Jeff Milkes is proud to serve the Cupertino community as Recreation and Community Services Director since January. Prior to taking this position in Cupertino, he served as Southeast Services Manager for Portland Parks & Recreation for eleven years. He was responsible for all parks and facilities in east Portland. He holds both Bachelors and Masters degrees in Parks and Recreation Administration. Jeff has been married to his wife Tammie for the past 35 years.
Kathy Nellis began the program by saying how much the club will miss Past President Greg Jow, who recently passed away, and reminding members of some of the many important contributions he made to Cupertino Rotary. She recalled how he liked to call himself the emperor and start the meets with a gong. Kathy said that during his 1994-1995 term as president, Greg saw the need for an additional fundraiser as the proceeds from Oktoberfest had peaked. Hence, Greg started the golf tournament that Cupertino Rotary still puts on every year. After the tournament began having a designated major beneficiary in 1998, it really took off and has contributed $500,000 to those beneficiaries over the last 20 years. Last year the golf tournament generated a total of $70,000 with $25,000 going to support the major beneficiary Our Daily Bread and $45,000 supporting the club Avenues of Service.
Kathy then introduced the co-chairs of the golf tournament for this year - Rachelle Sander and Lynn Ching. Rachelle and Lynn announced that this year the tournament will have two major beneficiaries, West Valley Services and Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley. They introduced Josh Selo, Executive Director of West Valley Community Services.
"Read More" to find out about the Golf Tournament and the primary beneficiaries: West Valley Community Services, and Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley.
For more information go to the golf tournament website -https://sites.google.com/site/cupertinorotarygolf You can register for dinner or golf at the website, or to register for dinner contact Marj Mancuso and Frank Tsui to sign up to play golf.
Join Fellow Rotarians for a great trip to the Capital on May 1st.
We will meet at Quinlan Community Center parking lot from at 6:10 AM to carpool to the Great America train station where we will take Amtrak State Capitol route. Assembly member Evan Low office will arrange a tour for us at the state building, followed by lunch and viewing the Assembly session. After lunch we will tour downtown Sacramento including the train museum
Train ticket price round trip: $50 for adult deducts specific discount for our group. - Please register with Annie Ho 408-893-8555 as soon as possible before end of April 15th. Thank you!!
Hung Wei joined to celebrate the beautiful wedding of her son David and his new bride Christine on March 18.
Hsing Kung joined to celebrate the endorsement by the Cupertino City Council of a special Bridge Award that will be presented in the name of Cupertino community leader Tommy Shwe. The award was proposed and sponsored by the Cupertino Educational Endowment Foundation and APAPA.
Vardy Shtein joined the president’s club in memory of Past President Greg Jow who recently passed away.
April Bignell joined to mark the third anniversary of her becoming a member of Cupertino Rotary. She thanked her sponsors Jerra Rowland and JoanneMansch April said she has really enjoyed belonging being part of the club.
President Judy announced the winners of the March Madness contest – Leon Davis for the men’s bracket and Wendell Stephens for the women’s.
Rachelle Sander, Lynn Ching and Helene Davis described some of the silent auction items available for bidding during fellowship and encouraged members to bid early and often. This silent auction helps support the golf tournament and its beneficiaries.
Inspiration: Vivian Wong shared a Chinese saying, “if you work hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.” She recently began learning to play the guzheng, a plucked string instrument with a more than 2,500-year history, even though she had no experience. She uses this saying to remind herself that she can accomplish her goal of playing the instrument if she puts in enough effort.
John Zirelli encouraged members to sign up for the Rotary District Training Assembly from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM on April 13 at the India Community Center in Milpitas.
Henry Buffalow announced the next Rebuilding Together event will be held on April 22. You can sign up for the morning, afternoon or full day by contacting Henry.
Padma Chari reminded member of the evening meeting of the World Community Service committee on April 25 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the Rancho Deep Cliff clubhouse. This meeting offers a unique opportunity for those who can not attend the usual early morning meetings to learn more about the activities of WCS.
Leslie Hay reminded members that our May 17 meeting will be the Chili Cook-Off at 6:00 PM at Linda Vista Park. Members can sign up to compete in any of several categories or just sign up to attend and sample some of the wonderful dishes cooked up by the competitors. Charge for attending is $25.
If you would like to be on President Judy Wilson's Weekly Agenda please contact Jerra Rowland by the Sunday night before the meeting. Please email her at jerra95030@mac.com If you would like to include slides as part of your announcement, please send them to Jerra Rowland well in advance of the meeting, at least 3 to 4 days, and she will be able to include your info in the flow of the meeting when you are at the microphone for your one minute of fame. This is particularly important for club chairs who want to announce meetings, accomplishments, or details that are better covered with more than a one minute verbal overview. Send Jerra bullet points and she will do the rest.
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 - Gary Latshaw; Second Wednesday - Open; Third Wednesday - Lee McCrumb; Fourth Wednesday - Open Fifth Wednesday - Peter Troop. Backup- Chris Zhang
Our highly esteemed meeting reporters are assigned as follows: First Wednesday - Byron Rovegno; Second Wednesday -Open; Third Wednesday - Bill Wilson; Fourth Wednesday - Josh Selo;; Fifth Wednesday - Laurie Johnson.
Jeff Milkes is proud to serve the Cupertino community as Recreation and Community Services Director since January. Prior to taking this position in Cupertino, he served as Southeast Services Manager for Portland Parks & Recreation for eleven years. He was responsible for all parks and facilities in east Portland. He holds both Bachelors and Masters degrees in Parks and Recreation Administration. Jeff has been married to his wife Tammie for the past 35 years.
Kathy then introduced the co-chairs of the golf tournament for this year - Rachelle Sander and Lynn Ching. Rachelle and Lynn announced that this year the tournament will have two major beneficiaries, West Valley Services and Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley. They introduced Josh Selo, Executive Director of West Valley Community Services. 
et at Quinlan Community Center parking lot from at 6:10 AM to carpool to the Great America train station where we will take Amtrak State Capitol route. Assembly member Evan Low office will arrange a tour for us at the state building, followed by lunch and viewing the Assembly session. After lunch we will tour downtown Sacramento including the train museum