The Rotary Club of San Francisco met on December 17, 2024 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel for our Holiday Party and Annual Meeting. The Welcome Reception included a photo booth, displays by several of our community partners, and of course, champagne. Guests brought toys that were donated to Family House.
President Bob Hermann welcomed the many members and guests to the party and meeting. Rick Harrell then entertained us with a combined version of Jingle Bells and the Dreidel Song, and guests were encouraged to sing along.President Bob recognized our many community and international partners in attendance, describing how our Club supports their services financially and with hands-on volunteers. He also recognized those members in the Club who are affiliated with each of the organizations and thanked them for their support.
Community and International Partners
2024 Annual Meeting
After lunch, the 2024 Annual Meeting commenced. Click here for the Minutes. Congratulations to the newly-elected Board Members, and thank you to both current and incoming Board Members for your leadership.
New Bru Brunnier Fellow
San Francisco Rotary Foundation President Christopher Wiseman had the honor of surprising Scott Plakun with the Henry J. "Bru" Brunnier Award. In order to qualify for the award, at least $2,500 had to be pledged in Scott’s name. Click here for more information about the history of this Award and this year's winner — Scott Plakun. Congratulations, Scott!
Thank You
President Bob thanked the sponsors, the door prize donors, and the Holiday Party Committee. Today's party could not have happened without the donation and/or volunteer work of each of the following:
Sponsoring a Premium Table
- Frank M. Booth, Inc.
- Glaucoma Research Foundation
- President Bob Hermann and Dan Joraanstad
- Melissa Prandi Children Foundation
- Rotaplast International
Sponsoring the Reception
- Cecile Chiquette
- Nancy Graydon
- President-elect Frank R. Yoke, III
Donating a Door Prize
- Robin Azevedo, McRoskey Mattress Company
- Brennan Bowen, Golden Gate Cookie Co.
- Cecile Chiquette
- Allan Herzog
- President Bob Hermann
- Melissa Prandi, Melissa Prandi Children Foundation
- Stacey Poole, Lerner Poole & Stewart, LLP
Individual and In-Kind Sponsors
- Harold Hoogasian, Hoogasian Flowers
- Mary Liu, Realtor, Vanguard Properties
- Stacey Poole, Lerner Poole & Stewart, LLP
- Rotary District 5150
- The Westin St. Francis Hotel on Union Square.
The 2024 Holiday Luncheon Committee
| Munkhbaatar Begzjav | Rick Harrell | Anita Stangl |
| Larry Booth | Bob Hermann | Eric Schmautz (Committee Chair) |
| Ann Daugherty | Dan Joraanstad | Stephanie Schmautz |
| Dora Dye | Mary Liu | Sunny Singh |
| David Folk | Margaret Miley | Yana Sharma |
| JT Forbus | Maureen O'Shea | Kayla Trunecek |
| Mary Gorski | Scott Plakun | Christopher Wiseman |
| Nancy Graydon | Stacey Poole | Frank R. Yoke, III |
Stephanie Schmautz and her elves (daughters Molly and Katie) handed out the door prizes to all of the lucky winners.
Brian Lan closed the party by singing a beautiful rendition of Winter Wonderland and Auld Lang Syne.
