The Dhruv Foundation
Meeting for the week of March 29, 2021 - April 04, 2021
This Meeting at a Glance:
Program: The Dhruv Foundation
Speaker: Kishore Asthana
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Welcome to the Rotary eClub of Silicon Valley!
Here’s a message from our Club President.
Welcome, everyone, to the Rotary eClub of Silicon Valley!
Each week, we share the stories of those who make us think in new ways; provide insights on new possibilities in an ever-changing world; and encourage us to spend our time, resources, and efforts to help those in need.
This past weekend, we had our first Club Assembly. I want to give my sincere thanks to all of our wonderful club members who have been with us and who help make our club what it is!
Guests, we are really excited that you're visiting our online meeting this week! Please continue scrolling, reading, and watching! And be sure to leave a comment at the Disqus section at bottom of the page to let us know where you're from, and what you thought of the meeting.
Yours in Rotary service,
Raquel D’Garay-Juncal
President, Rotary eClub of Silicon Valley
president@siliconvalleyrotary.com
Guests, we are happy to have you join us this week!
As we see it, our flexibility as an online, asynchronous club allows a special type of service to Rotarians around the world: we make it easier for anyone to strive for and maintain 100% attendance. That keeps you engaged with Rotary's events and ideas, and provides a moment of inspiration for devoting your creativity, talents, and resources to good causes.
You are certainly not required to pay anything in order to attend our meetings. However, if you would like to make a small contribution to our service efforts, you are welcome to do so in our secure Happy Dollars section down the page. This could be what you normally pay at your own club's meetings for lunch, for example. Any amount is welcome, but first and foremost, we're happy you've joined us, and hope you will share with others who we are and what we do to help inspire Service Above Self.
And don't forget to fill out our attendance form so you get an email you can pass on to your club's secretary!
The Four Way Test
The Four-Way Test is a nonpartisan and nonsectarian ethical guide for Rotarians to use for their personal and professional relationships.
Of the things we think, say or do
Is it the TRUTH?
Is it FAIR to all concerned?
Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
Weekly Funny with Shags.
We believe laughter is an important part of life, and we should all make time to laugh a little. This segment of our meeting is meant to tickle you just enough. These funnies are curated by member Steven "Shags" Shagrin !
Skydiving Challenge Accepted!
Barbara was taking her first skydiving lesson. The instructor told her to jump out of the plane and pull her ripcord, explaining that he himself would jump out right behind her so that they would go down together. Barbara understood and was ready.
Just before it was time for Barbara to jump out of the plane, the instructor reminded her that he would be right behind her. She jumped, and, after being in the air for a few seconds, pulled the ripcord. The instructor followed her out of the plane.
He pulled his ripcord but the parachute didn't open. As he struggled to pull the emergency ripcord, he shot downward and darted past Barbara. Seeing this, Barbara quickly undid the straps to her own parachute, and yelled after him, "So you wanna race, huh?!"
Weekly Inspiration
Every week we start our meetings with a short video highlighting innovation, inspiration, entrepreneurship, or social change.
On Saturday the 20th of March, Mitty Chang, Yvonne Kwan, Cecelia Babkirk, and Ferheen Abbasi helped judge one of our district's youth speech contests. This week, our inspirational video is the winning talk by a student we'll call "K". This talk is part of what we support as Rotarians - helping young people develop their leadership skills and abilities to inspire others. Great job, K!
World of Rotary
Every week we will focus on a particular story that tells of our organization and the work of Rotarians in the world.
Through a Rotarian's Lens
Sometimes a photo can capture an amazing moment. In this section Member Keith Marsh shares his incredible photography!
If you'd like to submit a photo for this section please contact Keith.
My mentee Zac wanted to photograph the Nicasio church I photographed a few weeks ago. While he photographed the front of the church, I chose this angle that included the North Star. Once again the church was illuminated by passing car lights, but clouds came in to shorten the exposure. I was only able to capture about sixty 30 sec images (30 minutes) for stacking.
Learn Something New
This section is curated by members Shags Shagrin and aims to teach our members and guests something new, fun, and useful! If you have any ideas on a fun trick or skill you'd like to share please contact Shags.
Natural Bug Repellents!
I came across this image on the internet and thought it might be good to share, as it taught me something new. I use rosemary, basil, and lavender in cooking, and catnip is always fun to have around if you have cats. Peppermint has methyl salicylate, and I'm allergic to it -- my lips swell from contact! Can't take aspirin either, due to that allergy. But I digressed... As for Marigolds, they're a beautiful flower. So plant away and keep the bugs away at the same time!!
