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Meeting Information
Time: Noon – 1:30 pm
1st, 2nd & 4th Thursdays
Location: Rubys & Roses, 855 Main St., Pleasanton, CA.
 
Special meetings will be held for months when we have a "5th Thursday".
Contact info@pleasantonrotary.org for more details.
Directors & Committee Chairs
President
Steve Van Dorn
President Elect
Jim Hansen
Immediate Past President
Gary Schwaegerle
Treasurer
Kathleen Alameda
Secretary
Ricky Walters
Membership
Steve McCoy Thompson
President
Bill Evans
Club Fun
Mike Hosterman
Public Image
Mark Tanis
International Service
Tom Fox
Programs
Brad Hirst
Youth Services
Reena Gupta
Spirit Run Chair
Andrew Evans
Community Service
Jake Krakauer
Club Service
Julio Leung
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5th Thursday Special Meeting - November 30
Our "5th Thursday" Special Meeting will be held at our normal time and location this week:
Thursday, November 30, 2023
Rubys & Roses
855 Main St.
Pleasanton, CA  94566
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Kids Against Hunger
Kids Against Hunger Bay Area (https://kahbayarea.org/) is a caring organization that feeds hungry people. On Saturday, November 4, 2023, some of our club Rotarians were part of a team that packed over 15,000 meals headed to Ukraine. Many Ukrainian men are away fighting the war, and many/most of their wives and children are very poor and do not have enough food.
 
Verterans Stand Down
Veterans Stand Down Event - Saturday, September 16, 2023
 
We need volunteers for our upcoming Community Service project! We'll be making bag lunches at the Veterans Stand Down event happening at the Alameda County Fairgrounds on Saturday, September 16th.  After the indefinite cancellation of East Bay Stand Down, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors is organizing this new Veterans Stand Down, which is a 1-day event to support homeless or at-risk veterans by providing the necessary social and human services to help them improve their lives.  Rotary will be providing the bag lunches (150) they will be given on their way out.  We need sandwich/bag assemblers from 10am-12pm and bag distributors from 12pm-2pm.  Please use this SIGN UP sheet to sign up for 1 or both of the time slots.
 
2023-24: Create Hope in the World
RI President-elect R. Gordon R. McInally calls for Rotary to create hope in the world by working for peace and mental wellbeing. He urges members to engage in tough conversations and earn the trust that’s necessary to realize these values. The new theme "2023-24: Create Hope in the World".  Click "Read More" to see the full horizontal logo.  (Smaller logo shown on our homepage in the upper left.)
 
 
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Photos from our 8th Annual Texas Hold'em Poker Event
 
Thank you to all of our participants.  And thank you to both Deanna Armario who sponsored the photography, and to Chuck Deckert for capturing the fun aspects of this event.  Photos available at:
 
 
All proceeds support from this past event help fund the foundation's charitable giving objectives which include scholarships, wheelchairs, community grants and international water projects.
District 5170 Conference
Our next club president, Steve Van Dorn, attended the District 5017 Conference today in Mountain View (April 29, 2023) at the Computer History Museum.
 
Partnership with RC in Ghana
The Rotary Club of Pleasanton partnered with the Rotary Club (RC) of Accra East in Ghana on this Water & Sanitation, Hygiene (WASH) Project, to create a bathroom facility at Agbodekor Primary School in Attiavi, located in the Volta Region. They constructed a 12 toilet  & 5 sink facility for the 500 students & staff, who at present have no bathroom facilities. This Club 2 Club Project will reduce sanitation illnesses, improve school attendance & retention, improve hygiene & cleanliness, and improve the overall sanitation within the village of Attiavl.  (Only 15% of Ghanians have toilets in their homes & there are no public toilets.)  Our club partnered with them for $10,000 while 2 other local Rotary Clubs contributed $3,647, and the RC Accra East contributed $4,100, totaling $17,747. The project was completed on June 11, 2022.
Rotary Club of Pleasanton Awards $76,500 to Local Students
On May 26 & June 1 the Rotary Club of Pleasanton awarded $54,000 to 14 local high school students and on June 21 awarded $22,500 to local college students who needed financial assistance. All students completed the application and interview process. They were rated on a 5 point scale: Financial Need, Presentation, Future Prospects and Community Service/Leadership.  All students were very deserving. Most of the funds for these scholarships were raised through the October Spirit Run held annually in Pleasanton.
 
