Welcome!
President Ozan Yasavur (Technical Consulting | Brown and Caldwell) called the meeting to order and welcomed all on Zoom and in person to the October 6, 2026 luncheon.
Visiting Rotarians and Guests
- Today's Visiting Rotarians were Lora Curran from the Rotary Club of Peninsula Starlight (attending via Zoom), John Dean from the Rotary Club of San Francisco Chinatown, and Joffroy Louchart from the Rotary Club of Versailles in France.
- Today's guests were: Andre Kastilani, Aidan Liang, Renee Lorda, Henry Rubin, Lauren Schmidt, and Brett Villaume.
- Today's speaker was Louis Briscese.
Rotary Flag Exchange
Joffroy Louchart from the Rotary Club of Versailles in France and President Ozan exchanged Rotary flags.
Today's Agenda
President Ozan displayed today's agenda:
Today in History
President Ozan shared this historical event for October 6:
Farewell to Lisa Stark and Henry Rubin
Lisa Stark (Communications & Media) has been a Rotarian for over 22 years and a member of our Club for 10 of those 22 years. Lisa has been very active serving on Club Committees and always lending a hand when needed. Recently, she played a major role in a joint literacy project between our Club and the Catalina Rotary Club in Tucson. As the Grindings editor, I appreciate Lisa every week when I plan what to write for the next issue and can always count on Lisa to have snapped a photo that matches exactly what I want to describe. In fact, her photos tend to tell the whole story, and I don't need to write any more words.
President Ozan, Lisa Stark, and Henry Rubin
Lisa and her husband, Henry Rubin, came to San Francisco where Henry worked at KQED. Henry just retired, and now, Lisa and Henry are moving back to Arizona. Past President Bob Hermann, Jr. (Information Technology: Administration | Retired) and Dan Joraanstad (Financial Services: Advising | Retired) invited Club members to their home on October 2, 2026 to celebrate Lisa and Henry.
Scholarship Presentation
Immediate Past President Frank Yoke III (Development | Serra Residential Center, Inc.) presented a $1,500 scholarship to Aidan Liang of Lowell High School. Joining Aidan was District 5150 Interact Chair John Dean from the Rotary Club of San Francisco Chinatown. Congratulations, Aidan!
John Dean, Aidan Liang, and Past President Frank Yoke
Past and Upcoming Events
President Ozan shared some recent events and invited all to check the Club's calendar for upcoming meetings and activities.
Meeting with the Rotary Club of Chicago
President Ozan described his recent trip to Chicago to participate in the District 5150 Rotary Journey to Chicago and to meet with the Rotary Club of Chicago (the first Rotary club in the world). While in Chicago, President Ozan also toured the Union League Club of Chicago where the Rotary Club of Chicago meets and the home and grave site of Rotary Founder Paul Harris.
Guest Speaker
Speaker Committee Chair Larry Booth (Engineering: Mechanical | Retired, Frank M. Booth, Inc.) introduced today's speaker — Louis Briscese. Mr. Briscese shared Travis Air Force Base history and its relationship with the Bay Area military makeup. President Ozan thanked Louis Briscese and announced that 100 children would be inoculated against polio in Louis' name.
President Ozan and Louis Briscese
The meeting was adjourned at 1:30 PM.
Meeting Volunteers
President Ozan thanked today's meeting volunteers: Grindings Editor Dora Dye (Education | San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) for serving as scribe; Lisa Stark for serving as photographer; Kirt Burdick for managing the audio-visual equipment during our in-person meeting; Eric Orantes (Transportation | Retired) for managing the microphone; Maureen O'Shea (Governmental Relations | Retired) and Dan Joraanstad for serving as greeters; and Vice President of Club Service Ann Daugherty (Financial Services: Private Trading | IBN Financial Services, Inc.) for doing check-in at the Hotel Nikko.
A special thank you to Larry Booth for leading the Speakers' Committee.