In accordance with our Club Bylaws, I am pleased to announce that the following are scheduled to be inducted into our Club as our newest members on April 13, 2021:
Jeff Lerner (Interior Design: Flooring | Floorcraft/Flowercraft San Francisco)
Matthew Madsen (Nonprofit Management | The Salvation Army)
Karen Sommerich (Brand Strategy | Salesforce)
Andrés Vera (Performing Arts | Self-employed)
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns about these proposed new members.
Volunteering with Rotary can take you to unique places! For example, a small street tucked in the Mission has many small "maker" businesses - like the shop which did all the cutting and assembling of the gowns that Rotarians delivered to protect health workers. Covering the Bay Area from Pleasanton to San Mateo, and cities in between, the Rotary Club of San Francisco met the challenge of loading cars with over 2,250 gowns and distributing to welcoming hands across the Bay Area.
President JT Forbus called the Board meeting via Zoom to order at 4:02 p.m. A quorum was present. Also in attendance were Lisa Christian and Past President Rhonda Poppen. Dora, Secretary, recorded the minutes.
CLUB ADMINISTRATION
Minutes: The Board reviewed and approved the minutes for January 26, 2021 prepared by Dora.
District 5150 Awards for Club Excellence 2020-2021 Rotary Year: Dora reminded the Board of the deadline to submit scores to her.
Drivers needed to pick up pre-packaged meals at The Arc San Francisco and deliver to individual residences of Arc participants who are experiencing food insecurity. Exact directions will be provided when you pick up the meals. Hand delivery of meals must occur between 4 PM and 5:30 PM in advance of the Monday Night Dinner Club with Friends Like Me via Zoom to be held on the first and third Monday of each month.
Rotarians and guests will join Gary Kamiya in a tour of San Francisco sites covered in his books and discover new parts of our City. Advanced registration required. Connection instructions will be provided immediately to all who register.
Please join us in assembling snacks and hygiene items and then stuffing them into Rotary-branded backpacks for the homeless. This project is sponsored by a grant from the Foundation of the Rotary Club of San Francisco.
Dr. Oral Moses, Professor Emeritus of Voice and Music Literature at Kennesaw State University near Atlanta, GA, will provide an overview of African American music, including the Negro spiritual, the Blues, jazz, gospel, and popular music. And he will provide some short musical selections. Advanced registration required. Connection instructions will be provided immediately to all who register.
40% of US GHG emissions come from five basic household activities we do every day: electricity use, home heating, transportation, food and waste. There are solutions for all five where you can take action, reduce your impact on the environment, and even save money. Join us in April to understand more about your carbon footprint and how you, and your club, can use this platform to uncover solutions that will impact the climate crisis. Advanced registration required. Connection instructions will be provided to all who register.
Please join us in assembling snacks and hygiene items and then stuffing them into Rotary-branded backpacks for the homeless. This project is sponsored by a grant from the Foundation of the Rotary Club of San Francisco.
Drivers needed to pick up pre-packaged meals at The Arc San Francisco and deliver to individual residences of Arc participants who are experiencing food insecurity. Exact directions will be provided when you pick up the meals. Hand delivery of meals must occur between 4 PM and 5:30 PM in advance of the Monday Night Dinner Club with Friends Like Me via Zoom to be held on the first and third Monday of each month.
Casey Fritz, a Recycling Programs Specialist, will take us through what being “better at the bin” means, how our recycling and composting programs work in the City with specific do’s and don’ts, and why reducing our waste is so important. Advanced registration required. Connection instructions will be provided immediately to all who register.
Join our Club along with TogetherSF to assemble and package food for distribution to the San Francisco African American Faith-Based Coalition. Advanced registration is required.
Join us for a fun-filled and exciting evening of Family Feud. Battling for a cash prize of $1,000 to support a cause chosen by their team, it will be men vs. women from the Rotary Club of San Francisco on stage! Advanced registration required to be part of the audience. Connection instructions will be provided immediately to all who register.
Carnaval San Francisco (CSF) curates educational platforms and creates artistic spaces of revelry that heal, strengthen, and unite disenfranchised communities of color through the power of art and culture. Rodrigo Durán is CSF’s Festival Director since 2016 and will share some safe spaces he has created for the Latinx community to celebrate their cultures and languages. Advanced registration required. Connection instructions will be provided immediately to all who register.
