Good day to ALL!

President Shelly called our meeting to order

Invocation: Lois led us all in a song: This little light of mine....As we are all acting as one in sharing our light with the world.

SUNSHINE: Prayers and positive thoughts go out today for Hellen's son Prince for healing, Dea (one of our "S" Club girls) for healing and Abby for patience, understanding and a Happy Birthday!

Today was our monthly Business Meeting. Margie read a thank you from Kiwanis Club for our contribution to their "Coats for Kids" program. They gave out over 155 coats to the middle and high school students in need, 196 coats to the elementary school, 2 pairs of socks to every coat recipient and almost 40 pairs of snow pants. Such a big need they fill in our community. We are happy to help.

Our Mad Hatter Tea Party tickets are already half sold. The decorations committee is in full swing and a publicity meeting will be held next week. For information call Paula. Food service, aka Jeanne P, needs 1 more prep-cook and 4 more cooks the day of the event. Call Jeanne to add your name to the list.

This year we are doing the Tea party one month later and anticipate great weather. Lots of fun ideas for outdoor activities and photo booths are flying around.

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Wendy reported that due to rising costs at the Senior Center we will be moving our regular weekly meetings to the Rec Center, next door, in the Aspen Room. This will start April 1st. Our large meetings and parties will still take place at the Senior Center.

Wendy received a ROSE (Recognition of Soroptimist Excellence) for her help in negotiating the financial and logistical issues with the Senior Center and the Rec. Center. It's good to have a smart woman to help our club.

Amy also received a ROSE for her amazing contributions as art and decorations Chair.

Shelly's SALT moment involved playing "Telephone" with a phrase indicated proper protocol at Soroptimist events. We did pretty well!!

SITS Member Items & Our Projects

MEMBER Weekly Contribution or Quarterly Contribution can be paid online here! It's fast and easy! It can go through your Paypal or Credit Card. Get er dun!

From our TECH Committee!

If you need tech help, contact: techhelp@sitahoesierra.org

Healthy Women Healthy World

FIRST UP: a snow shoe/Xcountry opportunity on March 19.

Next up: The Sierra Nevada Alliance is hosting the Wild & Scenic Film Festival again this year, on Earth Day, April 22nd. So mark your calendars and join HWHW for fun! Contact Laurie Flesher for these two opportunities!

The Awards Committee want to remind everyone to attend the March 21st Award breakfast where THREE Live Your Dream awards will be given out as well as our Ruby Award and our GIVE Awards (Girls into volunteer experiences) This will be a very impactful ceremony and you will have the chance to rub elbows with some big wigs in the Soroptimist community who are coming to support us.

OUR Fundraising Efforts!

Our MAD HATTER event at Valhalla! Several committees need several ladies.

• Mad Hatter Kitchen Crews. Contact Jeanne P at jeanneprestella@sitahoesierra.org directly to sign up.
• Decorations. Contact Amy Simons directly at amysimons@sitahoesierra.org to sign up. There are things you will do as a group and also things you can do at home on your own schedule.
• Table Hostesses. These are the ladies who ADOPT a table at the event. All quite fun and you get to visit with those party goers at your table as you are their server! Let your inner decorator come out in style! To sign up for your table, contact Lisa Cali directly at lisacali@sitahoesierra.org
• Online Auction! Thanks to our Sponsors/Donors and community who purchase our items, we are able to do a lot to enhance the lives of others here and around the world. We are a hands-on club but we also provide financial support throughout. How does this happen? WE secure items and support for our ONLINE Auction. Please add your name to the listing and Lisa H will create individualized letters that you can print out at home. Secure those donations ASAP to ensure that those generous people get all the recognition they deserve on the auction site, on Facebook and on Instagram! Questions? Contact her at lisahuard@sitahoesierra.org and direct all your friends to our fundraiser site www.Sits2024.com . Donation letters are also available here. on our club website.

SITS COMMITTEE Signup Portal!

This is how we get things done.

Our SITS club and all that we do are driven by the committees that we maintain. All members are asked to join at least ONE Service Committee and ONE Technical Committee. Service is what we do and Technical is how we roll! Please signup for your committees here. And remember, you are not limited to participating in any of the fun. YOU can attend any committee meeting or event!

NON-SITS Fun and Opportunities in Tahoe

There's actually so much going on so you're going to want to check out the EVENTS tab on www.southtahoenow.com, but here's a few to get you started!

Winter 2024 performances of 

Peter and the Starcatcher 

LTCC's Duke Theatre.

