2013 CLUB ASSEMBLY Rotary Club of Los Altos. WHY DID YOU JOIN ROTARY? Jack Kelly - President Elect Rotary Club of Los Altos – Club Assembly January 31,

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WHY DID YOU JOIN ROTARY?Jack Kelly - President Elect

Rotary Club of Los Altos – Club Assembly January 31, 2013

• Was it for the Fellowship?• Was it to Change the World?• Was it for the Community Involvement?• Was it for the Community Projects?• Was it for the International Projects?• Was it for all the Service Projects?• Was it for the Meetings?• Was it for the Meeting Programs?• Was it because you believe in “Service

Above Self”?• Was it because you really wanted to be an

integral part of the “Fine Art in the Park Show”?

WHY DID YOU JOIN ROTARY?


Do you know the “First Rule of Rotary”?

WHY DID YOU JOIN ROTARY?


Maybe that’s why you joined!


MEMBERSHIPRandy Gard 2013 Director


MEMBERSHIP – Strength in numbers

• 164 Members total• 7 new members inducted this year• 2 prospective members• 71% average weekly attendance• Membership Committee re-forming

Please continue recruiting new members!


MEMBERSHIP – Strength in numbers

• 50% attendance is mandatory to remain in good standing

• Rule of 85 (years in Rotary + your actual age)• Leave of Absence• Make ups

Two week period within missed meeting: • eClub (www.recswusa.org OR www.rotaryeclubone.org)• other Rotary Clubs or District meetings• satellite breakfast• committee meeting• RotaCare delivery• NOT Fellowship events

• Club Runner App

HOW TO REMAIN IN GOOD STANDING

http://www.recswusa.org/

http://www.rotaryeclubone.org/


OPERATIONSClari Nolet 2013 Director


OPERATIONS – Can you hear me?PROBLEM: Garden House acoustics difficult for everyone, even those with good hearing

COST TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMAcoustic upgrades $7,793Labor for installation $5,000Total cost $12,793

CITY OF LOS ALTOS CONTRIBUTION:Pledged by City Manager Jan 2013 $5,000

Funds required $7,793LAREF directed funds ($1,000)Remaining funds needed $6,793

Will address delta in our next board meeting


NEW GENERATIONSKaren Greguras 2013 Director


NEW GENERATIONS – Building the future!

HIGHLIGHTS:Area Speech Contest February 7Scholarship applications are now online!LAHS Interact has grown to 40 active studentsPNG has 200 students & 140 volunteers

• Partners for New Generations

• Camp RYLA• One Dollar for Life• Interact Clubs• LARC Scholarships

• Scout Packs 76 & 78• BSA Troop 37 Liaison• Rotary Speech Contest• Young at Art• Vocational Services


INTERNATIONAL SERVICESteve Pomeroy 2013 Director

Proyecto Itzaeswith Merida Rotary

Sumba Island Solar-Powered Lights

Sopudep School Rocket Stoves

Nepal


INTERNATIONAL SERVICE - Building bridges

Training Health WorkersNevirapine

LARAP: Los Altos Rotary AIDS Project


INTERNATIONAL SERVICE - Building bridgesWCS: World Community Service

Sankhu, Nepal Solar Cooking

Bardiya, Nepal Solar-Powered Lights

Kokhana, Nepal Biomass Briquettes


COMMUNITY SERVICEPaul Schutz 2013 Director


COMMUNITY SERVICE – Helping neighbors• Chamber of Commerce

Liaison• Community Roundtable• CSA: Community Service

Agency• Festival of Lights Parade• Holiday Food & Toy Drive• Los Altos History Museum• Los Altos Sister Cities• LAVA: Los Altos Village

Association• Nominations & Grants • Los Altos History Museum

• Los Altos Sister Cities• LAVA: Los Altos Village

Association• Nominations & Grants• PEG: Partners for Elder

Generations• Public Relations• RotaCare Meal

Delivery• RotaCare A Santé• Community Service• Relay for Life


COMMUNITY SERVICE – Helping neighbors

HIGHLIGHTS• Welcome Home Veteran’s Project• RotaCare Clinic• Joint Chamber Mixer: LARC, Kiwanis

& Chamber

SAVE THE DATE:Joint Chamber Mixer June 26 @ the History Museum


FELLOWSHIPBeverly Tucker 2013 Director


FELLOWSHIP – Building bonds

NEXT UP: Campo di Bocce - February 9

Cioppino Dinner - March 1

• Weekly Greeters• Thought for the

Day• Song Leader• Fine Master• Social events

• Wine & Cheese Parties

• Sunshine• Hiking Group• Bike Rides• Bocce Ball

What would YOU like to do next?


Special Club Assembly Tutorial!

Everything you ever wanted to know but were afraid to ask about. . .


$Fines are FUN!Fines are FUN!


THE ROTARY YEARTHE ROTARY YEAR


FINE MASTER & DUCK FINE MASTER & DUCK BUCKETBUCKET


HOW IT WORKSHOW IT WORKS


PROBLEMS?PROBLEMS?Your name doesn’t get recorded on the duck bucket sheet

You paid an IOU that didn’t get recorded

You didn’t have cash or check

Human error


QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?

Sandie [email protected]

650.949.4617Or just come up and talk to me.

mailto:[email protected]


FINE ART IN THE PARKCrysta Krames 2013 Chairperson


A FINAL WORD FROM YOUR PRESIDENTThe Honorable John Sylvester

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2013 CLUB ASSEMBLY Rotary Club of Los Altos. WHY DID YOU JOIN ROTARY? Jack Kelly - President Elect Rotary Club of Los Altos – Club Assembly January 31,