President Paula opened our business meeting this week. A packed agenda today.

Invocation - read by President Paula on behalf of Lydia today thanking all the Mother's past present and future who protect and nurture so selflessly and so wonderfully..

Guest - Our guest today was Julia Russell from Mount Tallac Highschool. She dropped by to thanks SITS for the donation from the Sandy Williams Trust that is making their Prom possible..They are SO excited! more details below.

Biggest news this week! It's nearly over! Our amazing TWO raffles for TWO vacations closes today (Friday 12th) at Midday. Tickets to be drawn by the Mayor and winners will be announced at 5pm. MANY thanks to Waldo's Painting company for their awesome donation of a week's vacation 'Anywhere in the World'.. and to Jean Berner and Cookie Rork and families for their fabulous condo for a week in Kihei, Maui.

THEN our auction closes at 5pm as well! Winners will be notified of their winning bids by the system. Make sure you set up an auto max bid so you don't miss out on that must have item by a last minute bidder!! Full details as always at SitsFundraiser.org

Our Business Meeting this Month was a busy one!

Thank yous - We recived thank you notes from the following:

Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless, Tahoe Magic, South Lake Tahoe Family Resource Center, Tahoe Arts Project, Drug Store Project, Kiwanis, the new Soroptimist club in Sparks, Bread & Broth. We love supporting you all! It's why we do what we do!

Other items on the agenda: June is going to be BUSY!!

• Finance update: we are looking forward to finding out how well you helped us with our fundraising soon!
• Celebrity Golf - we are working at the Celebrity Golf tournament again this year! So much fun! Come and see us! July 12-16th
• SITS Installation - June 22nd. Where we honor the outgoing Board and Welcome the incoming Board. Always a good time!
• SNR Conference - June 2-4
• Cookie announced the massive delivery of the books for our signature 'Summer Reading Program' - keep an eye out for the 'packing' date!
• June 10th - Book Club gathering at Kim Valverde's - we are reading 'I am Malala' - see Kim for details
• Cookies (the sugary kind) needed for the Senior Project - please get yours to Shelly or Cookie (the person not the cookie)on June 5th :)

Thank you again to all or our wonderful Sponsors this year!!

SITS Member Items & Our Projects

MEMBERS PLEASE READ:

YES Committee: For years, our club has been hosting the reception for the Senior Projects with homemade cookies and we're back at it again! The reception will be on June 6 but cookies need to get to Shelly by June 5. We also want to be sure that some of our members are present on the 6th so please coordinate with Shelly. STHS is still in need of Senior Project Judges and this is such a great thing to participate in. If you are interested, please email Ashley Aminian at aaminian@ltusd.org.

For your calendars

• SITS Installation: Mark your calendars now for June 22! This is such a fun event. No one does a better job at thanking their current Board and welcoming in their new one. It's always entertaining!
• SNR Conference: June 2 - 4, 2023 in Reno. Pres. Paula will send out information, but this is not only a vital way of learning about Soroptimist and all that we do, but it's a load of fun as well. Remember ladies, it is due to our Happy Dollars (funds from our members each week) that we are able to budget funds to attend this conference.
• Mt. Tallac Prom: Our students at Mt. Tallac will be having their Prom on June 3. Stand by to volunteer for help they may need with decorating! Thank you to our friend Keith Williams, whose beautiful art that was auctioned off last year, is providing the funds for this wonderful occasion. We miss both our dear Sandy and Keith each day and appreciate their love.

2023 FUNdraiser

Our ONLINE Auction is STILL OPEN!

www.sitsfundraiser.org Our auction closes on Friday, May 12th at 5 PM! We will also announce our raffle winners at the same time!

We are still selling RAFFLE tickets so purchase yours and start packing! We have two (yes two) raffles for exciting vacation destinations.

One is a week's stay in a 2 bedroom Kihei, Maui condo

....and the other is a week's stay at a timeshare anywhere in the world!

Your odds of winning are amazing ! Just 200 tickets will be sold for each vacation location! Tickets are $50 each and include six nights and seven days of accommodations (no airfare). To purchase raffle tickets, please email us at raffle@sitahoesierra.org. You will be contacted for payment and then receive your tickets. Winners will be drawn at 12.30 on May 12, 2023. so last tickets will be sold at 12!!

No need to be present to win, and the club's president will call the winners that night!

SITS is now a part of NASCAR'S DAY We are excited to be joining @The NASCAR Foundation for the NASCAR Day Giveathon! Created in honor of #NASCAR's 75th Anniversary, the NASCAR Day Giveathon is a joint effort of the NASCAR industry to provide much needed funds to communities across the country.

Starting May 16 at 5pm EST, you can help our organization by donating to us, or sharing our fundraiser during the 75-hour period:

Please keep an eye on the dashboard (through the link below) on the 16th - 19th. Donations will be matched by the sponsors through those dates!

#NASCARdayGiveathon #NASCAR75 #TheNASCARFoundation

GIVEATHON!

Click here for details - LIVE on the 16th!!

NON-SITS Fun and Opportunities in Tahoe

SISLT SOFTBALL FIELD WORKDAY RESCHEDULED

SATURDAY, MAY 13^th 12:30PM-4PM

South Lake Tahoe Middle School, 1066 Lyons Avenue

PENDING school district approval, I have rescheduled the softball field cleanup to next Saturday, May 13. I'm assuming it will be approved and would like to get a headcount of who is available next Saturday.

Please join Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe volunteers to help clean up the softball field Soroptimist Stadium: Home of Girls Softball at the South Lake Tahoe Middle School 1066 Lyons Avenue.

An assessment will be made as we get closer to determine what needs to be done. Odds are that we will finish earlier than 4PM (many hands make light work), but we are not sure yet what we have in store for us until we can see the field and surrounding property. Generally speaking, the job includes picking up trash and pinecones, raking and bagging needles, removal of weeds and graffiti, cleaning the bleachers, and possibly filling in gopher holes. You will need to bring work gloves and possibly some tools (rakes, brooms, weed trimmers, cleaning rags, etc. if you own them). More information will follow.

If you can help out, please let Rose Marie Ottman (rose.ottman@att.net) know you are available and provide your name and contact details. She will email volunteers closer to the workday with additional information.

TECH TREK - STEM CAMP APPLICATIONS

Nominations for seventh grade girls interested in STEM camp. The date for camp at UC Davis is July 9-15 this summer. Any girls now in 7th grade, granddaughters, parents of girls to inform, please spread the word and have them contact Jan directly and she will see about getting them applications. Contact details below.

Jan Lynds

Tech Trek coordinator for SLT branch of AAUW

jklynds@gmail.com 530 318-5903

Click here for full flyer

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 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

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

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.