Speakers
Feb 01, 2012
CEO, Guide Dogs for the Blind
Feb 08, 2012
The A's And Earthquakes!
Feb 15, 2012
How One Developer Has Prevailed During The Downturn
Feb 22, 2012
Academy Awards
Feb 29, 2012
Why Downtown Matters More Than You Think
Mar 07, 2012
Story of Sarah Winchester
Mar 14, 2012
LinkedIn -- ELC Kick Off
Mar 21, 2012
Students Report On Their Experience at Asilomar
Mar 28, 2012
Two Club Members Provide Insight Into Their Lives
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Club Events
11:15AM -- Membership Development Mtg Summit Center
Feb 01, 2012 11:15 AM
12:00Noon -- Rotary Meeting Summit Center
Feb 01, 2012 12:00 PM
7:30AM -- ELC Gordon House
Feb 07, 2012 07:30 AM
12:00Noon -- Rotary Meeting Summit Center
Feb 08, 2012 12:00 AM
11:00AM -- Rota-Arts Mtg. Summit Center
Feb 08, 2012 11:00 AM
11:30AM -- Rotary Fish Mtg. Summit Center
Feb 08, 2012 11:30 AM
6:00PM - Event Mtg. Gordon House
Feb 08, 2012 06:00 PM
12:00PM -- Rotary Book Club Il Forenaio
Feb 13, 2012 12:00 PM
5:30PM Event Mtg. (NEW LOCATION) San Pedro Square
Feb 13, 2012 05:30 PM
7:30AM -- Membership Mtg. Gordon House
Feb 14, 2012 07:30 AM
8:00 AM -- Downtown Development Hopkins and Carley
Feb 14, 2012 08:00 AM
11:45AM -- Program Mtg. Boy Scouts
Feb 14, 2012 11:45 AM
7:30 AM -- Adult Gift of Life Meeting O'Connor Hospital
Feb 15, 2012 07:30 AM
11:30AM -- Digital Bridges Meeting Summit Center
Feb 15, 2012 11:30 AM
12:00Noon -- Rotary Mtg. Summit Center
Feb 15, 2012 12:00 PM
7:30AM -- Los Amigos de Washington Mtg. Washington School
Feb 16, 2012 07:30 AM
7:30AM -- Youth Exchange Salas O'Brien Engineers
Feb 16, 2012 07:30 AM
7:30AM -- Foundation Board Mtg. Gordon House
Feb 16, 2012 07:30 AM
11:30AM -- Rotacare Mtg. Summit Center
Feb 16, 2012 11:30 AM
12:00PM -- International Service Mtg. Gordon House
Feb 16, 2012 12:00 PM
7:30AM -- Red Badge Mtg. Gordon House
Feb 17, 2012 07:30 AM
HOLIDAY -- Rotary Office Closed Gordon House
Feb 20, 2012
7:30 AM -- Board of Directors Mtg Gordon House
Feb 21, 2012 07:30 AM
11:30AM -- Corporate Membership Summit Center
Feb 22, 2012 11:30 AM
12:00Noon -- Rotary Mtg. Summit Center
Feb 22, 2012 12:00 PM
7:30 AM -- Membership Involvement Meeting Gordon House
Feb 23, 2012 07:30 AM
5:30PM -- Rotaplast Mtg Kathy Wiley's Office
Feb 23, 2012 05:30 PM
8:00 AM -- International House (SJSU) San Jose State I-House
Feb 24, 2012 08:00 AM
7:30 AM -- Orientation Mtg. Gordon House
Feb 28, 2012 07:30 AM
12:00Noon -- Rotary Meeting Summit Center
Feb 29, 2012 12:00 AM
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ImageMorgan Watkins
"CEO, Guide Dogs for the Blind"

The beautiful red Golden Retriever, asleep at my feet, earned his retirement. His face, paws, and the tip of his tail are white with age. For nine years, this gentle beast, this loving creature, kept me safe and gave me freedom. I've been through the mountains with this dog, through snow and ice and hot Texas summers. Fantom, my dear Guide Dog, has unselfishly shared his life with me.

I learned that I would lose my vision at the age of 11, and hung up my car keys in 1978. I've been able to enjoy walking with ease and confidence again—thanks to my wonderful guide Fantom. From the first moment we met, he captured my heart and we've been best friends ever since. Having a Guide Dog is about so much more than mobility.

And having a dog from Guide Dogs meant that I would have access to support services throughout our lives together. So when the time came to let my dear friend Fantom retire, I knew I would be in good hands. As I now listen to Fantom's contented snores, music to my soul, I know that he is enjoying his golden years after a lifetime of loyal service.

Giving up Fantom as my guide did not mean losing my new vision, because Guide Dogs for the Blind would help me forge a partnership with another very special dog. And so, on a day that will be etched forever in my memory, I received a bouncing, happy, and very bright Golden Retriever named Will. When we were first introduced, this dear pup, calm and gentle by nature, let his own excitement show. I sat on the floor and he threw himself into my lap, lavishing me with instant affection. I put Will into his new harness and we took off. He was so smooth, so careful, so attentive. The greatest hymns, sung in the largest cathedrals, only approximate the music felt within when we began to fly.  
 

 

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Got your new 2012 Rotary Directory yet?  If not, they are still available at the Summit Center and the Rotary Offce.  You can also log on to the Rotary web site at sjrotary.org to view an electronic version.

