Call to Order
Meeting called to order by President Paul Johnson at 12:30pm.
Pledge of Allegiance
Carol Goedde led the pledge of allegiance.
Carol Goedde led the pledge of allegiance.
Inspiration
Jeffrey Barnett started by giving Rotarians clues about who he was talking about today. After four clues, the correct answer was revealed: Winston Churchill. In 1940, Hitler conquered France in 6 weeks, and it seemed that Great Britian would fall; but Churchill convinced Roosevelt to join the war and, as we know, the rest is history.
Winston Churchill is known for many powerful quotes: “We shall fight on the beaches…we shall never surrender;” “If you’re going through hell, keep going;” “We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give,” “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” His words continue to be an inspiration to all of us.
Jeffrey Barnett started by giving Rotarians clues about who he was talking about today. After four clues, the correct answer was revealed: Winston Churchill. In 1940, Hitler conquered France in 6 weeks, and it seemed that Great Britian would fall; but Churchill convinced Roosevelt to join the war and, as we know, the rest is history.
Winston Churchill is known for many powerful quotes: “We shall fight on the beaches…we shall never surrender;” “If you’re going through hell, keep going;” “We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give,” “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” His words continue to be an inspiration to all of us.
Visitors
- Mom, and former Rotarian of Ryan Rosenberg
- George Rossmann, guest of Jeff Blum
- Alex, son of Sergio Michel
- Eleni, daughter of Mike Frangadakis
- Flavio, son of Mike Frangadakis
- Deborah, guest of Suzy Deline
Decor
Decorated eggs St. Lukes Pantry—Easter Eggs
Thank you, Kathie, and Randy!
Red Badge Bio
Jim Childers received his red badge, sponsored by John Walker.
Announcements
Rotary Foundation drive: Marty Fishman presented our drive total this year ($63,968) so far, compared to last year ($68,628). The goal is for every Rotarian to give, every year. Please contact Marty or send DAF or check to TRF (club #487 & RI#) to contribute.
- Rise Against Hunger: 10,000 meals packaged.
- Los Gatos Blood Drive:
- Filled all spaces
- Stanford wants to work with Rotary again, maybe August.
- JW House—March 31, 5pm to 7pm
Supper Club
Henry Vitkovich and David Karwowski presented the supper club, where a small group of Rotarians (10-12) will enjoy a dinner at selected restaurants every two or three months. This will be a way to enjoy good food while getting to know fellow Rotarians in a more intimate setting. They will send out an email with information on how to sign up.
El Salvador Coffee
Skip Brewster auctioned off coffee to Mary and Linda.
30 for 30
- Sergio for JW House and his son Alex.
- Andrew for the book “The Splendid and the Vile”
- Nathan for the LG chamber of commerce gala honoring Paul Johnson
- Nicholas for the LG fire department responding to the dumpster fire in 3 minutes.
- Jeff for remembering the first date 14 years ago with Lissa and for sitting in for Lissa among a group of women who were honoring her, she was in Disneyland.
- Ryan, who will be with his band at Little Lou’s Wednesday.
- Gary, celebrating his 57th wedding anniversary.
- Skip, in honor of 18 Rotarians who provided support.
Speaker
Cheryl Reinking, Chief Nursing Officer, El Camino Health.
Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 1:30pm.
Meeting adjourned at 1:30pm.