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From YouTube: State of the City Address 2018: Why We Thrive--Volunteering As Necessary for Democratic Viability
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Cupertino Mayor Darcy Paul presents the 2018 State of the City Address at the annual Chamber of Commerce/Rotary Club luncheon. Recorded January 31, 2018 at the Quinlan Community Center. The theme of the luncheon address is "Why We Thrive: Volunteering As Necessary for Democratic Viability."
A
A
A
Welcome,
thank
you
very
much
for
all
being
out
here.
It's
wonderful
to
see
you
and
I
do
want
to
reiterate
that
this
is
a
two-part
address
today
today,
in
the
afternoon,
we're
talking
about
volunteerism
and
I,
see
that
as
a
basin
foundation
for
everything
that
we
do
in
our
democratic
society,
we
have
some
issues
that
are
of
deep
importance
to
our
residents
as
well
as
Friends
of
Cupertino.
So
we
invite
you
to
be
here
in
the
evening
as
well
as
six
o'clock.
A
I
want
to
thank
the
rotary
and
Chamber
of
Commerce
for
providing
such
a
great
backdrop
to
all
of
these
items
in
the
end.
I
would
wish
that
everything
that
we
are
talking
about
today
gets
cycled
through
in
its
entirety,
if
it
gets
replayed
say
on
our
city,
channel
or
archived
on
the
internet,
because
I
think
the
issues
that
they
set
up
are
just
so
salient
and
so
well
put
and
also
melds
quite
nicely
with
what
I'm
going
to
be
delivering
in
terms
of
the
rest
of
the
speech
that
it
is
a
cohesive
unit.
A
So
thank
you
very
much
for
everyone
coming
out
today
and
I.
Look
forward
to
being
able
to
engage
with
you
we're
in
a
round
table
format
tonight
or
this
afternoon.
I
should
say
because
of
fact
that
this
is
the
rotary
luncheon
wrote.
Ariens
know
that
this
is
an
extremely
conducive
type
of
format
for
discussion.
We're
gonna,
keep
this
format
tonight
and
hopefully
be
able
to
have
those
types
of
follow-on
discussions,
as
well,
so
good
afternoon,
dignitaries,
community
leaders
and
esteemed
Public
Safety
officers.
Thank
you
all
for
attending
this
year's
Cupertino
state
of
the
city.
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A
Today's
speech,
as
most
of
you
are
aware,
will
be
focused
on
volunteering
in
this
luncheon.
That
is,
but
as
we
discuss
this
topic,
I
also
want
to
highlight
service
particularly
service
to
our
Cupertino
community.
I
want
to
thank
particularly
our
public
service
and
safety
officers
for
everything
that
you
do.
It
was
with
a
great
sense
of
poignancy
that
I
heard
the
stories
today
and
with
the
sense
of
pride
that
was
able
to
present
these
certificates.
A
On
behalf
of
the
city
of
Cupertino,
we
realize
and
appreciate
that
the
work
that
you
do
essentially
creates
a
foundation
as
well
for
our
community.
So
thanks
very
much,
and
we
do
look
forward
to
working
with
you.
You
know
far
into
the
future,
but
with
respect
to
our
city
staff.
I
want
to
talk
about
a
gentleman
who
has
worked
for
Cupertino
since
1973.
A
He
is
extremely
lucky
to
have
an
employee
by
the
name
of
Manny
Bergen.
He
was
born
here
in
Cupertino
and
raised
in
Cupertino
as
well,
when
this
area
was
still
the
valley
of
heart's
delight
with
orchards
for
as
long
as
the
eye
could
see.
But
Manny
is
also,
as
I
said,
the
longest
standing
employee
with
the
city
of
Cupertino.
Let's
learn
a
little
bit
more
about
Manny
and
of
Cupertino
past.
B
When
it
was
all
Valley,
Afrikaans,
prunes
cherries,
strawberries,
you
in
order
for
you
to
get
home
because
it's
so
dark
you
couldn't
see
he
had
to
follow
the
North
Star.
Why
don't
you
follow
the
North
Star
I'll?
Take
you
to
your
home,
but
at
the
same
token
and
she
walking
following
the
North
Stars,
you
got
to
make
one
step
to
the
right
and
every
hundred
feet
come
and
then
keep
on
going
and
go
there,
and
that
will
take
you
straight
to
your
home.
