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Rotary Club of Castro Valley

Chartered June 16, 1953

Dwight Perry, President

Contact information

www.castrovalleyrotary.org

cvrotary@iCloud.com

510.402.5123

Mailing Address

P.O. Box 2117

Castro Valley, CA 94546

Hybrid Lunch Meetings

Tuesdays at 12:00 p.m.

The Meadows Restaurant at

Redwood Canyon Golf Course

17007 Redwood Road

Castro Valley, CA 94546

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Upcoming Speakers

Matt Johanson, CVHS Teacher

Jul 27, 2021 12:00 PM

Adventures in the Sierras

Past Speakers

Dr. Jason Reiman, Assistant Superintendent CVUSD

Jul 20, 2021 12:00 PM

Building a Welcoming, Safe, and Rigorous Learning Environment

Gary Howard

Jul 13, 2021 12:00 PM

Frogs, Fingers & Falling Leaves

Robin A. S. Beck

Jul 06, 2021 12:00 PM

The Mars Mission and the Rovers

Gary Howard & Dwight Perry

Jun 22, 2021 12:00 PM

The Year in Review & The Year Ahead

Lorena Hernandez, Director of Community Impact

Jun 15, 2021 12:00 PM

Comcast in California

Live from the South Pole

Jun 08, 2021 12:00 PM

Project Ice Cube

David Wissinger, Investment Mgr. Mechanics Bank

Jun 01, 2021 12:00 PM

The State of the Economy.

Henry Gilbert

May 25, 2021 12:00 PM

Growing Walnuts

Judge Leo Dorado, Superior Court of Alameda County

May 18, 2021 12:00 PM

My Experience on the Bench

Stephen McLaughlin

May 11, 2021 12:00 PM

My Career as a Pilot on San Francisco Bay

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Member Birthdays:

Ray Wallace

July 4
Heidi Hausauer

July 13
Javier Padilla

July 16

Anniversaries:

Monica Lee

Edward Molyneaux

July 16
Randy Vanderbilt

Debbie Vanderbilt

July 19
Gary Howard

Shirley Valdivia

July 24
Dan Willits

Kristy Willits

July 29

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Lunch & Other Meetings Now Online

The Rotary Club of Castro Valley is pleased to announce that it will return to Redwood Canyon Golf Course for its weekly lunch meetings effective July 13, 2021. The meetings also will be available via Zoom. All participants - both in person and via Zoom - must register for the meeting. In Upcoming Events (right column), please click on the event to register and obtain additional meeting details.

Meeting Highlights for June 2021

June has been a busy month as the Club closes out the 2020-2021 Rotary Year (Rotary Opens Opportunities) under the leadership of President Gary Howard and begins planning for the 2021-2022 Rotary Year (Serve to Change Lives) under the leadership of President Dwight Perry. During 2020-2021, all Club meetings and events were held virtually. It is significant that the Demotion of President Gary will be the Club’s first in-person meeting/event since March 2020.

As the Club enters 2021-2022, planning is under way for hybrid lunch meetings and events as well as in person lunch meetings and events. Watch your email for regular updates and check the website, www.castrovalleyrotary.org, for regular updates posted under Upcoming Events.

June meetings included a variety of presentations including a live 90-minute presentation from the South Pole. Click here to read about each meeting and watch the presentations.

Thank you to President Gary Howard for his outstanding leadership during the past year. Despite the challenges and restriction of the COVID pandemic, President Gary led the Club to new heights with outstanding speakers from around the world, innovative projects that served the community, and new members. One of President Gary's goals for the year was to make the Rotary Club of Castro Valley well known throughout the community. Mission Accomplished!!!

Meeting Highlights - May 25, 2021

President Gary Howard introduced Henry Gilbert as a Renaissance Man: anthropologist, paleontologist, professor, author (Homo erectus: Pleistocene Evidence from the Middle Awash, Ethiopia) , and currently, a third-generation walnut farmer at Gilbert Orchards (founded over 100 years ago). Since he was returning from a family trip to Mexico, Henry joined us from the Houston airport.

After a brief discussion of his academic life including positions that he still holds at UC Berkeley, CSU East Bay, and the Director of the Kesem Kebena Project in Ethiopia, Henry explained how he became a walnut farmer in Wheatland, California (i.e., the death of his father in 2016 and other relatives) on 2000 acres in Wheatland.

Click here to read more about the presentation and watch the video.

Click here to read about the short presentation regarding Business Computers vs Ransomware.

