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Tech Titans: Why I'm still a fan
The tech world's Mount Rushmore - Musk, Jobs, Gates, and Bezos - gets a ton of flak these days. Sure, they've all got their detractors...
Ray Sanford
Apr 20, 2025


Stop the Monkey Business
Are you drowning in tasks while your volunteers seem underutilized? The solution might be found in a classic Harvard Business study about...
Ray Sanford
Apr 15, 2025


Owning Our Impact
The San Jose Rotary Club's "Play Garden" signature project How Rotary Clubs Can Lead (not just serve) Let's talk about what's really...
Ray Sanford
Apr 10, 2025


Consistently Inconsistent
How Rotary's Annual Theme Shuffle Undermines Its Purpose and Membership Rotary International, an organization built on the enduring...
Ray Sanford
Apr 7, 2025


The Role of Community Service in Building Stronger Neighborhoods
Community service is more than just an opportunity to give back; it’s a vital process that fosters connections and strengthens the fabric...
Ray Sanford
Apr 2, 2025


Building Hope
Members of the build team celebrate the new home built in a single day near Tecate, Mexico How a dedicated team of 43 Orange County...
Ray Sanford
Apr 2, 2025


Leading Our San Juan Capistrano Rotary Club: A Symphony of Service
The Orchestra Analogy of Leadership Have you ever watched an orchestra just before the music begins? There's a quiet buzz and a shared...
Ray Sanford
Mar 26, 2025


KPIs vs. Vision
In my business life running hotels and restaurants, numbers ruled my world. Strategic and marketing plans guided everything. Occupancy...
Ray Sanford
Mar 18, 2025


The Transformative Power of Rotary: Building Houses and Futures
When John first helped with the Corazón house build project, he had one goal in mind: to pound nails. This ambitious project aims to...
Ray Sanford
Mar 17, 2025


Communicating the Message
The Chart House in New Orleans occupied the upstairs of this historic building in Jackson Square. I first met Chuck Rogers behind the bar...
Ray Sanford
Mar 12, 2025


The Heart of Rotary
Rotarians from San Juan Capistrano, Ensenada Calafia and Irvine Rotary clubs provide free glasses to an elementary school student in...
Ray Sanford
Mar 10, 2025


Sponsoring a Dream
Ray Perez (left) presents a $5,000 sponsorship check for the Marco Forster Middle School team. San Juan Capistrano Rotary's $5,000...
Ray Sanford
Mar 8, 2025


Rotary Humor
Every Friday when I was growing up, my dad would tell the latest joke or pun he'd heard at his lunchtime Rotary meeting – " Why did the...
Ray Sanford
Mar 4, 2025


Hidden Challenges
The smiles are the reward for International projects. When I think about international service projects, I often picture the heartwarming...
Ray Sanford
Feb 26, 2025


David Koffs
SJC Rotarian Dave Koffs was featured in the February edition of South Orange County Real Producers. They note his positive impact to the...
Ray Sanford
Feb 21, 2025


Vagabond Surfer
Dick Metz at the Surfing Heritage Cultural Center. Photo by OC Register. SJC Rotarians were treated to a fascinating visit with the...
Ray Sanford
Feb 20, 2025


Hacked!
Let me tell you about what happened to a friend of mine. It's a perfect storm of how modern hackers work, and it's scary because it could...
Ray Sanford
Feb 19, 2025


Growing Your Club (or Business)
Want to grow your Rotary club or business? Here's a simple but powerful approach that has stood the test of time. This method, developed...
Ray Sanford
Feb 14, 2025


E-Ticket Rides
Disneyland Paris When Disneyland first opened in 1955, they tried something new - instead of one big entrance fee, visitors bought books...
Ray Sanford
Feb 5, 2025


Rotary Musings
SJC Rotarians building a house in a day for a deserving family near Tecate, Mexico. Each morning for the past number of years, I've taken...
Ray Sanford
Jan 30, 2025
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