Events

We welcome our new Fire Chief Aaron Lacey to provide us with an update on the Livermore Pleasanton Fire Department. For a preview of the department, please visit the Livermore Pleasanton Fire Department website.

Longtime Pleasanton Rotarian and Former Pleasanton Poet Laureate, Jim Ott is a man of many talents, including ventriloquism! We are delighted to welcome him to our club to see his craft in action and hear about how he uses ventriloquism to bring joy to others.

We welcome Las Positas College President Dyrell Foster to our meeting to provide us with an overview of this educational institution that is our own backyard treasure. If you haven't yet explored LPC, please visit the Las Positas College website for an introduction.

We will all meet via Zoom on January 25, 2022.

(The hotel was previously booked for this date.)

We welcome fellow Rotarian and Livermore City Manager Marc Roberts to share an update on our city.

You are always welcome to visit the City of Livermore website for information and updates.

Rotarians from throughout District 5170 are invited to attend this meeting, offered in hybrid format - in person or via Zoom. The focus of this meeting is youth service.

Click here to register for the meeting.

Our fellow Rotarian Lori Souza, Chair of the Tri-Valley Conservancy (TVC) Board of Directors and Acting Executive Director, will share the outcomes of a recent study about the Livermore Valley Wine Region. Commissioned by TVC, the UC Davis study created an impartial assessment of the economic viability of the Livermore Valley Wine Region.

For information, you are welcome to visit the website: Tri-Valley Conservancy.

We welcome Denise Bridges, Development Director at Open Heart Kitchen, who will update us on the progress of creating a professional production kitchen at Vineyard 2.0, where Open Heart Kitchen can prepare meals daily that will serve individuals in need. Also included in the project is a dining room that can seat 100 people and can also serve as an emergency homeless shelter at night.

For more information on Open Heart Kitchen, please visit the website: Open Heart Kitchen.

Come on out to Olivina Ranch on Sunday afternoon, February 20th, when Olivina is open to the public for olive oil tasting! 

The Rotary Club of Livermore Valley will be on hand to share information about Rotary. Club members are encouraged to wear their Rotary swag and let others know what's great about being a Rotarian. We would love to invite prospective members to join us!

If you would like to be part of the Rotary Club Information table, please let Graham Scott know. (Click to start an email to Graham.)

We welcome local high school students as they compete in this preliminary round of the Richard D. King Speech Contest. 

For additional information, please email Speech Contest Chair, George Wineinger.

District 5170 invites us to meet Jennifer Jones, the first woman to hold the office of Rotary International President. She will be in our area on February 27, 2022 at the Blackhawk Museum.

Check out the Save the Date flyer and look for information on the District 5170 website.

We welcome Dan McIntyre, the Dublin San Ramon Services District (DSRSD) General Manager, who will provide us with information about the role of recycled water in our regional water management portfolio.

For information about the DSRSD, please visit the website: Dublin San Ramon Services District.

We anticipate getting to know our newer members better as they introduce themselves to us through a "new member talk." This will be a fun club-focused meeting.

In honor of International Women's Day, we are invited to attend this Women in Rotary event sponsored by District 5170. Guest speakers are Aparna Bawa, CEO of Zoom, and Ahmad Thomas, CEO of Silicon Valley Leadership Group. We will learn of the role of women in business and making a positive community impact.

Visit the Women in Rotary Event Page on the District 5170 website to register.

The cost is $50 for Rotarians and $25 for non-Rotarian guests.

View the flyer here.

We welcome Robert Goetsch, President of District 5170's Virtual Mentoring Program. We will learn how the program supports youth and how we may want to be part of it.

The Rotary Club of Livermore invites us to join their 66th Annual Crab Feed on Friday, March 18th starting at 6:00 p.m. (This date is new, rescheduled because of the COVID surge.)

The evening will include all the crab you can eat, plus dancing to live music by Stagecoach, a country southern classic rock band.

Tickets are $75 per person or, $70 if part of a group purchase. Roy Porfido is organizing group tables, so if you would like to sit with others from our club, please contact Roy at 925-455-0600. To order general tickets, call 925-315-1475.

Proof of vaccination or a recent negative Covid test is required for entry.

We are all invited to join in this Area 4 Community Service project that supports Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a nonprofit organization that provides beds for children in need. On Saturday, March 19th, we have the opportunity to build bunkbeds.

You may choose either of two shifts:

• 8:00 - 10:00 am 
• 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Use this form to sign up to participate on March 19, 2022.

For additional information about the organization, please visit the Sleep in Heavenly Peace website.

