Mountain View Rotary
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Greeting (Bruce) Welcome to our meeting of the Mountain View Rotary Club. This year's International Rotary Theme is "Unite For Good." Our local club theme this year is "Our Rotary Family Cares."
Pledge of Allegiance
Thought for the Day Bruce shared a former Dan Alexander thought about life, “Wow, what a ride!”
Introduction of Guests (Fred)
Fred introduced Mike Kasperzak, former Mayor and Member of the City Council, who has applied for membership with the Satellite Club.
Judy H. introduced her friend Francoise Verhoeven, who submitted her application for Club membership today.
Club Business/Announcements
- Updates:
Kickout is on Friday, August 22nd starting at 5 pm at Il Fornaio – This is a mandatory event which all members must pay for, so please do your best to attend (Tori)
MVPSF “Pass The Pasta” on Wednesday, August 27th, lunch or dinner, eat in or take out, show flyer and a percentage of all purchases goes to MVPSF. You can contact Bruce if you are interested and he will email you the flyer
President’s Club – Eric, Judy H. and Heather joined today
- Upcoming Club Dates:
Fridays at 9:30 am – Rotary Pickleball, Rengstorff Park
August 20 – Board Meeting, 5:00 pm, Tori's Office
August 22 – Kickout, 5:00 pm, Il Fornaio
August 26 – Dark, no meeting
September 2 – Dark, no meeting
September 6 and 7 – Mountain View Art and Wine Festival with MV Rotary volunteering
September 9 – Regular Club Meeting
September 14 – Arthur Ashe Tennis Event at Cuesta Park from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. The event provides low income, disabled, and neurodivergent youth the opportunity to learn and experience tennis. It is supported by MVPAL.
September 16 – District Governor Herb Ritter visits Club
September 20 – Friends of Stevens Creek Trail Clean Up, 9:00 am at Whisman Park; Club trail cleanup will be in October or November
February 7 – Tentative date for Crab Feed
- New Member Application: Francoise Verhoeven submitted her application for Club membership on August 19, 2025. Her application was reviewed and approved by the Board on August 20, 2025. Per our Club Bylaws, her name as a potential member is published in this bulletin allowing review by all Club Members.
Program – Our Speaker today was Ingrid Rogers and the topic was “Facing The Climate Future Together: Voices of Advocacy and Action.” Ingrid spoke with passion about the world we are leaving for the next generation and sadly, we are currently losing ground on preserving resources for our children and grandchildren. She challenged us to get involved to help make changes to improve our environment and ultimately, our lives. She suggested that we focus on those issues that we feel most strongly about to make positive changes.
Speaker Appreciation Bruce recognized Ingrid with a contribution in her name to Rotary International’s Polio Plus Program.
Next Meeting – We are Dark Tuesday, August 26th, and Tuesday, September 2nd. Our next lunch meeting is Tuesday, September 9th, with Past President Tom Myers presiding. Our speaker is Margaret Abe Koga and the topic is “The Role of Santa Clara County Supervisors.” Our 3fer is Jerylann.