Newsletter - Archive  Mar 11, 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 11th, 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:  President-Elect, Dave Hyman will share his experience at the district, Presidents in Training (PETS) program this past weekend. 

Last  Week's Program:   (courtesy of Last Week Editor, Dean Babcock)  President elect David Hyman introduced his friend Mike Chicas of the Belmont Police Department who was accompanied by his boss, Detective Dan Friedman.  Mike was also accompanied by Nitro, a six year old German Shepherd who was born in the Czech Republic and trained in Germany.
     Mike and Nitro are a K-9 team and are called to locations where burglaries or attacks are suspected.  Mike introduced us to Nitro by showing us how well he behaved and how the dog’s attention was always on Mike as he moved about the room.  
      We then went outside to see an exciting demonstration.  Dan put on a plaid shirt and arm protector and played the “bad guy.”  As Dan walked across the lawn, Nitro followed him with his eyes. Then Mike gave a command in German and the dog attacked Dan.  Mike called him off and Nitro stood ready to attack again.
     Mike said ‘If I use my gun or my Taser I can’t call the projectile back, but I can call Nitro off if the suspect behaves.”  Together they make a valuable addition to the Belmont force.
 

Next Week's Program:  WE NEED SPEAKERS! DON'T ANY OF YOU KNOW ANY INTERESTING PEOPLE? 

Club News:  Both the club and foundation boards have approved additional funding for the Riecken Foundation Community library in a Mayan community in northwestern Guatemala.  The official opening of the library will be March 26th and your editor plans to attend and take lots of photos. 

Coming Events:

Next Board Meeting:  Tuesday, April 7th, 7:30am, Church Library 

Rotary Means Business:  Wednesday, April 8th, 5:30 pm Encore Performance Catering

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 29th

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