Welcome!
President Ozan Yasavur (Technical Consulting | Brown and Caldwell) called the meeting to order at 12:17 PM and welcomed all on Zoom and in person to the August 11, 2026 luncheon.
Visiting Rotarians and Guests
Today's Visiting Rotarians, all from the Rotary Club of Oakland, were: Past President Mary Geong, President-Elect Kerry Hamill, and Ruth Stroup. Today's guests were: Salvador Barr from the St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Francisco; Chase Gonzales; Graham Isom who is the Field Organizer for San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan; Esther Landau and her guest, Alia, from The Arc San Francisco; David Limcaco; Dan Riley; Nick Tarlson (former member of our Club); and Mark Thoman. Today's speaker was San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan.
PE Kerry Hamill, Past President Mary Geong, and Ruth Stroup of the Rotary Club of Oakland
Changes in Luncheon Prices
President Ozan shared the new prices beginning September 1, 2026 for Visiting Rotarians and guests. See full details here.
New Vice President of Vocational Service
President Ozan congratulated and thanked Janet Beach (Job Recruitment | The Job Forum) who has been appointed as Vice President of Vocational Service for the rest of the 2026-2027 Rotary year. See full story here.
Get Well Wishes
Everyone in today's audience sent get well wishes to Past President Anita Stangl (Medical Services | Alliance for Smiles).
Today in History
President Ozan shared that on August 11, 1942, a patent was issued for frequency-hopping technology. This type of technology was the forerunner for the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth that we use today.
The Alamos Project
Lisa Stark (Communications & Media) presented on this joint literacy project between our Club and the Catalina Rotary Club in Tucson. The project includes a trip from November 10 to November 16, 2026 to Tucson, Arizona; Guaymas, Mexico; and Álamos, Mexico. If you are interested in this project and trip or have any questions, please contact Lisa Stark.
Grant Presentation to The Arc San Francisco
Former Member Esther Landau and her guest — Alia, both from The Arc San Francisco, talked about how the Friends Like Me and Supper Club programs have helped many adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to reduce loneliness and build friendship.
San Francisco Rotary Foundation Treasurer Emily Borland (Engineering, Architecture, and Construction | Emily Borland Specifications) presented a check in the amount of $6,500 to The Arc San Francisco to help with the Friends Like Me program. Esther and Alia accepted the check and thanked our Club and the San Francisco Rotary Foundation for the generous support.
President Ozan, Emily Borland, Alia, and Esther Landau
RYLA Celebrates 40 YearsPast President Mary Liu (Real Estate: Sales | JM Real Estate Group, Inc.), Past President Bob Hermann, Jr. (Information Technology: Administration | Retired), and Past President Sunny Singh (Financial Services: Advising | PK Wealth Management) shared the history of RYLA and their recent experiences at the 2026 Camp on August 1-5, 2026. This year, RYLA celebrated its 40th anniversary. There will be another presentation on RYLA at a future meeting of our Club.
Past Presidents Mary Liu, Bob Hermann, and Sunny Singh
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
President Ozan thanked Past President Sunny Singh for organizing the successful networking event with the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce at Harrington's Bar & Grill on August 6, 2026.
James Horsman (Public Policy | San Francisco Chamber of Commerce), Past President Bob Hermann, Immediate Past President Frank Yoke, Past President Sunny Singh, Hana Xu Wang (Financial Services: Advising | Wang Wealth Advisors, LLC), President Ozan Yasavur, President-Elect Alisha Marfatia (Information Technology: E-Commerce | EvolveWare), Janet Beach, Anita Huang from the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce and friend, Saul Ponce de Leon (Sales and Membership | San Francisco Chamber of Commerce), and Mike Zwiefelhofer (Executive Administration | Leadership San Francisco)
$25 for Twenty Five Seconds
Today's generous donors were Emily Borland, Past President Bob Hermann, Allan Herzog (Financial Services: Advising | Wells Fargo Advisors), Dan Joraanstad (Financial Services: Advising | Retired), Past President Jim Patrick (Retail: Office Supplies | Patrick & Co.), and Past President Sunny Singh. Thank you to all!
Guest Speaker
Past President Bob Hermann introduced today's speaker — San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan. Supervisor Chan has served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors since 2021 and as Budget Chair since 2023. She represents District 1, including the Inner Richmond, Central Richmond, Outer Richmond, Lone Mountain, Golden Gate Park, Lincoln Park, University of San Francisco, Sea Cliff, and Presidio Terrace. She has worked to protect critical health and food security programs against Trump cuts, advocated for small businesses, supported the creation of affordable senior housing. and provided legal support and services to our immigrant community. She spoke to our Club about her goal to continue to serve the needs of our community .
President Ozan thanked SF Supervisor Chan and announced that 100 children would be inoculated against polio in her name.
San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan and President Ozan
Upcoming Events
Check the Club's calendar for upcoming meetings and events. NOTE: The event that had been planned for August 15, 2026 has been postponed.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:28 PM.
Meeting Volunteers
President Ozan thanked today's meeting volunteers: Dora Dye (Education | San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) for serving as scribe; Lisa Stark for serving as photographer; Kirt Burdick for managing the audio-visual equipment during our in-person meeting; Margaret Miley (Hospitality: Hotels | Retired) for managing the microphone; Jessica Hansen (Nonprofit Management | Alliance for Smiles), Dan Joraanstad, Carrie Schucker (Counseling | Retired), and Immediate Past President Frank Yoke III (Development | Serra Residential Center, Inc.) for serving as greeters; and Ruth Wenzel (Registered Nurse | Retired) and Vice President of Club Service Ann Daugherty (Financial Services: Private Trading | IBN Financial Services, Inc.) for doing check-in at the Hotel Nikko.