Sunnyvale Rotary Club Newsletter

District 5170 Club 513November 2010 Vol 14

Club Meetings: Tuesday at 12:00 pmThe Lookout Restaurant Sunnyvale Municipal Golf Course605 Macara Ave.Sunnyvale, CA 94085Information: 408-733-9604

2010-2011 Club Officers: President Mary BradleyPresident Elect Jerry NabhamTreasurer Al PanettaSecretary Lisa BickfordSrgt at Arms Diana ReynoldsPast President Dick SmithMembership Joe Hamilton

Community Svc Howard ChuckClub Service Pat VorreiterVocational Svc John AbeInt’l Service Manju PuriFinance Charlie ShoemakerRecording Secty Lisa BickfordSpeaker Coord Lisa RosenblumYouth Services Nancy SmithFoundation Joe RiberaCharities/ Grants Flo StaffordWebmaster Lisa BickfordClub Foundation Mary BradleyWe Care Pat VorreiterClub Trainer Linda PriceFine Master Linda Price

Upcoming Meetings:Nov 2 - Rotacare--Learn more about Rotacare from our Club members. Nov 9 - Steven Nieto,Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch Nov 16 - Larry HancockGeneral Manager, San Jose Opera Nov 23 - Club Assembly and Vocational Talks Nov 30 - Heidi SanbornCA Product Stewardship Council Dec 07 - Angela Chan Columbia Neighborhood Center Dec 14 - DARK Dec 28 - DARK

Service Above Self RI Theme: Rotary Foundation

Membership: Bigger & BolderWelcome to our 5 new members since September!

Pat Sargent Brice McQueenpictured with sponsor, Pat Vorreiter pictured with sponsor, Mary Bradley

Tim O’ConnorPictured with sponsor, Guy Thompson, and wife Wendy

Amy Hubbard Mike ShumPictured with sponsor, Joe Hamilton Pictured with sponsor, Dick Smith

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World Polio Day 2010 San Francisco – Which one is real?

On Saturday, October 25, thousands of Bay Area Rotarians were joined by RI President, Ray

Klinginsmith, on a cold, windy and rainy day in San Francisco to bring attention to our goal to

END POLIO NOW. Several of our club members were there and wonderful day of fun and

fellowship was followed by the lighting of the San Francisco Ferry Building Clock Tower with the

End Polio Now slogan and Rotary Logo. Can you guess which picture is the real one?

Pictures (clockwise from left):

1. Manny Macias and Flo

Stafford

2. RI President Ray Klinginsmith

calls for the lighting of the Ferry

Building

3. Rotarians all walked in the

rain with good spirits and

laughter

4. DGN Joe Hamilton drying off

5. Rotarians walk in the rain with

shirts proclaiming our goal

6. Lisa Bickford with President

Ray Klinginsmith

7. North San Jose Rotary

President Art Taylor and family

with DG Roger Hassler. Notice

that everyone was wet and

smiling.

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District 5170 – Avenues of Service – Oct 21, 2010

DGN Joe Hamilton DGE Arley Marley III DGN Joe Hamilton & Richard D. King

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District Calendar 2010 – 2011

November The Rotary Foundation

03 District Cabinet Meeting

December The Family of Rotary

01 District Cabinet Meeting (Foundation Drawing)

January 2010 Club Service

05 District Cabinet Meeting

08 Mid Year Presidents Meeting

17-23 Rotary International Assembly, San Diego

Training for DGE

27-29 Uniendo America Project Fair – Panama

29 Pre-PETS

31 DDF Grant Application Deadline

February Community Service

02 District Cabinet Meeting

05-06 Interact President’s Retreat

28 Matching Grants Application Deadline

March Vocational Service

02 District Cabinet Meeting

04-06 Far West PETS

12 STRS Training

April District Assembly

06 District Cabinet Meeting

09 District Assembly

27 AG Leadership Meeting

30 Rotarians at Work Day

May District Celebration – International

Convention

No Cabinet Meeting, See You at the Celebration

04 District Tennis Tournament

05 District Golf Tournament

06-08 District Celebration

15 Interact Spring Send Off

21-25 International Convention – New Orleans

June Thank You for a Great Year!

