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![]() Writing Birthday Cards for Senior Clients at Peninsula Volunteers, Inc.
Feb. 18, 2025
In this in-meeting service project, we will make birthday cards for seniors who are clients of Peninsula Volunteers, Inc. (PVI). PVI's mission is to enable seniors to age in place by empowering them to lead independent lives, engage with their communities, and continue to get the most out of life. Joining us from PVI will be Stephanie Stephanie Figeira, Director of Nutrition Services. She has over 12 years of experience in holistic nutrition and is committed to helping seniors achieve healthy longevity through mindful eating and wellness practices. |
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Feb. 19, 2025 5:30 p.m.
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![]() High School Speech Contest
Feb. 25, 2025
Each year, Rotary District 5170 sponsors a high school speech contest. Participating contestants will speak on a predetermined Rotary theme. Each Club holds a contest and judges select the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers. The Club 1st place finisher advances to the Area contest. The winner of the Area contest goes on to compete in the Regional speech contest. The top two finishers in the Regional advance to the District Final Speech Contest. Join us for the Los Gatos club-level contest on Tuesday, February 25th! |
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Feb. 25, 2025 5:00 p.m.
Join us to service dinner at the JW House in Santa Clara where they welcomes families and individuals from area hospitals into their family for rest and self-care during the day or overnight while their loved one is in the hospital.
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Mar. 04, 2025 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
I am pleased to announce our hosts for March First Tuesday will be
Janice and Joseph Gali, of Gali Vineyards
408 354 1468
A glass of wine is $15
Cheese board $20
Charcuterie $25
The Social Committee will also provide some cookies .
No other outside good allowed.
Lots of great restaurants nearby
As always, significant Others, friends, potential members are invited
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![]() Leonardo da Vinci's Room of Knots
Mar. 11, 2025
Local resident, Caroline Cocciardi, the author of Leonardo’s Knots, will introduce us to a facet of Leonardo da Vinci that you have not seen before. Caroline will explain how da Vinci used mathematically-inspired knots throughout his work containing hidden messages that appear in his most famous pieces including The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. |
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Mar. 15, 2025 7:00 a.m.
Our second annual blood drive with Los Gatos Morning Rotary!
Sign up here to help with the event:
A second sign up will be coming soon for giving blood.
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![]() Enterprise Leadership Conference (ELC) Presentation
Mar. 18, 2025
Every Spring, along with Los Gatos Morning and San Jose Rotary, we sponsor the Enterprise Leadership Conference bringing together nearly 100 high school juniors from over 20 Silicon Valley schools to learn how to become the entrepreneurs and leaders of tomorrow! This is a three-day event at the beautiful Asilomar Conference Center in Pacific Grove where students break into teams led by Rotarian mentors to develop an idea for a business. Throughout the conference, they are introduced to the concepts of Marketing, Finance, Research, and Human Resources as they develop their Business Plans. On the final day of the event, all of the teams present their plans before a panel of judges in a spirited but friendly competition. Join us at our March 18th meeting when the winning team from the 2025 ELC presents their pitch to our club! |
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Mar. 19, 2025 5:30 p.m.
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![]() The World of Minor League Baseball
Mar. 25, 2025
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Mar. 29, 2025 7:30 a.m.
Many Los Gatos Rotarians have participated in the Rise Against Hunger program - packing food for disaster relief. Mark your calendars to join us again this year on March 29th. This will be a multi-club event at Prospect High School in Saratoga. There are 4 shifts of maximum two hours, starting from 7:30AM(!) and ending about 2:00PM.
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Apr. 07, 2025 7:00 a.m.
Hunger at Home is a leader in the fight against food insecurity in Silicon Valley, where tens of thousands of pounds of food are discarded daily, despite one in four people experiencing hunger. They recover and repurpose surplus food, transforming it into millions of meals for those in need.
