2023 FUNDRAISER: The Spring is going to be extra fun with the plans that we have! A Mad Hatter's Tea Party at Valhalla on April 30 along with the opening of our ONLINE Auction! And we also will be raffling off two separate condo/timeshare stays!

Again there will be TWO levels of Club Sponsorships, Premier and Grand and both are spectacular!

Please share our information with anyone you know who would like to contribute and benefit from a year's worth of advertisement! Here's our information!

Donations are already coming in! Watch our efforts grow and register now to bid and purchase by going here. SHARE!!!

SITS Member Items & Our Projects

SITS Christmas Cookie/Candy Exchange

Coming together to share their favorite holiday cookie or candy and more holiday time with their fellow SITS members, nine ladies attended the SITS Christmas cookie/candy exchange at the Gerard home on Thursday, December 22nd.

In addition to exchanging cookies and holiday cheer, a fun game was played and a tasty light luncheon of hot apple cider, chicken Caesar salad, fruit cups, and a capes skewer was served. To add to the festive event, an 'angel tip' (amaretto and cream) was offered to tope of the luncheon event. Everyone went home happy with a Christmas tray filled with a wide variety of tasty holiday cookies to share with their family and friends.

Thank you to the SITS Social Committee members for planning and putting together a fun and festive holiday event.

The Mt. Tallac December Superstar Student award was given to Kayli Sanchez. Her teachers praised her constant devotion to learning, and superior achievements. She definitely deserved this award. It brought a BIG smile, and a big thank you from Kayli!

On December 23rd the Mt. Tallac students created Gingerbread Houses under the guidance of Cheryl from Bread and Broth. Shirley Barr, Julie Nelson, and Joy Rogers enjoyed helping with this annual event that adds so many SMILES to the students holiday celebration at the school.

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!

End of year reminder: People who have IRA’s, including 401k’s and some other retirement funds, are required to start taking minimum distributions at age 70 1/2 or age 72 in some cases. These distributions are counted as taxable income to you. You can opt to make a Qualified Charitable Contribution to a 501c3 organization, such as SITS, which does not count as taxable income to you. The distribution needs to go directly to the charity which you can arrange with your IRA administrator. (If the distribution goes directly to you and you subsequently make a contribution to a charitable organization, the distribution is still taxable to you.) If you’d like to contribute to SITS, please have the check sent directly to PO Box 18727, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96151.

From our hard working friends at the Kellermann Foundation, here's their latest newsletter! And to think this all began because of ONE person with ONE idea.

Health Women Healthy World Committee will be supporting the Bread and Broth program with funding AND in person support.  Mark your calendars for January 30th and March 6th. 

On January 30^th we will be cooperating with 'Lasagna Love' to provide the meal. We will need about 5 ladies on each night. If you are interested in volunteering, contact Kim Valverde. She will be sending out a sign up sheet closer to the event dates, but call early if you want to ensure your spot!

Challenge Day at STHS is confirmed for February 13, 14, 15, and 16, 2023. 25 volunteers are needed for each of the days. If you'd like to volunteer contact Theresa Papandrea directly at tahoesafekids@gmail.com . Let her know you're with SITS. And if you have friends who are interested, please share! We are awaiting the dates for STMS. And if you're not familiar with this amazing opportunity for our youth and all the volunteers, check the program out here. 

Shop your heart out and support our efforts!

SITS can earn funds with your shopping!

Please share this information with family and friends!

NON-SITS Fun and Opportunities in Tahoe

Please click here to see CASA latest newsletter

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

Theoffice 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

Share Your Thoughts in the Lake Tahoe Resident Survey

As a resident of the Lake Tahoe region, we need your perspectives and experiences related to tourism and outdoor recreation. 

The Tahoe Fund has joined with more than a dozen organizations to create a shared Destination Stewardship Plan. This plan will collectively redefine how destination management can better serve the greater Tahoe region — now and into the future.

Everyone has a role in this process, which is why we need your input.

Please complete this critical 5–7-minute survey that will help guide and improve tourism and outdoor recreation management efforts. Your responses are anonymous and confidential.

TAKE THE SURVEY

With the holidays coming there’s certainly a lot of styrofoam waste that will be generated. While our local dump does not recycle styrofoam, or any Polystyrene PS-6 products, Atlas Molded Products in Reno does! They are open until 5 Monday to Friday and will take any clean PS-6 including packing puffs (not the kind made from corn starch- only styrofoam ones), big white blocks, supermarket meat trays, takeout containers, and crunchy cookie trays. Just make sure anything you give them is clean and marked PS-6. 775-343-3400.

Blood Levels CRITICALLY LOW!!!

Chromalloy Nevada - Bloodmobile

3636 Arrowhead Drive

CARSON CITY, NV, 89706

Open 11:00 AM - 2:00 PMWednesday, 01/11/2023

Nevada State Bank - Nevada State Bank - Carson

4267 S Carson St

CARSON CITY, NV, 89701

Open 11:00 AM - 3:00 PMFriday, 01/13/2023

Pulse Fitness - blood mobile

885 Mahogany Dr.

MINDEN, NV, 89423

Open 10:00 AM - 1:30 PMTuesday, 01/17/2023

Tahoe Douglas Fire District - Kahle Center Tallac Activity Room

236 Kingsbury Grade Road

STATELINE, NV, 89449

Open 11:00 AM - 5:00 PMFriday, 01/20/2023

South Lake Tahoe Fire Department - SLTF Training Center

1195 Rufus Allen Blvd

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA, 96150

Open 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Monday, 01/23/2023

To schedule an appointment online click 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.

The Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless has accomplished so much thanks to their leadership and many volunteers. You can read about all that's been done thus far here.



Here is the latest newsletter 



Homeless coalition completes purchase of three South Lake Tahoe motels; move-ins begin - donation list at end of this article. Our assistance throughout the year makes a difference in the life of another and in the health of our community!