 
Rotary Club of Pleasanton Awarded District WASH Grant
The Rotary Club of Pleasanton was awarded a 5170 District Grant of approximately $4,000 to financially assist with a WASH Project at St. Josephs’ Girls College in Aba, Abia State, Nigeria. Our club partnered with the RC of Eziama Sunrise to construct a new 6 room modern toilet facility with 2 storage tanks. It was completed and handed over to the school on May 26, 2022.
 
 
2022 Foundation Awards
THE ROTARY CLUB OF PLEASANTON FOUNDATION AWARDS $36,600 TO 22 LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
 
On April 7, 2022, the Rotary Club of Pleasanton Foundation presented grant checks to 10 of the 22 organizations that were selected to receive funds from the Foundation.  A total of $36,600 was awarded to the very worthwhile organizations that are listed below.  Grant applications were evaluated based on the lasting impact of the project, what is their involvement with the Rotary Club of Pleasanton, how will the project support Rotary’s mission and will the funding be instrumental to the organization in completing their project.  With the challenges of the pandemic still very much a part of our community, the organization representatives made it clear in their comments that these funds will go a long way in helping those that are still struggling.
Please view the PDF for photos and more information related to the awards presentation. 
Rotary Responds to Ukraine Crisis
 
From Rotary International:
 
"The Rotary Foundation has created an official channel for Rotary members and other donors around the world to contribute funds to support relief efforts underway by Rotary districts. The Foundation has designated the Disaster Response Fund as the main avenue for this.

Thanks to the generosity of Rotary members and others, as of 18 March, the fund has received more than $3.2 million in contributions. These funds are being distributed to Rotary districts that apply for Disaster Response grants and will be used to provide relief to refugees or other victims of the crisis, including items such as water, food, shelter, medicine, and clothing."
 
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Sleep in Heavenly Peace
Sleep in Heavenly Peace  This was an Area 4 project on March 19, 2022 at the Crosswinds Church property in Livermore.  Sleep in Heavenly Peace is a non-profit organization that provides beds for children who need beds.  They are a nationwide organization and we worked with the Alameda County chapter.  This project involved two teams one at 8am and one at 10:30am working on building the component pieces that are used to make the beds.
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Goodness Village Mural Project 
Goodness Village Mural Project:  Goodness Village is a 28 tiny home community in Livermore on the Crosswinds Church property.  This project on March 12, 2022 involved painting three murals on trailers within the community.  Professional muralists drew the designs on the trailer and the volunteers did essentially a "paint by numbers" project filling in the appropriate color in each of the outlined sections.  After all the background colors were painted, the muralists filled in the murals with the fine detailed designs.
 
Please take a look at the corresponding photo slide show, and thanks to Steve Baker for adding this to our website:
https://pleasantonrotary.org/photoalbums/goodness-village-mural-project
 
 
District Grant for WASH Project Received
ROTARY CLUB OF PLEASANTON RECEIVES DISTRICT GRANT FOR WASH PROJECT
 
The Rotary Club of Pleasanton has partnered with the Rotary Club of Eziama-Sunrise In Nigeria to provide a new 6 room modern toilet facility at St. Joseph’s Girls’ College in Aba, Nigeria. It will also build and provide overhead water storage tanks, water distribution and install water fetching points, along with WASH Training for staff and students. The school has 700 girls and the existing toilet facility is too small for boarding and day students. Open defecation is common practice.
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Rotary Gives Thanks

Thank you to all who came out to help for Rotary Gives Thanks!!

 

And Thanks to all the Senior Citizens of our community who have done so much for Pleasanton over the years.  It is our pleasure to visit and perform a few odd jobs for you!

 

 

    

      Lee Carlson                                              Peter MacDonald      


 

 
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