The Moment in Rotary When You Get Hooked (Special Guest, Governor Jeff Orth)
This Meeting’s HighlightsProgram: The Moment in Rotary When You Get HookedSpeaker: Jeff Orth, District Governor of Rotary District 5170Meeting for the week of October 10, 2016 to October 16, 2016Is this your first time to visit us? If so, welcome to our weekly online meeting! To complete our meeting, please continue reading from here to the bottom of this page. Each Monday our week’s meeting is posted early in the morning, U.S. Pacific Time. These meetings are designed so that you can read and watch what we post anytime during the week. The entire meeting takes about 60 minutes to complete, with the video conference recording of the program being the bulk of the time.Note that you can easily read this meeting with your favorite device, so feel free to take our meeting on the go with you; read it while on public transit, waiting in line for coffee, or even at the park! Please also make sure to complete the attendance form at the bottom and leave a comment. Enjoy!
Welcome to the Rotary eClub of Silicon Valley!
Message from President Mitty
My Inspiration.
Welcome to the Rotary eClub of Silicon Valley! My name is Mitty, and I am president of this Rotary club. Every week we bring to you a new meeting and a new program on education, innovation, technology, or humanitarian service. We are a group of global and local leaders who love helping make our communities a better place.This week I want to share with you one of my personal inspirations. Many of my club members know that I started my journey in the Rotary family as an Interactor in the San Francisco bay area -- in this Rotary district, District 5170. For those of you unaware, Interact Club is the high school version of Rotary. It is one of Rotary's official youth programs, and it's a community service club. What many of you may not realize is that this district has the most Interactors in the world -- nearly 10,000 Interactors in just the San Francisco bay area. What makes Interact District 5170 amazing and a force to be reckoned with isn't their sheer numbers -- but the incredible leadership team of Interactors they have leading their district every year. They call it the Interact District Council, a group of approximately 24 high school leaders who help lead the nearly 10,000 Interactors in this district.It's because of the incredible leadership of these young leaders that as a district, these Interactors raised $157,000 USD for their international charity project last year called "Hello My Name Is." This money went to different organizations that fight human trafficking, as well as aid in the recovery for human trafficking victims. That grand total was just announced this past Sunday, October 9 at the annual Interact District 5170 Fall Leadership Conference (FLC). FLC is a conference like you've never experienced. 4,000 high school students -- all Interact Club members -- unified under one roof with a common cause.It isn't just the amount of money that these high school students raise. It's their sheer ability to make you believe that anything is possible. That together, we can solve world hunger. Together, we can fight to end human trafficking. Together, we can end homelessness. Together, we can help save refugees. When I struggle to find hope, or when I get writer's block for a speech, I always look to the leaders of Interact to give me inspiration; I always look to what impossible task Interact 5170 is making possible.In next week's meeting, we will be echoing in our youth services segment the official announcement of the new International and Community project that Interact District 5170 has adopted. One of our duties as citizens and leaders is to make sure we leave our world as a better place for the next generation. Part of that also means supporting our young leaders whenever we can, and there is no better way to do it than through Interact.Members and guests -- in this week's meeting we focus back on Rotary and our own programs. Our guest speaker is our own Rotary District Governor Jeff Orth. And as we build up to his program which is at the bottom of this meeting, we are highlighting different parts of our Rotary family.Let's start with this recap video of Interact's Fall Leadership Conference from last year (2015), just so you have an idea of how this past Sunday went!https://youtu.be/bxkRAY4_nW4Members -- it's great to see you again!Guests -- welcome back or welcome if it's your first time! We love having you here. Please don't forget to leave a comment at the bottom, so we know you were here. Enjoy the meeting!
Yours in service,
Mitty Chang,
President
Rotary eClub of Silicon Valley
president@siliconvalleyrotary.com
Laughing Out Loud (L.O.L.) with our Lady of LOLs
We believe that laughing a little every day keeps you healthier. Every week we try to share with you something that will make you smile! This section is curated by Rotarian Yvonne Kwan, our club's “Lady of LOLs.”
