Meeting Notes - August 9, 2016

 

Mountain View Rotary Club

August 9, 2016

Meeting Agenda – notes by Jack W.

                                                            
President Jerylann’s Greeting:  
 
Good Afternoon & welcome to the Rotary Club of Mtn. View where: We are a Fun, Enthusiastic & Inspiring Rotary Family… we are the BEST Rotary Club Around!!!
 
Our International call to action for 2016-2016 is to “Rotary Serving Humanity” Our District Governors call to action is “Attract the Young, Have Lots of Fun, Get More Done!”
Our club’s call to action this year is “Make the World a Better Place!”  Thank you all for joining us today.
 
Please silence your cell phones or put them on vibrate.
 
Pledge of Allegiance: Bert Raphael led the pledge
 
Thought for the Day (4Fer):  Jack Wong
 
Song of the Day:  Songmaster Phil – “Take me out to the Ball Game”
                                                   
Introduction of Visitors: Scott Johnson – We had 1 visiting Rotarians: Uday V Deshpande from Mahim, Mumbai
 
 
 
General Club Announcements:
 
  • Monique – Update on CHAC parking for Art & Wine Festival.  Volunteers Needed.  Please sign up.
  • Jerylann - Next Board Meeting is Thursday, August 18 at 5:00 pm at CHAC.
    • Next Social Event will be August 30.  Looking for location.
  • Jerylann – Reminded everyone there won’t be fines this year so please join the President’s Club.  Also we want to increase the Endowment so if you have items to auction let her know.
  • Paul – Regarding the Stevens Creek Trail Clean up – wanted to see if the club was ok to pursue a Rotary sign on the trail.  Everyone was ok with it.
  • Jim – Endowment Meeting next Tuesday at 11:15 AM.  Board Members are required and club members are welcome to join.
  • Dave – Community Service Projects
    • Dave is working to have our club volunteer at concerts.   He passed out a signup sheet for volunteers.
 
District Announcements:  There are 3 training seminars this summer and you can register on-line.   Let Jerylann know if you are interested in attending.
 
·  Rotary Foundation Grant Training – Saturday 8/20 8:30 – 12 in Hayward
·  Rotary Membership Training – Saturday 8/27 9 – 12:30 at the Milpitas Embassy Suites-
 
Fred introduced our speaker this week, Stacy Dean Stephens, Knightscope Inc.  Advanced Physcial Security Cutting Edge Anomaly Detection Autonomous Presence 24/7. 
 
 
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Next Meeting of the Year: is Tuesday, August 16