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February 27, 2022

From the Club Blog
Vaccination Required for In-Person Attendance at Club Luncheons
The State of California's mask mandate expired on February 16, 2022. San Francisco County dropped indoor masks for vaccinated people except in certain settings such as schools and public transit. However, California continues to require that people who have not gotten their vaccinations wear masks while indoors.
 
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ALPS: Support Bay Area Student Leadership! Coaches Needed!
Action Leadership Program with Students (ALPS) is looking for new leadership coaches! Last school year, ALPS supported 12 unique youth-led community impact projects. Currently, we are halfway through the school year, and we have already supported 12 projects! Programs are growing quickly, and our capacity is largely limited by the number of leadership coaches available.

If you’ve wanted to make a personal, positive impact in the community and help cultivate ‘service above self’ leaders, becoming an ALPS leadership coach might be for you!
 
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Remembering John Dracup
John Dracup was a member of our Club from March 11, 2009 to December 2, 2016. He was a civil and environmental engineering professor emeritus, who specialized in hydrology and water resource engineering and taught at both UCLA and UC Berkeley for more than half a century. At the end of 2016, John moved to Santa Monica to be near his family and joined the Rotary club in Santa Monica.
 
In Rotary, he is most remembered for building sustainable clean water systems funded by Rotary International in remote regions of developing countries. He conducted clean water projects in Kenya, Peru, Honduras, and Guatemala, and published a book entitled Clean Water for Developing Countries.
 
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John Dracup: A great Rotarian and humanitarian
Editor's Note:  John Dracup passed away on December 20, 2021. Below is a story shared by Peter Lagarias, President of the Rotary Club of San Francisco in 1992-1993. Peter went on to become District Governor in Rotary District 5150 in 2001-2002.
 
One day John Dracup came to our Rotary lunch at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel, and by happenstance, he sat next to me. He was wearing his black horn-rimmed glasses and a pork-pie hat, looking altogether professorial. He was considering joining the Rotary Club of San Francisco because he had heard that Rotary was involved in water projects around the world. He added that he was an emeritus professor of civil engineering at the University of California at Berkeley. I told him that I was a Cal graduate. From that day onward, we became fast friends, and he steadily queried me for knowledge about Rotary with purpose. John was determined to serve.
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January 2022 Board Highlights
Rotary Club of San Francisco
The Board of Directors met on January 25, 2022 for the first Board meeting of the year. The meeting was called to order by Past President JT Forbus at 12 noon as President Mary Liu was under the weather. The Board reviewed and approved the November 30, 2021 minutes with a few amendments.  
 
Treasurer Gary Dales reviewed the December 2021 financial statements. The Club remains in a strong financial position. Certain Board members are reaching out to members who have yet to pay their 2021-22 dues.
 
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Appointment of Vice President of Club Service
Thank you to Michael Petricca for serving as our Interim VP of Club Service since July 1, 2021. Michael graciously agreed to continue his role as VP of Club Service until a replacement could be found. The Board is grateful to Michael for introducing us to Greg Grundstrom and Jesse Austin, both from the Academy of Art University to help each week at the Hotel Nikko with setup and tear down of our AV equipment and being our tech support during the meetings. We are also thankful to Michael for securing the venues provided by the Academy of Art University for our Club and district events. 
 
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Upcoming Events
ROTARY LUNCHEON March 1, 2022: Rodney Fong and San Francisco Business Update 
Rodney A. Fong, President and CEO of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, will provide a San Francisco Business Update and discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the City, its economy, and small businesses. 
 
 
SERVICE PROJECT March 7, 2022: Delivering Meals for The Arc San Francisco
Drivers needed to pick up pre-packaged meals at The Arc San Francisco and deliver to individual residences of Arc participants who are experiencing food insecurity. Exact directions will be provided when you pick up the meals. Hand delivery of meals must occur between 4 PM and 5:30 PM in advance of the Monday Night Dinner Club with Friends Like Me via Zoom to be held on the first and third Monday of each month.
 
ROTARY LUNCHEON March 8, 2022: Emergency Services Day
This is the day when we honor outstanding representatives of the public safety departments we depend on every day: the Department of Public Health, the Fire Department, the Office of City Administrator, the Police Department, the Sheriff, and the Coast Guard. Meet the honorees and their loved ones, and hear their amazing stories of heroism and dedication told by the top brass of each department. 
 