Meeting Highlights - May 18, 2021

This meeting featured

• A presentation by Alameda County Superior Court Judge Dorado describing his path to serving on the bench and his experience as a judge. During this engaging and informative presentation, Judge Dorado offer his insights on a number of issues.

• A presentation by Castro Valley Library Branch Manager Dawn Balestreri describing how the library has operated during the pandemic and its re-opening plans.

• A report from Mark Poniatowski, Co-chair of the Club's Racial Discrimination Forum, describing the work of the group, especially the petition to the East Bay Regional Parks District to name a park at the former Concord Naval Weapons Station in honor of Supreme Court Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall.

Click here to access Meeting Highlights and the videos of the presentations.

Meeting Highlights - May 11, 2021

The meeting featured presentations by Steve McLaughlin describing his career as a bar pilot on San Francisco Bay and Elizabeth Crocker from London describing the majesty and kindness of horses. Access the Meeting Highlights with the videos here.

May 4, 2021 - Special Presentation
A Conversation with Eric Alatorre
"My Career with Chanticleer"

The Rotary Club of Castro Valley and the Castro Valley Educational Foundation (CVEF) jointly presented A Conversation with Eric Alatorre: My Career with Chanticleer.

For 28 years, basso profundo Eric Alatorre sang with the world-famous acapella group Chanticleer. Born in Southern California and educated at the California State University Fullerton and San Francisco State University, Mr. Alatorre joined the San Francisco Symphony Chorus before beginning his great career with Chanticleer.

Laryssa Sadoway, Director of the Choral Music Program at Castro Valley High School, served as the moderator for the discussion.

Watch the conversation here.

Meeting Highlights for April 2021

This issue of Meeting Highlights covers the meetings of

April 6 - City of Pleasanton Update - Mayor Karla Brown
April 6 - Local Journalism - Gina Channell, President/Publisher - Pleasanton Weekly
April 13 - Club Assembly on the Future of the Club including the establishment of the Castor Valley Community Endowment
April 13 - Update on Mortgage Rates - Chris Carr, LaSalle Morgage Services
April 20 -Update on California Tourism - Teipo Brown, Director of Sales San Mateo County/Silicon Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau
April 20 - Update on the Rotary Club of Castro Valley Endowment - Carol Wikle, Mirador Capital Advisors
April 27 - Update from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District - Juan Romero, PIO BAAQMD

Click here to see the full issue. Be sure to click on the links in each story to watch the presentation and learn more.

Meeting Highlights for March 2021

This issue of Meeting Highlights covers the meetings of March 9, 16 & 23.

March 9 - Preparing for Your Next Breakthrough - Jeff Teseri

March 9 - End Polio Now Campaign - Dwight Perry

March 16 - Educational Options at Castro Valley High School

March 16 - Response to Covid-19 - Curtis Porchardt

March 23 - Software Licensing - Ed Molyneaux

There was not a lunch meeting on March 30 and the meeting of March 2 previously posted here.

Click here to read this issue of Meeting Highlights. Be sure to click on the links in each article to read more about the meeting and watch the video of the presentation.

Meeting Highlights - March 2, 2021

During the Club Assembly, Rotarian Jim Phillips presented a proposal for a new foundation, The Castro Valley Rotary Community Foundation, a new 501(c)3 foundation that would serve the broader community. Watch the presentation and discussion here.

Kathy Brady described the work and services of the Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program (HICAP) that assist seniors with Medicate. Watch the presentation here. Use the link in the Meeting Highlights to access HICAP in Alameda County.

Mark Pontiatowski and Gary Howard provided updates on the work of the Racial Discrimination Forum including an effort to spread the work to Area 4 and District 5170. Watch the presentation here.

Click here for the current issue of Meeting Highlights. Click here for a suprise.

Meeting Highlights - February 23, 2021

At this meeting, the Club hosted the first round of the District 5170 Richard D. King Annual Youth Speech Contest for students from Csatro Valley High School and Redwood Christian High School. Due to the shelter-in-place orders, the contest was held virtually this year under the excellent leadership of Speech Contest Chair Bernie Kempen.

President Gary Howard recognized three outstanding individuals as the Rotarians of the Month for their outstanding leadership of the Castro Valley Racial Discrimination Forum.

Vocational Services Chair Chris Carr described a project with Eden Area Regional Occupational Program that is seeking the expertise of Club members.

Click here to watch the student speeches, find out who the winners were, learn about the Rotarians of the Month, and volunteer for the Vocational Services project.