Meeting Minutes - November 7, 2017

 

Mountain View Rotary Club

Meeting Agenda - November 7, 2017

Notes by Twana

                                                              
President’s Greeting:  
Good afternoon!   I’d like to welcome you to the Rotary Club of Mtn. My name is Scott Johnson, your President for 2017-2018
Our Rotary International theme for this year is “Rotary: Making a Difference.”   Our District Governor Orrin Mahoney’s theme is “Developing Lifelong Friendships, While Making a Difference.”  Our Mountain View Rotary Club is “Having Fun Making a Difference.”  
 
Pledge of Allegiance – Ernie Hawks
 
Thought for the Day:   Twana (4’fer)
Twana shared thoughts on Veteran’s Day which is coming up on November 11.
 
Song of the Day:  Songmaster Phil – “God Bless America.”
 
Meet & Greet - (2 Minutes)
 
Introduction of Visiting Rotarians & Guests:  Scott Johnson (Bert Raphael absent)
Guest of Rotary: Jamil Shaikh, Mountain View resident
 
New Member Induction:  Linda Wang …. By Tori (Sponsor) & Jerylann (Membership)
Scott shared that Linda Wang was born in a small village in northeast China. She shares Rotary values and is a great match for the club. She received her education while having two babies and went into real estate in 2013. Linda mentioned that she loves her work and her goal is to help as many people as possible.
 
 
Announcements:
  • Thanks to Twana for being the “4’fer” today!
  • Foundation Minute:  Monique Kane - absent
  • Community Service Announcements? --  Dave and Jim
  • Bell Ringing, Salvation Army … Jim. Dec. 9th at the San Antonio Safeway. Contact Jim Cochran if you want to sign up.
  • Cops & Gobblers … Bruce – Nov. 19 at the Police Station. Starts a little before 9am.
  • Club Service Announcements?  -- Twana and Tori: Next holiday social at Anita’s home on Tuesday, Nov. 28 at 5:30 pm, the week after Thanksgiving. Signups next week.
  • Condiment Collection Drive in Sunnyvale - Jack Wong. See flyer, can drop off at meeting or Jack’s office until November 10th.
  • Auction.   Tori will be auctioning off her Santa Fe house.  (4K sf, 4 bedrooms, 4 baths … 12 people). The rental will be for 5 nights and the date of the rental is flexible.
 
 
 
  • President’s Club:   Thanks to all!   We are presently up to 21 members for a total of $3,150.
  • FaceBook Promo.   Thanks Jerylann for sending out that email link to FB.  
  • Next Board Mtg:  Thursday, November 16th.   Question:  Move to 4 p.m. due to Julie Rose’s retirement party.
  • Crab Feed: Save the Date for Saturday, Feb. 3rd, 2018.-Alan    
 
Personal Sharing/Announcements:
  • November Bdays: 16th – Ernie Hawks;  16th – Bert Raphael;  22nd – Hal Taylor
 
Speaker:   Judy Chow is the Director of Product Management in the Business unit at Symantec Corporation.  She will address the topic of digital security.
           
  • Introduction by Sanjay. Judy Chow gave a very interesting presentation cybersecurity and understanding the threats. The goal is for more people to be aware and to know practical things that they can do to prevent being a victim. She mentioned that identity theft is the fastest growing crime in the United States. With many questions and high interest, Judy promised to send a copy of her slides to the club.
 
           
Future Schedule:
 
November 14th    -  Marsha Deslauriers   “CHAC Update”       4’fer:  Bill Maston 
 
November 21st   -  Leslie Carmichael, Hopes Corner     4’fer:  Roger Kao  
 
And remember…“Make Difference and have Fun!”