Join us at the Hunger at Home tent site near Pay Pal Park to box up, bag and deliver food to the car line of recipients who will number in the hundreds.
Follow this link to sign up:
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![]() Unlocking Justice: Solving Cold Cases and the Stories Behind Them
Apr. 08, 2025
Matt Braker has served as a prosecutor with the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office for over 25 years, bringing justice and compassion to some of the county's most challenging cases. As the head of the Homicide Unit, he oversees all homicide prosecutions, the Cold Case Unit, and Officer-Involved Shootings. A two-time recipient of the prestigious Napolean J. Menard Trial Advocacy Award, Matt was most recently honored in 2017 for successfully prosecuting three jail guards in the high-profile murder case of mentally ill inmate Michael Tyree. Matt earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Washington and graduated from Santa Clara University School of Law in 1992. He and his wife, Cyd, reside in San Jose and are proud parents of two grown sons, Bill and Max. Beyond the courtroom, Matt has been an engaged and passionate member of the Rotary Club of San Jose since 2015 and will proudly assume the role of Club President this July. Join us for a captivating presentation by Matt Braker as he takes us inside the world of cold case investigations. He'll highlight the story of a 1974 Palo Alto murder and the groundbreaking forensic techniques that finally brought justice decades later. Matt will also discuss the formation of the Cold Case Unit within the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office, sharing insights on the unit's successes and how modern technology is transforming the way old cases are solved. Don't miss this compelling and thought-provoking talk! |
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Apr. 14, 2025 7:00 a.m.
Hunger at Home is a leader in the fight against food insecurity in Silicon Valley, where tens of thousands of pounds of food are discarded daily, despite one in four people experiencing hunger. They recover and repurpose surplus food, transforming it into millions of meals for those in need.
Join us at the Hunger at Home tent site near Pay Pal Park to box up, bag and deliver food to the car line of recipients who will number in the hundreds.
Follow this link to sign up:
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Bridging the Gap between Food and Hunger: The Astonishing Need for Help in Silicon Valley
Apr. 15, 2025
Ewell Sterner is founder and Executive Director of Hunger at home In San Jose which got its start in 2008 in San Diego and moved to Silicon Valley in 2015. Ewell, a single dad of 4 kids, was with his 8 year old volunteering at a food bank when Casidy turned to his dad and said “Why are so many people hungry and homeless? We must do more” And they did!. Ewell started Hunger at Home which distributes food to hungry and homeless through an amazing network and at last count had donated close to 13 million meals locally. Where does that food come from and how does it get to the people in need? Wait until you hear! |
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Apr. 16, 2025 5:30 p.m.
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![]() Digital Conflict Through the Lens of National Security
Apr. 22, 2025
Dr. Herbert Lin is a Fellow in Cyber Policy and Security at the Stanford University Hoover Institution and senior research scholar for cyber policy and security at the Center for International Security and Cooperation also at Stanford. He has previously served on Obama’s Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity and on the House Armed Services Committee during the Reagan Administration. He will discuss the landscape of digital security as a national security issue, addressing both offensive operations in cyberspace and information/influence operations. |
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![]() Chocolate and the Cookie that Made it Famous
Apr. 29, 2025
We will embark on a delectable journey led by Brennan Bowen, owner of the Golden Gate Cookie Company, through the history of the cookie, learning the mouthwatering mysteries behind the iconic chocolate chip cookie from its humble origins to its irresistible rise to global cookie domination! We'll also activate our senses in a chocolate-tasting experience where we'll learn to describe and compare a diverse array of chocolates, gaining an appreciation for chocolate’s sweet symphony of flavors. Brennan is a third-generation baker whose passion for dessert was ignited by his family's baking legacy. During his time living in Mexico and China, he had the privilege of sharing his sweets with friends from diverse backgrounds, infusing his creations with international flavors and inspiration. |
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May 21, 2025 5:30 p.m.
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Jun. 18, 2025 5:30 p.m.
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