Let Judith know if you would like to join her since she is limiting participants in order to meet coronavirus precautions.
To spice up our Happy Hour, Diana Washburn has invited Bob Dickey, a local wine historian, to join us by Zoom on Thursday, August 27th. Happy hour will begin at 5:30 p.m. and Bob's presentation will start at 6:00 p.m.
Bob is a Santa Barbara High School graduate. He has taken wine making classes at Hancock College and UC Davis. Bob has also taught the Wine Marketing class at Hancock College. He leads wine tours in the Santa Ynez Valley and the Funk Zone. He designed the map for the movie "Sideways." You will want to take notes on this interesting presentation.
To make our Happy Hour more interactive, Bob suggested that we do a test at home, or you can just sit back and enjoy the presentation. So here is the challenge: Does the Glass Make a Difference? Each participant is to have one wine and three different types of glasses e.g. nice wine glass, Martini glass, Champagne glass, beer glass or whatever is handy. Of course you don’t have to drink all that wine -- but what’s the fun in that? What happens on Zoom seminars STAYS on zoom seminars!!!
NOTES FROM CLUB FOUNDATION BOARD MEETING
The Board of the Rotary Club of Santa Barbara Sunrise Charitable Foundation met on Wednesday morning, August 12. Janet Napier's two-year term of office was up so we're happy to announce that Frank Tabar has been selected to take over as the President for the next two years. We're also delighted to let you know that new Foundation board member, Lily Carey, has taken on the Secretary role. Jody Dolan Holehouse remains as Treasurer.
Frank Tabar
An important decision made was the allocation of funds for club projects for 2020/21. The Foundation board was pleased to allocate $16,000 for local projects and $8,000 for international projects, according to the two-thirds/one-third split determined by club members a few years ago.
NOTES FROM COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMITTEE
The Community Service Committee met on Thursday, August 13, to review what's happening and consider new projects.
The Sunrise Club is the lead club, together with Districts from South Korea, Mexico and our own, on a Global Grant to provide a social-emotional camp for children following the Covid-19 shut-down. This is a collaboration between Rotary, the United Boys & Girls Clubs' Camp Whittier and CALM. The previous Global Grant application for these funds, with a different focus and submitted by the RC of Santa Barbara, was denied by The Rotary Foundation so we don't know if the new application will meet their requirements. We have to wait and see.
Discussion took place regarding projects we can carry out while maintaining social distancing. If club members have ideas for projects like this, let Community Service Director, Luz Maria Ortiz Smith, know.
CABIN NAMING AT CAMP WHITTIER
A couple of years ago, our Club donated funds to build a new cabin at the United Boys & Girls Clubs' Camp Whittier after the Whittier fire destroyed some of their property. The Community Service Committee was given the job of naming the cabin. The general consensus was to call it the "Sunrise" cabin. Club members Tom Heath and Tina Ballue had the chance to inaugurate the new name.
Tina and Tom at the new Sunrise Cabin
VOCATIONAL SERVICE
IN THE WORKS
The Vocational Service Committee is planning an evening seminar entitled something like: "A Conversation about Being Black -- Stories You Don't Know from Rotarians You Do." The Houston Skyline Rotary Club held an informative seminar on this subject, so stay tuned!
MORE THANK YOU SIGNS!
Club members have been busy distributing "Thank You" signs to essential workers over the summer. Here is a selection of photos of signs distributed more recently.
CVS on the Mesa Photo by Oscar Zavala
Farmers & Merchants Bank Photo by Frank Tabar
Garden Court Photo by Chris Tucker
Girls Inc. Carpinteria Photo by Tina Ballue
Summerland Post Office Photo by Sandra O'Meara
Vons Montecito Photo Diana Washburn
Westside Neighborhood Clinic Photo Frank Tabar
Goleta Fire House Photo Kirk and Jann Greene
Paramedics, Montecito Fire Squad 91 Photo Bill Abel
HISTORY IN THE MAKING AT R.I.
Jennifer Jones
Jennifer E. Jones, a member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Ontario, Canada, has been nominated to become Rotary International’s president for 2022-23, a groundbreaking selection that will make her the first woman to hold that office in the organization’s 115-year history.
As the first woman to be nominated to be president, Jones understands how important it is to follow through on Rotary’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Statement. “I believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion … begins at the top and for us to realize growth in female membership and members under the age of forty — these demographics need to see their own reflection in leadership,” Jones said. “I will champion double-digit growth in both categories while never losing sight of our entire family.”
Jones is founder and president of Media Street Productions Inc., an award-winning media company in Windsor. Jones holds a Doctor of Laws (LL.D.). A current Rotary Foundation trustee, Jones has been a Rotary member since 1997 and has served Rotary as RI vice president, director, training leader, committee chair, moderator, and district governor.
