Tim Elias is the outreach coordinator for Waste Connections.  He has a bachelors degree in environmental sustainability from University of Oaklahoma. 

Kate Angshing is in charge of fundraising for and managing the Lamling Vista Elementary School in Vennyei’s village in rural Nagaland, India. Kate graduated from UC Davis in 2006 with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering. She met her husband on a medical mission trip to India in 2005 and has returned to India several times since then.  Kate & her husband are both passionate about youth empowerment, social justice, and public health.

Our club continues to provide financial support for teacher salary and school supplies.  

For more information on Lamling Vista and Sahaya International click here

Jenny Anderson, LGUSD music teacher and department head will present the RJ Fisher Jazz band.

Raymond J. Fisher middle school in Los Gatos has an outstanding music program. They offer three bands, three orchestras, and three choirs. Students audition for each one: Jazz Band, Chamber Orchestra, and Sing A Cappella Choir.  Many students also participate in Solo and Ensemble. These ensembles allow students to play multiple instruments with the chance to explore all of their musical interests. 

The Enterprise Leadership Conference (ELC) is designed to help develop leadership and presentation skills of 96 industrious high school juniors from throughout Silicon Valley. It is an innovative, informative and interactive experience that provides a strong foundation for college business courses. In this comprehensive introduction to developing a business plan, students are challenged to be visionary, creative, analytical, and competitive as they devise viable business opportunities in a team environment.

What is it

• 96 students (48 young men and 48 young women) segmented into 12, 8-person business leadership teams
• Representing 30+ high schools in San Jose and Los Gatos
• 3 days of team building and skill development activities

What do they learn

• Principles of a competitive business enterprise
• Essentials of a business plan
• Requisites of a marketing strategy
• Elements of business finance
• Components of Human Resources

What they obtain

• Self confidence
• Leadership skills
• Team building skills
• Oral presentation skills
• New friendships

Los Gatos High has a service oriented club called Interact it is sponsored by our Rotary club.   Interact students meet once a week for lunch and organize community service projects, raise funds, and work alongside Rotary on service projects.  As well are part of District 5170 Interact organization and raise funds for the project that is presented at the beginning of each school year. 

* Intearct District 5170 is one of the largest in the world and are part of Rotary International Youth Services

While Interact clubs receive some financial assistance from Rotary clubs & guidance, they govern and support themselves and are included in Rotary International’s “Youth Services” Avenue of Service.

Interact students will bring baked goods as well as offer other services such as yard work, pet sitting, or tutoring. 

District 5170 Training Assembly
West Valley Community College, 14000 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga Saturday, April 14, 2018 - 8 AM - 2 PM

DTA Club Registration Instructions – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
1. To coordinate registration sign-up we recommend:
a. Clubs Register as a Group.
b. Each club assign A Primary Club Contact.
c. The Primary Club Contact might be the club secretary or treasurer.
d. The Primary Club Contact is responsible for processing payment of registration fee
of $49 per club member and is customarily paid by the club.
e. Full Registration fee of $49 required whether or not member attends lunch.
2. Do NOT wait to register names! Building the registration numbers as they are collected insures forum room assignments and minimizes errors due to delays.
a. Do not worry about duplicates as the database prevents duplication of names.
3. Registration fee is customarily paid by the club.
4. Registration fees are NOT required at time of registration but are due at the event or with the final registration list.
5. Changes to registration, either member cancellations or member additions should be submitted to Registrar in advance if possible.
6. Registered names can also be swapped with another member after submitted to registrar.
7. E-mail registration list to: admin@rotarydistrict5170.org or Fax to (408) 273-4555 see below.
8. Advance notification of swapped names will ensure printed badge name.
9. Late registrations are accepted at the event, but badge name will not be typed.
10. Final list of registered names must be submitted to District Administrator/Registrar on or before April 9th. No refunds for cancellations received after April 13th at 5 PM.
11. Methods for registration:
a. Print and complete attached DTA Registration and Instruction form. Or download
forms from District website at www.rotarydistrict5170.org .
i. Distribute registration form during club meeting. Instruct club members to
print name and club role.
ii. Scan and E-mail completed registration form to:
admin@rotarydistrict5170.org OR
iii. Fax the completed registration form to (408) 273-4555.
1. Note on fax cover: Attention: Rotary District 5170.
2. Send in weekly or after multiple entries.
12. Additional questions: Contact – Olivia Poe, District Administrator/Registrar
   (408) 273-4577 or admin@rotarydistrict5170.org.

