President Philfinally called the meeting to order at 1:40! Good news is that by the end of the year, we can re-name our club Burlingame & Hillsborough Evening Club!
Pledge of Allegiance: Doug Person lead the pledge.
Thought for the Day: Fritz Brauner led off his thoughts taken from the website Despair.com—Oh happy day!
“ motivational products don’t work. But our demotivator products don’t work even better.
Never stop trying to exceed your limits. We need the entertainment.
It could be that the purpose of your life only is to serve as a warning to others
If a pretty poster and a cute saying are all it takes to motivate you, you probably have a very easy job…the kind robots will be doing soon.
Quitters never win, winners never quit, but those are never win and never quit are idiots.
The journey of 1000 miles sometimes ends very very badly
Hard work often pays off after time but laziness always pays off now
On a happier note, he threw in the following quotes from famous people:
When in doubt, look intelligent – Garrison Keeler
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt – Charles Shultz.
Whoever established the highroad, and how high it should be, should be fired. – Sandra Bullock.
In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra-Fran Lebowitz
Those people who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do – Isaac Asimov
The man who says his wife can’t take a joke forgets that she took him - Oscar Wilde
Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance – Edgar Bergen
Don’t be so humble, you’re not that great – Golda Meir
Why do they call it rush-hour when nothing moves? Robin Williams.
People say that money is not the key to happiness, but I always figured if you have enough money, you can have a key made - Joan Rivers
Accept who you are, unless you’re a serial killer – Ellen DeGeneres
When I was a kid, my parents moved a lot, but I always found them. – Rodney Dangerfield.
I generally avoid temptation, unless I can’t resist it – Mae West
Visiting Rotarian: Camille Newbern joined us from the San Diego Club (a 500 member Club!) Turns out she has moved to San Mateo Park and is looking for a new club to join. Hopefully we made a good impression so that she will consider joining our club. So glad she could join us today!
Announcements:
Don’t forget our Rotary Golf Tournament at Green Hills on September 30. We need tee sponsors and players so be thinking of those you know who can support our major fundraiser of the year. Waymo has donated $5,000 to the event to help our Club sponsor scholarships!
The 100th Anniversary committee is working hard on the plans for this major celebration to take place in January. If you have something to contribute, please contact Christine Krolik or President Phil.
The Rotary Foundation event aboard the USS Hornet is happening on October 12. See Joe La Mariana for details and tickets or go on-line to the Rotary District 5150 website.
Susan Baker thanked the many Rotary Club members (so many of you!) who helped out at the recent Burlingame on the Avenue event. Thanks to all who volunteered to make another successful event and gather all those wonderful $ tips to help our club.
Program:
Lisa Goldman introduced Police Chief Mike Matteucci who has been with the Burlingame Police Department since 1991, rising recently to Chief in record time.
Mike gave us a rundown on crime statistics over the recent years that show a remarkable trend of decline in almost all crime types. The 2024 current monthly averages versus prior year’s monthly averages are surprisingly low as follows:
Mary’s presentation was extremely educating and attached below are highlights:
Residential Burglaries: 1 (5 in 2015)
Thefts from Vehicles: 19 (32 in 2015)
Stolen Vehicles: 5 (10 in 2015)
Package Thefts: 2 (4 in 2020)
Catalytic Converter Thefts: 1 (6 in 2020)
Commercial Burglaries: 1 (8 in 2015)
Robberies: 0 (1 in 2015)
Monthly arrests (all categories): 40
Mike talked about the new Automated License Plate Readers having a positive impact and urged us to continue calling BPD if any suspicious activity is observed.
The BPD web site is very helpful in showing all recent police activity, crimes locations, arrests, citizens services (where you can pay your parking tickets!,) crime prevention tips and other very important information. Go to: Burlingame.org, click on the police department tab to access all statistics and help.
Thanks to Mike for an enlightening presentation! We are in good hands!
