Mountain View Rotary Luncheon - Tuesday, January 14th, 2025
Greeting/Ring Bell (Scott)
Welcome to our meeting of the Mountain View Rotary Club. This year's International Rotary Theme is "The Magic of Rotary." Our local club theme this centennial anniversary year is "Mountain View Rotary: 100 Years of Creating Magic through Service and Fellowship."
Pledge of Allegiance (called on by Scott)
Jack Wong led us in the Pledge
Thought for the Day (Sanjay, 3’fer)
Sanjay talked about how next year will be America’s 250th birthday celebration and how things in our world are changing rapidly and it is wonderful to come to Rotary, to a place that is familiar and comfortable.
Introduction of Guests (Cathy)
No guests at the meeting
Club Business/Announcements
- Crab Feed Updates – Promote and sell tickets!
- Funding Opportunities: The Rotary Foundation; President’s Club
- Paul Harris presentations to Roger and Paul
- Help Needed for Rotary Youth Speech Contest – tomorrow night (Wednesday – MVHS)
- Upcoming Club Dates: (slide)
MV Rotary Pickleball “League” – Fridays, 9:30 a.m., Rengstorff Park
Regular Club Tuesday Luncheon –January 21st
Board Meeting, Wednesday, January 22nd, 5-6 p.m. – The Agency
Margaret’s Swearing In and Celebration, January 27th 5:30 pm at Santa Clara County Building (70 West Hedding St.)
Rotary Social, Tuesday, January 28th, 5-7 p.m. Hosted by Tori at The Agency (160 Main St. Los Altos)
Crab Feed – Saturday, February 8th, 2025
- Birthdays: Tom Myers 1/4; Roger Kao 1/15; Jim Spangler 2/1
Program – Tori
Tori spoke about last year’s lawsuit against the National Association of Realtors (NAR) claiming that the trade group's policies violated antitrust laws by forcing homeowners to pay inflated real estate agent commissions. The lawsuit alleged that the NAR and other real estate brokerages conspired to keep commissions high. The plaintiffs won.
Tori explained what has now changed due to this lawsuit and that now buyers need to sign a legal contract with an agent before seeing homes which can bind them to an agent that doesn’t give them good service.
Speaker Recognition (Scott)
Adjournment/Ring the Bell (Scott)