Service Report
Tell us about service you’ve done recently in your community.
Click here to fill out The Rotary eClub of Silicon Valley Service Survey
Being A More Engaged Rotarian - March 2021 Challenge
Dear eClub,
March is already upon us! For this month's challenge, we will be partnering with Miry’s List and helping sponsor the Mohammadzai Family from Afghanistan! They arrived to the U.S. in Mar. 2020 and resettled in Sacramento. They are Mom, Dad and 6 kids: 2 boys & 4 girls. They are all learning English and their most urgent needs are laptops and household items.
Here is their registry: tiny.cc/RECSVMIRY
If you remember, Miry gave a wonderful presentation to the eClub back in 2019. Watch it here!
Please post the following graphic on your social media as well to encourage others to join us!
Don't forget to post your engagement on Slack or Disqus if you can!
Our Events & Projects
We hold our meetings online, but we do regular service projects and social events in the Silicon Valley! The section is updated every week with our upcoming events. We welcome guests to all of the events and service projects listed here.
Upcoming Events:
All times are Pacific Time! (San Francisco time)
District 5170 Events
All times are Pacific Time! (San Francisco time)
More events coming soon! All events are open to guests, unless otherwise mentioned. Feel free to join us! If you ever have questions, please email inquiries@siliconvalleyrotary.com
Happy Dollars: Do Good by Sharing Something Good
Each week we ask our members to share stories with the club and toss in a few dollars to support our efforts. The primary goal of this section is to provide a fun way of getting to know each fellow members and guests, while giving back to a good cause.
Happy dollars is an opportunity to share something positive that has happened in your life whether it is personal or business. Think of it as your opportunity to brag a little, but also put a little bit into a karma jar. The money donated through happy dollars is put to charitable use, and the message that you leave for happy dollars will be posted in our online meeting the following week for the entire week for folks to see! (Pending that it’s appropriate!)
Here are the happy dollars contributions from last week!
This section is usually updated in the early hours of Saturday, so contributions made over the weekend may not be listed here.
Rory Olsen made a $20 donation.
We had a very nice, sunny weekend. the cats are happy. Please apply my gift to Polio Plus.
Felix Pretscheck made a $20 donation.
Happy sakura time! Incredible cherry blossom in Japan - just sharing the joy of this time :-)
Program: The Dhruv Foundation
Speaker: Kishore Asthana
Every week we bring to you a new program on innovation, entrepreneurship, and education, and how those contribute to service to others.
The Rotary eClub of Silicon Valley seeks to explore perspectives on service from across the world. The views of the speakers in our programs are their own, and unless stated otherwise, are not necessarily reflective of the views of our eClub nor Rotary International.
If you have an idea for a cool speaker, please feel free to reach out to them directly or submit THIS FORM so our Program Committee can contact them!
Today you will hear about Mensa Project Dhruv, an effort to identify and nurture underprivileged but gifted children in India. He will explain the components essential for success, with a focus on the particular needs and experiences of the underprivileged.
Kishore Asthana is an engineer based in Gurugram, a city just southwest of Delhi. He is the past president of Mensa India and currently the Chairman of the Dhruv Foundation, as well as the President of Mensa Project Dhruv.
Beginning with the Tata Administrative Service, Kishore spent almost four decades in management. His last position was Group Vice Chairman and Business Advisor for one of the senior members of the Omani Royal Family.
Kishore writes on diverse topics. His writings include poems, essays, commentary, and analysis.
Members and guests, please welcome Kishore Asthana!
Learn more:
https://www.mensaprojectdhruv.in/
The C's of success: https://sanitybalance.wordpress.com/2021/01/16/ccccccccc-you-or-the-nine-cs-of-success/
Upcoming Program Recording Schedule
All of our guest speakers and programs are recorded live online over Zoom video conference. We welcome members and guests to join us in one of these upcoming recordings. Recordings are approximately 30 minutes long and are subject to change without notice.
Our online video conference room link for these recordings is always http://zoom.siliconvalleyrotary.com/. You are welcome to join us! Please note the timezone listed for all recordings is US Pacific Time (San Francisco, California, USA).
If you can’t join the live recording, please send your questions for an upcoming speaker to programs@siliconvalleyrotary.com.
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