Until further notice, Rotary Club of Santa Barbara Sunrise club meetings will be cancelled due to the coronavirus and COVID-19. In order that Rotary business may still take place, board and committee meetings may be held remotely by Skype or similar software programs. Check your email to determine dates, times and methods of committee meetings.
MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT SANDRA O'MEARA
Sunrise Rotary Club Members,
Thank you, beautiful flamingoes, for reminding us all to maintain our Balance, as we move through this COVID-19 coronavirus. This is a very disruptive and stressful time and we need to maintain our focus and remember our core values to help us. Please focus on your health – physically and mentally. Don’t get sick and stay active. (Maybe it is time to work on your 10,000 steps a day exercise program.)
To maintain good mental health, try to establish new boundaries while you work from home. Use timers and hug your pets, and don’t completely isolate yourself. Use remote social networking by checking in on your people and develop networks for online interactions. We need to keep track of each other. Stay calm. Our goals need to be fluid. Maybe a trip gets postponed and now is a good time to catch up on your reading. Plan your day – all of it. This helps to calm anxiety with life taking a pivot.
Rotarians are People of Action. Mark Maloney, 2019-2020, President of Rotary International recently said: “This is an unprecedented challenge for nearly all of us. But it is also an opportunity for Rotarians to find new, meaningful ways to lead individuals and communities to connect and do good in the world.”
I am sharing two graphs that I received from our son, Matt O’Meara. He is a medical researcher in the School of Medicine at University of Michigan. These visuals helped me to not be complacent and to understand why social distancing is necessary. Hence our Rotary Club meeting March 18 has been cancelled. Thank you all, stay balanced and watch for ongoing updates.
Sandra
CLUB BOARD MEETING 3/17/20
The upcoming club board meeting this Tuesday will take place by conference call. President Sandra will be sending out information.
INTERN'L SERVICE COMMITTEE MEETING 3/25/20 CANCELLED
The International Service Committee meeting scheduled for next Wednesday, March 25th, has been cancelled. Hannah and Janet have been completing the District Grant application that will be submitted shortly. Stay safe everyone!
HAPPY HOUR 3/26/20 CANCELLED
The Happy Hour scheduled for Thursday, March 26, at the Third Window Brewing Company has been cancelled. As of today (3/15/20), Governor Newsom has called for the closing of all bars, nightclubs, brewpubs and wineries to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
DOLPHIN DIVE UPDATE
The Sunrise Rotary annual fundraising event, the Dolphin Dive, scheduled for July 11th, is currently being discussed with the possibility of rescheduling it for a later date. Watch for updates from the Dolphin Dive Fundraising Committee. Contact Dennis Johns for more details.
DISTRICT ASSEMBLY - SATURDAY 3/21/20
Rotary District 5240 has cancelled the annual District Assembly on Saturday, March 21st at Pacifica High School in Oxnard. At this time, webinars are planned for that day just for District leadership, i.e. Club Presidents, Presidents-Elect and Presidents-Elect-Nominees. Webinars for other Club positions are being planned and further information will be forthcoming.
NO MEETING LAST WEEK, THEREFORE NO NOTES
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We meet regularly, get to know each other, form friendships and, through that, we're able to get things done in our community and in the world.
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 Janet Napier at janetnapier@cox.net. Deadline for submissions is every Friday for the next week's issue.
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