Every other week, a club Rotarian provides a "Rotary Moment" at our meeting, to deepen understanding of Rotary and its impact around the world. Honorary Member Nancy Beighley recently shared her passion for the water, sanitation, and hygiene projects that make a difference in the lives of others around the world. She reflected on a 2003 international service trip to Malawi, Africa, (where she traveled with Charter Members Doug Shaw and Linda Wilson) to build two wells. Access to clean water provided a much healthier alternative and prevented families - in particular women and girls - from having to travel distances to get and carry water, taking them away from their other family activities and education. Nancy shared this minute and a half video, take a look.
In this month's message RI President, Jennifer Jones, writes about a recent international service trip to Guatemala. "This adventure reminds me of two important truths in Rotary. One, we rely on local, on-the-ground expertise to do what we do best. And two, sometimes you have to take uncomfortable chances to reach important goals. . Click here to read her September message.
District 5240 Conference
Welcome to Rotary Club San Luis Obispo Daybreak.
We meet on Tuesday mornings from 7:00 to 8:30 at Hoagies restaurant, 1234 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, for breakfast and our weekly meetings.
Our meetings begin with club business, announcements, much member involvement, and lots of laughs. Most mornings we are fortunate to welcome a guest speaker to our meetings. Please join us on Tuesday mornings, meet our friendly members who share a passion for "giving back" to our local community in multiple ways. I am certain that you will feel welcome and comfortable!!
If you are interested in attending our club meeting via Zoom, please email me, verylann136@gmail.com and I will send you the Zoom link.
Sincerely,
Veryl Ann Duncan
Club President 2022-2023
This year our club goal is to attract 10 new members while growing our club by a net of 5 members. We are running with about 25 members. Having 35 to 45 would be the optional number to reach for so we could easily accomplish our Rotary goals.
82% of new members come from referrals from existing members. So this year we are asking our members to bring someone you know to a Rotary meeting. Attendance at one of our meetings is really the best way to educate a potential member of what we actually accomplish each year. And even if the guest does not become a member, they can become a friend of our club and be supportive in many ways.
We now have “Invitation” business cards that can be handed out to potential guests that invites them to attend one of our meetings. If you don’t have any of those please pick them up at one of our meetings or contact me. It’s is a quick, easy way to increase the number of guests that attend our meetings.
Also check our website for weekly schedule of programs as that is a good way to encourage attendance by guests. Find a topic that is of interest to the potential guest and invite them to that specific meeting.
Each of us know a person that wants to be a Rotarian and would appreciate being asked to participate. Help us, help them to join our wonderful club!
Thanks for your assistance,
Michael Alamo, Membership Director
SLO Daybreak was again proud to sponsor four students from San Luis Obispo High School to participate in the District 5240 Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) in Ojai, CA. Rotary District 5240 spans the Central Coast of California from San Luis Obispo to Agoura Hills, covering inland to China Lake. Our district is comprised of 72 independent local Rotary clubs. Young people are chosen for their leadership potential to attend an all-expenses-paid camp to discuss leadership skills and to learn those skills through practice. Rotary clubs and districts select participants and the event’s curriculum is facilitated by Rotarians and Rotarian Camp Counselors. This year's sponsored students were Gianna Anselmo, Nolan Attala, Atticus Fenton and Tea Kelpakoff.
SLO Daybreak extends its appreciation to our local nonprofit community for all the good work that is done for children, families and senior citizens in the city of San Luis Obispo. We are proud to have awarded a total of $6,000 to the following programs through our annual Community Awards, made possible by our fundraisers and club endowment:
Big Brothers Big Sisters of SLO County - mentoring at Pacheco Elementary
Community Action Partnership of SLO County's 40 Prado - stackable washer and dryer
First Tee Central Coast - financial aid
Lumina Alliance - HVAC unit
SLO4Home - support for refugee relocation
San Luis Obispo Noor Foundation, diagnostic and medical support program
Since our club was chartered in 1998, supporting quality education and the opportunities it affords has been a focus for our fundraising and philanthropic giving. Believing that education for young people is foundational to the success of our local and global communities, SLO Daybreak has provided grants teachers in San Luis Obispo to support their efforts in educating their students.
The following schools and their programs are the recipients of a total of nearly $4,000 in micro-grants and we thank our local teachers for all they do:
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