Palo Alto University Rotary

⚖️ This Friday, we welcome Margaret Petros, Executive Director of Mothers Against Murder (MAM) — a nonprofit passionately advocating for families of homicide victims and ensuring victims’ rights are not overlooked in California’s justice system.

With over 35 years of experience, Margaret is one of the state’s foremost experts on victims’ rights and compensation laws, including Marsy’s Law. Under her leadership, MAM achieved a landmark legal victory expanding victim services statewide.

Join us as Margaret shares how MAM works to strengthen justice, accountability, and compassion for victims. 💙

✨ Service Above Self — in action, every Friday.
🔗 Learn more: paloaltouniversityrotaryclub.com

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📅 Upcoming Events: (https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPnl5cIjLY-/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)

• Oct 18 (Sat) – Kiwanis Service Project @ Izzi Early Education Center, 9 AM–1 PM
• Oct 21 & 22(Tue, Wed) – Pollinator Habitat Kit Building 🌿
• Oct 22 (Wed) – We Care Field Trip @ Gallery House, 5–7 PM 🎨
• Oct 26 (Sun) – Sibling Cities Virtual Town Hall: Polarization – What Should We Do About It? 🤝, 1–3 PM
• Oct 26 (Sun) – PAUR Video Shoot @ Midpen Media Center 🎥, 4–7 PM

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🗓️ Upcoming Meetings:
• 10/17 – Mothers Against Murder
• 10/24 – Deborah Grant, La Comida
• 10/31 – New Member Talks
• 11/7 – First Friday Forum



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A little late, but worth the wait!

🎭 This Week’s Speaker: Giovanna Sardelli, Artistic Director of TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
📅 Friday, October 10, 2025 – 8:00 AM

This Friday, we welcome Giovanna Sardelli, Artistic Director of TheatreWorks Silicon Valley — the nationally acclaimed theatre known for celebrating the human spirit through innovative productions and community engagement.

Giovanna, a nationally recognized stage director spotlighted by The New York Times, has directed acclaimed works across the U.S. and championed new voices at TheatreWorks. She’ll share insights on creativity, leadership, and building community through art.

📍 Rotary Club of Palo Alto/University
💻 Zoom link (new!): Register here

✨ Upcoming Events:
They deserve their own post this month .. coming up shortly.

🎤 Upcoming Speakers:
• 10/17/2025 – Margaret Petros, Executive Director, Mothers Against Murder
• 10/24/2025 – Deborah Grant, Executive Director, La Comida

PALY-YCS Interact Club, co-sponsored by Rotary Clubs of. East Palo Alto and Palo Alto/University hosted a booth on PALY's Club Day to signup new interactors and held their first meeting last week.

Here's wishing them a great year filled with fun, fellowship, and Service!

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Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth on club day and signed up for YCS-Interact! Hope to see everyone for our first meeting tomorrow at lunch in room 215!

♻️✨ This Week’s Meeting – Fri, Oct 3 ✨♻️

🔹 First Friday Forum – Our monthly open forum to focus on important Club topics.
• Bill Doyle: Career-assisting Vocational Service Mentoring Program
• Richard Schoelerman: Our new Calendar tool to make life easier
• Manon Janssen: We Care Committee's Coffee Klatches

🔹 First Friday Recycling – Bring your donations!
📚 BooksPlus: “Almost new” children’s books (ages 4–10) to support libraries at Belmont Village Senior Living. Let’s beat last month’s 30+ book collection!
👕 Gently used clothing, spare quilting fabric
💡 Household lights, batteries, Styrofoam, bread tags, cords/cables, corks, empty Rx bottles, loose caps, small electronics
♻️ Multi-layer plastics + plastic film (shipping bags, overwrap, stretch plastics)

📖 Linda Clever is also collecting August + September Rotarian magazines for awareness outreach.

💻 Zoomers – please check Don MacKenzie’s Weekly Wednesday Wrangler for the updated link!

