Meeting Notes -- February 7, 2023

Rotary Club of Mountain View

Meeting Bulletin  
Feb. 7, 2023
                                                             
Tori, President-Elect kicked off our the first meeting of February of Mountain View Rotary! 
 
Pledge of Allegiance and song: Fred found us a virtual flag and Scott lead us in the pledge.
 
Greeter & Thought for the Day: Heather shared Vince Lombardi, “Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” Congratulated the team on a successful crabfeed!
 
General Club Announcements:
  • Cathy, club lead for our Community Grants announced it’s time to spend our crabfeed funds. This year’s grants will go to non-profit organizations’ programs that promote economic self-sufficiency. Grant applications will be available on our website on March 1, and every application must have a Mountain View Rotary Club sponsor. Applications must be submitted by March 31st.
  • Cathy, club lead for Service Projects announced that our Club is signed up to help at Hopes Corners on Saturday, March 18 from 8:45-11:15AM. Volunteers will need to sign up on Hopes Corner’s volunteer website due to the agency’s liability requirements. Members to use rotarymtvw as the password. We have 8 slots to fill. 
  • MV Rotary Crab Feed - Sanjay shared a wonderful email over the weekend with many thanks!
    • There are many people to thank that made the Crab Feed a success after a 2-year hiatus
      • We are grateful to Alan for showing us the ropes and helping us behind the scenes.
      • We had a lot of volunteers that did an amazing job and showed up at 9am to help organize the kitchen, set up tables and chairs, cut break and prepare the food.  A big thank you to Mandy for bringing her staff to help and pick up the bread on Friday.  Thank you to Cathy for shadowing Suzanne in the kitchen.  Thank you Bill for the signs and helping out Saturday morning. 
      • A few people that were pivotal for the success of the event are Heather and Bruce.  They took care of so many detail and were on top of everything.  Bruce also came to the rescue by getting the liquor certificate so we have a certified person to be able to serve liquor. 
      • Thank you to Susan and her daughter for the table centerpieces.  A nice touch and extra funding for the club.
      • Thank you Jack and his daughter’s soccer team for the yummy dessert cookies.  I hope they made a lot of money.
      • Thanks Suzanne and Anita for managing the kitchen and keeping us organized, plus Suzanne continues being the pasta queen.
      • Thank you Scott and Tori for taking the Recology training and help keep the event environmentally friendly.
      • Thank you to Joan, Jerylann, Judy, Tom, Bert, Tom, Margaret, Fred, Walt, Catherine and all the other volunteers. An all-hands on deck occasion. And our club always come through.
      • The event showed how we are more than a club but a family.  The club and community came together and we had a great event.
    • Heather projects net funds to give back to the community of $15k.
District Announcements:
  • Tori to attend the Far West President-Elect Training Seminar, March 3-5 at the Double Tree hotel in San Jose.
  • Applications are now open for the 2024 Rotary Peace Fellowships
    • Each year, Rotary awards fully funded fellowships for peacebuilders from diverse backgrounds to study at one of our peace centers located at premier universities around the world. This year, we’ll select 50 peace fellows to study in our master’s degree programs and 40 fellows to earn a professional development certificate
    • For more details, email Sanjay
SPEAKER: Brandi Jothimani – CSA Director of Client Services spoke about CSA role with the City of Mountain View’s Guaranteed Basic Income program. A few key takeaways are:
            *Over 2000 families apply for the program which is funded for 166 families showing there is a huge need to support community members who earn 0-30% of area median income
            *The applicants were chosen and have received monthly payments of $500 starting December 15, 2022
            *The involved agencies are tracking how funds are spent to gather intel how families below median income via a CFR bank component.
            *CSA continues to support our community members in greatest need by connecting them with programs and support.
            *Ultimately, Government agencies will have data to best understand how cash in folks pockets impact lives of parents and children.
For more information, check out the City of Mt View website: https://www.mountainview.gov/depts/manager/human_services/guaranteed_basic_income_pilot.asp
 
Mark your Calendars:  
  • Next Week Speaker, February 14th is Kelly Flynn, whom hiked the Pacific Crest Trail and has diabetes.  She will tell us about her experience.  Looking forward to some beautiful pictures.
 
Wear your red, pink or white to celebrate Love!!
 
Imagine Rotary! Imagine Mountain View Rotary!  Meeting is adjourned.