Class 24 is shaping up nicely. Preparations are being made for the August 26th Orientation. Dominican Hospital has once again graciously offered to host this. We will be meeting in Rooms 1,2 and 3 located at the lower level of the hospital. Dominican will provide a light buffet meal and you will have an opportunity to meet Dominican Hospital President, Dr. Nanette Mickeiwicz. This meeting will be the starting point of the development of our network of friendships. We will be taking individual photos of everyone (head and shoulder) for the class yearbook this evening.

Even though the formal deadline has passed to sign up for the class there are still a few openings. If you know someone who is interested, they can still join us. Please direct them to this website for all the information they need to apply or have them call Dave Vincent at 662-3881.

It's that time of the year to get ready for Class 24. The application deadline in July 31st. If you know someone who is interested in participating in Leadership Santa Cruz County, please direct them to the LSCC home page to download a copy of the application. For your information, hard copies are being delivered to all the Chambers so they can be picked up there as well. Preparations are already being made for the retreat and subsequent class days. It should be a good year. Please let your friends and co-workers know to get their applications in now as the class fills on a first-com-first-served basis.

As of June 19, 2008 Dave Vincent has become the new Executive Director for Leadership Santa Cruz County. Please contact Dave at his email 'leadershipscc@cruzio.com' let him know if you have any recruits for Class 24! THANKS! Gary

Melanie Stern recently announced a Tony Hill Memorial Award planned for January 30th. Here is her message:

For the last 23 years Tony had been on the MLK Convocation Committee a collaboration between UCSC, NAACP and other people and organizations.
This year the new director of Arts and Lectures, Jeanette Pilak and the committee wish to create a Tony Hill Memorial Award that honors bridge-building, communication and collaboration across cultures in our community. This award will be announced along with a slide montage of his work.

The 2008 MLK Convocation will be held at 7pm on January 30th at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium. The Keynote Speaker will be Juilan Bond. This event is free and I hope you all will join me in attending.

Hello Leadersip Santa Cruz County Family,
I have attached a paper written for LSCC members regarding the Light Brown Apple Moth by David Cavanaugh, past President of the Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau and Class 22 LSCC graduate. David is also past President of the Santa Cruz County Fair Board and has a Bachelor of Agricutural Sciences degree from Cal Poly Pomona.

I am sending you this paper because I thought it was well written and worth consideration; David has presented many facts worth considering as we deal with the LBAM remediation efforts. Thanks! Gary

Here is the first paragraph of the attached report:

The Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County developed a project called "Santa Cruz County BoardMatch". The project is designed to benefit nonprofits, businesses, and individuals by helping local people to learn about board service and connecting them to community organizations serving the causes they care about. No previous board experience is needed to join the program. The next classes will be given at the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County offices at 2425 Porter St., Ste. 16, Soquel. The class days are October 2, 9, and 16, 2007 from 6PM to 8:30PM. The cost of the program is $125. Please call

There is a national campaign organized to display the American flag on September 11th, 2007 outside every House , Apartment, and Workplace in the United States.

Every individual should display an American flag on this anniversary of our country's worst tragedy. We do this in honor of those who lost their lives on 9/11, their families, friends and loved ones who continue to endure the pain, and for those who today are fighting terrorism at home and abroad.

Thank you for your participation.

The City of Santa Cruz Equal Employment Opportunity Committee (a Santa Cruz City Council advisory body) is working with many local sposors to offer an "Access to Employment Job Fair."

This year's job fair will be held in October at the Cocoanut Grove. They are trying to attract more employers. You can read more about the event here:

http://www.access2employment.com/

Terri German is the employer contact. Phone number: (831) 464-6339 or Email: Terri.German@hra.co.santa-cruz.ca.us

Pass it on! The California Association of Nonprofits (CAN®) has today launched the California Nonprofits Career Center at http://careercenter.canonprofits.org, where California nonprofits can find top-notch professionals – and job seekers have targeted access to openings in the state’s nonprofit sector.

The Career Center is now open for business, and we’d appreciate you passing the word onto your grantees, members, colleagues and others in the California nonprofit sector who may be seeking employees and/or job openings.

A short press release is attached for your convenience. Please feel free to contact me if you have questions.

The April and May leadership classes involved traveling the North County coast line and the Pajaro Valley. Julie Huffington Barrett opened the Seymour Center at Long Marine Lab and arranged a wonderful tour. You could have heard a pin drop as Professor Gary Griggs,PhD gave us a fantastic presentation about the changes in coastal environment and habitat over the last hundred years, he also gave us his projection for future challenges in the climate, ocean levels, and wildlife in the Monterey Bay. We also learned about the migration habits of birds and sealife.

Dr.Griggs is leading a much needed expansion of Long Marin lab, we are convinced that the value of Long Marine Lab research and development is well worth supporting the growth of lab facilities.