🌟 Upcoming Events 🌟
📅 10/10 – Second Friday Social @ Kumiko Yoshinari’s (6–8 pm)
📅 10/16 – District 5170 Avenues of Service, Oakland Colombo Club
📅 10/16 – Active Democracy Salon: Gerrymandering
📅 10/16 – YCS Volunteer Appreciation @ Stanford Research Park (6–7:45 pm)
📅 10/26 – Sibling Cities USA Virtual Town Hall (1–3 pm)

🗓️ Next Meetings – Bring a Friend!
10/3 – First Friday Forum
10/10 – Giovanna Sardelli, TheatreWorks
10/17 – Mothers Against Murder

🌍✨ This Week’s Speaker ✨🌍
📅 Friday, Sept. 26, 2025
👩‍💼 Gina Haney – Managing Landscapes: The Case of Babylon, Iraq

Join us Friday morning as we welcome Gina Haney, an expert in cultural heritage, community engagement, and economic development. With 20+ years of global impact—from Africa to Asia to the Americas—Gina currently leads the Mosul Cultural Museum Rehabilitation Project in Iraq.

Don’t miss her insights on how cultural heritage connects communities and strengthens our shared future.

📌 Upcoming Meetings – Bring a Friend!
10/3 – First Friday Forum
10/10 – Giovanna Sardelli, Artistic Director, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley

🌍 This Week @ PAUR – Sept 19
🎤 Speaker: District 5170 Governor Herb Ritter

We’re honored to welcome DG Herb Ritter for his official club visit! Herb brings decades of Rotary leadership and community service experience, and he’s eager to learn more about our work here at PAUR. His message: let’s “Unite for Good” and spread Rotary’s impact throughout our communities. 💙💛

📍 Sheraton Palo Alto | 7:30 AM

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📅 Upcoming Events
✨ Sept 18 – Active Democracy Salon: Healthcare, Right or Privilege?

🎤 Next Meetings
➡️ Sept 26 – Gina Haney: Iraq
➡️ Oct 3 – First Friday Forum
➡️ Oct 10 – TBD

📣 This Week @ PAUR – Sept 12
🎤 Speaker: Richard Hackmann
Walmart & FEMA: Disaster Response Lessons from Hurricane Katrina

20 years after Katrina, Richard shares how FEMA faltered, how Walmart stepped up, and what we can learn for the future. Don’t miss this timely talk by one of our own!

📍 Sheraton Palo Alto | 7:30 AM

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📅 Upcoming Events
✨ Sept 11 – Peace Picnic, King Plaza
✨ Sept 12 – Day of Service (donations @ meeting)
✨ Sept 12 – Second Friday Social, Gina Craig’s home
✨ Sept 15 – Whiskey Tasting, Georgie Gliem’s home
✨ Sept 18 – Active Democracy Salon: Healthcare
✨ Sept 20 – End-of-Summer Picnic, Hoover Park

🎤 Next Meetings
➡️ Sept 19 – District Gov. Herb Ritter
➡️ Sept 26 – Gina Haney: Iraq
➡️ Oct 3 – First Friday Forum

♻️ This Friday @ PAUR – Sept 5
First Friday Forum + Recycling

🗣️ Our monthly open forum = our time to reflect, discuss, and shape the Club’s future. Past President Leif Erickson will step in for President Richard this week.

📚 BooksPlus Bonus!
Bring “almost new” children’s books (ages 4–10) to support the Children’s Library @ Belmont Village (Sunnyvale & San Jose). Goal: 50 books per quarter!

♻️ First Friday Recycling – Please bring clean clothing, fabric, lights, batteries, Styrofoam, cords, corks, prescription bottles, bottle caps, plastic film & multilayer packaging. Help us recycle & reuse 🌍

📰 Don’t forget: July + August Rotarian magazines for Linda Clever’s awareness project!

📍 Sheraton Palo Alto + Zoom | 🕘 7:30 AM

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📅 Upcoming Events
🥂 Sept 12 – Second Friday Social, 6–8 PM @ Gina Craig’s (BYO beverage, appetizers welcome)
🌳 Sept 20 – End-of-Summer Picnic, 11–1 @ Hoover Park (bring salad/dessert; sandwiches & drinks provided)

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🎤 Upcoming Meetings (Bring a Friend!)
📅 Sept 12 – Richard Hackmann: 20th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina 🌊
📅 Sept 19 – District 5170 Governor Herb Ritter
📅 Sept 26 – Gina Haney: Iraq