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Jun. 02, 2023 5:00 p.m.
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Jun. 06, 2023 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Please join us at the home of Patti and and Eric. (408 348 1497)
Significant others, potential members, and friends are invited.
Please bring an appetizer and a drink to share. (Desserts will be provided)
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Annual Update on El Camino Health
Jun. 13, 2023
The talk will give an overview of El Camino Health, our commitment to advancing care, the healthcare services we offer, and our robust community involvement and partnership. It is a mix of a historic and comprehensive overview along with focusing on what is new in the past few years and looking ahead. Omar currently serves as the Chief Growth Officer for El Camino Health, where he focuses on developing and advancing El Camino Health's new business ventures, spotlight clinical programs, and expansion of our outpatient services. Omar prides himself on identifying creative growth strategies and has spent time spanning two decades across non-profit, academic, and for-profit publicly traded health systems of varying sizes – including three health systems in California. He has led efforts to improve access to care through master planning over $3 billion in infrastructure and expansion of clinical services totaling over $200 million. Omar earned a master's of health administration from Virginia Commonwealth University and has a bachelor's degree in finance from George Mason University. He is committed to a journey of lifelong learning as a serves as a fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives and fellow of the Advisory Board – he also serves on local and community boards. |
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President Roast & Toast Dinner at Villa Ragusa
Jun. 27, 2023
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Jun. 27, 2023
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A Simple Plan to Change the World — that's working today!
Jul. 18, 2023
Brenda Birrell is The Global Uplift Project's Program Director. After graduating from Cambridge University, UK, Brenda taught High School Physics. In 1983, she and her husband moved to Los Altos where they raised two daughters. She returned to the education field in 2001 and retired in 2017 so that she could work full time for The Global Uplift Project and help thousands of children in the developing world every year, instead of hundreds of children in the US. She loves working on all of TGUP's projects, but Save a Girl is the closest to her heart. As well as her work with TGUP, she enjoys traveling, hiking, singing, baking, listening to classical music, and spending time with family and friends. The presentation will give a summary of The Global Uplift Project's work in the developing world, with emphasis on our Save a Girl Program that is keeping girls in school and able to reach their academic potential. For $2 a year we are providing washable, reusable, sanitary supplies and education that are stopping girls from dropping out of school. Without the kits the girls are sold as child brides, sold into the sex trade or sent to work as low paid domestic servants. You will hear how I discovered the problem, designed a solution, and have now helped more than 50,000 girls. Working with strong support from Rotary District 5170 and DG Savita, we have set up a new sewing center in Cameroon. We also have sewing centers in Kenya, Tanzania and Nepal, and are providing thousands of kits to girls in all of these countries. The greatest preventable loss of human potential in the world. More than 20,000,000 girls in the developing world drop out of school every year because they cannot manage their period. UNICEF says it might be as many as 50,000,000. A kit costs $6 to make, but is free to the girl. It lasts for three years. At $2 per girl per year, this might be the highest return on human investment in the world. |
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Key Isssues for the California Economy
Jul. 25, 2023
Presentation will cover key issues such as affordable housing and its impact on the California economy. Assemblymember Gail Pellerin was elected to the California State Assembly in November of 2022 to represent the 28th Assembly District. Assemblymember Pellerin served as the chief elections official in Santa Cruz County from 1993 until her retirement in December 2020. Gail served as President of the California Association of Clerks and Election Officials from 2010 to 2012 and as co-chair of the Secretary of State’s Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee. Gail has a BS in Journalism from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Before her experience in public service, Gail worked as a campaign assistant to political campaigns, a newspaper reporter and photographer, and a community college instructor.
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Aug. 01, 2023 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Please join us at the lovely home of Judy and Gordon Levin
Please bring wine or a beverage of your choice, and an appetizer or salad to share. Desserts will be provided.
Significant Others, and Potential Members are welcome. Parking is limited. Carpool is suggested. Can park on street in the no parking areas. Driveway steep. Please leave for people with difficulty walking to be dropped off.
Thank you, Social Staff.
