Call to Order
Paul Johnson opened his last meeting as Rotary President. Thank you Paul for a great year!
Pledge
Jeffrey Barnett led the pledge of allegiance.
Jeffrey Barnett led the pledge of allegiance.
Inspiration
Suzanne Boxer Gassman shared a beautiful inspirational message about leadership and the importance of shared community and encouragement.
Suzanne Boxer Gassman shared a beautiful inspirational message about leadership and the importance of shared community and encouragement.
Blue Badge Bio
New member Eric Dunstan gave his blue badge bio. As a kid growing up around here he remembers running the Great Race and attending the Saratoga Rotary Art Show. He was a theater kid, acted in TV ads, went to UCLA, and worked in the entertainment industry before pivoting to tech (Excite and eBay) and finally moving to real estate where he now works with Coldwell Banker.
Eric is married with sons. He loves baseball, music, and travel. He served on the LGEF board, the Boys Team Charity board, and coached baseball. He knows what makes a community great is the people stepping up to serve. He looks forward to being part of serving in our Rotary club.
Rotary International Convention
Randy Cobb gave a recap of the Rotary International Convention in Taipei.
Service Opportunities
Paul Johnson thanked the volunteers who participated in Hunger at Home, who fed 320 families this week, and those who signed up to help at the 4th of July event next Saturday.
Roast and Toast
Doug Brent reminded us that June 24 is the last day to sign up to attend the Roast and Toast. It's a great celebration to recognize not only Paul but all the great work we did this year.
Speaker Program Update
Ryan Rosenberg gave his end-of-year report on our speaker program. He thanked his committee of Doug Carlen, Jon Cowan, Sarah Shiltz, and David Wells. They found great speakers with an average of 4.6 on both topic and presentation skills. Our very top rated speakers this year were Marty Fishman, Doug Brent, and Rob Moore. Seb Frey will be our speaker program chair next year.
Firefighters Burn Camp
Elaine Ware and Suzanne Boxer Gassman spoke about attending the San Jose Firefighters Burn Camp on Saturday. We funded all the campers from our Fund-the-Need at the CrabFest and it was wonderful to see our dollars in action.
Red Badge
Ken Glass received his red badge from Mike Norcia. Welcome to the club, Ken!
Guest Speaker
Charles Pasternak gave an engaging talk on Santa Cruz Shakespeare. There is a Rotary night on August 5th.