Today's meeting was opened by President Shelly and our invocation was read by Lydia and focused on the power of words and the importance of joy, unity of purpose and supporting one another. Let your words be good, positive and healing.

Sunshine goes out to: Helen and her family,

Shelly's niece's baby boy, Karen on her shoulder recovery and Lois's daughter Brittany

Today was our monthly business meeting and, as such, items were discussed, voted on and reported.

We received thank you notes for our participation and monetary support for

Sober Grad Night

Bread and Broth

Catalyst Community

Soroptimist International Mineral County

Karen H. for flowers

Our numbers are in and we had a great fundraiser with the Mad Hatter Tea Party and our online auction. There are still some unsold items on the Auction website, so check them out and buy them at their newly reduced prices.

Our club is participating in the 4th of July Parade in South Lake Tahoe. Contact Jeanne or Paula to help decorate and/or participate on the day of the parade. This year's theme is "Red White and Service"

If you'd like to help our club with the concession booths we support at the Celebrity Golf Tournament, please reach out to Paula. Feel free to forward your sign-up emails to super reliable family and friends.

We began discussions about participating in the Sierra House Back to School night. We also discussed possible participation in Earth Day as a way to get our name out and increase membership. We believe our club could benefit from some fresh ideas and energy.

10 of our members participated in the SNR conference in Reno last week. See photos below.

The new SNR board members are:

Governor, Kathy Dunbar, SI American River

Secretary, Maureen Mason, SO Carson City

Treasurer, Evie Wright, SI Davis

Our own Jeanne Prestella is the appointed SNR Election Coordinator. Congratulations!! Thank you for your hard work as treasurer the last several years. You will be missed in that position as you move on to bigger roles in our amazing organization.

Our club won several awards this year:

President Shelly was recognized for her role as club president this 2023/2024 year! We all appreciate the wonderful job she has done for our club, including making sure we applied for some of the awards below.

Soroptimist Celebrating Success:

Membership, 3rd place

Public Awareness, 2nd place.

SOLT:. Evelyn Holland Recognition For Education in Soroptimist:

3rd place

Our Live your dream recipient, Astraea Marion, won the Past Governor's Dream Fund award

Our ladies were also very lucky in the basket raffle this year, taking home 4 gorgeous baskets, 2 of them went to Andie! Lucky lady!

Committee reports:

Education Committee:

Thank you to all who helped with the summer reading program distribution of books for kids. Cookie is the backbone of this program but she couldn't do it without all our help!!

HWHW:

Our Bread and Broth participation as volunteers as well as our "adopt a day of nourishment" contribution was such a big success. Thank you to all that helped out.

Due to our participation in the Golf Tournament and the 4th of July Holiday, we will be DARC for the first two weeks of July. The next business meeting will be on July 18th. We may be in a new location, so keep your eyes open for an email about that.



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!

Last year's float for the 4th of July parade. We came in 1ST!!!

This year we plan to do even better! Come be a part of celebrating our club and our country.

2024-2025 SITS Installation will be on Thursday, June 27th beginning at 5 PM at Wendy's. Put it in your calendars now ladies and we'll circle round with details soon. There is a sign up for food in your email in case you missed signing up at the meeting.

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!

Rotary Club of South Lake Tahoe is having a Crawdad Festival at Valhalla on July 6 from noon to 4 PM! This will be an amazing event with an amazing view! Details here.

Marcella Foundation Partners with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to Offer FREE books to Local Children

Marcella Foundation is thrilled to announce the launch of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in El Dorado County. Each month, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library will provide an age-appropriate book for each registered child, absolutely free to the family. All 8,000 children ages 0 to their 5th birthday living in El Dorado County can enroll now to receive a free monthly book. Any child in the home can register, and books are available in both English and Spanish. In a show of support for early literacy for all children in our region, First 5 El Dorado, El Dorado County Library, Friends of the Library, El Dorado Community Foundation partnered with Marcella Foundation to help launch Imagination Library. Additionally, United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra is providing the initial funding to bring Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to each of the communities surrounding Lake Tahoe. 

Committed to FEED, READ, and LEAD

Click here for details on how to enroll your child

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 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.

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.

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

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!