We are ordinary people doing extraordinary things

We race for charity - Annual Rotary Great Race

We award college scholarships

We mentor youth - Annual Rotary Enterprise Leadership Conference

We crack crab to raise funds for local and international grants - Annual Rotary Crab Fest

We volunteer in our community

We have fun together

“Together, we see a world where people unite & take action to create lasting change -

across the globe, in our communities, & in ourselves.”

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Meeting Notes from July 26, 2022

Mike Norcia called the meeting to order.

John Pencer gave the inspiration, reminding us of the importance of simple kindness over worldly success.

Visitors:

Sesh Ramaswami, Assistant Governor from District 5170

Cameron

Joe Aubers

RYLA students: Angela, Hana, and Aki

New member introduction:

Mike Frangadakis introduced Fabio Gianetti, just back from vacation to his homeland, Italy, and presented him with a red badge. Welcome Fabio!

Calendar:

Next week is First Tuesday! Aug 2 5:30-7:30 at Gordon and Judy Levin’s home. Bring an appetizer and a favorite drink.

The annual Club BBQ is Aug 23 at 5pm at Oak Meadow Park. Bring guests and prospective members.

Don McCleave is moving to Bellingham. We passed around a card to wish him well.

Service Projects:

JFS Backpack Drive service project is full. Thank you!

Pacific Clinics backpack drive on Aug 10 still needs volunteers. You get to stuff backpacks for kids in need. No need to bring anything. Contact Gae LaTorre to sign up.

West Valley Community Services Back to School shopping activity on Aug 6 still needs volunteers. You are given a gift card and you get to take a child shopping at Old Navy at Westgate Mall. Sign up here https://www.wvcommunityservices.org/b2s

Anjana Bose presented about RYLA.

RYLA stands for Rotary Youth Leadership Award and is an annual leadership camp for high school students where they learn about leadership and team building.

RYLA happened in June in Mission Springs in Scotts Valley. It’s a district wide event and students from all over the bay area come. We sponsored 3 students. This year it was smaller and all outdoors but very successful.

Angela, Aki, and Hana, high school student participants, talked to us about their experiences this year. They spoke of the new friends they made and new skills they developed.

Kirsten Bridges presented thank you gifts to the CatTale committee: those who take notes, Ron Cassell who takes pictures, and AnnMarie Valle who assembles and posts the newsletter.

Meeting Notes from July 19, 2022

Meeting brought to order at 12:30pm by President, Mike Norcia.

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Jean-Marc Blanchard.

Mike thanked Gregg Butterfield for the new audio-visual set up for the meetings.

Our Inspiration was provided by John Pencer. John talked about using creativity and support to get yourself out of a tough spot.

Guests: Jan Sirkin, guest of Sue Heller and Adam Mayer, guest of Barry and Lisa Cheskin.

Visiting Rotarians: Mary Pacifico Curtis and her husband Michael Miller from the San Jose Club.

Announcements:

New Member, Ileana Aguilar was introduced and given her Red Badge by Gae La Torre.

Gae La Torre presented a certificate of appreciation to Meghan Burton for her service to the Club.

Jeffrey Barnett spoke about the opportunity for members to attend the Rotary Leadership Academy Training. Training covers a wide breath of topics, ranging from local to international Rotary subjects.

Events

Our next First Tuesday event will take place on August 2 from 5:30pm - 7:30pm at the home of Gordon and Judy Levin. Please bring an appetizer and beverage of choice to share.

The Town of Los Gatos has moved up the date of the Los Gatos Promenade from Thursday, August 4 to Thursday, July 28. We need volunteers to man our Rotary tent on July 28. Please see Rachelle Lopp if you can help out.

A celebration of life for Lloyd Grant will take place on Saturday, July 23 at 2:00pm at the First Methodist Church in Los Gatos.

Service Projects

Jewish Family Services Backpack Drive: See the board in the Shir Hadash lobby to select items to purchase for students returning to school in the fall. Please bring the items to our meeting on July 26. The backpack stuffing will take place on July 31 from 1:15pm – 3:30pm at the Los Gatos Jewish Community Center. If you cannot attend our meeting on July 26, please contact Kirsten Bridges and she will pick up your items.

Pacific Clinics Backpack Drive: Backpack stuffing will take place on Wednesday, August 10 from 1:30pm -4:00pm at the Pacific Clinics Gym, 499 Loma Alta Avenue, Los Gatos, 95030. You do not need to bring any items, just show up and help stuff the backpacks. Please contact Gae La Torre if you’re interested.

West Valley Community Services Back to School Shopping: Do back to school shopping with a child on August 6 at the Old Navy store at Westgate Shopping Center. Please contact Suzanne Boxer-Gassman if you are interested.

Community Profile

Our Annual Club BBQ will take place on Tuesday, August 23 at Oak Meadow Park. Andrew Stearns and Tina Orsi-Hartigan shared some details about the event and some of the event’s history.

Please contact Tina if you are able to help out on the BBQ Committee. They need folks to set up, clean up, set out food, etc.…

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