Mountain View Rotary -- April 5, 2022 (Apr 06, 2022)

Rotary Club of Mountain View

Meeting Notes

April 5, 2022

President’s Greeting by Heather: Good Afternoon & welcome to the Rotary Club of Mountain View where: We’re More Than A Club…We’re a Family!!!

Our International call to action for 2021-2022 is “Serve to Change Lives”. Our club’s call to action is “As a Family We Serve to Change Lives.”

Pledge of Allegiance: Jerylann

Greeter & Thought for the Day: With Opening Day for Baseball fast approaching, Bruce shared some information about Yogi Berra including some of his most famous “Yogi-isms.”

Introduction of Visitors: Sanjay introduced prospective member Margaret Abe Koga

General Club Announcements:

As a potential Club Service Project, the Red Cross is holding a blood drive at the Mountain View Senior Center on April 16^th. Two people are needed at 8:00 am to help set up and then three people are needed at 4:30 to 5:00 pm to break things down. Other dates are July 9^th, August 13^th, and October 8^th. Please contact Heather if you are able to help with any of these events.
Sanjay announced the following Club Officer and Chairs for the 2022-2023 year:
- President – Sanjay
- President-Elect – Tori
- Past President – Heather
- Treasurer – Heather
- Secretary – Bruce
- Membership Chair – Jerylann
- Foundation Chair – Mandy (Director)
- Youth Service Chair – Scott (Director)
- Club Service Chair – Cathy (Director)
- International Chair – Jack
- Activities Chair – Linda
- Endowment/Finance – Jack
- Grants Chair – Cathy
- Endowment Chair – Ken
From Youth Service Chair Scott, in the regional speech contest, our Club’s winner, Adarsh, was a finalist, but did not win. Also, the two students form Mountain View High School and Saint Francis High School were selected to attend RYLA. Susan spoke to us about the Saint Francis student, Sabina.
Paul told us that the Club has raised $9,300 for our community grants through member donations.
From Scholarship Chair Ken, four students have been awarded $3,000 scholarships. The students are from Mountain View High School, Los Altos High School, Alta Vista High School and Saint Francis High School.
Sanjay provided information about the upcoming Club Picnic on Sunday, April 28^th, starting at 11:00 am, at Cuesta Park.

District Announcements:

The District 5170 Conference is April 22^nd through April 24^th.
The monthly District 5170 Presidents’ meeting is on April 6^th at 5:30 pm with a guest speaker at 7:15 pm. The guest speaker is Steve Snyder who is the Past District Governor from District 5190 in 2004-2005 and Past Rotary International Director from 2013 to 2015.
This is the last week to register for the Wheelchair Trip to Mexico departing for five days on July 8^th.

Speaker:

Sanjay introduced Jeff Rosen, the District Attorney of Santa Clara County.

Jeff spoke about how the law reflects our values and how we treat each other. Laws are there to protect each of us and keep us safe. It is the goal of his office to vigorously pursue justice in a way that is fair to everyone and insure that all parties are treated with respect. The District Attorney’s Office wants to send a strong message that if you commit a crime in Santa Clara County, you will be caught and held accountable.

Jeff described a large uptick in hate crimes against Asian people during the pandemic. The District Attorney’s Office took an aggressive stance to hold such offenders accountable, but they also took a proactive approach to prevent these crimes through public service announcements and Town Hall events.

The District Attorney’s Office has established a unit to review previous cases to determine if there have been any wrongful convictions. On the rare occasions that this occurs, the unit works to exonerate the person expediently. These cases are then thoroughly reviewed to determine how they occurred and what needs to be done to make sure they do not happen again.

The District Attorney’s Office also has a Cold Case Unit which reviews serious cases that have not been solved or could not be prosecuted in the past. The Unit has successfully investigated and prosecuted twenty unsolved homicides.

Mark your Calendars: Next week we will be DARK to celebrate Spring Break and Easter. We will be back at the Adobe Building on April 19^th, with Peter Katz from the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce. Our 4fer is Fred Storek. And don’t forget to put the Club Picnic at Cuesta Park on your calendar for Sunday, April 24^th!