Visiting Guests
Larry Reynolds, Vancouver, Canada. Visiting his family in Los Gatos.
Larry’s grandson is the starting center on the Los Gatos Varsity Football team. Go Cats!
Angel Rampy: What is the most famous Halloween song?
It was written and produced in 1982 by Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones which included 62 musicians and 22 singers and sold a staggering 70 million copies. The most famous song during Halloween is “Thriller” from the “Thriller” album.
The production, time and energy that went into Thriller is very similar to what the Rotary Club does throughout the year. It takes a “village” to support all the Rotary projects we oversee and manage.
Remembrance of Dave Downing
Dave was a good friend, a kind person and someone who cared for all. Dave was the President of the Los Gatos Rotary Club 2005-2006. Dave was instrumental in helping to build a house and called on 50-60 volunteers (friends) to make this come together.
- Rosary Service: November 3rd, 6:00pm at the Darling Fisher Chapel of Hills, Los Gatos.
- Funeral: November 4th, 11:00am at Santa Teresa Catholic Church, 794 Calero Ave, San Jose
Announcements
The “Great Race” was a huge success and exceeded last year’s numbers. The Great Race generated $64,492 in revenues, with net proceeds totaling $37,685, a total of $12,562 dedicated to scholarships and $25,123 toward Charities. A big shout out to Mike Norcia-Co-Chair, Lisa, the marketing team, (Suzy and Sara), Patti for sponsorships, the Rotary volunteers and participants who made the Great Race a winning formula.
Sold to Dan Synder for $300.00. These proceeds will go toward Avis’s program to combat underage sex trafficking in Vietnam. Gift basket from Joesph George Wines.
Marty Fishman presented the Rotary YTD foundation pledges for 2026-2027. The total, to date, is $52,774 from 95 donors. We are looking for 100% participation, if possible, from our membership, and even a pledge of $25.00 will make a difference. Thank You!
Upcoming Opportunities
- Capitola Witches Paddle: 10/31, Capitola Cove Beach at 9:00am
- First Tuesday Social: Tuesday, 11/3, 5:30pm-7:30pm at Patti van der Burg’s at 16417 Peacock Lane in Los Gatos.
- Supper Club Dinner: Thursday, 11/12, 6:30pm at Epernay Restaurant, 29 E. Main St. Los Gatos
- Veterans Celebration: Saturday, 11/14 District Celebration 6-10PM - Sunnyvale Elks Lodge
- First Tuesday Social: 12/1 at John Pencer’s home
- Los Gatos Holiday Parade: Saturday, 12/5
- President’s Brunch: Sun 12/6 at Cinnabar Golf Course
- JW House: Monday, 12/7
Speaker: Mantin Lu
Mantin Lu: Founder, Speaker & Coach, Success Strategies, 2026 Speaker of the Year-Amazon #1 Bestselling Author, 2-time TEDx Speaker, and Father of an Autistic Boy.
“Why we must change the game, and not the people, and get into our Golden Zone”.
Mantin’s biggest challenge was not in the gaming industry in which he started as an amazing animator and developed into a senior executive over a 20-year time frame. He was working for a billion-dollar gaming company and building amazing corporate teams throughout the organization.
His biggest challenge was personally in which he was dealing, understanding and overcoming the “dragons” in his own mind associated with his autistic son. He eventually used the same processes of building successful corporate teams to overcome his personal challenges resulting from his autistic son.
He changed his mindset, and “slayed the dragons”, to become a father who brought love and understanding to his relationship with his son.