Three local schools—Sacred Heart, Woodside Priory, and Menlo School—have joined forces with the Menlo Park Rotary Club (MPRC) to champion a heartfelt mission of generosity and education. Together, they are supporting St. Anthony's Padua Dining Room in its critical work of providing food to the community's most under-served members.The Menlo Park Rotary Club served as the unofficial sponsor of this impactful effort, supplementing the schools' contributions by providing turkeys and financial donations to St. Anthony’s Padua Dining Room. This November the schools and the MPRC donated over 400 turkeys and hams, and 750 canned goods ensuring warm meals for hundreds of families during the holiday season and throughout the year.
Filling backpacks for local students and working the grocery line at St. Anthony's Padua Dining Room in Menlo Park
I will be telling fun and interesting short stories about leasing the first ever office space to Facebook and meeting with Mark Zuckerberg.
Former Rotarian Glen Rojas, David Johnson, and I were all Rotarians who had met Facebook and Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg. Glen Rojas was Menlo Park's City Manager during the process of developing the campus of Facebook. Dave Johnson was the Business Development person for the town of Menlo Park. Glen and David plan to speak to our Rotary Club next year.
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In Service Day at Art in Action Warehouse
Dec. 11, 2024
12:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. -
Volunteering at St. Anthony's Padua Dining Room
Dec. 14, 2024
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. -
Volunteering at St. Anthony's Padua Dining Room
Dec. 26, 2024
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Middle row: Katie Molina Valiente, Angelica Cortez, Princess Palacios, Karol Andrea Martinez, Donna Garcia
Front row: Marycruz Lopez Espinosa, Giselle Villa, Maria Garcia Cordoba, Christina Ayar
Not Pictured: Quinntiaya Danesh Simpson and Dana Koo-Yerena
Nearly 500 parents and students packed the arts center for the 39th annual event, which is the Rotary Club’s major project of the year that is funded in part by Tour de Menlo, the club’s annual bike ride.
Students from Menlo-Atherton, Sacred Heart Preparatory, Eastside College Preparatory and Menlo School received the scholastic awards, which were presented by the schools’ principals or their designees.