Meghan Burton opened the meeting and Dan Snyder led the pledge of allegiance.
Barry Cheskin shared some inspiration on leadership, drawing from Captain Picard from Star Trek. 1. Speak to people in a language they understand. 2. When you are overwhelmed ask for help. 3. Don’t play it safe.
Visitors and Guests
Adam Arella from Arella Sports
Dessy Bonev, Stefka’s daughter, UCSC student
It’s time to think about Crabfest!
This is our biggest fundraiser and our philanthropy depends on it! Suzanne Boxer Gassman and Greg Gentile are chairing it this year.
Lisa Cheskin is looking for donations for the auction. Sport events, restaurants, vacation homes, etc. Do you have season tickets or a vacay home? Talk to her! We need everyone on board!
The Moot Court club at LGHS needs a sponsor. Interested? Contact Dan Snyder.
Rebuilding Together
On October 28th we will be painting a trailer home to help someone in need. To sign up, click here before Oct 1.
Contact Kristen Bridges with any questions.
Dawn Hogh from Cancer CAREpoint undated us on our grants. We have supported them since 2010, giving $35,000 over the years. Our most recent grant was for the wig bank. They have provided 145 wigs to women since the beginning of this year. Wigs cost $120-$150 each at wholesale prices, which is too much for many patients. No one wants to be identified by their disease. Patients get a boutique experience and we make this possible. She thanked us for our support.
Ann Peterson from Live Oak Adult Day Services updated us on our grants. They have been around since 1983, taking in those with mild to moderate dementia during the day to enhance their life quality and give them socialization. It also gives the caregivers a much-needed break. We helped them open their 4th location right here in Los Gatos. Our club helped them furnish it with our grant and we also provided volunteers to help set it all up. She thanked us for our support.
Please note! Next week Rotary will be at the Blossom Hill Elementary School auditorium, just around the corner from Shir Hadash. Same time, different place.
30 for 30
Tom Picraux gave a plug for members to join him in the Walk for Alzheimers. He could use a few more on the Los Gatos team. It will be the morning of Sat Oct 14th. Let him know if you are interested.
Kirsten Bridges honored her husband who just retired after 40 years in the semi-conductor business.
Dan Snyder honored Len Smith whose 96th birthday would have been today.
Barry Cheskin honored Mike Norcia’s son, who is going off to college tomorrow. He rang the bell for that.
Patti van der Burg honored Dan Snyder’s daughter who was in the news as a National Merit Scholar.
John Pencer and Haryl Pascal combined a donation to ring the bell. Haryl mentioned how impressed he was at the volunteer event last week by the people coming to Second Harvest to pick up groceries to deliver to those who couldn’t drive there themselves.
Meghan thanked Haryl, Rachelle, and Jeff who joined her at Second Harvest Food Bank last week.
Avis LaGrone was shopping for snacks for Interacters and soup for St Lukes yesterday, and when she started chatting with the people in line with her, they paid for the items without telling her!
Jeffrey Barnett introduced two Leigh High School students, Alex and Brandon, who attended RYLA this past spring to report out to us.
125 campers from district 5170 gathered for four days in Mission Springs in Santa Cruz with no cell phone or wifi. The campers are chosen for their leadership potential.
They were divided into ‘families’ rather than teams to feel more connected, and then the fun began. They had to step outside their comfort zones, work as teams, overcome hurdles, and present to the others. The campers choose one workshop/project from six on offer. They also completed six different leadership modules. They were busy!
Alex and Brandon then had us take a quick leadership quiz to help us know what kind of leaders we are.
They talked about how RYLA changed them. Alex gained confidence in himself. Brandon learned how to come out of his shell. Alina learned not to overthink everything.
They got to be vulnerable, they got to have fun, they got to connect, they learned about themselves.
We are so proud to support RYLA every year.