President Bob Hermann, Jr. (Information Technology: Administration | Retired) rang the Rotary bell at 6:29 PM and called to order our Club's monthly Evening Meeting at MoMo's. He explained that our usual space was being used by another group this evening, and so, we met and dined in a nice, big room facing the ballpark.
Visiting Rotarians and Guests
This evening's Visiting Rotarians were Joel Valdes from the Rotary Club of Manila; Brian Flaherty from the Rotary Club of San Francisco South of Market; and Betsy Chafcouloff, Janet Leiva, Greg Scott, and Maggie Snyder — all from the Rotary Club of San Francisco Castro. Our guests were Noam Gad Weiser, Eric Orantes, and Dick Wenzel.
Photo of the Evening
President Bob shared a photo of Rush Creek, located on the Eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada near Mono Lake.
Club Excellence Awards
At the recent District 5150 Conference, the Rotary Club of San Francisco received six Club Excellence Awards for outstanding achievement in the following: Membership, Community Service, International Service, Youth Service, Public Image, and Vocational Service. President Bob had Club members serving on each of the above Service Committees stand up for recognition and applause. Congratulations! Said President Bob, "Without the dedication of our membership through their time, talent, and treasures, this could not be possible! Thank you!"
Rotarian of the Month and the Year
Christopher Davies (Real Estate: Property Management | Self-employed) was honored as Rotarian of the Month for June 2025. Chris joined our Club on February 6, 2018 and has volunteered at many of our Club's service projects. Among those service projects are Thanksgiving at The Arc and the Bike Build. Chris was a key player at making this year's Bike Build a success! In addition to receiving his Rotarian of the Month pin, Chris also received a bicycle keychain.
At the recent Board meeting, the Board approved Christopher Davies to be the Rotarian of the Year. Chris is most deserving of these recognitions. Congratulations, and thank you, Chris!
President Bob congratulated Chris Davies.
RYLA Update
Todd St Vrain (Education: Administration | University of Melbourne) announced that the selection of RYLA student campers is now completed. However, we still need more RYLA facilitators. Please contact Todd if interested.
Update on 2025 Visioning Forward Project
Dan Joraanstad (Financial Services: Advising | Retired) presented a progress report on the 2025 Visioning Forward Project and on shaping the future of our Club to 2027. The new Mission Statement is Friendship, Fun, and Service — Together for a Better Tomorrow.
Dan Joraanstad (Financial Services: Advising | Retired) presented a progress report on the 2025 Visioning Forward Project and on shaping the future of our Club to 2027. The new Mission Statement is Friendship, Fun, and Service — Together for a Better Tomorrow.
Upcoming Events
Check the Club's calendar for upcoming meetings and events. President Bob corrected an error on his slide; the first meeting of our Club in the 2025-2026 Rotary year will be held on July 8, 2025.
Rotary Roundtable
Attendees at this evening's meeting broke out into groups and discussed this question: What would you like to see happen in the next quarter, half year, year? The following group leaders shared their group's responses:
Ann Daugherty (Financial Services: Private Trading | IBN Financial Services)
Daniel DeSanto (Nonprofit Administration | Rotaplast International)
David Dye (Management Consulting | Retired)
Adedeji Ogunyemi (Biotechnology: Molecular Biology | Nautilus Biotechnology)
Maggie Snyder from the Rotary Club of San Francisco Castro
Ozan Yasavur (Engineering: Mechanical | Frank M. Booth, Inc.).
The next part of the Roundtable called for a Rotary Reflection by a senior member and a newer member of our Club. Harold Hoogasian (Retail: Florist | Hoogasian Flowers) and Kayla Trunecek (Staff Development) shared their thoughts.
Spin the Wheel
This evening's lucky door prize winners were Maggie Snyder and Anil Bhargava (Economist | Banyan Consulting).
The meeting was adjourned at 7:32 PM.
Meeting Volunteers
President Bob thanked this evening's meeting volunteers: Dora Dye (Education | San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) for serving as scribe; Ann Daugherty for serving as photographer; La Carre Ivy (Retired) for serving as greeter; Dan Davies (Information Technology: Consulting | Matrix Comsec) for social media; and Dan Joraanstad and Ozan Yasavur for doing check-in at MoMo's.
Eric Orantes and Past President Harold Hoogasian learned that they shared a passion for growing coffee beans.