From President Jim
It’s another Monday in Santa Barbara. I hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend, despite a little rain on Saturday.
We have a meeting this Friday. Our speaker will be Connard Hogan, who recently published a book entitled “Barbwire, Brothels, and Bombs in the Night: Surviving Vietnam." He will be discussing his experiences during the Vietnam War. As someone who was in my formative years during the war, and who has traveled to Vietnam, I am really looking forward to his perspective after so many years. It should be an interesting presentation.
We will also be handing out our last Teacher of the Year award of the Rotary Year to Sterling Henken, a special education teacher at La Cumbre Junior High School.
And finally, we will be presenting two more grant awards from our Rotary Foundation to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County, and to Meals on Wheels.
It should be an excellent meeting to bring guests and prospective members.
By a separate email, I’ll be sending out the recommendations from the Nominating Committee for the Club officers for the 2024-25 year. Please look at this list carefully, as we’ll be having an election at our meeting on May 20. Please also note that additional nominations are welcome, both in writing ahead of May 20 or from the floor that day. Also, note there are still a couple of opportunities available to serve on the Board. Hopefully, some of you will be inspired to throw your name in the hat. Our club is most successful when we have many individuals serving.
Enjoy your week and I’ll see you on Friday.
Jim