Santa Ynez Valley Rotary Club

SANTA YNEZ VALLEY ROTARY CLUB INDUCTS SIX NEW MEMBERS IN OCTOBER 2017. Pictured L to R; New Members: David Boyea,Custom Wood Working; Jackie Pensa, Realtor Retired; Jan Dugan, Physical Therapist; Monica Little, Swim Instructor; Julia Schoen, Bookkeeper; Sherri Limotta, Bookkeeper and Greg Pensa, Club Membership Chair. Greg Pensa, Club Membership Chair said, We are very excited to have these six new members. They all have been helping our Club at Community Service projects for a number of years now.

Thank you Kenneth Strange for sharing you inspiring story.

SANTA YNEZ VALLEY ROTARY CLUB ANNOUNCES 2020 FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS FESTIVAL CANCELED After careful deliberation and with a deep sense of responsibility for the well-being of our community the Santa Ynez Valley Rotary has announced that the 2020 Fourth of July Fireworks Festival has been canceled. The decision was made due to concerns about public safety, social distancing, crowd management and uncertainty as to when large public gathering restrictions will be removed durin...g the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. The Rotary club will now focus on making next year's celebration even grander and continue to aid the community through donations and volunteer help to those in need during this critical time. We look forward to the time we can all get together again and celebrate all the things that make the Santa Ynez Valley such a special community. See more

Congratulations to Danielle Danielle Dauphinee Thurston on being inducted to the SYV Rotary. She knows how to make a difference! Do You? Come and join us at Firestone Brewery Wednesdays for lunch at Noon or for a drink the 4th Wednesday of the month at 5:30 pm.

We have been busy giving out money to our community!

Santa Ynez Valley Rotary Seeking 4th of July Vendors The Santa Ynez Valley Rotary Club is seeking vendors for its annual July 4th Fireworks Celebration, at Mission Santa Ines. The festival will showcase local retailers, regional arts and crafts vendors, family activities as well as food, beer and wine vendors. There will be live music featuring local talent and an extraordinary fireworks display set to music becoming a concert in the sky. We expect a terrific crowd with a fl...ow of families, local residents and vacationers exceeding 5000 people throughout the day. The price per 10’x 20 booth space is $200 for- profit food vendor, $150 non-profit food vendors and $50 non-food vendors. Applications are now available online at www.syvrotary.org. Vendors may also contact Randy Jones at [email protected] or (805) 688-6418

Jon Grubman from the Paws for Life K9 Rescue presented a very compelling program. Thank you for sharing your heartfelt story and how these rescue dogs are positively impacting the lives of people and children from all walks of life.

We love to donate money back to our community! The club is proud to support the SYV Botanic Garden. Eva Powers, President of the Board accepted a donation today at our lunch meeting. Thank you for making our valley a beautiful place to live.

Congratulations to Paul Matthies and Richard Barca our newest Paul Harris Fellows. Way to go!

Another great educational presentation about wine production at Vincent Vineyards by General Manager Lee Lathouwers.

We love our vegetables! President Greg Pensa presents Jerry Delaney of SYV Veggie Rescue a check for their extraordinary efforts providing fruits and veggies to those in need in our community.

We are proud to keep the Rotary Sunny Fields Park project clean and well maintained each year. Rotarian's painted wooden play structures, raked and landscaped the park on a beautiful Saturday morning.

So proud to be part of the Architectural Design Competition. The Santa Ynez Valley Rotary Club has sponsored this competition for several years. Congratulations to Olivia Doman, Theo Soderman and Sully Israel.