Who are you bringing to our Prospective Member Mixer this Wednesday, October 12 at 5:30 pm at the Santa Barbara Club?
Club members are strongly urged to attend and bring prospective members. This replaces our regular 7 am meeting.
Contact LuzMaria Ortiz, Membership Chair, with your attendance and the name of your guest(s).
Photo: Then prospective member Harry Hagen with club members Tom Heath and Connard Hogan at our last Member Mixer in February 2016. Harry went on to become a member of our club!
BRENDA CRESSEY NAMED TRF TRUSTEE, 2017-2021
Brenda Cressey is currently serving in her third year as the Rotary International Zone 26 Endowment/Major Gift Adviser for The Rotary Foundation (TRF) and has been named TRF Trustee 2017-2021.
Since serving as Governor of District 5240 in 2001-02, most of her Rotary assignments have focused on successful Fund Development for TRF specifically in the areas of Polio Eradication, EREY, PHS and Endowments and Major Gifts. She is also a Rotary Alumni having personally participated in a number of Foundation Projects around the world and has seen firsthand how gifts to TRF greatly impact the lives of others. She is a proud member of the Paul Harris Society, a member of the Bequest Society and Major Donor.
When asked what the highlights in her life might be she will not hesitate to say it all began when first invited to join Rotary 1989. She continues to share how her membership and gifts to The Rotary Foundation have changed her life and the lives of many who she will never know.
Brenda is a member of the RC of Paso Robles and has been a proud Rotarian for 26 years. She currently resides in Templeton, California with her husband Richard.
Congratulations, Brenda!
DICTIONARY PROJECT UNDERWAY
Sunrisers prepared dictionaries soon to be delivered to over 800 third grade students in Santa Barbara and Hope School Districts. Club members applied a Rotary emblem sticker and dedication plate into each Student Dictionary. In the coming weeks, Rotarians will be delivering these dictionaries to the classrooms.
This project is lead by Dennis Johns and is funded through the Rotary Club of Santa Barbara Sunrise Charitable Foundation and a district grant from Rotary District 5240.
Nancy Woods is our newest PRLS (Practical Relevant Leadership Skills) graduate! Nancy attended Intro to Rotary last week.
Intro to Rotary (formerly called Basic PRLS) consists of a half day with three modules: Rotary Then and Now, Leadership and Leading a Meeting, and Communications and Speaking in Public. This program was specifically developed to train individuals whose goals include a future leadership position in Rotary.
Enter to win a 6-night dream vacation in either Vail, Colorado or Santa Barbara, California . . . or both! Vail offers scenic views and incredible skiing, while Santa Barbara is an unparalleled California getaway!
It is the responsibility of Sunrise members to promote and sell tickets. This is our main fundraiser of the year. Share this information with your personal and business contacts.
Prizes for best costume in the following categories: scariest, funniest, most creative
Please bring a brew and appetizer to share.
Sign up at the next Rotary meeting or contactDiana Washburn.
ROTARY HOLIDAY PARTY
Save the date of Wednesday,December 7 at 6-9pm for our Rotary Holiday Party at the home of Amy and Eric Ryan. More details coming soon.
Contact Diana Washburn if you'd like be a part of the event committee.
ROTARY ROSE PARADE FLOAT DECORATING TRIP
Save the date of Sunday, December 31 at 4pm 'til the end for our Group 8 bus trip to Pasadena to work on Rotary's 2017 Rose Parade Float. We will be the final group to work on the float before it is judged. Spend your New Year's Eve with Rotary! More details about the bus trip coming soon.
Find information about this year's float design here.
DID YOU KNOW?
Harry Ruggles was the fifth man to join Paul Harris in the conversations that led to the formation of the first Rotary club in Chicago in 1905. Harry was a fellow who enjoyed singing, and this was a popular activity at the turn of the century. At an early meeting of the fledgling group, Harry jumped on a chair and urged everyone to join him in a song.
Group singing soon became a traditional part of each Rotary meeting. The custom spread to many of the clubs in the United States and is still a popular fellowship activity in the Rotary meetings of such diverse countries as Australia, Japan, Nigeria, New Zealand and Canada. Some clubs sing a national song as the formal opening of the meeting. Social singing, however, is seldom found in the Rotary clubs in Europe, South America and Asia.
Photo: "Home on the Range" was a favorite song of our late Charter President Brooke Sawyer who encouraged singing at club meetings.
This is one of a series of short articles about Rotary written by Cliff Dochterman, PRIP, and originally published in the Rotary publication, The ABCs of Rotary.
ROTARY PIN CHALLENGE - Week 15
Last week we lost our dear friend and fellow Rotarian, Brooke Sawyer. In the 17 years I knew Brooke I learned there was one thing he loved as much as Rotary, Cal Berkeley. Always wearing his Cal bow tie, Cal lapel pin, or Cal cap, he was a dedicated Berkeley alum. I pulled this Rotary bear pin from my collection in honor of Brooke and his Golden Bears.
I have challenged myself to wear my Rotary pin EVERY day. By doing this I hope to raise awareness of Rotary and Rotary's work. I invite all Sunrise Rotarians to join me in wearing a Rotary pin EVERY day.
By Karen Kawaguchi, Club Service Director
CLUB MEETING NOTES - Oct 5, 2016
We were joined by guests Manolo Acevedo and Carin Kally, and visiting Rotarian Therese Brown (RC Woodland).
President Chris called for a moment of silence in memory of our Charter President Brooke Sawyer.
Fellow charter member, E. Russell Smith, shared memories of Brooke Sawyer and lead the club in a song, "Home on the Range."
Fred G. is our liaison to The Rotary Foundation (TRF) and explained how our contributions to the TRF Annual Fund are used and how they benefit our projects. As club members we are obligated to make a contribution of any size to TRF ($150 suggested). Members interested in the Bequest Society contact Fred.
LuzMaria reminded club members the Prospective Member Mixer is next Wednesday at 5:30 pm. We will not meet at our regular 7 am meeting time.
Eric R. announced the Dream Vacation Raffle website is now live. Joanne passed around fliers, postcards, and business cards for club members to share. Eric also encouraged club members to promote ticket sales through their email lists and social media.
A gift certificate to Beachside Café was donated by Harry H. for the raffle (with tickets sold by Gary J.). David Velarde won.
Click on the calendar to see a full schedule of our meetings, events, and activities.
SUNRISE ROTARY VISION STATEMENT
Working as a team with integrity to transform our local and international communities by living lives of "service above self" through our contributions of time, talent, and treasure.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a weekly newsletter of the Rotary Club of Santa Barbara Sunrise. Please submit questions, comments, corrections, submissions, or photos to Karen Kawaguchi at kkawaguchi@sbma.net. Deadline for submissions is every Friday for the next week's issue.
WEEKLY DUTIES
for Oct 12, 2016
Greeters: Fred Gaeden, Connard Hogan.
Only the Greeters will serve duties this week. See you at the Member Mixer at 5:30 pm!
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