"Hi everyone! Lady of LOLs Yvonne here! In honor of our District Governor Jeff Orth who hails from the Rotary Club of Gilroy, here are some garlicky jokes for you!"
Have you heard of the garlic diet?
You don't lose much weight, but from a distance your friends think you look thinner!
What kind of socks do you need to plant garlic?
Garden hose
Weekly Inspiration: The School System
Every week we bring you videos of innovation, inspiration, and entrepreneurship. This week we are featuring a video from Youtube Star Prince Ea, who talks about the institutions of school versus the education students deserve.
Special thanks to member Richard Knaggs for suggesting this!
Powerful.
World of Rotary: Rotary in Melbourne, Australia
There are nearly 1.3 million members in Rotary in over 180 countries. There are Rotary clubs on every continent, including Antartica. This segment of our meeting is dedicated to the global nature of Rotary, and to share something happening with Rotary, somewhere around the world.
This week we are sharing information about the Rotary Club of Melbourne Park and the Rotary Club of Melbourne -- both of which one of our members abroad, Brett Sham, has recently visited. Let's hear from Brett!
From member Brett Sham:
"Hi club,
This week I attended a club meeting of the Rotary club of Melbourne and also volunteered with the Rotary Club of Melbourne Park.
The Rotary Club of Melbourne is the oldest and largest Rotary club in Australia, and was founded on 21 April 1921. The club has weekly lunchtime meetings every Wednesday, and also has one evening meeting per month on the fourth Wednesday. On this occasion, I attended one of their evening meetings, which featured a special guest speaker (who also happens to be a club member!), The Right Reverend the Honourable Dr Peter Hollingworth AC OBE, former Governor General of Australia (for those not from Commonwealth countries, the Governor General is appointed by the Queen as her representative in Australia).
Dr Hollingworth spoke about his personal journey, beginning with his work with the church and the Brotherhood of St Laurence, through to being the Archbishop of Brisbane, then Governor General, and then establishing the Skyline Education Foundation, which he continues to run. The foundation, which he established 12 years ago, assists with the education of disadvantaged youth whilst they are at school, and sponsors 20 students in their last 2 years of high school to provide financial support for their academic costs, training and personal development workshops. Successful participants come from migrant families. The key messages from his talk that resonated for me were:
· Leadership requires a lot of personal sacrifice and resilience, including going where you are called to serve
· Being a good leader is a combination of practical leadership experience, leadership theory, and learning on the go (especially learning from mistakes and recognising your short-comings and deficiencies)
· It is important to surround yourself with good people as a leader
· A strong values framework is critical in a good leader (such as those leadership traits demonstrated through servant leadership)
· As a public figure, you are fair game to be attacked by the media, and responding just adds fuel to the fire
· After a period of turbulence or change, go back to what you are familiar with
· There is an important balance in the provision of welfare services between the state and non-government organisations (such as Rotary), but public accountability is critical
On Thursday morning, I volunteered with the Rotary Club of Melbourne Park, at an early morning barbeque starting at 5AM on a cold Melbourne morning! This weekend is Grand Final weekend in Australia (two of our football codes – Australian Rules and Rugby League – are having their grand finals this weekend) and the Today show did a live broadcast from headquarters of the Western Bulldogs (one of the teams in the Australian Rules final). The Rotary Club of Melbourne Park was invited by the Today show to put on a barbeque to feed the TV crew and people that had come out to watch the broadcast. It was a really fun morning, cooking bacon and egg rolls, watching the broadcast, seeing the dedicated fans and meeting some of the hosts of the show."
It's wonderful hearing about Rotary from down under! Thanks for sharing, Brett, and for representing our club!
Our Events & Projects
We hold our meetings online, but we hold regular service projects and social events in the Silicon Valley every month! This section is updated every week with our upcoming events. We welcome guests to all of our events and service projects listed here.
Also be sure to join our Meetup Group for automatic calendar updates and to RSVP for our events! These are open to all guests as well!
https://www.meetup.com/siliconvalleyrotary/
All events are marked in Pacific Time and are located in the San Francisco bay area / Silicon Valley.
