Axis Newsletter - January 30, 2024 (Jan. 30, 2024)

Published: January 30, 2024

Feb 06, 2024

Marta Golding Brown, District 5240 Governor

Annual DG visit to Club meeting and Club Board meeting

Marta joined Lancaster Sunrise Rotary in 2005 serving two terms as Club president, receiving co-President of the year for District 5260 during her first term. She has served five years as Assistant District Governor, was a multi-year District Trainor and Group Study Exchange (GSE) member, staff member and Director.

In 2015 Marta moved to Ventura County and joined the Oxnard Rotary Club, in District 5240. Prior to being chosen as District Governor Designate in 2021, she served the District as the PRLS (Practical Rotary Leadership Seminars) Director for two years and as District Trainer for three years.

Marta is a Multiple Paul Harris Fellow, Paul Harris Society Member, Major Donor and achieved PRLS and Master PRLS Graduate in 2006.

Marta is Co-Founder and CEO of Smart Coast California and has had a long and successful career in housing and community development in California and Nevada. She accepted this position in February 2023, following eight years as the Government Affairs Director for Ventura County Coastal Association of REALTORS®.

Marta resides in Ventura, California with her husband Forrest, and they have a daughter, MacKenzie living in Colorado.

Feb 20, 2024 12:00 PM

Gwyn Lurie, CEO and Executive Editor

Update on the Montecito Journal

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Member Birthdays

Peter Buehler

January 20

Lynda Nahra

January 24

Join Date

Larry Minasian

January 1, 1987

37 years

Peter Buehler

January 1, 2003

21 years

Tony Morris

January 30, 2018

6 years

Dear Fellow Rotarians,

We started the first month of the new year on several high notes. First, we are excited to have inducted our two newest members Liz and Craig Breese at our last meeting at the Music Academy. We welcome them and their ideas. I know they will be true assets to our club.

We've also had our first Paul Harris Fellow Award for 2024, which was presented to Bruce McRoy. Thanks Bruce, and to all the other club members who donate, for supporting the efforts of the Rotary Foundation.

At our next meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 6, we will welcome our District 5240 Governor Marta Brown. Please make plans to attend this special meeting.

Yours in Service,

Tony

Craig and Liz Breese Inducted!

New members Craig and Liz Breese with sponsors Cathy Cash and Bruce McRoy.

Frequent visitors Craig and Liz Breese were formally inducted into the Rotary Club of Montecito at our first meeting of 2024. Sponsors Cathy Cash and Bruce McRoy were on hand to welcome them to our fellowship.

Check future editions of the Axis newsletter for a Spotlight interview with details about our newest members.

Update on Local Journalism

President Tony Morris with Brandi Rivera, Publisher of the Santa Barbara Independent

Publisher Brandi Rivera updated our Club on the challenges of providing local news in the digital age. She provided a brief history of print publications in our area, and spoke about staffing and operations at the Santa Barbara Independent, the last surviving local paper.

New Rotary Peace Center to open in Turkey
Rotary International is launching a new peace center at Bahçeşehir University in Istanbul, Turkey.

Simply irresistible: Q&A with Stephanie Urchick
Rotary President-elect Stephanie Urchick champions the Rotary Action Plan as a guide for Rotary clubs to become simply irresistible.

Rotary and UNEP Unite to Safeguard Global Freshwater Ecosystems
Under a new strategic partnership, Rotary and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) are launching the 'Community Action for Fresh Water' initiative, focusing on the protection of freshwater ecosystems.

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