President Dudley Thompson called to order the 5,348th Civic Thursday meeting of the Rotary Club of Oakland. He welcomed those in the California Ballroom, as well as those joining online.
Derreck Johnson let us in the Mission Statement and gave the Thought for the Day. He envisions a time when people will be comfortable visiting the downtown area with concerns, where kids in East and West Oakland will like look just like me, can walk to school without walking past the feces and trash that is piled up six feet high and most importantly we have not one person that's living on the streets.
Immediate Past District Governor Gregg Guisiana presented Rotary District 5170’s distinguished Richard D. King Award to Immediate Past President Ces Butner. The award is given to the individual who has made the greatest commitment to the programs of The Rotary Foundation. While he was President, Ces had a goal to change the Club’s culture by inspiring every member to support The Rotary Foundation. He leadership achieved 95% participation, up from 35% in the past. In accepting the award Ces announced he is committed to making a similar donation this year to The Rotary Foundation in order to keep the momentum of total Club member participation going.
Ruth Stroup shared information about the Service Day Cleanup taking place at Rotary’s PAL (Police Action League) Campsite on Saturday, January 31st from 9 am to noon. The campsite is located in the Oakland Hills at 10100 Skyline Boulevard.
High Adventure Co-Chair Mark Rosen invited Rotarians to bring family and friends to cycle from Pt. Richmond across the Richmond San Rafael Bridge to Larkspur Landing on Sunday, August 1st.
Courtney Ruby introduced speaker of the day - Kelley Kahn, Policy Director in the Office of Mayor Libby Shaaf. She oversees a very busy portfolio of Development and Planning functions for the City of Oakland, including Business Development, Workforce Development, Cultural Affairs, Public/Private Development, Real Estate Development and Special Activities Division. In the relatively short time available for her presentation, she shared numerous statistics and projects.
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