B
Okay,
one
time
that
the
ringing
buzz
come
and
finish,
wrote
offense,
not
but
four
screws
up,
but
yes,
I
had
to
to
back
Lots
Big
Lots
and
they
staked
elephants
on
the
right
foot
down
with
a
big
rope.
Why
don't
got
loose
and
one
got
loose?
Everybody
start
going.
All
of
that
all
of
us
started
going
so
we
had
a
go
and
ring
them
up
and
put
them
in
one
corner
and
we're
in
the
middle.
B
The
thing
that
I
like
about
mr.
Li
is
he
experienced
knowledge
and
wisdom.
He
taught
me
a
lot
and
my
job.
He
taught
me
a
lot
how
to
do
my
job
and
do
it
perfect.
You
know
mr.
nice
very
bright,
very
smart
and
he
helps
people
be
nice
to
help
people
he's
very
good
what
he
does
I
see.
We
had
a
lot
of
people
doing
in
his
position,
but
he's
the
best
person
for
that
decision.
He
gets
things
done
and
he
cares
for
people.
A
Manny
is
a
dedicated
employee
who
cares
about
this
community
and
knows
quite
a
bit
about
what
happens
in
Cupertino
that
doesn't
necessarily
make
the
news,
by
virtue
of
his
job,
he's
an
environmental
inspector
these
days,
but
really
have
a
conversation
with
Manny
some
time.
You'll
hear
other
fascinating
stories
behind.
Besides
stories
of
escaped
elephants,
let's
give
Manny
another
big
round
of
applause.
A
A
A
I'm
pleased
to
stand
here
today
and
tell
you
that
our
city
is
in
great
financial
health.
Our
budget
is
balanced,
we
have
healthy
reserves
and
the
future
looks
bright
and
our
future
looks
bright
in
another
way.
Service
in
support
of
others,
particularly
the
service
provided
in
the
absence
of
compensation,
is
the
topic
of
today's
lunchtime.
Address
and
I
was
particularly
happy
to
be
contacted
by
a
Monta,
Vista
High
School
graduate
from
2009
earlier
this
month.
A
In
fact-
and
he
said
to
me-
you
know
after
I
graduated
from
high
school
I
I
enlisted
in
the
army
eventually
became
an
army
captain
and
in
the
fall
I'll
be
attending
the
University
of
Michigan
Business
School
I'd
like
to
spend
the
next
six
months
of
my
life,
volunteering
in
some
capacity
and
I
thought
well.
This
is
great
I'm.
Actually
writing
a
speech
about
volunteering.
This
is
a
nice
energy
and
captain
and
may
example,
was
the
person
who
led
us
in
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance
today.
A
And
thank
you
for
your
willingness
to
volunteer
and
it's
actually,
this
connection
between
service
and
the
military
and
service
and
volunteering
that
I'll
be
making
at
the
luncheon.
Today
we
have
a
dedicated
and
deep
core
of
volunteers
in
Cupertino.
I
would
even
go
so
far
as
to
say
that
this
is
the
key
to
our
success,
and
certainly
it
is
the
cornerstone
of
the
health
of
our
system
of
governance.
Why
volunteerism?
Well
from
an
historical
perspective,
the
willingness
to
give
of
oneself
was
set,
in
contrast
to
the
compulsion
to
do
a
certain
thing.
A
With
that
certain
thing
being
conscription
in
the
king's
army
and
these
more
peaceful
and
enlightened
times,
it
may
seem
a
bit
vulgar,
but
volunteering
was
originally
set,
in
contrast
to
being
forced
into
fighting
for
one's
King
and
I
described
our
times
as
more
peaceful
and
enlightened
truly
without
irony.
We
do
indeed
live
in
a
world
of
greater
possibilities
and
understandings
more
so
than
in
any
other
time
in
the
history
of
people.
A
Thinking
about
these
remarks,
I
personally
have
struggled
with
the
notion
that
some
volunteer
and
some
are
paid
to
do
what
they
do.
How
do
we
reconcile
this
and
I've
arrived
at
the
understanding
that
there's
a
bit
of
a
need
for
both
in
every
one
of
us
in
this
society?
You
have
to
pay
the
bills,
and
you
have
to
recognize
that
the
aggregation
of
resources
for
one's
personal
use
has
to
take
place
within
a
common
understanding.
