Club Meeting Information
 
Service Above Self
In general, we meet the second and fourth Thursday evenings of the month at 7:00pm, Scopazzi's restaurant, Boulder Creek; and the first and third Wednesday mornings of each month at 8:00am at the SLV USD District Office Multi-Purpose Room at 325 Marion Ave, Ben Lomond.  However, there are exceptions, especially in the months with major holidays (I'm looking at you Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Year's & Fourth-of-July), so be sure to check the Club meeting calendar via the link above if there's any doubt.  
 
Contact us via the above "Contact Us" link or via USPS at
PO Box 294, Felton,  CA  95018
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Meetings for October
Posted by Ken Macy on Oct 01, 2024

In general, we meet the second and fourth Thursday evenings of the month at 7:00pm, Scopazzi's restaurant, Boulder Creek; and the first and third Wednesday mornings of each month at 8:00am at the SLV USD District Office Multi-Purpose Room at 325 Marion Ave, Ben Lomond.  However, there are exceptions, especially in the months with major holidays (I'm looking at you Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Year's & Fourth-of-July), so be sure to check the Club meeting calendar via the link above if there's any doubt.  I try to keep the calendar accurate for the current Rotary year.  Of course you can always contact our club secretary, Tiffanie Meschi, for more information.  Also, there is usually an informal social time amongst members & guests for 20 to 30 minutes before the bell.
 
 
  • Wednesday, October 2, 8:00am, SLV USD Offices, Speaker Dr Steven Lieb, How to Live ...
  • Thursday, October 10, 7:00pm, Scopazzi's Restaurant, Speaker Michelle Peters, Eugenio Grapa, Voces y Manos
  • Thursday, October 10, 7:00pm, Scopazzi's Restaurant, Jill Deuring 5170 DG Annual Club Visit
  • Wednesday, October 16, 8:00am, SLV USD Offices, Speaker PDG Orrin Mahoney, District Foundation
  • Thursday, October 24, 5:30pm, Scopazzi's Restaurant, SLV Rotary Board Meeting
  • Thursday, October 24, 7:30pm, Scopazzi's Restaurant, Gail Pellerin, California Assembly Member (NOTE: time shift)
  • Thursday, October 31, 7:00pm, Scopazzi's Restaurant, Halloween Rotary Social
 
Dues for 2024/2025
Posted by Ken Macy

DUES are Due

The new Rotary Year has officially begun with new President Michelle and new District 5170 Governor Jill Duerig.  Also it's that time of year when our Club Dues are due. 
Treasurer Ed has appealed to all members to promptly submit your dues payment.  Ed can accept all forms of payment ranging from cash, personal check, credit card, Paypal, even electronic funds transfer (EFT) is possible.  To use cash, check or card please contact Ed directly in person at a meeting to arrange.  To set up for EFT, also contact Ed, he will get you the details of how to arrange this.  For Paypal, just use the yellow button over on the left side of this Home Page and follow the directions, give the amount $300 when prompted.  Note there is a service charge associated with the Paypal method and Ed will appreciate if you "gross up" your payment to $315, if possible.
 
August & September 2024
Posted by Kenneth Macy on Sep 25, 2024

New Teacher Breakfast

Aug 5, 2024
The Club help its annual breakfast welcoming the SLV school district new teachers for the year.  Superintendent Chris Schiermeyer did the honors welcoming the 15 new teachers to the district.  Then the principles at each school did the introductions.
 

Mike Humenik

Aug 7, 2024
Mike Humenik was our speaker this morning.  In the next few days there will be the Perseids Meteor Shower.  Mike has been our speaker before talking about geologic topics. Today he spoke on meteors including the differences between meteor, meteorite and meteoroid 
 

Arturo Uribe & Jenny Francis

Aug 21, 2024
This morning Arturo Uribe and Jenny Francis presented Psynergy.  Spread over 6 campuses in northern & central California,
 
the Psynergy organization's mission is to create hope and a future for our residents through vision, fortitude, integrity and a progressive mindset, and we work to instill these values in our residences.  This effort requires partnership with clients, residents, families, neighbors and staff.  They accomplish their mission through delivery of mental health services, medication support services, dual diagnosis/dual treatment, case management services, equine therapy and crisis intervention.

