Want to prepay your lunch and not have to remember to place your order for the rest of the year?

Well friends, for $900 you'll have that benefit. Please note that you will not receive credit for any missed meals, but, as long as you opt in before the end of September, you'll be getting a discount over the weekly rate. 

This offer only applies to the regular Wednesday lunches; funds cannot be used for the BBQ, Holiday Lunch, etc. 

If interested, email Bookkeeper Lisa Reigel - Lisar@sjrotary.org 

Marie will be moving from 30 hours/week to 40 on September 1, while continuing to work from home on Fridays. Her schedule will be 7:30 am to 4:00 pm Mon-Th, and 7 am to 1 pm on Fridays.

Leslee will be shifting to a Monday–Thursday schedule on Sept. 1, and the Gordon House will be closed on Fridays. 

Lisa will continue to work from 1:00–3:30 pm on Mondays and 9 am to 3 pm Tuesday–Thursday.

Follow the Penguin: Help Build Peace
Rotarians Bill Baron, Kimberly and Michael Mulcahy, and Ron Zraick joined philanthropist Diane Brandenburg on August 19th to launch the public campaign to raise the final $200,000 needed for the $1.5M project.

A penguin represents Antarctica in the 18' monument but is an NHL rival of our Sharks, so Sharkie stopped by for a bit of hazing.

The penguin will be visiting various venues in San Jose, including the Gordon House (now) and the 9/19 Rotary Collaborative Impact Summit at the McEnery Convention Center, to raise awareness of this peace-promoting project. 

Click here to contribute to the campaign to build peace.

Sponsored by Mark Lazzarini

Dan Lazzarini is a San Jose native and grew up in a 19th century Victorian home near Japantown that his parents Mark and Jeanne Lazzarini completely renovated.  Mark is a long time rotary member and contributor and Jeanne is a fellow red-badger! Dan is very excited to share many new Rotary experiences with his mom and dad.
 
Dan graduated high school in 2004 from Bellarmine College Prep (Go bells!) and completed a Bachelor's and Masters of Architectural Engineering at Cal Poly SLO in 2009.  Dan is currently an Associate at Biggs Cardosa, a local structural engineering design firm with a rich history of projects in San Jose.  Dan leads a building design team as engineer of record for the successful completion of many local projects including high density housing, tech, education, and civil projects.  Seeing projects through to completion is of course rewarding but Dan thrives most on building strong relationships with clients and fellow design consultants in this community.  His kids are surely tired of him pointing out his various projects on all their drives around town.
 
Dan is married to his wife Jennifer and they recently celebrated their 16 year wedding anniversary.  Dan and Jenn have two children, Claire (13) and Connor (12) who keep them active with club volleyball, club soccer, Scouting America, and numerous other hobbies!
 
When he is not attending his kids' sporting events or campouts, Dan loves to play golf and pursue rainbow trout with a fly rod.
 
Dan is thrilled to be a part of this wonderful organization built on service and community.
 

Sponsored by Tom Bondi

Jose Castillo is a local entrepreneur, owning and operating barbershops in San Jose for nearly a decade and currently working day to day in commercial real estate at Ritchie Commercial. Where he enjoys helping people find opportunities to lease, buy, and sell commercial properties. He holds an Associate of Science in Business Administration from Evergreen Valley College and Bachelor of Arts in Economics from San Jose State University.
In his free time he enjoys spending time with his family; his wife and five-year-old daughter. They are expecting their second child in October, a baby boy. Some hobbies he enjoys are mountain/road cycling, boxing, and lifting. He tries to keep as active as possible, along his busy schedule. On a relaxing trip to Hawaii Big Island earlier this year he was inspired by the IRONMAN 70.3. He has now decided that in the future when time allows, he will train for an Ironman.