Surgical Eye Expeditions (SEE) International is a Santa Barbara based not for profit that provides sight-restoring surgeries and preventative eye screenings to patients in underserved communities.
Rachel Tennant, Chief Development Officer, and Randall Goodman, MD (a member of the organization's Board of Directors) will speak to us about the mission of the organization and activities it sponsors around the world.
I am very proud that we had so many members step up and volunteer for the recent election.
Let's all thank the 13 volunteers who went through a two-hour training class and volunteered at least three hours (several did multiple shifts) on election day: Kati and Peter Buehler, Anita and Jason Blakemore, Cathy Cash and Bruce McRoy Cindy Davis (wife of new member Steve), Liz Westwick, Eryn Shugart, Jeff Kerns, Harlan Green, Tony Morris, and
myself.
The Club earned $600 which covers venue rental cost for three meetings at the Music Academy of the West.
Speaking of the Music Academy, we are all excited for our first in-person meeting on October 5th at the Music Academy. Geoff Green, President of the Santa Barbara City College Foundation will give us an update on the foundation, the great work they do, and the recent (very large) gift they received from McKenzie Scott. We will be sending around a "meal sign-up" for this meeting with at least three very nice choices for lunch.
Our Rotary Club partnered with a local Lions Club to staff a polling station at Santa Barbara High School during the recent gubernatorial recall election.
Many thanks to participants Anita & Jason Blakemore, Kati & Peter Buehler, Cathy Cash, Cindy Davis, Tom Fisher, Harlan Green, Jeff Kerns, Bruce McRoy, Tony Morris, Eryn Shugart, and Liz Westwick. Through your efforts we added $600 to our Club's coffers.
Understanding the balance of the natural world and learning how to live nonviolently within it is part of the Congo Peace School’s curriculum.
Nshobole (pictured above) is a 4th grade elementary school student, starting 5th grade in October. After she finished reading this book, “Our Planet in Danger,” she told Amani: “Cutting down trees and throwing away plastic waste are big threats to our planet.”
We meet the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month at 12:00 PM.
