Newsletter - Archive  May 20, 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                                                                                         May 20th, 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 and hors d'oeuvres and no host bar and meeting new people.  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:  How Did They Do it? 

Our own (former) Navy Seal and President-Elect, Dave Hyman, will talk about the kind of training he had which made it possible for the Navy Seals to recently rescue pirate hostage, Captain Phillips. 

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

International Chair Ken Broome introduced Kathy Armstrong and Judy Ortung of the League of Woman Voters.  The League is a grass roots organization that helps educate the voting public on candidates and issues.  In each election the local chapters then study the issues and assume an advocac y role which is communicated up to the appropriate League level, depending on the scope of the election, and then look for a consensus.  They then communicate their position by the written and broadcast word.

They discussed the issues in the May 19 election and gave valuable background on the state’s fiscal problems.  They went over the initiatives and discussed the pros and cons of each one.  There was intense interest by the members and many pertinent questions.

The ladies may be reached through karmstro@conncoll.edu.

Next Week's Program:  EVENING MEETING AT MOUNTAIN HOUSE RESTAURANT AT 6PM

We will meet at the Mountain House Restaurant.  Family, friends and prospective members are welcome.  Please let Dave Hyman (dave@epcatering.com) if you are coming and with how many guests.  Appetizers and no host bar.  Please bring lightly used clothing and non-perishable food donations for the St. Francis Center.  Please consider staying for dinner as a way of thanking the restaurant for their support of Taste of Woodside.  Check out their website for directions and their offerings.  http://www.themountainhouse.com/

Club News:  Read about a Chicago journalist who rode his motorcycle throughout Latin America visiting Rotary Clubs at http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/Newsletters/Interactive/Pages/ridefault.aspx

Coming Events:

Next Board Meeting:  Tuesday, June 2nd, 7:30am, Church Library 

Rotary Means Business:  Wednesday, June 3rd, 5:30 pm Encore Performance Catering

Rotary International Convention, Birmingham, UK, June 21st-24th

Taste of Woodside:  Sunday, September 20th 2009, 3-7pm, Woodside Village Church

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