Rotarian of the Month: The Rotary Club of San Francisco has many programs, the largest proportion of which has to do with youth. For decades our Club has worked with teens and pre-teens to build self-esteem and to promote leadership skills in a complex world. This focus has become even greater in the last year, with the advent of members like Connor Krone (Non-Profit Management; Student Investment Lab). Every opportunity to support young people as they develop and grow their skills has been pursued by Connor, even to the point where he will become the District 5150 Interact Coordinator. For his tireless efforts on behalf of youth, and his immeasurable contribution to our Club, we honor Connor as March’s Rotarian of the Month!Great Luncheon Programs:
- With all the news about Police and the issues we face, San Francisco Deputy Police Chief Mikail Ali took the opportunity to share the balancing act between criminal fire power and police fire power. In many cases, it is an uneven match as criminals have access to overwhelming lethal force.
- Whitney Larsen and Sienna Shankel, representing the Citizens Climate Lobby, provided a detailed view of the progress being made with Congress and the citizenry to bring carbon pricing into the mainstream. Happily, legislators and private enterprises are working together to address climate change.
- Janice Litvin's presentation was filled with energy and a message on how to be consistently productive in life. Her style of fitness is a simple prescription for health, made fun by stories and example.
Service Above Self:We held our annual Bike Build on April 7. 93 children received bikes built by our 48 volunteers, including Interactors, friends, and 19 Club members. A police officer provided bike safety training. The Salvation Army food truck provided food for the volunteers and for the kids and their parents. Bryant Elementary School staff helped to assure that all the children that could get to the event made it in time to get a bike. But the biggest delight was the smiling faces of children with their bikes and full stomachs.
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) took place on April 20-22. 117 teens from 34 high schools across the District attended this year, with 24 additional teens on hand as counselors and support staff. This is truly amazing! 
What a great leadership organization our Club has put together, with special contributions of time and effort from Camp RYLA 2018 Director Lynn Luckow (Development; LikeMinded.org) and the administrative management team consisting of David Dye (Management Consulting; Retired), Connor Krone (Non-Profit Management; Student Investment Lab), Casey Blair (Foreign Equity Trading; Feis Options), and Ryan Wilson (Advertising; Twitter, Inc.). More will be reported when some of the campers come to our regular meeting on May 8.
What a great leadership organization our Club has put together, with special contributions of time and effort from Camp RYLA 2018 Director Lynn Luckow (Development; LikeMinded.org) and the administrative management team consisting of David Dye (Management Consulting; Retired), Connor Krone (Non-Profit Management; Student Investment Lab), Casey Blair (Foreign Equity Trading; Feis Options), and Ryan Wilson (Advertising; Twitter, Inc.). More will be reported when some of the campers come to our regular meeting on May 8.Support for The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International: These members have achieved new levels of recognition as Paul Harris Fellows:
PHF+7: Lilian Tsi-Stielstra (Insurance Services; Wells Fargo Advisors)
Casey Blair (Foreign Equity Trading; Feis Options)
PHF+6 and +7: Emily Borland (Architecture; Emily Borland Specifications)
PHF+6: Stephanie Schmautz (Retirement Living; The Carlisle)
Rhonda Poppen (Grant Writing, GRANTdog)
PHF+4: Laine Hendricks (Public Relations; County of Marin)
David Dye (Management Consulting; Retired)
PHF+3 and +4: Jyoti Chokshi (Project Management; Talent Anywhere)
Stacey Poole (Law - Family; Lerner-Poole)
PHF+3: Benjamin Lam (Banking Services; UBS Financial Services)
PHF+2: Ann Daugherty (Investment Management; IBN Financial Service)
PHF: Michael Strohl (Financial Management; Sagemark Consulting)
Jane Mermelstein (Real Estate Sales; Zephyr Real Estate)