ROTARY LUNCHEON: Lisa Grotts and A Tribute to Charlotte Shultz

Lisa Mirza Grotts joins us to pay tribute to Charlotte Shultz. Ms. Shultz was a member of our Club from November 1, 1987 until her death on December 3, 2021. See more information on Ms. Shultz here. 

Lisa is a respected authority on etiquette and a former Director of Protocol for the City and County of San Francisco working with both Charlotte Shultz and former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown. With 23 years of experience, Lisa’s brand is good behavior. She dispenses pearls of wisdom - compassion, consideration, and civility - to help others deal with business, social, and political situations. When Lisa gives etiquette advice, it’s often based on her own family values. Her life lessons are simple: show respect for others; the get is in the give; and when you’re kind to people, they return kindness.  

Since the Pandemic, social dynamics have been reimagined except for polite behavior. It led us back to basics; the rules haven’t changed, but there’s been a shift in their priority as new communication rules take root and we adapt to changes. Lisa’s focus is to honor traditional rules and meld them with the changing times. Her approach is to redefine conventional practices and put others on a path of making informed, intuitive decisions. When behavior comes from a level of kindness and respect, it can be powerful and transformative. Lisa authored the first manners blog for HuffPost for eight years and is the author of A Traveler’s Passport to Etiquette. She currently writes for the online platform Substack, and you can follow her @goldenrulesgal on Instagram. She has been quoted by Dear Abby, The New York Times, Condé Nast Traveler, The Washington Post, Reader’s Digest, Newsweek, Martha Stewart Living, Real Simple, AARP, to name a few. 

A three-course lunch will be served. If you require a vegetarian, gluten free, or vegan lunch, please email Past President Mary Liu.

For Club members and visitors, there is a $45 charge for in-person attendance (which covers the cost of your lunch). NOTE: For those who wish to participate via Zoom, there is a $10 fee to attend.

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For in-person attendees: The cost for in-person registration will remain $45 if you register early until 11:59 AM on Friday, April 28, 2023. When the clock strikes noon on Friday, April 28, 2023, the price will go up to $60. If you show up at the door on Tuesday, May 2, 2023 as a walk-in, you will be charged $60. Please note that once Past President Mary Liu provides the headcount to the Hotel Nikko on the Friday before our Tuesday meeting, we will be billed for that count regardless of whether you show or not. 

Parking: If you are driving to the Hotel Nikko for this meeting, please leave your car with the Hotel Nikko valet. Pick up a validation sticker available at our check-in table. The discounted parking is $17.50 for three hours.

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