If you would like to support the Campbell Relay for Life and our fight against all types of cancers talk to our esteemed former Campbell Rotary President Jon Shannon about how you can make a donation or join the Rotary Team and collect sponsors.
This is an awesome event that everyone should come down and check out.
We begin at 10:00 am on Saturday July 11, on the track at the Campbell Community Center with the survivors lap- for those of you who have fought cancer you should come down and walk this lap! Then the fun begins with walking, game playing, lots of opportunities to purchase goods and services with all proceeds going to the fight against cancer.
At dusk we begin to light the Lumineria that have been created in Honor or Memory of cancer fighters. These line the track throughout the night and it is beautiful. If you stop by the lumineria table during the day on Saturday you can create your own to add to the walk!
A favorite with many is the young lady that give FREE HUGS all day and all night long.
We don’t stop walking until 10:00am on Sunday. We walk until there is a cure.
J U N E 3 0 , 2 0 0 9 CAMPBELL Rotary W W W . C A M P B E L L R O T A R Y. O R G CHARTERED FEB., 1948 z The Year in Review z Today’s pre-meeting slide show will attempt to highlight the past Rotary year here in Campbell with photos of our speakers, socials, and community service projects. Hope you enjoy it. Onward and Upward! “The trouble,” they say, “with learning from experience, is that the tests always come before the lessons!” For those of you who have had the opportunity to serve as a Rotary club president, this little bit of wisdom must really ring true. Nonetheless, I want to say that I have thoroughly enjoyed this past Rotary year. If I had known a year ago what I’ve learned since then, the year might have been very different. One thing I would not have changed, however, is the good company and camaraderie that I have enjoyed each time we July 11, 12: Relay for Life @ Campbell Community Center July 13: Dinner Service @ EHC July 18: President’s Debunking, @ Mama Mia’s Signature Event planning Our long-awaited “signature event” is on the planning board and steps have been taken to make the dream a reality. At today’s meeting, members will be asked to ?ll out a survey regarding their interest and ability to help for the event. ??????????? come together here at EMQ or on location at a fund raiser, social or community service event. The other thing that “they” say, is “Rotary happens at the club level.” That is certainly true for the Rotary Club of Campbell. Although I will spell out in more detail our shared accomplishments at the debunking, I want to thank each and every one of you for your many contributions: ideas, efforts, work, time, money, food and friendship that continue to make our club a very special place to be. Thanks a million! July 6: Board Meeting, 5:30 @ Rick’s July 9: District Roast & Toast @ Saratoga Springs, 5:00 PM Coming Events
This week we will not be meeting at the EMQ as usual!
They need the room for a retirement function for their CEO. Instead we have been graciously invited to use the Jewish Community Center on Oka Road in Los Gatos. The JCC is located between Winchester Blvd. and Highway 17, just off of Lark Avenue in Los Gatos.
Same time: 12:15.
Our speaker will be David Ujita from the West Valley Community Services organization. Hope to see you there.
Rotary International’s annual convention has kicked off in Birmingham, England (UK), and in a unique twist, the convention can be “followed” along on Twitter. Feel free to click around through this search box, following links to individual Rotarians at the event to articles about the activities:
If this Twitter thing sounds interesting to you, start here: @CampbellRotary.
