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The Rotary Club of San Jose is the largest, most active and well-known service organization in the community. We are a leadership organization working together to make a difference. Our members include local business, nonprofit, professional and civic leaders. We form lasting friendships through our shared Rotary experiences including weekly meetings with interesting speakers, committee meetings and projects, social events and group service projects within our community and internationally.
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Having a diverse and inclusive Rotary Club means we value and welcome individuals of all ages, cultures, ethnicities, and races to our Club. We invite younger people, women, and minorities who support Rotary’s values, ideals, and mission to join our members in service to our community, and we strive to give all members equal opportunities to serve as leaders within our Club.
Service is the life blood of our Club, and it all happens through our Committees
Steve Borkenhagen was born and raised in Santa Clara. He has been an entrepreneur and business owner in Silicon Valley since 1975. He opened Camera One Theater, the first repertory cinema in San Jose, along with partners in 1975. During the years since, Steve has founded and operated multiple bars and restaurants in the South Bay Area including Eulipia Restaurant from 1977 to 2012.
David Ginsborg -- an Eagle Scout -- supplied the inspirational thought for the day, a “knotty” prayer which he said was inspired by next week’s Friends of Scouting breakfast. While too long to fully publish, here are the opening lines: “Dear God, Please untie the knots that are in my mind, my heart and my life. Remove the have nots, the can nots and the do nots that I have in my mind.”
downtown San Jose farmers’ market move to South First Street (Fridays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through Dec. 17); the grand opening of Good Spot, a new restaurant at 386 South First St.; the city council’s unanimous approval of the “Breeze of Innovation” design for a new San Jose landmark; Opera San Jose’s May 22 virtual fundraiser, “Sing for your Supper”; the Tech Interactive’s planned reopening on May 29; new lemur pups born at Happy Hollow Park & Zoo; and National Fruit Cocktail Day, which was May 13.
San Jose City Councilman David J. Cohen -- not to be confused with the other, “older” David Cohen, President Fernando pointed out -- gave an update on his district, which includes the areas of Berryessa, Alviso and North San Jose. Elected in 2020, Cohen said he has spent his first few months in office listening to constituents and putting together value statements. A major upcoming project in his district is the Berryessa Urban Village, and he noted his office’s intention to help secure a future for as many Berryessa Flea Market vendors as possible at the new development.
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Sarah Janigian took back the spotlight to introduce our speaker, author Anne Lamott, whose newest book is called “Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and Courage.” She read to us the first page of her new book’s prologue and spoke to us for a few minutes before answering questions fielded by Suzanne St. John-Crane. Here are a few highlights from her talk:
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Speaker: President Elect Steve Borkenhagen
Topic: A local kid who grew up in Santa Clara during the 50s and 60s when Santa Clara was California’s version of Mayberry. He is also our next Club President who will talk about his theme for the year.
May 19th 2021 at 12:15 pm
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Speaker: Dean Erwin Chemerinsky
Topic: The New Supreme Court and What It Will Mean
May 26th 2021 at 12:15 pm
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Speaker: Rick Banks
Topic: The Miseducation of America: Elite Universities and the Crisis of Democracy
June 2nd 2021 at 12:15 pm
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