Burlingame Rotary Club, Established 1925

Upcoming Speakers
Jennifer Pfaff
Mar 20, 2024 12:15 PM
Preserving Our History in Burlingame’s Evolving Suburbia
Preserving Our History in Burlingame’s Evolving Suburbia

Join us for a friendly chat as our own Rotarian Mark Lucchesi, who serves on the board of the Burlingame Historical Society, sits down with Jennifer Pfaff, a fellow society member. They'll dive into a range of fascinating topics, from the vital task of preserving oral histories to the shifts in our suburban scenery. They'll pay special attention to the significant role Burlingame's trees have played in molding the growth of our city. It's sure to be an engaging conversation!

Dr. Randall Lee, UCSF Cardiologist
Mar 27, 2024 12:15 PM
When Your Heart Skips a Beat: diagnosis and latest treatments for atrial fibrillation
Daniel Barrera, Community Outreach Specialist
Apr 03, 2024 12:15 PM
HIP Housing
Bart Charlow, Author
Apr 10, 2024 12:15 PM
The Time of Our Lives - A Catskill Carnival
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12th Annual Burlingame Rotary Golf Tournament!
 
Burlingame's Got Talent
 
The 1st Annual Burlingame's Got Talent (BGT) in 2023 was a huge success. Thank you to all the amazing performers, sponsors, and volunteers who made it happen. Rotarians know how to have FUN!
1st Annual Burlingame's Got Talent (BGT) Sponsors (2023)
2023 BGT Performers
Burlingame Rotary's 1st Annual Burlingame's Got Talent (BGT) had a fabulous lineup of talented performers on Sunday night.
 
The Sound Judgment Quartet - Barbershop Quartet
• Diya Somani - Dance: An Act of Pride
• Sonali Ravindran - Piano: Ecossaise in G Major by Beethoven & Angelfish by Ann Crosby Gaudet
• Sonali & Madhavi Ravindran - Song: What Else Can I Do?
• Maddie Couch - Song: The Story of Us
• Avalon Harbin - Song: Say Something
• Sophie Frolik - Song: When We Were Young
• Time Machines, Seren Mehta, Enzo Rainusso, Dhilan Patel - Band: Clocks by Coldplay
• Garage Goats, Seren Mehta, Enzo Rainusso, Maverick Scofield, Kian Jakka - Band: 21 Guns by Green Day
• Livia Sayegh – Dancenastics
• Eva Chen - Poetry Reading
• Abigail Fitzpatrick - Song: On My Own
• Josie Fontana - Song: It’s Raining Men
• Saanya Narang, Sana Prakash, Mira Somani - Dance: Bollywood Stars
• Arriana Cylthiel Cruz - Song: Don’t Know Why
• Aimee Nascimento - Song: Love is a Struggling Thing
• Lauren Lin - Spoken Word: Sunsets
• Nicole - Song: Your Kiss is on My List
• Emily Beach - Song: More Than a Feeling
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Burlingame, CA 94011-0313
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President Cary Koh spoke in Japan on the 
60th Anniversary of the Rotary Club of Tokyo Edogawa 

(transcript below)
September 11, 2023
 

Good Evening Everyone,

I am honored to share in this celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the Rotary Club of Tokyo Edogawa. When I was asked to speak on this very special occasion, a few questions immediately came to mind. What about Rotary resonates with me? What supports the relationship between the Rotary Club of Tokyo Edogawa and the Rotary Club of Burlingame? What is meaningful about our Student Exchange Program?

Initially, these questions seemed somewhat independent from each other. The more I thought about them, however, and with Rotary’s motto, “Service Above Self,” as a starting point, the more I realized that they shared the common thread of enriching not only our communities but also my own life. Prior to the pandemic, I really enjoyed getting to know the Edogawa Rotarians on our reciprocal visits to each other’s countries. Some memorable moments include the time when Taga-SAN and I, on the drive from San Francisco to Half Moon Bay to play golf, discovered that we could effectively communicate through our shared language of Mandarin. Or the embarrassing time when I left my passport behind in Yamamoto-SAN’s car when he dropped me off at Narita airport, only for him to have to drive all the way back from his home to the airport again so that  

I could make my flight home to America. Thank you, Yamamoto-SAN! While we may live many miles apart, we are still connected by our shared experiences.

As for our Student Exchange Program, I will never forget when one Burlingame High School student returned home from her trip to Japan and shared her experience with our club. For her presentation, she was asked to choose only one photo from her entire trip and to explain why it was meaningful. What she shared was a photo of her Japanese host family, together at dinner. That was it. Why was this meaningful to her? Because she wished for her own family, with both parents busy from work, to have dinners together more often. Her one week in Japan had given her a new perspective, and she returned to America eager to foster more quality time with her own family.

It is my hope that many more Rotarians, from both Burlingame and Tokyo Edogawa, will continue to enrich communities around the world and to make a positive difference in not only the lives of others but also their own.

On behalf of the Rotary Club of Burlingame, it is my honor and privilege to congratulate the Rotary Club of Tokyo Edogawa on its 60th Anniversary. We wish you many more anniversaries and milestones in the years to come, and look forward to celebrating them with you!

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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays:
  • Joseph DiMaio
    March 8
  • James Young
    March 10
Join Date:
  • Bryan Neider
    March 1, 2019
    5 years
  • Marilyn Orr
    March 1, 1988
    36 years
  • Anne Bouliane
    March 5, 2023
    1 year
  • Victor Griffin
    March 5, 2023
    1 year
  • Marc Friedman
    March 18, 2002
    22 years
  • Al Royse
    March 29, 2023
    1 year
  • Susan Baker
    March 29, 2023
    1 year
  • Cheryl Fama
    March 31, 2009
    15 years
  • David Mendell
    March 31, 2009
    15 years
  • Mike Matteucci
    March 31, 2009
    15 years
Mark at the Mic
Mark at the MicOur very own Burlingame Rotarian, Mark Lucchesi, who retired from Mollie Stones in January 2021, has started a podcast for the Burlingame Historical Society called "Burlingame is a Small Town." You can check out his YouTube podcasts here.
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2023 Memorial Day Parade 

Burlingame Rotarian & Hillsborough Mayor Christine Krolik headed up the Hillsborough Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 29, 2023. Burlingame Rotarians (Emily Matthews, Marilyn Orr, Fritz Brauner, and Bob Doerr) rode the vintage 1941 Chevy Recology Truck.
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