Operation Pollination - A 7th Area of Focus Environmental Framework
MEETING FOR THE WEEK OF July 10, 2023
This Meeting at a Glance:
Program: Operation Pollination - A 7th Area of Focus Environmental Framework
Speaker: Club President - Chris Stein
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Message from our President
Greetings Members and Friends of Rotary e-Club of Silicon Valley. As President of our Club, I want to welcome you all today.
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!
There's a Limit, Dear...
After participating in a nutritional-health class, my 16-year-old daughter, Sarah, encouraged her sisters to try whole-grain bread and whole-wheat pasta and complained if we were having anything that looked too processed.
At dinnertime one evening, she entered the kitchen, spied the food on the plates, and boldly asked: "Are those whole-wheat potatoes? "
INSPIRATION
Every week we share a short video highlighting innovation, education, entrepreneurship, or whatever we think might inspire you to see the world in new ways.
If you like looking at big sand castles or listening to people speak English with an Italian accent, you'll like this video from Insider Art about the work of artist Leonardo Ugolini.
LEARN SOMETHING NEW
How Do Optical Illusions Work?
By scrambling your brains!! Not really, but almost...
Club News
On Saturday, July 8, 2023, District 5170 celebrated DG Savita Vaidhyanathan (2022-2023) exemplary year of service! Noted in the good-humored
Roast & Toast skits – DG Savita logged over 5,000 miles in her car visiting our District clubs and attending club events that cover several counties!
Phil Dean and Lisa Akselrad of our club were in attendance.
Members
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Podcasts are Live
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Rotary Theme for 2023-2024
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
ROTARY SERVICE PROJECT OPPORTUNITY IN MEXICO
Charter member Keith Marsh is organizing a Rotary project to Project Amigo in October for the “Day of the Dead” (Dia de los Muertos). The week-long trip to Cofradia, Mexico will include Rotary Service in the areas of International Service, Youth Service and Fellowship. It will also include cultural and travel photography of the festivities surrounding Day of the Dead. Space is limited. Click below to download the .pdf for more details and visit the Project Amigo website at: https://www.projectamigo.org/ Contact Keith or leave a comment below if you are interested in attending.
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.
PROGRAM: Operation Pollination - A 7th Area of Focus Environmental Framework
SPEAKER: Chris Stein
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 or 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!
Operation Pollination is a growing Rotary movement led by ESRAG - the Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group. During this presentation, you will learn about the simple framework and receive an update.
Pollinator decline is a serious issue negatively affecting the health of our planet. Everyone can get involved to help address this issue that impacts all of us, and Rotarians around the world are taking action to do something about it.
Our speaker today is Chris Stein from the United States National Park Service. Chris has been a park ranger for more than four decades and has helped manage parks from the urban jungles of New York City to the tropical rainforests of Samoa. He's finally come to realize that "protecting the little things that run the world" - our precious pollinators - is one of the most important things we can do to help protect the planet.
Members and guests, please welcome Chris Stein!
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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