It was a very good meeting this past week as we got to hear from Sandra Dickerson with the Santa Maria Philharmonic Orchestra! Talented people joining together to share their talents and passion for music!! Thank you to Marga Cooley for connecting Sandra to our group! I look forward to attending
several of their performances this year!! We are fortunate to have this group performing in our community!!
I do want to share our calendar of speakers and meetings for the next 2 months!!
Feb. 13th Mark Steller, Business owner and OUSDB member (School Board)
Feb. 20th OFFSITE Park cleanup!
Feb. 27th District Governor Marta Golding Brown is hosting our meeting. Board Of Directors meeting
to follow.
March 5th. - Joanna Dominguez, Peoples' Self Help Housing
March 12th - Nat Moss, Principal of Delta High School
March 19th -OFFSITE- Central Coast Truck Center, Gary Ruskauff, 1400 W. Stowell
March 26th- Mental Health Experts Dr. David Ketelar MD, Jill Ausin MSN, RN, NEA-BC (Wow that's alot of degrees!) and Administrator Ken Dalebout! Thank you Jessa!
Thank you to everyone in our Club for your help and support!! I will continue to seek your help and lean on you when I need your assistance!
Service Above Self,
James Stoddard
January
January 2, 2024
Dark
January 8, 2024
S.M. Inn
January 9, 2024
S.M. Inn
January 16, 2024
Offsite
January 23, 2024
S.M. Inn
January 30, 2024
Dark
Dark
February
February 6, 2024
S.M. Inn
Super Bowl Pool/Rotary Intl Anniversary Feb 23)
February 13, 2024
S.M. Inn
Mark Steller, Orcutt School District Board
February 20, 2024
Offsite/Park
Cleanup of Buena Vista Park
February 27, 2024
S.M. Inn
District Governor Marta Golding Brown, Board Meeting
March
March 5, 2024
S.M. Inn
Joanna Dominguez, People's Self Help Housing
March Madness Blood
March 12, 2024
S.M. Inn
Nate Moss, Delta High School
March 19, 2024
S.M. Inn
Off Site: CC Truck Center
March 26, 2024
Offsite
Dr. David Ketelar, Jill Ausin, Ken Dalebout, Mental Health
If you have any programs please put them on the calendar.
Weare meeting in the Santa Maria Room at the Historic Santa Maria Inn this week at 12:10 PM. Since it is the day before Valentine's Day, spouses and significant others are encouraged to attend.
Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Past President: Bob Curry
President: James Stoddard
President Elect: Nancy Crawford
Secretary: Amber Simmons
Treasurer: Ryan Sedley
Club Service/Membership: Nancy Crawford
Community Service: Knute Rockne
International Service: Laura Mohajer
Vocational Service: Erin Krier, Tom Allen
Foundation: Tom Martinez, Fred Donati
Youth Service: Erinn Dougherty
Sergeant at Arms: Jorge Chavez
Peace Chair: Amalia Rea
Media Communications: Marga Cooley
Family of Rotary: Lynda Gantt
Club Gender Consultant: Amanda B. Reckondwyth
Paul Harris Corner
"In the clashes between ignorance and intelligence, ignorance is generally the aggressor."
After a successful exhibiting / participation at Rotary Melbourne Convention, with pleasure to announce as 2024 Official Tour Provider to INDIA for Rotary International Members.
*Tour starting from US $ 1780 per person*
Appreciate your help in circulating, with your District RI International Convention Chairman, your club/district.
If you want to know which club President used to wear a variety of hats to hide his receding hairline, then go to the club website and you will find that Susan Rees has posted the history books of the first 75 years of our club.
Maricopa Update
Last week Homer Higgenbottom and Januvius Winterbottom met at the local coffee shop to discuss Valentine's Day strategy. Homer asked, "Have you bought a Valentine's Day present for your wife?" Januvius replied, "I'm taking her to Hawaii and I am saving her money." Homer requested, "I think an explanation is in order." Januvius explained, "Since the beginning of the year my wife has been saying that she would like the bathroom to be remodeled. I really didn't want to remodel the bathroom, but I checked into doing it, and it would cost me over $10,000, and that's with me doing some of the work, which is not what I wanted to do. Then I checked into spending a week in Hawaii. It would cost me a lot less than $10,000. I told her I would save money and give her the vacation of a lifetime. So now I'm going to get a whole lot of brownie points with her, I don't have to remodel the bathroom, and I'm saving money." Homer asked, "Does she know that you are only doing this for you own selfish motivation and not because you are really thinking of her?" "Not exactly. And I suppose you are going to throw that whole Four Way Test thing at me." Homer exclaimed, "Don't drop it this time."
IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA FOR A GREAT PROGRAM SPEAKER, CONTACT President James
February 13: Mark Steller, Orcutt Union School District
February 20: Trash Pickup at Buena Vista Park
February 27: District Governor Marta Golding Brown, Board Meeting
March 5: Joanna Dominguez, People's Self Help Housing
March 12: Nate Moss, Delta High School
March 19: Off Site, CC Truck Center
March 26: Mental Health Experts, Dr. David Ketelar, Jill Ausin, and Ken Dalebout.
The Rotary Club of Santa Maria Elevator Speech
We are a leadership organization comprised of local business, civic, and professional leaders.
We are a nonpolitical nonsectarian service club.
We meet regularly to get to know each other, form friendships, and get things done in our community.
In 2020 we had a virtual fundraiser and raised over $53,000 which we gave to five local charities:
Orcutt Trails
CASA
Casa of Hope
ECHO/Band of Brothers
YMCA
We support the Interact Club at St. Joseph's High School and we donate scholarships to Allan Hancock College.
We clean up Buena Vista Park and with three other Rotary clubs we coordinate the Rotary Christmas Parade.
Come and learn more about our club's humanitarian service and high ethical standards and help us build good will in our community.
THE FOUR-WAY TEST
of the things we think, say, or do:
1. Is it the truth?
2. Is it fair to all concerned?
3. Will it build goodwill and better friendships?
4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
THE OBJECT OF ROTARY
The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
First The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
Second High ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as on opportunity to serve society;
Third The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life;
Fourth The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
ROTARIAN CODE OF CONDUCT
The following code of conduct has been adopted for the use of Rotarians:
As a Rotarian, I will
1. Act with integrity and high ethical standards in my personal and professional life
2. Deal fairly with others and treat them and their occupations with respect
3. Use my professional skills through Rotary to: mentor young people, help those with special needs, and improve people's quality of life in my community and in the world
4. Avoid behavior that reflects adversely on Rotary or other Rotarians
5. Help maintain a harassment-free environment in Rotary meetings, events, and activities, report any suspected harassment, and help ensure non-retaliation to those individuals that report harassment.
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