The Weekly Meeting Summary of the Rotary Club of Livermore Valley
January 13, 2026
Beth McCormick, Editor
OPENING THE MEETING
President Sarah Palmer called the meeting to order at 8:15 AM
Pledge of Allegiance - All
Four Way Test - Beth led the Four Way Test
VISITING ROTARIANS & GUESTS
Visiting Rotarian: Roy introduced Bob Tucknott
Guests: Dave introduced June Bedford, Karen Cowan, Carol Beck and Bonnie Schmidt from Inner Wheel. They were selling tickets for a fundraising raffle to support their Myoelectric Limb Project.
Mony introduced Alex Vega and Bryan Hernandez from LC Event Rentals (LV-Rents.com0
Sarah introduced Trevor Dilling from Senator McNerney's office.
Chalk Talk with Ed Schumann
Ed had some very funny jokes that were a bit too long winded to capture. I need to learn to type faster!!
Here's Ed's fun football facts:
Next Monday there are two colleges playing for the national football championship: Indiana (15-0) and Miami.(13-2) Fernando Mendoza, quarterback, transferred to Indiana from Cal. He was awarded the 2025 Heisman Trophy last week. He's the number 1 quarterback in the country!
That's not all: Fernando Mendoza is playing in his hometown of Miami, but the full-circle moments don’t stop there.
Fernando and Alberto Mendoza’s dad, Fernando IV, played with Miami head coach Mario Cristobal at Christopher Columbus High School from 1984-1988.
PAUL HARRIS AWARDS: Jerry Hawkins and and Sarah Palmer received District 5170 Paul Harris Awards: Congrats!
TODAY'S 10-SPOT
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sign up to be an facilitator for Ambassadors of Compassion. Program kicks off at Junction School on January 30.
Session is 8 weeks long.
3 classes available for volunteers:
9:30 - 10:20 AM
11:20 - 12:10 PM
1:45 - 2:35 PM
Attend the 30 minute orientation on Wednesday, January 21, 1:30 PM at Junction School.
Email or call Rich Goldstein to sign up: Richard.Goldstein@aoclife.org: 415-407-6007
Food Shortage Fundraiser: On Wednesday at 5:30 PM at Del Val Winery, alongside the noon club, we will be distributing $29,000 in checks to support food shortages for Tri-Valley Haven, Open Heart Kitchen, and City Serve. This comes in addition to the $75,000 we donated last November. Congratulations to the Livermore Rotarians!