 

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 Annual Rotary Auction Presents

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GOURMET COCKTAIL RECEPTION FOR 20 AT THE GRILL ON THE ALLEY

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Enjoy a Cocktail Reception for up to 20 guests. Plan a fun party on the patio or a private room if available with family or friends. 

Select up to $1500 worth of appetizers, wine and cocktails. Try the Kobe Sidekicks or the Tuna Sashimi, Spicy Bleu Cheese Fries, loaded Mac & Cheese or The Chef Bites like the Colorado Lamb Chop, Lobster Ravioli, Sliced New York Pepper Steak and much more. 

Wine Director, Philippe Azoulay is happy to recommend wines from the extensive wine list to complement your food selections.

 Date and time to be mutually agreed upon.  Expires September 2012
 
Value: $1500.00

Donated by: Wine Director Philippe Azoulay. The Grill on The Alley San Jose

 

PARSLEY, SAGE, ROSEMARY & THYME GOURMET FOOD TRUCK PARTY FOR 50

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Bring the party to your work or home! Enjoy a catered event with PSRT's gourmet Mexican food truck "No Way Jose."

This fun event includes wine, beer, margaritas and PSRT's house made ginger ale!!

Value: $2000.00

Donated by: Debbie Blackwell, Vince Guasch, Parsley Sage Rosemary Thyme

 

 

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ImageThis person will work closely with leadership in an independent office setting in San Jose.  Varied duties include file and database management, calendaring, and various other clerical duties.  This is a newly created position, and will require approximately 25 hours/week.  A successful candidate will have strong written and verbal communication skills working with diversified groups, be able to multi-task, and have a keen attention to detail.  The applicant must be proficient in word processing, spreadsheet, and PowerPoint/Publisher applications.

Any interested Rotarians should submit their resumes and cover letters, with pay requirements, to 5170AAP@gmail.com.  Selected applicant interviews will take place the first week of February.

Compensation: Compensation commensurate with qualifications.

 

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The reception line for this meeting was staffed by our Habitat for Humanity Committee, under the direction of MICHAEL CHIAPPE.  The committee has active projects at least annually to enable families to gain or enhance their home ownership with sweat equity and able assistance from the committee.  

PHIL STRONG led us in singing God Bless America, accompanied by PAUL TUMASON at the piano.  Our "Thought for the Day was given by LINDA GOLD, whose words encouraged us to actively make sure that Love, Peace and Joy were present in our daily lives.  

Our guests and visiting Rotarians were introduced, with Red Badgers SUE SMITH and JAIME CHAVEZ as the mike jockeys. 

President SHIRLEY LEWIS then chaired a brief business meeting of the membership present for the purpose of approving a change in the by-laws, which would give a vote to the immediate past-president of the club.  He or she is already a member of the board ex-officio, but without a vote.  It was approved without dissent, so from now on the immediate past-president's "victory lap" will not be powerless.  President Shirley noted that the provision would not be retroactive with a "Sorry, Jerry" to JERRY SILVA. 

Next MATT BELL gave us an update on the use of the $ 5000 that the club had sent to the Rotary Club of Birmingham, Alabama, following the destructive tornadoes in that city last year.  He read excerpts from a gracious letter to our club reporting that the funds were used to help give immediate support to some 366 families, and also to provide day care for 200 children of the affected families. The Birmingham club was particularly grateful for our immediate response and the fact that the $5000 was forwarded without restrictions or designated uses, which were left to the Birmingham club. That enabled that club to meet the most pressing immediate needs.
 

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Our meeting speakers are on KLIV Wednesday evening at 7 PM the week after the meeting.  Tune in to 1590 AM on your radio dial and enjoy the program speaker once again or for the first time if you missed the meeting. No, it does not count as a meeting make up.  Nice try!


Mike Danberger records the meeting and clips the speaker's talk and our questions for everyone in the valley to enjoy every Wednesday evening.  Tune in!   

 

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CreaTV San Jose's SJSU interns will be recording some of the lunch speakers for playback on Comcast Channel 15 and 30.  Rotary Presents will air every Monday night at 7pm on the Silicon Valley Channel 30. Search CreaTV San Jose's
online programming schedule for specific dates and times of airings. If you are not a Comcast customer but have broadband internet access, you maybe able to view the video on demand here at CreaTV San Jose's website .   This is thanks to member Suzanne St. John-Crane, Executive Director, CreaTV San Jose.   

 

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Rotarians all over the world have been working in unison to ensure that no child will ever again know the crippling effects of Polio. It has been twenty years since the last case was reported in the Americas. While India seems on track to achieve zero polio cases, frantic efforts are underway in the other polio-endemic countries. Let us all rededicate ourselves to the cause and keep fighting to eradicate Polio from the face of the earth. 

You can download Rotary International's "End Polio Now" bimonthly newsletter by Clicking On This Link.   It was updated January 2012.

The bottom line is this: As long as polio threatens even one child anywhere in the world, all children – wherever they live – remain at  risk. You can track progress on the internet at this link.

 

If you need information included in the web pages, want to comment or need something done on the web page, please contact the webmaster by clicking on this link: Email SJ Rotary Webmaster  Please do not contact the Rotary Office about the web pages. 

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