{"id":462621,"date":"2026-09-13T15:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T15:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/462621\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T15:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T15:26:09","slug":"inaugural-rotary-summit-set-for-san-jose-mcenery-convention-center-the-mercury-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/462621\/","title":{"rendered":"Inaugural Rotary Summit set for San Jose McEnery Convention Center \u2013 The Mercury News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rotary summit<\/p>\n<p>Rotary District 5170 is holding its inaugural summit on Saturday, Sept. 19, at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. The gathering is designed to spark cross-club collaboration, introduce prospective members to Rotary and highlight the impact of local clubs.<\/p>\n<p>The summit will bring together Rotary clubs from throughout the district alongside the community partners they work with. A Project Fair will let attendees meet dozens of nonprofits and service organizations, learn about their missions and discover ways to get involved.<\/p>\n<p>Speakers include Vicki Puliz, a Rotary International trustee, and Wyn Spiller, a Rotary International director. Jagi Shahani of Cupertino Rotary will highlight the club\u2019s water project.<\/p>\n<p>The summit is set for 9 a.m.-5 p.m. To register or learn more, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/rotarydistrict5170.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rotarydistrict5170.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A healthy investment<\/p>\n<p>Silicon Valley Career Technical Education (SVCTE) has received a $500,000 first-year investment from Sutter Health as part of a three-year partnership to strengthen healthcare career pathways and expand opportunities for students to connect classroom learning with real-world careers. Sutter Health has committed an additional $250,000 for the second year of the partnership, with third-year funding to be determined.<\/p>\n<p>The first-year investment will support approximately 250 students across five SVCTE healthcare pathways. Funding will support updated equipment and curriculum, career-connected learning opportunities, student mentorship and expanded work-based learning experiences designed to prepare students for future careers in healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>Neighborhood Notes<\/p>\n<p>ROSE GARDEN: Playful People Productions is hosting its annual fundraising gala, \u201cThe Magic Is Us,\u201d\u00a0on Sept. 19 at the Saratoga Foothill Club. The San Jose-based company is in its 16th\u00a0season of creating family-friendly theater experiences.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are $200 per person ($50 tax-deductible) at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4bYwUMc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/4bYwUMc\u00a0<\/a>or 408-878-5362.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rotary summit Rotary District 5170 is holding its inaugural summit on Saturday, Sept. 19, at the San Jose&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":462622,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[184,7,4978,584,39658,23,768,88,90,89,198,200],"class_list":["post-462621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-jose","tag-bay-area","tag-california","tag-downtown-san-jose","tag-events","tag-fundraisers","tag-local-news","tag-rose-garden","tag-san-jose","tag-san-jose-headlines","tag-san-jose-news","tag-santa-clara-county","tag-south-bay"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=462621"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462621\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/462622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=462621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=462621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=462621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}