Speakers: from Lucille Packard Foundation for Children’s Health

- Megan Alpers-Raschefsky, Associate Director, Development Communications,
- Caitlin Burns, Community Relations Associate, 

Mission

The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health works in alignment with Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and the child health programs of Stanford University School of Medicine. Our mission is to elevate the priority of children's health, and increase the quality and accessibility of children's health care through leadership and direct investment.

As District Attorney, Mr. Rosen created an innovative and nationally acclaimed Conviction Integrity Unit to investigate innocence claims and implement the most professional practices in criminal prosecution.  

One of the state's most forward-thinking District Attorneys, Jeff Rosen of Santa Clara County, discusses the paradigm shift happening -- and needed -- in California's justice approaches.

Since arriving in the Bay Area, Mr. Rosen has served as president of a large synagogue, taught trial advocacy at Santa Clara University Law School, and trained police officers in report-writing.

Mr. Rosen received his undergraduate degree from UCLA where he majored in Philosophy and graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He also won the prestigious Truman Scholarship and the Outstanding Senior Award. Mr. Rosen received his law degree from UC Berkeley School of Law, where he served on the Moot Court Board and taught English to immigrants.

Mr. Rosen's wife serves as a Mr. Rosen's wife serves as a Superior Court Judge for the State of California.  They have two daughters.

Mr. Rosen enjoys playing sports, reading, and cheering for the Green Bay Packers.

An admirer of President Harry Truman, Mr. Rosen believes, "The buck stops here."

With only 5 days away from Race day which is Sunday April 29th everyone will know what they were assigned as it is ALL hands on deck to make this Fundraiser happen.  If you will be out of town please let Mike know and he can give you a project you can do to help out without being present on race day.  

Register: At start of RACE - 14500 Big Basin Way, Saratoga CA

On April 28, 2019, the Rotary Club of Los Gatos presents the 42nd Annual Great Race, a scenic footrace/walk from Saratoga to Los Gatos. Since 1978 this community event has taken participants from the South Bay and beyond 4-miles down Highway 9 from Big Basin Way in Saratoga to N. Santa Cruz Ave. in Los Gatos.

Start time is 8:30AM. 

Also we are continuing complimentary access to photos taken at the event by professional photographers. You will  be able to download- at no cost- all individual and group photos and shots of you breaking away from the pack! Keep those cell phones in your pocket and let a professional take photos this year. This is a $20-$50 option at most races that is included to enhance your race experience.

The event is great for racers, joggers, walkers and families. Special rate for kids 12 and under. Proceeds support Rotary's youth and community projects.

“Short Hair Detention” chronicles Laux’s experiences as a survivor of the Khmer Rouge. Complete with emotional narrative from the perspective of a young teenage girl, Laux candidly discusses her life that was dictated by fear throughout the four years she endured the Cambodian genocide. 

About the author 
Channy Chhi Laux was just 13 when the Khmer Rouge took over Cambodia. In 1979, Laux immigrated to the U.S. as a refugee. Without knowing a word of English, she attended high school in Lincoln, Nebraska, and earned two undergraduate degrees and a master’s degree. Laux worked as an engineer in the aerospace and biotech industries for 30 years.

