Mountain View Rotary

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

 

Greeting/Ring Bell:  Cathy rang the bell at 12:04.  Welcome to our meeting of the Mountain View Rotary Club. This year’s International Rotary Theme is Unite for Good. Our local club theme this year is Our Rotary Family Cares

 

Fred Storek led us in the Pledge of Allegiance

 

Thought for the Day by Eric:  Rotarians have a common goal like geese flying in one direction.  Rotarians feel the challenge when they stray from the common goal.  When one Rotarian tires of leading, another is sure to take their place.  Rotarians, like geese, are always encouraging others to continue helping their communities.  When a Rotarian needs a rest, Rotarians will be there to care for them like geese.  Teamwork and Geese.

 

Introduction of Guests by Fred:  No guests today

 

Club Business/Announcements

1) Upcoming Club Dates by Cathy:

a) Fridays at 9:30 am – Rotary Pickleball, Rengstorff Park

b) No Lunch Meeting December 16.

c) Friday, December 19 at 5:00 pm – Rotary Holiday Party at Don Giovanni’s

d) February 7 – Confirmed date for the Crab Feed

2) Cathy Bonus Bucks by Bruce

a) Jared received 3 bucks

b) Fred 2 bucks

c) Bert 2 bucks

d) Francoise 2 bucks

e) Hal 1 buck

f) Francoise 1 buck

g) Paul and Susan a buck apiece

h) Twana 1 buck

 

Program – Fred introduced our speaker, Bruce Karney.  Bruce Karney is a retired marketing professional and the husband of former Mountain View Rotary President Twana Karney. He is the Chair of Carbon Free Mountain View, a grassroots group of environmentalists.  They were the group most responsible for building the political support for the creation of Silicon Valley Clean Energy.  In 2008, and again in 2017, he was elected as Chair of the City of Mountain View’s Environmental Sustainability Task Force.  Thanks largely to the efforts of the second Task Force and of Carbon Free Mountain View, the City of Mountain View has increased its sustainability budget by more than $3 million per year.  The City’s 7-person Sustainability staff is now the largest of any city of its size in the Bay Area.

 

Bruce Karney handed out the slide presentation with key points:

Help is a click away in terms of looking at incentives from SVCE and Quit Carbon

If you would like a copy of the slides you can send Bruce an email.  His contact information is:

Bruce Karney

bkarney@comcast.net

650 450-0332

 

Speaker Appreciation:  Cathy shared our club’s appreciation for Bruce’s time and that $25 would be donated to Rotary’s Polio Plus Fund in Bruce’s name.

 

Next Meeting – Next Year! January – Speakers represent the recipients of our club’s grant awards:

Tuesday, January 6, Hope’s Corners

Tuesday, January 13, Compassion Week

 

Adjournment at 12:47