Events

Best Lasagna– ground beef, onion, garlic, tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, sugar, basil, fennel seeds, Italian seasoning, seasoning, parsley, lasagna noodles, ricotta cheese, eggs, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese 

Eggplant Parmesan Bake – eggplant, Italian breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, eggs, flour, vegetable oil, marinara sauce, parsley VEGETARIAN

Oven Roasted Balsamic Vegetables – Mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, zucchini, broccoli, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, seasoning  VEGAN/GF

Farmers Salad - A three lettuce blend, bell peppers, cucumbers, shredded carrots and cherry tomatoes. Tossed with our champagne vinaigrette

Garlic Bread VEGETARIAN

Fruit Salad

Lets pint our pinkies purple and gther in an early ovservance of World Polio Day and have a short walk around memorial park after the meeting

Join Lisa Chapman for a Tour of the Parkmoor Hope Services Facility and painting and decorating pumpkins with participants in a Hope Services day program.

Pumpkin Painting and decorating with Seniors at the Sunnyview Retirement Community Care Center, 22445 Cupertino Rd. Cupertino, meet at main entrance at 10 am

All materials provided, no artistic talent needed

Contact Jean Gasperini if interested: gasperini.jean@gmail.com

the book this month is "The Johnstown Flood" by David McCullough, narrated by Kathy Yates on zoom

Seth is the Senior Astronomer at the SETI Institute, in Mountain View, California.  His career includes extensive research on galaxies using radio telescopes, and he has held positions at observatories and universities both in the U.S. and Europe.  He is chairman of the International Academy of Astronautics SETI Permanent Committee.

Seth has penned four books, numerous professional papers, and more than four hundred popular articles on various topics in science and technology.  He also hosts the SETI Institute’s weekly science radio program “Big Picture Science.”

Join us in painting and decorating pumpkins at the Live Oak Senior Day Program at St. Jude's Episcopal Church in Cupertino.

For more info or questions, email gasperini.jean@gmail.com or call me at 408-218-8488

Thank you for considering!

Join us at Sunnyview West Assisted Living Community for Pumpkin Painting and Decorating with Seniors.

For more information or questions, email me at gasperini.jean@gmail.com

Or call 408-218-8488

Thank you for considering!

Monthly Climate Action Committee meeting which meets on the first Wednesday of each month. This is a hybrid meeting that can be attended via Zoom or in-person.  The team meets in the 'Conference Room' of Quinlan Center which is just off of the main lobby, across from the Parks & Rec office.  All Rotarians are welcome to join and learn about our extensive projects aimed at reducing carbon emissions (solar installations, artistic bike racks, regenerative farming, community harvest, pollinator garden, Hunger at Home food distribution, residential electrification).

Contact for the meeting is Vidula Aiyer ( vidula.ca@gmail.com ).

Youth Service AOS meeting in the Quinlan Conference room and also on zoom. Link will be sent before the meeting

Rotary Project with Second Harvest of Silicon Valley

Cupertino Rotary is partnering with Second Harvest for their Cupertino farmers market-style free grocery distribution. This hands-on Community Service opportunity allows you to make a direct, local impact by helping distribute fresh, nutritious groceries to neighbors facing food insecurity.

📍 What: Second Harvest Farmers Market-Style Grocery Distribution
👥 Who: 8-10 volunteers needed per shift 
📌 Where: Cupertino Union Church, 20900 Stevens Creek Blvd
🕖 When: 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month,  7:45 – 9:30 AM (on 3rd Thursday, if you can arrive at  7:30 AM, we need a few people to help bag frozen chicken)

Volunteers help set up and assist clients as they select their groceries in a Farmers market-style layout (and tear down afterward).  Friends/family (age 16+) are welcome!

Why This Matters:
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley is one of the largest food banks in the country, serving hundreds of thousands each month. Cupertino Rotary already indirectly partners with Second Harvest through our projects with Hunger at Home, West Valley Community Services, and De Anza College. This is our chance to partner directly—and right here in Cupertino.

