Newsletter - Archive  Aug 26, 2009

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P.O. Box 620700                                                   Riki Intner                                                                   Dave Hyman 

Woodside CA 94062-0700                                District Governor                                                       Club President

                                                      http://wpvrotary.org                                          

Regular Meeting                                                                                       August 26th, 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 some months we meet at 6:00pm at a local restaurant for hors d'oeuvres and a 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:  Improving Your Photo Taking Skills  Woodside photographer Paul Tedrick, who was featured in a July edition of The Almanac, will give us some tips on taking better photos.  Barbara, DO NOT bring your disposable camera

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

Pres. David Hyman introduced “never been president” Ken Hayes to do a “show and tell” of his family’s recent trip to Italy.  Ken spent a year in Italy absorbing architectural ideas in his younger years.  He was accompanied by Kathy, Mason and Vanessa whom he hoped would also be inspired by the Italian culture.

     They flew to Naples and spent some time sightseeing and arrived at the Amalfi peninsula by boat.  Amalfi is a pre-Roman town and climbs from the sea up the steep mountain sides to about 2000 feet in elevation. They explored the coast and then took a boat to the Isle of Capri.  The crush of tourists there caused them to shorten their stay and they returned to Amalfi. 

    They wanted to visit the beach area of Amalfi but the road along the beach was not suitable for walking, too many curves and too many fast Italian drivers!  The major-domo of their hotel showed them a narrow alleyway  which led them to a stairway that brought them directly to the beach.  Ken and Kathy took lots of stunning photographs and now we all want to go to Amalfi!

Next Week's Program:  Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar

Patricia Crawley-Rotary Cultural Ambassadorial Scholar will discuss her three months in Florence Italy. 

Club News:  Apparently there isn't any.

Coming Events:

Next Board Meeting:  Tuesday, September 1st 7:30am, Church Library 

Rotary Means Business:  Wednesday, September 2nd, 5:30 pm Encore Performance Catering

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