Final deadline to submit our auction items is Friday, June 10. It's easy to drop off items during the RC San Jose Silicon Valley's lunch meeting at the Bold Knight - on N. 1st Street between Mission and Hedding - parking in the back. No items will be accepted after June 10.
We did well with our club's participation in last year's partnership with the RC San Jose Silicon Valley in their annual Charity Auction.
We got 50% of our ticket sales and received $765.00. We received another check for $1,763.00 represented 75% of the "bought price" of the auction items we donated. That's a total of $2,528.00!
Let's raise the bar on that total with our participation this year. The Auction is scheduled on Saturday, June 18, 2016
at the Holy Family Community Center, 4848 Pearl Avenue (near Branham), San José, CA.
It's not too soon to start soliciting auction items. Look for updates on ticket sale information and the auction item delivery deadline.
An updated donation acknowledgment letter for you to present to vendors is available on the home page of our website.
In line with what our speaker Angelera Siveira of "Step Up Silicon Valley" talked about last week about poverty in Silicon Valley, Sara forwarded this article that followed in the Mercury News.....
The median price for a one-bedroom apartment is $3,590 in San Francisco, $2,290 in San Jose and $2,270 in Oakland, according to the report.
San Jose is now the nation's third costliest city for renters, according to a new report from Zumper. Oakland is the fifth most costly, tied with Washington, D.C.
Angelera talked about how her organization uses Community Action Poverty Simulation to educate everyone, about the day to day realities of living in poverty in the Valley. Participants role play the lives of low income families to maintain self sufficiency on Social Security and other government offered incentives to provide themselves with food, shelter and other basic necessities. This model sponsored by groups of volunteers helps come up with creative ways to measure poverty and ways to cut poverty. Silicon Valley has 18% of its population living below the level of self sufficiency compared to the country average of 10%, because of high costs of living here.
Jun 9, 2016 Craig Needham will talk about Polio and Its Effect on Families
Craig’s mom had polio and was confined to an iron lung for 13 years from 1949 to 1962. He is going to share his recollections and insights about his mother’s struggles and acceptance of her condition. Craig is a graduate of Bellarmine, Santa Clara and Hastings Law School. He is a trial lawyer, mediator, and law professor in San Jose and has an active law practice in San Jose.
Jun 16, 2016 Darlene Sanchez Tenes of CasQ - A Hispanic Lifestyle Company will be our guest.
Ms. Tenes founded Marketing Maniacs, Inc., in 1998, an award winning Silicon Valley public relations and marketing firm and in 2005 CasaQ, a Hispanic Lifestyle Company. Since 2003 Ms. Tenes has been a regular contributor on television as a Latino Lifestyle expert discussing history, foods, and traditions of Mexico, Spain and other Latin-American countries. Known for her micro-history lessons and quick wit she became a favorite guest sharing recipes, entertaining tips and more with the television audience.
Jun 23, 2016 Club Dark - Off to Gilroy Gardens for "Toast and Toast" for our incoming and outgoing District Governers.
June 30, 2016 Club Dark - Off to the Hills for RYLA Barbecue.
Getting down to the wire for the Whiskey Tasting. June 17.
We really need to get a count on the number of tickets sold. The idea of this event was to be unique from the perspective of what it is and where it will be held. This should make it not so difficult to sell tickets.
Because of the crab situation, the crab feed dinner morphed into lasagna and did not really bring in sufficient funds for the year. As we all know there are many projects with which Rotarians can become involved. But like everything else in the world, these usually take money. We are in a deficit for the year so far.
To break even on this event, we need 38 tickets sold. Incredibly we are not there yet. I will suggest to the board on Friday of this week to consider cancelling the event if ticket sales do not vastly improve. Selling below minimum numbers will have the opposite effect of raising funds.
As an aside, Silicon Valley Rotaract has volunteered to collect tickets and the Fairgrounds are handling all the arrangements. Everything is in place for a wonderful fun evening and a chance to raise money for the club's projects.
This is the link to Eventbrite to buy tickets online. Get in touch with Sara if you would rather have tickets handed to you or to those who buy them through you.
More than 42,000 Rotary members from over 100 countries will come together in Korea to celebrate Rotary.
Photo Credit: Photo by Rotary International/Alyce Henson
Korea is playing host to Rotary's largest event of the year, its annual convention. More than 42,000 Rotary members from over 100 countries will come together this month to celebrate service, exchange ideas, and relax among friends at unforgettable concerts and social events. The convention runs from 28 May to 1 June.
Attendees will hear from renowned experts in areas of peace, global health, and human rights.
Our full coverage will include photos, videos, a live blog, and social media pages
WORLD WATER SUMMIT
Immediately before the convention, the Water and Sanitation Rotarian Action Group will host its annual World Water Summit on 27 May, focusing on sustainable strategies for bringing water, sanitation, and hygiene to all communities around the world. The event will feature speeches from experts in the field, including Gary White of Water.org and Sanjay Wijesekera, Chief of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene for UNICEF.
3K WALK FOR PEACE
Attendees, wearing the traditional garb of their home countries, will walk in solidarity for a more peaceful world in the 3K Walk for Peace on 28 May. The event will be complemented by the Rotary Way exhibit, featuring photographs of 111 years of Rotary service.
CONVENTION SPEAKERS
Speakers from 29 May to 1 June include:
Rosie Batty, family violence activist and 2015 Australian of the Year
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