Sign-ups are needed at least EIGHT days in advance. Here are the sign-up links for all the sessions July-Dec 2026:

• July 2, 2026
• July 16, 2026
• Aug 6, 2026
• Aug 20, 2026
• Sept 3, 2026
• Sept 17, 2026
• Oct 1, 2026
• Oct 15, 2026
• Nov 5, 2026
• Nov 19, 2026
• Dec 3, 2026
• Dec 17, 2026

📩 Have questions?
Contact Project Champions: Alysa Sakkas or Lisa Chapman

***Volunteer list is full for this date***

Be part of a fun team, serving food and drinks to the public, to raise funds for CREF!

Sign up here on Club Runner, or you can see all Lev's events and sign up for any of them at this link (or see Club Runner events list).

Online self-paced training is required before volunteering: CA Responsible Beverage Servers certification and Levy Restaurants (Levi Stadium's food provider) Orientation and Alcohol Servers certifications. Step by step details on how to complete the training, which takes about an hour, is here. 

Family and friends over age 18 are welcome to help, too—they just need to take the training.

Learn more about this great fundraiser here!

Leads should arrive 1/2 hour early to the stadium.

Our October 28th meeting was cancelled due to the club meeting being held in the AM at Community Hall. We are rescheduling the meeting to Tuesday, November 10th following the club meeting (which has been rescheduled to Tuesday due to Quinlan Center being closed on Wednesday, November 11th - Veterans Day).

(Due to Veteran's Day holiday)

details to follow

Our Avenues of Service and Affinity Groups will share their operations and work with the club.

Rotary Project with Second Harvest of Silicon Valley

Cupertino Rotary is partnering with Second Harvest for their Cupertino farmers market-style free grocery distribution. This hands-on Community Service opportunity allows you to make a direct, local impact by helping distribute fresh, nutritious groceries to neighbors facing food insecurity.

📍 What: Second Harvest Farmers Market-Style Grocery Distribution
👥 Who: 8-10 volunteers needed per shift 
📌 Where: Cupertino Union Church, 20900 Stevens Creek Blvd
🕖 When: 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month,  7:45 – 9:30 AM (on 3rd Thursday, if you can arrive at  7:30 AM, we need a few people to help bag frozen chicken)

Volunteers help set up and assist clients as they select their groceries in a Farmers market-style layout (and tear down afterward).  Friends/family (age 16+) are welcome!

Why This Matters:
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley is one of the largest food banks in the country, serving hundreds of thousands each month. Cupertino Rotary already indirectly partners with Second Harvest through our projects with Hunger at Home, West Valley Community Services, and De Anza College. This is our chance to partner directly—and right here in Cupertino.

Sign-ups are needed at least EIGHT days in advance. Here are the sign-up links for all the sessions July-Dec 2026:

• July 2, 2026
• July 16, 2026
• Aug 6, 2026
• Aug 20, 2026
• Sept 3, 2026
• Sept 17, 2026
• Oct 1, 2026
• Oct 15, 2026
• Nov 5, 2026
• Nov 19, 2026
• Dec 3, 2026
• Dec 17, 2026

📩 Have questions?
Contact Project Champions: Alysa Sakkas or Lisa Chapman

Be part of a fun team, serving food and drinks to the public, to raise funds for CREF!

Sign up here on Club Runner, or you can see all Lev's events and sign up for any of them at this link (or see Club Runner events list).

Online self-paced training is required before volunteering: CA Responsible Beverage Servers certification and Levy Restaurants (Levi Stadium's food provider) Orientation and Alcohol Servers certifications. Step by step details on how to complete the training, which takes about an hour, is here. 

Family and friends over age 18 are welcome to help, too—they just need to take the training.

Learn more about this great fundraiser here!

Leads should arrive 1/2 hour early to the stadium.

