With summer at an end and the autumn season upon us, we celebrate Education and Literacy Monthin September. Our commitment of time, talent, and treasure serves the educational needs of many youth in our local community. I would like to highlight four of these programs.
Our Dictionary Project is headed up this year by Dennis Johns. The dictionaries, paid for by your direct financial contributions and made available through a District Grant will provide underprivileged 3rd graders in Santa Barbara with what may be the first book they own! It will be a resource they will turn to again and again to help them learn.
Sunrisers enjoyed some tasty brews and the company of four past Presidents at Figueroa Mountain Brewing Company last week. Past Presidents David Velarde, Dennis Johns, Janet Napier, and Gary Jensen dispensed wise advice and great stories to all who attended.
Photo: President Chris Baxter, Nancy Woods, Tom Heath, Karen Kawaguchi, Past President Dennis Johns, Diana Washburn, and Past President David Velarde.
WHO DO YOU KNOW WHO WOULD BE A GOOD MEMBER OF OUR CLUB?
Wednesday, October 12, 5:30-7 pm at the Santa Barbara Club is the date for our next Prospective Member Mixer! Invite friends, neighbors, colleagues, and members of the community who you would like to share in Rotary service and fellowship. Contact LuzMaria Ortiz, Membership Director, for information.
ERSKINE FIRE FUND UPDATE
The Rotary Club of Santa Barbara Sunrise will be sending a contribution of $1,260 to the Erskine Fire Fund. The club raised $660 which was matched up to $600 from the Rotary Club of Santa Barbara Sunrise Charitable Foundation. Thank you for supporting our neighbors in the Kern River area that were ravaged by fires.
PRACTICAL RELEVANT LEADERSHIP SKILLS (PRLS)
PRLS stands for Practical Relevant Leadership Skills and is a program of District 5240.
The goal of PRLS, begun in 1993, is to provide a set of training sessions wherein current and future Rotary leaders could learn to become more effective in their leadership roles.
Introduction to Rotary (formerly Basic PRLS) consists of a 2-hour session on Rotary Then and Now and overview of Master PRLS series. This program was specifically developed to train individuals whose goals include a future leadership position in Rotary.
The next Introduction to Rotary sessions are scheduled for September 10 (Bakersfield) and October 3 (Ventura). Introduction to Rotary is a prerequisite to the Master PRLS series.
For more information and registration, click here.
Photo: District 5240 PRLS Leadership Team.
BOCCE FACT OF THE WEEK
Bocce is the plural of the Italian word boccia which means bowl in the sport sense.
Save the date of Thursday, September 22 at Arnoldi's Cafe for an evening of bocce! We will also have a bocce demonstration by Joe Weiland at our meeting on September 21.
The bocce fact and event is coordinated by Diana Washburn, Social Events Coordinator.
DISTRICT CONFERENCE EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION ENDS SEPTEMBER 15
“This year it’s all about fun, inspiration, and making your dreams come true!”
--Nick Frankle, 2016 -17 District Governor
The District Conference will be held October 14-16, 2016 at the Hyatt in beautiful Westlake Village, CA.
This year the Rotary District Conference and 100th Anniversary of the Rotary Foundation Gala will be held on the same night.
Early Bird rates: $235 per person before September 15; $260 after September 15.
If you have a Ralph’s Rewards Card, you may register to have them contribute a small percentage of your eligible purchase to the Rotary Club of Santa Barbara Sunrise Charitable Foundation (Ralphs charity #93026).
To register, go to www.ralphs.com, click on ‘Community,’ click on ‘Community Contributions,’ then click on ‘Enroll Now.’ Alternatively, call 1(800) 576-4377 and they will help you enroll.
Even if you only shop at Ralph’s occasionally, as long as you have a Rewards card, it is helpful to our Foundation to participate in this program. Participation does not affect any discounts you receive through the Rewards program.
For more information, see the email sent by Janet Napier or if you have any questions, contact Janet.
DID YOU KNOW?
The number 711 has a very special significance for Rotary. Room 711 of the old Unity Building, formerly located at 127 North Dearborn Street in downtown Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., was the birthplace of Rotary International. That historic room, which was the office of engineer Gus Loehr, was the location of that first meeting when Paul Harris met with several friends to discuss his new idea of a club for professionals and businessmen.
It took extensive research and dedication by a few Chicago Rotarians to preserve the room and restore it to its 1905 authenticity. For years, Room 711 was preserved as a miniature Rotary museum by Rotarians around the world who voluntarily belonged to and contributed annually to the "Paul Harris 711 Club," which provided funds for leasing, maintenance and preservation. In 1989, the Unity Building was about to be torn down. Members of the 711 Club carefully dismantled the landmark room and placed its contents in storage. There it stayed until 1994, when the recreated Room 711 found a permanent home, and this piece of the Rotary heritage is preserved at the RI World Headquarters in Evanston.
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 10
PRLS is terrific training program founded by our District. PRLS stands for Practical Relevant Leadership Skills and while it is a leadership training program, it is a also great opportunity to connect with District leaders and other motivated Rotarians who are committed to making a difference in their communities and the world.
I earned by PRLS pin back in 2000, or maybe it was 2001, it was so long ago I don’t remember. Back then it was called Basic PRLS (it used to stand for Potential Rotary Leaders Seminars) and was a half-day seminar taught by four District leaders. I took the course again two years ago and it is now a 2-hour session called Introduction to Rotary. Both times I recall thinking how fortunate I am to have excellent training programs like this for Rotary members.
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 - Aug 31, 2016
We were joined by guests Manolo (LuzMaria's grandson), Sandy and Bill Boyd, Virginia Johns, Scott Johnson, Rainer Zumbach.
President Chris resurrected nautical terms in honor of our speaker, Past President Dennis Johns.
Jody D-H. circulated the envelope one last time for contributions to the Erskine Fire Fund.
David Velarde reported a fun evening last night at Pints with Past Presidents at Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co.
Diana W. reported a great turnout at happy hour at Lure last Thursday. She also reminded Sunrisers of our Bocce ball event at Arnoldi's on September 22.
President Chris reminded interested members to register for the District Conference (October 14-16).
Tom H. announced, once again, the upcoming international service project trip to Nicaragua (October 6-11).
LuzMaria reminded members to think of at least 4 friends to invite to the Member Mixer (October 12).
Janet announced the new year for the Ralph's Community Contribution Program starts. You must register online.
Joanne announced the raffle is awaiting approval by the Colorado Attorney General's office.
David Vo donated a 15-year bottle of Macallen for the raffle. Kathy S. was the winner.
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 Sept 7, 2016
Greeters:
Chris Tucker
Joe Weiland
Flag Salute:
Chris Tucker
Invocation:
Joe Weiland
Sergeant at Arms:
Chris Tucker
Raffle:
E. Russell Smith
If you are not able to fulfill your duty, please find a replacement and contact Kathy Scroggs at kathy@scroggscpa.org.
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