Greetings to All!

Today's meeting was opened by

Invocation: Lydia's invocation had to do with sharing riches. If someone gives when they have little, it means so much more than when a person of means gives back. The truly rich are those who possess a rich heart rather than a lot of money.

Our guest today was Karen Goldberg (she's joining soon, Yay!)

Sunshine goes out to: Rick and Collen Pence for Rick's speedy recovery. Healing thoughts go out to Lois and our President Lisa.

Online Auction Note: Andrea Solis will be collecting all donations this week! Give her your goodies and she'll get them up on the site.

Keep working on donation acquisition for the auction ladies. We are about 1/5 of the way there.

Reminder: Fires continue to rage for our neighbors in Southern California. We in Tahoe and our surrounding communities are no stranger to fire and understand this unimaginable time for you. Want to help? Information is below on a supply drive in Tahoe and Truckee.

Today's meeting

Our speaker this week had to cancel so we had some unexpected free time to do Happy Dollars. We all have so much to be grateful for and we got to share those things with our friends.

Reminder: Our Social committee has an even after next week's business meeting, we will meet in the main room for a Valentine Friendship Social, bring a treat to share if you can.

We need 4 more volunteers to decorate and serve a table at the Mad Hatter. It's tons of fun and you get to be so creative.

A HUGE thank you to Kerry and Wendy David. They are the latest sponsor for the 2025 year of SITS!

Be a part of our Spring Fundraisers!

Our Online Auction opens Friday, May 16 and closes on Friday, May 30, 2024 at 5:00 PM.

Club Sponsor & Event Donor; For community business leaders or anyone who wants to go that extra mile in supporting our efforts! This is a position which helps us all year long to enhance the lives of others. Please go to SITS2025.org for details and sign up now!

Donations for our online auction are gratefully accepted here! You don't have to be a business to help out. Think of a creative experience you can provide, a prepared gourmet meal, boating trip on Lake Tahoe, guided fishing experience, Troop Masters - yard clean up by the troop!, any kind of treat you can provide. We all can make a difference in the lives of others, together!

Mad Hatter Tickets go on sale SOON through the website AND we have a return of our Vacation Raffle opportunities thanks to the generosity of the Jean Bergner, Cookie Rork, and Jeanne Prestella! Here we go ladies!

Vacation Raffle Tickets will be sold starting March 1 and run through May 30. Tickets will be $50 each and only 200 per trip will be sold. You can purchase tickets for a week in a 2 bedroom Maui condo, or a week anywhere in the world in a timeshare.

Specifically SITS Members

Once a month Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra honors the Student of the Month at Mt. Tallac. This month our Gift Certificate and support goes to: Daniel Lopez.

Congratulations Daniel! Keep up the great work.

Members, mark your calendars for our upcoming dates of our Fundraising events: Signups will be happening shortly. Kudos to Jean B and Laurie F for getting the signup.com prepared.

• Bread & Broth with Lasagna Love, Feb. 10.
• Online Auction, May 16 - 30, 2025.
• Vacation Raffle Ticket Sales, March 1-May 30.
• Mad Hatter Tea at Valhalla, May 18, 2025
• Celebrity Tournament, July 9-13, 2025

We are a hands on club, and we need all hands on these important projects to raise funds for our community.

SAVE THE DATES:

March 10 Scholarship meeting

April 19th Earth Day and Snowshoe Thompson event at the museum.

Committee Happenings!

Reminder: When hosting an event/meeting, please forward a photo and paragraph to techhelp@sitahoesierra.org so we can add it to our website and social calendar.

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! Our Committee Signup portal is ready for members to sign up on! Simply click here! Newsletter Team sign ups are here and all are welcome to learn a new skill and join in!

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!

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!

South Tahoe High School "S Club" created "Tray Treats" for Meals on Wheels recipients. Thank you SITS members Shelly Martinez and Andrea Solis for this creative activity.

South Lake Tahoe and Truckee Holding Supply Drives for Southern California Fire Victims

For information on specific items needed (cash as well), drop off locations, days and times go HERE.

Tahoe Arts Project brings magician Alex Ramon to the schools Feb. 3-7 and will offer a FREE public performance on Feb. 7 at Harvey's, 7:00 p.m. Use the QR code or the following link for free tickets:

https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/alex-ramon-public-show

Only 200 tickets will be offered.

Feb. 7, 2025 - Night to Shine - Tim Tebow Foundation. This is a worldwide celebration event, celebrating people with special needs. Now in its 12th year, our community is invited to support and participate in this event. It will be at the Tahoe Blue Event Center. For more information visit

https://www.laketahoecf.com/nighttoshine

Volunteers are needed in the areas of security, EMT/Medical, Hair Stylist, Makeup, Florist/Flowers, Photographers, Videographer!

Volunteer NOW for the 22nd Annual Drug Store Project on April 1, 2025 here! The event will be held at LTCC and will not only change the life of a child, but yours as well. Learn more about the project at www.drugstoreproject.org Drug Store is supported by SITS financially and with our amazing volunteers. Calling all Service Clubs in our area....Join our efforts now!

Looking for up to date resources in our community? Barton Health has a list for all of us and it is actively updated! SHARE this link with others!

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)

TASK's mission is to prevent and reduce youth substance use and related harm - Keeping kids safe in collaboration with our community partners. TASK's mission is to prevent and reduce youth substance use and related harm - Keeping kids safe in collaboration with our community partners. For more information about TASK click here.

For TASK's Did You Know? campaign to keep kids safe, click here!

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.

TAHOE LEARNING HAVEN: Are you aware of the FREE monthly educational forums that Kathy Haven has set up for students, parents, and all interested community members? These are great! Most TLH forums are the second Wednesday of the month from 6:45pm-9pm at the Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe! See here or tahoelearninghaven@gmail.com. Mark your calendar now

·       1/8 – Scholarship application tutorial

·       2/12 – The college track: A-G requirements

·       3/12 – Playing at the next level: Athletics after high school

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.

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

More details here

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!