Upcoming Events:
Nova Chiropractic 13th Annual School Supplies Drive & Ice Cream Social – Sat. October 15 in Santa Clara, CA
Our very own Heather Shaw is doing amazing work for the thirteen year in a row with her annual school supplies drive. Bring some supplies such as white copy paper, glue sticks, pens. pencils, sharpies, binder/graph paper, calculators, art supplies, construction paper, small scissors, or notebooks. There will be a cooking class, activities for kids, and chair massages. A day doesn't get much better than this!
REGISTER/RSVP: RSVP on our meetup page by clicking here.
Service - Volunteer at the Kipp Redwood City Fall Festival – Sat. October 22 in Redwood City, CA
KIPP Excelencia (TK-5th grade) is excited to come together as a community for our second annual Fall Festival! We are seeking volunteers to support with set-up/ take-down and administering our games and activities. Things to Know about the Festival The festival is free! Enjoy food, games, music, and time with one another. We are excited to have everyone together (teachers, families, and kids) and just have some fun! The event is at our school, 954 8th Ave., Redwood City, from 10:00am - 2:00pm! Volunteer hours are from 8:30am - 2:00pm. You can volunteer for the whole event, or volunteer in two hour blocks. There is a raffle, where you can buy tickets for $2 or sell them to friends to help raise money for the event. Prizes include free movie tickets, gift cards to California Pizza Kitchen, Costco, and more! Contact Cindy Huynh, Operations Manager at 650-722-9923 or cindy.huynh@kippecp.org for all questions.
REGISTER/RSVP: RSVP on our meetup page by clicking here.
Service Blotter
Every month we will be featuring a list of what and where our club members have been volunteering their time! We love service!
Heather Shaw contacted sponsors and planned upcoming school supply drive.Martin Fox did some pro-bono nonprofit board consulting and advising.Keith Marsh did some committee work on a non profit mergerNate Gildart organized a live music awareness / fund raising event for a mental health care and suicide prevention NPO in Tokyo called TELL (it's the 19th they've done in Tokyo). Also, Nate organized a free technology in education event for educators in Tokyo (been planning for months but was a single day event).Richard Knaggs organized and supported a SmartBoard training at Inkwenkwezi his outreach school to introduce their staff to the technology that has been installed in their school (the first session was generic, introductory training).John Lozano facilitated a local training for young adults traveling this winter with the non-profit Children's International Summer Village (CISV). The youth will be heading to Argentina, Norway, Hungray, and Portugal. The programs are focused on sustainable development and inspiring action for a more peaceful world. John also volunteered for East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring (EPATT) Pro-Am Tennis Tournament and helped photograph the event and served as a host for the professional tennis players that participated in the event.Gene Tognetti mentored a start up edtech company called Comprendio on their product design, marketing and classroom integration needs. He also spent time working for the Technovation Challenge, a worldwide contest that supports 6th-12th grade girls in developing apps that help their community.Heather Shaw, Mitty Chang, Yvonne Kwan, Andrew Taw, and Kenny Oku spent the morning going to battle against invasive plant species in Half Moon Bay.Rushton Hurley, Yvonne Kwan, Andrew Taw, and Stephen Zhou recently went to volunteer at the EdFund Charity event! In Andrew's words: "We went to the beautiful Scottish Rite Center in Oakland to help with the Oakland Education Fund Gala fundraising for great programs for Oakland students like physical education and arts. Rushton and Andrew helped set up the event and Yvonne helped feed a platoon of the Franklin Elementary School students known as the Safety Patrol. Stephen was also there as an attendee in a show of support for Oakland kids.We went to the beautiful Scottish Rite Center in Oakland to help with the Oakland Education Fund Gala fundraising for great programs for Oakland students like physical education and arts. Rushton and Andrew helped set up the event and Yvonne helped feed a platoon of the Franklin Elementary School students known as the Safety Patrol. Stephen was also there as an attendee in a show of support for Oakland kids."
Thanks everyone who submitted their service hours via the service survey!
