Giving Back

Danville Sycamore Valley Rotary’s Annual Dictionary Project!

For the past several years the Rotary Club that I have been a member of since it was chartered in 1989 has distributed dictionaries to the 3rd-graders of the San Ramon Unified School District. There were over 30 of our Rotary club members who participated in the distribution last week.  David Behring, president of [...]

BuyWell Coffee: Is The Coffee You Are Buying Changing The World?

So, we were in Colorado last week  attending several real estate conferences.   The last one was the Who’s Who In Luxury Real Estate Fall Conference  in Vail as one of their conference presenters regarding our internet marketing strategies for our customers.  After the conferences we visited our friends who provided us a little R&R at their home for two [...]

The Last Lecture – A Jim Walberg “Must Read”!

Randy Pausch was an American professor of computer science and human-computer interaction and design at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  Randy learned that he had pancreatic cancer, a terminal illness, in September of 2006. He gave an upbeat lecture entitled “The Last Lecture: Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams” on September 18, 2007 at [...]

Jim Walberg Hosted The 34th Annual Men & Boys Campout

For the past 34 years, Jim Walberg  has hosted a campout for any men and boys who want to attend.  The location of this event is Leavitt Meadows Wilderness Campground  along the West Walker River on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains in California at 7,500 feet.  This year we had 52 men [...]

Families of the Fallen Oakland Police Officers Supported Today!

An army of volunteers hosted a Pancake Breakfast today at the Alamo Women’s Club in support of the four families that were left behind after the shooting deaths of four Oakland Police Officers last March in their line of duty.  It is important for all of us to never forget the contribution that law enforcements [...]

Another Danville/Sycamore Valley Rotary Community Service Project Is Completed!

Jim Walberg and his fellow Rotarians completed another map of the USA on the playground of Tassajara Hills Elementary School – 40 feet long and 25 feet high!  It is part of our continued support of education projects in our community.
Since our local Rotary Club was founded in April 1989 it has been serving the [...]

Red Day – Keller Williams National Community Service Day!

Last Thursday, May 14th was Red Day all across North America.  Keller Williams Realty decided to have this day be THE day that all of their offices in the U.S. and Canada give back to their local communities.  Jim Walberg was right in the middle of the action.
Each of the Keller Williams Realty  offices across [...]

2009 Realtor MasterMind & Cultural Summit – Austin, Texas!

Keller Williams Realty just finished gathering together their top Realtors in Austin, Texas to share their best ideas.  And, once a year their honor 60 Realtors for Service Above Self to their community.  Jim Walberg  was at both of these remarkable events.
Each quarter Keller Williams Realty  invites the top Realtors from their North American offices to [...]

Heal Africa – Women Of Congo Bowl-A-Thon

Jim Walberg and a small group of Rotarians in Danville, are promoting information, and support regarding this international tragedy.
It started about two years ago when the International Committee for the Danville/Sycamore Valley Rotary Club heard about the needs of a hospital in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – Panzi Hospital.  All our committee heard [...]

Sully Sullenberger Honored At The Wine For Wheelchairs Ball!

The Wheelchair Foundation is honored to have Wines For Wheelchairs partner with them in providing mobility for those in the world who cannot walk.
Saturday night several hundred people joined the Wine for Wheelchairs  group in honoring Sully Sullenberger  for his heroic landing of the US Air jet in the Hudson River.  A member of the [...]

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