September10, 2012 Volume 91, Issue #9 Editor: Photography: Gina Erdman

Next meeting, September 17 Arlyne Diamond, Ph.D. Leading for Creativity

Patriotic Song of the Day Andy Krake.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY A Tribute to Neil Armstrong Pres. Brian Schott.

New Member Inductions - Katie Kirkbride Sponsored by Gary Smith

Dan Waller Sponsored by Ed Mullins

Irene Fuji President Brian Schott with new members: Katie Kirkbride, Sponsored by Pam Russo Irene Fujii & Dan Waller

Blue Badge Sean Reinhart (presented by Kevin McGary)

VISITING ROTARIANS Introduced by – Fire Chief Garrett Contreras

“HELLO HELLO” – Led by Andy Krake Pres. Brian Schott, Sean Reinhart, Bill Quirk & Kevin McGary ANNOUNCEMENTS Omelet Brunch - Sunday October 7th

Newest Blue Badger Sean Reinhart

Day at the A’s – Saturday Sept 29th - Larry Lepore & Mark Salinas

TRF Tickets available - Debby DeAngelis

St. Rose Spectacular – Saturday October 6th – Lady Kixx Wilma

Board Meeting – Thursday Sept 13th @ Stonebrae – 5:30 (Dinner $25)

· Blue Badge for Sean Reinhart FINES & RECOGINITION Birthday/Anniversaries

Mike Mahoney - Alaska Cruise

Soccer Schedule

VOCATIONAL TALK Matthew “Matt” Spielberg gave his vocational talk. Born and raised in Southern , he got his undergraduate degree in Oregon and his law degree at UC Berkeley. He is a Bankruptcy Attorney with offices in Castro Valley and Twain Harte.

Matt’s real passion is automobiles, specifically unique ones which he proudly claims as part of his collection of 17+- automobiles some of which run on 2 and 3 cylinders because that’s all they have!

He shares his passion for such arcane automobiles with a group of others who belong to the Arcane Auto Society which he and his wife Patricia helped to start several years ago.

The group’s motto is “Hey – what the hell kind of car is that anyway?” He and Patty have one son, Miles, also a graduate of Cal, who may still hold the distinction of having the highest graduation GPA from James Logan High School in Union City. Matt Spielberg

When prompted as to why he joined Rotary he replied “60 degrees” which he said was the angle that his next door neighbor and sponsor President Brian had twisted his arms behind his back to.

Matt is looking forward to being a Hayward Rotarian (and regain full use of his arms and shoulders now that he’s joined!) Welcome Matt! d d TODAY’S PROGRAM dy Francis Tapon. Harvard MBA, “The hidden Europe: What Eastern Europeans can teach us. er I've walked across America four times and visited over 80 countries. I'm the first guy to yo-yo the s . I also thru-hiked the and southbound. I just returned to the USA after traveling in h for three years and finishing my second book, The n Hidden Europe: What Eastern Europeans Can Teach e Us. Attend one of my events! Africa is next! her Origin: Francis Tapon's mom is from and his dad is from . He was born and raised in , Francis Tapon is always ready to go backpacking California. He's been to over 80 rt countries, but he keeps coming back to this magical city because he loves earthquakes.

Languages: He spoke Spanish at home, French at so school, and English everywhere else. He can get by ft. in Portuguese and Italian, barely survive in Russian and Bob Sakai, Francis Tapon & Pres. Brian Schott Slovenian, and speak a few other languages like a two-year-old. d Education: He has a degree in Religion from Amherst College and an he MBA from . So he is well prepared to start a ide church and make lots of money off of it. he - Work: He co-founded a successful company that did robotic vision. He also worked at Hitachi Data Systems and . See his resume for the details.

" Backpacking: He walked across America four times: he thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail, and in 2007, became the first to do a round-trip on the Continental Divide Trail. In 2009, he was one of the finalists for the California Outdoors Hall of Fame, which "features nominees who are world-renowned eal for their skills and who have helped inspire thousands of others to take part in the great outdoors." Although he for "barely missed induction," he was quite honored to be nominated. Some think that they nominated him because he's evangelized about the glories of backpacking 20,000 km (12,500 miles), but we know the real reason: they're impressed that he backpacked for 45 days without a shower. our Author: He wrote The Hidden Europe: What Eastern Europeans Can Teach Us and Hike Your Own Hike: 7 Life Lessons from Backpacking Across America. Attend one of my events! Africa is next!

Next Week’s Program – Arlyne Diamond – “Leading for Creativity”

Thanks to Greeters – Guests & Visiting Rotarians - Ron Peck and Garrett Contreras. Have you visited our Website lately? www.haywardrotary.org

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Sunday Oct. 7 Hayward Rotary Foundation Omelet Brunch at St Rose

Need to find or confirm a Location? Visit the District 5170 Website @ http://www.rotary5170.org BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2011-13 2012-14 CLUB OFFICERS Paul Martin Faye Blackman George Pacheco Debby DeAngelis President ...... Brian Schott CHARTERED Rita Shue Andy Krake President-Electt ...... Reid Lindblom John Wilma Terry Lee Secretary ...... Mona Diamantine June 1, 1922 • California Asst. Secretary ...... Dick Bowman Club No. 482 5170 DIST. GOVERNOR Treasurer ...... Don Lazar Joe Hamilton • Sunnyvale Capt. at Arms ...... Roger Power www.haywardrotary.org R. I. PRESIDENT Sakuji Tanaka • Japan