Fellow Rotarians,
 
Our speaker this week is the Honorary Ken Yeager, President of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.  He will be giving us an update on Caltrain, bringing BART to San Jose, and building High Speed Rail across California.
 
 
We are in full swing this week, with lots of good things happening.  Our board meeting this month is a week early and will be on Wednesday, September 11 at 6:00, Holders Country Inn, 1424 Saratoga Ave, San Jose.  All members are welcome to attend, just let me know in advance so we can plan the seating accordingly.  If you have a Red Badge and still haven’t attended a board meeting, we would love to see you there.  Dinner is included.
 
Our first fundraiser of the Rotary year is this weekend—our famous Chinese chicken salad booth at The Santa Clara Art and Wine Festival.  If you haven’t yet signed up, contact Stewart Cusimano or Dan Holder to see how you can help.
 
On Thursday, we need some help moving the gifts for Christmas for Kids from Linda and Tom Clark’s house into storage.   The start time is 5:30, please contact Linda or Tom for the address.  Please call Tom (408 396-7342) with any questions.   Beer and wine will be provided.
 
We are always looking for good speakers for our weekly meetings.  If you have someone in mind, please contact Andy Ratermann and he can make the arrangements.
 
Below is a list of our upcoming speakers and events:
 
Upcoming speakers:
9/19:  Rocky Cappella, Rocky Capella Productions - Stunt and Action directing
9/26:  Eric Heckman, Author and founder of the Financial Wealth Institute
 
Upcoming events for your calendar:
09/11:  Board meeting, Holders Country Inn  6:00
09/14-09/15:  Art and Wine Festival
10/5 and 10/12:  Steps for Success
10/10:  District Governors visit
10/17:  Avenues of Service, 4:00-9:00
11/16:  Day at the Races, contact Don Skinner for more info.
12/12:  Christmas for Kids
12/19:  Evening Holiday dinner
 
I look forward to seeing you all this week!
 
Yours in Rotary,
Lou Ann Alexander
President, Rotary Club of Santa Clara
(408) 718-8810