A
The
no
one
person,
no
one
person
can
possible
ever
do
everything
that
is
needed
to
achieve
what
we're
trying
to
achieve
in
a
free
and
open
democratic
society.
It
is
contingent
upon
each
and
every
one
of
us
to
carry
the
burden,
but
it's
not
truly
a
burden.
Is
it
we
have
fashioned
it
in
a
manner
that
we
can
think
about
participation
and
what
we
like
to
do
and
act
accordingly
and
I
will
put
in
a
bit
of
an
aside
here.
One
of
the
very
heavy
values
of
cupertino
is
educational.
A
A
As
for
myself,
in
the
professional
context,
my
industry
and
the
professional
practice
of
the
law
is,
is
particularly
guilty
of
finding
ways
to
deflect
accountability
from
itself
on
an
individual
basis
and
that's
what
makes
dealing
with
lawyers
aggravating
and
working
with
them
fairly
soul.
Draining
I
freely
admit
it.
Although
I
do
what
I
can
to
remedy
the
issue-
and
you
know,
on
the
other
hand,
this
is
the
group
that
needs
most
to
understand
what
I'm
trying
to
convey
here.
A
We
are
a
democratic
system
not
under
the
rule
of
a
particular
person
or
a
particular
group
of
people,
but
under
rule
of
law.
We
all
need
to
volunteer
time
and
effort
in
order
to
realize
this
achievable
ideal.
In
a
sense,
we
are
still
engaged
in
a
fight
when
we
volunteer,
we
are
fighting
for
a
way
of
life,
but
instead
of
being
compelled
to
do
something
or
even
manipulate
it
into
it.
A
We
are
asking
ourselves
how
to
pursue
our
interests
and
give
freely
of
our
time
and
energy
for
the
betterment
not
just
of
ourselves
but
of
those
around
us.
Our
efforts
are
set
against
a
backdrop
of
a
world
where
the
baser
motivations
still
abound,
and
it
always
seems
they
will
always
abound.
But
what
are
those
based?
Our
motivations
really
aren't
they
ultimately
also
products
of
their
context
and
largely
results
of
allowances
under
an
uncritical
eye.
A
We
live
through
a
rapidly
responding
time
right
now,
where
some
of
the
less
savory
aspects
of
our
social
niceties
and
some
would
say.
Yes,
our
hypocrisy
are
clearly
being
exposed.
Can
we
turn
this
into
something
permanently
useful
I
voluntarily
give
of
my
time
to
try
to
reconcile
how
we
can
take
this
energy
and
will
to
do
something
more
fair
and
more
kind
and
proceed
successfully
and
I
keep
arriving
at
all
of
the
good
points
of
our
ideals
and
how
much
work
and
involvement
they
require.
A
What
are
the
liberties
and
the
pursuits
of
happiness
that
we
want
to
protect
here
in
cupertino
from
Rotary
Club
to
West,
Valley,
Community
Services
from
the
Lions
Clubs
to
the
wafu
School
of
eco
Bono,
from
our
sister
city
committees
and
our
many
friendships
sitting
committees
to
our
educational
and
religious
organizations?
We
have
a
broad
array
of
interests
being
represented
through
what
is
essentially
that
seed
of
a
tree
of
knowledge
that
has
this
profound
wisdom,
the
understanding
of
how
we
go
about.
A
Having
all
of
these
things
that
are
social
charter
promises,
it
is
contingent
upon
all
of
us
and
again
I
know
that
every
single
one
of
us
in
this
room
realizes
that
I
know
that's
a
lot
of
pressure
as
well
to
put
on
people
and
I
in
the
past
placed
an
even
greater
amount
of
pressure
upon.
Our
emerging
generation
actually
ran
in
cupertino
in
2009,
before
getting
elected
in
2014
and
I'm,
so
pleased
to
see
the
mana
vista
class
of
2009,
rising
up
to
the
challenge
of
of
our
generation
of
volunteering.
A
Now
I
see
a
number
of
high
school
students
from
that
from
that
time
and
I
think
that
it
is
it's
it's
a
tremendous.
It's
a
tremendous
burden,
it's
a
tremendous
responsibility,
but
it's
also
one
that
can
be
discharged,
I'm
convinced
we
need
to
help
this
emerging
generation.
