Monarch Beach Sunrise Rotary Club

The Pacific Marine Mammal Center was the first marine mammal/ rescue and rehab in California. Thank you Amanda Walters for a heartwarming presentation about the great work being done in Laguna Beach to rescue, rehabilitate and release Pacific mammals found in our local waters. The Rescue line is 949-494-3050.

What is Autism? 1.5 million children in America have Autism. Lisa Ackerman, the Founder of TACA, shared with MBSR members about this developmental disability which causes significant social, communication, and behavioral challenges. Because autism is a spectrum disorder, the combination of symptoms and their level of severity varies from person to person. TACA is here to help one family, one child at a time!

Two stellar Students of the Month at Dana Hills. Meet Kat (Sarah Kate) Besanceney. Kat has a 4.7 GPA. She is part of Best Buddies which is a club serving students with special needs. She is a 4 year varsity water polo player and swimmer. She is planning to go to Georgetown University for Pre-med. Her plan is to graduate with a major in nursing and a minor in Psychology. Luke Csermak is another outstanding Student of the Month. He has taken 11 AP courses. Mentors are ...his parents and thanking them for everything they have done. He plans to go to Northeastern University in Boston to study animation. Amazing kids and wonderful parents supporting them all the way! .

Together, we can end Alzheimer's. The VISION of the Alzheimer's Association: A world without Alzheimer's and all other dementia Formed in 1980, the Alzheimer's Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer's care, support and research. Understanding Alzheimer's Disease... More than 6 Million Americans are living with Alzheimer's. lzheimer's is the most common form of dementia. It causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior. Help and Support You are not alone. Whether you are living with Alzheimer's or caring for someone with the disease, information and resources are available. https://www.alz.org/ See more

Saturday, May 8th, more than fifty Monarch Beach Sunrise Rotarians and Dana Hills Interact Club members gathered and carried out the Environmental Avenue of Service’s first local project cleaning the Dana Point Harbor of litter and debris on kayaks. More than twenty kayaks were generously donated for 2 hours by Westwind Sailing (Diane Wentzel) and Pure Watersports (Tim Boyd). The fact that these two wonderful kayak providers are at opposite ends of the harbor required coordin...ating 2 Teams capably captained by Jasmine Riyhani and Vittorio Ferrario. John Coffman, Chairman of the Avenue of Youth Service, coordinated more than 25 Interact students who volunteered their Saturday morning for this important service to our community. Quite an assortment of litter was picked up using pickers donated by the City of Dana Point thanks to the assistance of Mike Killebrew, Dana Point City Manager and Past President of the Rotary Club. The debris was collected into sugar cane biodegradable and recycled plastic bags each kayaker handled on board their kayak. Additional Rotarians turned out and scoured Baby Beach for debris and litter on the beach and in the grassy areas. After returning the kayaks to Westwind Sailing and Pure Watersports, the Club assembled on Baby Beach after to sort the junk from the recyclable items and enjoy the beautiful day. Several bagsful of material were then taken to be disposed of in the way safest for the environment. Our Environmental Service Committee wish to take our hats off in thanks to Diane Wentzel and Tim Boyd who made this project a reality. Dr. Jill Fabricant, Bill Sundin, Jasmine Riyhani, Vittorio Ferrario, Mine Hagen, Heather Gillon, and LJ Cibelli (Chairman) Avenue of Environmental Service, Monarch Beach Sunrise Rotary

Do a random act of kindness daily! Thank you to Alfonso Valdez who talked to our club about Laura's House. The mission of Laura's House is to: Inspiring Hope and Empowering Change Their Mission is to change social beliefs, attitudes and the behaviors that perpetuate domestic violence while creating a safe space in which to empower individuals and families affected by abuse. MBSR has been a supporter of Laura's House all the way back to our first large fundraising gala in our Club's early years.

Send a hug to our local Mission Hospital health care heroes! Please drop off bulk snacks and notes of encouragement in the designated bin at the Dana Point Comm...unity Center, 34052 Del Obispo Street, Monday to Friday 8 AM to 4 PM. Snacks: Mission Hospital gratefully accepts any bulk snacks or drinks as long as they are individually wrapped and do not require refrigeration. Bulk fruit can be donated in boxes or bags. Sorry, but homemade snacks are not accepted due to hospital protocols. Suggestions: Individually packaged nuts, dried fruit, granola bars, fruit cups, apple sauce, beef or turkey jerky, trail mix, juices, Gatorade, chips, pirate booty, popcorn, muffins, cookies. Bulk fruit (easily eaten items like tangerines, apples, and firm bananas). Note: All donations are tax deductible through Mission Hospital Foundation Federal Tax I.D. # 95-1643360. For major donations of $250 or more, please fill out a tax receipt request at: https://drive.google.com//1V_DLA3GMv189kvZTnqpxZPHq-/view and mail your request to Mission Hospital Foundation at the address noted on the form. Cards and Notes: Although hand written notes cannot be allowed in covid care areas, Mission Cares staff will post them on general bulletin boards throughout the hospital and scan some of them into the hospital newsletter. As we all know, these selfless front line workers have been working to the point of exhaustion and beyond. Please write a short note or card to let them know we appreciate and honor them as heroes of this pandemic. Volunteers will deliver snacks and notes to Mission Hospitals in Mission Viejo and Laguna Beach once or twice weekly. Questions? Contact [email protected]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Today, was the drawing for our raffle. Congratulations to the winners and for Monarch Beach Sunrise Rotary making over $15,000 for our charitable missions! This money will go a long way to helping all of the non-profits who have faced such unprecedented times and continue to help others in the world and pay it forward! Wishing everybody a healthy and happy 2021! https://www.dropbox.com//fqksh6/AAAFc85oVcUHSmUvRp6zsVtla

Kevin Islas, Rotary District Administrator, shared with us the different options for club membership types to help accommodate the many needs and varying schedules of those in our club and in our area. Two new Memberships types are: Corporate Memberships- allowing alternates from a business or corporation to attend in the place of the primary member. This was designed to attracts new members who might otherwise be unable or reluctant to join because of the weekly commitmen...t. RI hopes to attract new corporate leaders and create new partnerships in the community Family Membership-allowing spouses or children to be in place instead of primary member. Flexible options have been created to keep up with the times! See more

WoooHooo! We did it! Thank you everyone! We made over $1000 profit on our Sees Candy fundraiser. Candy will arrive at the end of the week and you will be notified for pick up at my home.

Two stellar students of the month from Dana Hills High School for November. Grace Lisle volunteers at the Shea Center and is Editor and chief of the year book She has been the Team Captain for the tennis team. She loves photography Grace will be going to UCLA for TV and film. Garrett Knuf has completed 11 advanced placement classes and holds a 4.6 GPA. He is a member of 3 service organizations at Dana Hills. He has played short stop on the baseball team throughout his high school years and hopes to play in college where he will major in electrical engineering and computer science Congrats to these two wiz kids caught in the act of GREAT things!