San Luis Obispo Daybreak

   California, USA

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In the News
Tuesday, June 24 - We are DARK, see you for our first meeting on Tuesday, July 1!
 
Saturday, June 28 starting at 9am - Community Service project at Woods Humane Society. If you have them, drills, allen wrenches and ladders are needed. Contact Eric Griffith for more information.
 
Tuesday, July 1 - First meeting of the Rotary 2025-26 Year, 7:00-8:30am at Hoagies, 1234 Monterey St.
 
Tuesday, July 8 - Club meeting including the monthly Board of Directors meeting, 7:00-8:30am at Hoagies

We thank Sherry Sim from the Rotary Club of Cayucos for her terric leadership of District 5240 this year! Read her final message to Rotarians throughout our region. Here is an excerpt; to read her entire message, click here.

"This will be my last e-letter to each of you as District Governor. It’s been a true honor to serve as your District Governor this Rotary year.  Though my Step Down is scheduled with the District Awards this Saturday, June 14, at the Edwards Barn in Nipomo, I have about 18 days till June 30 in the post. Hopefully, I will see you in person this Saturday, and if not, at the next Rotary event.

June marks Rotary Fellowships Month when we recognize the importance of international fellowship and goodwill among Rotarians with similar recreational and vocational interests, promote increased participation in fellowships, and increase understanding of this program. Fellowships equate friendships and the family of Rotary.  Many of us join Rotary for different reasons. Surveys show that majority of us stay because of the friendships or fellowships. A good friend, in a child's eyes, is someone who accepts them for who they are, treats them nicely, and is honest. Isn’t that so true?

For this Rotary Year 2024-2025, I am happy to report that our District attained -
  • Four Proclamations on September being the Month of Service from the County Supervisors in Kern, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties
  • Total Annual Fund Giving of approx. $776,000; PolioPlus Fund of $140,000; Over $201,000 to Endowment plus Other Donations totaling $1,222,349
  • 11 Approved Global Grants, 11 Global Grants Submitted, 3 Pending Authorizations & 10 Drafted Global Grants, and 67 District Grants
  • An extensive list of local service projects- scholarships, food programs, community clean-ups, community rebuilding & beautification, fighting human trafficking, youth programs, supporting local schools / non-profits and countless more.
  • Based on only 18 clubs submission of Impact Reports, 225 service projects of about $1.6 million service value involving 24,000 hours impacted 287,000 lives. If we were to include all the service projects carried out by all 68 clubs in our District, the service hours, value and lives impacted would be amplified enormously and incredibly."

Rotary Is Love + Service = Magic of Rotary!

As Always. Thanks for All You Do,
Sherry Peckhoon Sim
Rotary District 5240 Governor 2024-2025
Rotary Club of Cayucos
Do you like to have fun? Enjoy hanging out with great people? Want to serve your local and international community? Pursue your philanthropic interests? Do you enjoy the dynamic of a small club with members that like to kick off the day with laughter and friendship? Did we ask about having fun? Then come visit our club! We have a goal this year to add at least 10 new members to bring their enthusiasm for "service above self" to our efforts.
 
Our club meets every Tuesday from 7:00-8:30am at Hoagie's, 1234 Monterey St. in San Luis Obispo. You don't have to be invited to attend, but if you know a Rotarian in our club, reach out to them and you can be their guest. (We have great breakfast meals of your choice!). Information about our club's activities, including the weekly lineup of speakers, can be found at slodaybreak.org and if you have questions, email us at slodaybreak@gmail.com. Come check us out, we'd love to meet you!

I have had so many wonderful experiences over the past year, but as comforting as it might be to dwell on the past, we must look toward the future.

We are closer than ever to ending polio, but that does not mean we can relax. We still have a promise to keep to the children of the world and their families, and we will only fulfill that promise through fundraising, advocacy, and the power of our collective action.

I was amazed at the capability and commitment of the peacebuilders at the Presidential Peace Conference earlier this year. Our Peace Fellowship program and our many other peace initiatives bring healing to a divided world, but they need our support to remain effective and relevant.

Amid a worldwide loneliness epidemic, Rotary offers friendship, purpose, and belonging. If we hold true to our ideals — to The Four-Way Test and our spirit of inclusivity — we will remain a beacon of light even in the darkest times.

The Action Plan can serve as a guide to make our clubs and districts simply irresistible, but it is up to us to take that advice and put it to use.

Family of Rotary, there is nothing we cannot achieve when we come together and work toward a common goal.

You are The Magic of Rotary, and I can’t wait to see the lasting change you bring to the world.

— Stephanie Urchick

To read previous messages from our RI President, click here.

Congratulations to this year's Student Scholarship recipients, each from San Luis Obispo High School, and who will be starting their jouney in higher education this fall:
 
Linda Aguirre Rojas - Agricultural Business, UC Davis
 
Liam Alsbury - Aerospace Engineering, Cal Poly SLO (STEM Award sponsored by Chevron)
 
Eliza Flushman -Biological Sciences, Cal Poly SLO
 
Roman Lowell - Enginerring, Cal Poly SLO ((STEM Award sponsored by Chevron)
 
Funds for our annual scholarships come from our club fundraisers and the support of the community.
This year, our club is again sponsoring four students from San Luis Obispo High School to attend the 2025 Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA). Each year, thousands of young people take part in this program worldwide. HIgh school students are chosen for their leadership potential to attend an all-expenses-paid weekend camp to discuss leadership skills and to learn those skills through practice. Rotary clubs within District 5240 select participants and volunteer Rotarians facilitate the event’s curriculum. 

