Meeting called to order by President Meghan Burton.
Pledge led by Doug Brent.
Inspiration from Barry Cheskin who has been talking about leadership during his inspirations. This week he was reflecting on his visit to the Kennedy Library and Museum during a recent visit to Boston. During the Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy was faced with unbelievable challenges but these three rules of leadership got him through without causing a disaster:
- Stay calm
- Never lose focus
- Take your time
Visiting Rotarians:
Kim Foster Rotary Club of Oregon city. Kim is past president of his club and exchanged flags with Meghan.
Andrea Perdichizzi Rotary Club of San Jose
Steve Solberg Rotary Club of Santa Cruz and Boy Scouts
Guests:
David Hom Los Gatos High School
Mary Jane Vitkovich Retired
Laura Meyer Retired
Cary Wilson Darling Fischer, just moved here from Houston
Rotarians in the Wild
This week’s picture was Barbara and Marty Fishman and family (with elephants) in Botswana. Looks like an amazing trip.
September Birthdays:
Erin Harnett September 6
Meghan Burton September 11
Gae La Torre September 16
Gary Allison September 20
Paul Christensen September 20
Nancy Consentino September 27
Nicholas Welzenbach September 27
David Karwowski September 29
September Anniversaries:
Marlon Smith 45 years
Ron Smith 33 years
Paul Christensen 31 years
Nava Fathi 11 years
Michelle Myers Nelson 9 years
Jack Chevlen 8 years
Kirsten Bridges 5 years
Erin Hartnett 2 years
Sue Heller 2 years
Announcements:
Second Harvest Food Bank at St. Lucy’s in Campbell. Friday September 15 at 8:30 a.m. Contact Rachelle Lopp. Thank you, Nicholas for volunteering for the last spot.
Rebuilding Together:
October 28 in Campbell 8 a.m. to 5 (or until finished) Sign up link will be in Meghan’s weekly email. Sign-ups close October 1. Link in Meghan’s weekly email. Contact Kirsten Bridges with questions.
Red Badge bios:
Matthew Hudes was introduced by Dick Konrad. Matthew moved to Los Gatos 37 years ago. He had an extensive career with Ernst and Young and Deloitte. He founded their Bio Pharma groups and continues to consult with biopharmaceutical companies after he retired. Matthew was elected to the LG Town Council in 2020. He is very involved in working to improve senior services in Los Gatos. He has enjoyed collaborating with Rotary and older adult services and looks forward to volunteering with Rotary.
John Walker was introduced by Marlon Smith. John was raised in Georgia. He’s a Ramblin’ Wreck from Georgia Tech but he also got his M.B.A. from Stanford. John has always had an entrepreneurial spirit. Among the jobs he has held was the first Brita Filter distribution in the western U.S. He worked TEC (now Vistage) for 30 years consulting on leadership. Fun fact when he was young, he was an audience member for the show “Names the Same” even though his name is Johnny Walker it was not enough to get on the show, but he believes it is nice to get a bottle of Scotch for Christmas.
Welcome Matthew and John, we’re so glad you joined our club.
Program:
Our speaker today was Dr. Koen Van Rampay. Dr. Van Rampay is a veterinary researcher from UC Davis. He works at the California National Research Center and was instrumental in developing the effective HIV drugs we have now. On a trip to India, he was saw all the poverty but also the benefits of the drugs he helped develop had on people. He was inspired to do more and founded Sahaya International. Sahaya means help in Sanskrit. The purpose of Sahaya is to bring healthcare, education, environmental and socio-economic grassroots programs to developing countries. We are connected to Sahaya through our support of Lamling Vista School. They have expanded beyond India and now have projects in Philippines, Kenya and Viet Nam.
Next week our speakers will students who attended RYLA.