2023 FUNdraiser: Wow, do we have a lot to offer in the way of fun! We must be bonkers! We have FOUR things going on at once!

First, you can be a CLUB Sponsor for SITS. Learn more about sponsorship here and partner with us for the good of others!

Second, the club has started two (yes two) raffles for exciting vacations. One is a week's stay in a Kihei, Maui condo, and the other is a week's stay at an RCI timeshare anywhere in the world!

Your odds are great too, 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 find out more information, visit our website here Raffle Tickets and then click on FUNraiser at the top of the page. To purchase raffle tickets, please email us at raffle@sitahoesierra.org. Let us know how many and which raffle tickets you wish to purchase. We will then make arrangements for payment and delivery of the tickets. . Winners will be drawn at 5 p.m. on May 12, 2023. No need to be present to win, and the club's president will call the winners that night!

Third will be the inaugural Mad Hatter Tea Party from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 30, 2023 at Valhalla! Only 100 tickets will be sold. Dressing up is not required but would certainly be fun: Create a Mad Hatter hat with ideas from Pinterest and the internet, or come in costume and join them down the rabbit hole where being “bonkers” is quite alright. Tickets are available SOON, so check back soon at www.sitsfundraiser.org to purchase the limited tickets. You’ll enjoy an array of tasty treats, tea, and entertainment, and you’ll have a chance to bid on Signature Soroptimist Baskets all within the beauty of the Grand Hall at Valhalla Tahoe. Raffle tickets for our exciting vacation opportunities will also be on sale at the Mad Hatter event.

Lastly is the club's famous ONLINE AUCTION We post new donations almost daily (we end up hosting 350 donations annually!) and you can begin your bidding on April 30th as well! The generous business community is donating so there are many items to bid on, and they can be viewed HERE.

Our Raffle and Auction Winners will be announced on May 12, 2023 at 5PM! In order to purchase any of our items, you will need to REGISTER to bid, so do so now! Thank you to everyone who makes this possible. TOGETHER we are changing the lives of many.

PLEASE SHARE our information!

SITS Member Items & Our Projects

The Scholarship committee will meet on March 8, 5 pm at Wendy's house, mark your calendars now!

SITS Committees - Chairs please update your descriptions! 

All Members:

New Committees to sign up for... Live Event Team and Online Auction Team. Please click on the link below and choose which committee you want to help out. It's gonna get going very soon!!

Please sign up for your committees of choice here. It's through our committee work that we accomplish so much for the community of Tahoe and the world. We ask that all members select one Technical (how our club operates) and one Service (what our club does) committee. Remember, we can jump in on all committee meetings and activities as desired! For your viewing pleasure see the committee videos we made with Tahoe Production House for full explanations. 

                  Many hands make light work!

NON-SITS Fun and Opportunities in Tahoe

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

jlynds@gmail.com 530 318-5903

Caldor / Mosquito Fire Recovery and Nonprofits

The El Dorado Community Foundation is asking for letters of inquiries (LOI) for funding from EDC non-profits in good standing with federal and state nonprofit requirements that are working on Caldor or Mosquito Fire recovery efforts or are planning fire preparedness projects. Projects must be executed within El Dorado County.

In a one-page LOI, please provide information about your non-profit, its mission, and details about the program/project that is being planned or executed in regard to fire recovery or preparedness within El Dorado County. Be sure to include Tax ID number, overview of program budget, and other sources of income for the said project/program. Be sure contact information is also provided. 

LOI’s are due by Feb. 28^th and should be emailed to Kathy Haven, EDCF Program Manager, at kathy@eldoradocf.org.

For More information click HERE.

On behalf of the Kiwanis Club of Tahoe Sierra, I would like to ask for your support for our 2^nd Annual “Meat Raffle”. 

With the support of Victor Gomez, the NEW owner of Overland Meat and Seafood Co., Tahoe Sierra Kiwanis is offering the winner an opportunity to select from one of the three $300 Family Meat Packs (https://overlandmeatco.com/family-packs/). Please take a look at the attached flier which explains just about everything you will need to know. Raffle tickets are $5 each AND for every $25 you donate, you will receive one extra ticket! You have several options as to ‘how’ to pay for your tickets. 

 In addition, we will have a very nice ‘2^nd’ prize which is a $200 food voucher at the Ciera Steak and Chop House inside Bally’s Lake Tahoe (formerly MontBleu). You can pay for your donation by going to our website www.tahoesierrakiwanis.org/fundraiser). Or, if you prefer, you can call me (530-573-2273 or 530-308-5215) and I can run your credit card through Square.com. Also, believe it or not, we do still accept cash and checks. If you have any questions, please feel free to call me. Good luck and thank you in advance for supporting the Kiwanis Club of Tahoe Sierra!

 Tom Millham, Secretary/Treasurer

Kiwanis Club of Tahoe Sierra

Attention, ALL NON Profits!



Tahoe Womenʻs Community Fund, a collective giving organization , will be giving away $100,000 this granting cycle, because of the amazing donations we had from all of our returning and new members, plus of course our matching money from Lisa Maloff, our Angel of Tahoe! Her legacy lives on!!!!

Any nonprofit serving the South Shore of Lake Tahoe may apply during our granting cycle (From Feb. 13-March 9), but nonprofits may ONLY APPLY for ONE grant in ONE area of need, and as always, nonprofits who received a grant in 2022 are ineligible to apply for this cycle (they can reapply in 2024).

Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless seeks community support in keeping people warm this winter

As our Tahoe winter settles in with snow and frigid temperatures, most residents retreat to the inside for activities, comforts, and warm beds in a place we call home. Our South Shore community has been able to sleep better knowing that our homeless population has this option as well. This winter season marks 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. As the temperature drops they are in need of warm clothes and jackets, gloves, and hand warmers. 

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 throughout Feb

Carson City Vitalent Donation Center

256 Winnie Lane

Carson City, NV

Thursday, Feb 16

Harrah’s Harvey’s Special Event Center

15 Hwy

Stateline, NV

Open 8am-1pm

Thursday, 02/21

Pulse Fitness Blood Mobile

885 Mahogany Dr

Minden, NV

Open 10am-1:30pm

Friday, 2/24

South Lake Tahoe Community Gymnasium

1180 Rufus Allen Blvd

South Lake Tahoe, CA

Open 11:30am-5pm

Tuesday 2/28

Douglas High School - Blood Mobile

1670 State Route 88

Minden, NV

Open 8:30am - 2pm

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.