Events

The Dining Room provides three basic core services:  food, clothing distribution and a health program.  In addition it has been designated as a disaster relief center in San Mateo County. The Dining Room also hosts other events and programs throughout the year such as a toy distribution during the Christmas season.

Our patrons include working and non-working low-income families, the elderly, the homeless, and newcomers to the area.  Many are working productive members of our community whose wages are insufficient to cover the high cost of living in the Bay Area, especially when supporting a family.  The meals and services provided by the Dining Room help defray these costs.

This volunteering activity provides you with the opportunity to prepare and serve food. 

https://www.paduadiningroom.com/

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.

Meet at the Arts in Action warehouse to pack kits.

Art in Action is a nonprofit to empower students through arts education. We will get together at the warehouse to put together kits.

The Dining Room provides three basic core services:  food, clothing distribution and a health program.  In addition it has been designated as a disaster relief center in San Mateo County. The Dining Room also hosts other events and programs throughout the year such as a toy distribution during the Christmas season.

Our patrons include working and non-working low-income families, the elderly, the homeless, and newcomers to the area.  Many are working productive members of our community whose wages are insufficient to cover the high cost of living in the Bay Area, especially when supporting a family.  The meals and services provided by the Dining Room help defray these costs.

This volunteering activity provides you with the opportunity to prepare and serve food. 

https://www.paduadiningroom.com/

The Dining Room provides three basic core services:  food, clothing distribution and a health program.  In addition it has been designated as a disaster relief center in San Mateo County. The Dining Room also hosts other events and programs throughout the year such as a toy distribution during the Christmas season.

Our patrons include working and non-working low-income families, the elderly, the homeless, and newcomers to the area.  Many are working productive members of our community whose wages are insufficient to cover the high cost of living in the Bay Area, especially when supporting a family.  The meals and services provided by the Dining Room help defray these costs.

This volunteering activity provides you with the opportunity to prepare and serve food. 

https://www.paduadiningroom.com/

Founded in 2008, LEMO Foundation is a Bay Area-based nonprofit that exists to close the opportunity gap for student athletes. LEMO ensures that all student athletes, regardless of income, can access the supports, resources, and experiences they need to thrive. We serve as a comprehensive all-in-one destination for students to engage in sports, education, and community programming that models and cultivates the mindsets, habits, and relationships for success. Through a supportive campus and enrichment programs, we enable student athletes to play, learn, and grow to their full potential.

https://www.lemofoundation.org/

Pete Wilson will be interviewing Mike Herzen and Wil Patterson.  We can look forward to finding out about their background, as well as (hopefully) enlightening insights and wisdom.

Born into the carnival life of a Borscht Belt Catskills hotel family, Bart has never let the ordinary constrain him. From professional photography to painting, he has always set his creativity free, now entering into the realm of authorship. His first book, A Catskill Carnival: My Borscht Belt Life Lived, Lost and Loved, is a memoir of his early years in a unique setting, coming to terms with and cherishing its life lessons.

https://bartcharlow.com/about.html

Susan Dean is the President of the Rotary Club of San Francisco Chinatown.  She will be presenting about a Global Grant to eliminate cervical cancer in Guatemala.  Amy Boggs thought her global grant proposal was very thorough and would make an interesting presentation to our Rotary Club.

Rock Star Photographer

https://patjohnsonphotography.com/?page_id=2675

https://www.clevescene.com/music/cleveland-native-pat-johnson-talks-about-his-new-book-of-rock-photos-41667599

Tori Muire is the President of the Beekeeper's Guild of San Mateo County.

Chuck’s presentation concentrates on the nearly 250-year heritage of ships named Hornet, the WWII actions of the 2 Hornets, the Apollo Program and the features and programs of the museum.

Lisa Petrides is on the San Mateo Community College District Board of Trustees.  Their district includes Skyline College, College of San Mateo and Canada College, and they have recently opened the College of San Mateo Coastside facility in downtown Half Moon Bay.  In November of 2024 she was reelected to the Board.  The attached article provides details on her goals and positions.

https://www.coastsidenews.com/election/candidates-for-college-board-respond-to-our-questions/article_bab3524a-8d08-11ef-9c0a-9751f63a69b3.html

Lisa Petrides, Ph.D., is also the CEO and founder of the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME).

https://www.iskme.org/about-us/

Former Rotarian Glen Rojas and David Johnson were both 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.  

Art in Action