Volume 1 Issue 3 Newsletter of The Rotary Club of Dougherty Valley/San Ramon February 3, 2010

WELCOME to Issue 3 of the Dougherty Valley/San Ramon Sunset Club Newsletter!

WEEKLY MEETING TIMES

Wednesdays from 5:40 pm (5:15 pm social) to 6:40pm
We found a new and permanent location! San Ramon Community Center at Central Park
(bottom of Bollinger Canyon Road and Alcosta Blvd)

THANK YOU Patty Hoyt for being our

greeter this week and presenting us with the very
inspirational “Lessons from the Geese”
presentation.

UPCOMING EVENT
Our Rotary Club is hosting Deepa Willingham for
a presentation at the San Ramon Church on
Alcosta Blvd coming up on March 24th! Deepa
Wilhingham is recognized for her achievements
on the PACE school projects in India, and she is
currently the District Governor Elect in the Santa
Barbara area. We are welcoming six other Rotary
clubs, as well as Interact students (for an estimated
DV Rotarians excited to start our
300-350 attendees at this event). Contact Peter Adiani
meeting!
or Bill Clarkson if you would like to help host this event
and be on the sponsoring committee.

UPDATES
Community Service Director, Esther Lucas
…will be coordinating service projects for our club, let her know if
you have any ideas!
Secretary, Chandni Adiani
…will be composing meeting minutes and weekly newsletters, let her
know if you would like anything announced in the newsletter!
Treasurer, Jane Louie
…will be collecting dues, only $125 annually, and food for $5 per
week (provided by “Thyme to Eat”)
Club Administration, Kimberly Nicola
…coordinating “Members’ Night Out” (Rotarian hosting other
Rotarians for an evening at their home, potluck style)!
Membership, Chip Shabazian
…Members will be able to input their information on the Rotary
Jane Louie, Treasurer website very soon!
Program Speaker Chair, Rick Barroro
…We have a line-up for weekly speakers until June! If you
have a suggestion for program speaker, contact Rick!
Social Media, Nicole Blazin
…We will be able to have our very own website shortly, it’s in
the works! Great work by Nicole in setting up our Facebook
Fan Page!

RECOGNITION
Nicole Blazin is recognized for her accomplishment during the
recent Crab Feed for creating an outstanding cake that was 45
pounds and bid for $110! Great work Nicole! Here’s $5 to that!
Chandni Adiani, Secretary
Denise Hibbard is recognized for the Dougherty Valley High
School Girls Basketball team. Congrats to her Wildcats for
ranking 3rd for Women’s Basketball in the East Bay (and there are NO seniors on the team).
Here’s $5 to that!

PROGRAM SPEAKER: Mark von Hoetzendorff

Dougherty Valley Rotary would like to thank Mark for giving an inspirational and unforgettable
presentation on his experiences in the Polio Plus Program in Africa!
Mark has spent over 25 years being part of Rotary International, during which he achieved many
things. Mark served as President of the San Ramon Rotary (1994-1995), District Governor
(2002-2003), an Instructor at PETS (President Elect Training), along with much more! Mark
has just returned in January from Mexico where he delivered 650 wheelchairs! Mark’s
presentation opened our eyes to the environment in Africa, and the existing and obvious need
for help and assistance in eradicating polio
among the youth. He also shared stories and
provided visuals, which allowed us to picture
and feel the bonds and relationships he built
with the people
there. Mark also
found his home
away from home
when Rotarians
in Africa
welcomed Mark
into their humble
abodes!

Mark von Hoetzendorff giving

his presentation (above), and
posing with DV President, Bill
Clarkson (right)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Information
Shelter Boxes for Haiti Relief: www.shelterbox.org
Rotary Involvement:
http://www.rotary.org/en/mediaandnews/news/pages/convention08_shelterbox.aspx

Upcoming Event Announcements from Fellow DV/SR Rotarians:

Feb
9th
 Real
Estate
Outlook
for
2010
–
An
Educational
Seminar
for
Women


 Feat.
Ellen
Osmundson
(Prudential
Realtor)
&
Kris
Viers
(US
Bank
Mortgage)


 Location:
US
Bank
@
1655
N.
Main
Street,
Walnut
Creek,
at
6:30pm


 Contact
Cathy
Lee­
(925)
351‐6118

Feb
23rd
 “Cosmos
for
a
Cause”
–
Join
Diablo
Walnut
Creek
Rotary
Club



 Location:
Pyramid
Ale
House
–
downtown
Walnut
Creek


 Proceeds
go
towards
shelter
Boxes
for
Haiti
(links
provided
above)

March
6th
 Parking
Lot
BBQ


 Contact
Cindy
Duffy‐
(925)
463‐6126


 Location:
Pleasanton
–
Johnson
Ct.


 Clean
out
your
home
and
encourage
other
community
members
to
donate
and

attend
this
fundraiser
for
Haiti
Relief


March
31 
 San
Ramon
Community
Fair
for
Youth
and
Families

st


 Contact
Scott
Gerbert‐
(925)
552‐5030


 Location:
Iron
Horse
Middle
School

May
13th
 20th
Annual
Food,
Film,
and
Wine
Festival
–
presented
by
Jim
Walberg


 Location:
Blackhawk
Auto
Museum


NEXT WEEK we will be holding our meeting at the San Ramon Community Center, and
welcoming San Ramon Mayor Abram Wilson. Invite your friends and family to this once in a
lifetime opportunity! Social time will be at 5:15pm, and the meeting will begin at 5:40pm

DID YOU KNOW?

As of December 31, 2009, Rotarians have raised approximately $107 million for the $200
Million Challenge. These contributions will help Rotary raise $200 million to match $355
million in challenge grants received from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The resulting
$555 million will directly support immunization campaigns in developing countries, where polio
continues to infect and paralyze children, robbing them of their futures and compounding the
hardships faced by their families. (taken from the Rotary International website). Donate now at
http://rotary.org/en/ServiceAndFellowship/Polio/Announcements/Pages/10jan29_annc_polio
_contributions.aspx, and click the red “Donate Now” button.

FUN FACT
In the United States, 180 million Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged annually, making
Valentine’s Day the second-most popular greeting-card-giving occasion (following Christmas
with 1.8 billion cards exchanged annually in the US).