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January 20, 2019
From the Club Blog
2019 Super Bowl Pool: The Rotary Foundation
The Super Bowl Pool is our Club’s biggest annual drive to raise funds for The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International (TRF), whose mission is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. Every Rotarian around the world is asked to donate to TRF every year. Super Bowl Pool winners receive a Paul Harris Fellowship.
 
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Upcoming Events
ROTARY LUNCHEON January 22, 2019: Jeff Kositsky, Homelessness in SF
Jeff Kositsky, director of the San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH), is responsible for driving San Francisco’s homeless response system that seeks to make homelessness in San Francisco rare, brief, and one-time. He will focus on how the City plans to create a significant and sustained reduction by December 2022.
 
Dictionary Preparation: January 23, 2019
Join the fun as we prepare hundreds of dictionaries to be given to third graders in San Francisco schools. We'll be meeting at Hoogasian Flowers to put Rotary bookplates in each book and organize them into the right inventory for delivery to schools. 
 
ROTARY LUNCHEON January 29, 2019: Katelyn Cano, 1st Generation College Student
Katelyn Cano will talk about her experience as a first-generation college student and how her book, More than Before: A First-Generation College Student Guide, provides first-generation students with the information they need to be successful in college.
 
CLUB SOCIAL January 31, 2019: Mix & Mingle in the Automobile Museum
Come to mix and mingle with your fellow Rotarians while getting the opportunity to view rare and classic automobiles at the Academy of Art Auto Museum. Drinks and light bites will be provided. This is a great opportunity for fellowship, to meet new members and to introduce prospective members to Rotary in a fun and casual environment. Please RSVP by January 28, 2019.
 
ROTARY LUNCHEON February 5, 2019: Barbara Engdahl, Being an Activated Patient
Barbara Engdahl, a retired medical social worker with over 40 years of experience, will speak about how to become an activated patient who is involved in decisions regarding your own medical care, asking for the treatment you want and refusing what you don’t want.
 
ROTARY LUNCHEON February 12, 2019: Emergency Services Day
This is the day when we honor outstanding representatives of the public safety departments we depend on every day: Police, Fire, Sheriff, and Coast Guard. Meet the honorees and their loved ones, and hear their amazing stories of heroism and dedication told by the top brass of each department.
 
We can only guarantee seating for those who registered in advance. This event will begin at noon. Please arrive early enough to be seated by noon.
 
SERVICE PROJECT February 16, 2019: Rotary Meadow Restoration
Get a little muddy and help Sutro Stewards weed and restore Rotary Meadow - a garden of native plants our Club planted at the summit of Mount Sutro in 2004. Friends and family (including children ten and older) are welcome. After all the work is done, we'll enjoy pizza, beer, and fellowship.
 
ROTARY LUNCHEON February 19, 2019: Arlie Hochshild, Crossing the Political Divide
Arlie Hochschild, Professor Emerita at UC Berkeley, will discuss her experience getting to know conservative Republicans in Louisiana. She will share what she learned about how America can heal the growing partisan gap.