Today's Meeting Review!

President Paula opened our business meeting.

Invocation: How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days. John Burroughs

   Lydia reminded us to take a moment to notice and appreciate both the wonder of the natural world around us and our deep feelings for family and friends. 

Induction: We welcome new member Nina Gralak. She moved to our area five years ago from Houston, Texas where she was an Internal Auditor. With a daughter in LA, Nina currently volunteers at a food bank in Douglas County. She is excited to become a member of SITS. Take a moment to welcome and get to know her.

Sunshine: May the sun bring you new energy by day. May the moon softly restore you by night. May the rain wash away your worries. May the breeze blow new strength into your being. May you walk gently through the world and know its beauty all the days of your life. If you needed to hear this today, this is for you. 

Business Meeting: Minutes from last months business meeting were approved by the membership.

Jean Prestella presented our Financial Report for July 1 -September 30, 2022 as well as the results of our Income and Expense Audits. The audits went well. The board will undertake all recommendations as presented. Thank you to Jean Bergner and Karen Houser, and Kim Valverde and Margie Kovark-, respectively, for their time and energy in conducting the audits. To view documents related to the above, refer to the email sent to members by Lois and Paula last week.

Give Smart Update:

With recommendation from the board, our members voted to honor our contract with Give Smart for the upcoming year (Aug 1, 2022 - July 31, 2023). We have already used this service for our Keith Williams Art Sale and will have it available to use for other events throughout the year as well.

South Tahoe High School Table:

Our members voted to approve up to $1800 to purchase a table for the South Lake Tahoe High School quad. There will be a plaque made for the table that will include our name and a provided inspirational quote. There is a possibility that we will share a table with another group. In this instance, we will also share the cost. The funds go to the Booster Club.

Survey Monkey:

Members will be receiving a Survey Monkey in their inbox sometime this week that will focus on determining how we would like to proceed with fund raising this year. In person? Continue online? Some type of hybrid of the two? There will be a space for a written response as well. Once the board has reviewed the information, we will make time for further discussion. Please take the time to answer the survey. We value the input of all of our members.

Halloween Party:

Plan ahead for our October 27th, Halloween Meeting! You are encouraged to dress up and have fun! More details to follow!

Anniversaries:

Joanne Shope    10-13-1994  28 years

Lisa Huard     10-06-1999  23 years

Joy Rogers    10-25-2012  10 years

Colleen Pense    10-04-2018   4 years

 Facebook Link We are changing over from using Facebook Group to Facebook Page.  The link above will get you where you need to go! Let's all be on the same Page!!!

SITS Member Items

SITS Committees - Chairs please update your descriptions! 

All Members:

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. 

                                   We Need You!!!

The social committee has chosen Guilty Christmas as our November get together. Join us on Wed, Nov 17, 7:30pm at the Tallac Boathouse. (We may meet before the event for food and friendship - information to come!)

Click here to purchase tickets.

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

STEEC field trips - Tahoe Paradise Park

They need help for the stations - please contact Michelle McLean <mmclean@ltusd.org>

4th grade Don't Be A Snooze Oct 14 th 12-1.50pm

5th grade Run for Resources Oct 14 th 9.30-11.20am and 12-1.50pm

6th grade Wetland in a Bottle Oct 20 th 9.15-1.15pm and Defensible Space Oct 21st 9.15-1.15pm

Tahoe Women's Community Fund: Come join us for a cup of coffee or a glass of wine...learn about TWCF....bring a friend...help us double our membership.

First Wednesday of the month at 5 PM for wine!

• Nov 2 at Cocktail Corner

Third Wednesday of Month: Coffee Morning at 9:30 am 

• Oct. 19 at Revive Coffee Shop
• Nov. 16 at Clyde’s Coffee Shop

SHARE this information with everyone. Let's get the membership up to 400!

This event is SOLD OUT! However, you can still show your support of Tahoe Arts Project by making a donation.

Click here to donate

Post-fire resilience workshops to focus on Dixie, Caldor & Tamarack fires

University of California Cooperative Extension is holding online weekly workshops and in-person field trips to connect landowners affected by recent wildfires to post-fire management concepts, strategies, professionals, and programs... Online meetings through Oct 14th.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS

Get out to Alpine Co., do some leaf peeping and support our neighbors in Markleeville/Woodfords area and take part in a huge rummage sale! Make it a day long activity and enjoy the eateries while you're at it. Oct. 22! 

MOTHERHOOD OUT LOUD

The Valhalla performances are Oct. 27, 28 & 29., 7:30pm.

Tickets Here

It is also playing in Sacramento this Sunday, 4pm showtime, at the B Street Theater. All proceeds from that performance go to the B Street's Childrens' Theater Program.

Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on October 29^th from 10am-12pm at LTCC. Join in our community's efforts to remove all unused prescription and other the counter medicines out of the reach of our children. The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications. More information can be found at https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/

The Lake Tahoe Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and Happy Homestead Cemetery present WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA 2022.

A ceremony honoring active and deceased Military Personnel, Veterans, and First Responders.

Dec. 17, 2022 at 9:00 AM

1261 Johnson Blvd, SLT 96150

It's everyone's job to

Remember, Honor, Teach

Vitalant Blood Donation Sites:

Monday 11/07/22

South Lake Tahoe Fire Department

SLTF Training Center

1195 Rufus Allen Blvd

South Lake Tahoe, CA

9am-2:30pm

Wednesday 11/09/22

Bently Enterprises LLC and Douglas County Blood Mobile

Minden, NV

1:15pm-4pm

Friday 11/18/22

Tahoe Douglass Fire District

Kahle Center - Tallac Activity Room

236 Kingsbury Grade Rd

Stateline, NV

11am-5pm

Friday 12/02/22

South Lake Tahoe Community Gymnasium

1180 Rufus Allen Blvd

South Lake Tahoe, CA

12pm-5pm

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 Galloping Galla is Saturday October 22, 2022

Buy tickets here 

3:00 PM - 7:00 PM 

Maddi's Friesian Ranch

310 Allerman Lane

Gardnerville, NV 89460

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!