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 Generosity for The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International: Michael Mustacchi, (Photography; Michael Mustacchi & Associates) reported that we have raised over $9,000 for The Rotary Foundation already this Rotary year. We're well along the way to our goal. Thank you for all who have donated to TRF!
Interact Report: We learned about The Interact Club sponsored by SF Rotary#2 at George Washington High School. Our Rotarian Advisors are Lilian Tsi-Stielstra (Insurance; Wells Fargo Advisors) and Xu Wang (Financial Advisor; Wang Wealth Management). These kids are doing impressive things in the community: volunteering at the local food pantry, marching in the Italian Heritage Parade, and participating in our own Back Pack Dash at 5:00 in the morning. The Interact Club was founded just this past summer but already boasts a membership of 43 Juniors, Sophomores and Freshmen. See Lilian or Xu if you want to get involved in mentoring our high school Interact volunteer club.
Happy Dollars: John Dracup (Civil & Environmental Engineering; University of California) celebrated a major award given by UC Berkeley to his wife, Kathy. Tom Briody (Elder Care; Institute on Aging) is celebrated the upcoming wedding of his son Patrick's wedding, and then returned the next week to celebrate the event itself after the marriage was performed in Cincinnati. Tom pointed out all weddings are wonderful, but there's something extra special when it's your child who is getting married. Xu Wang rang the bell in honor of the Interactors at George Washington High School; she loves working with them! Rick Harrell (Veterans Outreach; Heroes' Voices) rang the bell to thank everyone for their support and attendance at The Heroes' Voices Concert to Honor our Veterans.
 Thank you! President Stephanie thanked Dan Joraanstadt (Retail Brokerage; Wells Fargo Advisors) and his husband, Bob Hermann, for hosting a great Thanksgiving Friendship Dinner at their home. 
Sunshine Reports: Former member and Past President Jimmie Jeffery recently had neck surgery and would appreciate calls or cards. Jim Emerson (Retired Clergy; Presbyterian) fell and hurt himself; he's doing OK but would appreciate calls and our get-well wishes. Jim Bradley (Insurance Agencies - Property; CAL Insurance & Associates) had a hip replacement in October and is recovering nicely. He plans to be back at Rotary in December.
Vocational Speakers: Lilian Tsi-Stielstra reminded us that life is short, so we should be sure to work with nice people. Tom Briody gave an overview of the work of the Institute on Aging with a special emphasis on Cable Car Caroling.
Rotarian of The Month for November:. President Stephanie named Rhonda Poppen (Grant Writer; GRANTdog) as Rotarian of the Month. Only a member of SF#2 for one year and what would we do without her? Rhonda is our club Secretary and a tireless volunteer always lending a hand or a kind word.
Great speakers: We heard this month from Julian Cox, Chief Curator at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. We had a special "Rotary Antiques Roadshow" with speaker Deric Torres, Vice President and Director of Furniture and Decorative Arts at Clars Auction Gallery. And we celebrated Veterans Day with a color guard along with speakers Eddie Ramirez from One Vet One Voice and Nelson Lum from the American Legion and the War Memorial Veterans Building Commission.
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In accordance with our Club's Bylaws, the Nominating Committee has selected these candidates for open positions on the 2016-17 Board of Directors:
President Elect: John Mathers
Director of Community Service: Chris Boehner
Director of International Service: Tucker Kuhn
Director of Membership: Dan Joraanstad
Director of Development: Frank Yoke
All members are encouraged to attend the annual meeting, to be held at the Holiday Luncheon, to vote on these nominations.
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 San Francisco is in the midst of an astounding boom, and no one should be surprised that that is putting upward pressure on the cost of our weekly luncheon meetings. Fortunately, there is something you can do to help manage that cost: take a moment each week to RSVP for the next Rotary luncheon.
It’s simple: We get charged the least by the hotel if the count we provide to them the Friday before each Tuesday lunch is reasonably accurate. The more inaccurate our prediction, the more it costs. If our guess is low, then the hotel has to scramble at the last minute to cook more meals and sometimes to set up more tables. That’s expensive for them, and they pass the cost to us. If our guess is high, then we end up paying for a lot of uneaten meals.
That’s why it’s so important for you to RSVP. RSVPs that we receive before noon on Fridays are the most valuable, but even late RSVPs help us work with the hotel to manage costs. And while we love to hear “Yes, I will attend” from as many people as possible, hearing “No, I cannot attend” is every bit as valuable, especially from people who usually attend. We don’t have to be able to predict the exact right number each week, but we get the best price if we are reasonably close. You are always welcome to attend any regular meeting, even if your plans change after you’ve said you can’t come.
We send invitations to every luncheon on Tuesday afternoons, with a follow-up on Friday mornings to those we haven’t yet heard from. Click on the link in the emailed invitation to reply. If your plans change, if you can’t find the email, or if you want to check to see whether you’ve replied, go to sfrotary.com, find the information about the next luncheon, and click where it says Club members, click here to RSVP.
In early 2106 we’ll be announcing a special contest to reward the members who provide the most accurate RSVPs. Get in the swing now so you develop the habit of replying promptly, which might just win you a special recognition.
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Posted by David Dye
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 Although new to the Rotary Club of San Francisco, Frank has deep ties to Rotary as well as the San Francisco Bay area. Frank is the son of Frank and Madeline Yoke. He grew up in West Virginia in a family with a history of service. His father is an attorney and his mother is active in community service including serving as a scout leader when Frank joined the Boy Scouts as a youth.
