Mountain View Rotary
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Greeting/Ring Bell (Cathy) -- Hello! Welcome to our meeting of the Mountain View Rotary Club. This year's International Rotary Theme is "Unite forGood." Our local club theme this year is "Our Rotary Family Cares."
Pledge of Allegiance – led by Eric
Thought for the Day – 3fer is Steve
Introduction of Guests (Fred): none
Club Business/Announcements
- Scholarships - Sanjay reported we received a letter of gratitude from Oscar of Alta Vista
- Community Grant Update -
- Theme this year is to: Support efforts of local organizations and programs that promote environmental sustainability and undertake efforts to reduce global warming at the local level.
- Canopy: $5000, plant trees on school grounds in district
- Friends of Stevens Creek: $2500, establish Monarch butterfly sanctuary
- Repair Cafe Silicon Valley: $3000, implement streamlined check in system
- $7591 remaining
Upcoming District/ Events
- June 27th – 2026 Roast and Toast at SF Bay University, Fremont 2-4:00 (see flyer)
- September 19th – Rotary Collaborative Impact Summit, San Jose McEnery Convention Center
Upcoming Club Dates/Events
- June 17- Taste of Mountain View, 4-8pm Meet at city hall check in
- June 23rd – Regular meeting with Amanda Rotella with the City of MV speaking on the planned events around the Summer of Soccer
- Friday, June 26 – Kick Out for Cathy at Pacific Catch, Mountain View
Program -- Fred introduced IdaRose Sylvester, founder of Together We Will, a national grassroots organization and civic engagement organization. She spoke about what it takes to organize a protest. Originally, she was involved in organizing protests against Elon Musk and Tesla. The results of the 2016 presidential election motivated her to organize protests against Trump and the MAGA movement. The No Kings protest requires hundreds of hours of planning over 6-8 weeks. It is a full-time job for 1 person for 2 weeks leading up to the event. There may be up to 150 volunteers needing safety vests, flags and water. Safety plans are coordinated with police and fire departments including trained safety teams and command centers. Marketing is done through branding, social media, flyers, handouts, ads, press, emails, partners, editorials and photography. After the event, complaints are fielded in order to educate the public and figure out what next steps are needed to address them.
Speaker Appreciation (Cathy)
Adjournment/Ring the Bell (Cathy)