Save the Date! The annual Los Gatos Rotary Crabfest Dinner and Auction will be on Saturday February 1. Check back mid December to secure your tickets. 
President Doug called the meeting to order at 12:30. Karen Briones led the pledge.
Visitors were
-Stacey Russel, a Rotarian from Colorado, checking out the club
-Nathan, whose application for membership is in yay
-Audrey Bridges, Kirsten’s daughter visiting from Houston
John Pencer inspired us by reminding us although it’s been a tough week due to the election, look inward and checks and balances should save us. Mind your mental health by doing what you enjoy and by helping others.
November birthdays were noted and cupcakes provided to all. Thanks Cindy and team. Rotary anniversaries were noted, including John Colwell at 59 years and Tina at 23 years. The St Luke eggs had a flag theme due to vets and election day. Thanks Randy and Kathy.
Red Badges were presented to new Rotarians Sarah Schiltz (sponsor Lydia Norcia), and Barbara Rogan (sponsor Dan Snyder, introduced by Tina).
Hunger at Home sent a thank you letter for the service project our club recently helped on. Also JW House shared on social media tagging us. Doug shared photos from the JW House service event.
Skip and Donna Brewster shared their service trip to Nepal in September. It was led by 2 Rotarians from Oakland and Niles Canyon. They traveled to 6 cities and said the people were warm and the country was beautiful. They were addressing cervical cancer by providing test kits for early HPV detection. Since vaccines often aren’t available in developing countries, test kits are needed. In 1 Kathmandu clinic they held, they had an overwhelming response of 200 patients, and estimated 2 lives were saved that day. They shared flags and books from Nepal Rotary clubs.
Doug Brent opened the meeting at 12:30 and welcomed us all.
Lisa Cheskin led the flag salute
Visitors:
- Barry Cheskin introduced Larry Fox, a prospective member
- Lisa Cheskin introduced Beth Rayman, a prospective member
- Sarah Schiltz Introduced her brother in law
- Anna Maria Valenzuela introduced Hernando Rigada
Suzanne read the poem ‘Warning’ by Jenny Joseph in honor of her recent milestone birthday
Membership and Club Business
Anna Maria Valenzuela gave her blue badge bio:
Anna Maria was born in Mexico and moved to the United States at age five.
She has been married for 41 years and they have four amazing kids, and three grandkids.
She worked for Kellogg's for 21 years, but after buying her first home she was intrigued by the real estate business. She became a real estate agent and loves it. She is a Los Gatos Leadership graduate, has served as president of Women’s Council of Realtors Silicon Valley, and is a Latino Board Leadership Academy graduate.
She believes in giving back to the community and can’t wait to keep growing with Rotary Los Gatos.
Ramon Ware then gave her the blue badge. She’s official! Glad to have you in our club, Anna Maria!
Ane Troger updated us on the nominating committee status.
She thanked David Hubbard for running the election. The nominating committee is Suzanne Boxer-Gassman, Doug Brent, Lisa Cheskin, Tina Orsi-Hartigan, and Terri Trotter. They have until Dec 8 to propose a slate of 25-26 board leaders for us to vote on.
Doug Brent did not have a Rotary family to share this week. Send him a photo of your family!
Upcoming Events
Meghan Burton invited us all to attend the annual Presidents Brunch at 10 am on Sunday December 1 at Cinnabar. Please sign up on line or let her know. We will be doing Toys for Tots so please bring a new unwrapped toy.
Our next First Tuesday social will be at the home of John and DaVonne Pencer on Tuesday, December 3 from 5:30-7:30. They host annually this time of year and it’s always a lovely holiday event. Please bring a beverage and appetizer to share.
John Walker invited us to walk with the Rotary Club in the Los Gatos Holiday Parade on Saturday December 7. It’s a great way to be with friends and demonstrate the magic of Rotary. More details forthcoming.
Enjoy a movie with friends AND support a good cause. See 'The Best Christmas Pageant Ever' with us on November 9th at 5pm. This year our movie night will benefit the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Foundation - think K9 emotional support dogs, school resources, professional training, etc. Let's support our public safety officers! Tickets are $40 now but will jump to $50 on Nov 6th. You can buy your tickets HERE
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