President Frank Yoke III (Development | Serra Residential Center, Inc.) called the meeting to order at 12:15 PM and welcomed everyone attending either in person or via Zoom. He shared today's agenda, featuring the Club Assembly and various presentations.
Today's Visiting Rotarians and Guests
Today's Visiting Rotarians were Immediate Past District 5150 Governor Steve Wright from the Rotary Club of Pacifica, Dwarakanath Narasimha from the Rotary Club of Bangalore in India, and Lynn Wilson Roberts from the Rotary Club of Los Altos. Today's guests were Drue Banta, Gurpreet Chandhoke, Suzanne Eileen, Jenifer Jayme, and Victoria Palmer. Welcome to all!
Rotary Flag Exchange
President Frank exchanged Rotary flags with Visiting Rotarian Dwarakanath Narasimha.
Dwarakanath Narasimha and President Frank
Remembering Rotary International President-Elect SangKoo Yun
The Club observed a moment of silence in memory of 2026-2027 RIPE SangKoo Yun.
Grand Slam Winner
Immediate Past District Governor Steve Wright awarded the District 5150 Grand Slam award to Allan Herzog (Financial Services: Advising | Wells Fargo Advisors).
Allan Herzog, PDG Steve Wright, and President Frank
Grant Presentation to San Francisco/Marin Food Bank
President Frank presented a check in the amount of $12,000 to the San Francisco/Marin Food Bank. Jenifer Jayme accepted the check. She thanked our Club and the San Francisco Rotary Foundation for the generous support during this difficult time of cuts and shared with the audience the work at the Food Bank.
Robin Azevedo (Retail: Mattresses | Retired, McRoskey Mattress Company), Alisha Marfatia (Information Technology: E-Commerce | EvolveWare), Jenifer Jayme, and President Frank
July 2025 Rotarian of the Month
Congratulations to Past President Jim Patrick (Retail: Office Supplies | Patrick & Co.) who was honored as Rotarian of the Month for July 2025. Jim has been a member of our Club since 1975 and remains active by attending Club meetings regularly and helping at events when needed.
Past President Jim Patrick and President Frank Yoke
Grant Presentation to Alzheimer's Association
President Frank presented a check in the amount of $3,000 to the Alzheimer's Association. Drue Banta accepted the check and thanked our Club and the San Francisco Rotary Foundation for the generous support. Drue shared with the audience the work at the Alzheimer's Association. Past President Mary Liu (Real Estate: Sales | JM Real Estate Group) shared her story about her husband's battle with this disease and invited all to the Walk to End Alzheimer's.
Robin Azevedo, Mary Liu, President Frank, and Drue Banta
Board Presentations
The following Board and Club Members shared the work and activities of their Committee:
The audience was invited to choose two Committees in which to provide input.
Rotary Climate Action Team (RCAT
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The meeting was adjourned at 1:35 PM.
Meeting Volunteers
President Frank thanked today's meeting volunteers: Dora Dye (Education | San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) for serving as scribe; Jim Patrick for serving as photographer; Mary Liu for managing the microphone; Kirt Burdick for managing the audio-visual equipment during our in-person meeting; Stacey Poole (Law: Family | Lerner Poole & Stewart, LLP) and Larry Booth (Engineering: Mechanical | Retired, Frank M. Booth, Inc.) for serving as greeters; and Ann Daugherty (Financial Services: Private Trading | IBN Financial Services) and Gary Dales (Accounting | Fly Leasing) for doing check-in at the Hotel Nikko.