Welcome!

Welcome to the South San Francisco Rotary Club. Our club has a long and rich history, and welcomes new members. We invite you to see our website and learn more about our club and it service to the community. Founded in 1951, the club has worked hard to support its city and residents. Rotarians are business and professional leaders who take an active role in their communities while greatly enriching their personal and professional lives. A Rotary club contains a diverse group of professional leaders from the community that the club serves. Membership in a Rotary club offers a number of benefits, including:

Rotary Students of the Month

• Effecting change within the community
• Developing leadership skills
• Gaining and understanding -- and having an impact on -- international humanitarian issues
• Developing relationships with community and business leaders
  
  

Currently, our club meets at the Basque Cultural Center Restaurant each Thursday for lunch at 12:15 PM. The Basque Cultural Center is located at 599 Railroad Ave., South San Francisco, CA 94080, 650-583-8091. Click "Map" above for location and directions.

Wheel Writes

The SSF Rotary Club publishes and prints a weekly newsletter, called "Wheel Writes." Wheel Writes summarizes the program of the week before, as well as introduces that week's speaker. It's also filled with upcoming program information, member-business advertisements, member roster, and much more.

Please click on a link below to view a sample Wheel Writes.

February, 2009

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June, 2009

December, 2009

January, 2010

Leadership

OFFICERS:

Rotary International President: John Kenny
District 5150 Governor:  Riki Intner
SSF Rotary Club President: Mark Barradas 
President Elect: Norm Martin 
Vice President: Mark C. Gillelen 
Treasurer:  Bruce Wright
Secretary:  Mark C. Gillelen
Ex Officio: Ed Bortoli 

DIRECTORS:

Dennis Rosaia
John Schlenke
Anne Marie Dabo
Houston Lawrence
Don Bowcutt

Members

Members of the South San Francisco Rotary Club:

Barratas, Mark [D.D.S]
Bortoli, Eddie [Waste Disposal]
Bowcutt, Donald J. [Printing Services]
Carcione, Pete [Wholesale Produce]
Carrion-Di Ricco, Puchi [Gerontology]
Dabo, Ann Marie [Credit Union]
Darling, Richard S. [Engineering -Retired]
Delgadillo, Rolando [Building Maintenance]
Dominguez, Renan [Engineering (SA)]
Folmer, Leroy G. [Honorary Member]
Gillelen, Mark C. [Financial Advisor]
Gonzalez, Mario M. [Honorary Member]
Haskin, Valerie [School Teacher - Retired]
Hoch, Shirlee [Foundation For Youth - Non Profit]
Hoge, Henry [Electrical Engineer - Retired]
Hugo, Christina [Financial Sales Advisor]
Hynding, Stephen [Honorary Member]
Karnilowicz, Henry [General Contractor]
Kashani, Joe [CPA/Tax]
Lawrence, Houston [Mortgage Broker]
Marie, Geny [Real Estate Investments]
Martin, Norm [Boys & Girls Clubs]
Massoni, Michael J. [SSF Police Dept.]
Meehan, S. William [Honorary Member]
Mullin, Gene [School Teacher - Retired]
Murphy, Kathy [Copy Machine Sales]
Piett, Dr. Stanley [Psychologist]
Rosaia, Dennis [Retail Liquor (SA)]
Sadlowski, Werner [Resident Guest]
Sadlowski, Werner [General Contractor - Retired]
Schlenke, John A. [Residential Architect]
Segura, Cecilia [Real Estate Agent] Stratford, Gerald W. [Honorary Member]
Tong, Millard [Brentwood Bowl]
White, Phil [Fire Safety]
Wigton, Douglas J. [Electric Power (SA)]
Wong, Brian [Jeweler]
Wood, Rob [Web Designer/Developer]
Wright, Bruce [CPA]

Request Info

Mailing Address: Rotary Club of SSF P.O. Box 563 SSF 94083	Meeting Place: Basque Cultural Center 599 Railroad Ave. SSF 94080 Ph: 650- 583-8091
Other: Rotary Plaza Senior Apartments 433 Alida Way SSF 94080 Ph: 650-871-5323

Joining Rotary

Becoming a Rotarian

An important distinction between Rotary and other organizations is that membership in Rotary is by invitation. Rotary clubs invite individuals to join and become members.

Membership is vital to a Rotary club's operations and community service activities. A primary goal of the club is to continually expand the club with committed members who have the interest and ability to get involved in service and humanitarian projects. Prospective members must:

• hold — or be retired from — a professional, proprietary, executive, or managerial position;
• have the capacity to meet the club's weekly attendance or community project participation requirements;
• live or work within the locality of the club or the surrounding area.

The membership process

Often a person being considered for membership is invited by a member/sponsor to attend one or more club meetings to learn more about Rotary. The sponsor may then submit the name of the candidate to the club's membership committee.

An individual who is interested in membership but doesn't know any Rotarians can contact our club directly.

Classifications: professional representation

Rotary uses a classification system to establish and maintain a vibrant cross-section or representation of the community's business, vocational, and professional interests among members and to develop a pool of resources and expertise to successfully implement service projects. This system is based on the founders' paradigm of choosing cross-representation of each business, profession, and institution within a community.

A classification describes either the principal business or the professional service of the organization that the Rotarian works for or the Rotarian's own activity within the organization. Some examples of classifications include: high schools, universities, eye surgery, banking, pharmaceutical retailing, petroleum-distribution, and insurance agency.

To inquire about membership or request more information, please use the form on "Contact" in the main menu.

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Location of Basque Cultural Center, 599 Railroad Ave., South San Francisco, CA 94080, 650-583-8091

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