The Rotary Club of Santa Barbara Sunrise is pleased to announce its virtual auction in support of The Rotary Club of Santa Barbara Sunrise Charitable Foundation is now open for bidding!
The collection of auction items offered during this fundraiser include experiences, restaurant certificates, memberships, wine, artwork, and more. Please bid with your heart knowing it will benefit our local and international projects. These offerings and much more are available for bidding now through November 12, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. PT at https://paybee.io/@sbrotary.
Examples of items available include:
- Sail the Santa Barbara Channel aboard a glorious 46’ sailboat, enjoy a sumptuous feast, and hear tales of the hosts' sailing adventures around the world.
- Boost your mood, reduce stress and anxiety, and escape into a relaxing and healing full-body aromatherapy massage.
- Receive a TV Santa Barbara membership with exclusive access to production studios, media training classes, equipment rentals, professional creative services and the ability to submit content to Community Access Channels, 17 and 71.
- Be a guest at a luxurious Santa Barbara 2 bedroom/2 bathroom vacation home with sunny outdoor decks and just four blocks to the waterfront. The spacious interior can accommodate up to 4 guests and is pet friendly!
Proceeds from this auction benefit the Rotary Club of Santa Barbara Sunrise Charitable Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Tax ID 91-1752304. The Sunrise Charitable Foundation is the custodian of funds raised by the Rotary Club of Santa Barbara Sunrise to support service projects locally and internationally and to fund grants to non-profit organizations.
We are active in local service projects including a free dental clinic that provides critical care to the underserved in our community, we purchase and distribute free dictionaries to 3rd graders in the Santa Barbara Unified School District, we recognize at-risk youth at La Cuesta Continuation High School with our Student of the Month program, and engage in hands-on improvement projects at Camp Whittier which is owned and operated by the United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County. Internationally, our club supports a children’s orphanage and surgical eye clinics in Mexico in addition to funding clean water projects, medical clinic improvements, and a pharmacy project in two rural communities in Nicaragua. All the money raised in this online auction will benefit these and other important Santa Barbara community non-profits as well as global humanitarian projects.