Past Programs 2008

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Our Club has had a diverse and interesting group of guest speakers.   Below is a list of presenters, biographies and brief discription of their talks.

 
October 2, 2008 
Over the last 35years, Norman Yee's life work has been in our communities, advocating for children, youth, and families. Sounds a lot like our Chinatown Rotary Club's mission statement. He has served our City as a member of the San Francisco Unified School District's Board of Education as both Vice President and President. Having served a 4 year term, he is up for re-election. A native San Franciscan, his two children attended San Francisco public schools, from kindergarten through the 12th grade.  Norman is an educator with experience as a K-12 and Community College teacher. He also has a graduate degree in education. Norman is most proud of his accomplishments in the formation of the San Francisco Early Head Start Program, creation of the Asian Parent Education Network, and formation of the Chinatown Beacon Center .

November 5, 2008   Anita Stangl  http://www.allianceforsmiles.org/
   Guest speaker Anita Stangl, Past President of San Francisco Rotary Club #2, is a Founder and President and CEO of Alliance For Smiles, a non-profit organization that is sending medical volunteers and Rotarians to developing countries to perform free cleft lip and palate surgerise for underserced children and to set up multi-dimensional treatment programs for children born with this anomaly.  

    Anita attended the University of San Francisco where she erned both her BA and MA in English Literature.  She has been an active Rotarian in the Rotary Club of San Francisco since 1987 where she was one of the first women admitted to Rotary.  She has been a participant in numerous international medical missions both in South and Central America and in China.  She was the second woman to serve as President of the Rotary Club of Sanfrancisco and received the San Francisco Club's highest award for service, The Brunnier Award.  



December 6, 2008  Jim Carriere and John Bottari present the Shelter Box project  http://www.shelterbox.org/

Although our club is somewhat familiar with the Shelter Box program and has sponsored 15 Shelter Boxes for earthquake victims in China, Jim and John brought in a 100 pound Shelter Box for us to see and touch.

    Jim Carriere is immediate past President of The Rotary Club of San Rafael Harbor.  He has been in banking for over 23 years.  He started at California Savings Bank in San Francisco ans has been with First Federal Savings in San Rafael for the last 6 years.  A long time Oakland resident, Jim has served on the Board of Directors of the San Leandro Boys and Girls Club for 12 years.  He has been a Rotarian for the past 5 years.

    John Bottari is President of West Bay Bavarian, an independent BMW specialist.  He is currently Assistant Disrict Governor for District 5150.  He is Chief of Staff for the Distirct.   

December 17, 2008  Clay Harrell, Community Outreach Coordinator of the Presidio Trust

The Presidio Trust's mission is to preserve and enhance the Presidio as an enduring resource for the American public.  The Trust's work encompasses the natural areas, wildlife, and native habitants of the park, as well as the historic structures and designed landscapes that make the park a National Historic Landmark District.  The Presidio Trust is dedicated to ensuring that visitors to this spectacular place hav eth opportunity to gain a broader understnading of the Presidio, its place in American history, and the plants and wildlife which once trhved throughout the region.  For more information on the Presidio Trust, you can visit their website at:  http://www.presidio.gov/trust