President Sunny Singh (Financial Services: Advising | PK Wealth Management) rang the Rotary bell, called today's meeting to order at 12:15 PM, and welcomed those online and those attending in person at the Anzu Restaurant in the Hotel Nikko. President Sunny acknowledged our hipster greeters for today — Tim Hornbecker (Nonprofit Management | Retired, The Arc CA) and Clifford Phillips (The Arc San Francisco), both sporting bow ties and snappy caps as finishing sartorial touches.
Happy Birthday
The audience delivered a rousing, slightly off key Happy Birthday song to Immediate Past President Christopher Wiseman (Nonprofit Management | Glaucoma Research Foundation).
Visiting Rotarian and Guests
Today's Visiting Rotarian was Rafiq Islam of the Rotary Club of Gulshan Lake City in Bangladesh. Rafiq exchanged Rotary flags with President Sunny. In addition, Rafiq was an honored guest at the recent Alliance for Smiles Gala for having participated in all 11 medical missions to Bangladesh. Our guests were Chase Masterson, Cathleen Hoffman (who attended via Zoom), and Adedeji Ogunyemi. Our speaker was Bill Lieberman.New Member Inducted
President Sunny inducted Adedeji "Deji" Ogunyemi (Biotechnology: Molecular Biology | Nautilus Biotechnology) as the newest member of our Club. Deji has already participated in our Community Service and Development Committees. He has known about Rotary since his childhood in Nigeria when he tagged along wih his friend and his friend's father at Rotary events and encountered the Rotary wheel all over town. Welcome, Deji!Recent Club Events
Contract with Hotel Nikko Renewed: President-Elect Bob Hermann (Information Technology: Administration | Retired UCSF) gave an update on our contract renewal with the Hotel Nikko. Click here for details.
President Sunny gave a recap of how busy our Club has been in the past few weeks. We joined District 5150 Rotarians in the Day of Service at Rotary Meadow on April 20, 2024, held a Storytelling IMPROV Workshop on April 25, 2024, enjoyed a Passover Dinner on April 28, 2024, and toured a special exhibit at the Asian Art Museum on May 2, 2024. Our Club was honored at the 2024 Alliance for Smiles Gala on May 4, 2024.
Upcoming Events
Check the Club's calendar for upcoming Committee meetings and service projects.
Share Your Good News ($20 for Twenty Seconds)
Thank you to the following who participated today and shared their good news:
- Mary Liu (Real Estate: Sales | JM Real Estate Group) who donated to toast Anita Stangl (Medical Services | Alliance for Smiles) as Anita continues to recover from her infection and to toast Jessica Hansen (Nonprofit Management | Alliance for Smiles) and Paul Vazquez (Nonprofit Administration | Alliance for Smiles) for organizing an outstanding Gala.
- Tim Hornbecker who donated to thank the R-23s band at the recent Law Rocks SF Concert for donating their proceeds to The Arc and to recognize Clifford Phillips for his breakdancing talent.
- Christopher Wiseman who donated to recognize his sponsors who raised $6,300 for his participation in the London Marathon.
Guest Speaker
Larry Booth (Engineering: Mechanical | Frank M. Booth, Inc.) introduced today’s speaker — Bill Lieberman. Bill discussed the historical and geopolitical forces shaping the current reality of some countries driving on the left and others driving on the right along with the engineering solutions taking place at transition points. His head-spinning, mind-shifting ride through history went back centuries explaining how people, areas, and countries settled on which side of the road to travel. It was a fun and surprising trip. When we left the meeting, I’m not sure any of us were positive that the decisions made over the years were rational.President Sunny thanked Bill Lieberman and announced that 100 children would be inoculated against polio in his name.
The meeting concluded at 1:30 PM.
Meeting Volunteers
President Sunny thanked today's meeting volunteers: Robin Azevedo (Retail: Mattresses | Retired, McRoskey Mattress Company) for serving as scribe; Jim Patrick (Retail: Office Supplies | Patrick & Co.) for serving as photographer; Carrie Schucker (Counseling | Retired) for managing the microphone; Kirt Burdick of the Academy of Art University for managing the audio-visual equipment during our in-person meeting; Dan Davies (Information Technology: Consulting | North American Lighting) for handling social media; Mary Liu for serving as Zoom Host; Tim Hornbecker and Clifford Phillips for serving as greeters; and JT Forbus (Accounting | Bogdan & Frasco) for doing check-in at the Hotel Nikko.