Published: July 31, 2022
Club Meetings
Aug 02, 2022 12:00 PM
Harlan Green
Adventures in Community Building from Berkeley to the New City of Goleta
Adventures in Community Building from Berkeley to the New City of Goleta

Harlan will provide a synopsis of his new book, Building Community Answering Kennedy’s Call.
Aug 17, 2022 12:00 PM
Wally Hofmann & Robert Mislang, Living Vehicle
Learn about Luxury RVs built in SB. This is a WEDNESDAY Club meeting at Living Vehicle headquarters.
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We meet the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month at 12:00 PM at the
Music Academy of the West
1070 Channel Drive
 
Note:  Please join us in the Williams Gardens (across the parking lot from Hahn Hall) for our August 2nd meeting.
 
 
Free parking is available in both the upper and lower lots.
 
We adhere to all COVID protocols required by the Music Academy of the West:
  • fully vaccinated people can attend unmasked
  • unvaccinated people must wear masks
We will be volunteering at the Food Bank on Thursday, August 18th from 9-11am.
 
We will be pre-packing items for distribution at the Franklin School Mobile Food Pantry Program.  The Mobile Food Pantry Program brings food distributions to low-income neighborhoods throughout Santa Barbara County, providing nutritional staples like rice, beans, canned goods, bread, protein items and fresh produce.
 
We are hoping to have 10 people sign up so please consider joining the group if you can!  We need to have everyone signed up no later than August 10th.
 
First, you need to create an account on VolunteerHub. If you are a first time user, you can register on VolunteerHub using the join code MontecitoRotary. 
 
 
And finally, please RVSP to Anita so she can add you to the list!
Birthdays &
RI Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Kerri Murray
July 6
 
David Solomon
July 14
 
Karen Hickman
July 15
 
Larry Minasian
July 24
 
Join Date
Cathy Cash
July 1, 2014
8 years
 
David Solomon
July 1, 2014
8 years
 
Paul Kremser
July 1, 2002
20 years
 
Bernadette Bagley
July 29, 2014
8 years
 
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President's Message
Dear Fellow Rotarians,
 
Great news: we're only in the first month of the '22-'23 Rotary year and our club already has our first new member! Welcome Taro Usami, who has transferred his membership from his former club in Japan.
 
Most of our members have met Taro (and his wife Zelda and son Justin, the filmmaker), who attended several of our meetings last year and even participated in a service project. He plans to move from Japan and join his family in the States later this Fall. We look forward to seeing him at our meetings.
 
And, I want to give a big SHOUT OUT to the Rotary Club of Montecito Foundation Board. Last year's Foundation President Kati Buehler and fellow board members did an outstanding job of updating all of the organization's documents.
 
Moving forward, I know that the Foundation's new President Bruce McRoy and other board members will continue the good work.
 
Yours in Service,
Tony
 
This year's District 5240 Conference will be live and in person.  Join Rotarians from across the district for fun and fellowship.
 
We'll be gathering November 18-20 at the Santa Barbara Hilton Beach Resort.
 
The conference will feature inspiring speakers and a joint community service project, in addition to a rooftop party Friday night (with silent auction benefiting Polio Plus) and a 
Saturday night dinner with an 80s After Party.
 
Club News
President Tony Rules!
President Tony models the new District 5240 T-shirt for Rotary Year 2022-23
 
President Tony Morris gathered his board at a breakfast meeting hosted by Cathy Cash and Bruce McRoy. Together the team reviewed goals and plans for Rotary Year 2022-23.  The following week Tony kicked off the new year with a General Assembly on July 19th at the Music Academy.
 
Next time you see Tony be sure to congratulate him, and thank him for his service as Club President.
Get Ready for an Adventure
 
Our second meeting of August will be special for several reasons:
  1. We'll be meeting on WEDNESDAY, August 17th (instead of the usual Tuesday)
     
  2. We'll be gathering at a NEW LOCATION in the Funk Zone for an onsite viewing of the Living Vehicle luxury travel trailers
We'll enjoy a catered lunch and a presentation by Living Vehicle Co-founder & Chief Service Officer, Walter Hofmann. After the presentation you're invited to explore the Living Vehicles in their warehouse.
 
This should be a great event and the perfect opportunity to invite a friend to experience Rotary.
Rotary International
Rotary Fellowships amplify Ukrainian relief efforts

Rotary's global network has sent millions of dollars' worth of relief to help the people of Ukraine. Rotary Fellowships have amplified the impact of these efforts.
 
Rotary responds: support for Ukraine

The Rotary Foundation and Rotary clubs around the world have hurried to provide funds, supplies, and services to Ukrainians displaced by the war.

 
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