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..!
In accordance with our Club Bylaws, I am pleased to announce that these individuals are scheduled to be inducted into our Club as our newest members on either November 12, 2019 or December 10, 2019:
Valentina Sacchi Beccarini (Student)
Christopher Eggers (Building Security | Clavus Group)
We now begin a new story in our weekly Grindings newsletter. The story entitled "Rotary in Pictures" will feature photos of recent events where Rotarians have gathered. We hope that you will help this story continue by contributing your photos along with a brief caption. Please send photos and captions to Dora Dye. Photos can be about Rotarians at Club events or at Rotary-related or Rotary-affiliated, social events. Please note that once the photos are published online, others may choose to repost a photo in social media.
This week's photos are from the week of October 21-25, 2019 and were submitted by Bill Poppen and Janine Padilla. See photos here. Click on each photo to read the story.
Hi, Friends! We all know that throwing a house party is a lot of work! Well, how about throwing a PGA Championship? Watch this invitation video of our November 5, 2019 Rotary Luncheon speaker, Barry Deach, and see you at Rotary on Tuesday, November 5.
The Board of the Rotary Club of San Francisco met on September 24, 2019; a quorum was present.
The Board reviewed, amended, and approved the minutes dated August 27, 2019 prepared by Dora Dye.
Gary Dales delivered a positive Treasurer’s report, mentioning that the Club is in a strong financial position and in the black in luncheons. We discussed unpaid Club dues and the payment of the District dues. Gary also requested resolutions to change the signers on our Club’s Wells Fargo accounts. The Board approved the treasurer's report and the signers on our Club's Wells Fargo accounts as proposed by Gary.
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.
Human trafficking is a preventable crime. It is a scourge on every community, hiding in plain sight, oftentimes right under our noses. Laurel Botsford, founder and president of Wisdom International: Help2Others, will speak of her work to change the dynamics of the business of human trafficking through prevention education, legislation, and cross-county collaboration projects.