RYLA aims to:

  • Provide an effective training experience for selected youth and potential leaders;
  • Encourage leadership of youth by youth;
  • Encourage youth to make a difference in their communities through volunteer work and social responsibility; and
  • Demonstrate Rotary’s respect and concern for youth.
Congratulations to Ethan Chen, Parker Marroquin, Evan Priola and Madalyn Purdy!
The Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo Daybreak is thrilled to have reached our 27th anniversary under Rotary International. These upcoming weeks, we will be sharing our legacy of the various service projects, fundraisers, charitable giving and fun that we have had. Chartered in 1998 thanks to the sponsorship of the Rotary Club of SLO and the Rotary Club of SLO de Tolosa, over almost three decades, we have been demontrating "Service Above Self" throughout local and international communities. Check out our archive of photos over the next several days on Facebook and Instagram.
 
DID YOU KNOW? SLO Daybreak has created several significant projects that have added value and charm to our community, many in collaboration with other Rotary Clubs. These include:
 
Each year. the Rotary Club of SLO Daybreak designates charitable funds towards supporting K-12 teachers and nonprofit programs that serve residents of the City of San Luis Obispo. We are proud to announce the following awardees which will be presented to our club on Tuesday, March 18 - please join us in thanking them for their work that benefits our community!

Teacher Grants:
  • Beatriz Huizer, Hawthorne Elementary School - Wordless book for developing reading skills
  • Sally Lamas, Sinsheimer Elementry School - Supplies for an entry mural to be created by students
  • Christine Lintner, Bishop's Peak Elementary School - Special needs equipment for students
  • Dana McClish, Pacific Beach High School - Tools and supplies for the construction class
  • Robin Minkel, C.L. Smith Elementary School - Phonics based reading books
  • Daniela Rothberg, Bishop's Peak Elementary School - Special needs equipment
Community Awards:
  • Central Coast Junior Golf Inc.
  • French Hospital Medical Center Foundation
  • San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden
  • SLO Food Bank
Show your SLO Daybreak pride, share it with others and don't miss out on any Rotary news, events, recognition, photos and club meeting announcements! Not on social media? Totally fine. Just bookmark and check out our club website regularly to stay in the know and please update your information with us and Rotary International as it changes. It's an important task that helps our club run smoothly. Any questions on how to access and update your information, contact Club Administration Director, Char Rosales, she can assist you. 
 
  • Is your personal/professional member profile up to date at SLODaybreak.org? Click hereWhy? Your fellow members and committee chairs want to be able to contact you, your Club President wants to celebrate milestones with you and your family and your Board of Directors needs your information to be correct for quarterly reporting to our District and Rotary International.
 
  • Are you following SLO Daybreak on Instagram? Click here. Why? See what we are up to with events, speakers and community service projects.
 
  • Have you "liked" SLO Daybreak's Facebook page? Click here. Why? See what our club and other clubs in SLO and in our District are achieving and make new friends with other Rotarians. 
 
  • Have you "liked" the District 5240 Facebook page? Click here. Why? Rotary is a local, regional and international service organization and our connectivity with our District leadership and the oversight of its 68 clubs brings us together with 1.4 million members in over 47,000 clubs all over the world.
 
  • Have you created a My Rotary account at Rotary.org? Click here. Why? My Rotary is where you can see your history in Rotary, your status in overall contributions to the Rotary International Foundation and how your impact is changing the world.
Family and Friends of Rotary - thank you for making our 2024 Drive Thru BBQ a success! This fundraiser supports our student scholarships which will be awarded in Spring 2025 to local graduating high school students. 
 
We would like to thank this year's sponsors: American Riviera Bank (Dustin Reese), Carmel & Naccasha LLP (Victor Herrera), Covelop Collaborative Development (Pat Arnold), Hoagies (who also hosts our weekly meetings), Mustang Private Wealth (Ryan Olson), Richardson Sotheby's International Realty (Linda Wilson), Shalimar Restaurant (Aasim Sajjad) and The Sanctuary (Kevin Owens and the barbecue crew). When you see these folks or do business with them, please say, "thank you" for supporting our local youth!
Club Information
SLO Daybreak

We meet In Person
Tuesdays at 7:00 a.m.
Hoagies Restaurant
1234 Monterey Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
United States of America
Tuesdays 7:00-8:30 a.m.
Our Mailing Address
P.O. Box 906
San Luis Obispo, CA 93406
 
Club Executives & Directors
President
Secretary
Treasurer
Club Administration
Community Service
Membership
The Rotary Foundation
Youth Service
Sgt-At-Arms
Social Media
Community Awards
Student Scholarships
Teacher Grants
Guest Speakers Q1
Guest Speakers Q3
Guest Speakers Q4
Executive Assistant Governor Group 4
Speakers
 
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