For more information, please visit ShortHairDetention.com

Kate Angshing is in charge of fundraising for and managing the Lamling Vista Elementary School in Vennyei’s village in rural Nagaland, India. Kate graduated from UC Davis in 2006 with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering. She met her husband Venyei on a medical mission trip to India in 2005 and has returned to India several times since then.  Kate & her husband are both passionate about youth empowerment, social justice, and public health

More information: http://www.sahaya.org/lamlingvista.html

The talk will cover the current state of assessing cognitive health in aging patients, including the assessment (and re-assessment) cycle, diagnoses, and planning for long-term care.

The shortcomings of the current process for patients, their families, and the healthcare system will be discussed along with a commentary on some barriers to slowing/curing/reversing Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia.

Digital cognitive monitoring will then be discussed along with its benefits to aging adults as individuals and as a population.

The Saint Luke's Pantry is an outreach program hosted by Saint Luke's Episcopal Church to serve the homeless in the Los Gatos area. The pantry is open in our Parish Hall at 10:00am on Tuesday mornings to provide food, companionship and clothing to those who need it most. 

This program receives funding and support from the members of Saint Luke's, other churches in Los Gatos, and the Los Gatos community including Rotary Club of Los Gatos.

Rotary District Conference, USS Hornet, Alameda will be OUT of this WORLD!
Former Astronaut Captain Scott Kelly will be Keynote speaker Saturday Night.  

Location: USS Hornet in Alameda: 707 W Hornet Ave, Alameda, CA 94501 

Watch video on this conference click here

- Register as individual

Come Aboard the USS Hornet for the Rotary 5170 District Conference!

Former Astronaut
Captain Scott Kelly
Saturday Night Keynote Speaker

DAY 1: Friday, May 17 - 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm - Premiere of 2019 Sundance Film Festival Award Winning Documentary "Apollo 11", Reception, Dinner Dancing, Honoring Those Who Serve

DAY 2: Saturday, May 18 - 8:00 am - 10:00 pm - Parade of Club Flags, Forums/Breakout Sessions, Richard D. King Speech Contest Winner, Dinner with former Astronaut Scott Kelly and Big Band Dancing

Saturday night:
Our very own Tina Orsi-Hartigan will be honored with the most prestigious District 5170 award Saturday so lets make sure we represent our club well by attending. 

DAY 3: Sunday, May 19 - 8:00 am - 1:00 pm - Rotarians Day of Service

By Popular Demand, the Rotary D5170 Rotary Open Golf Tournament returns on Friday, May 17

All of this and much much more!

You do not need to RSVP but if you have questions contact Tina.  Please help out a Los Gatos High student that will be cleaning up the Los Gatos Creek. 

Time: May 19; 9:45 am - 12:00 pm

Supplies needed: gloves, trash bags, bringing a water bottle

Location: The entrance to the creek is located in a driveway at Maple Lane and East Main Street.  The business next door is Capelli Salon at 14 East Main Street.

Red Badge generally share up to 10 minutes about their family, education, work, and why they joined Rotary

Fisher House Palo Alto provides free, high-quality, temporary lodging to families of Veterans and active duty military personnel who are undergoing treatment.
 

Marty will share the new organization structure and committees, his presidential goals and more about Rotary International 2019 - 2020 new theme "Rotary Connects the World" 

Rotary vision: Together we see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change - across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves. 

Criminalist Cordelia Willis has been a forensic scientist in the Bay Area for over 20 years.  She has undergraduate degrees in music theatre and math from Nebraska Wesleyan University and a master’s degree in math and statistics from Northern Arizona University.  After teaching for a few years, she received a second master's degree in forensic science from George Washington University.  She completed internships with the Tucson Police Department Crime Lab and the NCIS Cold Case Squad and has worked as a Criminalist at the Santa Clara County Crime Lab for the last 20 years.  She is a crime scene investigator as well as an expert in such diverse areas as bloodstain pattern analysis, shoeprint comparisons, and cell phone data recovery.  She also does public outreach for the crime lab, and in her spare times performs in community theatre productions. 