01 District Cabinet Meeting

xx-xx RYLA (RYLA BBQ on 06/xx)

July A New Rotary Year

06 District Cabinet Meeting

14 Roast and Toast

Rotary Rose Parade Float

This will be the Float Committee’s 32nd

consecutive entry in the Tournament of Roses

Parade. The theme of the 2011 parade is:

Building Dreams, Friendships and Memories

closely paralleling the RI theme:

Building Communities, Bridging Continents.

Last year the Rotary Rose Parade Float

Committee was awarded the Volunteer Float

Trophy for the best use of floral arrangements

for a float of 35 feet or less. The float is not a

project of Rotary International, and no Rotary

International funds are used in the building or

promotion of the float. The ability to enter a

float is dependant solely on the generosity of

Rotarians and friends. Our club is donation $3

per member to the project.

Over 800 volunteers will donate in excess of

6000 hours of their time in the preparation and

decoration of the float which is made up of

natural materials: flowers, seeds, husks and

leaves. Members of Rotary, Rotaract, and

Interact clubs, and their family and friends work

on the float. The volunteers come from all over

the United States and Canada.

RI President Ray Klinginsmith will ride on the

float proclaiming his theme:

Building Communities, Bridging Continents.

There is no better way to promote Rotary than

with a beautiful float in the 122nd Tournament

of Roses Parade on January 1, 2011. The

parade will be televised worldwide and viewed

by more than 300 million people in more than

200 countries.

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Homestead Interact & Sunnyvale Rotary

Trick-or-Treat for Cans - October 31, 2010

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Why attend an international convention?

Why attend another Rotary Event and hear more Rotary

speakers?

To answer this question, I will share some of my

experiences about a Convention that brings Rotarians

from all over the world together.

The first day Plenary Session included the Rotary

International President and the parade of flags. This

parade consists of the flag of every country that has a

Rotary Club in it. The flag is carried by a boy

scout. The entertainment at every plenary session is

unforgettable. Day one included the Celtic Thunder. A

wonderful group of singers and musicians.

The second day Plenary Session featured a Rotarian

from the Philippines that has changed the lives of street

children in his country. The second speaker was Greg

Mortenson. He is the author of "Three Cups of Tea:

and "Stones into Schools". He spoke on how education

can bring about world peace.

The third day Plenary Session included Jo Luck, the

woman that runs Heifer International. Heifer

International supplies heifers to families in need giving

them a livelihood and a means of support. Our next

speaker was her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan.

The fourth day Plenary Session started with Bob

Mazzuca, Chief Scout Executive, Boy Scouts of

America. He gave us the history of the Boy Scouts and

how it all got started. He gave us a very positive report

about the good health of Scouting in today’s world. Our

next speaker and entertainer was none other than

DOLLY PARTON. She sang for us and told us about

her "Imagination Library" and all the good work the

Dolly Pardon Foundation is doing. Dolly did not

disappoint. She came out in a skin tight white dress

with fringe and her trademark big blond hair etc. etc.

I sat next to and chatted with a fellow Rotarian from

Nigeria. I met a woman from Malawi who was also

named Florence (after her grandmother). Everyone

traded pins and flags. The Plenary Sessions only last

from 9AM until 11:30. The rest of the day was free to

enjoy the House of Friendship which features the best

of the Rotary projects from around the world and to

enjoy Montreal. Next years Convention will be held in

New Orleans in May. Please consider attending. It is a

wonderful experience that should not be missed. Yours

in Rotary, Flo Stafford

Rotary International Convention

Flo Stafford at the RI International Convention in

Montreal with a new friend from Nigeria

Richard D. King

Annual Speech Contest

Area Level will occur between 28 Feb & 11 Mar

Regional Level will occur between 21 & 25 Mar

District Level will occur 6 Apr 2011

Plan to volunteer to help at all levels with

the speech contest!

