South San Francisco Rotary Club

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:

Students Receiving Scholarships

Interactors and Rotarians at a special presentation about the village of Los Bancos, Ecuador in October, 2011. Photo by Stanley Piett.

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.

Club News

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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.

Leadership

OFFICERS
Kalyan Banerjee International President
John Bottari District Governor
Mark Gillelen President
Ann Marie Dabo/Lisa De Zordo Co-Presidents Elect
Gary Chow Vice President
Dennis Rosaia Treasurer
Puchi Carrion-Di Ricco Secretary
Norm Martin Ex Officio

DIRECTORS
Mark Barradas

Ed Bortoli
Houston Lawrence

John Henry Fullen
Brian Wong
Rob Wood

Members

CLUB MEMBERS
Mark A. Barradas, D.D.S. +* * Dentistry
Ed Bortoli+#* Waste Management
Don Bowcutt ++#*** Printing Services
Pete Carcione++**** Wholesale Produce
Puchi Carrion-Di Ricco*** Gerontology

Sabrena B. Chapman Healthcare
Gary Chow, MPH* American Cancer Society
Ann Marie Dabo** Credit Union
Dick Darling*** Retired/Engineering
Lisa De Zordo* Accountant
Renan Dominguez +### Retired/Structural Engineering

Elena I. Flores Legal Services

John Henry Fullen Long Term Health Insurance
Mark C. Gillelen* Financial Advisor
Henry Hoge +#*** Retired/Electrical Engineer
Henry Karnilowicz** General Contractor
Joe Kashani+# CPA – Tax
Houston Lawrence +###** Loan Broker
Norm Martin ++# Retired/Boys & Girls Club
Michael J. Massoni*** Law Enforcement
Jesse Moreno* Amway Sales
Gene Mullin* Assemblyman, District 19
Kathy Murphy* Copy Machine Sales
Dr. Stanley Piett** Psychologist
Dennis Rosaia +##** Retired/Retail Liquor
Werner Sadlowski#**** Resident Guest
John A. Schlenke*** Architect
Philip White*** Fire Safety
Doug Wigton +**** Retired/P.G.&E.
Brian Wong* Jeweler
Rob Wood+** Web Design
Bruce Wright+##****Certified Public Accountant

Honorary Members:

Rolando Delgadillo+**** Honorary Member

Leroy G. Folmer +** Honorary Member

Mario Gonzalez Honorary Member

Steve Hynding* Honorary Member

S. William Meehan +* Honorary Member

Gerald Stratford +* Honorary Member

+Denotes - Past President
#Denotes – 5 Paul Harris Fellows
*Denotes – 1 Paul Harris Fellow

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.

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

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