Perhaps
the
best
coping
mechanism
is
a
redirection
of
the
energies
that
are
causing
our
stresses.
A
Look
at
this
beautiful
flower
arrangement.
Here
it
was
contributed
by
a
nonprofit
organization
here
in
Cupertino
that
has
for
years
put
on
a
wonderful
show,
demonstrating
flower
arrangements
of
an
ancient
art
from
Japan.
Here
is
an
example
of
taking
one's
energies
and
using
them
to
de-stress
and
put
forward
something
beautiful
to
the
world.
This
was
brought
forth
by
the
way
by
the
wafu,
a
cabana
society,
and
these
arrangements
were
made
by
their
president
for
Saco
Horeb,
who
I
believe
is
with
us
today,
Saco
if
you
could
be
acknowledged.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
Civically
I,
see
right
in
front
of
me,
a
friend
of
mine,
Peter,
Lorre
munos
from
Gilroy
council
member
and
I,
didn't
realize
you
would
be
here
today
Peter,
but
Peter
was
actually
there
right
in
Cupertino
in
my
office
when,
when
I
first
moved
here
about
12
years
ago.
So
it's
an
interesting
note
how
these
coincidences
occur.
A
But
although
I
am
a
graduate
of
both
Harvard
College
and
as
well
as
Peter,
a
graduate
of
Harvard
Law
School,
it
never
really
occurred
to
me
to
become
involved
with
the
political
office
until
moving
here.
But
that
doesn't
tell
you
a
truly
complete
story.
I
will
tell
you
a
more
complete
story
now,
I'm
glad
that
my
parents
are
able
to
attend
here
today
from
Kansas
and
my
brother
Wesley
all
the
way
from
New
York.
Thank
you
for
making
it
out
here
today.
A
A
But
on
to
the
promised
more
complete
personal
story
well
in
1949
during
the
Chinese
Civil
War,
my
grandparents
on
both
sides
were
part
of
the
group
of
people
who
fled
to
Taiwan.
My
mother's
father
was
the
Republic
of
China's.
First
minister
of
finance,
under
the
government
that
began
in
1949
Taiwan
is
a
fascinating
place
and
I
also
want
to
personally
thank
director
general
Joseph's,
mom
of
the
Taipei
economic
and
cultural
office
for
being
here
today.
A
In
the
past
400
years,
there
have
been
waves
of
migration
from
China
to
Taiwan,
and
if
you
want
to
call
it
such
leadership
that
has
ranged
from
the
Dutch
to
the
Japanese
and
then
again
from
China.
Under
that
backdrop,
you
also
have
people
in
Taiwan
right
now
who
would
assert
a
separate
national
and
governmental
identity.
A
It
is
probably
when
you
really
cut
through
all
the
other
smoke,
the
most
consequential
political
question
of
our
generation,
insofar
as
having
repercussions
that
are
felt
throughout
the
world
in
terms
of
whether
China,
whether
Taiwan
myself
I,
think
we
have
a
lot
of
common
names
and
I'd
like
to
see
what
everyone
else
would
like
to
see:
prosperity,
freedom,
enlightenment,
elevation,
inspiration
and
the
betterment
of
all.
Of
course,
how
we
define
these
improvements
and
in
some
fashion,
under
what
banner
we
proceed,
seem
to
be
issues
that
trip
us
up
at
times.
A
But
what
I
do
know
is
this
determination,
integrity
and
yes,
both
wisdom
and
intelligence
are
common
factors
that
seem
to
lead
to
larger
success.
My
father's
people
ended
up
in
the
southern
tip
of
the
island
in
a
city
called
Gao
Xiang.
We
are
from
a
Chinese
stock,
known
from
known
for
Mountains
and
the
size
of
its
people
in
the
sand,
dome
province
and
something
genetically
has
triggered
in
me
recently
and
I
find
myself
eating
a
lot
of
raw
garlic,
I
think.
A
In
any
event,
my
father's
people
were
in
the
Navy,
and
so
my
brother
and
I
were
brought
up
in
the
1970s
and
the
1980s
in
the
American
Midwest
under
a
bit
of
a
militaristic
mindset,
but
in
Taiwan
in
the
1950s
the
times
were
very
lean.
