President Ozan Yasavur (Technical Consulting | Brown and Caldwell) called the August 2026 Evening Meeting at MoMo's to order and shared the agenda.
Returning Member
William Gregory (Educational Services | Retired) originally joined our Club in 2021. See this story for more information on Bill. He left our Club in 2025 and decided to rejoin. President Ozan and Vice President of Membership Kayla Trunecek welcomed Bill back this evening. Please welcome Bill when you see him at our meetings and events.
Bill Gregory, President Ozan, and Vice President of Membership Kayla
Visiting Rotarian and Guests
Tonight's Visiting Rotarian was John Lloyd Young from the Rotary Club of Hendersonville in North Carolina. This evening's guests were Emma Ancel, Peter Carlstrom, Rustem Ozgur, Jo Patrick, Nick Tarlson, Dick Wenzel, and Deszirae Judneece Williams. Our speaker was California State Senator Scott Wiener.
Rotary Flag Exchange
John Lloyd Young from the Rotary Club of Hendersonville in North Carolina and President Ozan exchanged Rotary flags.
New Paul Harris Fellow
Paul Harris (1868-1947) founded the first Rotary Club in Chicago in 1905, hoping to bring some of what he treasured from his rural Vermont upbringing to the big city. Rotary would not exist without his vision of a group of business professionals who helped each other by helping others. For each $1,000 donated to The Rotary Foundation, a person can become a Paul Harris Fellow. Our Club was proud to award a Paul Harris Fellowship to Carrie Schucker (Counseling | Retired). Carrie joined our Club in 2023. Congratulations to Carrie!
President Ozan and Carrie Schucker
Upcoming Events
Check the Club's calendar for all upcoming meetings and events.
Guest Speaker
President Ozan introduced today's speaker — California State Senator Scott Wiener. Elected in November 2016, Senator Wiener represents District 11 in the California State Senate. Before his election to the Senate, Senator Wiener served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, representing the district previously represented by Supervisor Harvey Milk. Senator Wiener joined us this evening to discuss his campaign to succeed former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
President Ozan thanked Senator Wiener and announced that 100 children would be inoculated against polio in his name.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 PM.
Meeting Volunteers
President Ozan thanked this evening's meeting volunteers: Grindings Editor Dora Dye (Education | San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) for serving as scribe; Past President Bob Hermann, Jr. (Information Technology: Administration | Retired) and Ruth Wenzel (Registered Nurse | Retired) for serving as photographers; Carrie Schucker and Immediate Past President Frank Yoke III (Development | Serra Residential Center, Inc.) for serving as greeters; and Ruth Wenzel for doing registration.