Blessed Emurese from Ogun state in southwest Nigeria is our 2016-17 Rotary Youth Exchange Student. Scott Burns, our Youth Exchange Chair, picked up Blessed from LAX on Thursday night. She is being home hosted by Judith and Paul McCaffrey for the first quarter of the year and will attend San Marcos High School.
We look forward to getting to know Blessed this year. Welcome!
Photo: Scott Burns and Blessed Emurese
SEE FIRST HAND THE GOOD WORK WE ARE DOING IN NICARAGUA
Would you like to see firsthand the good work we are doing in Nicaragua? Tom Heath and the International Service Committee are organizing a trip to the two rural communities of Cuajachillo 2 and Trinidad Central on October 6-11, 2016. The goals of the trip will include moving forward the upcoming large water distribution project, finalizing our water filters project, verifying last year's pharmacy project, and hopefully viewing this year's project providing tables and benches and an outdoor covered area at a school. The trip will include a mix of a work day, some meetings with the Rotary Club of Ciudad Sandino and the communities, a social fiesta celebrating of our recent work projects, a well as some sightseeing options. Transportation, accommodations, and some meals will be each person's responsibility.
Please contact Tom with any questions and to sign up for the trip.
Photo: International Service Committee trip to Nicaragua, Medical Clinic Project, 2014.
JOIN NANCY FOR A DAY OF GOLF
Nancy Woods is putting together a golf team for the Sunrise Rotary Golf Tournament at Moorpark Country Club before the District Conference. The tournament is on Thursday, October 13 and begins at 11 am. Registration is at 9 am. Cost is $175. Shotgun format. Includes breakfast, lunch and awards dinner, golf cart, tee package/goodie bag, and proceeds benefit local charities. Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Westlake Village Sunrise. For sign up and more information visit www.sunriserotarygolfer.com.
Contact Nancy if interested in joining the SB Sunrise golf team!
PRLS LEADERSHIP WEEKEND
If your have not taken Master PRLS (Practical Relevant Leadership Skills) or are missing one or more Master classes then mark your calendar for October 7-9, 2016. You may take one Master PRLS class or all five in one weekend! Class cost is $60 each or $250 for the weekend - a savings of $50. Register by October 1 here.
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. Learn more about PRLS here.
Prerequisite: In order to take Master PRLS, you must have taken Introduction to Rotary. Classes available on September 10 (Bakersfield) and October 3 (Ventura).
WEEKEND CLASS SCHEDULE Friday, October 7, 2016
3:00 – 7:00 PM Leadership
Saturday, October 8, 2016
7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
8:00 – Noon Facilitation Skills
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Projects and Grants
Sunday, October 9, 2016
8:00 – Noon Communications
NOTE: The club will reimburse the registration fee for PRLS and Master PRLS to any club members completing these seminars. If a club member registers and pays for PRLS with a club check and does not attend, the club member shall repay the club.
DREAM VACATION RAFFLE WILL LAUNCH SOON!
The Fundraising Committee, headed by Eric Ryan, has been hard at work coordinating the Dream Vacation Raffle. The Santa Barbara vacation will include 6-nights in a bungalow suite at the Belmond El Encanto Hotel, $1250 resort funds for spa, restaurants and bar, use of a Tesla vehicle for 3 days, restaurant certificates and activities. The Vail package will include 6-nights at the Four Seasons Vail, spa treatments and breakfasts for two, ski package including 6 lift tickets and ski concierge, and restaurant certificates to local fine dining. Tickets will be available soon for $25 each and proceeds will benefit the Rotary Club of Santa Barbara Sunrise and the Vail Symposium. Winners will be drawn in late October.
How can you help? There are three ways:
The committee is looking for one more restaurant certificate to complete the Santa Barbara package. Contact Joanne if you have connections for a donated restaurant certificate, especially a Mexican restaurant.
When the website is launched, we will need help spreading the word.
Buy tickets!
DEADLINE EXTENDED!
Get your tickets to the Trombone Shorty concert now! Special pricing available to Rotarians until the end of August. This special event benefitting END POLIO NOW will be at the Arlington Theater in Santa Barbara on Friday, November 11, 2016 a 8:00 pm. To purchase tickets visit www.Zone2526.org/events.
JOIN THE GROUP 8 EPiC CHALLENGE CYCLING TEAM!