 

Forensic Genealogy:  A New Way to Solve Crimes

Thanks to CSI, many people are familiar with the concept that DNA from crime scene evidence can be searched in databases in order to solve crimes.  But what if the perpetrator isn’t in the database?  Until now, the only solution has been to wait.  Recently, forensic science has teamed up with genealogists to track down killers who have, until now, evaded identification.  This talk, by Criminalist Cordelia Willis, will explain the evolution of biological crime solving, from DNA testing to the new genealogy-based searching methods, so you can understand how criminals like the Golden State Killer can finally be caught.

 

DARK due to Holiday

Celebrate soon-to-be PDG Tim Lundell and welcome soon-to-be DG Ramesh Hariharan.
Cost: $40 adults $20 for children under 12

Casual-be prepared for late afternoon/evening cool weather.

Register: https://www.events.rotarydistrict5170.org

Blackberry farm: 21979 San Fernando Av. Cupertino CA 

The Los Gatos Rotary Club Lunch Meeting will be held at Los Gatos Youth Park, which is behind Los Gatos High School, adjacent to the tennis courts and the High School track.  (3 New York Avenue).   

The Youth Park is a non-profit organization formed in 1979 to administer land behind Los Gatos High School which houses the buildings used by Cub Scout, Boy Scout and Girl Scout packs for meetings and trainings.  The Youth Park will be providing a BBQ lunch and a speaker after our regular business meeting.  We will be selling raffle tickets to benefit the Youth Park.  Come join us in a wonderful woodsy setting among the oaks.

Chryle Bacon will be the guest speaker. She is known as "“Miss Wild West”, Chyrle Bacon, a statuesque, blonde beauty, travels internationally sharing her multi-talented charm with wide ranging audiences. She creates a sizzling, exciting and dynamic atmosphere wherever she performs her roping tricks as well thrills the audience with her whip cracking skills.  More info: http://cowgirlchyrle.com

Rotaplast International, Inc. is committed to helping children and families worldwide by eliminating the burden of cleft lip and/or palate, burn scarring, and other deformities. Working with local professionals, Rotarians, and other organizations, Rotaplast sends multidisciplinary medical teams to provide free reconstructive surgery, ancillary treatment, and training for the comprehensive care of these children. Rotaplast supports education and research towards prevention of cleft lip and/or palate. Our aim is to help local professionals build sustainable models for the care of these children, improving their lives and those of their families.

Donna-Lee Young Rubin, PDG
Chief Executive Officer, Rotaplast International, Inc. San Francisco, California
Donna-Lee Young Rubin is a Past District Governor from Boston, Massachusetts who came to San Francisco to be the Executive Director of Rotaplast International in September of 2013. As a former board member and passionate Rotarian, Ms. Rubin has a long and active history with Rotaplast. She has served as a Mission Director where she developed skills to help train other Ambassadors and Mission Directors, worked as a Country Coordinator and is a former Chair of the International Committee. She served two terms as a member of the Board of Directors. Additionally, she has helped coordinate and fund a total of ten successful missions.
Before starting her own antiques and fine arts business, Donna-Lee was a hospital administrator and was Vice President of Outpatient Services. As a long-time committed and energetic Rotarian, she is a Past District
Governor of Distinction and among the numerous awards granted to her, Ms. Rubin is the recipient of the Rotary International Four Avenues of Service Award and the Service Above Self Award. Donna-Lee was honored at the Rotary International Convention in Barcelona, Spain as one of four most Distinguished Governors out of 529 worldwide. She held Zone 31-32 positions in Foundation and Membership. She is a Major Donor of the Rotary Foundation and Multiple Paul Harris Fellow & Benefactor. Donna-Lee was honored to be an RI Representative for Past RI President Jonathan Majiyagbe. She represented him at a District Conference in Canada.
During free time, her hobbies include writing poetry, watercolor painting, sailing, travelling, and collecting antiques and fine art. As a golf lover, she was a member of an 18 Hole Ladies Golf Leaque.
Her passion for helping children in developing countries is truly infectious and Rotaplast is honored to have her join their organization.
 