J U N E 1 6 , 2 0 0 9 CAMPBELL Rotary W W W . C A M P B E L L R O T A R Y. O R G CHARTERED FEB., 1948 z Next week’s meeting @ JCC z Please remember that next week’s meeting will be held at the Jewish Community Center at 14855 Oka Road, Los Gatos, CA 95032, located between Hiway 17 & Winchester just off Lark Ave. Same time: 12:15. We’ll be in the Adult Lounge. Check in at the front door. Vision Revisited, Part 2 Two weeks ago in this space we looked at our progress in the area of Club Avenue of Service, focussing mainly on the top notch speakers we have enjoyed this year. Another aspect of Club Service that was highlighted was the notion that “We care for each other.” Kit Whitney, and others, have made sure we have been successful in this endeavor. In the area of International Avenue of Service, we said, back in ’08 that we wanted to take part in the 1 Rotary laptop per child program for developing countries. Down July 9: District Roast & Toast @ Saratoga Springs, 5:00 PM July 11, 12: Relay for Life @ Campbell Community Center July 18: President’s Debunking, @ Mama Mia’s District Roast & Toast Club members are encouraged to attend the District 5170 annual Roast & Toast celebrating Governor Gary Citti’s year, and welcoming in Governor-elect Lore\n Harper. A great BBQ meal, lots of Rotary friends are sure to please. The event is at Saratoga Springs at 5:00 PM on Thursday, July 9. ??????????? the list a little ways was “Computerization of 1,000 villages in India.” Other top suggestions from the visioning session were: “Hands-on house building-Mexico,” and “Friendship Exchanges with a club from another country.” With the opportunity to move forward on the Indian Digital Villages project, we have taken all steps to complete the ?rst phase of that project. The new International Committee under President Rick will have the task of selecting a new project or revisiting one of the ones we came up with during the visioning exercise. June 18: RYLA BBQ @ Camp Campbell June 21: RI Convention in Birmingham, England Coming Events
J U N E 9 , 2 0 0 9 CAMPBELL Rotary W W W . C A M P B E L L R O T A R Y. O R G CHARTERED FEB., 1948 z Relay for Life just a month away z There is still plenty of time to join the Campbell Rotary team taking part in the Campbell “Relay for Life”. If you are not able to do part of the walkathon, you can still sponsor one of our walkers. Stay tuned! Club Hosts Paul Harris Dinner Last Saturday night six members were recognized as Paul Harris Fellows at a dinner event held at Mama Mia’s on Hamilton Ave. Jason Baker, Dr. Susan Klear, Stephen Salmon, David Tripp (red badger), Bob Yager and Bill Ellington were honored for their milestone contributions to the Rotary Foundation. Special recognition was given to David Keller by the District 5170 TRF Chair, for David’s induction into the Paul Harris Society, which is reserved for Rotarians who commit to contributing $1,000 a year to the Rotary Foundation. July 9: District Roast & Toast @ Saratoga Springs July 11, 12: Relay for Life @ Campbell Community Center July 18: President’s Debunking, @ Mama Mia’s Signature event is born! Club members got a sneak peak at the plans for an upcoming FUNdraiser that will bring the music, food and style of the 1960’s to the City of Campbell. Mark your calendar for October 2009 for a great event to help raise money for polio eradication and local projects. Exact date and more details are still to be determined. ??????????? In addition, eight other people, all non-Rotarians, were awarded Certi?cates, medallions and pins signifying that they, too, are Paul Harris Fellows: Doris Davis, Jennifer Ellington, Ginny Miskulin, Geri Osborn, Neil and Noemia Reid, Pamela Shannon and Robb Whitney. The evening event was the brainchild of TRF Chairperson, Bill Highley who along with Marc Wagner, arranged for a delicious meal and great camaraderie. In all, more than thirty people came out to support this important Foundation event. June 18: RYLA BBQ @ Asilomar June 21: RI Convention in Birmingham, England Coming Events
J U N E 1 , 2 0 0 9 CAMPBELL Rotary W W W . C A M P B E L L R O T A R Y. O R G CHARTERED FEB., 1948 z C-H-O-C-O-L-A-T-E! z Next week’s speaker is Charles Siegel of Charles’ Chocolates located in the East Bay area. Rumor has it he will bring a few samples along with him as he shares his story and his passion. Don’t be late! Visioning Revisited:Speakers Over the next few editions of the Newsletter I’d like to take a look at the results of our Visioning Session conducted during the last Rotary Year. As you may recall, President Jerry Cummings organized the session led by District level Rotary leaders to take us through what our club wants to do over the next ?ve years. One of the outcomes of that exercise was a focus on getting “Must see” speakers. This year, thanks to all of our members and especially Program Chair, Jerry, we have had a most distinguished group of speakers. From Campbell Mayor Jane Kennedy to CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Carl Guardino as well as the City Attorney of Campbell, Dan Rich, we have had our share of local July 9: District Roast & Toast @ Saratoga Springs July 11, 12: Relay for Life @ Campbell Community Center July 18: President’s Debunking, @ Mama Mia’s government representatives. We also hosted Emmy Award winning NHL Announcer, Randy Hahn and, of course, our own District Governor Gary Citti. We’ve also tapped speakers close to our club members: Don Payton shared his experiences ?ghting wild ?res in Southern California; former member Bob Culp shared his poetry; fellow Rotarian Arley Marley told us about ELC #2. Topics covered politics, ?nance, “green” energy, life-long learning opportunities, health and ?tness and the history of the National Guard. Looking forward, we can expect even more “must see” guests with efforts from all of our members. Vision checklist: CHECK! Your Board-Hard at Work! Our club wishes to acknowledge and to thank this year’s Board of Directors for their gift of time and talent to the success of this Rotary year in Campbell. This year’s Board included Rick Davis, Marv Bamburg, Phil Nielsen, Judy Armstrong, Bill Highley, Neil Jacobson, Ravi Chari, Carl Middione and John Shannon. ??????????? June 3: District Cabinet @ DoubleTree Hotel, 6:00 PM June 6: Paul Harris Dinner @ Mama Mia’s, 6:00 PM Coming Events
