To ensure the health of our members, their families, guests, and the community; and in accordance with governmental health directives, the Rotary Club of Castro Valley has moved all lunch and Club meetings online until further notice. Please check the Upcoming Events in the right column for specific details and instructions to access meetings.
Rotary Club of Castro Valley
Gary Howard, President
Lunch Meetings (online)
Contact information
www.castrovalleyrotary.org
cvrotary@iCloud.com
510.402.5123
Lunch Meetings (online)
Tuesdays at 12:00 p.m.
Zoom link
https://zoom.us/j/240179056
The Meadows Restaurant at
Redwood Canyon Golf Course
17007 Redwood Road
Castro Valley, CA 94546
Upcoming Speakers
Tim Dupuis, CIO & Registrar of Voters
Oct 06, 2020
The 2020 Election
Please note: This meeting is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. There is no lunch meeting on October 5.
Tim Dupuis, Chief Information Officer and Registrar of Voters at Alameda County
Tim received his Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from California State University, Fullerton and his Master’s Degree in Public Administration from California State University, Long Beach. He started his career with the City of Santa Ana Public Works Department as the Project Manager/GIS Analyst for the City’s first GIS system moving on to become the GIS Manager for the City of Huntington Beach. Tim moved to Daly City as the City's Information Services Manager and then joined Alameda County as the Chief Technology Officer of the Information Technology Department.
Past Speakers
Abe Hejela, Partner - Capitol Advisors
Sep 01, 2020 12:00 PM
Funding for K-12 Education in California
Marian Meadow, LCSW, PPSC, Social Worker for CVUSD
Jul 28, 2020 6:00 PM
EVENING MEETING: Dealing with Stress in the Pandemic
Member Birthdays:
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Pam TavaniSeptember 14
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John McPartlandSeptember 24
Anniversaries:
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Jerome BlahaMelanie BlahaSeptember 19
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Sherry YarnalRalph YarnalSeptember 30
District Governor Gregg Giusiana Visits Club - Gregg Giusiana is currently serving as Rotary District 5170 Governor (DG). As part of his DG duties, Gregg visits all 55+ Clubs in District 5170 at least once during the year. Gregg served ten years as the Chief of Police for the City of Gilroy before retiring in 2008..
The Rotary Club of Castro Vallley sponsored a presentation by the East Bay Regional Park District Fire Department (Chief Aileen Thiel) and the Alameda County Fire Department (Public Information Officer/ Fire Engineer Brian Centoni). The presentation was moderated by Castro Valley Rotarian John McPartland, former Battalion Chief for the Oakland Fire Department and a BART Director. Click here to watch the presentation.
What's New in San Ramon? Mayor Bill Clarkson- Bill Clarkson is completing his second term as Mayor of San Ramon. He is termed out of office in December 2020 and does not plan to run for another office after serving on the San Ramon Valley Unified School District School Board and the San Ramon City Council.
Abe Hajela from Capitol Advisors traced the history of of K-12 education funding from local property taxes to Serrano v. Priest to Prop 13 to Revenue Limits to Prop 98 to the current Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF). In the process, he demonstrated how Sacramento went from having little impact on K-12 education funding to being the major source of funding and concluded with that "compared to their peers, California students are at a competitive disadvantage.”
Eden Health District CEO Mark Friedman and Board Member Pam Russo provided an update on the District including how the District is addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. CEO Friedman started on March 2, 2020, and almost immediately was shut out of his offices due to the shelter in place order, but indicated that the District has continued to serve the health needs of the community during the pandemic.
Castro Valley resident Rick Kelly has been writing a history of Castro Valley, Mapping the Evolution of Castro Valley - Rancho to Ranch Homes. His presentation traced the history of Castro Valley from the original land grant to the present day by focusing on how the property where he now lives has been transformed through property sales, inheritances, squatters, and sub-divisions.
