We are in our final quarter of this Rotary year, and we are finishing well. Most of our projects and programs are already scheduled for the rest of the year. This is the time to take personal inventory and close all the loops. Have you fulfilled all your Rotary commitments for the year? Let’s make sure all debts are paid to the Foundation and the Club for this final quarter. Please turn your attention to the upcoming District 5280 events listed below as we close out the year strong. Plan to attend our remaining six in-person meetings at the Hilton and our two upcoming Zoom meetings. Invite your friends and business associates to join you in these final meetings of the year. We still have time to meet all our goals including adding new members.

April 14th Live @ HILTON

“How Tourism Supports The Community”

Speaker: Evan Edwards, Chief Operating Officer

SANTA MONICA TRAVEL & TOURISM

What you can expect to learn: How tourism is a benefit to Santa Monica and how you can work with SMTT. Evan will share statistics on the average visitor to the city, the economic impact that tourism brings along with the ways SMTT is giving back to the residents.

Host Rotarian Introducer: Rosemary Regalbuto

Hilton Santa Monica 1707 Fourth Street

Cost: $68 includes lunch for visiting Rotarians and guests

April 21st Live @ HILTON

The presentation “The Ballona Wetlands Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow” will explain the history of the wetlands, their importance to the community and the watershed, the state of the wetlands today, the programs the Friends of Ballona Wetlands operate in the Ecological Reserve, and the large-scale restoration planned by the State of California.

Speaker: Neysa Frechette, Field Biologist & Manager of Scientific Programs

Host Rotarian Introducer: Andrea Gressinger

Hilton Santa Monica 1707 Fourth Street

Cost: $68 includes lunch for visiting Rotarians and guests

RCSM MEETING ZOOM LINK

You can view our meeting on zoom using the RCSM link below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/94645950168?pwd=YWNiaEJ6R2ZWdjN5a09kUmt4NEVjZz09

Visit our Web Site www.rotaryclubofsantamonica.org for more information on our calendar of events and to join us on Zoom.

The Rotary Club of Santa Monica is proud to partner with the Santa Monica College Guardian Scholars Program (for foster or former foster youth) to offer two different volunteer opportunities!

Career Guest Speaker Series!
Date/Time: Tuesdays or Thursdays in April and May from noon to 1 pm (exact date can be arranged to suit the schedule of the speaker)

Location: Virtual (Zoom link will be provided)

What: Speak to foster and former foster youth who are students at SMC about your career!
Note: Other SMC students in need may also attend the session.

For more information or to RSVP, contact Sharon Gavin at [email protected]

The Rotary Club of Santa Monica is pleased to partner with Upward Bound House to establish a “Rotary Boutique”! What: We are collecting new or gently used clothes in order to establish a free “Rotary Boutique” for the families at Upward Bound House in Santa Monica. We are seeking smart casual/casual clothes for children (toddlers through teens and young adults) as well as men and women.

When: Please drop off donations at our Rotary meeting on Friday, April 14.

Also: We are seeking volunteers on April 19 from 12:00pm-2:30pm to sort the donations as well as help families choose their clothing preferences.

For questions or to volunteer on April 19, please contact [email protected]

SM ROTARY UP AND COMING SOCIAL EVENTS CALENDAR

REMINDERS:

April 19th – Donation sorting at Upward Bound House

April 22nd – Camp Pendleton Collection

April 23rd – Day of Service At JAMS!

April 26th – Arbor Day Tree Planting

April 27th – Rotary Means Business Mixer

May 4 – Book Club Live@Kathy’s house – we are reading “susan, linda, nina & cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR” by Lisa Napoli

May 4th – 7th – District Conference

May 13th – SAMOHI Beautification (more info to come)

May 20th – District Assembly

June 24th – Dethroning @ Tom & Stephanie Loo’s House

Curious about Upcoming Rotary Programs? Go to
https://www.rotaryclubofsantamonica.org/events-calendar/