Newsletter - Archive  Mar 4, 2009

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P.O. Box 620700                                                   Russ Ketron                                                             Sandra Pugh 

Woodside CA 94062-0700                                District Governor                                                       Club President

                                                      http://wpvrotary.org                                          

Regular Meeting                                                                                     March 4th, 2009

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Wednesday with breakfast by Encore Performance Catering, fellowship, project updates and an interesting speaker from the community.  The last Wednesday of each month we meet at 6:00pm at a local restaurant for wine and hors d'oeuvres along with a speaker of interest.  Please check our website calendar for details. 

Morning meetings:  Guild Hall, Woodside Village Church, 3154 Woodside Road, Woodside, California  Guests are not only welcome but encouraged!

This Week's Program:   The K-9 Patrol 

Mike Chicas from the Belmont Police Department will visit with his K-9 companion and talk about the dog's duties and handling.

Last  Week's Program:   (courtesy of Last Week Editor, Dean Babcock)

    Our speaker was Kevin Bryant, the Assistant Town Manager of Woodside.  Kevin was born in Damariscotta, Maine and received his B. A. degree in Political Science from the University of Southern Maine in Portland.  He then migrated to the University of North Carolina for his Masters in Regional Planning.       
   Kevin came out west and worked in several Bay Area municipalities, including Tiburon, Sausalito and Alameda.  He has specialized in working on General Plans.  He is currently working on the budget update for Woodside.  Fortunately, he is not looking for an economic downturn and no tax increases!  

   The current Woodside General Plan is from 1988 and is in revision.  He says that what the Planning Commission and the Council have in mind is “What we want to be is – What we are!”   
   Several members of our club asked relevant and interesting questions, Kevin answered them all astutely.  He can be reached at 650-851-6790 or at townhall@woodsidetown.org.
 

Next Week's Program:   President-Elect, Dave Hyman, will talk about his experience at the Rotary Presidents Training (PETS) weekend and about his goals for the club for his year as president. 

Club News:  Peacebuilding Symposium Rotary and the United Nations, Sunday, March 15th, 9am - 5pm, War Memorial Veterans Building, SF, $40, to register www.sfrotary.com

SPEAKERS ARE NEEDED.  PLEASE EMAIL DAVE WITH SUGGESTIONS.

Coming Events:

Next Board Meeting:  Tuesday, March 3rd, 7:30am, Church Library 

Rotary Means Business:  Wednesday, March 4th, 5:30 pm Encore Performance Catering

Peacebuilding Symposium:  Sunday, March 15th, SF, 9-5

District Assembly:   Saturday, March 28th, 8:00 - 1:30, Redwood High School, Larkspur

District Conference:  April 17th - 19th, Portola Plaza, Monterrey, www.rotary5150.org

Rebuilding Together:  April 25th

Pancake Breakfast:  Saturday, May 2nd, 8-10am

Taste of Woodside:  Sunday, September 20th 2009

Announcements:   Have you had a look at the Rotary International website lately for what is going on in Rotary's world?  www.rotary.org   How about finding out about what is going on in the district?  www.rotary5150.org