Events

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, Dick Quigley, 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!

The Chili Cook Off is back by popular demand! Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 1, 2022 for a fun-filled day at Carnegie Park in downtown Livermore.  Details coming soon!