Dear Rotarians,
SPECIAL MEETING THIS WEEK WITH District Governor MARTA GOLDING BROWN!
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING TO FOLLOW!
Please make every effort to attend!
I was able to attend the Red Cross event Saturday morning, where we distributed and installed smoke detectors for residents of the Casa Grande Mobile Home Park. Residents were very appreciative
of our efforts! Every home had a detector installed in every bedroom and in the living room as well! We started at 9am and were completely done with the entire subdivision by 2pm!! This was a Red Cross sponsored event.
This past week was the third Tuesday of the month, so we had our bi-monthly park cleanup event. I want to give a special thank you to all who gave of their time and helped. Since we were rained out in December it had been 4 months since we last picked up the park and there was plenty of trash to pick up!!
Here's a special shout out of thanks to:
Alain Pincot
John and Sharon Henning
Susan and Robert Rees
Ken Dally
Dr. Lynda Gantt joined us for a nice lunch in the Tap Room following our trash pick up!
If I missed anyone....I am so sorry!
This week our program will be led by District Governor Marta Golding Brown and will be followed by a Board Of Directors meeting... so come prepared for a great program!
3/5: Peoples Self Help Housing
3/12: Nate Moss, Principle of Delta High School
3/19: Off site-Central Coast Truck Center @ 1400 W. Stowell Rd.
3/26: Dignity Health Behavioral Health Group - very central to our theme this year!
4/2: Carl Neilsen, Serve Santa Maria
Remember.....Board Of Directors meeting with Marta following our Tuesday meeting!!
Service Above Self,
James Stoddard
| February |
February 6, 2024 |
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Super Bowl Pool/Rotary Intl Anniversary Feb 23)
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February 13, 2024 |
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| February 20, 2024 |
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| 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 |
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March Madness Blood
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March 12, 2024 |
S.M. Inn |
Nate Moss, Delta High School |
| March 19, 2024 |
S.M. Inn |
Off Site: Central Coast Trucking, 1400 West Stowell |
| March 26, 2024 |
S.M. Inn |
Dr. David Ketelar, Jill Ausin, Ken Dalebout, Mental Health |
| April |
April 2, 2024 |
S.M. Inn |
Rev. Carl Neilsen, Serve Santa Maria |
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Paul Harris B-Day April 5th Rotary Day of Service April 22
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April 9, 2024 |
S.M. Inn |
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| April 16, 2024 |
Offsite/Park |
Cleanup of Buena Vista Park |
| April 23, 2024 |
S.M. Inn |
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If you have any programs please put them on the calendar.
District Governor
Marta Golding Brown
We are meeting in the Santa Maria Room at the Historic Santa Maria Inn this week at 12:10 PM.
Trash Cleanup of Buena Vista Park
Many thanks to President James, Ken Dally, Susan and Robert Rees, Alain Pincot, and John and Sharon Henning for picking up trash last week at Buena Vista Park. These Rotarians and spouses braved pelting rain, gale-force winds, snow, sleet, and softball size hail to pick up trash at Buena Vista Park. Well, maybe the rain wasn't pelting, but there were sprinkles. And the winds were not gale-force. Perhaps they was a slight breeze. To be fair there was no snow or sleet. And the hail was not exactly softball size, . . . maybe baseball size. . . . No, maybe it was golf ball size. To be honest we didn't have any hail. But they did pick up trash for about thirty minutes and it was a tremendous sacrifice.
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: Abraham Lincoln
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 Director of Nutritional Supplements: Rose Hips
Paul Harris Corner
"Travel is a good corrective for mental nearsightedness - if the traveler will cast aside his prejudices. People will see what they look for, the ugly or the beautiful. If they seek things to condemn, they will find them in plenty and return home more prejudiced and arrogant than ever."
Sunshine Report
As far as we know, everyone is happy and healthy.
Rotary and Mental Health
We would like to extend an invitation to The Rotary Club of Santa Maria to join us for a couple of classes coming up. Both will take place in Santa Maria. I attached the fliers that explain each class. Let us know if you or anyone else would like to attend. Thank you.
If you want to know when the Rotary wheel was donated to our club and who donated it, 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 the current state of dating. Homer began, "I think I need to have a chat with my nephew about dating. He goes on lots of first dates, but he never goes on a second date." Januvius concluded, "He must be doing something wrong if he never gets a second date." Homer said, "He told me about his last date, and I think I have figured out what is happening." "Do tell," replied Januvius. Homer said, "He said he went on a blind date. He met the woman at a bar and they had a couple drinks. They really seemed to hit it off. So he asked if she would go to dinner with him. She was very agreeable to that. They went to a nice restaurant and everything was still going very well. Afterwards he drove her to her apartment and asked her for a good night kiss. That also went well. He then asked if he could come in and she said that she had to get up early in the morning and really needed to get some sleep. He thanked her for a very good evening and went home. Now here is where I think he messed up. When he went home he emailed her a bill for her share of the drinks and the meal." Januvius spoke up, "Homer, I'm not an expert on dating, but I do believe that you are right. And I'll bet they never even discussed the Four Way Test." Homer added, "I do believe that you are not as dumb as I look. I'm going to call him tonight and explain the Four Way Test to him."
IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA FOR A GREAT PROGRAM SPEAKER, CONTACT President James
Mondays
6:00 PM Santa Maria South
The Historic Santa Maria Inn
12:00 PM San Luis Obispo
Madonna Inn
Tuesdays
7:00 AM SLO Daybreak
Hotel San Luis Obispo on Palm Street
Cambria Sunrise Centennial
Cambria Cafe
7:15 AM Solvang Breakfast
Alisal Ranch Grill
Templeton
Ian McPhee's
12:10 PM The Rotary Club of Santa Maria
The Historic Santa Maria Inn
Pismo Beach/5 Cities
Ventana Grill at Shorecliff Lodge
Morro Bay
Chablis Boat on the Embarcadero
Wednesdays
7:00 AM Grover Beach
Mission Inn, Pismo
Nipomo
Willow Restaurant
Paso Robles Sunrise
Paso Robles Golf Course
12:00 PM Atascadero
Spring Hill Suites
San Luis Obispo de Tolosa
Madonna Inn
12:10 PM Santa Ynez Valley
Santa Ynez Valley Marriott
6:00 PM Lompoc Rotary Club
Lompoc Embassy Suites
Thursdays
7:00 AM Santa Maria Breakfast
The Historic Santa Maria Inn
8:00AM Rotary Club of Cuyocos
Luna Cafe
12:00 PM Paso Robles
Paso Robles Inn Ballroom
Arroyo Grande
Mason Bar and Kitchen
Buellton
Marriott Buellton
Fridays
6:45 AM Vandenberg Village
Village Country Club
7:00 AM Los Osos
La Palapa Restaurant, 1346 2nd Street
12:00 PM Cambria
San Simeon Bar & Grill, San Simeon
District Governor Marta Brown
Assistant District Governor Rande Downer
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