LuzMaria Ortiz is putting together a team of cyclists from Group 8 to ride in the EPiC Challenge, Ventura County. The ride will be on Sunday, October 16 on the final day of the District Conference and supports PolioPlus. There are rides for every level, 100M, 100K, 50M, and 25M. More information about the EPiC Challenge can be found here.
Contact LuzMaria if you wish to join the Group 8 team.
Photo: Cyclists from the EPiC Challenge in Monterey, CA, 2014.
CLUB FOUNDATION SUPPORTS ERSKINE FIRE RELIEF
One of our District 5240 clubs, the Rotary Club of Kern River Valley, has set up a fund to assist with relief efforts from the Erskine Fire. Jody Dolan Holehouse, President, Rotary Club of Santa Barbara Sunrise Charitable Foundation,
announced the Foundation approved supporting the Erskine Fire Fund. Funds received from Rotarians who wish to make contributions to the fire fund will be matched by the club foundation one-to-one up to $1,000. We will pass the hat at upcoming club meetings to collect contributions.
Diana Washburn, Events Coordinator, reported our club happy hours will change to a monthly format and the next happy hour will be at Lure Fish House on Thursday, August 25 at 5:30pm. Happy Hour specials are from 4-6 pm so arrive before 6pm to ensure happy hour pricing.
As an international organization, Rotary offers each member unique opportunities and responsibilities. Although each Rotarian has first responsibility to uphold the obligations of citizenship of his or her own country, membership in Rotary enables Rotarians to take a broader view of international affairs. In the early 1950s, a Rotary philosophy was adopted to describe how a Rotarian may think on a global basis. Here is what it said:
"A world-minded Rotarian:
looks beyond national patriotism and considers himself as sharing responsibility for the advancement of international understanding, goodwill and peace;
resists any tendency to act in terms of national or racial superiority;
seeks and develops common grounds for agreement with peoples of other lands;
defends the rule of law and order to preserve the liberty of the individual so that he may enjoy freedom of thought, speech and assembly, and freedom from persecution, aggression, want and fear;
supports action directed toward improving standards of living for all peoples, realizing that poverty anywhere endangers prosperity everywhere;
upholds the principles of justice for mankind;
strives always to promote peace between nations and prepares to make personal sacrifices for that ideal;
urges and practices a spirit of understanding of every other man's beliefs as a step toward international goodwill, recognizing that then are certain basic moral and spiritual standards which will ensure a richer, fuller life."
*When this philosophy was developed, Rotary was still an all-male organization. The description of a world-minded Rotarian today would obviously include all female members as well.
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 8
This week's pin is a Rotary angel given to me by Sister Christine Bowman who was in town last week and President Chris and I had the opportunity to see. She is now living in Los Angeles, working at the Cathedral of Los Angeles, and is a member of Rotary LA5. A Sunrise member since 1997, Past President (2009-10), National Immunization Day (NID) participant, newsletter editor, Membership Chair, and frequent contributor to our step downs, Sis Chris is always ready with a quick joke and a comforting prayer. Sis Chris is truly a Rotary angel.
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 17, 2016
We were joined by guest Thomas Heck, our speaker.
Past President David Velarde filled in for President Chris who is out of town.
David Velarde asked for a show of hands about club members interested in attending a Group 8 event at the polo fields as we did last year. He also reported the Community Service Committee rescheduled meeting is that evening at 6pm. He reminded members about the Global Grants training in Carpinteria on Saturday and the District Conference in Westlake Village on October 14-16.
Diana W. reminded everyone about our next happy hour on Thursday, August 25 at Lure Fish House. She also asked Sunrisers to save the date of September 22 for our bocce event at Arnoldis.
Jody D-H. passed around an envelope to contribute to the Erskine Fire Fund. The club foundation will match Sunrisers contributions up to $1,000.
LuzMaria announced she is putting together a team for Group 8 for the EPiC Challenge cycling ride to support PolioPlus. The ride is on October 16. David Velarde is scheduling a bike tune-up day for team members.
Nancy W. is putting together a golf team for the District Conference Golf Tournament on Thursday, October 13.
Kathy S. donated a bottle of Italian wine and a surprise package for the raffle. Sandra O. was the winner.
Thomas Heck kicked off his presentation with a performance of "Oh How I Hate To Get Up in the Morning" before talking about the role music plays in memory.
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 August 24, 2016
Greeters:
Bill Abel
Jody Dolan Holehouse
Flag Salute:
Bill Abel
Invocation:
Jody Dolan Holehouse
Sergeant at Arms:
Bill Abel
Raffle:
Gillian Amery
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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