High Gear: January 6

Announcements:   President John announced that there are too many darn announcements so he let us talk amongst ourselves.   Good job, John…it was/is nice to talk to our fine fellow Rotarians.

 

Ricardo Ortiz took the microphone to tell us that Dennis Zell is not only a great youth soccer coach, he is also a newly appointed member of the Peninsula Healthcare Board.   Congratulations, Dennis.

 

Bob Doerr announced that DK Lee (the current chair of the Rotary Foundation) is coming to speak Sunday evening, January 18.  Tickets are $100 and Bob is trying to get a table together.   Go talk to Bob and join in the fun.

 

Dr. Maggie Maclsaac, the Superintendent of the Burlingame schools (Cheryl Fama, sponsor), is now a fully badged member.   Also now badged is Lisa Goldman, Burlingame’s City Manager (Rosalie O’Mahony, sponsor).   Welcome Lisa and Maggie.

 

Newscast:    Scott Hartley gave it his best shot.    He told some stories about how cold it was in Green Bay and how dry it is up at Tahoe.    There was laughter…there were tears.

 

Program and Speaker:  John Ramey is a successful tech businessperson in Burlingame and was named by the White House and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as one of the best young entrepreneurs.  John founded iSocket which connects big advertisers with big companies and makes their commercials look good online.  Advertising online is constantly developing.  The ads online allow most sites to come to us for “free.”  Nonetheless, John noted that “Adblock Plus” (adblockplus.org) will block online ads.  John works to spark entrepreneurship in developing countries and among young business people.   Dare your children (and yourselves (Ed.)) to be extraordinary.