Events

Robertson High Students and Staff along with Niles Rotarians put together an “Astonomy Night” where the elementary school students were able to explore different stations building tools or crafts related to Astronomy. The high school students from Robertson worked diligently all night assisting the elementary school students. Putting together telescopes and helping these youngsters explore this field was literally all fun and games. We send out a big thank you to the generous students of Robertson High that made this event possible with the help of their fearless leader Paul Barry!

Here’s what Paul Barry, Service Learning & Leadership Coordinator at Robertson High had to say about the evening:

On Thursday, April 19th students from Robertson High School in conjunction with Niles Rotary Club put together Astronomy Night at Blacow Elementary. Our job was to put together educational, but fun activities for the kids that had to do with astronomy. The overall experience was heartwarming for us at Robertson. Astronomy night made us realize just how open minded children are, and we saw just how much they enjoyed learning. The children and parents who attended Astronomy night were very friendly and welcoming as were the members of the Niles Rotary Club. We appreciate Niles Rotary’s organization of the event and those who attended Astronomy Night and look forward to similar opportunities.​​

What a great event! They want us to come back in the Fall – good work folks!

Come join Niles Rotarians for Fellowship Fridays. Reach out to Sandi Pantages to find out the schedule and if you are interested in hosting one of the evenings at your home. Join us for a great way to get to know our members more intimately and enjoy good food, good drinks and great company!

Would you like to have perfect attendance? Have a busy life? Well, now, especially new members, you can make up a meeting reach your 100% attendance for 3 months in a row. Seasoned members, want to follow Don Amsbaugh’s stellar record of attendance? Here is an easy way to do it.

Oh the things you can do … On our new website!! Take a look and prowl around. You will be amazed at all that’s there, and it continues to build. Thanks to the very hard work of Paul Andrus and Lisa Stambaugh of Collective Discovery, we have a beautiful, interesting, and very functional website! And kudos to all who helped with this process, from Don Cole who has make the fiscal part work, to many others who provided content and guidance! As was pointed out in our club program on the website, it very much reflects the history and personality of Niles Rotary.

Held Sunday, April 24th Niles Rotary members enjoyed Old World meeting the New World in wines. Who attended? Niles Rotarians and dear friends. What was it? A mezzanine seat and two hours of fun interaction led by the Wine Steward himself, winemaker and wine educator – Jim Denham – Plus, delicious wine tasting with assorted cheeses, meats and homemade sourdough. It was a sold out event and when Niles Rotarians were asked whether they preferred old world wines or new world wines at the lunch meeting Thursday, April 28th, most said they just like it all! Thank you for your effort and hard work Chuck! Event Flyer

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Event Chair: Chuck Canada

The District 5170 Training Assembly was held on Thursday, March 24, 2016
Keynote Speaker was Frederick Marx, an internationally acclaimed, Oscar and Emmy nominated director/writer with 35 years in the film business. He was named a Chicago Tribune Artist of the Year for 1994, a 1995 Guggenheim Fellow, and a recipient of a Robert F. Kennedy Special Achievement Award. His film HOOP DREAMS played in hundreds of theatres nationwide after winning the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival and was the first documentary ever chosen to close the New York Film Festival. This event was District 5170’s annual training for all club presidents-elect, presidents-nominee, club officers and committee chairs along with new and experienced Rotarians. We had some great workshops that prepare your club leaders for next year; learned best practices from other clubs; and introduced Red Badgers and newer Rotarians to the world of Rotary. This was a great evening of inspiration, training, fellowship and fun! Event location: India Community Center, 525 Los Coches Road, Milpitas, CA. Event Chair: Angus Cochran.