Events

The evening satellite meetings together with the morning satellite meetings provide a forum at which LARC members discuss all things Rotary.  The agenda is generated in real time by the participants who raise any community or related topic they wish.  

Email me if you have suggestions.

Zoom meeting:   
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87394458817?pwd=eVlLQmQybytRbnExUTdIQS90SUxjdz09

Join by phone:  
Dial (669) 900-6833. At the prompt, enter the Meeting ID: 873 9445 8817.  The meeting passcode is 5170.

Jeffrey Baier, Superintendent in the Los Altos School District, inspires a passion for learning in students and staff.  With more than 20 years of experience in education, Jeff has served students as a teacher, assistant principal and principal, spanning elementary through middle school, all within the Los Altos and Mountain View School Districts in California.  He is passionate about improving learning experiences for students and has challenged the status quo in a top performing public school district to ensure students are prepared for their futures.  Jeff was among the first to develop blended learning environments with Khan Academy and has led the effort to bring numerous innovative programs to LASD.  When not focused on schools, you can find Jeff with his family, with his camera, at a lacrosse field, or all three simultaneously.

Sandra is a graduate of Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and San Jose State University. She taught middle school for many years prior to becoming a mentor for new teachers.She then entered the world of educational leadership - she loves pushing the boundaries of what teaching and learning look like in our schools. She served as principal at both Santa Rita Elementary School and Blach Intermediate School in Los Altos before becoming Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction. Sandra, her husband, and two sons live in San Jose. When not working, you can find her reading a good book or cooking a feast for her family.

The May Wine and Cheese event is coming to you from Tierra Magnifica, Costa Rica, a paradise on the Pacific Coast.  Join your fellow Rotarians on Friday, May 28th at 6 pm to hear about the nature and culture of this special place and to share where your next vacation will be.  The zoom link will follow soon.

Our June 3 presentation will feature Carol Damonte, the founder of Art Changes Us, a program for high school youth in the greater Mountain View-Los Altos area to discover their purpose through art. Art Changes Us (artchangesus.org) provides high school youth from underrepresented parts of our community with a safe, supportive space to explore the change-making power of connection, creativity and social entrepreneurship to prepare for life as adults. This non-faith-based program is open to ALL and is sponsored by Los Altos United Methodist Church as a community service.

CAROL DAMONTE
Founder and Managing Creative Director of Art Changes Us

KATIE POVEJSIL

The Satellite meetings provide a forum at which LARC members discuss all things Rotary and other community topics.  The meetings are focused on fellowship avoiding national politics.  Presidents attend but do not set the agenda.  The agenda is generated in real time by the participants which number about 20 at each meeting. 

Zoom meeting:   
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84778219782?pwd=RFdXOHZZb1hpc1lzRm1uWkMxY3Nkdz09

Join by phone:  
Dial (669) 900-6833. At the prompt, enter the Meeting ID: 847 7821 9782.  The meeting passcode is 5170.

The evening satellite meetings together with the morning satellite meetings provide a forum at which LARC members discuss all things Rotary.  The agenda is generated in real time by the participants who raise any community or related topic they wish.  

Email me if you have suggestions.

Zoom meeting:   
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87394458817?pwd=eVlLQmQybytRbnExUTdIQS90SUxjdz09

Join by phone:  
Dial (669) 900-6833. At the prompt, enter the Meeting ID: 873 9445 8817.  The meeting passcode is 5170.

H. R. McMaster is the Fouad and Michelle Ajami Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.  He is also the Bernard and Susan Liautaud Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute and lecturer at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.  He was the 26th assistant to the president for National Security Affairs. Upon graduation from the United States Military Academy in 1984, McMaster served as a commissioned officer in the United States Army for thirty-four years before retiring as a Lieutenant General in June 2018.

From 2014 to 2017 McMaster designed the future army as the director of the Army Capabilities Integration Center and the deputy commanding general of the US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). As commanding general of the Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning, he oversaw all training and education for the army’s infantry, armor, and cavalry force. His has extensive experience leading soldiers and organizations in wartime including Commander, Combined Joint Inter-Agency Task Force—Shafafiyat in Kabul, Afghanistan from 2010 to 2012; Commander, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment in Iraq from 2005 to 2006; and Commander, Eagle Troop, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment in Operation Desert Storm from 1990 to 1991. McMaster also served overseas as advisor to the most senior commanders in the Middle East, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

McMaster holds a PhD in military history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  He was an assistant professor of history at the United States Military Academy from 1994 to 1996.  He is author of Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World and the award-winning Dereliction of Duty: Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Lies that Led to Vietnam.  He was a contributing editor for Survival: Global Politics and Strategy from 2010 to 2017.  His many essays, articles, and book reviews on leadership, history, and the future of warfare have appeared in The Atlantic, Foreign Affairs, Survival, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times.  

Ingrid Elizabeth Newkirk is a British animal welfarist and the president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the world's largest animal rights organization. She will discuss her new book, “Animalkind: Remarkable Discoveries about Animals and Revolutionary New Ways to Show Them Compassion. She is the author of several books, including The PETA Practical Guide to Animal Rights: Simple Acts of Kindness to Help Animals in Trouble(2009) and Animalkind: Remarkable Discoveries About Animals and Revolutionary New Ways to Show Them Compassion (2020). Newkirk has worked for the animal-protection movement since 1972.  Since she founded PETA in 1980, Newkirk remains committed to ending animal use and the idea that, as PETA's slogan says, "animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment

Come join the fun at Fine Art in the Park, Los Altos Rotary's 46th annual art show. 

Each year, the Los Altos Rotary Club presents Fine Art in the Park – one of the Bay Area’s premier open-air art shows, featuring original, juried works by some 150 artists. Fine art pieces range from paintings and sculpture to ceramics, jewelry and unique gifts. Entertainment, food and beverages make this an ideal occasion for shopping and family fun.

As you stroll through the lovely park, viewing first-rate art, you’ll take comfort knowing that your purchase goes to support a great cause. All proceeds of the Rotary Fine Art in the Park show go to support a wide range of community service agencies in the Bay Area, and support international development projects in places like Nepal, Mexico, Malaysia and Afghanistan.

Come for a day of fun and great art. There is free parking at Los Altos High School, with shuttles to the park.

The show runs from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 daily.

For more information, www.rotaryartshow.com.