Congratulations to Rotary District 5150 Rotarian of the Month - April 2021, Herb Dang from the Rotary Club of San Francisco Bayview.
Herb’s rotary story - before Herb was a Rotarian he was asked by a friend at the Bayview police station to help out on a project. This project turned out to be one of the early Bayview rotary thanksgiving turkey giveaways. Herb was asked to help picking up and delivering turkeys for Thanksgiving. Herb, while passing out the turkeys met an old classmate of his from elementary school. The class mate grew up in the projects had moved out, married, and had two beautiful kids. Herb’s friend had ended up back in the projects thru a series of unfortunate events. Herb was able to help someone he knew, who needed help, through Herb’s first rotary project, before he was a member. As a result, Herb joined rotary.
Since then, Herb has served as Secretary, President, and participated in mask / food / clothing giveaways, Ben Robinson Scholarship awards, tree plantings, clean ups (both as a rotary member and a SF city employee). In this last year, Herb passed out masks to the day laborers in Bayview from our club. Herb has been a go to member of the Rotary Club of San Francisco Bayview to get things done. Herb is a tenacious Rotarian. He never gives up, and never stops trying.
Herb was born at Franklin Hospital in SF (where Davies hospital is now). He grew up in the southeast of the city and went to Catholic school in the Excelsior, Corpus Christi elementary school. Herb attended High School at Lick Wilmerding and was a street artist on Telegraph Avenue for 9 years. He then attended and graduated from UC Berkeley. Herb has two children, Frank and Amelia. Herb was a 40 year employee of the City of San Francisco WasteWater Enterprise, which was based in Bayview, and is now retired. He has been a member of the arts community in Bayview/HuntersPoint for 20 years working out of “Public Glass” a glass studio in Bayview.
Many of the Rotarians who visited our club during one of Herb’s terms as president received a cup Herb made. Herb participated in “Art in Storefronts” in the Bayview Neighborhood. Herb participated with Public Glass in the pre-covid times with the “Fire Pit Project” that brought Arts in to the Neighborhood at “All Good Pizza” once a month with glass blowing demos. Herb worked with Art 94124 and the youth in the Bayview to to produce a mural “Welcome to Bayview”. Again a hearty congratulations Herb on an honor that does not come easily. Keep up the good work, The Rotary Club of San Francisco Bayview is very proud of your great accomplishment!
Once again, congratulations to Herb Dang from the Rotary Club of San Francisco Bayview as our "Rotarian of the Month" in April 2021!
Congratulations to Rotary District 5150 Rotarian of the Month - April 2021, Herb Dang from the Rotary Club of San Francisco Bayview.
Herb’s rotary story - before Herb was a Rotarian he was asked by a friend at the Bayview police station to help out on a project. This project turned out to be one of the early Bayview rotary thanksgiving turkey giveaways. Herb was asked to help picking up and delivering turkeys for Thanksgiving. Herb, while passing out the turkeys met an old classmate of his from elementary school. The class mate grew up in the projects had moved out, married, and had two beautiful kids. Herb’s friend had ended up back in the projects thru a series of unfortunate events. Herb was able to help someone he knew, who needed help, through Herb’s first rotary project, before he was a member. As a result, Herb joined rotary.
Since then, Herb has served as Secretary, President, and participated in mask / food / clothing giveaways, Ben Robinson Scholarship awards, tree plantings, clean ups (both as a rotary member and a SF city employee). In this last year, Herb passed out masks to the day laborers in Bayview from our club. Herb has been a go to member of the Rotary Club of San Francisco Bayview to get things done. Herb is a tenacious Rotarian. He never gives up, and never stops trying.
Herb was born at Franklin Hospital in SF (where Davies hospital is now). He grew up in the southeast of the city and went to Catholic school in the Excelsior, Corpus Christi elementary school. Herb attended High School at Lick Wilmerding and was a street artist on Telegraph Avenue for 9 years. He then attended and graduated from UC Berkeley. Herb has two children, Frank and Amelia. Herb was a 40 year employee of the City of San Francisco WasteWater Enterprise, which was based in Bayview, and is now retired. He has been a member of the arts community in Bayview/HuntersPoint for 20 years working out of “Public Glass” a glass studio in Bayview.
Many of the Rotarians who visited our club during one of Herb’s terms as president received a cup Herb made. Herb participated in “Art in Storefronts” in the Bayview Neighborhood. Herb participated with Public Glass in the pre-covid times with the “Fire Pit Project” that brought Arts in to the Neighborhood at “All Good Pizza” once a month with glass blowing demos. Herb worked with Art 94124 and the youth in the Bayview to to produce a mural “Welcome to Bayview”. Again a hearty congratulations Herb on an honor that does not come easily. Keep up the good work, The Rotary Club of San Francisco Bayview is very proud of your great accomplishment!
Once again, congratulations to Herb Dang from the Rotary Club of San Francisco Bayview as our "Rotarian of the Month" in April 2021!