The Sunnyvale Rotary Club Bulletin

District 5170Club 513November 2009 Vol 4

Club Meetings: Tuesday at 12:00 pmThe Lookout Restaurant 605 Macara Ave.Sunnyvale, CA 94085Information: 408-733-9604

09-10 Club Officers: President Dick SmithPresident Elect Mary BradleyTreasurer Al PanettaSecretary Mary BradleySrgt at Arms Diana ReynoldsPast President Flo StaffordMembership Guy ThompsonCommunity Svc Howard ChuckClub Service Manju Puri Vocational Svc Dean ChuInt’l Service Joe HamiltonFinance Charlie ShoemakerRecording Secty Lisa BickfordSpeaker Coord John AbeYouth Services Nancy SmithFoundation Tim PriceCharities/ Grants Carol LillibridgeWebmaster Lisa BickfordClub Foundation Carol LillibridgeWe Care Pat VorreiterClub Trainer Linda PriceFine Master Ron Swegles

Upcoming Meetings:Nov 3 - Patti Glick - Hand to Hand ContactNov 10 – Maureen Schwartz - Reverse MortgagesNov 17 - Club Assembly – Club projectNov 24 - . Santa Clara Valley Health and Hosp SystemDec 1 -Robert Nessler - Eagle Scout Dec 8 - Joe Hamilton - Faces of HopeDec 15 - Ron Swegles - Past Mayors Dec 22 – DARKDec 29 - DARK

Service Above Self

November is “Soup” month

Bring your cans of soup to the next club

meeting for Sunnyvale Community Services!

2nd Annual Sunnyvale Pet Parade

Spooks, Ghouls, and Rotarians!

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2nd Annual Sunnyvale Pet Parade – October 25, 2009

And one final parting thought………if you’re not the lead dog the view is always the same…..

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President’s CornerFrom your President, Dick Smith

October was another great month for our club! On October 15 we had a great turnout for the Avenues of Service event in Hayward where Marie presented the Food of the Month Club. Thanks to everyone who came out to support the Sunnyvale Pet Parade on October 25. Special thanks to Manny Macias and John Abe for “putting on the dog” for us and to everyone who pulled the “Dog Sled”. Let’s all plan to come out in November for the Sunnyvale Start Sunset Rotary Club on November 19th to show our support for our charter club. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! – President Dick

We welcomed California Assembly member Paul Fong on Oct 13

SUNNYVALE STAR SUNSET ROTARY CLUBCharter Evening November 19th, 2009WHERE: Mission Paradise Hall3115 Mission Blvd., Hayward CA 94544WHEN: November 19, 2009TIME: 6:30 PMEVENT: Buffet Dinner, Speaker, Entertainment, DancingCOST: $65/Person Business AttireRSVP: 408 741-8284 www.sunnyvalestarrotary.org

Halloween Costume Fun at the October 27 club meeting

Special thanks to Debbie Lyn’s Costumes for bringing these wonderful costumes and donating the dog costumes for the pet parade!

Debbie Lyn

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 The Lookout Restaurant,605 Macara Ave. 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 Sunken Garden GolfCourse, 1010 S. Wolf Rd. SunnyvaleLos 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 209-482-0961 to include your article, event or information.Published Monthly by The Sunnyvale Rotary Club, Sunnyvale, CA USA © 2009 All Rights Reserved

Mark your Calendar for these upcoming events!Nov 4 – District 5170 Cabinet MeetingNov 17 – Sunnyvale Rotary Club Board MeetingNov 19 - Charter night for Sunnyvale Star Rotary ClubNov 21 – Holiday Grocery Packing at Sunnyvale Community Services Nov 26 – Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!Nov 29 – Setup SCS Holiday Store – need volunteersDec 3 – Sunnyvale Rotary Club Holiday Party at International Culinary School at The Art Institute of California – SunnyvaleDec 15 – Sunnyvale Rotary Club Board MeetingJan 14 – Sunnyvale Rotary Club Speech Contest Feb 20 – Sunnyvale Rotary Club Crab FeedApr 7 – District Speech Contest – Doubletree Hotel SJMay 7 – Sunnyvale Rotary Golf TournamentJun 20 – RI Convention - Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Holiday Coat Drive!Help us collect coats for needy families during Nov and Dec for the Cupertino YMCA. Cold weather's coming and not everyone family can afford coat for their kids. Bring to club meetings.

Rotary Minute:

Women in RotarySince the 1989 Council on Legislation vote to admit women into Rotary clubs, women have been playing an increasing role in the organization. Today's leadership continues to encourage clubs to seek diversity by actively recruiting women. Watch a video, and read more about the history of women in Rotary.

From Rotary Video Magazine

Rotarians prepare for mass immunization campaigns in polio-endemic countriesRotary International News -- 1 October 2009

Volunteers play a critical role in world's largest global health endeavor(Evanston, Ill., USA: 30 September 2009) In the coming months, hundreds of Rotary club members from the United States, the United Kingdom, Norway, Denmark and Korea will join thousands of their fellow Rotary members and millions of other volunteers and health workers to immunize children against polio in India, as well as Nigeria and several other African nations.Through Rotary International, the fight against this crippling disease has been largely volunteer-driven. Never before has the influence of the private sector played such a critical role in a global public health effort. Read more about it here online at RI

The Rotary Theme for this month:The Rotary Foundation

View the District 5170 website:http://www.rotary5170.orgDistrict 5170 Newsletter

TRF-DIRECT makes contributing to RI easier:Download the enrollment form.E-mail credit card enrollments to trfdirect@rotary.orgNotify Tim Price of any donations made directly to RI