This Rotary Year, Your Rotary Story
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Incoming President Rushton Hurley introduces the 2025-2026 Rotary year for the E-Club of Silicon Valley, celebrating the club's transition into its second decade. He emphasizes the unique value of the club's online, asynchronous format that connects diverse members globally around service, and encourages members to identify and share their personal Rotary story.
Key takeaways
- The E-Club's asynchronous online model allows members with demanding schedules and from different time zones to participate in Rotary meaningfully and flexibly.
- The club's membership spans diverse professions—from tech workers to educators, diplomats, and artists—united by the belief that technology can serve the mission of service.
- Members are encouraged to identify and share the specific Rotary story that inspires them most, whether it's a presentation, service project, or friendship formed through the club.
- The valley between work and personal life is where club members build friendships and gain insights that enhance both their professional and service roles.
- Service in Rotary brings psychological richness and meaning to members' lives, fulfilling the organization's motto of "service above self."
About Rushton Hurley, Incoming President 2025-2026Rushton Hurley is the founder and CEO of Next Vista for Learning and director of innovation for Huniperosa High School in San Mateo, California. He serves as the 2025-2026 president of the Rotary E-Club of Silicon Valley.
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Program: This Rotary Year, Your Rotary Story
Speaker: Rushton Hurley, Incoming President 2025-2026
We bring you a new program every week on innovation, entrepreneurship, and education and how they contribute to service to others.
This week is the first week of the Rotary year, and we'll hear from Rushton Hurley, the incoming president for '25-'26 and also the charter president from '15-'16.
The program is about a third the length of our typical offerings, but Hurley hopes that the focus on what you experience in Rotary that is meaningful to you - your Rotary story - is one that makes you happier personally and more effective professionally. He also hopes you will share your story in the coming months with others wanting and/or needing opportunities to serve others.
For the last two decades and change, Hurley has run Next Vista for Learning, a company focused on fostering and highlighting creative approaches to teaching and learning. He is also the Director of Innovation for Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo - both jobs he loves, and that he does better because of his experiences with Rotary.
Members and guests, please welcome our 2025-2025 Club President - Rushton Hurley!
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Development Success Stories
Our third podcast features success stories about economic development from around the world. It is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, or you can click below.
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