On Saturday, October 19, 2019, Rotarians in District 5150 gathered in South San Francisco for a workshop on Membership, the Rotary Foundation, and Public Image. Yes, 3 sessions in one day! The presenters were PDG Ron Gin, the District's Membership Chair; PDG Jayne Hulbert, The Rotary Foundation Chair; and Josie McHale, the District's Public Image Chair.
653 cigarette butts, 57 plastic wrappers, 4 spoons and a plastic dinosaur toy were among the approximately 800 items that members from the Rotary Club of San Francisco, family, and friends picked up on the morning of Saturday, October 19, 2019, during our beach clean-up at San Francisco’s Aquatic Park. David McGuire, Executive Director of Shark Stewards, hosted our group.
SAVE THE DATE! Come join us as the San Francisco Rotary Foundation hosts a benefit for the Action Leadership Program for Students (ALPS) on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at the Salesforce Tower–Ohana Floor. Tickets on sale in early November. Stay tuned..!
President Casey Blair (Financial Service: Private Trading | Feis Options) called the meeting to order. We had 39 Rotarians in attendance, including a visiting Rotarian from Virginia in San Francisco on a business trip. We also had five guests (some for the second or third time).
PRLS
Last week, another module of the Rotary Potential Rotary Leaders Seminars (“PRLS”) was offered. Three members of our Club attended: Dora Dye (Education: Community College | City College of San Francisco), Susan Dean (Health Care: Nursing Services | Retired), and John Dean (Education: Law | Dean Dispute Resolution).
Barry Deach, Championship Director of the PGA Championship to be held at San Francisco's Harding Park in May of 2020, will give us a behind-the-scenes look at this exciting event.
Join the members of the Rotary Club of San Francisco, their families, and their friends on a walk to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer's care, support, and research. Get sponsors for your walk, or sponsor someone who is walking that morning.
Dan Evenhouse, a licensed clinical social worker with the VA, will discuss how he uses a range of innovative healing protocols, including the creative arts, to serve those who have served their country.
President Casey Blair will offer a brief training to new and prospective members immediately following the regular luncheon meeting. The training will last about 30 minutes. Whether you are new or returning, everyone is welcome!
Chocolate anyone? Join our Club for a one-hour group tour of the Dandelion Chocolate factory in San Francisco where we will learn how the chocolate is made and get to sample it along the way. Club members, prospective members, and guests over the age of 8 are welcome. Space is limited to 24 people, so please register now.
The annual Thanksgiving Luncheon at The Arc of San Francisco is one of our most popular service projects. Come early to help prepare and serve lunch to hundreds of clients of The Arc: all people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. And stay long enough to enjoy that same lunch with your fellow Rotarians. This is the only Thanksgiving celebration for many of the people we serve that day. And they are most appreciative.