John Foye

Sept 4, 2024
John Foye, our speaker this morning is the current Program Manager for MCR.  He delivered a nice update on current events at the organization.  John grew up in Willits and spent 6 years in the Marines.  Interesting fact: of all the Community Bridges facilities in the county, MCR is the busiest with the homeless population.
 
Grace Baillie & Ron Sekkel
Sept 12, 2024
 
Two speakers this evening.  First Grace Baillie, one of the RYLA campers sponsored by our club, gave a summary of her weekend there with the other Interact Club members.  Grace is attending SLV High.
 
The second speaker was PDG Ron Sekkel, presenting a short backgrounder on Rotary Club history.  Especially focusing on Paul Harris.  Harris was born in Racine, Wisconsin and raised in Vermont by his grandmother.  He earned a law degree in 1891 at the Univ of Iowa.  He and several others founded the first Rotary Club in Chicago in 1905.  Today, there are 1.4 million members making up 46,000 clubs worldwide.
       
            Grace                                                 Ron
Jessica Yarr
Sept 18, 2024
 
Jessica Yarr is the Owner & head chef of the The Grove Bakery & Restaurant in Felton.  Opening in March 2023, this is one of the newest establishments here.  Jessica is an experienced baker/chef with experience that includes large organizations over the hill in Silicon Valley.  She was the pastry chef at Google until let go for having and expressing too many opinions on the operation there.  Also experienced chef at Adobe for 4 years - until Covid.  She is recognized now as "Master of her Craft".  She left this all behind to become an entrepreneur at the restaurant business.  She recommends the book "One Thing" for those thinking of entrepreneurship.  A favorite quote of hers is "showing up early is showing up on time."
 
Jessica Yarr
 
Speakers in July
Posted by Kenneth Macy on Aug 21, 2024
 
  

Kathryn Pagliaro

7/17
Registered Nurse Kathryn Pagliaro is the speaker today.  Katy is from the Katz Cancer Resource Center, which was founded in 2000 to serve Santa Cruz County residents.
 
There are 13 separate building surrounding Dominican Hospital which house Oncology facilities or other offices of Katz.  The Bennett & Suzy Katz Cancer Resource Center at Dominican Hospital offers patients and their loved ones a place to get the support they need while providing access to information and services related to all aspects of cancer care. The Katz staff includes oncology certified nurses and patient navigators to help answer questions, coordinate care, and provide references to support services. Every program and service offered is free of charge.
 
 

Julie Horner

7/11

The speaker today was Julie Horner, editor and publisher of the San Lorenzo Valley Post newspaper.  For about ten years now, Julie has been putting out the Post, an independent, local women-led, community supported online news and event resource for the San Lorenzo Valley and the Santa Cruz Mountains.
 
Considered and curated content, balanced local reporting, robust community calendaring, dedicated information sharing. Co-founded by Julie and Mary Andersen with support from a team of writers, editors, graphic designers, and community advocates in the Santa Cruz Mountains in collaboration with the people and organizations of the San Lorenzo Valley, we are “The Valley’s Voice.”  The Post is currently recruiting volunteers for the Board of Directors in order to qualify as a 501(c)3 non-profit entity.  Julie also now has a weekly half-hour program on KBCZ featuring Celtic music and culture.
 
Upcoming Events
Service Opportunities
Plan ahead to participate in an upcoming SLV Rotary Service Project.  Here are a few, contact Wendy Harris for more information.
 
October 12
Mountain Parks Foundation Lobster Feed
December TBA
Kids Christmas Shopping
Contact Wendy Harris
Dues & Donations
Pay your dues, detective fines, general fines or other donations to the club here.
 
 

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Speakers
Orrin Mahoney, PDG District 5170
Oct 16, 2024 8:00 AM
EREY Rotary Foundation
Gail Pellerin, State Assembly
Oct 24, 2024 7:00 PM
Update on District 28, California State Assembly
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Interested in Rotary?
Are you interested in learning more about Rotary?  Perhaps attending one of our weekly  meetings?  Want to contribute directly to the San Lorenzo Valley communities?  Call Michelle Peters, SLV Rotary Membership Chair at (408) 508-9423 or email michypeters@gmail.com.  Or even easier, click the "Contact Us" link at the top of this home page.  We look forward to hearing from you.
 
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