Campbell Rotary

Through a grant from Campbell Rotary five beautiful historic plaques have been
installed on key downtown historic properties:

• The Country Women’s Club (Palazzi Salon)
• First Bank of Campbell/Farley Building (Allied Financial Network)
• Downing Building (Village Style and others)
• B.O. Curry Building (Blue Line Pizza)
• First Bank of Campbell (Campbell Café)

Each of the property owners have agreed to have an all-weather 17×11″ plaque on display depicting the history of their property.

The project was spearheaded by a group of downtown community leaders that included Neil Collins, Susan Blake (Historic Preservation Board member) and Sally Howe. Specifically, Susan Blake prepared the grant application and worked closely with Karen Lange to secure some great photographs from the museum’s archives.

So take a stroll downtown to check out the plaques and be sure to stop in and visit all the fantastic merchants and eateries while you are there!

Campbell Rotary and past-president Sue Klear are in the News these days, part of the City of Campbell’s 2013 celebration of “Women of Distinction” in April:

Thirteen are named as the 2013 Campbell women of distinction

Thirteen women have been named recipients of the 2013 Campbell Women of Distinction awards.

This is the fourth year of the program that is intended to recognize the contributions of women who live and work in Campbell. It is held in conjunction with the national Women’s History Month.

“It is important to honor distinguished women in our community because there are still inequalities and challenges that women face every day,” Mayor Evan Low said in a press release. “Through the Women of Distinction Awards program, the city of Campbell seeks to pay tribute to the hard work and commitment demonstrated by the honorees in advancing the status of women towards full equality.”

This year’s theme was “women inspiring innovation through imagination.”

Former Campbell Rotary Club president Sue Klear; Campbell city clerk Anne Bybee; student and community volunteer Manda Lam; and Jacquie Davidson, manager of global mobility at Google, were honored for demonstrating leadership … Read the rest of the story in the SJ Mercury News.

13 Campbell Women of Distinction for 2013

The annual recognition ceremony highlights women in Campbell making an impact on their communities.

Every year, for the last three years, Campbell looks to its community to nominate, select and recognize women in the community that are making an impact on the Orchard City.

On April 2, the Campbell City Council recognized 13 women in this year’s Women of Distinction Awards … Read the rest of the story on Patch.