President Frank Yoke III (Development | Serra Residential Center, Inc.) called our Club's monthly Evening Meeting at MoMo's to order at 6:38 PM.
Visiting Rotarians and Guests
This evening's Visiting Rotarians were Alex Bernardino Garcia from Rotary District 4140 (Jalisco, Mexico); and Betsy Chafcouloff and Janet Leiva — both from the Rotary Club of San Francisco Castro. Our guests were Janet Beach, Janessa Bowen, and Thomas Estruth. Welcome to all!
New Member Inducted
Vice President of Membership Margaret Miley (Hospitality: Hotels | Retired) and Robin Azevedo (Retail: Mattresses | Retired, McRoskey Mattress Company) joined President Frank to induct a new member. Robin introduced her childhood friend, Holly Huebel (Travel Specialist | Fugazi Travel). Holly is an experienced travel agent and looks forward to helping our Club with event planning. Holly's mentor in Rotary is Robin Azevedo. Rotarians in today's audience pledged to support Holly on her Rotary journey. Please welcome Holly when you see her at our meetings and events.
President Frank, Margaret Miley, Holly Huebel, and Robin Azevedo
Texas Disaster Relief
Rotary District 5840 is accepting tax-deductible donations to support victims of the recent devastating floods in Texas. Special thanks to Allan Herzog (Financial Services: Advising | Wells Fargo Advisors) who matched the first $2,500 donated from our Club to support this effort. Together, our Club raised $5,000 at the July 15 Club Luncheon. If you would still like to help, please contact President Frank Yoke or donate here.
Family House
Betsy Chafcouloff and Dan Joraanstad (Financial Services: Advising | Retired) shared their experience at Family House earlier today. See full story here.
Disability Pride Month
July is Disability Pride Month. Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Tim Hornbecker (Nonprofit Management | Retired, The Arc CA) talked about the new San Francisco Disability Cultural Center. He invited all to the next DEI Film on September 14, 2025 and called for more Rotarians to join the DEI Committee.
Potential Rotary Leaders SeminarCongratulations to La'Juan Payne (Business Growth and Development | Odabi Inc.) who completed Introductory PRLS on July 19, 2025. La'Juan said that the course was an amazing experience that taught him better communication skills, how to effectively lead a meeting, and how Rotary operates.
Upcoming Events
Check the Club's calendar for details and registration in upcoming meetings and events. President Frank referred to these upcoming events:
There was also a discussion about these future events:
Announcements
The microphone was passed around for the following announcements:
- Past President and current District 5150 Youth Protection Officer David Dye (Management Consulting | Retired) announced that our Club sponsors Interact Clubs and needs Interact leaders. An Interact leader training is scheduled for August 23, 2025. Please contact David to sign up.
- Immediate Past President and current TRF Chair for our Club Bob Hermann, Jr. (Information Technology: Administration | Retired) invited all to Discovering TRF on September 29, 2025.
- Past District 5150 Governor Peter Lagarias (Law: Franchise | Lagarias, Napell & Dillon) invited all to attend the 2025 Rotaplast Bocce Ball Tournament and BBQ on August 24, 2025. He also shared the history of Rotaplast International.
- Todd St Vrain (Education: Administration | University of Melbourne) asked Rotarians to see him if still interested in the July 31, 2025 RYLA Camp Visit.
- Vice President of Vocational Service Hana Xu Wang (Financial Services: Advising | Wang Wealth Advisors, LLC) invited all to attend the next Business Networking on August 6, 2025.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:23 PM.
Meeting Volunteers
President Frank thanked this evening's meeting volunteers: Dora Dye (Education | San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) for serving as scribe; David Dye for serving as photographer; Robin Azevedo for serving as greeter; and Ann Daugherty (Financial Services: Private Trading | IBN Financial Services) for doing check-in at MoMo's.