The Interconnectivity of Water
Meeting for the week of June 14, 2021 - June 20, 2021
This Meeting at a Glance:
Program: The Interconnectivity of Water
Speaker: Cristina Zenato
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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!
We all wish we could be at the RI Convention this week in person, versus virtual. Next year's event is in Houston and will be fully in person.
I'm looking forward to rekindling old friendships and to making new ones in person again as we Discover New Horizons.
Be sure to register for the 2022 Rotary International Convention by 16 June 2021 for the biggest discounted rate!
See you in Houston, Texas!
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.
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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 !
What Do YOU Call Leftovers??
A football fan's wife says, "I hate it when my husband calls leftovers 'Replays'."
A TV Executive's wife says, "Well my husband calls them 'Reruns'."
Mortician's wife says, "Count yourselves lucky, my husband calls them remains!"
Weekly Inspiration
Every week we start our meetings with a short video highlighting innovation, inspiration, entrepreneurship, or social change.
Hannu Huhtamo is a Finnish artist who paints with light. If that first sentence doesn't intrigue you, you might need to step out of Plato's cave.
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.
Broken Hill is an unusual outcropping just north of the Torrey Pines Golf Course near San Diego. It is about a 30 minute hike from the road. I got there just after sunset, but before dark. This weekend is the US Open golf championship at Torrey Pines. If you watch it, they will probably show Broken Hill in a fly over. Happy Father's Day.
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.
Who Doesn't Love Comedy?!?
If that's you, don't watch this clip. This is one of the outtakes from the Carol Burnett Show from around 1977-78. Tim Conway is the one who cracks everyone up, including Dick Van Dyke, who falls off the end of the couch at the end from laughter! Carol only lasted 40 seconds before giving it up.
Tim hailed from Cleveland, Ohio, nearby my hometown of Youngstown, and I followed his career when he started locally and my father said to "watch this guy -- he'll go far." And he did! I present to you, the MASTER of deadpan humor -- Tim Conway.(This may be a re-run, but it's worth watching again if so!)
Service Report
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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:
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District 5170 Events
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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.
The rain stopped. I went for a walk in the sunshine this morning. Cats are happy. Please apply my gift to Polio Plus.
Program: The Interconnectivity of Water
Speaker: Cristina Zenato
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!
"Water flows through every aspect of our lives, following that flow makes us realize that everything is so vitally interconnected."
During this presentation, speaker Cristina Zenato will introduce us to her work in exploration and conservation related to sharks and underwater, underground caves and how we are completely dependent on each other.
Since 1994 Cristina Zenato has been an active shark behaviorist, underwater cave explorer, champion for ocean conservation, photographer, speaker, and writer. Her work can be summarized in these words: exploration, education, conservation. She is the founder of the nonprofit People of the Water, organized to widen the distribution of training, education, and research related to ocean and environmental issues.
Members and guests, please welcome Cristina Zenato!
Learn more at:
http://www.pownonprofit.org
http://www.cristinazenato.com
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.
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If you can’t join the live recording, please send your questions for an upcoming speaker to programs@siliconvalleyrotary.com.
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