M A Y 1 9 , 2 0 0 9 CAMPBELL Rotary W W W . C A M P B E L L R O T A R Y. O R G z Paul Harris Dinner set for June 6 z Relay for Life! Today we will distribute sponsor envelopes and registration forms for the American Cancer Society’s Campbell Relay for Life. The Save the date for a special dinner event honoring our own Paul Harris awardees scheduled for Saturday, June 6. Our club is honored to have a high percentage of its members who have quali?ed for this great Rotary honor. Come enjoy the festivities! Smaller Crowds Boogie on the Bayou The crowds came back, endured the heat, enjoyed the music and ate up the corn and hot dogs at this past weekend’s Boogie on the Bayou. Well, that’s the story we were hoping to write, anyway. Nonetheless, the annual event, sponsored by the Campbell Chamber of Commerce, drew a crowd of festival goers eager to have some fun close to home. “Captain” Bill Ellington and his crew of hard working event will be held at the Campbell Community Center starting on July 11 and continue for 24 hours to the morning of July 12. Members are encouraged to join the team and gain some sponsors to help in the ?ght against cancer. ??????????? Rotarians did all they could to make sure the hot dogs, sausages, and fresh roasted corn were delicious and hot and the water and lemonade delicious and cold. The weather was hot, hot, hot, but sales were a little less so. Even so, our team of volunteers were able to make the sales that we needed to in order to make a pro?t on the weekend. Our club’s proceeds will be used to meet the needs of our projects in the coming year under President Rick Davis. June 1: Annual Board Dinner, 5:30 June 6: Paul Harris Dinner July 9: District Roast & Toast Coming Events July 11, 12: Relay for Life July 18: President’s Debunking, @ TBA
Below is our latest edition of the Newsletter. For those of you who missed today, we hope all is well with you and yours. Next week, in keeping with our mission to have top quality guest speakers, Neil Reid will be introducing Santa Clara County District Attorney, Delores Carr. It would be another great opportunity to invite a prospective member.
Today’s speaker, Tabitha Kappeler-Hurley presented a great program that Santa Clara Unified School District provides for some of its middle and high school girls. GAINS, Girls Achieving In Non-traditional Subjects. GAINS exposes girls to successful professional women in careers in such fields as Engineering, construction, technology, and other fields traditionally populated by men. It was a great presentation about a very innovative and successful program.
M A Y 5 , 2 0 0 9 CAMPBELL Rotary W W W . C A M P B E L L R O T A R Y. O R G z Boogie on the bayou z A great Campbell community event is scheduled for the weekend of May 16-17. Our club will once again be selling “hot dogs, french fries, roasted corn.” Sign up with Bill Ellington for a work shift today! Volunteer here or abroad! Board Highlights Here are some actions taken by the Board last night: • Approved to provide bus transportation for Campbell Middle School science camp. • Established a “Rainy Day” Dues Fund to help members cover their dues in ?scal hard times. • Approved production of a display sign indicating our programs for our food booth. ??????????? Are you looking for an international project to support? Or maybe you’re interested in becoming an international volunteer. Through the Rotary Volunteers program, Rotarians and other skilled professionals further Rotary’s Avenue of Vocational Service by using their professional skills and experience to contribute to international humanitarian projects wherever help is needed. Volunteers with an extensive range of skills are invited to participate. All Rotarians can signi?cantly contribute at the club, district, or international level. See the volunteer form or the program handbook for guidelines. Ready to get involved? Register as a Rotary Volunteer by completing the International Volunteer Registration form. Once you submit the form, Rotary club and district of?cers in your area review your skills and experience. Endorsed volunteers will be included in the Rotary Volunteers database , regularly reviewed by Rotarians and independently sponsored projects. Developing a World Community Service (WCS) project is a great way to further Rotary’s Avenue of International Service. A WCS project is created when Rotary clubs from two or more countries unite to serve one of their communities. These collaborations help Rotary clubs undertake more ambitious projects that improve lives while fostering international fellowship and understanding. For more info: www.rotary.org/ en/ServiceAndFellowship. May 4: Board Meeting, Hickory Pit, 5:30 PM May 11: Dinner Service @ EHC Coming Events May 13 : District Assembly @ SJ DoubleTree Hotel May 16, 17: “Boogie on the Bayou,” Downtown Campbell June 6: Paul Harris Dinner July 11, 12: Relay for Life
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