We welcome Lara Silva who will share information about the long-standing organization that serves and honors scholar athletes at both Livermore and Granada High Schools. The Livermore Granada Boosters hosts the annual Race to the Flagpole as its major fundraiser. Through fundraising and donations, the Boosters award scholarships to outstanding seniors in Livermore. 

For a preview of Lara's talk, you may want to visit livermoregranadaboosters.org. While there, take a look at the extensive photo gallery, a gift to our community.

We welcome fellow Rotarian, Dr. Kelly Bowers, Superintendent of the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District, to provide us with an update on our schools. We will hear how the District has weathered the pandemic and how student achievement remains at the forefront of the District's accomplishments.

For a preview, please visit livermoreschools.org.

Club member Jill Duerig will provide us with information about HANWASH - Haiti National Clean Water, Sanitation, and Health Strategy - an initiative aimed at ensuring clean water for every person in Haiti by 2030. Jill has been involved in HANWASH for several years and will explain Rotary's involvement.

For a preview of the organization, you may want to visit hanwash.org.

We welcome Christine Dillman, Associate Director of Tri-Valley Haven, who will share an overview of the services and support provided by this local nonprofit. 

For information on Tri-Valley Haven, you may want to visit the website: trivalleyhaven.org

We welcome Melanie Sadek, Executive Director of the Valley Humane Society, who will provide information about the work - as well as the opportunities for service - of this nonprofit organization dedicated to saving and improving the lives of companion animals since 1987.

For more information, you may want to visit the Valley Humane Society website: valleyhumane.org

We are invited to join the regular meeting of the Rotary Club of Livermore as we all honor the deserving organizations and invidivuals who are receiving grants from the Rotarian Foundation of Livermore.

All District 5170 Rotarians are encouraged to participate in the annual District 5170 Conference, April 22-24, 2022. This year's conference takes place locally, at the San Ramon Marriott and the Blackhawk Museum.

Click here for Conference Information and Registration.

Click here to view the Conference Flyer.

We are delighted to welcome Steve McDowell, musician, vocalist, DJ, emcee, and friend of Rotarians, who will share his story of brightening lives with music.

For fun, you may want to check out this YouTube video of Steve playing the steel drums: Steel Drum Steve on YouTube

Join us for a homegrown meeting where we get to know some of our members a little better! We will hear from James Hays, Jill Duerig, Peter Quinn, and Eric Dillie.

We welcome fellow Rotarian and Executive Director of the Pedrozzi Foundation, Carolyn Siegfried, to provide us with an overview of the service provided by the Pedrozzi Foundation. 

For a preview and information, please visit The Pedrozzi Foundation website.

We welcome the recipients of our Spring Grants as they receive their awards and tell us a little more about their valuable programs.

In honor of longtime Rotarian and esteemed Livermore leader, veterinarian, and veteran, we are invited to a Memorial Day BBQ that doubles as a fundraiser to endow a scholarship fund in Dr. John Shirley's memory. In partnership with the Pedrozzi Foundation, Rotarians and guests are encouraged to celebrate Memorial Day at the home and garden of Sblend and Beth Sblendorio.

The ticket price of $125 per person is a donation to the scholarship fund. The event is a gift of our hosts.

Tickets are available through Event Brite: Dr. John Shirley Memorial Scholarship Fund BBQ Tickets or by calling 925-456-3700. For more information, please visit pedrozzi.org.

We welcome Pastor Steve Wilde, from the First Presbyterian Church Livermore, for an inspirational talk titled "Love, Faith, Grace, and Morality or "Truth, Justice, and the American Way."

All Rotarians are invited to participate in the Rotary International Convention in Houston, Texas from June 4 - 8, 2022.

If you can't make it to Houston, you are invited to join through livestreaming and breakout sessions online. For information on the Virtual Convention, please visit the Rotary International Convention Virtual Program webpage.  Registration is $75 and include access to recordings through August 2022.

Virtual Convention Agenda:

Sessions will be livestreamed 30 minutes prior to the start, through the end of the program. Livestreamed content will be recorded and offered on-demand as soon as possible after the live event ends. On demand content will be available until 31 August 2022. Livestreamed content will be available in the languages that are offered at the in-person event.

