Newsletter - Archive  Dec 1, 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                                                                               December 1st, 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:   Where the Water Meets the Sky  This week we meet on Tuesday evening for a 7pm screening of the award winning documentary film produced by CAMFED (Campaign for Female Education).  A group of women orphaned by AIDS in Zambia learn how to communicate through the medium of film and speak out about their lives changing attitudes in their AIDS ridden community.  Coffee and cookies will be provided by Encore Performance Catering.  Club members are requested to arrive at 6pm to help set up for the screeening.  Please encourage everyone you know to come.  The screeening is free but tax deductible donations (checks preferred) to CAMFED would be appreciated.

Last  Week's Program:   (courtesy of Last Week Editor, Dean Babcock)  During our last regular meeting on November 18th President, David Hyman, introduced our favorite Taste of Woodside auctioneer, Jack Stephens, of the Peninsula Sunrise Rotary Club, to talk to us about the City Trees project. City Trees has planted 2323 trees since 2000.  The trees are donated and are sponsored by Sunset Magazine, the State of California and many  other organizations. It is truly a ROTARY project.  It is amazing to feel the difference the “urban forest” makes – it is cooler, flowers grow better, people feel better.

    Trees are a 50 year investment. They are planted from a 5 gallon bucket when they are about 7 feet tall. Some of the volunteers are only 4 feet tall, but they will come back when they are over six feet tall and show THEIR tree to their children and later their grand children. “Civilization is when old men plant trees in whose shade they will not sit.”

    One volunteer from San Mateo, a banker, showed up in his white linen suit and got mud on his new, fancy shoes.  Another volunteer, named David, helped him by pounding in the 8 foot support “stake” with a few blows from the Super Duper Post Pounder.  Jack had a suspicion that he was working off his aggressive feelings towards one of his unreasonable clients.  Maintenance is provided by some cities, property owners or dedicated volunteers. The future of the Trees Project looks good, especially with help from Rotary clubs like ours.

Next Week's Program:   Rotarian and Woodside resident Ken Broome will tell us about his water project that he has been working on for many years and for which he just received a substantial grant from the state of California.  Congratulations Ken!

Coming Events:

Board Meeting:  Tuesday, January 5th 2010, 7:30am, Church library

Christmas Party:  Sunday, Decembe 6th, 5:30pm, Sandie's house

Christmas Cooking Baking Party:  December 16th. Encore Performance Catering

Rotary Means Business:  Wednesday, January 6th, 2010, 5:30 pm Encore Performance Catering

5150 District Assembly:  Saturday, March 27th 2010, Redwood High School, Larkspur

District Conference:  San Francisco, April 16-17, 2010, www.rotary5150.org

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