For Members: Tracking Service Hours
Members, want to get your service update into the service blotter? Please share what you’ve been up to, as it allows us to get to know each other better in the process! Just click on the link below to let us know!The Rotary eClub of Silicon Valley Service Survey
Happy Dollars
Each week we ask our members to share news with the club and toss in a few dollars to support our efforts. The primary goal for this section is to provide a fun way of getting to know each other, while giving back to a good cause.
Last week's happy dollars went towards funding club projects. Here are the happy dollar donations from last week:
From member Rory Olsen ($15):
Polio plus please.
From member Brian Liddicoat ($15):
“Looking to a great weekend of Boy Scout camp in the Santa Cruz Mtns with my son!”
From member Kristi Govertsen ($5):
"It's been a great week!"
From member Monique Ziesenhenne ($25):
"Happy dollars as a new member! Thanks for making me feel so welcome."
From member Martin Fox ($20)
"Feeling blessed."
From member Kenneth Oku ($10)
"Really enjoyed the presentation Paddy, thank you for what you do sir."
This week's happy dollars go towards supporting the rebuilding of nearly 300 homes lost in the Erskine Fire in Southern California.
Recent a major fire burned much of Southern California. In the Southern California town of Lake Isabella, nearly 300 homes were lost and families displaced. The local Rotary club, the Rotary Club of Kern River Valley, has setup the Erskine Fire Fund to help those who lost their homes in the Erskine Fire. Our leadership team has decided to dedicate all the proceeds from this week's happy dollars contributions to the Erskine Fire Fund.There's more information in this downloadable flyer here. Check out this video that our member Chris Cochrane put together with the help of member Allen Thompson:https://vimeo.com/cochrane/erskine
What is Happy Dollars?
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!)
All happy dollar donations this week will go towards the Erskine Fire Fund to help families who lost their homes rebuild!
So what are you happy about? Share with us below!
Selected Six
Every week at the bottom of our meetings, there is a comments section for members and guests to tell us what they enjoyed about the meeting or to ask questions to the speaker. We select six comments every week from last week’s meeting to be featured during this week’s meeting.
Here are six comments selected from the last meeting about the non-profit, Daily Bowl:
From member Raquel D. Juncal (Costa Rica):“Paddy, as you well commented, it is a global issue. The UNFAO estimates that about 795 million people of the 7.3 billion people in the world, or one in nine, were suffering from chronic undernourishment in 2014-2016. Almost all the hungry people, 780 million, live in developing countries and there are 11 million people undernourished in developed countries. Every effort counts. Thanks for your great work! Monique, welcome to the family! :D“
From member Ferheen Abbasi (Osaka, Japan):“Welcome to the group Monique! Excited to get to know you :) Paddy, thank you very much for your presentation. What you are doing is absolutely phenomenal for those in need. While there is a wealth of wealth in the Bay, there is also extreme poverty, so it's nice to see your organization trying hard to support those families. There is a huge movement around the world to eliminate food waste, especially in European countries, and I hope we will adopt that mindset as quickly as possible. Here in Japan, there is so much food waste that it breaks my heart. If a fruit or vegetable does not look perfect, it will be tossed. There are very few (and far away!) discount stores that sell those imperfect fruits/vegetables. It's very frustrating. I noticed that there aren't any women on your board. I do hope that more women are included in your organization as it grows. Thank you again for your presentation!“
From member Shags Shagrin (California, USA):“Glad to have you as a member of our eClub, Monique! And Mitty - where can we find real wasabi? I've got to try it!!! Paddy - great program, and what a wonderful effort you put forth each day for humanity. Are you in Rotary yet?!?“
From member Nathan Gildart (Tokyo, Japan):“Paddy, this is very innovative. I recall a conversation (years ago) with a restaurant owner in Canada who couldn't give leftover food due to laws and concerns over being sued due to not following health regulations. It's great to see you have succeeded in feeding those in need with the waste from those of us who are not. I stopped by San Fran this summer and loved Philz! Nice wasabi lesson Mitty. As a sashimi and sushi lover, I'll be looking more closely. ;) For the history buffs, some primary source documents that give a glimpse of life in the Edo period of Japan. https://goo.gl/jXeMJo“
From member Richard Knaggs (South Africa):“In South Africa we have many needs in our community and Dailybowl would be a great solution for many hungry people. I look forward to seeing the documentation. Thank you for the great presentation and for your incredible humanitarian heart that wants to feed the world, Paddy. Yes Mitty, now I really want to taste real Wasabi. I guess I will have to ask the next time I go and eat Sushi. Welcome Monique it is a real pleasure to meet you and to have you on our team.“
From member Monique le Conge Ziesenhenne (California, USA):“Paddy, thanks for your work. My mother-in-law (now passed) always insisted that we ask to take home the bread when we went out to dinner. Internally, we might have been rolling our eyes, but even if we had not touched the basket, we knew that the bread would likely go to waste. This is a huge issue that we need to solve and I appreciate hearing about how you are working on it. And thanks to everyone for the nice welcomes! I look forward to getting to know you more. Rotary is such a wonderful organization and the members are the reason.“
Thank you everyone for attending last week’s meeting!
