The Rise - status of the redevelopment of the Vallco siteReed Moulds will update us on The Rise and give a status of the redevelopment of the Vallco site

Reed Moulds is Managing Director for Sand Hill Property Company and has been with the company since 2005. He is involved in all aspects of the execution of the company's investment and development strategies and currently serves as Project Executive for The Rise, the 7.5 million sq. ft. mixed-use redevelopment of the 51-acre Vallco Shopping Mall site in Cupertino. Moulds has managed many of SHP’s most complex developments and partnerships, as well as over $1 billion in transactions.

On Wednesday September 30th, Cupertino Rotary along with the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce with support from the League of Women's Voters, hosted a forum featuring the candidates for FUHSD and Foothill De-Anza Trustees.  You can view the forum by clicking here.
 
 
NOT OUR USUAL MEETINGS
Please check the slide below for our upcoming meetings and consider them in your plans.  Thanks, President Louisa!
START THE MEETING!
Donna Austin opened the meeting by leading us in the Pledge of Allegiance. 
 
PRESIDENT'S CLUB!  
Frances Seward joined to thank her Rotary friends for their support and encouragements during and after her recent surgery.  Click Here to See Frances' Presentation!  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Susan Latshaw and Gary Latshaw joined to celebrate her and Gary’s 60th Wedding Anniversary! They shared things that were different in 1966, including prices. Susan and Gary also shared photos of their beautiful family. Congratulations!  Click Here to See the Latshaw's Presentation!
PUMPKIN PAINTING SERVICE PROJECT
Jean Gasperini announced this project – a Cupertino Rotary tradition! Locations and Dates: Hope Services San Jose on Friday October 23 from Noon -2pm, Live Oak at St. Jude’s on Thurs Oct 29th, Sunnyview Care Center on Monday Oct 26th and Sunnyview Commons Cupertino on Friday Oct 30th.  Watch the Club Bulletin for sign-ups to be posted soon!
 
 
 
WCS TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES
Dana Stern announced upcoming WCS travel opportunities: West Africa Nov 2026, Guatemala Jan 2027 and Vietnam Culinary tour May 2027.  For more information about these trips contact Kelly Wissmar or Dana Stern.
 
FURRY FRIENDS AT LIVE OAK
Camille Pietrow reported a good turnout at the recent Furry Friends activity at Live Oak Senior Center.
 
OCTOBER WALKS FOR A CAUSE
PP Alysa Sakkas announced (from Greece!) October Walks for a Cause: NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) October 3rd 9am-1pm at the History Park 635 Phelan Ave SJ contact Dolly Sandoval; Walk to end Alzheimer’s October 10th from 9am- 10:30 at Lake Cunningham Park 2305 S White road SJ contact PP Alysa Sakkas; and Cupertino Rotary End Polio Now Walk on October 21st at 1:45 following the club meeting at Memorial Park contact PP Alysa Sakkas. Hope to see you at one or all of these walks!
April Bignell recapped Chef Rod Sinks leading the group in making special gazpacho and shrimp gambas a la Plancha. Delicious! Next cooking is Chef April Bignell cooking Moroccan Chicken Tagine, Tuesday October 13 at 5:00PM.  Please Click Here to contact April to join!  AND.. Please Click Here to see April's Presentation!
 
 
 
