New Members
The Club was happy to welcome three new members in the month of May.
Sue Farlow came on board joining her spouse, Clif Thomas, under the Spousal Discount program (second membership in the household is discounted by 75%—the philosophy is that two together are stronger). Sue and Clif migrate back and forth across the country between their homes in Beaufort, South Carolina and here in San Francisco. Sue was an English teacher for 30 years, with a specialty in poetry. She has been an active participant in the Club for a long time being involved in the Bike Build, the Food Bank and other special projects, and also attending meetings. It is a pleasure to have such a good contributor join the ranks of Membership.
Erik Walter also joins via the spousal discount program. Erik was sponsored into the Club by Carla Walter, his wife. While they live in Hayward, Erik finds the Club to be compelling in its outreach and friendly people. He grew up in Florida where he earned the distinction of Eagle Scout, among other awards. Erik has spent his career in technology and currently works for Apple as a software engineer. He looks forward to volunteer opportunities with Community Service and Youth Service, in particular. He and Carla live in a spectacular hilltop home overlooking the Bay, and enjoy entertaining.
Anthony Alvernaz is helping pull the average age of the Club down as he is the second member under 25 to join in the last three months. Anthony has established his own company in financial technology and more specifically in block chain technology. Why is such an active and dynamic leader interested in Rotary? He wants to “have a greater sense of community involvement and awareness". A life of achievements in the workplace is satisfying if accompanied by a sense of connection and community. He is sponsored into the Club by Lynn Luckow, and his mentor is Bob Hermann. Anthony grew up in San Francisco and now lives in Oakland.New Member Gathering
The Welcome to the Club party on May 16 was a night of new people meeting Club Leaders. Lots of fun was had by all with about 30 attendees split evenly among new members, visitors and established members. Another such party is planned for mid-August. If you have any new folks you would like to have associated with the Club, this is a fun social occasion to make connections happen.