Greetings to all!

Soroptimist of Tahoe Sierra is dark this week but we are sending our best wishes to all for a healthy and happy Thanksgiving and holiday season.

Christmas Trees

We also wanted to remind our community that our Optimist Club of Lake Tahoe's Christmas Tree lot is open and in full swing! All profits provide programs and services for the youth in our community. So get on over to the tree lot! Details here!

WANTED!

Soroptimist Club Sponsors and Event Contributors! Our fundraising season has begun and we are looking for community leaders who support our efforts all year long. Please read how you can support our club all of 2025 here.

And if you're a business anywhere in the world, we'd love for you to consider donating an item, gift card, or an experience for our online auction! As soon as we receive your donation or your pledge of a donation, we begin to connect our auction guests to your website and social media. Our fundraiser site is already up and running so check it out here. We will be sending out letters of request via email soon and our members will follow up with you in January.

Thank you to our 2025 Event Contributors Barton Health and South Shore Glass and Door! We appreciate your trust and support.

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.

• Mistletoe creations for Festival of Lights, Dec. 10. See Shelly for details.
• Festival of Lights, December 13-14 from 4-8pm.
• Annual SITS Holiday Celebration, Dec. 19. Details soon!
• Bread & Broth with Lasagna Love, Feb. 10.
• Online Auction, May 16 - 30, 2025.
• 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.

PR/Logo Development: Soon, very soon, we should have our new SITS logo approved for use! Be on the lookout for this fantastic and fun change so our community knows they can Rise & Shine with SITS! Thank you to the ladies who continue to work on this project. We are all so excited.

SITS Online Auction: 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 and who are working on our club's new logo/tagline that we will include shortly!

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! www.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 Timeshare Raffle opportunities thanks to the generosity of the Jean Bergner, Cookie Rork, and Jeanne Prestella! Here we go ladies!

Live Your Dream Committee

Nancy reported that our club has 11 applicants for this year's award consideration. Great work to the committee as they have worked hard to encourage more young women to apply for this award. Read here for details about Live Your Dream.

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!

LTCC SITSters Happenings

This group of college students have taken the bull by the horns! They recently held their first Women's Symposium which provided participants with the opportunity to speak directly with women of various professional fields. Thank you to the many who organized and participated in this event. We'd also like to thank two of our own who brought their expertise to the event, Paula Peterson and Andie Solis.

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!

There are South Lake Tahoe Community Blood Drives, available for you to participate in, Friday Dec. 6th, 11:30 am - 5:00 PM at the Parks and Rec Center Gym. 1180 Rufus Allen Blvd. To schedule an appointment, call Vitalant at 775-329-6451

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.

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 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