Newsletter - Archive  Jul 5, 2010

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P.O. Box 620700                                              William Koefed                                                  Barbara Schmidt 

Woodside CA 94062-0700                                District Governor                                                       Club President

                                         Rotary Theme 2010-2011

                                                Winds of Change

http://wpvrotary.org         

July 14, 2010

Regular meeting is at 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Wednesday with breakfast by Encore Performance Catering, fellowship, project updates and an interesting speaker from the community.  Guild Hall, Woodside Village Church, 3154 Woodside Road, Woodside, California  Guests are not only welcome but encouraged!

Last Meeting:

June 30 was our night for dinner at AMIGO'S, dining cafe de la paix style in the lovely weather. 13 members and 5 guests shared cocktail burritos, guacamole, salsa, sangria, beer and other goodies served by a very helpful wait person. The maitre de was always ready to help us learn some new Spanish.

This Week's Program:

Past President, Dean Babcock, will tell us about “Re-inventing Streetcars-2010.” Those of you that had the good fortune to grow up in San Francisco have never seen streetcars disappear. In Dean’s hometown, Minneapolis, one of the best systems in the country lost all of its streetcars.  But they are coming back!

Upcoming Programs:

July 21      Anne Buelteman, daugher of Bob, will talk about her show business career.

July 28      Jackie C. Young, AICP, Director of Planning and Building for the Town of Woodside, will tell us of the coming changes to the town general plan.

Club News: 

International Chair Ken Broome has installed his Jet Water Turbine in an irrigation canal near Turlock, CA.  He and his associates will soon conduct experiments to demonstrate to California state water officials the benefits of generating hydroelectric power with irrigation water flows.

Coming Events:

Next Board Meeting:  Tuesday, August 4, 8:30am, Church Library

Rotary Means Business:  Wednesday, August 4th, 5:30pm Encore Performance Catering

Rotary International Convention:  May 21-25, 2011, New Orleans

Taste of Woodside: Sunday, September 18th, 4-8pm

Announcements:  Keep up with what is happening worldwide with Rotary by visiting the www.rotary.org website.  Have a look at the district website www.rotary5150.org to read the district newsletter and see what is going on within the district.