Senator Josh Becker is a public policy innovator working at the nexus of community activism, technology, and social justice. Elected to the State Senate in November 2020, Senator Becker represents the residents of California’s 13th Senate District, which comprises most of San Mateo County and the northern part of Santa Clara County. Josh earned a JD/MBA from Stanford University in 1999. While a student, Josh cofounded the Stanford Board Fellows program, which trains students to serve on the boards of local nonprofits, engaging them in social progress at the beginning of their careers, rather than the end. Senator Becker is a 20-year resident of Menlo Park, where he lives with his wife, Jonna, their two children, Leo and Aaron, and the family dog, Percy

Monthly Climate Action Committee meeting which meets on the first Wednesday of each month. This is a hybrid meeting that can be attended via Zoom or in-person.  The team meets in the 'Conference Room' of Quinlan Center which is just off of the main lobby, across from the Parks & Rec office.  All Rotarians are welcome to join and learn about our extensive projects aimed at reducing carbon emissions (solar installations, artistic bike racks, regenerative farming, community harvest, pollinator garden, Hunger at Home food distribution, residential electrification).

Contact for the meeting is Vidula Aiyer ( vidula.ca@gmail.com ).

Youth Service AOS meeting in the Quinlan Conference room and also on zoom. Link will be sent before the meeting

Rotary Project with Second Harvest of Silicon Valley

Cupertino Rotary is partnering with Second Harvest for their Cupertino farmers market-style free grocery distribution. This hands-on Community Service opportunity allows you to make a direct, local impact by helping distribute fresh, nutritious groceries to neighbors facing food insecurity.

📍 What: Second Harvest Farmers Market-Style Grocery Distribution
👥 Who: 8-10 volunteers needed per shift 
📌 Where: Cupertino Union Church, 20900 Stevens Creek Blvd
🕖 When: 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month,  7:45 – 9:30 AM (on 3rd Thursday, if you can arrive at  7:30 AM, we need a few people to help bag frozen chicken)

Volunteers help set up and assist clients as they select their groceries in a Farmers market-style layout (and tear down afterward).  Friends/family (age 16+) are welcome!

Why This Matters:
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley is one of the largest food banks in the country, serving hundreds of thousands each month. Cupertino Rotary already indirectly partners with Second Harvest through our projects with Hunger at Home, West Valley Community Services, and De Anza College. This is our chance to partner directly—and right here in Cupertino.

Sign-ups are needed at least EIGHT days in advance. Here are the sign-up links for all the sessions July-Dec 2026:

• July 2, 2026
• July 16, 2026
• Aug 6, 2026
• Aug 20, 2026
• Sept 3, 2026
• Sept 17, 2026
• Oct 1, 2026
• Oct 15, 2026
• Nov 5, 2026
• Nov 19, 2026
• Dec 3, 2026
• Dec 17, 2026

📩 Have questions?
Contact Project Champions: Alysa Sakkas or Lisa Chapman

GIFT OF HOPE is West Valley Community Services (WVCS) annual Holiday Celebration providing a special and meaningful Holiday Party to hundreds of clients.  The 7:30 AM -3:00 PM event provides clients in need with food, games, entertainment, a visit with Santa, holiday gifts while showing the clients that their community cares.  

There are many fun and meaningful volunteer opportunities.  Registration and additional details here: GOH Volunteering | WVCS

For further details contact:

Sujatha Venkatraman, Executive Director WVCS and Champion for Youth Services

Chuck Harper, Champion for Community Services

the book this month is "Mother Daughter, Murder Night by Nina Simon, narrated by Bob Pruitt on zoom

Phillip A. Washington, recently retired from the Denver International Airport, was initially nominated by Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock in July 2021 and by current Mayor Mike Johnston in July 2023.  In 2024, DEN ranked as the third-busiest airport in the U.S. and the sixth-busiest airport in the world. DEN is Colorado’s largest economic engine with an annual economic impact of $47.2 billion. 