They
called
for
frugality
and
sacrifice
and
they
required
people
who
would
not
miss
direct
funds
in
order
to
provide
an
economic
base
for
recovery
and
entrance
into
a
modern
world
an
economy.
My
mother's
father,
in
his
capacity,
was
tasked
with
ensuring
that
economic
base
and
half
a
century
later.
A
We
as
a
world
would
see
China
use
that
economic
template
to
present
what
we
now
have
yet
another
three
decades
later.
I
see
it
as
an
opportunity
and
I
know
that
others
look
at
systems
and
history
and
feel
mistrust
and
more
from
a
relatively
unprivileged
background.
My
father
moved
to
Taipei
on
his
own
when
he
was
very
young
and
lived
in
a
high
school
that
had
no
dormitories
a
kindly
janitor
would
see
him
and
perhaps
look
the
other
way
as
the
kid,
with
no
place
to
sleep
and
a
few
hundred
miles
from
home.
A
At
a
time
when
rails
and
cars
were
still
not
all,
that
prevalent
was
resting
at
night.
On
the
classroom
floor,
the
half
of
his
body
exposed
to
the
elements
covered
in
mosquito
bites.
It
does
a
bit
of
a
disservice
to
speak
of
such
experiences
and
sacrifices
in
terms
of
whether
such
people
are
proud
of
you.
A
But
in
any
event,
my
point
is
this:
we
all
come
from
somewhere
and
each
of
us
has
a
similar
type
of
story
on
some
level
at
some
point
in
their
histories,
my
father
gained
entrance
is
the
National
Taiwan
University,
and
he
met
my
father
after
starting
Taipei's,
first
school
to
teach
people
the
test
of
English
as
a
foreign
language.
And
yes,
there
are
sacrifices
and
successes
in
every
good
story.
A
It's
the
question
of
how
we,
how
to
think
about
those
sacrifices
and
successes
and
formulate
those
into
a
process,
sustains
and
improves
our
common
lot
that
we
are
here
to
consider
today.
The
answers
are
not
always
clear-cut,
but,
like
Manny
mentioned
a
true
north
direction
can
emerge
that
ensures
that
we
all
benefit
and
I.
Think
it's
fascinating
that
you
mentioned
the
North
Star.
We
actually
had
an
eclipse
earlier
this
morning
that
I
hope
that
at
least
some
got
to
see
it
was
quite
a
fascinating
sight.
A
I
was
jogging
out
along
homestead
and
and
just
seeing
random
people
standing
and
staring
up
the
sky,
but
but
I
think
that
direction
where
we
can
get
to
that
better
place
is
found
in
volunteering.
You
don't
need
a
membership
card
find
time
to
give
up,
give
of
your
knowledge
and
experience
freely
without
expectation
of
return.
We
really
truly
need
this
kind
of
ethos
in
order
to
prevent
a
slew
of
ills
that
we
have
seen
of
late
and
I
would
suppose.
A
But
it's
easier
to
envision
people
adopting
a
better
baseline
for
kindness
and
fairness
if
they,
for
instance,
take
time
for
fried
food
to
the
hungry
and
shelter
to
those
who
somehow
live
without
it
as
well.
I
would
hope
that
our
volunteering
efforts,
especially
here
in
the
valley,
are
based
upon
pragmatic
and
quantifiable
metrics,
with
an
eye
towards
making
sure
that
things.
A
You
know
they
work
and
they
have
been
our
nonprofit
organizations,
our
individual
volunteers,
our
cities,
commissioners,
emergency
response,
volunteers,
faith-based
charitable
organizations
and
activities,
our
library,
supporters,
the
senior
TV
production
group,
the
better
part,
our
sister
and
Friendship
city
committees.
All
of
these
groups
and
people
work
in
order
to
ensure
at
base
that
our
liberties
remain
abundant
and
that
our
freedoms
are
grounded
in
the
that
we
are
all
doing
this
for
ourselves
and
for
each
other
rather
than
to
ourselves
and
to
each
other.
A
Now,
I'd
like
to
present
some
videos
of
a
few
volunteer
organizations
in
our
community.
Please
note
that
these
are
but
three
among
many
and
that
these
few
minutes
that
we
have
are
truly
not
sufficient
to
tell
you
about
the
many
efforts
and
opportunities
cupertino
has
for
people
who
would
like
to
spend
time
not
just
making
our
community
better
but
making
our
society
work,
but
more
about
how
we
can
put
forth
the
broader,
broader
scope
of
volunteering
in
a
moment.
