November 5, 2024
Call to Order: Scott called the meeting to order at 12:10 p.m. with a reminder that the International Rotary Theme is “The Magic of Rotary” and our local club theme this centennial anniversary year is "Mountain View Rotary: 100 Years of Creating Magic through Service and Fellowship."
Pledge and Thought for the Day: Fred led us in the pledge of allegiance, and our 3-fer, Roger, shared his story about coming to the USA in 1968 for university and living the American Dream.
Introductions: Cathy let us know there were no guests today, other than the speaker, Niles, a student at Mountain View High School.
Club Business/announcements:
- Cathy reminded us to add the Holiday Party on December 14, 2024, to our calendars
- Cathy talked about the Halloween Social at Fred’s house and shared some photos of the event
- Scott reviewed our upcoming calendar of events
- MV Rotary Pickleball “League” – Fridays, 9:30 a.m., Rengstorff Park
- MV Public Safety Foundation Gala – Friday, November 8th
- Regular Club Luncheon – Tuesday, November 12th
- Social on Tuesday, November 19th (No luncheon meeting); DARK on Tuesday, November 26th
- Cops & Gobblers – Sunday, November 24th
- Regular Club Luncheon – Tuesday, December 3rd
- Rotary Board Meeting – Wednesday, December 4th , at Tori’s Office (Los Altos)
- Holiday Party – Saturday, December 14th, Vaso Azzurro Restaurant
- Crab Feed – Saturday, February 8, 2025
Program: Scott introduced Catherine, our Board’s Youth Services Liaison. Catherine introduced our speaker, Niles, a student at Mountain View High School where he is President of the Golden Gate Interact Club. Niles talked about his experience as a contestant in our speech contest. He also talked about the Youth Services Club, which is international and a good opportunity to meet folks from all over the Bay Area and beyond. In 2024, the Youth Services Club has supported countryside farmers in Vietnam. While the work they are doing is great, membership is declining and he is looking for avenues to increase membership at the school district level.