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 and congratulations on expanding your family!
ICYMI
Red Badge Bios - If you missed the entertaining and intriguing bios of Maureen and Fernando Tapiz, then go to the video recording of the meeting and take a few minutes to get to know them.
Guest Speaker - If you missed last week's meeting, you missed a great presentation from Tracey Weiss, Executive Director of O'Neill Sea Odyssey. Hear more about how they are growing, refreshing their space, upgrading technology, and creating new hands-on educational experiences for youth in our area. They do important work that we have supported with funds from the bike ride.
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. Club members are invited to nominate someone they know. To learn more, contact Dave Mello.
Community Service
We still need....
Pajaro Valley Recovery - People are needed April 27-28 to help unload and coordinate donations 2060 Hilltop Lane. Contact Tiffany Wise-West for more info.
Volunteers Needed at Beach Flats Nueva Vista Community Center Workday - Sat. May 6 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.
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.
Rotary Socials
On Tuesday April 25th we're having a pop-up social at Discretion Brewery 2703 41st Avenue in Capitola from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. Bring friends and family and share some time and conversation. The weather, drinks and company will all be great!
Warriors Social - All the Area 7 clubs will get together at Kaiser Arena on May 9th. This is an RSVP event. It's been a few years since we've done this so please join fellow Rotarians from around the area.
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
refreshing their space, upgrading technology, and creating new hands-on educational experiences for youth in our area. They do important work that we have supported with funds from the bike ride. 
e Central Coast is this year's primary beneficiary. Click here to learn more about them.
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