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Aug. 05, 2023
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For the Love of Apricots
Aug. 08, 2023
Lisa’s family settled in the Santa Clara Valley in 1960, first in San Jose, where her father established his medical practice, and then Saratoga. The Princes lived on a large property with a remnant orchard, a large vegetable garden, horses, and a few chickens. Growing up there, Lisa discovered a love of “farm to table” cooking from her mother Aileen. The post war transformation of Santa Clara Valley’s orchards into what we call “Silicon Valley” today had a profound impact on Lisa while she was a student at Saratoga High. Her deep connection to the land set her on a career path in City Planning. She studied “Land Resources Planning” at Stanford University and earned a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning at UC Berkeley. Lisa’s focused her professional work over the past 30 years on land use and environmental planning in the Bay Area. Lisa nurtured her love of cooking through practice on family and friends, enriched by travels abroad and many classes at San Francisco cooking schools. Lisa and her husband John raised four children in Marin, where they have a large garden and four apricot trees. On a winter walk through Novakovich Orchards in Saratoga several years ago, Lisa was inspired to create her cookbook memoir: For the Love of Apricots: Recipes and Memories of the Santa Clara Valley. The book brings together her passion for apricots and culinary skills with regional history and environmental perspective. For the Love of Apricots has been a regional culinary bestseller since its debut in 2018. In Spring 2023, Lisa will celebrate her love of apricots with a 5th Anniversary Edition. Lisa’s blog has followed her orchard journey at http://fortheloveofapricots.com. Lisa combines her love of apricots along with local history and memories of the Valley of Heart’s Delight in book talks often combined with recipe tasting. Her beautiful slide show presentation normally lasts 30 minutes, followed with lively Q&A sessions. Lisa has made numerous presentations to Bay Area historical societies, private clubs, and independent bookstores.
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Aug. 09, 2023 1:30 p.m.
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Her Honor: My Life on the Bench. . . What Works, What’s Broken, How to Change It.
Aug. 15, 2023
LaDoris Hazzard Cordell, a 1974 graduate of Stanford Law School, was the first lawyer to open a law practice in East Palo Alto, a low-income community of color. In 1978, she was appointed Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at Stanford Law School, where she implemented a successful minority admissions program. In 1982, Governor Jerry Brown appointed Ms. Cordell to the Municipal Court of Santa Clara County making her the first African American woman judge in northern California. In1988, Judge Cordell won election to the Superior Court of Santa Clara County. In 2001, she retired from the bench to become Vice Provost & Special Counselor to the President for Campus Relations at Stanford University. She left that position in 2009. In 2003, accepting no monetary donations, Judge Cordell, ran a grassroots campaign and won a 4-year term on the Palo Alto City Council. Judge Cordell was the Independent Police Auditor for the City of San Jose for five years (2010-2015. Under her leadership, the office gained national prominence. In 2016, Judge Cordell chaired a Blue-Ribbon Commission in Santa Clara County that investigated the jails in the aftermath of the murder of an inmate by jail guards; she also served on a Blue Ribbon Panel that evaluated the culture of the San Francisco Police Department after racist and sexist text messages surfaced. In 2018, Judge Cordell was the voice of the opposition and campaigned vigorously against the recall of Judge Aaron Persky. Judge Cordell has been an on-camera legal analyst for CBS-5 television and a guest commentator on programs such as Court TV, MSNBC’s “The Weekend with Joshua Johnson,” and “The Mehdi Hasan Show,” as well as National Public Radio. She is the co-founder of the African American Composer Initiative (www.aacinitiative.org). Judge Cordell is a mother who lives in Palo Alto with her partner of 30+ years. In her spare time, Judge Cordell is a pianist, vocalist, portrait artist, cartoonist. Her recently released memoir, Her Honor, a finalist for the California Book Award, is published by Celadon, a division of Macmillan Publishing. |
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Oak Meadow Park at 5:00pm
Aug. 22, 2023
Where: Oak Meadow Park at 5pm It's an all inclusive event: drinks (alcoholic and non alcoholic), food and railroad rides. Please register here:
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Aug. 22, 2023 5:00 p.m.