Be sure to leave a comment at the end of this week’s meeting after you watch the program below, and perhaps you’ll see your comment featured next week!
The Program
Every week we bring to you a program on innovation, education, entrepreneurship, and humanitarian service. This week our program is by our own Rotary District Governor, Jeff Orth. Jeff will be speaking to us about his Rotary moment, as well as his theme and initiatives for our district this Rotary year.
Jeff joined the Rotary Club of Gilroy California in 1999. He served as Club President in 2005-2006 during the 100th Anniversary of Rotary. Jeff is most proud of the formation of “JumpStart”, a District wide program providing “at-risk” youth with pajamas, sport bags, alarm clocks and notebook computers, for chartering the Gilroy Sunrise Club, and for comprehensive Area Club collaboration on local and international projects.Jeff has held positions at both the local and District level, including Area Representative for the Foundation, Assistant Governor, Youth Service Chair, Lieutenant Governor and District Conference Chair. He is a member of the Paul Harris Society and is the recipient of the Ward Garing Award for exceptional service to the youth in District 5170. Jeff is serving as District Governor for 5170 in 2016-2017.Jeff enjoys being a Rotarian for the many service opportunities and for the leverage that Rotary can provide for maximum benefit to others. He has experienced first-hand the truth in the saying, “I joined Rotary for business and fellowship. I stayed in Rotary to change the world”.A graduate of the University of California at Davis, Jeff has advance credentials as a Charted Financial Consultant and a Chartered Advisor in Senior Living from The American College. He owns a coast-to-coast financial planning/wealth management business with clients in eight states.Jeff and his wife, Barbara, have three children and four grandchildren.
Members and guests, please join us in welcoming our District Governor this year, Governor Jeff Orth!
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Reach out to Governor Jeff
If you have any questions for Jeff, please feel free to leave a comment or question at the bottom of this meeting page.
Meeting Schedule & Upcoming Recordings
All of our guest speakers and programs are recorded live online. 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. (Sometimes speakers cancel on us!)
Mon. Oct 17 at 4:30 PM Pacific Time with National Girls Collaborative
Tues. Oct 18 at 8 AM Pacific Time with a Rotary Peace Scholar
Wed. Oct 19 at 3 PM Pacific Time with Inner City Advisors
Please note all times are Pacific Time (San Francisco time). All recordings will be conducted in our Zoom Video Conferencing channel here: https://zoom.us/j/7489282423
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Thanks for reading and watching this week’s meeting. You have two last things to do before you’re done. First, we have a very short attendance survey below for you to fill out to record your attendance.
Visiting Rotarians, this is how you can get an email receipt to pass along to your club’s secretary as proof that you’ve attended our meeting if you need it for makeups.Non-Rotarian Guests, we would love to see who is dropping by our meetings! This part is optional for you though. If you think you may want to join our eClub at some point in the future, we would strongly recommend you fill out the attendance form as it will improve your chances of success for your membership application.More importantly, for all members and guests — we strongly recommend and ask that you leave a comment below in our comments area below. Tell us how you enjoyed the program. Ask this week’s speaker any questions you might have. Or just stop by and say hello and tell us where you’re from!
