Friday August 9th from 1.30pm-3.30pm at the Second Harvest Cypress distribution center in north San Jose at 4001 North 1st Street.  Adult family members and friends are welcome to join. 

Show up at 1:30 for training and join in by verifying, sorting, labeling, and repacking food items.

You need to register ahead of time, using this link.

If you would like to carpool, please contact Louisa Roberts in advance. 

• Sgt. @ Arms – Lee McCrumb
• Meeting called to order:12:11pm by Padma Chari
• Greeter and Pledge: Will Fluewelling

Inspiration:

Jim Gibson shared a beautiful story demonstrating the value of measuring someone’s character opposed to their external “clay vessel”.

President’s Club:

Victor Augusteo joined the President's Club to spring the news that he welcomed his beautiful new baby boy on July 3^rd!

PP Steve Ting who was away for the Kick-Out / Kick-In festivities gave a catch-up thank you to PP Helene for all her hard work and leadership last year and welcomed President Padma saying that he was confident that we are in store for another great year!!

Announcements:

Fall Family Festival:  Jim Davis reminded us there are many volunteer opportunities available for the Fall Family Festival - our Club's "All Hands on Deck" community outreach event.

This year Fall Fest is on Saturday, September 14^th at Memorial Park.  Rotarians will be needed for Friday set-up, staffing during the event and post-event take-down.  All are invited to attend the weekly planning meetings at 1:35 after our regular meeting.

Stay-tuned for detailed volunteer sign-ups!!

The ninth annual Chefs of Compassion fundraiser for West Valley Community Services:  Josh Selo encourages Rotarians to take part in this fun and impactful evening on September 20th. 

Josh announced that our own Judy Wilson and Bill Wilson are the honorees for their spirit, actions, lifelong commitment and dedication to improving our community.  Local chefs pick items from WVCS food pantry to create a tasty meal which is replicated by a catering company.

Maggie Padovani shared with us our friends at Gilroy Rotary are coming together to support the local community in the wake of the horrific shooting tragedy at the Gilroy Garlic Festival.

Judy Wilson thanked everyone for their patience with the meeting set-up and delay in food.

Jenel Breen attended the Rotaract Training Seminar and shared a great team photo from the event.

Constantine Lolos shared the Cucina Bamina field trip was fun and that he is looking to scheduling an upcoming trip at the Marine Science Institute.

Josh Selo – reported the successful collaboration between Rotary and good Karma Bikes that enabled  9 clients of WVCS to receive bike repairs and one client left with a brand new bike!

Our speaker on July 31, attorney Jen Lee, gave a very informative overview of how to protect ourselves from identity theft.

• 70% of Americans have a debt or credit issue they are unaware of
• 46% of Americans have fell victim to some sort of scam
• Identify theft occurs every 2 seconds
• 45% of victims are age 50 or older
• 978 million credit records were stolen in 2018
• California ranks third in the country for identify theft
• Protect yourself
  • Protect your mailbox
  • Be careful what ends up in the trash
  • Protect your information on junk mail
  • Invest in a safe or firebox
  • Use carrying passwords online
  • Utilize password managers to keep your passwords complex and safe – Lastpass, 1Password, Dashlane, Enpass, Keeper, LogMeOnce, RoboForm, Sticky Password
• Steps to take if your identify is stolen
  • Immediately report any suspicious credit card activity or identify theft
  • Create a file to stay organized
  • Place security freezes on Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion
  • File identity theft report online with the FTC – www.identitytheft.gov
  • File a police report at your local police department
  • Keep copies of your identity theft report and police report in a safe place
  • Obtain a copy of your credit report from all three agencies