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Learning For Action: Climate Change
Aug. 29, 2023
Carl is an ex-Apple, ex-Tesla, mechanical engineer who is currently a consultant and advisor. At Apple, he applied his skills to thermal systems, accessories, iMac, and iPad. Carl grew the iPad product line and team as Director of iPad Product Design. In 2017, he joined Tesla as Senior Director of Energy Products Engineering. For 4 years, he led the organization to design, manufacture, and launch Powerwall, Megapack, and Solar Roof. Carl stepped in to lead Residential Solar operations in 2020, delivering significant growth despite the COVID-19 operations impact. His responsibilities included all solar installations, sales, service, and the Tesla Energy P&L. After leaving Tesla, Carl began a deeper exploration of climate. He took Terra.do’s “ Learning For Action: Climate Change” course and then later took on a role as an instructor. He and his wife, Adele, a software engineer, run a consulting firm. They live in Los Gatos with their two children and are active at the local schools. |
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Sep. 05, 2023 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
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Lamling Vista School and Sahaya
Sep. 12, 2023
Dr. Koen Van Rompay, a veterinary doctor originally from Belgium, will take you on the journey of his (dual) life. For the past 3 decades, he has been an infectious disease researcher at the University of California, Davis. Most of his career has focused on studying HIV, which has led to several interventions that are now used globally to treat or prevent HIV infection. In more recent years, he has also done research on the latest pandemics, such as Zika virus, and SARS-CoV-2. In 1997, a trip to an AIDS conference in India inspired Koen to step outside his comfort zone and become more socially engaged. During his spare time, he founded and manages the Davis-based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization Sahaya International (www.sahaya.org). Sahaya International is a 100% volunteer-based network of friends that supports a growing number of grassroots organizations in developing countries, aimed at helping underprivileged communities by promoting education, health, socio-economic empowerment and conservation. Koen is also a Chair of International programs of the Davis Sunset Rotary club. |
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Sep. 15, 2023 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Help distribute groceries to clients who drive up in their cars. Jobs may entail setting up tables, unloading food, handing out food, and cleaning up. Please sign up here: https://shfb.tfaforms. |
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Sep. 19, 2023
RYLA stands for Rotary Youth Leadership Program . Camp RYLA is a RotaryDistrict 5170 sponsored event. High School students from all over Bay area are selected to attend RYLA, who demonstrate leadership in school and in the community. Many of the students are from the Interact Clubs. The Students receive scholarship for 4 days camp to become better leaders, foster better friendship and actively apply what they learn in the camp the lives and communities. RYLA leadership skills ground in the fundamentals of the ‘4 Way Test’. The first camp in district 5170 was held in June 1984, which was created by group of Rotarians namely Dave Ditto, Dick Hennaing, Rick King, Jerry Pettibone, Bud Meddalena and John Fisher. Now it has developed into 8 part leadership curriculum overseen by Dr Ed Curramang and taught by the Alumni of Camp RYLA. The counselors are very dedicated and are typically in college or early in their career. They are so enthusiastic about spreading the energy and joy bringing new learning to the campers. The counselors are very dedicated and aspire to become Rotarians in the future. The campers participate in Speech and Debate, Sports activities ,Skits around camp fire, RYLA Studio with photography, videography, digital-editing and technology skills . In Entertainment they host Tuesday Night Live, in Band and Choir campers perform using their stage directing talents. These structured programs help the campers to learn and enhance their skills to perform in the activities of the Camp. This year the camp was held from June 24 to June 29, 2023 in beautiful Mission Springs Camp and Conference Center Scotts Valley Ca. The Dave Ditto BBQ was on the 28th June. It was an amazing evening of celebrations with performances by the campers, good food and enjoying the company of fellow Rotarians. We had sent 3 students this year: Alex and Brandon from Leigh High School and Alina from Los Gatos High School. They will share their learning and fun experience at the meeting. |
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Sep. 26, 2023
Jennifer Lin is the new Executive Director of the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce as of July, 2023. She grew up in the East Bay town of Danville and is a proud Los Gatos resident since 2019. Jennifer brings to the Chamber a robust background in management and brand strategy consulting. For most of her career, she worked with client organizations to solve their strategic, operational, and branding challenges. In addition, Jernnifer possesses significant non-profit leadership experience from serving on the boards of Bay Area charities that support the arts and children’s causes. Jennifer earned her Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from U.C. Berkeley and her Master of Public Administration from Columbia University. In her free time she enjoys hiking locally with her husband Mark and labradoodle Dashi. |
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Sep. 30, 2023 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
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Oct. 03, 2023 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Welcome Rotarians
Please join us at the home of Marie and Don for happy hour.