Doors open at 11:30 AM. Please arrive (or connect) early enough to be in place before the program begins at noon. For Club members and visitors there is a $45 charge for in-person attendance (which covers the cost of your lunch) and a $10 fee to attend via Zoom. There is no charge for in-person or Zoom attendance for honorees and other invited guests. Registration for in-person attendance at the Hotel Nikko closes on March 2. We cannot accommodate walk-ins. Zoom registration will remain open until the event is underway.
 
 
ROTARY LUNCHEON March 15, 2022: Rebecca Ennals and Shakespeare for the Community
The San Francisco Shakespeare Festival celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2022. Artistic Director Rebecca Ennals looks back over the Festival's history, including how the company thrived during the pandemic, with an eye toward creating Shakespeare that speaks to us now and in the years to come. 
 
SERVICE PROJECT March 19, 2022: Rotary Meadow Restoration
Come and enjoy nature, fresh air, and fellowship while helping Sutro Stewards weed and restore Rotary Meadow - a garden of native plants our Club planted at the summit of Mount Sutro in 2004. Participation is limited to a maximum of 20 members of our Club. Advanced registration is required.
 
SERVICE PROJECT March 21, 2022: Delivering Meals for The Arc San Francisco
Drivers needed to pick up pre-packaged meals at The Arc San Francisco and deliver to individual residences of Arc participants who are experiencing food insecurity. Exact directions will be provided when you pick up the meals. Hand delivery of meals must occur between 4 PM and 5:30 PM in advance of the Monday Night Dinner Club with Friends Like Me via Zoom to be held on the first and third Monday of each month.
 
No Meeting on March 22, 2022
There is no Rotary Luncheon on March 22, 2022. Please look for details on our meeting and special guest on March 29, 2022.
SERVICE PROJECT March 22, 2022: Bagging Housewares for Homeless Prenatal Program
Join us to organize and bag housewares for the clients of the Homeless Prenatal Program. Participation is limited to TEN people, so sign up early. 
 
LEARNING & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT March 26, 2022: 2022 Rotary District 5150 Assembly
This annual assembly provides a great deal of training and planning for the Rotary Year that begins on July 1, 2022. All Club members are invited, and all Club leaders are strongly encouraged to attend. Come and cheer for Christopher Wiseman as he begins his year as our Club's President.
 
ROTARY LUNCHEON March 29, 2022: RI Past President and Trustee John Germ on New Directions of TRF
Past President of Rotary International (2016-17) and currently chair and Trustee of The Rotary Foundation since 2018, John Germ, will speak about the direction of The Rotary Foundation, the continued effort to eradicate polio and how those resources work in other situations, the addition of the 7th area of focus, being member-driven, and the health of the organization (including Charity Navigator).
 
 
 
Congratulations!  March 2022 Birthdays and Rotary Anniversaries
March 6
   Karl Wustrack
 
March  8
   Jessica Hansen
 
March 11
   Frank Yoke
 
March 12
   JT Forbus, Darlene Wilson
 
March 14
   John Dean
 
March 15
   Dan Joraanstad
 
March 16
   Kelly Minchen
 
March 19
   Terry Pickering
 
March 28
   Andi Valo-Espina
 
March 29
   Michael Petricca, Jeff Yih
 
March 31
   Clifford Phillips
 
Note: This birthday list is based on membership information in ClubRunner. Please update your ClubRunner account to help us keep this information current. If you need help with ClubRunner, please contact our current newsletter editor.
 
 
1989: David Shen
 
2004: Tom Brunner, Greg Gutting
 
2009: Casey Blair
 
2010: Laine Hendricks
 
2015: Jianying Chen, JT Forbus, Melissa Galliani, Dagmar Schaefer-Gehrau
 
2016: Lisa Stark
 
2018: Susan Dean, Christian Kuhn
 
2019: Christopher Wiseman
 
2020: Joseph Cresalia, Steven Lindstrom
 
2021: Moustafa Harfoush 
 
Note:  The year listed above is when these members joined the Rotary Club of San Francisco. Happy anniversary to all!