Just FYI, the next edition of this highly entertaining Reveille will be in 3 weeks... simply because the editor of this highly entertaining newszine will be on vacation. Consider yourself informed.
Coming Up | Looking Ahead
Mar 12: Audrey Lambidakis,
Healing Brainwaves Foundation
Audrey Lambidakis, the founder of Healing Brainwaves Foundation, discovered that after her brain injury in 2011, the treatments suggested by fellow brain injury patients were more effective than those prescribed by physicians. The Foundation connects patients with practical tools, emerging therapies, and long-term recovery strategies for those with brain injuries.
Mar 19: Rotary Fellowship; No speaker.
This is all about Sunrisers... and the club... and whatever President Dave wants to talk about.
Dang it, I will miss this one. Not cool, Dave. Not cool.
Mar 26: Nada Miljkovic,
UC Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurial Development
Nada is the project manager for the Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurial Development (CIED), which has supported UC Santa Cruz students in their entrepreneurial journeys. It serves as a hub for entrepreneurs, startups, investors, mentors, innovation educators, and strategic industry experts located on Santa Cruz's Westside.
Recent Meetings
Mar 5: Dr. John MacMillan, Vice Chancellor for Research, UCSC
We heard about the discovery of biologically active molecules from microorganisms resulting in the discovery of more than 100 new natural products This research has focused predominantly on the therapeutic areas of infectious disease and oncology, yielding an organic substance that is currently undergoing clinical trials for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma
(All this was, frankly, way above my head... but many in the audience got it... Good on them!).
Feb 26: Richard D. King High School Speech Contest
Faris Sabbah facilitatde the annual Rotary speech contest for high school students. The theme this year was Service Above Self and we heard from an incredible amount of speakers. The winner, Colette Huynh, moved on to something higher / better....
Our Rotarian of the Month for March is Eileen Beaudry. Eileen does an incredible job getting all our speakers and she has to put up with me and provide me the info to publish in the Reveille. Thank you, Eileen. You are doing an amazing job!
Member Birthdays
Dieter Ramaekers 3/2
Fernando Tapiz 3/4
Faris Sabbah 3/6
Mary Gaukel Forster 3/10
Rebecca Zeilon 3/10
Darlene de la Cerna 3/14
John Christensen 3/16
Mary Alsip 3/16
Wedding Anniversaries
Ken & Renee Whiting 45 yrs
Jon & Margie Sisk 38 yrs
Dave & Beth Price 36 yrs
Member Anniversaries
Dave Price 26 yrs
Rebecca Zeilon 13 yrs
Penni Bengtson 13 yrs
Joe Ferrante 12 yrs
Arturo Rodriguez 10 yrs
George Bunch 9 yrs
John Christensen 1 yr
Nicole Mason 1 yr
Club Happenings and Other News
Upcoming Socials & Other Dates
-- Sigfrid Garman --
This Saturday is the Club's St. Paddy's Day Celebration - Ferrante's Home, Saturday March 14, 5:30-9:00pm. Sign up at this link.
Rotary Night at the Santa Cruz Warriors game vs the Rio Grande Vipers - Special Rotary Pregame Fellowship Event at Woodstock Pizza on Front Street!
Saturday March 21st - 4pm-6:30pm - Fellowship/Program/Dinner; Game Tip-off at 7pm!
Community Service Update
-- Tiffany Wise-West --
Lots of opportunities to serve. Sign Up Online for all at this link.
Virtual Community Service Committee Meeting!
Friday, February 27, 2028 at noon (every 4th Friday of the month at noon)
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We had a great Rotary District 5170 Community Winter Farming Day at Common Roots Farm
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Volunteers for STEAM Expo (Science Fair) needed!
Sat. March 28 at the SC County Fairgrounds.
Short Shifts through out the Day.
Breakfast and lunch and snacks and drinks will be provided.
No experience needed; training on the job
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April Arbor Day Tree Planting at University Terrace
Date/Time TBD
Stay tuned!
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SAVE THE DATE! Global Rotary Epic Day of Service!
Countywide Clean Up
Sat. May 16; location /time TBD
We are going big with Scouts and Interactors
Please mark your calendar!
2026 Polar plunge - a swimming success!
-- Jon Winston --
The 2026 Polar plunge was a huge success! The day was beautiful, the spirit was strong and the water was COLD!! More than $70K was raised for Special Olympics by teams from Santa Cruz, Monterey and Santa Clara counties. Kudos to Team Sunrise (Lisa Krigsman - our fearless leader, Cassie Caborn, Jim Felich, BB Bullaro, Dina Blair, Suzy Stevens, and Jon & Rae Winston; and supporters Randall Leonard, Kara Capaldo, Jill Winston, Matt Rohan and Mackenzie DeCicco Caborn (plus Cori Jade in her first public appearance!). We brought in almost $3,000. Photos of the day can be enjoyed here. It was a blast, so why not join us next year?!
From the Archives / Nostalgia
-- Jon Winston --
From the Sunrise Rotary Department of Nostalgia comes a blast from the past. Remember the deep, dark days of COVID oh so long ago in 2020? Remember how we had to rejigger our annual bike ride renaming it from Jon & Ken’s Most Excellent Adventure 3-day ride to the One Day Wonder that year because traveling on the road as a group was a no-go? Remember how on the eve of the carefully replanned local ride the winds shifted blowing the choking smoke of the CZU fires down our way making riding our carefully re-planned one day route a no-go? Remember how we would not be deterred? Remember how the creative bike ride committee pivoted one more time and created the DIY Sunrise Rotary Ride Scavenger Hunt? Well, that’s how it went down and despite all the obstacles nature could throw at us, the re-re-re-invented ride went off with great success.
You are invited to relive the day, the joy and the resilience of Sunrise Rotary through this zoom video of the grand post-ride party hosted like no other could by the late and sorely missed Rod Caborn.
District Learning Assembly on April 11
-- Dave Price --
Join the District Learning Assembly on April 11 at Ohlone College in Fremont. This event is targeted to Club president-elects, board members, committee chairs and other Rotarians interested in leadership development opportunities. You can register at this link.
Due to the timing of the Club's Guatemala Water Service Trip, departing 3/22, we will have a combined February/March BOD meeting on Friday March 20, 7:15am, West Coast Community Bank (same place)
World's largest (or smallest) gathering...
-- Tom Hart --
The world's largest gathering of skiing and snowboarding Santa Cruz Sunrisers was a huge success. Thanks for all who joined. Places available for next year (I almost want to go...).
Our Rotarian of the Month for March is Eileen Beaudry. Eileen does an incredible job getting all our speakers and she has to put up with me and provide me the info to publish in the Reveille. Thank you, Eileen. You are doing an amazing job!