Right
now,
here
are
some
of
our
communities.
Organizations.
C
West
Nile
Community
Services
has
been
around
for
almost
45
years
and
we
provide
critical
supportive
services
to
low-income
and
homeless
folks
living
in
Cupertino.
In
addition
to
providing
those
critical
services
were
a
place
where
Cupertino
residents
can
come
to
volunteer
and
give
back,
they
can
help
in
our
food
pantry.
C
They
can
help
in
our
front
desk
and
they
make
our
agency
stronger
by
giving
up
their
time
in
their
talent,
ride
or
reach
their
destination
easily
launched
earlier
this
year
back
in
October
2017
for
seniors,
it
will
provide
a
pickup
by
a
volunteer
or
paid
driver
at
their
home
and
will
take
them
to
locations
in
and
around
the
West
Valley.
There
are
significant
discounts
for
folks
who
are
living
in
poverty,
and
a
ride
can
start
for
as
little
as
90
cents.
C
One
way,
the
best
part
of
being
a
member
of
West,
Valley,
Community
Services,
is
knowing
that
you're
positively,
impacting
the
lives
of
folks
who
are
really
struggling
financially
in
our
community,
and
that
feels
amazing
to
know
that
you
are
playing
a
role
in
helping
people
that
are
really
facing
significant
financial
and
home
struggles
here
in
the
county.
But
it's
also
about
being
part
of
a
strong
community,
a
caring
community.
If
you
want
to
get
involved
with
West
Valley
Community
Services.
The
first
step
is
to
check
out
our
website.
C
C
There
you'll
learn
more
about
what
we
do
and
a
variety
of
different
volunteer
opportunities
we
have
available
throughout
the
year.
We
have
one-time,
volunteer
opportunities
through
our
back-to-school
clothing
program
or
a
holiday
gift
program,
and
we
have
ongoing
volunteer
opportunities
as
well,
if
folks
have
time,
weekly
or
monthly
and
they
can
come
in
and
help
staff.
Our
pantry
help
pick
up
food
from
the
community
to
bring
back
to
our
food,
pantry
or
sort
through
items
work
at
our
reception
desk
or
help
in
the
back
office.
C
There's
lots
of
opportunities,
whether
you
have
a
little
bit
of
time
or
a
lot
of
time.
We
depend
upon
volunteers
to
make
West
Valley
Community
Services
happen.
Each
week
we
have
over
a
hundred
and
sixty
volunteer
shifts,
and
each
year
our
volunteers
complete
17
to
18
thousand
hours
of
volunteer
service.
D
Ilaria
organization
is
the
oldest
service
club
in
Cupertino,
and
we've
actually
been
in
business
here
since
1951,
and
over
the
years
we've
had
developed
some
annual
activities
of
Maine
one,
the
biggest
one,
which
we
do
every
spring
is
official
on
for
blind,
handicapped
people.
We
do
it
in
conjunction
with
the
stevens
creek
quarry
and
we
service
old
well
over
100,
handicapped
and
blind
people.
D
They
come
fish
and
then
they
get
lunch,
making
rice
day
of
it
and
just
thinking
about
what
seeing,
how
happy
and
excited
the
children
and
the
handicapped
people
were
when
they
reeled
in
a
fish,
and
then
we
take
a
big
picture
of
them
and
give
it
to
them,
and
so
they
that's
probably
the
highlight
memory
of
the
year.
Then
we
also
sponsor
$12,000
a
year
in
scholarships,
the
local
high
schools.
We
provide
vision,
care
and
eyeglasses
for
needy
people.
We
just
recently
sponsored
the
wrestling
tournament
at
Cupertino,
High
School,
and
you
know
other
things.
E
In
August,
we
hosted
ride
for
diabetes
at
De,
Anza
College
as
a
first
year
cycling
event
benefiting
the
great
diabetes
programs
of
Lions
Clubs
International
on
the
American
Diabetes
Association
programs
that
help
those
with
diabetes
prevention,
programs
and
research
to
find
a
cure.
It's
a
disease
that
touches
nearly
every
family
I
was
really
taken
by
the
outpouring
of
community
support
that
we
received
from
Cupertino
businesses
and
organizations
like
Ridge
vineyards.
