Meeting Recap 4/14/09

Pledge of  Allegiance -Twana Karney                  

Thought for the day-  Tom Myers spoke of a family living in a station wagon to remind us how many in our area are struggling to survive,

He then led the song "God Bless America.

Visiting today was Roy Lave, from Los Altos Rotary, and the Los Altos Community Foundation. From Mountain ViewHigh School came Michael Li.

We welcomed Chuck Osborn back from Arizona.

Today we sent good thoughts to DAVE COLE who is starting chemotherapy this week. In his absence from the Endowment Board several of us are involved with reviewing applications for Scholarships. Dennis Kobza will be arranging interviews for Mountain View High School, Bruce Barsi for St Francis, Monique Kane for Mountain View Academy and Judy Hannemann for Alta Vista and MVLA Adult Education.

Judy Hannemann spoke about her career and family, from growing up in Denver and going to Stanford, she has devoted herself to family, education and community. She has two grandchildren in Pennsylvania and two in California. First joining a School Board in1977, she has been involved at higher levels ever since. Here, schools are working with many kids whose reading and mathematics are far below grade levels. There are big cuts in Adult Education. A demographic survey is under way and an extension of Bond Measure being promoted to help in future. Judy is also involved with Partners for a New Generation, Just Read and the MVLA Scholars challenge team.

Hal Taylor plans for eight student scholarships for RYLA.

A sign-up sheet was passed for volunteers for the world-wide ROTARIANS AT WORK DAY on April 25. We shall be joining Friends of Stevens Creek to clean up the Trail, the creek, and nearby park areas on that Saturday morning  9am till noon.

Please come if you can.

Fifteen of us have so far registered for events at the District Celebration starting on Friday. See the District website to sign up.      

Alicia's Committee is working to decide what grants should be awarded to local community organizations.

Speaker:- Bert Raphael spoke in detail about the Rotary Foundation's organization and funding and urged members to support the Foundation especially with "every Rotarian every year" contributions and by joining the Bequest Society.

Board Meeting is tomorrow, April 15, at 4.30 at CSA.

Next week, April 21, The Program will be all about the "Visioning" plans for the Club and the speaker will be Cindy Luetke.

Monique is to be our Greeter and will give us her Thought for the day.