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Barrier Free Park Eddie
Snow Plans and designs playground and camp for disabled persons. |
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Community, Youth and SeniorsAlexandra
McIntyre
Meets 1st Wednesdays Noon/Rotary Office Works within the community and locates or organizes
worthwhile programs to be considered for Club funding. |
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Education Support Anne
Bisagno Meets 2nd Wednesdays at 8:15 am/Rotary Office or a partner school. Works with various schools in the city, helping
to establish programs, locate funding and other things that will assist
the school. |
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Enterprise
Institute Paul
Ayers & Phil Campbell Holds
a 3-day camp in Aptos for high school juniors from public and private
schools in Oakland. The goal is to teach them about business, free enterprise,
and themselves. The Committee starts meeting in the late fall and increases
in frequency until the camp is held in April. |
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Saroni-Lena Scholarship Mary
Geong Meets 1st Tuesdays at Noon/Rotary Office Awards
college scholarships to deserving Oakland high school seniors. The Committee
conducts interviews in the home as well as interviews with applicants
before selecting awardees. This process takes place in the spring. During
the rest of the year Committee members serve as advisors to student
recipients. Each Committee member is responsible for 1 or 2 students. |
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Speech Contest Mel
J. Caughell
Oversees and judges the annual Rotary speech contest,
in conjunction with the District 5170 contest. |
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Help
Oakland Pupils Excel (H.O.P.E.) Sue
Piper Meets 2nd Tuesdays at 8:00 am /Rotary Office Provides mentoring to junior high school students who have been promised
post-graduate scholarships if they meet specific criteria such as grades,
attendance, and life-style standards. |
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Business Networking Rich
Hallock Meets on the 3rd Tuesday at noon/Rotary Office. Contact
chair for next meeting and event information. Envisions and implements
projects to encourage Rotarians to do business with other Rotarians,
such as the Yellow Pages, Business Networking Breakfasts, Brown Bag
lunches, and the Annual Business Faire. |
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House Building Committee Ken
Lowney Meets 3rd Wednesdays at 12:30 pm call chair for location. Partners with the Laney Building Trades Program
and the City of Oakland to build low-cost houses. |
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World
Community Service Arch
Woodliff
awoodliff@comcast.net Meets 1st Tuesdays at 5:30 pm/Grand Oaks Restaurant Promotes contributions to the Rotary International Foundation, works with
Rotary Clubs in developing countries in the planning, financing, and
implementation of community service projects in those countries. Also
works on special projects, such as student exchanges, to promote world
peace through increased understanding among people in the world. |
| Club Service Committees | |
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New Member Welcoming Samantha
Dinh Meets
4th Wednesdays at Noon/Rotary Office Provides information orientation to Rotary for new members, including a chance to meet committee chairs and officers, learn more about the Club, and meet other new members. The “Practice” meeting provides a chance to practice the three-minute self-introductory
talks prior to presenting to the entire Club. |
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President's
Support Mary
Rudser Meets at call of the Chair Develops specials programs for use during “president’s time” in weekly meeting. |
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Programs Douglas
Higgins Meets 4th Tuesdays noon/Rotary Office Responsible
for attracting and obtaining quality, informative speakers at Club meetings. The
committee's goal is to make the Rotary Club the Commonwealth Club of
the East Bay. |
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Public
Relations Meets on call by the Chair Promotes the Club and its activities through information, involving all
forms of the media. |
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Club Service Jon
Leuteneker This
committee helps new members become acquainted with other Club members
by involving them in each week's meeting, e.g., act as greeters, sell
lunch tickets, tend bar, introduce visitors, and manage floor microphones. All
"red badgers" automatically become members of this committee. They
remain members until they give a self-introductory speech at which time
they receive a "blue badge."
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Finance and Administration Peter
Ley Meets at the call of the Chair Provides oversight for Club's financial and administrative well being, e.g.,
negotiations regarding office and meeting space and meals, advice on
office procedures and equipment, etc. |
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Inter-City Peter
Wagener & Jerry Wendt
pwagener@pclient.ml.com Meets as needed Meets
on an "as needed" basis to organize joint meetings with other
Rotary Clubs in this and surrounding Districts. Helps to put together
annual multi-district trip to Reno. |
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Entertainment Pat
Young
youngp@calbt.com Meets 1st Thursdays at 5:30 pm at Grand Oaks Restaurant Organizes various social function for Club members, families and friends,
e.g., crab feed, summer barbecue, new members party, tailgate parties,
Holiday Dinner Dance, and others. |
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Involvement/Retention Gudrun
Dybdal Meets 3rd Wednesdays at 8:00am/Rotary Office Responsible for helping and strengthening the Club's relations with members who are frequently absent. It also strives to match the skills and interests of members, new and longstanding, with jobs and committees in Rotary. |
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Pre-meeting Committee Diane
Schaffer Meets on 3rd Mondays or at call of the Chair Solicits PowerPoint silent slide shows from Committee Chairs to inform,
promote or report on Club activities. |
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Sports Bob Peltz Phone : 510-836-6500 Meets on an "as needed" basis to organize various golf and tennis tournaments, A's ball games, etc.
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Web Page Alex
Poulson
alex@webrep.com Meets at the call of the Chair Help
design, write, and improve Oakland Rotary on the WEB. |
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High Adventure Mark
Rosen Meets at the call of the Chair Plans
active, adventurous activities for members. |
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We Care Yuri
Mok Meets at the call of the Chair, and accepts information about members who are sick or in need of support. Develops
different ways to show that we really care about our members’ well being. |
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Wine
and Food
Festival Tom
Freeman Meets at the call of the Chair at Grand Oaks Restaurant 3701 Grand Ave. Organizes
and conducts the annual Festival each fall, which raises a sizable amount
of money for Club programs. Includes a Silent Auction, and starting
in 2003, an Art Show. Committee starts meeting in May and continues
through the year until the event. |