The
YMCA
walked
by
Cupertino
and
from
Cupertino
residents
a
hundred
and
thirty-five
community
volunteers
who
worked
the
event
in
support
of
this
great
cause.
E
A
A
We
have
a
wide
variety
of
volunteer
organizations
here
in
Cupertino,
speaking
to
an
audience
comprised
of
a
good
number
of
wrote,
Aryans
and
Chamber
members
I
know
there's
a
deep-seated
understanding
of
the
power
of
volunteering
here,
and
can
you
imagine
what
would
happen
to
our
purposes
if
the
people
who
support
all
of
the
community's
volunteer
efforts
suddenly
all
said
well,
this
just
doesn't
make
any
sense
at
all.
Why
don't
I
just
spend
more
time
doing
things
that
are
more
lucrative
you'd
have
a
society
that
is
much
worse
off.
A
A
In
my
tenure
with
that
organization,
I
came
to
realize
that
our
country's
501
C
6
nonprofits,
which
are
explicitly
in
existence
on
a
legal
basis
to
lobby
their
respective
jurisdictions
for
the
benefit
of
the
business
community,
do
not
exist
in
an
independent
vacuum,
irrespective
of
the
well-being
of
any
other
given
part
of
the
community
in
a
sense.
What's
good
for
the
goose
is
good
for
the
gander,
but
looked
upon
from
another
perspective.
A
The
point
is
that
lobbying
for
a
specific
good
has
ramifications
that
are
affected
by
as
well
as
effect
actions
that
can
help
everyone
more
often
than
not.
The
win-win
situations
are
created
by
people
finding
them
and
doing
a
great
deal
of
quiet
and
unrewarding
work.
You
know,
I
read
a
very
interesting
article,
the
other
day
about
the
college
football
championship,
which
happened
a
couple
of
weeks
ago.
Among
this
other
points
that
stated
that
the
greatest
coach
in
history
is
almost
undoubtedly
someone
that
you
have
never
heard
of.
A
It
was
someone
who
lacked
resources
or
achieved
amazing
and
ingenious
results
from
a
starting
point
that
had
no
business
getting
to
where
it
got,
but
who
also
didn't
get
to
have
the
most
Division
one
Championships
in
history.
The
point
I
got
out
of
it
was
that
we
all
need
to
find
something
to
do
which
we
do
just
for
the
sake
of
it
and
because
we
enjoy
it,
and
also
because
we
know
that
what
we
do
help
someone
learn
how
to
overcome
obstacles,
help
someone
do
any
number
of
other
things.
A
We
in
Cupertino
exist
as
a
city,
because
the
membership
of
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
was
actually
willing
to
do
a
bit
of
and
I
know.
This
is
going
to
give
a
lot
of
people
in
my
industry,
some
real
heartburn
free
legal
work
in
order
to
get
the
city
of
Cupertino
incorporated
a
year
later
in
1955
I
actually
received
an
email
out
of
the
blue
from
a
gentleman
named
Boris
Stanley.
That
attorney
whose
office
was
in
the
back
of
the
butcher
shop
on
the
northeast
corner
of
what
is
now
DeAnza,
Boulevard
and
Stevens
Creek
Boulevard.
A
Just
think
about
that,
some
60
odd
years
ago,
a
young
lawyer
who
had
delayed
post-secondary
schooling
because
his
generation
fought
at
the
last
great
conflict,
the
one
that
was
supposed
to
end
all
conflicts
decided
after
get
through
Stanford
and
through
law
school
to
give
freely
of
his
time
and
get
our
city
legally
started.
And
so
I
tell
you
today
that
the
idea
that
we
don't
look
back
I
understand
it.
A
But
that's
at
the
same
time,
I've
come
to
realize
that
at
some
times
in
some
contexts
we
should-
and
we
need
to
look
back
to
figure
out
where
it
is
that
we
can
be
going
and
how
we
got
to
where
we
are
now
and
why
we
got
here
and
what
it
is
that
we're
trying
to
do.
My
friends,
we
can
have
it
all.
We
do
have
it
all.
We
can
and
we
have
built
a
wall
of
fantastic
proportions
and
insurmountable
construction,
but
it
hasn't
cost
us
billions
of
dollars
and
the
goodwill
of
our
neighbors.
