Tag archives: Montecito Rotary Club

President Stone at the Rotary
By Montecito Journal   |   July 9, 2024

Local realtor, investor, and entrepreneur Kim Stone is the new president of the Montecito Rotary Club. A longtime Rotarian who has led multiple service projects for the organization, she succeeds Tony Morris, who has just completed a two-year term. Founded in 1953, club has developed projects and provided service to the community and the wider […]

On a Roll at the Rotary
By Richard Mineards   |   August 1, 2023

Tony Morris has begun his second year of a two-year term as president of Montecito Rotary Club as the organization celebrates its 70th anniversary. Joining Morris on the board are president-elect Kim Stone, secretary Roger Davis, and treasurer Kurt Koenig. From volunteering at the Montecito Fire Department’s annual July 4 pancake breakfast and continuing its […]

Rotary Club Awards $11K
By Kelly Mahan Herrick   |   December 13, 2022

The Rotary Club of Montecito Foundation has awarded a total of $11,000 to support the work of 11 Santa Barbara-area nonprofit organizations.The grants, awarded under the Foundation’s annual Community Grants Program, were $1,000 each and go to organizations benefitting a wide range of constituents, including children, seniors, low-income families, and animals. All grants are funded […]

Weedman on Board
By Richard Mineards   |   May 17, 2022

Santa Barbara-based Camerata Pacifica has appointed Jonathan Weedman to its board. He has more than 30 years of extensive professional experience working in the corporate, nonprofit, and community sectors, and was the sixth executive director for the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles. From 1996 to 2016 he served as senior Vice President for the […]

Montecito Rotary Club Welcomes New President
By Kelly Mahan Herrick   |   May 23, 2019

John Lucchetti takes the helm as the new president of the Rotary Club of Montecito beginning July 1.  Lucchetti, a Santa Barbara resident, works in the music industry as a marketing strategist, connector, and brand developer. His current venture, Green Room Strategy, focuses on marketing, artist management, and building strategic partnerships around the convergence of […]

Rotary Club Scholarships
By Richard Mineards   |   May 16, 2019

Montecito Rotary Club has awarded ten $1,250 scholarships to high-performing City College vocational and career technology students. “For more than 25 years, the club has made scholarships available, with the total amount of support provided during this time exceeding $120,000,” says club foundation president, the aptly named Cathy Cash. “The club membership believes in the […]

Montecito Rotary’s New President
By Kelly Mahan Herrick   |   June 14, 2018

Todd P. Smith has been chosen as the new president of the Rotary Club of Montecito beginning July 1. Smith, a retired residential real estate broker-owner with a lengthy resume of nonprofit leadership and consulting activities, will guide the service club in fulfilling its mission to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world […]

Rubber Duck Regatta
By Kelly Mahan Herrick   |   May 31, 2018

This Sunday, June 3, at 10 am, the Montecito Rotary Club and the Montecito YMCA will co-host the first Montecito Rubber Duck Regatta to raise funds for the YMCA, local scholarships, and other Rotarian service projects.  During the event, 1,000 ducks will race from one end of the Montecito YMCA pool to the other, fueled […]