Please bring an appetizer to share. (Desserts will be provided) Red wine will also be available, so I you like white wine or another beverage, please feel free to bring it. Thank you
Significant Others, potential members and friends are welcome
Reminder: There is a steep walk up to the house so please leave people with difficulties off at the driveway and help them up to the house. Thank you.
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Documentary Filmmaking
Oct. 10, 2023
A junior at Los Gatos High School, Kyle is a creative imagemaker from the Bay Area. Growing up in Taiwan in a family of artists, with a dad who was a stage director and world music producer, he saw large scale global music productions from the other side, backstage in the wings of stages in San Francisco, Taiwan, and China. As a biracial teen, Kyle already sees and embodies two completely different worlds – one in English, the other in Chinese. “I see things neither side sees,” he admits. “Both sides really do not cross, but I do cross because I grew up in Taiwan and the US. And that’s what I want to share with the world -- these fascinating insider stories.” Kyle uses filmmaking to tie together “worlds” that often do not cross, putting raw energy that viewers can feel into his shots. He is currently working on a “Fentanyl High” documentary about the dangers of fentanyl poisoning for teens. Interacting with so many different kinds of people, including the diverse communities here in South Bay, now makes him fascinated by cultural anthropology, a field he hopes to study in college. |
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District Update
Oct. 17, 2023
Hung Wei was born and raised in Taiwan, Republic of China. She came to the States in 1979 to study at UCLA. She received a master’s degree in teaching English as A Second Language, moved to west San Jose in 1981, and to Cupertino in 1990. While her children were in school in the Cupertino Union School District and the Fremont Union High School District, she volunteered in many school activities and took leadership roles as PTA President, School Site Council member, event chairs, and fundraising chairs. At Rotary District 5170, Hung served as Club President of the Rotary Club of Cupertino in 2014-2015, Assistant Governor to Area 8 in 2016-17, District Membership Chair from 2017-2021, and Lieutenant Governor in 2021-2022. She served as Trustee and past Board President with Fremont Union High School District from 2007 to 2018, serving 10,000+ students and their parents from five high schools – Cupertino High, Fremont High, Homestead High, Lynbrook High, and Monta Vista High. For over thirty years, Hung has been a dedicated community volunteer, serving on many local non-profit organization Boards. She was elected to the Cupertino City Council in November 2020. She currently serves as Mayor. Hung brings integrity, experience, and commitment to Cupertino’s City Council. She believes in Service above Self. In addition to her passion in serving the community, planting seeds of kindness and goodwill, Hung loves reading, watching old Sci-Fi movies, golfing, food & wine, line dancing and spending time with family and friends. On a Personal note, Hung is Married to Ta-Wei Chien, also a graduate of National Taiwan University and UCLA. She has two adult sons, both married and living independently, and a beloved granddaughter.
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County Update
Oct. 24, 2023
Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian represents the Fifth District which includes Cupertino, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Saratoga, Stanford, portions of San Jose and unincorporated communities in the Santa Cruz Mountains. He was elected to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors in 2012 and re-elected in 2016 and 2020. Joe’s previous public service includes election to the California State Senate and the California State Assembly, Mayor of Palo Alto, President of the Palo Alto School Board, and an earlier term on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. He served as an election observer/supervisor in El Salvador and Bosnia and participated in refugee relief and resettlement efforts in Albania and Kosovo. |
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Oct. 28, 2023 8:00 a.m.