Frank’s grandfather, Frank “F. Roy” Yoke was the IRS tax collector for West Virginia and served as a Rotary club president and District Governor. Additionally, F. Roy was the Supreme Governor of the Loyal Order of Moose. His father, Frank, Jr., is a Rotary club past president. His sister, Lisa, an attorney is currently a Rotary club member and a former Rotary Youth Exchange student.
Frank’s dedication to community service grows out of a long involvement with the Boy Scouts. As a youth, Frank rose through Scouting attaining the rank of Eagle Scout. Frank has continued his scouting involvement as a professional for the past 34 years. He has served in Boy Scout councils in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Arizona, and California.
He first came to the Bay Area in 1999 to serve as the finance director for the Pacific Skyline Council serving youth in San Mateo County and Northern Santa Clara County. From there he served as finance director and director of financial services for the San Francisco Bay Area Council. Through his efforts, he has cultivated relationships with influential leaders in San Francisco and has helped raise millions of dollars to support scouting programs.
An expert at networking and putting together special events, Frank has managed recognition events for Bay Area leaders like Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr., former United States Secretary of State George Schultz, and philanthropists Richard Goldman.
After a brief stint serving as the director of development for the Grand Canyon Council based in Phoenix Arizona, Frank returned to the Bay Area in 2015 to serve as the deputy CEO for the San Francisco Bay Area Council.
Frank and his wife, Patsy, have been married for 24 years and have two sons. His oldest son, Jim lives in Pittsburgh. His other son, Brian, lives at home. Over the years, Frank has served as a member of the Rotary Club of Ambler, Pennsylvania and the Rotary Club of Burlingame. While in Phoenix, Frank was a member of, and served as president of, the Phoenix Kiwanis Club.
In his spare time, Frank likes to play golf. He is also a history buff and likes to study American History.
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Posted by Carrie Condran LaBriola
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Michael Mustacchi (say moo-STAH-key) loves to take photos and loves to cook, and he’s put both skills to good work since joining the Rotary Club of San Francisco five years ago. He serves as our Director of Development.
Michael is a San Francisco native and graduate of Galileo High School and lives in the same house in the Marina where he grew up. He attended San Francisco College for Women and, when that school closed, finished his education at Dominican College in San Rafael, majoring in photography and business.
Through his business, Michael Mustacchi & Associates, he photographs “just about everything except fashion” – weddings, family portraits, and large events, even offering “print on site,” where he takes photos and prints them at events. He also does editorial photography, including speakers at the Marine’s Memorial and sports at the Olympic Club.
Michael is unmarried, but has a longtime girlfriend, Honey Mannix, who is an interior designer. He loves to photograph fires and disasters and has done some professional photography for the San Francisco Fire Department and also the Office of Emergency Management.
Harold Hoogasian first talked to Michael about the Rotary Club of San Francisco, and David Bigeleisen was his sponsor. Michael said he decided to join Rotary “in honor of my mother, who was a professional volunteer.” He is in the second year of a two-year term as Vice President for Development on the Board and is a Paul Harris "+ 1", and about to get his "+ 2" pin.
Michael is proud of the fundraising success of the Backpack Dash, which he attributes to the many volunteers who helped with that event. He says we’re about one-third of the way to President Stephanie’s goal of $33,000 for The Rotary Foundation and credits Fred Marschner and Phyllis Nusz with that success.
Michael says his favorite part of Rotary is “doing things for other people” and that he’s met “a lot of great friends.” One of his favorite volunteer activities is helping PDG Eric Schmautz cook Thanksgiving dinner for the clients of The Arc and also photographing events at The Arc and the Salvation Army. “And I like being connected to people throughout the world,” Michael says. I see people from all over the world who visit us, and when I travel, I am welcomed elsewhere.”
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 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.
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Tina Greenbaum, an Optimal Performance Coach, will give us an inside look into the mental and mindfulness skills that contribute to that winning outcome with her talk, "Optimize Your Performance: Journey into the Minds of Great Athletes". Tina helps business professionals, athletes and performers achieve a sense of inner calm while performing at their peak. Her interest has been the connection of the mind and body and how it affects performance under pressure.
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 All club members are welcome to attend meetings of the International Service Committee. Please join the meeting to see what projects are coming up and how you can help, and/or to propose your own ideas for new projects. If you would like to find out how to submit a grant for a project, criteria for grants or completing a final report, this is the meeting for you. |
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 Cable Car Caroling is the Institute on Aging’s annual special event that brings holiday cheer through Christmas carols to isolated seniors across San Francisco at assisted living centers, skilled nursing facilities and individual homes. Last year, over 300 guests traveled on motorized cable cars visiting over 700 seniors. Two cable cars are available for Rotarians to enjoy and participate in the festivities.
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 Dr. My T. Le, an expert in engineering and computer systems, will tell us about the course she teaches at Stanford, where students examine real-world problems, learn the skills needed to solve them and are expected to produce real results.
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 Enjoy dinner with your fellow Rotarians at this special event featuring Rotary International President Ravi Ravindran as well as Past Rotary International Presidents MAT Caparas, Cliff Dochterman, and Rick King at the DoubleTree Hotel in San Jose. Our own Past President (and PDG) Eric Schmautz has reserved some of the best tables in the house for us. This is a great opportunity to meet some of the most interesting people in the Rotary World.
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