Prior to Washington’s arrival at DEN, he was the CEO of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) from 2015 to 2021. At Metro, Washington managed a balanced budget of $8.5 billion and provided oversight of an agency with 11,000 employees that transported 1.2 million boarding passengers daily on a fleet of 2,200 clean-air buses and six rail lines.  Washington led the 2016 successful effort to pass Measure M, a new half- cent sales tax in Los Angeles County (the most populous county in the United States), which garnered 71.15% voter approval. Measure M is allowing Metro to build 40 major highway and transit projects over the next 40 years, create 778,000 jobs and provide $133.3 billion in economic impact for the region. LA County residents are currently benefiting from the Measure with recent rail, highway, and bus facility openings.

Washington also served as the CEO of Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) between 2009 and 2015 and worked as the assistant general manager of RTD for nearly 10 years before being named CEO. In Denver, he led and implemented the FasTracks (another successful sales tax initiative) program, one of the largest voter-approved transportation expansion programs in the country.

Originally from the South Side of Chicago, Washington is a 24-year veteran of the U.S. Army, where he ultimately held the rank of Command Sergeant Major, the highest non-commissioned officer rank an enlisted soldier can achieve. He retired from active duty, is a disabled veteran and was awarded the prestigious Defense Superior Service Medal for exceptional service to his country. He holds a B.A. in Business from Columbia College and an M.A. in Management from Webster University.

Join other Rotarians to wrap gifts, make decorations and help set up this holiday event for students with special needs and their families. 15 volunteers are needed. 
This event is sponsored by the Youth Services Committee. 

Winterfest will be held on Dec. 12 at Camp Via West from 11-2 with volunteer support needed from 10-3. Volunteers are also needed on Dec. 11 from 11-2 to prepare for the event.  Partial shift sign-ups are okay!  This event provides a fun, family day for students and adults with disabilities. 

Get into the Holiday spiirit  and help at Winterfest. 25 volunteers are needed to serve snacks, supervise crafts and have fun to make this a really special experience for the students and families. The Grateful Dads will be playing season songs. 

This event is sponsored by the Youth Service Committee. 
 

Be part of a fun team, serving food and drinks to the public, to raise funds for CREF!

Sign up here on Club Runner, or you can see all Lev's events and sign up for any of them at this link (or see Club Runner events list).

Online self-paced training is required before volunteering: CA Responsible Beverage Servers certification and Levy Restaurants (Levi Stadium's food provider) Orientation and Alcohol Servers certifications. Step by step details on how to complete the training, which takes about an hour, is here. 

Family and friends over age 18 are welcome to help, too—they just need to take the training.

Learn more about this great fundraiser here!

Leads should arrive 1/2 hour early to the stadium.

Rotary Project with Second Harvest of Silicon Valley

Cupertino Rotary is partnering with Second Harvest for their Cupertino farmers market-style free grocery distribution. This hands-on Community Service opportunity allows you to make a direct, local impact by helping distribute fresh, nutritious groceries to neighbors facing food insecurity.

📍 What: Second Harvest Farmers Market-Style Grocery Distribution
👥 Who: 8-10 volunteers needed per shift 
📌 Where: Cupertino Union Church, 20900 Stevens Creek Blvd
🕖 When: 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month,  7:45 – 9:30 AM (on 3rd Thursday, if you can arrive at  7:30 AM, we need a few people to help bag frozen chicken)

Volunteers help set up and assist clients as they select their groceries in a Farmers market-style layout (and tear down afterward).  Friends/family (age 16+) are welcome!

Why This Matters:
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley is one of the largest food banks in the country, serving hundreds of thousands each month. Cupertino Rotary already indirectly partners with Second Harvest through our projects with Hunger at Home, West Valley Community Services, and De Anza College. This is our chance to partner directly—and right here in Cupertino.

