Rotary Vietnam Project D5170 - Fighting Human Trafficking with Education
Meeting for the week of September 27, 2021 - October 03, 2021
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Program: Rotary Vietnam Project D5170 - Fighting Human Trafficking with Education
Speaker: Katherine Lim and Sue McKinney
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Welcome to the Rotary eClub of Silicon Valley!
Here’s a message from our Club President.
Hi everyone,
Welcome to this week’s meeting of the Rotary eClub of Silicon Valley.
A reminder that this week (20 to 26 September) is the inaugural Rotary - Peace Corps Week, and that there will be 3 webinars during the week focusing on the partnership between Rotary and Peace Corps, including one on 22 September that will feature club member Cal Mann as a panelist.
Our club is also once again encouraging club members to support Relay for Life, as it has over many years. You should have received an email from Charter President Rushton a couple of weeks ago outlining how you can get involved and join in the fight against cancer. If you did not receive the email, or if you have any questions or would like to get involved, please reach out to Rushton.
The District Avenues of Service event is also coming up soon - with a Zoom event on the evening of 30 September, and an in person event at the Alameda County Fairgrounds on Saturday 2 October. There is a registration fee, however the District has kindly offered to provide a capped reimbursement to clubs for registrations, so if you are interested in attending, please let me know.
Brett Sham
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 !
Modern Technology...
An older couple went to dinner at a trendy restaurant that had no printed menus--just a scannable QR code to see the menu on your phone.
After much grumbling about new-fangled things, they ordered a light dinner and afterward the waiter delivered the check.
When the waiter came back for payment, the husband displayed his phone to the waiter showing an image of a $100 bill.
"Here. You can keep the change."
Weekly Inspiration
Every week we start our meetings with a short video highlighting innovation, inspiration, entrepreneurship, or social change.
What does it mean to be a prisoner? In this video, you'll learn a bit about one restriction, and the thought it carries about how we sometimes imprison ourselves.
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.
I found this old International water truck in a barn in the Palouse area of Northern Idaho. The barn was dark, so I used HDR to expose the image for the best color, exposure and detail. On my DSLR, I set it to take 5 images at 1 stop increments then combine them in Photoshop.
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.
You Have a Big Mouth!!
Have YOU Ever Been Told "You Have a Big Mouth!"? Here's someone who has a Guiness World Record for one!!
Relay for Life
This is it - the last week of our '21 effort to involve everyone in our club's fight against cancer!
Remember you can do so by sending a message or a picture with a note, or even through a donation here (http://main.acsevents.org/goto/rushton). Money raised goes to funds for research, education, and programs for patients and caregivers.
You can also attend the event in Santa Clara if you like! Rushton and others will be walking from 10a to 11a on Saturday the 2nd at Townsend Field in Santa Clara (map), so if you're up for a little exercise and doing some good at the same time, please let Rushton know you'll be there, and who will be with you if you're bringing walking buddies to join us.
Our team doubled in size since last week:
And a special shout-out to new member Chris Major for getting a friend to support this project, as well! Joanne, you're a gem for taking part.
If you have any questions, reach out to Rushton. And thanks again to all who have taken part.
If I've forgotten anyone, please contact me directly so I can fix it.
If you have questions, let me know, and thanks for taking part. We want everyone to join in as a club!
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
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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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.
Anonymous? made a $15 donation.
TRF-PolioPlus Fund
Monique Ziesenhenne made a $20 donation.
Happy that we painted the living room for the first time in over 9 year. It needed it! Apply to TRF-Annual Fund, please.
Rory Olsen made a $20 donation.
Fall has arrived here in Texas. I went for a walk this morning under blue skies with temperatures in the high sixties. All is well. My cats are all hard asleep in the sunlight.
Catherine Alexander made a $25 donation.
I am happy about groups in my community who are working to give kids a normal Fall. For example, "Trunk or Treat", where one neighborhood plans to decorate the inside of their auto trunks, hatchbacks and truck beds, with a lighted and scary Halloween scene, then park (separated by a safe social distance) in a church parking lot. Kids are invited to wear masks and costumes, as their family drives through the lot and enjoys these displays, on Halloween night. Doesn't that sound like fun?
Program: Rotary Vietnam Project D5170 - Fighting Human Trafficking with Education
Speaker: Katherine Lim and Sue McKinney
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!
In partnership with NGO Pacific Links and Rotary Clubs around the world, the Rotary Vietnam Project works to fight one of the global atrocities: human trafficking. They do so by sponsoring education for Vietnamese youth at risk of human trafficking.
This is a group of Interactors, Rotaractors, and Rotarians that aims to bring changes to the world. They spread awareness across District 5170 (California) and invite others to take action to fight human trafficking.
Katherine Lim is an International Outreach for the Rotary Vietnam Project. She is currently a junior at Dublin High School in Dublin, California. Katherine joined RVP because she wanted to become more involved in the projects that she believes in. She hopes that through the work she does at RVP, more young people in Vietnam will be supported in their education and will be less likely to fall victim to human trafficking. Katherine is excited to work with her fellow International Outreaches and the rest of the board to help grow RVP and help provide relief in Vietnam.
Sue McKinney is co-founder of the Rotary Vietnam Project of District 5170. She works with Rotary, Interact, and Rotaract volunteers to prevent human trafficking of rural girls in Vietnam by sponsoring education, professional skills and vocational development.
Sue is a two-time Past President of the Oakland Uptown Rotary Club. She has lived in Vietnam since 1994 where she’s been a force in the business community holding board positions in the American Chamber of Commerce, Operation Smile and the private sector.
Sue has been the in-country liaison on many Rotary projects in Vietnam. During 27 years of doing business in Vietnam, Sue has exported thousands of high-quality goods to Costco and other distributors. Her principal focus is a Botanical Medicine for menopause, uterine fibroids and prostate health, developed in research collaboration with major US medical universities. "Crila" botanical products are processed at an American FDA-inspected facility, and sold to consumers by Amazon, e-commerce websites and doctors' offices.
Members and guests, please welcome Katherine Lim and Sue McKinney!
To learn more:
Instagram: @rotaryvietnamprojectd5170 https://www.instagram.com/rotaryvietnamprojectd5170/?hl=en
Facebook page: Rotary Vietnam Project D5170 https://www.facebook.com/RVP5170/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcvNnKoifG5ucuOQ0kX2J-Q
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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