Meeting Notes from Oct 9, 2018

Los Gatos Rotary Meeting notes Project Peanut Butter

Meeting Notes from Oct 9, 2018

Myron S. led the pledge of allegiance.

 

 

First Thursday last week at Number One Broadway was a success! 24 people showed up to this event.

The LGHS Robotics team, 972 Iron Claw, came & gave an overview of the Robotics program. They earned a Regional Championship in SF during the 2018 season & attended the World Championships in Houston. They also participated in their first Robotics Competition. It took them 6 weeks to build a 120lb robot, learn & apply stem skills as well as develop real world skills, such as teamwork. Click here to check out their website!

 

 

Don Mcleave & his guest Beverly (his wife) celebrated 60 years of marriage and gave a $100 gift towards the scholarship fund.

The Boy Scouts gave brief talk about their club. LG Rotary is supporting 52 troops.
 
Some of their upcoming events planned include:
  • A campout at Pinnacles State Park this weekend
  • Sponsoring an event called Midway at Fisher Middle School
  • A hosting opportunity to earn merit badge
  • A 3 day hike from Castle Rock to the ocean
Ron S. gave the inspirational quotes of the day:
  • Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm - by Winston Churchill
  • I love mankind. It’s people I can’t stand - by Charles Schultz
Henry V. announced 4 more slots available for the Deep Cliff golf outing on Sunday, October 19th
Gary F. earned his blue badge today
Patti V. announced a need for diapers to donate to Sunday Friends. The Diaper Drive runs from Tuesday, October 9th through Tuesday, October 23rd. For more information contact Patti.
CrabFest – There is a need for donations (baskets, bottles of wine for wine raffle, etc) as well as volunteers to help with set up and check-in and cleanup after the event. Tickets will be available online mid November for $65 each
Danielle Delong spoke about Project Peanut Butter, a non-profit that seeks to advance the treatment of severe malnutrition, the single largest cause of child death in the world today, using effective, locally produced ready-to-use therapeutic foods. They do field work in Malawi & Sierra Leone and work with local communities to establish feeding centers and nutrition programs as well as conduct research projects & programs aiming to eradicate malnutrition.