 
Vardy Shtein is planning a field trip to Granite Rock’s Peninsula Concrete, Asphalt and Recycled Materials Facilities, a very popular field trip in 2022.  Join us Thursday October 1st from 10-11:30AM; limited to 30 people.  Click Here to Email Vardy to reserve your space Vardys@aol.com. Darryl Stowe will organize carpools.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Personal Talk by Bill Preetz. Bill was born in Dublin in 1948, and he and his mother sailed to America in 1950. Bill grew up in Massachusetts and graduated from Northeastern and Georgia Tech. Evelyn and Bill were married in 1972 and have one son. Bill has worked on several National Security satellite programs and was a commercial pilot; during this time Evelyn contracted MS. Bill later married Elsa, and they have traveled all over Africa and Europe! Click Here to see Bill's Presentation!
CUPERTINO ROTARY CLUB ANNUAL MEETING
President Louisa called the meeting to order and a quorum was confirmed by Secretary Valerie Hayes. The Board Slate of nominees was presented. A monition was made by Savita Vaidhyanathan and seconded by Orrin Mahoney and was carried unanimously.  There were no changes to By-Laws and no changes to CREF By-Laws. Special thanks to Jo Lucey for preparing our Annual Report.  The Annual Report will be sent to members and posted on the club's website.  
 
49ERS VS. COMMANDERS OCT 19 AND FUTURE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Levy Concessions at Levi's Stadium is a good time and a great fundraiser for CR.  We need 1 more volunteer for Sunday October 19 and more throughout the season.  How To Volunteer:  1) Complete 2026 Training if not done.  Click Here to go to the Training Links for 2026, unless you have those completed and on file with Jennifer Shearin.   2) Sign up!  The way Editor does this is a) Click Here to go to the CR Club Calendar and b) Click on the Event, there will be a registration link on the Event page.  That's all!
 
VETERAN'S DAY TRAVELING MEMORIAL WALL - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Mauri Okamoto-Kearny announced The Veteran’s Traveling Memorial Wall will be on display from Nov 10-13 in Memorial Park. Guards are needed to keep watch over the Traveling Memorial Wall and contact the Sheriff if necessary. To sign up call Trudie Wallick 408-661-7239 for 1 -2-hour shifts. Dolly Sandoval will lead a club tour to The Wall on Tuesday Nov 10 after our club meeting.  
 
VETERAN'S DAY SLIDESHOW 
Cupertino Rotary is updating and expanding our tribute to our veterans slideshow.  Watch your Email to learn how to submit your family's veterans.
 
DISTRICT ANNOUNCEMENTS
George Tyson announced Rotary International Convention in Barcelona June 26-20, 2027. Thinking of going? Contact George Tyson. To register for the convention, please go to the RI Website.
 
 
 
 
 
 
THE PRESIDENT'S ZONE
President Louisa encourages everyone to regularly check our CR Club Calendar on Club Runner for updates and changes.
Click Here to Go To CR's Club Calendar!  We have a very active club!
Malini Rao & Elizabeth Alexander are accomplished HR executives currently serving as the Senior Directors of People Operations for Research and Artificial Intelligence at Google. 
 
Google's policies do not allow us to summarize or present the usual video.  Rotarians enjoyed the presentation and had some pretty intriguing questions!

The following information is for club members with articles to submit to the Rotator.
Deadline for Article Submission: To help the editors in the work they do, please plan to make your submissions by the end-of-the-day Thursday. Please email them to
cupertinorotary@gmail.com. Later submissions might be deferred to the next week's Rotator, depending on how far along the editor is in processing the meeting and program staff reporting for the current week.
Our outstanding editors are assigned as follows:  First Wednesday - Kalpana Aroda;  Second Wednesday - Susanne Millar; Third Wednesday -Gary Latshaw ;  Fourth Wednesday -Dana Drysdale;  Fifth Wednesday - Peter Troop. 
Our highly esteemed meeting reporters are assigned as follows: First Wednesday Sharon Sammon; Second Wednesday  Debbie Timmers Third Wednesday -Lisa Chapman Fourth Wednesday - Dana Stern-; Fifth Wednesday Open

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Reed Moulds
Oct 07, 2026
The Rise - status of the redevelopment of the Vallco site
League of Women Voters
Oct 14, 2026
Candidates' Forum
Jagi Shahani
Oct 21, 2026
TRF Kickoff
Dr. Seth Shostack (at Community Hall)
Oct 28, 2026 9:00 AM
Science Searches for the Aliens

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