Meeting Recap - 8/26/08

Pledge of Allegiance: Frank Davila

Greeter/Thought of the Day :Jim Cochran.

Visiting Rotarians and Guests

·         Raphael Brazion, our new exchange student

·         Jamil Shaikh, Mountain View Human Relations Commission

Today we celebrate:

August 26, 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution became law, and women could vote in the fall elections, including in the Presidential election

Announcements

·         Sept 6 and 7 M.V.Art and Wine Festival- CHAC PARKING.  We need more sign-ups!  Please see Monique.

·         Nominations for the Mayors awards are due Sept 3 to the Mayor's office. 

o        They can be for social or physical projects begun or completed between July 1, 06 and June 30, 08. 

o        Send nominations to mayorsaward2008@mountainview.gov. 

o        Check Mountain View's web site for more details. 

Speaker: Jamil Shaikh, Human Relations Commissioner, City of  Mountain View

Jamil has lived in Mountain View for more than 25 years.  He was born in Karachi, Pakistan and migrated to America in early 70's.  An electronic engineer by trade, he also runs a small family business in Mountain View which was recently certified as Green Business.

Jamil serves in many areas of the community.  In addition to the HRC, he also volunteers for organizations such as: Leadership Mountain View, Community Services Agency, Old Mountain View Neighborhood association, El Camino Hospital,  and Citizen Emergency Response Team CERT, to name a few.

Next week, our speaker will be Don Weden.  Don topic is: "Winds of Change: Adapting Our Communitis to the Changing Realities of the 21st Century".  He is with Santa ClaraCountyPlanning managing a wide array of planning studies.