A
It
has
cost
us
only
what
amounts
to
our
volunteer
time
and
through
doing
so,
we
have
built
a
community
that
shines
as
a
beacon
of
light.
Throughout
the
world,
attracting
people
from
all
over
seeking
to
participate
in
what
we
value,
don't
believe
me
I
refer
you
to
my
colleague,
2018
chamber,
presidents
presentation
regarding
housing
values
a
little
bit
earlier
during
this
during
this
luncheon,
and
that
first
exhibit
would
be
a
chart
showing
the
trend
of
home
values
in
our
community.
A
These
past
several
years
exhibit
two
would
be
the
fact
that
we
are
home
to
Apple
Inc,
but
I
need
to
be
careful
because
collateral,
opportunism
and
expectation
of
gain
are
not
the
things
that
define
success.
Along
with
my
colleagues
on
the
Cupertino
City
Council,
we
dedicate
a
lot
of
time
listening
to
a
lot
of
community
sentiment.
That
is
most
certainly
not
on
its
face.
Some
kind
of
exercise
in
back
patting
I
assure
you.
A
We
need
that
and
while
I'd
be
lying
to
you,
if
I
told
you
that
I
loved
every
moment
of
it,
there
is
a
sort
of
enjoyment
in
engaging
with
this
type
of
good
and
effective
medicine.
The
wall
that
we
have
built
is
a
defense
against
impingements
upon
our
liberties,
while
defining
our
freedoms
in
the
context
of
activities
that
allow
us
to
support
what
we
value
it
is
as
tangent
one
strong
as
it
is
abstract.
A
Paradoxically
enough,
we
are
smart
enough
to
work
through
these
and
reconcile
the
abstractions
and
paradoxes
to
mutual
benefit
and
having
it
all
is
really
not
the
same
as
having
everything.
Why
do
we
even
need
everything?
Well
from
the
perspective
of
volunteering
and
connecting
with
perhaps
just
a
part
of
what's
out
there?
A
Let
me
just
say
this:
we
can
always
be
looking
at
what
we're
doing,
reassess
and
find
ways
to
do
it
better,
and
so
yes,
it's
true
this
organization
that
is
so
kindly
and
graciously
over
the
years
hosted
at
its
weekly
meeting
Cupertino
state
of
the
city
holds
a
place
of
eminence
and
our
community's
pantheon
of
volunteer
organizations.
We
have
heard
earlier
the
many
activities
your
members
bring
forth
and
it
frankly
is
quite
admirable.
I
ask
for
your
help
in
participating
in
and
setting
forth
to
our
fair
city.
A
This
volunteer
fair
in
the
spring
time
before
our
students
break
for
the
summer
and
our
families
head
out
in
all
directions
of
the
compass.
Some
many
will
stay
and
perhaps
a
few
more
like
captain
gamble
will
decide
to
stay
on
the
basis
of
the
realization
that
there
is
much
to
do
in
our
community.
That
is
free,
and
that
makes
us
free.
A
We
can
carry
forth
the
banner
and
the
spirit
of
volunteerism
to
ensure
our
community's
continued
strength,
freedom
and
harmony,
and
perhaps
in
closing
a
note
of
levity,
some
humor
might
be
in
order
to
counterbalance
the
the
pity
nature
of
our
topic.
This
noontime
and
also
I,
would
like
to
pay
homage
to
our
senior
councilmember
former
mayor
Barry
change,
who
sometime
midterm,
started
to
take
up
an
interest
in
poetry
and
weaving
together
this,
and
also
the
notion
that
we're
trying
this
afternoon
to
look
at
our
activities,
perspectives
and
values
through
the
lens
of
why
we
volunteer.
A
Let
me
be
brave,
like
councilmember,
Chang
and
put
forth
some
personally
derived
poetry
now
ashes
to
ashes
and
dust
to
dust.
It's
true.
Your
metal
credit
card
will
eventually
rust,
keep
up
the
great
work.
Volunteering
encourage
your
friends,
young
and
old,
with
and
without
to
volunteer.
We
all
depend
on
it
tonight.
I
will
be
continuing
and
concluding.
Today's
State
of
the
City
address
with
a
session
on
on
selected
issues
affecting
Cupertino
this
evening
session,
which
is
open
and
free
to
the
public,
begins
at
6:30
p.m.