Sign-ups are needed at least EIGHT days in advance. Here are the sign-up links for all the sessions July-Dec 2026:

• July 2, 2026
• July 16, 2026
• Aug 6, 2026
• Aug 20, 2026
• Sept 3, 2026
• Sept 17, 2026
• Oct 1, 2026
• Oct 15, 2026
• Nov 5, 2026
• Nov 19, 2026
• Dec 3, 2026
• Dec 17, 2026

📩 Have questions?
Contact Project Champions: Alysa Sakkas or Lisa Chapman

details to follow

Be part of a fun team, serving food and drinks to the public, to raise funds for CREF!

Sign up here on Club Runner, or you can see all Lev's events and sign up for any of them at this link (or see Club Runner events list).

Online self-paced training is required before volunteering: CA Responsible Beverage Servers certification and Levy Restaurants (Levi Stadium's food provider) Orientation and Alcohol Servers certifications. Step by step details on how to complete the training, which takes about an hour, is here. 

Family and friends over age 18 are welcome to help, too—they just need to take the training.

Learn more about this great fundraiser here!

Leads should arrive 1/2 hour early to the stadium.

Youth Service AOS meeting in the Quinlan Conference room and also on zoom. Link will be sent before the meeting

the book this month is "The Bookbinder's Secret" by A.D. Bell and moderated by Jennifer Shearin on zoom

Youth Service AOS meeting in the Quinlan Conference room and also on zoom. Link will be sent before the meeting

Join fellow Rotarians in providing a week's worth of food to Silicon Valley residents at the Hunger at Home drive-through food distribution event. We are looking for 14 volunteers to help out on the first Monday of each month. Each event typically distributes food to 325+ families.  

When:  Monday March 1, 2027 from 8-11:00 am;
 

Where: San Jose Flea Market located at 1411 Mabury Rd, San Jose. (enter via the Mabury Rd entrance, not the Berryessa Rd entrance)

What: Combine food items into bags/boxes for distribution, loading food into the vehicles.
 

How to Register: Email Diane King (dianeking1@gmail.com); Diane will send the list of volunteers to Harvest at Home and will organize carpools.  

About this Project (our “Why”): Recent surveys show that 37% of families in Santa Clara Country are struggling from food insecurity while 40% of food goes to waste. Hunger at Home rescues food destined for our landfills by partnering with large organizations (Levi’s, SJ Convention Center, Shoreline, hotels, grocery stores, Sysco, etc) and repurposing the food collected to families in the community. So, not only are we feeding the hungry but we are reducing methane and CO2 emissions by diverting food from our landfills.

Questions: Diane King    408-204-2144 dianeking1@gmail.com

                    Tony King   408-204-2139 d_t_king@gmail.com

Youth Service AOS meeting in the Quinlan Conference room and also on zoom. Link will be sent before the meeting

LOCATION CHANGE TO COMMUNITY HALL.

Join fellow Rotarians in providing a week's worth of food to Silicon Valley residents at the Hunger at Home drive-through food distribution event. We are looking for 14 volunteers to help out on the first Monday of each month. Each event typically distributes food to 325+ families.  

When:  Monday April 5, 2027 from 8 am to 10 - 10:30 am;
 

Where: San Jose Flea Market located at 1411 Mabury Rd, San Jose. (enter via the Mabury Rd entrance, not the Berryessa Rd entrance)

What: Combine food items into bags/boxes for distribution, loading food into the vehicles.
 

How to Register: Email Diane King (dianeking1@gmail.com); Diane will send the list of volunteers to Harvest at Home and will organize carpools.  

About this Project (our “Why”): Recent surveys show that 37% of families in Santa Clara Country are struggling from food insecurity while 40% of food goes to waste. Hunger at Home rescues food destined for our landfills by partnering with large organizations (Levi’s, SJ Convention Center, Shoreline, hotels, grocery stores, Sysco, etc) and repurposing the food collected to families in the community. So, not only are we feeding the hungry but we are reducing methane and CO2 emissions by diverting food from our landfills.

Questions: Diane King    408-204-2144 dianeking1@gmail.com

                    Tony King   408-204-2139 d_t_king@gmail.com

Youth Service AOS meeting in the Quinlan Conference room and also on zoom. Link will be sent before the meeting