Note: all times below are CDT (Chicago-time)

Saturday 4 June

• Virtual House of Friendship

Sunday 5 June

• Virtual House of Friendship
• Opening General Session – 10:00 – 12:00

Monday 6 June

• Virtual House of Friendship
• General Session 2 – 10:00 – 12:00
• Breakout sessions:
  • Families, Career, and Rotary: A Winning Combination – 13:00-14:00(Presented in English with simultaneous interpretation in Portuguese)
  • Freedom From Malaria: Creating Health Care Equity – 13:00-14:00(Presented in English with simultaneous interpretation in French)
  • Building Bridges and Combating Toxic Polarization – 14:30-15:30(Presented in English with simultaneous interpretation in French)
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Rotary – 14:30-15:30 (Presented in English with simultaneous interpretation in Portuguese)
  • Organize a Local Addiction Prevention Activity – 16:00-17:00 (Presented in English with simultaneous interpretation in Portuguese)
• The Rotary Foundation Donor Summit: Doing Good In the World – 13:00-15:00

Tuesday 7 June

• Virtual House of Friendship
• General Session 3 – 10:00-12:00
• Breakout sessions:
  • Empowering Girls: Project Success Stories - 13:00-14:00 (Presented in English with simultaneous interpretation in French)
  • Rotaractors and Rotarians Together Make an Impact - 13:00-14:00 (Presented in English with simultaneous interpretation in Portuguese and Japanese)
  • Building Rotary’s Future Through Youth Programs - 14:30-15:30 (Presented in English with simultaneous interpretation in Portuguese, Spanish, and Korean)
  • Rotary’s Action Plan for the Future - 14:30-15:30 (Presented in English with simultaneous interpretation in French)

Wednesday 8 June

• Virtual House of Friendship
• Breakout sessions:
  • Increasing Our Impact Through Engagement - 9:00-10:00 (Presented in English with simultaneous interpretation in Spanish and French)
  • HANWASH: Transformative Change and Sustainable Impact in WASH in Haiti - 10:30-11:30 (Presented in English with simultaneous interpretation in Spanish and French)
  • Eliminating Roadblocks to Diversifying Your Club - 11:00-12:00 (Presented in English with simultaneous interpretation in Japanese and Portuguese)
• Closing General Session – 15:00 – 17:00

We are excited to resume our annual tradition of meeting at the Rodeo grounds during Rodeo Week 2022. The Cattlewomen's Association will make us breakfast, and Kathleen Minser, fellow Rotarian and President of the Rodeo Foundation, will share with us the history and upcoming fun of the 104th Annual Livermore Rodeo.

For information about the 2022 Livermore Rodeo, please visit the Livermore Rodeo Website.

We welcome Katy Kempton, Executive Director of the Reins in Motion Foundation. The mission of this volunteer organization is to enrich the lives of individuals with special needs and life threatening illness by connecting them with horses, animals, and outdoor education activities that promote healing and growth in all aspects of their daily lives.

For more information, please visit the Reins in Motion Foundation website.

Volunteers are invited to help construct the new stage for Shakespeare in the Vineyards! Building will take place Wednesday, June 15 and Thursday, June 16. Volunteers are welcome one day or both days! Each day has two shifts, 8:00 a.m. - noon, and 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Supervisors from SCENIC, the stage-building company, will supervise our work. Wear work clothes and closed-toe shoes.

To sign up, visit: SPARC Loading & Strike for Shakespeare in the Vineyards at Darcie Kent Vineyards.

Volunteers may be needed on Friday, June 17, and will be needed again on Monday, August 8 and Tuesday, August 9 to strike (deconstruct) the stage. All sign-ups are online through SignUpGenius.

For more information about SPARC (Shakespeare and Performing Arts Regional Company), please visit the website: SparcTheatre.org

We will enjoy our final meeting with our "energizer" president as she shares highlights of our many accomplishments during the 2021-22 Rotary year.

Club members and their guests are invited to celebrate an awesome year and say "thank you" to our outgoing president, Angelika "the energizer bunny" Voss-Quinn! 

We will gather in Sarah Palmer's backyard garden starting at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, June 22. Dinner and festivities start at 6:30.

Please contact Philomena Rambo for additional information. RSVP requested by June 10.

Our club will meet Tuesday, June 28 at the usual time of 7:15 am, via Zoom. The meeting will convene to allow the membership the opportunity to discuss and vote on the proposed bylaws changes.

Current bylaws on our website.

Proposed bylaws changes were sent to all members from Kevin McCallum. Please check your email for the proposed bylaws.

The Zoom meeting link was emailed to all members from our president, Angelika Voss-Quinn. 

Our club will meet Tuesday, June 28 at the usual time of 7:15 am, via Zoom. The meeting will convene to allow the membership the opportunity to discuss and vote on the proposed bylaws changes.

Current bylaws on our website.

Proposed bylaws changes were sent to all members from Kevin McCallum. Please check your email for the proposed bylaws.

The Zoom meeting link was emailed to all members from our president, Angelika Voss-Quinn. 

We welcome our new president, Kevin McCallum, and the 2022-23 Board of Directors as they lead us in our first Club Assembly for this new Rotary year. All members are encouraged to attend!