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Club Business; Committee Reports; Updates on Club Happenings
Aug 23, 2018
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Eugene O'Neill Foundation/ Tao House
Aug 30, 2018
out the FoundationThe Eugene O’Neill Foundation, Tao House, was established in 1974 for the purposes of acquiring O’Neill’s former residence in Danville, California and establishing it as a historic monument. Since then the foundation has devoted itself to developing the site into a center that promotes the vision and legacy of American’s first great playwright, Eugene O’Neill, through numerous educational, artistic, and research programs.History of Tao HouseCompiled by Beverly LaneWhen Eugene and Carlotta O’Neill lived in Danville, it was the epitome of rural California living. As O’Neill wrote in several letters “It is absolute country…without a taint of suburbia…yet only three-quarters of an hour motor ride from Frisco.” Eugene O’Neill needed a place to write which offered a quiet environment, good weather and access to doctors. While in Seattle he had received the Nobel Prize for Literature in November, 1936, and had been so lionized (and besieged by reporters) that he and Carlotta fled to the San Francisco Bay Area. Carlotta Monterey O’Neill had grown up in Oakland. They decided to move to Northern California and, after looking around the Bay Area, they settled in the bucolic San Ramon Valley. Construction of Tao HouseThe O’Neills purchased 158 acres of the former Bryant Ranch in Danville, using the Nobel Prize award of $40,000. The land, house and furnishings cost around $100,000. A long driveway, fencing and a gate helped provide them with total privacy in the context of serene, natural surroundings. As a reflection of his interest in Oriental philosophy and her focus on style, they named the place “Tao House” which means in Chinese (as interpreted by the O’Neills) “the right way of life.” the house was built using a combination of Chinese and California ranch motifs. It had heavy basalt brick walls, a roof of black colored tiles and doors which opened out to several porches and patios. Inside, the dark blue ceilings and colored mirrors provided the chic look Carlotta wanted. One small room housed a player piano, Rosie, whose music was sometimes heard in the valley below. Their driver, bodyguard and “man of all work,” Herbert Freeman, picked up the mail, dry cleaning and groceries from town. He also retrieved the wandering Blemie on occasion from Danville. Neither O’Neill drove, so they relied on Freeman to take them to doctor appointments, Cal football games and visits to Oakland and San Francisco. A full staff at Tao House included Freeman, a cook, a gardener and three other servants. From his study O’Neill could look west to the courtyard, barn and the oak-studded hills. Eastward walnut and fruit orchards stretched across the valley to the Mount Diablo foothills. The water of the Carquinez Strait could be seen to the north. On September 14, 1937 he wrote to Barrett H. Clark: “We have a beautiful site in the hills of the San Ramon Valley with one of the most beautiful views I’ve ever seen. This is the final home and harbor for me. I love California. Moreover, the climate is one I know I can work and keep healthy in. Coastal Georgia was no place for me.”
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Sharing what she learned about her trip to the Rotary International Conference in Toronto 2018
Sep 13, 2018
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Club Business; Committee Reports; Updates from Members
Sep 27, 2018
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Update on District Wide Rotary events and initiatives
Oct 11, 2018
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Club Business; Committee Reports; Updates from Members
Oct 25, 2018
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Nov 01, 2018 - Nov 08, 2018
Get ready! The auction open this week. Please share the following information with all your friends and family: The Rotary Club of San Ramon's Online Auction for Education is about to start! The Online Auction is the single largest donor to the San Ramon Valley Education Foundation. The San Ramon Valley Unified School District is the 4th lowest funded school district in the state. The Education Foundation helps fill the education gaps, supports district initiatives, and creates fabulous learning opportunities through their Imagineering Classes.
Please jump online and bid at www.SRVEF.org/Auction. You will find great items, adventures and experiences for you and your family.
All of the proceeds will go to support the education needs of the students in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District.
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Recognition of Service of local veterans - San Ramon Regional Medical Center
Nov 08, 2018
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Nov 08, 2018 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
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Presentation on Services of the The Last Mile
Nov 29, 2018
www.thelastmile.orgNine years ago, Chris Redlitz entered San Quentin State Prison for the first time. Because of his background in venture capital, he was invited to speak to a group of men about business and entrepreneurship. He was so impressed by the men’s level of business knowledge and desire to learn, he began to nurture the idea of creating a Technology Accelerator inside the prison. His wife and business partner, Beverly Parenti, was not immediately enamored with the idea, but they agreed to immerse themselves into the issue of incarceration in America, and find a path to help resolve this daunting problem:
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Sharing and Serving a Holiday Lunch with local seniors
Dec 06, 2018
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Alliance for Smiles
Dec 13, 2018
In October of 2004 six members of the Rotary Club of San Francisco founded Alliance for Smiles (AfS). Each of them had been involved with other cleft lip and palate organizations and collectively they wanted to create two types of programs: to send medical teams to sites to perform corrective surgery, and to create treatment centers where the protocol of cleft treatment in the United States could be replicated. With these two dreams as the goal, Alliance for Smiles recruited Dr. Karin Vargervik, Director of the Cleft Lip and Palate Treatment Center at the UCSF Medical Center, to head the Treatment Center Program. Why China was chosen as the first country to be approached with this concept • There was a tremendous need for treatment as one in 350 children were born annually with the cleft anomaly • AfS members had pre-existing relationships with the China Population Welfare Foundation and the State Family Planning Commission to facilitate the logistics. Additionally, there was an infra-structure that could be used to set up treatment centers. • There was also an intense interest by the Chinese to learn about treatment centers and establish them at sites. From just two missions to China in 2005, Alliance for Smiles has grown quickly. As of 2018 we have completed over 80 missions all over the world, and treated over 6,500 patients! www.allianceforsmiles.org
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KidZSpeak
Jan 31, 2019
KidzSpeak Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing a well-rounded public speaking program for children grades 1 - 12. The program integrates public speaking and presentation technical skills with Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) concepts and techniques to develop: Self confidence Self and social awareness Responsible decision making Collaboration and communication with others Our Mission To help children know their own individuality and self-worth, and be able to articulate and communicate who they are, their passions, and their ideas through presentations and public speaking and providing them with the SEL skills to thrive in their school, careers, communities, and adult lives. What makes us unique relative to other similar programs: We have an emphasis on SEL skill development through public speaking techniques Non-competitive environment We provide opportunities for our students to present at workshops, conferences, and community events Guest speakers from the community are invited to speak |
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Presentation on our Club's Youth Services Programs
Feb 07, 2019
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