Newsletter - Archive  Apr 15, 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                                                                                       April 15th, 2009

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Wednesday with breakfast by Encore Performance Catering, fellowship, project updates and an interesting speaker from the community.  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:   New Members 

Our newest members, Frank Klein and Rae Schmidt, will introduce themselves officially to the club talking about their backgrounds and what led them to join Rotary. 

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

President-elect David Hyman introduced Sharon Niederhaus to speak about Multi-generational Living.  Sharon lives in Portola Valley Ranch and is a seventh generation Californian.  She attended San Mateo High School and graduated from Mills College.  Sharon was founder and director of the Adopt-a-School program.  She is also a former member of the Menlo Park Rotary Club.

     Sharon has a web site www.togetheragain.com to publicize her concept of the extended family of today.  She wrote her thesis at Stanford on the “Accessory Apartment-Proximity with Privacy.’  Her book is a handbook for establishing and maintaining a multi-generational family compound. It includes outlines for remodeling plans, cohabitation agreements, legal considerations, financial arrangements and a bibliography.

    Club members asked numerous questions and engaged Sharon in discussion on several related subjects.

Next Week's Program:   Club Assembly  Please bring non-perishable food for the St. Francis Center in Redwood City.  Sister Cristina indicates that cake and brownie mixes would be appreciated. 

Club News:  Congratulations are due to Dave's old cronies, the Navy Seals, who just a few hours ago rescued Captain Phillips from the Somali pirates.  Did you wish you were there, Dave?

Coming Events:

Next Board Meeting:  Tuesday, May 5th, 7:30am, Church Library 

Rotary Means Business:  Wednesday, May 6th, 5:30 pm Encore Performance Catering

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