Friday, March 8 thru Sunday, March 17

Full details and tickets here

ALL YEAR LONG!

LTCC Basic Needs Center is looking for food donations. A variety of foods and basic need items are on the list. Click here for full list and drop off details

If you'd like to donate through our club, please bring your donations to the monthly business meeting and Lisa C. or Andie will make sure they are delivered to the college. Please include an estimate on the value as LTCC needs to keep records of that information.

Important information for your family from TASK (Tahoe Alliance for Safe Kids)

A Guide to Healthy and Responsible Practices for Families During the Holidays.

This month TASK www.tahoesafekids.com has collaborated with our partners at Barton Health to share a guide for responsible holiday practices around substances. Aislynn Soave, the Substance Use Navigator at Barton, has put together some tips for parents and children to remember during this holiday season.

Click here for the full article

South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue has a quarterly newsletter to keep us all updated on fire safety info. Their goal is to help people learn about the fuels reduction products they are working on, seasonal fire safety info and other fire dept related news. Click here to sign up for the newsletter

Saint Joseph Community Land Trust has changed their Motel to Home (MTH) program from a loan program to a grant program and we're hoping this will attract families living in substandard housing, who would like to live in a more permanent and adequate home. Please click here for more details

Tahoe Learning Haven - Click here for all their information and a link to each month's newsletter.

League to Save Lake Tahoe's Keep Tahoe Blue Volunteer Portal!

For all of those who want to help keep our Lake Tahoe prestene, here's a portal which you can now see the events and programs which are available to volunteer for! SHARE this with your family and friends! Portal here!

Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless seeks community support in keeping people cared for.

Our South Shore community has been able to sleep better knowing that our homeless population has an indoor option. This winter season marked the seventh anniversary of the Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless (TCH) providing warm beds to the most vulnerable in our community.

They are also in great need for warm clothing items and will accept donations at their office

The office hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 12-4 at the Red Lodge, 1137 Emerald Bay Rd.

More details here

Bread and Broth needs volunteers for Mondays and Fridays:

 Thank you so much for your current or past involvement with the Bread & Broth organization. Without you, our food outreach services which help ease hunger for hundreds of our community neighbors would not be possible.

Currently, Bread & Broth needs individuals who would be interested in assuming leadership roles in the organization.

Bread & Broth’s Advisory Board is seeking an individual for the position of board Secretary. B&B’s Advisory Board meets quarterly, and the Secretary is responsible for recording the meeting minutes and ensuring that all documentation from the meeting is compiled and filed with the meeting minutes. 

Bread & Broth’s Second Serving (weekly Friday meals served at the LT Community Presbyterian Church) serves a simple entrée and a hot soup which are provided by various local community restaurants. Currently B&B is seeking 2 to 3 individuals to coordinate and pickup soups from restaurants and deliver them to the Presbyterian Church on Fridays. The soup coordinator is responsible for interfacing with the existing list of restaurant soup providers to schedule soup donations and drivers are needed to go on Fridays and pick up soup from the week’s designated soup provider. 

Second Serving is also looking for assistant cooks to support the Lead Cooks at their Friday meals from approximately 2 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. once a month. The meals are simple entrées like meatloaf, pasta dishes, and sloppy Joes.

For those of you with leadership skills, B&B is looking for individuals to train as Lead Assistants for the Monday Meal dinner (2:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m.) and the B&B 4 Kids program (Thursdays from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.) Training is provided and you will be assisting the Team Leads in overseeing and managing the duties of the team volunteers. Lead Assistants are assigned to a Team that volunteers once per month.

If you are interested any of the volunteer positions mentioned above, please contact Carol Gerard at 310-256-1019 or carolsgerard@aol.com

Blood Donations are Needed!

Our Nation continues to have a blood shortage everywhere. Giving blood is giving life. So GIVE!

Vitalant Blood Donations. Click here to find a blood draw near you!

Wed - Mon Carson City Vitalent Donation Center

256 Winnie Lane, Carson City, NV.

Click here to find more dates and locations in other areas

Upcoming Blood Drive Locations Tahoe

Between Horses and Humans continues to grow! If you're a lover of youth and a lover of horses, this is a program for you! You can keep up on their information by reading their newsletters here! Volunteers and donations are always needed. BHH Update-they are soon relocating to the Amacker Ranch!

Food Assistance Guide for So. Lake Tahoe. If you know of anyone in need, please share this information. Click and print!