President Cathy Merrill called the meeting to order at noon.
This year’s international theme is “Unite for Good,” Our local club theme this year is "Our Rotary Family Cares."
Bert led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance.
For the Thought for the Day, Anita shared the following quotes:
“In life, all good things come hard, but wisdom is the hardest to come by,” (Lucille Ball)
“We have two lives, and the second one begins when we realize we only have one,” (Confucius)
Michael Singleton was introduced as a guest.
Club Business/Announcements
Update/ Announcements
MV Club’s Speech Contest winner Jessica Yuan came in 2nd in the Area Contest
New Member Application! Michael Singleton has submitted his application for membership. The Board will vote on Michael’s membership at the meeting on Wednesday. Share any comments with President Cathy.
Our own member, Sanjay Dave is recovering at home now from his successful heart surgery.
Upcoming District/ Events
District Learning Academy – April 11, 9:00-3:00 at Ohlone College
Also looking for volunteers for that day.
District Conference, Grand Sierra, Reno, May 2-4, 2026
SAVE the DATE: Epic Day of Service - “Rise Against Hunger”- May 16th at West Valley College.
Upcoming Club Dates/ Events
Friday’s - 9:30am – Rotary Pickleball, Rengstorff Park
March 18 – 5:00pm – Board Meeting at Tori’s Office
Regular Meetings:
March 24 – Jean-Paul Renaud, Exe. Director, Canopy.org
March 31 – Club Social w/ St. Patrick’s Theme at Paul and Susan’s
Program – Our speaker was Amy Kaiser, Chief Program Officer, Community Services Agency. Amy talked about CSA’s Board recent decision not to accept federal funding earlier this year due to grant compliance restrictions that could potentially put clients at risk. The issue has since been satisfactorily resolved. She answered questions from the club.
Sharing a photo of Past President Phil Armi with his daughter Jodie leading the Club in song as he so often did. Thanks to Jim Cochran for sharing the photo.
