We enter the latter half of November 2024 when the holiday season begins. Looking ahead, you will find Thanksgiving at The Arc, a Cookie Making Workshop, and of course, our Holiday Party and Annual Meeting. Please plan to join us at one or all of these festive events.

 

Our upcoming service projects include the Homeless Prenatal Program Diaper Bag Assembly and the Catholic Charities Community Holiday Celebration. Volunteer and spread some holiday cheer in our community.

 

In addition, we will offer Club meetings on Tuesdays at lunch or on Thursday once a month in the evening. The next Evening Meeting is on Thursday, November 21.

 

Start the year of 2025 off with an American Music Fun-Raiser on January 11, 2025.

 

Please check our Club Calendar for Committee meetings and other activities to come. Many of our Committees are looking for additional members. 

 

 

 

In accordance with our Club's Bylaws, the Nominating Committee has selected these candidates for open positions on the Board of Directors:

 

2025-26 President: Frank R. Yoke, III

2025-26 President-Elect: Ozan Yasavur

2025-27 Club Treasurer: Gary Dales

2025-27 Club Secretary: Dora Dye

2025-27 Vice President of Youth Services: Yana Sharma
2025-27 Vice President of Club Services: Ann Daugherty
2025-27 Vice President of Public Relations/Public Image: Wendy Shew
2025-27 Vice President of Vocational Services: Hana Wang

 

All Club members are invited to attend the Annual Meeting, to be held at the Holiday Party on December 17, 2024, to vote on these nominations.

 

Thank you to the following members who served on this year's Nominating Committee: Frank Yoke (Committee Chair), Ann Daugherty, David Dye, JT Forbus, Bob Hermann, Mary Liu, Scott Plakun, Wendy Shew, Sunny Singh, Lisa Stark, and Christopher Wiseman.

Our November movie is Free the Mind, a documentary that explores how the practices of Buddhist monks, including meditation and yoga, can physically modify the brains of veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress and children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. This event is open to Rotarians, their friends, and family. 

 

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Join us for our Club's NEXT EVENING MEETING where we will conduct some Club business, have dinner, and enjoy Rotary fellowship. There is no charge to attend this meeting, but each attendee pays individually for food and beverages ordered at MoMo's. Please register yourself and your guests so that we can plan the space.

 

 

It's time for one of our most popular service projects - Thanksgiving at The Arc San Francisco! In the spirit of giving thanks, Rotarians will gather to provide a Thanksgiving feast for participants at The Arc SF. Many hands are needed to either serve or be on the clean-up team; please sign up to help. This is the only Thanksgiving celebration for many of the people we serve that day. And they are most appreciative.

 

Join Brennan Bowen on a delectable journey through the history of the cookie, learning the mouthwatering mysteries behind the iconic chocolate chip cookie from its humble origins to its irresistible rise to global cookie domination!

 

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Join us at this service opportunity to stuff diaper bags and organize diapers and wipes for giveaway to clients of the Homeless Prenatal Program. Event is limited to 10 people.

 

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Celebrate the season with us at a Cookie Making Workshop. Learn from expert Brennan Bowen how to craft the ultimate chocolate chip cookie. We will bake together on site, and each participant will take home a batch of delicious cookie dough. This event is open to all Club Members. Attendance is capped at 12 people, so register early!

 

GLIDE is a nationally recognized center for social justice with a mission to create a community to alleviate suffering and break the cycles of poverty and marginalization. Karl Robillard will talk about how the GLIDE Foundation has made a difference in the Tenderloin Community and beyond.

 

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Join us at the Hotel Nikko for this year’s Holiday Party and Annual Meeting. This is always the most festive and fun-filled luncheon of the year, so bring your family, friends, and business associates to celebrate with us! 

 

Volunteer at the Catholic Charities Community Holiday Party to serve meals, celebrate the holidays, and spread cheer to clients from the Edith Witt Senior Community, the Maureen and Craig Resource Center, and the 10th and Mission Family Housing Program.

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