Doug Brent called the meeting to order at 12:30pm
Pledge: Mike Norcia
Guests: Tad Egami, guest of Doug Carlen. Dave Westcott, guest of Gordon Levin.
Inspiration: Judy Rodriquez. Judy told a story about Socrates who was lauded for his wisdom and used a three-way test. She substituted Doug Brent and John Pencer as characters in the story, one who was passing on gossip about the other.
When passing on information make sure that it is the truth, will it do good, and is it useful. If your gossip does not contribute to the greater good, then do not pass it along.
Reality Check: Mariana Cozzella, the reality check advisor, and 4 of her students came to thank our Club for the monetary support we give them to keep their paper going. This is a student run paper that is published at Los Gatos High School and students can write, anonymously, about any kind of issue or problem they are dealing with: alcohol, drugs, depression, stress, suicide, etc. and a licensed counselor then writes about the topics from a professional point of view.
St. Luke’s St Patrick themed hard-boiled eggs. Thank you to Randy and Kathie.
Rotary Foundation: Marty Fishman gave us an update on how the club is doing on our annual fundraising drive. Last year we raised $47, 498 and had 102 members donate and this year we are at $66,496 with 150 members contributing. Hoping for 100% participation from the Club.
Announcement:
Rise Against hunger- March 29 at Prospect high School.
April 5 and 12- Hunger at Home in Willow Glen
Opportunity to Sponsor the Annual speech Contest at the District level. Looking for $25 donations.
First Tuesday: April 1-5:30-7:30 at Nicolette’s house.
Ron Cassel: Please stop by and check your information for Club Runner on the spreadsheet that Ron has so we can make sure all the information is correct.
30 for 30:
- Jeff Blum: $50 for the Blood Drive that was successful at St. Luke’s and $50 for his and Lissa’s 13th anniversary on St. Patrick’s Day.
- Martha Sterne: $30 for scholarship to celebrate the completion of her 26th State Marathon.
- Marty Fishman: $100 to go to the Charities foundation, specifically to go to Reality Check, for their great service to the students of Los Gatos High School.
- Sue Heller: $30 for her upcoming concert with her Fun Time Singer’s choir in May at Shir Hadash.
- Paul Christensen: $200 to celebrate his fabulous ski trip with fellow Rotarians. They covered 6,500 miles of driving.
- Patti van der Burg: $30 as she is proud to be a part of a club organization that supports Refugees and refugee resettlement.
Enterprise Leadership Conferences: The winning team were the guest speakers.
Andrew Stearns explained that ELC is made up of 95 juniors from all different high schools who come together and form 12 teams of 8 students. They have three days to come up with a business product and present it to a group of potential investors. Our Rotary Club partners with San Jose Rotary and Los Gatos morning Rotary.
The winning team was made up of
- Claire Campbell and Lukas Lezada, the CO-CEOs.
- Ehtan Pham, CTO.
- Mira Eggleston and Trinity Nguyen, CMOs
- Jasmin Yusuf, CSO
- Anthony Rodriguez, CHR
- Ernest Wong, CFO
Their product was ALLERING, securing health with every bite. The product delivers rapid, reliable allergen detection technology, ensuring safety, security and health in every bite of food. The product uses Laser 3D model and AI Machine Learning, is FDA approved and has three patents. It is a ring that you wear on your finger, and it has a magnet, battery, FGHE Micro Controller, Charging probes, Bluetooth Transmitter, E.I.I.S.A. Sensor, Laser and Motherboard Content Storer. The ring comes in Gold or Silver. There is a mobile app that you download on your phone and when you have a food that you suspect might cause an allergic reaction for you, you hold the ring steady on the target food, press test, hold until you get a confirmation, and the test is complete. The result will show no glucose or other allergens detected and the food is then consumable.
The target audience for this product is people with intolerances to lactose, gluten, etc. and allergies to peanuts, tree nuts, fish, eggs, milk, wheat and soy.
The inspiration for the product was Ryan Campbell, the father of one of the CEOs, who lives with very severe food sensitivities.
They shared their business plan, scheduled growth of the company, employee benefits and opportunities, and cost and expected revenues.
This was a fabulous presentation and a wonderful opportunity for all the students who shared how much they learned about business, communication, and collaboration.
The meeting ended with one student on the piano and the rest singing a rousing rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody.
Meeting was adjourned at 1:30pm.