Next Meeting is via Zoom – August 19, 2020
Assisting Local Businesses With The
Covid Virus Shut Downs
Peter Rumble –
CEO of the Santa Rosa Metro Chamber
Peter provides leadership and coordination on critical issues such as housing, workforce development, advocacy, tourism promotion, and downtown revitalization. Since joining the Chamber, Peter’s team has received state and national recognition including from the US Chamber and White House. Peter’s team has expanded the organization’s career development programs in local middle and high schools, launched an employer-sponsored child care initiative, established an employers housing council to invest in workforce housing – including a housing fund for affordable housing, and created several new programs to support the growth of small business in Sonoma County. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Peter has helped develop a framework for reopening the economy safely, advocated for investments in small business, developed recommendations for economic recovery, and launched a small business emergency relief program.
–> Debi will send you the Zoom login link for the 12:00 meeting. Feel free to put your feet up, grab a sandwich, and join the meeting. <–
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
All in-person meetings are currently on hold. Instead, we will be holding online meetings using Zoom. Please be on the look out for an email with the link from either Jeff or Debi.
Keep checking back. New Programs coming soon!
UPCOMING SOCIALS
Keep checking back. New socials coming soon!
USEFUL LINKS
Visit our district at: http://www.rotary5130.org
Check out Rotary International at: http://www.rotary.org
Come see us at: http://rotarymeansbusiness
Watch The Meeting: Did you miss the meeting? Here is a link to the recording of last week’s meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/1fBpKa_syU9IYYH8r0qDZKNmQq3faaa8h3UfrPUOmEguChl1yVx_5D5RDsInrpoJ
Please note it is only available to view until 8/22/20.
Opening Ceremonies
Pledge: Rose Frances
Reflection: Rick Allen “Let us have love and more love; a love that melts all opposition, a love that conquers all foes, a love that sweeps away all barriers, a love that aboundeth in charity, a large-heartedness, tolerance, forgiveness and noble striving, a love that triumphs over all obstacles.” by Abdu’l-Baha.
Visiting Rotarians: Jackie McMillan and Susan Nowacki
Guests: Amy Miller, Erika Conaway
Announcements:
Don’t forget to sign up for our Hands-On project at the Redwood Empire Food Bank on August 27th from 2:00 to 4:00. We need at least 6 more volunteers. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0849adaa29a3fc1-handson
Good news! President Jeff and Patty as well as Kim and john Graves are moving back into their Fountain Grove homes this week! Welcome home at long last!
Charlie Howard-Gibbon is the new head of the Hands-On project committee. If you want to help, let him know. He is actively looking for more projects.
Recognitions:
President Jeff donated because Elyse and Tom are relocating to Santa Rosa. He is so excited to have them be local again! Julia Parranto went down to Monterey to just hear the ocean with her visiting brother.
Sunshine Report:
Dan Balfe’s knee surgery was successful. Will Haymaker’s younger brother passed away after a sudden heart attack. Recently we reported that Jose Guillen’s parents and two sisters got Covid after attending a church service. We are sad to say that his mother has passed away. His father is still very ill, but his sisters have recovered at home
Rotary Videos:
From the Rotary Clubs of Fargo Moorhead https://youtu.be/coqag4TufB0 “What is Rotary?” and https://youtu.be/4L9xgreBkTs 5 Myths of Rotary Please copy and share these videos on social media!
This week’s Program: Transcendence Theatre
Amy Miller and Erika Conaway spoke to us about what the theatre group has been up to since the world got shut down in March. As most of you know they are broadcasting recorded performances from the last several years. They have been working hard on equitable access to arts education in the area. They have worked with the kids at Dunbar
Elementary School, as well as Sotheby’s Wine Country Real Estate and Google. They would like to do more training and online classes. Matthew Henry said he was interested in finding out what they could do with the YMCA. Jack Atkin asked about the rumor that they might move to the Sonoma Developmental Center, but the question was expertly skirted!
https://youtu.be/4GflXNX0RO0
Additional Pictures:
Governor, District 5130
Doug Johnson
Secretary
Debi Zaft P.O. Box 505 Santa Rosa, CA 95402
Board of Directors
Club Service I, Membership, Michael Moore
Club Service II, Club Meetings, Casey D’Angelo
Club Service III, Fundraising, Ryan Thomas
Club Service IV, Member Activities, Anne Gospe
Club Service V, Information Technology and Records, Brandon Urich
Community Service I, Member Involvement, Rio Ray
Community Service II, Youth, Andrea Geary
Vocational Service, Carolyn Fassi
International Service, Dan Balfe
DIGITAL EDITION No. 370 August 12, 2020 EDITOR: Kris Anderson PHOTOGRAPHER: Kris Anderson PUBLISHER: Richard Lazovick