Meeting Highlights - May 19, 2020

Castro Valley First Responders Salute COVID-19 Health Care Workers at Eden Medical Center - On May 14, first responders from throughout Castro Valley saluted the health care workers at Eden Medical Center with a drive-by parade. The Rotary Club of Castro Valley was proud to be involved in helping plan and sponsor this event.  More information in the following story. Click here to watch the inspiring video of the parade and read more in the next article.
Castro Valley First Responders Salute COVID-19 Health Care Workers at Eden Medical Center
On May 14, first responders from throughout Castro Valley saluted the health care workers at Eden Medical Center with a drive-by parade. The Rotary Club of Castro Valley was proud to be involved in helping plan and sponsor this event.  More information in the following story. Click here to watch the inspiring video of the parade and read more in the next article.  Please post the video to your social media sites.
 
A special thank you to Cathy Breslow of breslow imagining for permission to share her photos of the event.  To see more photos, click here.
Rotary Supports Eden Medical Center Staff
The Rotary Club of Castro Valley has been involved in numerous activities to support the COVID -19 health care workers at Eden Medical Center (e.g., first responders parade, Feed Eden) as well as supporting local restaurants consistent with Rotary Service Above Self belief.

 

 
SBA & the CARES Act
Marlow Schindler, Small Business Administration
 
Marlow Schindler serves as the Assistant District Director for Lender Relations at the US Small Business Administration (SBA), San Francisco District Office.  She is a representative of the District Office in matters relating to Lenders and SBA loan programs.  Before SBA, Marlow volunteered with the Peace Corps as a Small Enterprise Development Advisor to a community run bank in West Africa.  She also has experience working in marketing and communications for Schwab Charitable Fund.
 
Her presentation focused on the provisions in the CARES Act that apply to loans by the SBA.  Please note:  Since information regarding the loan provisions of the CARES Act and SBA procedures is being updated almost daily, the information in this presentation is subject to change.  Please check SBA.gov/coronavirus for the most updated information.  Other important sources for the most updated information include sba.gov/ppp and treasury.gov/cares.
 
The presentation focused on
  • Debt Deferment & Debt Relief (more information here)
  • Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) (more information here)
  • Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) (more information here)
In the presentation, Marlow explained the purpose of each program and the current regulations; however, as Marlow noted throughout the presentation, the information and regulations are constantly being updated so it is critical for small business owner to check the website regularly. 
 
Marlow shared additional resources where small business owner can obtain support.  The support centers included
  • Small Business Development Center
  • Women's Business Center
  • SCORE Chapters
  • State and local jurisdictions
If you have questions regarding any of the programs that Marlow described in her presentation, you may contact her at marlow.schindler@sba.gov.  She also encouraged business owners to work closely with their lender.  In the presentation, Marlow noted that Non-Federally Regulated PPP Lenders have been added to the list.  Lytrel Carter at Fremont Bank shared that the bank has expanded loans to a wider group of participant.  Contact Lytrel for more information.
 
The full presentation is available here starting at the 27'19" mark.
 
 
Restaurant of the Week
Mama Cho's BBQ
 
 
Hans Cho, owner of the Lake Chabot Public Market, described what foods and services (takeout and delivery) Mama Cho's Homestyle Korean BBQ is offering during the shelter in place.  More information here about the menu and services.  Watch the video at the 0'31" mark.
Sweet of the Week
Milk & Cookie Bar
 
 
Hans Cho also described the types of ice cream ( no plain vanilla, chocolate or strawberry) that one will find at the Milk & Cookie Bar, which is located in the Lake Chabot Public Market.  More information here about the variety of ice cream products and services.  Watch the video at the 1'50" mark. 
 
Meeting Announcements/Information w/timing marks
  • Click here for the video of the meeting.
  • Janella Anguiano from Century 21 Marquis described the programs (e.g., contests, gift cards, Eden Area Take Out & Delivery) that she has been supporting during shelter in place to support local businesses.  (3'00" mark on the video)  Please contact Janella to contribute to her projects that help support local businesses.
  • Bruce Johnson shared the Thought for the Day.  (5'42")
  • David Gehrke shared the 4 Way Test.  (6'44")
  • After the video of the Salute to the Health Care Workers at Eden Medical Center (7'20"), President Todd thanked Brian Centoni, Public Information Officer for the Alameda County Fire Department, for his incredible effort, 12 hours of editing video) to produce the video (see story above).  Brian then shared his experience with the project. (15'20") Brian has been a 30-year resident of Castro Valley.
  • President Todd introduced Chris Carr from LaSalle Mortgage Services and parent of students at Canyon Middle School and Castro Valley High School who describe a project to recognize graduates at all Castro Valley schools with banners along Castro Valley Blvd. starting next week.  To hear about the project and see the banners, go to 18'37" on the video.  Please contact Chris if you would like to support this effort.
  • President Todd recognized the following anniversaries:Virginia and Duane Degner; Jim and Melissa Phillips; and Bernie and Kathy Kempen. (23'10")
  • Carol Wikle reported that Rotary International (RI) has approved the check to Assist International (AI) for the Breathing for Life (BFL) Project in Nejo, Ethiopia and that electrical work and training should occur in June. (24'02")
  • Jim Phillips recognized and thanked President Todd for his outstanding leadership and community involvement.  (24'58")
 
Speaker for May 26, 2020
Ellen Clark - Economic Development in Pleasanton 
 
Ellen Clark is the Community Development Director for the City of Pleasanton.  She will be sharing economic development plans for the City of Pleasanton.  Clark manages a department budget of $10.6 million and oversee the city’s planning, traffic engineering, building and safety services including inspections, code enforcement and permit center business.  
  • Members and guests may register for the meeting here.
  • To access the meeting via Zoom, click here.
Texas Hold'em
October 10
Texas Hold'em Tournament Chairperson Dawn Ortiz announced that the annual tournament and dinner is scheduled for October 10th.  The location once again will be Stack Center at Our Lady of Grace Church in Castro Valley.  Mark your calendars, start recruiting players. line up sponsors, and recruit donations.