Meeting Makeup Locations:

Here are some of the clubs near by, or go to:http://www.rotary5170.org/directory/clubslist.aspfor the complete list of all club meetings.

The Rotary Clubs of:Sunnyvale StarMeeting: Thursday 7:00 pm Ramada Inn,1217 Wildwood Avenue, SunnyvaleSanta ClaraMeeting: Thursday 12:15 Hilton Hotel,4949 Great America Parkway Santa ClaraMountain ViewMeeting: Tuesday 12:15 Historic Adobe Building,157 Moffett Blvd. Mountain ViewSunnyvale SunriseMeeting: Wednesday 07:15 LeBoulanger Bakery305 N. Mathilda Ave. Sunnyvale.Los AltosMeeting: Thursday 12:15 Garden House, 400University Avenue Los AltosPalo AltoMeeting: Monday 12:15 Ming’s Restaurant, 1700Embarcadero Road Palo Alto

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Editor: Lisa Bickford – Contact lisabickford@gmail.com or 408-398-8398 to include your article, event or information.Published Monthly by The Sunnyvale Rotary Club, Sunnyvale, CA USA © 2010 All Rights Reserved

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Mark your Calendar for these upcoming events!Nov 11: Asante – A fundraiser for Rotacare ClinicDel Monte Building 5:30 PMNov 15: Sunnyvale Rotary Board Meeting Sunnyvale School District Office 5:00 PMNov 17: Bagging Groceries - Sunnyvale Community Services 4:00 PM Dec 15: Sunnyvale Armory Dinner Serving Dec 16: Sunnyvale Rotary Holiday Party 6:00 PMJan 17: Sunnyvale Rotary Board Meeting Sunnyvale School District Office 5:00 PMJan 19: Sunnyvale Armory Dinner Serving

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Sunnyvale Rotary Annual Calendar of Events

2010-2011

JULY

• SCS backpack drive

• New (and continuing) board members announced Food of the month drive for SCS.

AUGUST:

• Continue SCS backpack drive and distribute to SCS Friday with Friends social Food of the month drive for SCS

SEPTEMBER:

• Club picnic

• Special guest membership day

• District Governor club visit

• Double sustainer promotion for RI

• Food of the month drive for SCS

OCTOBER:

• Car show fundraiser – Oct 9 - Cancelled

• Pet Parade – Oct 30

• Friday with Friends Social – 10/29

• District 5170 Avenues of Service – 10/21

• Food of the month drive for SCSMeal in a Can

NOVEMBER:

• SCS packing of Thanksgiving groceries

• A Santa fundraiser for Rotacare Clinic

• SCS jacket drive

• Feeding the homeless at Sunnyvale Armory

• Food of the month drive for SCS

Peanut Butter

DECEMBER:

• Club holiday party

• Continue SCS jacket drive

• SCS auction and social

• Feeding the homeless at Sunnyvale Armory (special clothing drive)

• Food of the month drive for SCS

Tuna

• PENCILED IN: Adopt a Family -proposed

JANUARY:

• Friday with Friends social

• Feeding the homeless at Sunnyvale Armory

• Food of the month drive for SCS

FEBRUARY:

• Crab Feed fundraiser

• Youth speech contest

• Feeding the homeless at Sunnyvale Armory

• Food of the month drive for SCS

MARCH:

• Community grant program

• Friday with Friends social

• Feeding the homeless at Sunnyvale Armory

• Food of the month drive for SCS

APRIL:

• District 5170 Conference

• Food of the month drive for SCS

MAY:

• Golf tournament fundraiser

• Camp RYLA nominations

• High school scholarship awards

• Food of the month drive for SCS

JUNE:

• Dinner at the Dump fundraiser

• President's Day (changing of club leadership)

• Food of the month drive for SCS