Meeting Summary of April 23, 2013

President Judy opened with a greeting:

This year's theme is "Peace through Service"  and our local and District 5170 theme is "Mission Membership."

Alan  Goodman subbed for our songmister with a rousing rendition of "Doo wa Diddy".

No visitors or visiting Rotarians.

Announcements:

--- Rotating dinner, 4/26/13- start at the Joyces- 274 N Clark- Los Altos/ then to a secret home for dinner/ then to Barsi’s for dessert—email will go out to all who are attending. 

---Golf Tourney/ joint event with Los Altos Rotary/ Los Altos Sunset Rot/ some others—pls sign up in next few weeks, June 7- shotgun start at 1pm- Shoreline course with dinner at Michael’s right after and small Texas Holdem poker event after. 

--Bruce energetically fined Monique, Fred and Roger on the always entertaining Rotary Jeopardy questions.

--Paul Reinhart gave his Red Badge talk- originally from New Jersey (which we don’t hold against him, while others might)- Marine Corps, interest in veterinary medicine, ended up in business  school, became a CPA, worked in IT, then Project Management at Genentech, then own company, then the Peace Corps—now a loyal and local volunteer.  A very interesting life to say the least. 

--Next week's meeting will be held at Scotts on Castro beginning at 5:00.  No noon meeting.  Our short term exchange student and her parents will be there as our guests.  Her parents are both professors at Stanford and her mother was a long term exchange student to France.  They are all excited. 

 Program:

Craig Goldman introduced today's speaker:

Kristin Enriquez, special education teaching coordinator for the Mtn View/Whisman school district.  Moved to town 4 yrs ago from Pasadena, enjoys working with pre-school special needs students, gets them started with enough communication skills to make  a good start in kindergarten, and beyond.  They don’t pretend to cure the children’s ills, but do get them ready to function in the school system.  Kristin is a very good speaker, and obviously passionate about the difference that she and her group can make for the children, parents and future teachers. Thanks to April speaker coordinator Craig Goldman.

Our Three fer on May 7h will be Monique Kane. 

Don't forget to be at as many meetings by 12:15 as possible, take on at least one project, wear your Rotary Pin and invite a visitor!