Kiwanis of the Valleys
The club’s annual Music at Skypark thank you dinner was held at Bruno’s BBQ on November 11. Sponsors, vendors and musicians who generously participated in last summer’s concert series were recognized for their support of the music program in local public schools. The event was highlighted with the presentation of a check in the amount of $20,000 to Scotts Valley Unified School District Superintendent Penny Weaver.
In late November the club partnered with our two Kiwanis-affiliated youth organizations, Key Club and Circle K, to purchase and gift-wrap 70 gifts for Big Brothers and Big Sisters. The Kiwanis Santa and his elves will present these gifts to the children at the annual BBBS Holiday luncheon which will be held at Shadowbrook Restaurant on December 5.
On the evening of December 5, the club will provide our mobile stage for use at the SV Chamber of Commerce tree lighting ceremony at the SV Community Center.
Kiwanis meets 7:00 a.m. every Wednesday at Bruno’s BBQ. The second Wednesday of each month is an evening meeting at Bruno’s at 6:30 p.m. We invite you to join us. Visit our website: www.kiwanisofthevalleys.org/
Exchange Club of Scotts Valley
The Exchange Club of Scotts Valley helped the ScottsValleySeniorCenter get ready for the annual Holiday Faire. They moved everything to storage to get ready for vendors and then moved everything back after the event.
The club will not meet in November or December in order to celebrate the holidays with family.
Rotary Club of SLV
The Rotary Club of SLV is pleased to announce the induction of our newest member, Eric Hammer. Eric is the owner of Hammer Construction, and has been active in a large number of community groups including: the SLV Water Board, CommunityBridges, Redwood Mountain Faire, Santa Cruz County Fair Board, BoulderCreekParks and Recreation, and the Boulder Creek Business Association. President Mike Holton led the induction and welcomed Eric and his family to Rotary.
This month, the San Lorenzo Valley Rotarians continued their annual tradition of delivering new dictionaries to all 4th grade students in SLVUSD. On November 21, Rotarians supported the Valley Churches United Food Drive by collecting food and cash donations in the Safeway parking lot. November is Rotary Foundation Month. Donations support projects at home and around the world that promote peace and fight disease.
The Boulder Creek Business Association is hosting a community mixer on December 2 from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at Boulder Creek Pizza where the Rotary Club of SLV will be the featured group.
The following is a list of upcoming speakers: December 2, Mike Romberger, President and CEO of Mt. Hermon Association; December 9, Club Assembly; December 16, Susan Valenta, Rotary District Governor. Our next meeting will be held on January 6, 2016.
The Rotary Club of SLV meets every Wednesday at 7:15 a.m. at Mt.HermonConferenceCenter in Felton. All meetings are open to the public. If you are interested in joining a service organization, making new friends, and becoming an active member in our community, the Rotary Club of SLV would encourage you to join us for breakfast. Additional information can be found on our website http://slvrotaryclub.org/.
Scotts Valley Rotary
This month the ScottsValley vocational visit was to Zero Motorcycles. They are the next step in motorcycle evolution. By combining the best aspects of a traditional motorcycle with today’s most advanced technology, Zero produces high performance electric motorcycles that are lightweight, efficient, and fast off the line, and fun to ride.
We heard Mayor Dene Bustichi update us on the latest information about what is happening with Scotts Valley, specifically, State of the City, Finance, Water, Business Development, and the Town Center.
FellowScottsValley Rotarian, Mark Stone (California State Assembly) gave us an update on the latest happenings in the California State Assembly. He provided us with a legislative update, spoke about the past year in Sacramento, and then opened it up for any questions.
On November 30th, we look forward to the ‘Last Plastic Straw’ (Jackie Nunez). They strive to educate the public about the absurdity of single use plastic, its effects on our health, our environment, and our oceans. They aim to eliminate from the source the use of single use plastic.
http://thelastplasticstraw.org/