For several years LG Rotary has partnered with Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley to repair and improve the homes of members of our community. In one day, volunteers will repair and improve 20 homes and nonprofits in Santa Clara County. You will be part of an effort to help our neighbors live in safer and healthier homes.
Our club has been assigned a mobile home in Campbell. We will once again be partnering with LG Morning Rotary.
To sign up, please use THIS LINK Signups close October 1. |
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LGHS Music Boosters
Oct. 31, 2023
Sasha has been living in Los Gatos for over 10 years with her husband, two boys and two cats (also boys). She has also been working in the South Bay for over 20 years, more recently as an engineering manager at Adobe. At the same time she has been active in the community, first supporting various programs as a volunteer at Los Gatos JCC, and once both kids started to participate in the LGHS Music program, as co-president of Los Gatos Music Boosters. LGHS Music program offers over a dozen different classes and includes over 250 families. Sasha has been a first hand witness of the numerous benefits that music education provides in school. Music program provided not only an education, but also a community for the kids to rely on and to relate to. It also helped to grow an appreciation for the art. Simona has been living in Los Gatos/Monte Sereno for over 10 years with her husband, 2 daughters, and 2 rescue pugs. She loves everything that our community has to offer. In her day job, Simona practices Intellectual Property law at a biotech company. Her older daughter graduated in June from LGHS and played the flute and piccolo in the marching and concert bands for all 4 years of high school. She is now a freshman at Northwestern University. Her younger daughter is a sophomore at LGHS, and plays the trumpet and mellophone. Simona is co-president of the Los Gatos Music Boosters, supporting the LGHS music programs, including band, choir, orchestra, marching band & color guard, jazz band, and more. The music building provides a home away from home and safe space for music students. She has seen first hand through her daughters that the music programs teach not only music, but life skills, discipline, how to be a good person, and the importance of community. |
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Nov. 07, 2023 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
The Colwells have graciously opened up their home to us for First Tuesday.
Please bring an appetizer, AND, wine or beverage of your choice.
Dessert will be provided by the Social Committee Significant Others, friends, and potential members are welcome.
Please enjoy a pleasant evening together, of good food, drink, and conversation.
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Nov. 11, 2023 10:30 a.m.
Join us at the Cinelux Theater in downtown Los Gatos at 10:30am on Nov 11th for our Fall Fundraiser Movie,
"The Marvels".
All proceeds will benefit the Los Gatos Music Boosters to support music enrichment in our local schools.
Ticket prices start at $25. Use this link to purchase:
https://losgatosrotary.ticketleap.com/2023-los-gatos-rotary-movie-night/
Afterwards, join us at Willow Street Pizza for lunch and a portion of your meal will also go toward our charity.
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Literary Engineers
Nov. 14, 2023
A veteran, major airline pilot, a husband and father of three daughters, André believes everyone has a gift and it is our responsibility to help educate, encourage, and empower people to pursue and achieve their dreams. So many helped him to reach his dream and now it is his turn to help future generations reach their dreams. André has a BS in Astronautical Engineering from the United States Air Force Academy and a MBA from Webster University. He is currently a Boeing 767 Captain for Federal Express, owner of Literary Engineers LLC publishing company, and the president of Literary Tools 501(c)3 non-profit. His passion is to change and save lives through literacy! |
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Nov. 21, 2023 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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Peace Corps Over Age 50 Program
Nov. 28, 2023
Skip grew up in rural Connecticut and graduated from Eastern Connecticut State University with a BA in Economics and History. In 2011, after working 41 years in the casualty insurance industry, Skip retired and joined the Peace Corps. He continues to volunteer as a paralegal with legal aid groups and teach ESL. He is married to fellow Rotarian Donna Brewster. In 1991, Skip and Donna built their house in Los Gatos and raised their son and daughter here. They are members of the Los Gatos Methodist Church. Previously to joining the Los Gatos Rotary Club last year, Skip was a member of the Saint Croix and San Francisco Rotary. |