ROTARY CLUB OF SANTA BARBARA

Serving Santa Barbara And The World Since 1918.

CLUB MEETINGS

Rotary Club of Santa Barbara Meeting

First and third Friday of each month.


Costa Kitchen and Bar at the Mar Monte Hotel

1111 East Cabrillo, Santa Barbara, CA 
View our Calendar to see upcoming meeting dates.
Time: 12:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

ABOUT THE ROTARY CLUB OF SANTA BARBARA

The Rotary Club of Santa Barbara was chartered by Rotary International on January 1, 1918 and has been serving those in need in Santa Barbara, our region, and the world since.

Our Club Members are dedicated to community service projects, both at home and abroad, including supporting foster youth in Santa Barbara County, working with Mayan families in Guatemala, and more.

Rotary Club of Santa Barbara members are a diverse group of local leaders in business, non-profits, education, government, and more.

Are you interested in making Santa Barbara, and the world a better place. Join our next meeting and talk with members about how to get involved!
UPCOMING EVENTS
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RECENT ROTARY NEWS
Hub -- September 30, 2024
Happy Monday Fellow Rotarians.
 
I was glad to see many of my fellow Rotarians at the baby shower for Stacey and Matt last Thursday evening which was graciously hosted by Jim and Pat Stretchberry.  Great food, drink and fellowship.  We all wish Stacey and Matt the best as they bring a new Rotarian into their family.
 
We meet this Friday and have a great speaker in Jerry Roberts.  Jerry is a long-time political journalist who has covered State and local politics for over forty years.  He spent many years in San Francisco at the San Francisco Chronicle, eventually serving as Managing Editor.  He came to Santa Barbara in 2002 and served as the Editor of the News Press until it imploded in 2005.  Over the past many years, he has been the host of Newsmakers with Jerry Roberts, commenting on local and State politics.  We have asked Jerry to comment on State and local issues on the upcoming ballot.  This will be a great program to bring guests or potential members.
 
There is still time to register for the District Conference which will be held in San Luis Obispo on October 25-27.  The Club will reimburse members for 50% of the registration costs should you choose to attend.  Details can be found on the District 5240 website, which you can access through our Club Runner App. 
Happy Monday!
Hello fellow Rotarians!
 
Thanks to everyone who attended our meeting last Friday.  Our speaker, Julie DeAngelis is a local speech therapist who has travelled throughout the world with Operation Smile, an organization that provides surgery for children and adults with cleft palates.  Julie works to help these patients improve their speech patterns after the surgery both through direct therapy, and by working with  parents and instructors.  Julie was introduced by former member Lindsey Leonard, who suggested her as a speaker to the program committee several months ago.
 
Our next regular meeting will be on Friday, October 4.  Our speaker will be well known local journalist Jerry Roberts.  Jerry has had a distinguished career as a journalist, editor, author and political commentator in both the San Francisco area and in Santa Barbara.  He has spoken to our club several times in the past and always provides valuable insight into all things political.  He will be focusing on State and local issues that will be on the ballot in November.  This is a good chance to get the scoop on these issues right before mail in ballots arrive.
 
This Thursday, we will be celebrating the upcoming birth of Matt and Stacey’s new child with a shower at Jim Stretchberry’s home.  If you are planning on coming, please RSVP as soon as possible, so we can get a good count for the “taco man.”
 
Enjoy your week.
 
President's Message
Happy Monday to everyone on a cool and sunny Santa Barbara day.
 
We have a meeting this Friday.  Our program will be Julie DeAngelis, who will be speaking on her experience with Project Smile, an international organization that provides live changing cleft surgery as well as comprehensive cleft care including nutrition, dentistry, orthodontics, and speech therapy. 
 
Also, please don’t forget to register for Matt and Stacey’s baby shower, which will be next Thursday, September 26 at Jim and Pat Stretchberry’s house.  Details on Club Runner.
 
Speaking of future Rotary babies, I recently ran into two current members we have not seen in some time, Rick Marcellin and Katerina Zamyatina.  Katerina was our club President several years ago.  Rick and Katerina are also a “Rotary couple,” and were married a few years ago.  They currently have one son Ricky, and are expecting a daughter in early March.
 
Enjoy your week and see you on Friday.
The Hub -- September 10, 2024
Thanks to everyone who attended our meeting last Friday.  Our speakers, Grace Neumann and Gary Caesar from Hub Insurance, gave a sobering description of the current insurance market in California, with home insurance becoming increasingly more difficult to secure, and premium costs rising significantly.
 
At our meeting on Friday, we also received and passed around the “Peace Baton,” which we received from Jacqueline Duran of the Santa Barbara North Club.  The baton will next go to the Goleta Noon Club.  The Peace baton process will culminate in a District-wide event on Saturday, September 21 at Validation Ale at 5:00 PM. Here are the details:

District PeaceBuilder Baton Relay Culmination – Meet up in Santa Barbara
            Free event at the Validation Ale – 
                        102 E. Yanonali St.-  Santa Barbara Funk Zone
            5:00 PM Program Celebration - United Nations International Day of Peace
            Speakers include Dist. Gov. Sherry, PeaceBuilder Chair Art Fisher
            Featuring Rotarian Barbara Muller
“How to be a Rotarian Spokesperson For World Peace” 
 
Barbara is the President of the United Nations Association, SoCal Division
                           and on the International Board of International Cities of Peace 
 
We have no meeting this Friday, but again want to remind everyone that there will be an informal Happy Hour on Friday afternoon at 5:30 PM.  The location this week will be at the Brass Bear Uptown, or old meeting location on McCaw Avenue adjacent to the Golf Course.
 
Also, again to want to remind everyone that the Santa Barbara North Club will be holding a Blood Drive at La Cumbre Plaza this Saturday from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM.