What We Do
Supporting Oakland Rotary with the Committees:
Brown Bag, Entertainment, High Adventure, Main Event, Speakers (formerly Programs) and Sports.
Committee Blog
Jon and Gudrun Traveling the Trails
Gudrun ...Just blazing the way!!!! Anyone see Jon!!!
Hiking the North Yorkshire Moors in rain
Hiking the North Yorkshire Moors in rain and wind!
Putting the new Osprey Gortex gear to the ultimate test and it passed 100% Quite amazing to be warm, comfortable and smiling!!!
The heather is spectacular, as far as you can see in all directions.
We are warm, dry and settling in at the Buck Inn Hotel, Chop Gate, for the night. We have three more days of hiking, plus a two day layover to ride the steam trains and we will arrive at Robin Hood's Bay! Quite a hike!!!
Fellow Rotarians on the trail!
Rotary Club of Keswick
8/7/2019
Met a group of hiking Rotarians today on the trail between Orton and Kirkby Stephen.
Spotted the Rotary Club of Keswick on one guys shirt! We had a great chat and fun joking about a make-up meeting for us!
Added to the enjoyment of the day.
A 13 mile day we are over 90 miles in the last 7 days
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Ten days and 131 miles under our belts! -
Sun, rain, mud, bogs and great B&B’s -
Tea along the trail, sometimes in a tea room and sometimes trail side -
. With a bath or shower, dinner and a good nights sleep we are revived and ready for the next day’s hike
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Activities - Subcommittees
Brown Bag
Arranges annual off-site lunch and business networking meeting held at various member businesses.
Committee Chair:
Ryan Spink ryan.spink@barneyandbarney.com
Meeting Time and Place:
At the Call of the Chair
Entertainment
Organizes various social functions for Club members, families, and friends, e.g., new members’ parties, tailgate parties, Cocktails with the President networking events, and special occasion dinners at local restaurants.
Committee Co-Chairs:
Dudley Thompson dudleyt@aol.com
Steve Berley steve@leftpropeller.com
Meeting Time and Place:
1st Thursday of month at 5:30 pm
Bank of Marin, 180 Grand Avenue, Suite 1545
High Adventure
Plans active, adventurous activities for members, including skiing, whale watching, hiking, and kayaking
Committee Co-Chairs:
Mark Rosen mrosen@info-gate.com
Tom LImon tomlimon@gmail.com
Meeting Time and Place:
1st Monday of month at 5:30 pm unless a Holiday Falls on that date. Meeting will be the following Monday
Newmark Cornish & Carey 1111 Broadway, Suite 100 Oakland, CA 94607
Location Ground Floor office next door to Peet’s Coffee. Access t building is on backside. Not Broadway!
Main Event
Organizes and conducts the annual fundraising event, to support the service programs funded by our Club.
Committee Chair:
Diane Harris diane@oncallhospitalitystaffing.com
Meeting Time and Place:
At the call of the Co-Chairs
Speakers (formerly Programs)
Responsible for attracting and securing engaging and informative speakers at Club meetings.
Committee Chair:
Winter Williams winter@impactbanking.org
Meeting Time and Place:
At the call of the Chair (usually quarterly)
Sports
Organizes fun golf tournaments for Club members, associates and friends throughout the year, including an awards ceremony at the end of the season.
Committee Chair:
Mike Mowery ch.doo.mow@gmail.com
Meeting Time and Place:
At the call of the Chair