Questionnaire

Dawn Delahunty is an ACE-certified Medical Exercise Specialist, personal trainer, and health coach who believes good health gives us the freedom to live life fully. After decades in fitness, she founded Health Is Not A Club, LLC in Danville, where she helps people stay strong, confident, and capable at every age. Dawn feels deep gratitude for the generations who came before us—their wisdom, humor, and resilience continue to inspire her. Through the San Ramon Valley Village, she’s thankful for the opportunity to give back by helping seniors remain active, independent, and connected.

My name is Becca Burke and I am a longtime resident and volunteer in the San Ramon Valley. I am currently the community service director for the Dougherty Valley San Ramon Rotary Club and I am passionate about keeping you informed on all the great service and community programs available to our seniors.

Mekhala Shekar serves as the Co-Chair for San Ramon Valley Village. She is deeply committed to empowering seniors to continue thriving in their communities. With more than 25 years of combined experience in technology and healthcare, Mekhala works full time in the industry and oversees programs ranging from strategy to execution and operations.

She lives in the San Ramon community and envisions a thriving community built upon nurturing relationships between the different demographics. What motivates Mekhala is her own experience as an immigrant with parents in a distant land.Observing the complexities of this country’s healthcare system and the minimal community support network for a growing older adult population, she always knew she wanted to be there for those whose family wasn’t near-by. While she volunteered periodically for community initiatives, more recently, she decided this time was as good as any to bring the village movement to the San Ramon Valley. She was excited to discover that another resident, Claes Elving had already started the initiative and she signed up to partner with Claes.

Her leadership and compassion will help ensure that the San Ramon Valley Village mission not only meets, but anticipates, the evolving needs of older adults in our community. She is confident the partnerships and collaboration with the local communities will make this a much sought after organization.

I have lived in the San Francisco Bay Area my whole life, starting in Redwood City, then Cupertino. I graduated from San Jose State University in 1979 majoring in Human Resources Administration. I retired in 2019 after working for the Federal Government in Human Resources for 42 years at the following agencies: Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Military Sealift Command, Pacific, U S Forest Service and the U. S. Office of Special Counsel. Other cities that I lived in along the way Include: Vallejo, Pleasant Hill, San Ramon, Walnut Creek, Sausalito and now Danville for 30+ years, where I live with my wife Mary. Our favorite things to do are to spend time with our family, especially our grandchild, and to travel around the world and sail on catamaran sailboats.

My motivation for helping seniors is to prevent them from experiencing what happened to my mother. She lived alone and climbed up on her dining room table to change a light bulb in her chandelier and fell. She hurt herself so badly that she could not get up. Thank God I had given her a Life Alert necklace that she managed to push and Emergency Medical Technicians came and took her to the hospital.

If you need a light bulb changed and don’t feel comfortable doing it yourself, you are welcome to contact me. I wish you the best.

Claes
[email protected] 925-984-0537

Hi! My name is Mihika and I am currently a student at Dougherty Valley High School. I’ve always felt a special appreciation for seniors and the important role they play in our community. I really enjoy spending time with them, hearing their stories, and learning from their experiences. Being part of San Ramon Valley Village gives me a way to give back and help make sure seniors feel supported, valued, and connected.

Hi! My name is Sophia Lu and I am a student at Ohlone College. What drew me to being a part of the San Ramon Valley Village team was being able to help foster a strong, inclusive network where seniors feel seen, valued, and engaged. Having a community is important at any stage of life and it’s especially important that seniors are able to have that as well.

Your generous support helps San Ramon Valley Village continue serving local seniors and building a stronger community.

Please make checks payable to San Ramon Valley Village
Mail to: 219 La Pera Circle Danville, CA 94526

Please keep me informed about San Ramon Valley Village updates.

I would like to stay informed about San Ramon Valley Village updates. I further express my interest as follows:

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Phone

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How did you hear about San Ramon Valley Village?

Would you like to become a member or volunteer?

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Would you like to volunteer by being a member of our steering committee and making the San Ramon Valley Village a reality?

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If you would like to become a member, what programs, events and activities will you be interested in?

If you are a volunteer, how would you like to help members?

Volunteers for San Ramon Valley Village are an important part of our services to members. Please help us ensure that our programs and operations are supported and thriving by choosing all those areas where you have an interest or skill to be of service to the Village. The following list is of volunteer services we are seeking to provide to San Ramon Valley Village Village Members. Please choose what is of interest to you or where you have the necessary skills:

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Please keep me informed about San Ramon Valley Village updates.

TBA

(925) 984-0537

2710 Crow Canyon Rd., #1119 San Ramon, CA 94583

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