Meeting on Feb 4, 2015

 Pres Lisa presiding.

 

Visitors: Kim Corbett (Rafael Evening Rotary club), Bill Baeza

 

Farhad had a life changing experience on his Guatemala trip, and it all happened because of Rotary. He will present more on his trip in the future.

 

Ken thanked Tom for stepping up to attend PETS training, as he couldn't make it.

 

Lisa thanked all who helped with the Pop Up Street Store. It was a big success with a lot of help and support from other local Rotary clubs.

 

 

Ken announced the Habitat for Humanity project which we will be participating in downtown Novato.

 

Matt announced the Marin Food Bank project on April 18, 9-11am.

 

Jirayr stated future billing to club members for in club items (donations, good times, auction items) will all be done via the billing system. In order to avoid double billing, please do not give any more cash to the treasurer for payments.

 

Kim Corbett announced the District announcement at Disneyland on May 1-3. The House of Friendship will have a table there, and Kim asked for our support and help to showcase our club and our projects.

 

 

Gus auctioned a bottle of wine, which Cammie won.

 

Kim selected for raffle but did not win.

 

 

Lucas Oshun, from Global Student Embassy, is an NGO community building organization. Lucas promoted a fundraiser for his event on February 7, 6-9pm at the Marin Art and Garden Center. He gave a presentation on his efforts around the world and how he is cultivating change.

 

Craig Alexander, from the Giants Community Fund, discussed the Junior Giants baseball league. It is responsible for raising money to play free baseball for underprivileged kids. The league promotes a healthy lifestyle via violence prevention, nutrition, and educational information. They have developed almost 90 leagues, with 23,000 kids total.