The Rotary Club of San Francisco Board of Directors met on March 25, 2024 via Zoom. President Sunny Singh called the meeting to order at 4:02 p.m. Nancy Graydon, Secretary, recorded the minutes.
In attendance were Nancy Graydon, President-Elect Bob Hermann, Margaret Miley, President Sunny Singh, Todd St Vrain, Christopher Wiseman, Ozan Yasavur, Emily Borland, Dan Davies, Maureen O'Shea, Scott Plakun, and Frank Yoke, constituting a quorum. Absent were Bill Poppen and Alex Omoko. Today's guest was Mary Liu.
Minutes
The Board reviewed and approved the February 27, 2024 minutes.
Join us for a tour of the latest exhibit at the Asian Art Museum led by docent Peggy Mathers. Following this one-hour tour, there will be a reception at the Asian Art Museum itself including a light dinner buffet with Asian-inspired dishes and a variety of beverages. This event is open to all Rotarians and guests. Attendance is capped at 20 people for the tour and 25 total for the reception; so register early!
Join us on a fascinating journey of discovery. Our featured speaker, Bill Lieberman, will illustrate the surprising historical and geopolitical forces shaping the current reality of some countries driving on the left and others driving on the right along with the engineering solutions taking place at transition points.
Join us to build grocery boxes for seniors, sort donations, and other various tasks as needed. The Food Bank continues to need your helping hands. Register by May 1, 2024.
Learn about Jerusalem Peacebuilders and the EXCEL teachers' program, a new grant partner for the Rotary Club of San Francisco. Today's speakers (Rev. Canon Porter and Dr. Elias Farah) will also touch upon the current conflict in Israel.
As an early kickoff to San Francisco Pride, our May DEI Film Festival movie is Before Stonewall, a documentary about the early history of the Gay and Lesbian community before the Stonewall riots began the major gay rights movement. This film has not been rated. This event is open to Rotarians, their friends, and family.
Kim Turner, Co-CEO of the Bay Area Women's Sports Initiative and a Title IX attorney will speak about Title IX in sports and its future, especially in the Bay Area.
In honor of Pride Month, the Rotary Club of San Francisco proudly welcomes San Francisco’s first ever Drag Laureate — D’Arcy Drollinger! Come to learn about this position, which the City says is the first in the U.S., to bring visibility to the LGBTQ community and to work with City agencies to address LGBTQ people’s needs.
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2004: Evelyn Abad
2006: Tim Hornbecker, Heidi Kuhn
2007: PDG Phyllis Nusz
2011: Michael Strohl
2015: Karl Wustrack
2019: Mary Liu, Maureen O'Shea, Christopher Wiseman
2020: Nancy Graydon
2022: Angelina Preza
2023: Carlos Valdes
Note: The year listed above is when these members joined the Rotary Club of San Francisco. Happy anniversary to all!
Learn about Jerusalem Peacebuilders and the EXCEL teachers' program, a new grant partner for the Rotary Club of San Francisco. Today's speakers (Rev. Canon Porter and Dr. Elias Farah) will also touch upon the current conflict in Israel.
