San Mateo Rotarians thoroughly enjoyed a demonstration between two of the top players from 888 Table Tennis Center, a new 30,000 square foot facility in Burlingame. Director of Marketing & Events Angela Batinovich gave an introduction to 888 and noted there are opportunities for all levels of table tennis players to play & improve their games. The Center was recently designated as an official USA Olympics Training Facility. Judging from the skilled play by the two players involved in the demonstration, the USA Olympic Table Tennis Team should be ready for Los Angeles! Reserve those tickets before they're snapped up!
THE FUN RUN IS COMING!
A reminder to encourage family &
friends to sign up for the October 20th Fun Run at Seal Point Park. The starting gun for the 5 & 10 K races will fire promptly at 9:00 am, followed by a Kids' Race at 10:00 am.
This is a vital fund raising event for our scholarship program so please help us get as many people there as possible. To sign up go to the QR Code above or to this link:
The Rotary Club of San Mateo has partnered with our counterparts in Half Moon Bay and Pacifica to apply for a District 5150 Environmental Grant to clean up San Pedro and Pilarcitos Creeks so the California Central Coast Steelhead can migrate up & downstream without being blocked by discarded furniture and other trash that has been thrown into the creeks. We will be working together with SeaHugger, a Half Moon Bay nonprofit whose mission is protecting and healing the marine environment.
The great news arrived this week that we received the grant so plans are underway for scheduling work days to clean the creeks. One interesting product of the clean up will be to salvage items from the creeks so a local artist can create a "found art" sculpture at Pilar Point Harbor. Stay tuned for more details!
have you signed up yet?
October 12th is rapidly approaching. Be sure to sign up for the USS Hornet Foundation Event. District Governor Steve is calling for All Hands On Deck.
Should be a terrific event:
Tour the USS Hornet - Sea, Air & Space Museum
Enjoy a delicious BBQ lunch with cash bar available
Listen to keynote speaker Tom Carroll, well-known military thriller writer
Look up to enjoy the SF Fleet Week Air Show featuring the Blue Angels
Family & friends are invited, too. Be sure to register so you can join in on what is sure to be a memorable Rotary event. Go to the link below for more details & registration:
PERSPECTIVES ON THE CHALLENGES FACING HEALTH CARE TODAY
Several September meetings focused on the challenges facing today's health care providers. In case you missed one or both, here are the YouTube links so you can listen in on the presentations.
September 3rd:Matt Koschmann, Chief Strategy OfficerUCSF Faculty Practice and VP Business Development UCSF Health
Bill Graham, President, DignityHealthSequoia Hospital
