Events

We welcome speakers from Special Olympics of Northern California, who will share information and opportunities of this outstanding program. Randy Young, Senior Development Director, and Tyler Krochmal, Director of the Athlete Leadership Program, will provide us with an overview of the program. We will hear from Special Olympics Athlete Jonathan Sparks about his experiences in the program and as an athlete leader.

You are invited to visit the Special Olympics website: sonc.org.

We welcome the recipients of our Fall 2022 Grant Program! We will hear from each of them, briefly, about how our funding will positively impact their work.

We welcome Daniel Curtis, President of the Alameda County Chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace. Daniel will update us on the efforts of this nonprofit organization to provide beds for children, and he will share with us opportunities for involvement.

For a preview of the presentation, you are invited to visit the Alameda County Sleep in Heavenly Peace website.

We are invited to learn about Las Positas College during a special Rotary Club visit and tour on Tuesday, January 31, in lieu of our regular meeting. We will meet at the Faculty Cafeteria in Building 1600 at Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Dr. We will hear from College President Dyrell Foster as well as Director of the LPC Foundation, Kenneth Cooper, and LPC Student Government President and Student Trustee, Lara Weidemeir. We will also tour several campus buildings include the Veterans First Building and the new Horticulture Building.

Members must RSVP to reserve a spot. We will each pay $20 to cover the cost of breakfast.

We are invited to learn about Las Positas College during a special Rotary Club visit and tour on Tuesday, January 31, in lieu of our regular meeting. We will meet at the Faculty Cafeteria in Building 1600 at Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Dr. We will hear from College President Dyrell Foster as well as Director of the LPC Foundation, Kenneth Cooper, Chair of the LPC Foundation, Steve Lanza, and LPC Student Government President and Student Trustee, Lara Weidemeir. We will also tour several campus buildings include the Veterans First Building and the new Horticulture Building.

Members must RSVP to reserve a spot. We will each pay $20 to cover the cost of breakfast.

We welcome Josh Jonas, President of Arukah, a local nonprofit whose mission is to to help men who are dealing with the realities of homelessness due to loss of job, being recently released from prison, addictions, or lack of family support. For a preview of Arukah, you are invited to visit the website: arukahweb.org.

By popular request, we are excited to hear from our fellow Rotarian, Wolfgang Stoeffl, who will share some of his adventures as a world traveler. After retiring from his career as a physicist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Wolfgang and his wife set sail to see the world. We are eager to see his photos and hear his stories.

Today's meeting is Part 1 of 2. Part 2 will be presented on February 21, 2023.

By popular request, we are excited to hear from our fellow Rotarian, Wolfgang Stoeffl, who will share some of his adventures as a world traveler. After retiring from his career as a physicist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Wolfgang and his wife set sail to see the world. We are eager to see his photos and hear his stories.

Today's meeting is Part 2 of 2. Part 1 will be presented on February 14, 2023.

We are all invited to join in the fun of the 67th Annual Crab Feed, presented by our fellow Rotarians, the Rotary Club of Livermore. The event will take place at the Robert Livermore Community Center, and will include all the crab you can eat, dancing to classic country rock live music by Stagecoach, and fun socializing with our friends.

Roy Porfido, our Club Service Director, has reserved tables for us, so please let Roy know by Friday, January 20 if you are able to join the fun. The cost for a seat at a table of 8 is $85. 

Jeff Ribera, Development Director at Monthly Miracles, joins us to provide an overview and update of the services provided by this nonprofit homeless ministry in Livermore.

For a preview, visit the Monthly Miracles website: monthlymiracles.org.

The Rotary Club of Livermore Valley invites community members to bring unwanted documents and papers to a free shredding event. This is great timing for safely and privately destroying financial and legal papers that are no longer needed.

Time and location TBD.

SAVE THE DATE! Rotarians are invited to join in the city-wide Community Service Day. We will have more details in the coming months.