Find Your Passion and Make Rotary Magic!
MEETING FOR THE WEEK OF Oct 21, 2024
This Meeting at a Glance:
Program: Find Your Passion and Make Rotary Magic!
Speaker: Our District Governor Jill Duerig (Rotary District 5170)
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Message from our President
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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!
Secret Formula
The police recently arrested a man selling "secret formula" tablets he claimed gave eternal youth.
When going through their files they noticed it was the fifth time he was caught for committing this same criminal medical fraud.
He had earlier been arrested in 1794, 1856, 1928, and 1983....
INSPIRATION
What might it take to build on the moon?
ICON, one of the companies behind the 3D-printed homes recording we did in September of 2020 is now working with NASA to figure out what might be possible. Here's a promo video of the effort:
LEARN SOMETHING NEW
What causes kidney stones? - Arash Shadman
I've had both kinds -- uric acid and calcium. Both were painful! But how do they grow in the first place? Find out here!
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PROGRAM: Find Your Passion and Make Rotary Magic!
SPEAKER: Our District Governor Jill Duerig (Rotary District 5170)
We bring you a new program every week on innovation, entrepreneurship, and education and how they contribute to service to others.
This week, District 5170 District Governor Jill Duerig will share some of her thoughts on how Rotary enriches our lives and will explore with us examples of Rotary magic.
Jill Duerig joined Rotary in 2003. Due to a change in jobs, she left the Scotts Valley Club and joined the Rotary Club of Livermore Valley in 2005, serving as its President from 2019-2020. She was an Assistant Governor for Area 4 in 2020-2021 and served as Lieutenant Governor (Avenues of Service) from 2021-2023.
Jill is a retired General Manager of Zone 7 Water Agency in Livermore and a former General Manager/Chief Engineer for Scotts Valley Water District. Her passion for potable water got her involved in the Haiti National Clean Water Sanitation and Hygiene Strategy (HANWASH, a partnership between Rotary’s WASH Rotary Action Group, other NGOs, and the government of Haiti). She participates in HANWASH’s Steering Committee and chairs its Project and technical Work Group. She is also a WASH ambassador and cadré member.
Her husband of fifty years, Tom, started out as her college sweetheart. They have three married children and six grandchildren. So even though her career and Rotary focus may be water, her love of family and her history as a soccer mom, cub den mother, girl scout leader, frequent school trip chaperone, Sunday school teacher, babysitter, and grandma cookie maker demonstrates that she lives the motto "Family First."
Members and guests, please welcome DG Jill Duerig!
To learn more about District 5170, go to
https://rotarydistrict5170.org/
To learn more about HANWASH, go to:
Our Three Podcast Series
Our main program speakers are available as podcasts in addition to YouTube videos! Each week, they are available on Spotify and Apple podcasts.
Or you can click below for this week’s speaker:
The Weekly Rotarian
Inspiring Solutions
And our original podcast, featuring some of the best of our previous speakers, is still available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
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.
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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