Understanding Racial Inequality in the U.S. A Primer and Conversation Stephen Menendian, UC Berkeley Stephen Menendian is the Assistant Director and Director of Research at the Othering & Belonging Institute, and he oversees many of the Institute’s research initiatives and ongoing projects. In particular, Stephen leads the Inclusiveness Index initiative, an assessment of global inclusivity, fair housing policy and opportunity with the state of California, and a recent investigation on the extent and harmful effects of racial residential segregation in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Managing Stress During COVID-19 Marian Meadows, LCSW - Castro Valley USD Marian Meadows, Coordinator of Behavioral Health Services for the Castro Valley Unified School District and the Wellness Center at Castro Valley High School, provided an excellent overview of the stressors during the pandemic and productive ways to combat stress.
Lisa Carmack,Community Manager at the Castro Valley Marketplace, described its soft opening on July 9th and plans going forward as more businesses open in the Marketplace. During Lisa’s presentation, members chimed in about the quality of the food at Castro Valley Marketplace, especially the croissants at Seven Hills Bakery and the selection of cheeses at Castro Valley Natural Grocery, which has a cheese expert on staff.
Shannon Bennett Origins & Evolution of Zoonotic Infectious Diseases - Shannon Bennett, PhD is the Chief and Dean of Science Research Collections and Associate Curator of Microbiology at the California Academy of Sciences. She discussed the evolution and transmission a wide-range of infectious diseases including Influenza, Hantavirus, Vector-borne, Bat, Coronavirus, Dengue, Chikungunya, Ebola, and Zika. Shannon finished with a discussion of SARS, SARS-2, MERS, and HCov and their relationship to the current pandemic.
Meet 2020-2021 President Gary Howard Service is in Our DNA - Gary C. Howard grew up in the coal-mining region of Southern West Virginia. He earned a PhD in biological sciences from Carnegie Mellon University and completed postdoctoral fellowships at Harvard and Johns Hopkins.
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No Lunch Meeting Today
Sep 29, 2020
12:00 PM – 12:00 PM -
Virtual Cheese Tasting (NOTE CHANGE OF DATE.)
Members Only EventSep 30, 2020
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM -
No Lunch Meeting Today Due to Evening Meeting
Oct 06, 2020
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The 2020 Election-Tim Dupuis, Registrar of Voters
Zoom link https://zoom.us/j/240179056Oct 06, 2020
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
President
President-Elect
Immediate Past President
Treasurer
Secretary
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Endowment
Bruce Johnson
Grants
Dwight Perry
Media/Public Relations
Bruce Johnson, Jim Negri & Todd Anglin
Membership
Carol Bigelow
Meeting Highlights
Jim Negri
Rotary Foundation
Dwight Perry
RYLA
Bruce Johnson
Social Media
Lytrel Carter & Ashley Strasburg
Speakers
Gary Howard & Gary Bosley
Strategic Planning
Gary Howard & Cliff Sherwood
Webmaster
Jim Negri
Youth Protection
Roland Williams
Youth Services
Roland Williams
All dates subject to COVID-19 Guidelines,
All dates subject to change.
Check the website regularly.
CV Virtual Car Show (7/22/20)
Dave Sadoff
Student Backpack Project (8/9/20)
Dr. Heidi Hausauer
Club Picnic (TBD)
Randy Vanderbilt
CV Fall Festival (TBD)
Canceled - COVID-19
Virtual Beer Tasting (8/18/20)
Cliff Sherwood
Virtual Cheese Tasting (9/29/20)
Aaron Lewis
CV Light Parade (TBD)
TBD
Nominating Committee (11/10/20)
Todd Anglin
Senior Center Thanksgiving Lunch (TBD)
TBD
Adopt a Family (TBD)
Dr. Heidi Hausauer
Club Holiday Party (TBD)
Murline Monat
Children's Christmas Party (TBD)
Mark Poniatowski
Student Speech Contest (2/16/21)
Bernie Kempen
Texas Hold'em Tournament & Dinner (TBD)
Dawn Ortiz
Chili Cook-off (4/30/21)
Randy Vanderbilt
Rodeo Parade (5/1/21)
Murline Monet
Demotion (TBD)
Todd Anglin