Cindy Chavez is an American politician who serves as a Santa Clara County supervisor representing close to 400,000 residents in Downtown, East, and South San Jose. She is also the Vice President of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. Her public service career began in the 1990s as a policy analyst for health care, public health, human services and transportation for the Board of Supervisors. She served two terms on the San Jose City Council, where she was also Vice Mayor, and also served on the board leadership of public agencies such as the San Jose Redevelopment Agency, and executive director of Working Partnerships USA and the South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council. She is a graduate of San Jose State University, is married and has a son in high school.

Every Quarter our club provides a meal for VA Fisher House residents. The Fisher House provides housing to military families while their family member is being treated at the Palo Alto VA Hospital.

Time:
Arrive 4:30pm if you are cooking or warming something on location.
5:30pm if you are bringing something that is already warm or doesn't need warming

Location: 
3801 Miranda Ave, Palo Alto NOTE: When you arrive at the VA main entrance, take a right at the flag pole and your next right into the Fisher House parking lot. There are two houses. We will be in Fisher House I - the second house on the lot.

What to bring: Follow this link to the google doc to sign up to bring a meal item.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cnmYtTFuWyNWoWP1azEJa1DMCwqp_mxVGeFDQdjsqkg/edit#gid=0

Alternatively, email Lisa at lncheskin@gmail.com.

“Back to School” West Valley Community Services Program needs  volunteer “chaperones” to help low income children get their school wardrobe ready.  

This annual event will be held August 3 at the Westgate Mall - Old Navy Store from 6:30 AM - 8:30 AM.  

Approximately 180 children of all school ages will be able to use $100 gift certificates to pick out new clothes. Chaperones will escort each child through the store and help with choices  and check-out.  

Los Gatos Rotary has regularly provided volunteer chaperones.  If you are interested, you must register  by
July 12, 2019:  https://www.wvcommunityservices.org/b2s

If have questions, please  contact Suzanne Boxer-Gassman or Trisha Movilla, Senior Client Services associate, at trishyam@wvcommunityservices.org.

Chris Garcia joined the Computer History Museum in 1999. As Curator, Chris provides information on artifacts, develops content for exhibits, assists in donation review, gives talks, tours and writes articles for CORE—the official publication of the Museum. He specializes in the history video games, personal computing, computer music and art, and computers and technology in literature. In his spare time, Chris is a fan of science fiction and edits a number of fanzines, including The Drink Tank (Hugo Award winner, 2011).

Believe it or not, we here at Uplift Family Services are already thinking about the new academic year, and we want to make sure every child in our care in Santa Clara County is prepared for the start of school with everything they need to focus on their studies.  That means a new backpack and school supplies, new shoes, and a hygiene kit for those families that can’t afford to provide one for their kids.  Thank you for all your past support, and I hope you, your family and friends would like to be involved again this year.  We will need a limited number of volunteers for both days (about 5 for each) here in Los Gatos, please let me know asap if you would like to come.  This is a perfect project for kids and teens of all ages.  Here are the dates:

August 8 Thursday morning and afternoon:  Backpack tagging, supply unpackaging, assembly line setup ( about 3 hours) 

August 9 Friday afternoon:  Backpack stuffing and distribution (about 2 hours)   Around 1:00 for both. 

Andrew Gunther PhD
AN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST... WHO SPEAKS YOUR LANGUAGE
English is my native tongue, but I speak science. I picked it up over 35 years working in my field.
Being fluent in both languages allows me to guide, inspire and advise people who believe there’s a lot at stake for this planet and everyone on it.
We’ve known about the physics driving climate change since the 19th century. It’s time to have a conversation about what a 21st century response looks like.