-Rich Diet workshop to discover one of the most powerful ways you can help humanity live within our planetary means.
Book of the Month Melissa Come Back
Our very own Patrice Keet and Melissa LaHommedieu tell their true story of "resilience that sheds light on the cycles of poverty, abuse, and addiction that plague our nation."
It is their Melissa—the foster child Patrice and her husband, Bob, haven’t seen since she ran away from their comfortable home at the age of eleven. Now, she’s a thirty-year-old woman at a fundraising dinner, describing her journey through foster care, teenage pregnancy, abuse, and losing her own children to foster care. In an instant, two decades of buried shame and guilt come roaring back to Patrice.
A portion of the proceeds from the sales of Melissa Come Back will be donated to CASA of Santa Cruz County.
From the D5170 Facebook Page and norcalrotary.org
Rotary’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
At Rotary, we understand that cultivating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture is essential to realizing our vision of a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change. We value diversity and celebrate the contributions of people of all backgrounds across age, ethnicity, race, color, abilities, learning style, religion, faith, socioeconomic status, culture, marital status, languages spoken, sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity as well as differences in ideas, thoughts, values, and beliefs.
Recognizing that individuals from certain groups have historically experienced barriers to membership, participation, and leadership, we commit to advancing equity in all aspects of Rotary, including in our community partnerships, so that each person has the necessary access to resources, opportunities, networks, and support to thrive.
We believe that all people hold visible and invisible qualities that inherently make them unique, and we strive to create an inclusive culture where each person knows they are valued and belong.
In line with our value of integrity, we are committed to being honest and transparent about where we are in our DEI journey as an organization and to continue to learn and do better.
Sunrise Committees
* Club Service: Janet Souza
* Community Service: Tiffany Wise-West
* Culture and DE&I: Debra Feldstein and Arturo Rodriguez
* Fundraising: Rod Caborn
* Membership: Tony Giannotti and Tom Hart
* Communications: Steve Landau
* Social Committee: Patrice Keet
* Speakers Committee: Patrice Keet
* The Rotary Foundation: Rick Hofstetter and Rod Caborn
* Vocational Services: Cathy Bonino and Mary Gaukel
* Youth Services: Mark Junod