The Weekly Meeting Summary of the Rotary Club of Livermore Valley
June 2, 2026
Philomena Rambo, Editor
OPENING THE MEETING
President Sarah Palmer called the meeting to order at 8:17 AM
Pledge of Allegiance - Roy Porfido led us in the Pledge
Four Way Test - Marty Roberts shared that the first tenet, "Is it the truth?" is paramount in his mind
Thought of the Day - Roy Porfido shared, “Learn all you can about people in other parts of the world. Understanding how people in other countries live and work and play teaches us to respect them and promote peace everywhere” ~ Carol Bellamy, former Executive Director of UNICEF
VISITING ROTARIANS & GUESTS
Visiting Rotarians:
Roy Porfido introduced Bob Tucknott, (permanently!) visiting from the Dublin Club, classification Electrical Contractor
Lori Souza introduced Paul Szmyd, visiting from the Livermore Rotary Club, classification Dentist
Guests:
Philomena Rambo introduced Jean O'Neil-Opipari, a member of the Livermore Valley Education Foundation (LVEF) Board
John Freeman introduced Elizabeth Sanchez, the Community Outreach Coordinator for Heritage Estates
TODAY'S PROGRAM: SPRING GRANT AWARDS
Lisa Shah and Philomena Rambo led us in celebrating the recipients of our Spring Club Grants. We are proud to be awarding almost $7,000 to support community work that aligns with our mission as Rotarians.
Thanks to the Rotarians who sponsored the applicants. And thanks to the Grant Team who invested time in reviewing and evaluating the applications: Jeannette Albiez, Katie Bloudoff-Indelicato, Anil Inamdar, Bennie Le Bourvellec, in addition to Lisa and Philomena.
We especially want to thank the Livermore Valley Education Foundation (LVEF) for their ongoing partnership with our club to augment our donations.
And we sincerely thank our community sponsors whose generosity enables us to support our community!
Partnering with LVEF to Support Del Valle Continuation High School
Supporting Spectrum Community Services
Supporting Love Never Fails
Supporting Culinary Angels
Supporting Sleep in Heavenly Peace
Supporting Sunflower Hill
TODAY'S 10-SPOT
We had an awesome, generous 10-Spot today! Almost too much to fit on a single page! Thanks to everyone for finishing Board 85, and completing Board 86, all in one day!! These donations help support our grant awards.
This Month's Celebrations
Member Birthdays
Jeff Bickerton
June 1
Mony Nop
June 6
George Wineinger
June 14
Beth McCormick
June 25
Philomena Rambo
June 26
Anniversaries
Jill Duerig
Tom
June 8
Bennie Le Bourvellec
John Lincicome
June 25
David Goulart
Dawn Goulart
June 26
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Check out the "Upcoming Events" listed below for complete details and sign-up information for upcoming club happenings!
June Board Meeting - Wednesday, June 10 at 6:00 pm - will be held in person at Sarah's house, 546 Lagrange Lane. The Prez will provide dinner for the board!
Livermore Rotarian Paul Szmyd visited our club today to invite us to join the Noon Club in putting on another successful Rodeo Parade! In celebration of the 108th Annual Livermore Rodeo, the Rodeo Parade will march through Downtown Livermore on Saturday, June 13 from 10:00 am until about 11:30 am. Over 83 parade entries and over 1,300 participants have already signed up!
Volunteers are needed to serve as Parade Marshalls. The job starts at 9:00.
All volunteers are invited to enjoy a free breakfast at The Riata, 190 South J Street, Saturday morning at 7:00 am.
Contact Paul Szmyd, Livermore Rodeo Parade Committee, at livermoreparade@yahoo.com, or at 925-784-9418 if you can help or if you have questions.
George Wineinger shared our club's generosity so far this year to The Rotary Foundation - our chance to extend our reach globally. To date, our club reached our goal of donating $10,000 to The Rotary Foundation. We have donated $7,500 specifically to Polio Plus, just shy of our $8,000 goal.
Thanks to the members who have donated to support the work of Rotary International.
Please consider donating to The Rotary Foundation so that our club can continue to earn the distinction of being an "Every Rotarian Every Year" club. All it takes is for each member to donate at least $25 to Rotary International. Our gift supports Rotary's work in our country and around the world, helping to provide education; economic development; disease prevention; mother and child health; water, sanitation & hygiene; peace building; and environmental protection.
Today, we caught up on the raffle drawing and identified 4 winners!
Jeff Bickerton
Beth McCormick
George Duarte
Dennis Gambs
MEETING MOMENTS
Thank you, Roy, for capturing these moments!
NEXT WEEK'S MEETING: LIVERMORE RODEO
Next Tuesday, we are excited to put on our cowboy boots and meet at the Livermore Rodeo Grounds, where we will enjoy breakfast prepared by the Cattlewomen's Association. Member Kathleen Minser will share information about the Rodeo Foundation. And, we will get to meet this year's Rodeo Queen!
George Wineinger shared our club's generosity so far this year to The Rotary Foundation - our chance to extend our reach globally. To date, our club reached our goal of donating $10,000 to The Rotary Foundation. We have donated $7,500 specifically to Polio Plus, just shy of our $8,000 goal.
