The Rotary Club of Santa Barbara Sunrise welcomed its newest members, Ellen Chase and Frank Tabar!
We look forward to Ellen's and Frank's contributions of skills, experience, and enthusiasm to make a difference in our communities at home and on a global scale. Together, we can provide lasting solutions for communities fighting disease, hunger, illiteracy, and poverty.
Please welcome Ellen and Frank warmly, get to know them at the club meetings, taking them to lunch, or inviting them to join you in a service project or social activity.
Ellen’s classification is Certified Public Accounting, her sponsor is Sandra O'Meara, and her mentor is Diana Washburn. Frank's classification is Trust Banking, his sponsor is Chris Baxter, and his mentor is Steve Boehm. Welcome, Ellen and Frank!
Photo: David Velarde, Membership Committee Member and District Membership Advisor Region 3; Frank Tabar; Ellen Chase; Sandra O'Meara, Ellen's sponsor; and President Chris Baxter, Frank's sponsor.
ROTARY AND THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION ANNOUNCE $450 MILLION COMMITMENT TO END POLIO
At the Rotary International Convention in Atlanta, Rotary President John Germ and Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, announced a commitment of up to $450 million to support the eradication of polio.
Photo: Bill Gates of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation RI President John Germ.
PRESIDENT ELECT STEVE KALLY AT THE ROTARY CONVENTION
President Elect Steve Kally (aka Dr. Stevil) checks into the Rotary International Convention in Atlanta.
More than 40,000 Rotarians from 174 countries have gathered in Atlanta, Georgia to renew friendships, find inspiration, and celebrate The Rotary Foundation’s 100 years of Doing Good in the World.
While there Steve met up with Vijaya Lakshmi, the Rotarian who kindly hosted his son Peter on his medical studies in India last year.
Photo: Vijaya Lakshmi and Steve Kally.
BLESSED'S GRADUATION FROM SAN MARCOS HIGH SCHOOL
San Marcos High School seniors celebrated commencement last week at the school’s Warkentin Stadium, where family and friends packed the stands to cheer on the graduates.
Blessed Emurese, our Rotary Youth Exchange Student, completed her senior year at San Marcos High School. Her three host families, Judith and Paul McCaffrey, Lisa and Scott Burns, and Chris Baxter and Karen Kawaguchi, attended the ceremony followed by a celebratory dinner.
Thanks to the support from Sunrise Rotarians and friends, Blessed will be leaving on her Rotary Train Trip on June 17 for a 33-day cross country tour.
Rotaract of Santa Barbara participated in Relay For Life this past weekend. Rotaractors joined together with other fundraising teams at Bishop Diego High School to remember loved ones lost, honor survivors of all cancers, and raise money to help the American Cancer Society make a global impact on cancer.
Team Rotaract won second place for best campsite decoration and won first place in the trivia contest.
You can still support our Rotaract club's Relay team here.
Cards and expressions of sympathy can be sent to Wade and the Nomura Family at 5410 Hales Lane, Carpinteria, CA 93013.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Carpinteria Morning Rotary Foundation for the Roxanne Nomura Scholarship Fund, or the Carpinteria Morning Rotary Foundation for the Tomol Interpretive Play Area.
Morning Rotary of Carpinteria Charitable Foundation Inc.
Celebrate all clubs' accomplishments in Rotary Year 2016-17. This is the time when Rotary says “thank you” for all you have done in this Rotary Year to make your dreams and those of the people you have helped come true.
See what surprises the Fairy Godmothers have in store for you.
Catch up with old friends from across our district and make new ones.
Welcome DGE John Weiss as District Governor for Rotary Year 2017-18
Have FUN as we say good-bye to the current Rotary Year and look forward to opportunities to continue our good works in the new one.
We will be meeting at 6pm instead of our regular breakfast meeting. More information soon.
DID YOU KNOW?
After the success of Interact clubs for high school-age youth in the early 1960s, the RI board created Rotaract in 1968. The new organization was designed to promote responsible citizenship and leadership potential in clubs of young men and women aged 18 to 30. The first Rotaract club was chartered by the Rotary Club of Charlotte North in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. Today there are 291,000 members in more than 9,500 Rotaract clubs in 177 countries.
Rotaract clubs emphasize the importance of individual responsibility as the basis of personal success and community involvement. Each club is required to complete at least two major service projects each year, one to serve the community and the other to promote international understanding. Rotaract also provides opportunities leading to greater leadership and professional development. Rotaractors enjoy many social activities as well as programs to improve their community. A Rotaract club can exist only when continuously sponsored, guided and counseled by a Rotary club.
The programs of Rotaract are built around the motto "Fellowship Through Service."
[Note: Statistics updated for 2017.]
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 50
The pink ribbon is the symbol for breast cancer awareness. I wore this pin this weekend at the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life event held at Bishop Diego High School in Santa Barbara. I walked in honor of Paul McCaffrey and others who are survivors. I also walked in memory of my nephew Kenji, friend and Rotarian Roxanne Nomura, and friends and family who I’ve lost to cancer.
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 - June 7, 2017
We were joined by visiting Rotarian Rainer Zumbach, and guests Ellen, Ralph, and Sarah Chase, Mariko and Frank Tabar, April Montoya, Del Rudeen, Isabelle Gullo, and Thomas Anderle.
President Chris wished Bruce Belfiore (June 9) and Diana Washburn (June 10) a Happy Birthday and shared photos from Blessed's senior prom.
Isabelle Gullo from CARE4Paws was presented with a check for $1500 for their Paws Up For Kids program. The program will serve 50 students. It teaches compassion and anti-bullying.
President Chris and David Velarde inducted Ellen Chase and Frank Tabar as new members of our club. Sandra O'Meara is Ellen's sponsor and Diana Washburn is her mentor. Chris Baxter is Frank's sponsor and Steve Boehm is his mentor.
Joanne Shoenfeld will be doing programs again next Rotary year. She asked members to share with her their favorites and duds of this past year and offer some suggestions. She is also putting together a group to attend Solvang Theaterfest on June 21.
Karen Kawaguchi announced the Free Dental Clinic was featured in the District newsletter.
President Chris reminded club members to support the Santa Barbara Rotaract club at Relay For Life this weekend. He also announced the next Master PRLS is on June 17 in Santa Maria.
Steve Kally is leaving for the Rotary International Convention in Atlanta.
A gift basket filled with olive oil, pasta, and wine was donated for the raffle by David Velarde. Scott Burns 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
June 14, 2017
Greeters
Burt Chortkoff
Dana Goba
Flag Salute
Burt Chortkoff
Sergeant-at-Arms
Burt Chortkoff
Invocation
Dana Goba
Raffle
Connard Hogan
If you are not able to fulfill your duty, please find a replacement and contact Kathy Scroggs, Weekly Duties Chair, at kathy@scroggscpa.org
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