President Lisa Cali called the meeting to order on this snowy morning.

Lydia's Invocation was a reprise of her annual Christmas light string frustration. But the lesson here is to look to the Beauty and Grace of the season and not be distracted by the little (or big) frustrations.

Sunshine goes out to Lois, hoping she feels better soon.

Correspondence: Thank you letters were received from TASK, STMS leadership students, El Dorado Community Foundation, Tahoe Rim Trail and Mt. Tallac Students. Wendy read several moving letters from the Mt. Tallace students thanking us for their Thanksgiving Feast last week.

Business meeting: After the approval of minutes and the Treasurer's Report we moved on to Old business.

Lisa reported that Barton Hospital and South Shore Glass have both signed up to be SiTS sponsors at $750 each. The electronic Auction donation email letter goes out next week and the hard copy to members will be sent in January. Vanna consolidated a list of unsolicited businesses and passed it around for sign ups.

Our new logo has been approved and the banner has been delivered thanks to all the hard work from Andie S. We are excited to use it at the Festival of Lights this weekend. We will be selling raffle tickets for two lovely Christmas baskets and also Mistletoe bundles for a donation of $5. The museum will be open and decorated and Santa will be available for requests in front of the Osgood Toll House. Entertainment, Food and Activities are planned throughout the evening. Lots of vendors will be offering their unique goods for your Christmas shopping pleasure. Join us for a fun and festive celebration. More information can be found by clicking here.

Laurie announced that our website will now be supported by David Gill from Manz Design. Lisa C. is compiling a member cookbook and recipes should be submitted to her by this weekend.

Our own Christmas Party Breakfast will be held next week, Dec. 19, during our regular meeting time. Food sign ups can be found at https://signup.com/go/PXWZcCX. Please bring a wrapped gift of $15 or less for exchange and wear your prettiest ugly sweater! If you have an extra table decoration, please bring it to enhance our decor. And if you have an extra gift for exchange, we would love to provide some for our young women from STHS and LTCC. Remember, no alcohol.

Mad Hatter tickets will be available soon on the Auction Site.

Jean requested that all the fundraising committees send her a list of job descriptions and number of people needed for each so we can make it available for signups.

SITS Member Items & Our Projects

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.

• Festival of Lights, December 13-14 from 4-8pm.
• Annual SITS Holiday Celebration, Dec. 19. Details: BRING A WRAPPED GIFT OF $15 OR LESS, WEAR AN UGLY CHRISTMAS SHIRT
• Bread & Broth with Lasagna Love, Feb. 10.
• Online Auction, May 16 - 30, 2025.
• Vacation Raffle Ticket Sales, April 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.

SITS 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.

Omar is our Student of the Month at Mt. Tallac. Congratulations Omar!!

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

We just sent out Club Sponsor & Event Contributor requests this week and will follow up with individuals mid December. If you have suggestions, please include them on the google spreadsheet that all members have been sent a link for or contact Lisa Huard. Thank you to the ladies who helped with the sponsor letter.

Reminder to club members, please use the link to sign up for "follow up" with business donors. Your hard copy letters will be provided in January. Laurie F will also create a hard copy sign up sheet that we can pass around in meeting. Thanks everyone!

Our ONLINE AUCTION site is UP and Running! SITS2025.org. Donations are accepted NOW! Sponsorships and Event Contributor positions are accepted NOW!

Mad Hatter Tickets go on sale in January 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 April 1 and run through May 30. Tickets will be $50 each and only 200 per trip will be sold. You have a choice of a week in a 2 bedroom Maui condo, or a week anywhere in the world in an RCI timeshare.

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!

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!

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!

THE FESTIVAL OF TREES AND LIGHTS takes place from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Friday, December 13 and Saturday, December 14 in front of the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center at 3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd.

Admission is free, and the festival is open to the public.

New this year, visitors can explore a Gingerbread House Village, which will be showcasing community creations as part of the Lake Tahoe Gingerbread Competition. Attendees can cast their vote for the People's Choice Award. SITS will have a booth, come by and get some mistletoe and buy a raffle ticket for a beautiful Christmas basket.

Free Zoom Fitness Classes

Connect Fit is offering free fitness classes the week of December 16-20. Exercise from the comfort of your own home with these zoom classes for spin, strength, yoga, and total body conditioning. Perfect for your New Year's resolutions to get fit and strong. Sign into

Zoom meeting ID 918-6123-4016, password fallfavs.

No link needed.

Zoom classes include:

6am: MON/WED/FRI: Total Body Conditioning

7am: TUE: Spin, Strength and weekly nutritional cooking demonstration

     THU: Spin, Strength, and Balance 

7:30am: MON/WED: Restorative Movement

8am:  SAT: Spin

Noon: MON: Yoga

  WED: Barre

Sierra Foothills Assistance League does a parade of homes and the proceeds fund Operation School Bell, which helps our kids immensely with snow boots and clothes. For more information and to buy tickets, click here.

Make this a family event. Let's teach and remind our community the sacrifices of others.

SISLT Holiday Luncheon and Auction

Mark Your Calendars

Ugly Sweater Theme-Festive, Fun and Lighthearted

Wednesday December 18th at Bally’s 11:30-1:30pm

Holiday Enhanced Buffet

Wine Included

Parking will Be validated

$45.00 or 3 punches for current members

Invite your friends and family

Start planning on an item to donate for the silent or live auction 

(baked goods, baskets, experiences, handmade items for example)

Non perishable items can be dropped off at Carolyn’s Shop or Michelle’s Office

3053 Harrison Avenue The Design Shop or Tahoe Property Management (unit 201)

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!

It's almost time for the Drug Store Project- April 1st 2025- Volunteer for the Drug Store Project to help keep our kids off drugs.

Sign up to volunteer for Challenge Day Wednesday, Feb. 5th All day program or Thursday, Feb. 6th Assembly-Volunteer for Challenge Day with Middle School students- Challenge Day Volunteer Sign Up

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 October 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.

·       12/18 – Student/alumni college panel & fair

·       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!

CURLING NOW THAT DAYS ARE SHORTER? Maybe you’ve been waiting until the fall when there’s not sun to keep you on the beaches into the evenings and the temps are dropping? Never tried curling, come out and try some of the best ice in the US! The first dedicated curling ice in Nevada was right here in Stateline! Lessons, games, leagues, group parties, etc! See here