Tim shared his story as a nail pounder to commercial contractor, and
his pursuit of Shannon.
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Tanya Astrosky
Past-President (2023-24)
Tanya and District Governor Elect Scott Astrosky traveled to Phoenix to attend a Rotary Zone Conference in Phoenix. While there she was pleased to hear that Zone 26 (Our club's zone) was recognized for RI Giving and Member Retention. Like many service organizations, Rotary has experienced declining participation. RI has established a goal of 1.25M members by 2030.
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SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT
Nevis John
A heartfelt THANK YOU was given to the Rotary Club of Santa Maria Breakfast for selecting him as a major scholarship winner in 2025-26, an award well earned through his academic efforts and involvement as a multi-year officer in the Righetti HS Interact Club. Nevis is on his way to UCSB to study Biophysiology with the hopes of practicing in cardiology.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Contact Hugo Guzman
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SMBR FUNDRAISER
Contact Pat or Cyndy McDermott for more information
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A LITTLE HELP PLEASE!
Contact Berto Rodriguez
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Contact Holly Edds
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!
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Reagan Library Trip
We're all set!
Saturday November 14
8AM to 6PM / $100/person
Contact Kate Ferguson
or Jim Bray
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CELEBRATE SCOUTING!!!
Contact Laurie Tamura
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Contact Ed Carcarey & Kelly Briggs
Contact Betty Miller
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Mark Your Calendars
Saturday, December 12
A Genuine “Holly” Day Party STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES
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BRAGS
WENDY FOXEN shared photos of Aden, her beautiful grandson! $100
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HELP!!!
District 5240 Youth Service coordinator MARK JACKSON needs two host families for the following time periods:
January - February
March - mid-June
PLEASE…give him a shout ASAP!
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FINES
IF you attended today's meeting and didn't sport your favorite football team's jersey…ya got slammed with a fine. $30 Please and Thank You!
A couple of our members must have forgotten about their birthdays: TERRY DWORACZYK and DAVID LEROY. $30
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PROGRAM
BUILDING TOMORROW'S CAREERS
Kevin Walthers, PhD
President/Superintendent, AHCCD
SMBR member and past-president (2019-20) explained the upcoming bond election that will appear on the November 3 ballot. It's a $290M bond that will address the needs of a very successful educational effort to expand certifications and degrees needed in our community.
AHC, in cooperation with multiple colleges along the Central Coast, such as Santa Barbara City College, Cuesta College, and Cal Poly SLO, are expanding offerings to earn certifications in Nursing and Radiology. Additionally, multiple bachelor degrees in such fields of Business and Sociology are currently offered with more to come in the very near term.
Major facility upgrades are necessary to modernize and expand space for classrooms and labs to make all of this happen.
At the heart of the matter is the need to provide a University Center to accommodate the 400+ students that are, or will be, attending…“Right here in Santa Maria!”
Contact Berto Rodriguez
