Welcome to the newest incarnation of Grindings, the newsletter of the Rotary Club of San Francisco!
Grindings was published on paper and mailed to Club members weekly from 1913 through the 20th Century. More recently, Grindings has been published via email. Since 2017, Grindings has been a formatted monthly publication. We begin a new tradition with this issue: a weekly digest of recent posts on the Club Blog that was launched on July 1.
In order to do a better job of telling our Club's story as it unfolds, Grindings now features brief blurbs about all of our Club activities, as well as interesting news from District 5150 and from Rotary International. Click on a blurb to see the whole story. There are attachments to many of the longer stories, including photos and documents. You can choose what you want to read in more detail.
Please drop me an email if you have any ideas for stories you'd like to see in Grindings, if you would like to submit a blog post, if you would like to help produce blog posts, or if you have any comments.
It is an honor to serve as your president for the 2018-2019 Rotary year. Your welcoming enthusiasm, from last week's energetic meeting to the many emails and texts you have sent my way, is a sign of the great team we are! I am thankful.
The Rotary International theme for 2018-2019 is Be The Inspiration. I relayed in our first meeting and wish to reiterate that our Club's plan to inspire boils down to several components. One is our formal plan on paper evidenced by our goals and our common desire to see our Club and surrounding communities thrive.
A group of roughly 20 members of the Rotary Club of San Francisco attended the Rotary International Convention in Toronto, Ontario from June 23-27, 2018.
The Convention allowed 24,000 Rotarians worldwide to come together in celebration of the past year’s successes and to look forward to the next year’s theme, Be the Inspiration.
About 70 people attended President Rhonda's inaugural meeting today. After preliminaries that included a champagne toast to the 110th anniversary of the Rotary Club of San Francisco (thank you to the Sir Francis Drake for the bubbly!), President Rhonda gave an inspiring talk about her vision for the Rotary year ahead.
Several members of the Rotary Club of San Francisco joined scores of other volunteers at the Bayview Opera House to help Project Homeless Connect provide needed services to the homeless.
Frank Yoke and Tim Hornbecker are tied for first so far, with John Hoch second, but if Tyler Sterk, our guest and potential new Rotary member actually joins the Club, he could take over the lead in no time. Our tourney with trophies is open to all Rotarians in the Bay Area. All level of golfers invited. Special rules this year include no more than double par. So for a par 3 hole and you’re stuck in the bunker, you can’t get more than a 6! That speeds up the round and adds to the fun! We’re looking for more golfers to join us for 9 holes and libations every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month through September 13! Fun fellowship!
About 50 club members and guests attended today's lively luncheon meeting. We were joined by visiting Rotarians from several Clubs across California, and by an unusually large number of guests.
After the basic preliminaries, President Rhonda announced that a get-well card was circulating so that everyone could offer personal wishes to Immediate Past President John Mathers (Management Consulting; eVo Associates), who is having knee replacement surgery today.
Join us for a Rotary no-host happy hour of drinks and $1 pizza at Palio D’Asti. This is a great opportunity to socialize with new members, introduce a prospective member to the Club, or catch up with old friends. Please RSVP so we order enough pizza.
Martha Ryan, founder and director of HPP, and Megan Lucas, former HPP client and now a paralegal at the SF Public Defender's Office, will speak about the innovative ways HPP works with homeless mothers.
Join The Rotary Club of San Francisco for a friendly round of golf and a chance to win our coveted Golf Trophy! Points are based on participation, not necessarily golf score, so all skill levels are welcome! Fellowship follows every outing. Tee time is 4:15.
This Learning & Leadership Development Opportunity, which will explore the powerful work of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International, is open to all, but is of special interest to Club leaders whose responsibility includes development efforts for The Rotary Foundation.
Kristen Pedersen, Chief of Employment & Education Services at The Arc San Francisco, will share how The Arc SF is breaking down barriers for people with developmental disabilities through new management tools, on-site job coaching and other strategies that help businesses capitalize on this untapped resource, changing corporate culture while positively impacting the bottom line.
All members -- and especially new and prospective members -- are encouraged to attend this informal meet-and-greet at the Lynn Luckow's office at LikeMinded.org. Address provided to everyone who registers.
Bring smiles to children around the world by participating in (or supporting) this annual fundraiser in San Rafael. This year's tournament benefits the 26th anniversary of Rotaplast.
Manuel Mollinedo is the former director of several zoos, including the San Francisco Zoo. Manuel will talk about how accredited zoos have helped to protect endangered species. At the turn of the last century, the Bronx Zoo helped to prevent the extinction of the American Bison. More recently, the LA Zoo started working to save California Condors. Hear these and other interesting stories on how zoos help to save endangered species.
This Learning & Leadership Development Opportunity, which will explore opportunities for international service projects, is open to Club leaders whose responsibility includes International Service.
Join The Rotary Club of San Francisco for a friendly round of golf and a chance to win our coveted Golf Trophy! Points are based on participation, not necessarily golf score, so all skill levels are welcome! Fellowship follows every outing. Tee time is 4:15.
