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So the new Rotary year is off to a good start. The attendance at the first meeting, July 8, was quite good. There were several visitors checking out Sunnyvale Rotary and seeing where the club is headed.
Most of the meeting was spent describing the projects and activities being run and driven by club members. There were a few that I prefaced with how I would like to see them brought to fruition. I am sure most members of the club have ideas for community and international service projects.
By all means, please step up to either volunteer for existing projects or develop a new one from the lists shown last week or passions you have and want to fulfill. The committee chairs will be more then helpful recruiting and developing the project idea with you. The issue that comes up is “do we have enough people?” Yes, I believe we do if we all look at the community as the recipient of our efforts. We will all realize it is up to us individually and as a group to step up. The other solution to having enough people is that the larger the variety of projects and social events we have, the better the probability that we will attract more people to become Rotarians.
On the social side, there are all types of activities occurring this year. One just took place at New Hope International Church. Jorge invited us all to join his church’s members at a pre July 4th celebration. It was a fun event and gave us the opportunity to meet more community members that would like to help with our community and international efforts.
The annual district Roast and Toast is going to happen this coming Wednesday night at Saratoga Springs.
Dick Smith is lining up quite the variety of social activities. The first one is on July 26 at Julie and Jerry Nabhan’s house in Discovery Bay. They will be supplying the food for the barbecue. They ask anyone attending to consider bringing dessert, finger foods, or what you might want to drink. We will leave from the Sunnyvale school board offices around 9:30 am after having coffee and donuts. Make sure you sign up this week at the club meeting. If you will miss the meeting or do not see the signup sheet, you can register online at the club website starting now finding the link in the top left corner: www.sunnyvalerotary.org . You can also register online by clicking the link on the left hand column of this newsletter. When you register online, Jerry and you will receive email confirmation of the registration as soon as you register. Headcount for the event is important so that Julie and Jerry can have enough food.
Of course there is the one requirement for stepping up to participate in a project or signing up for a social event, you should let others know that you will not be able to follow through on the commitment if life happens. Things change in everyone’s life so let us know that you cannot attend. Others depend on you in projects or expect you for social events. There is no stigma to not finishing. We are volunteers and we do what we can do.
See you all Tuesday……
Charlie
President, Rotary Club of Sunnyvale