Speakers

This is the annual Rowell Ranch Rodeo meeting of Hayward Rotary and Castro Valley Rotary, this year at Hayward Rotary.
 

Beginning July 1, 2019, Rotary Club of Hayward, will become a full member of Rotary District 5170, Area 4 Global Grant Committee. Committee Chair, Patrick Coyle (Livermore Rotary), will discuss past and current committee projects and the benefits and synergism of all Area 4 clubs working together to accomplish Rotary Global Grants. With an emphasis on projects in Central America the committee has a strong history of success in this area of our world by aggregating resources to enable clubs to support large international activities. Dublin Rotary President-Elect, Michael Prilutsky, will discuss next year's proposed Basic Education and Literacy Project in Guatemala. Learn all about RACHEL (Remote Area Community Hotspot for Education and Learning) the mighty little device that is changing education around the world, one school at a time. Time permitting our very own Rod Andazola, who accompanied Michael on the needs assessment trip to Guatemala in February, will discuss his experiences in Guatemala and how Hayward Rotarians can help assure the committee succeeds in this area of Rotary's focus.

 

Charles Mortimer, who speaks nationally on behalf of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, will be the featured speaker at the Hayward Rotary Club lunch at noon Monday, May 6.

 

His talk is entitled “Life-Changing Decisions After a Near-Death Experience.”

 

Mortimer will talk about his near-death experience from a drunk driver accident in the United Kingdom and how it changed his life. He is president of the Rotary Club of Castro Valley for 2018-2019 and a broker/owner for RE/MAX Key in Hayward. 

 

In his remarks Charles will describe what it took to overcome permanent injuries from a drunk driver accident, emigrate from the United Kingdom to the United States, and how his presentations for MADD have changed people’s lives.

 

His work for MADD includes speaking to convicted drunk and drug-influenced drivers. Judges can order these offenders to attend a victim impact panel as part of probation.