Rotary Club of West Marin Online Speaker Series | In Person and via Zoom

Everyone is welcome! For a Zoom invitation, please email info@rotaryclubwestmarin.com.

Donene Vukovich from Donor Network West Foundation will speak about how Donor Network West saves and heals lives through organ and tissue donation for transplantation and research. It is the DNW Foundation’s mission to support donor families and transplant recipients, to fund clinical innovation and research, and to educate our communities about the power of organ, eye, and tissue donation.

www.donornetworkwest.org

Donene Vukovich has worked in the health and wellness field as a running coach, massage therapist, personal trainer, and health educator.  A lifelong runner herself, she started her coaching business to help runners prepare for races while remaining injury-free, achieve personal records, and, most importantly, have fun. Donene graduated summa cum laude from Sacramento State, earning a bachelor’s degree in Health Science with an emphasis in Community Health Education. She is a USA Track & Field Level 1 Certified Coach and Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES). She now works with Donor Network West at its San Ramon location.

Join us at Due West Bar and Restaurant in Olema. Guests welcome.

Email info@rotaryclubwestmarin.com for more details.

Club business, agenda to come.

Members Only.

In Person and via Zoom | Everyone is welcome! For a Zoom invitation, please email info@rotaryclubwestmarin.com.

Dr. Angelo Capozzi, Founder of Rotaplast International and a member of the Rotary Club of Tiburon-Belvedere, will speak about Rotoplast and its mission to help children and families worldwide by eliminating the burden of cleft lip and palate, burn scarring, and other deformities. Working with local professionals, Rotarians, and other organizations, Rotaplast sends multidisciplinary medical teams to provide free reconstructive surgery, ancillary treatment, and training for the comprehensive care of these children. Rotaplast supports education and research on preventing cleft lip and palate. It aims to help local professionals build sustainable models for the care of these children, improving their lives and those of their families.

In December 2023, Rotaplast sent its 258th mission and, to date, has served over 21,000 patients. Twenty-six countries have hosted Rotaplast teams, including Vietnam, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru, Guatemala, Ecuador, El Salvador, Romania, China, Ethiopia, India, Nepal, Brazil, Bangladesh, Mali, Togo, Liberia, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Tanzania, Myanmar, and the Philippines.
www.rotaplast.org

Club business, agenda to come.

Members Only.

In Person and via Zoom | Everyone is welcome! For a Zoom invitation, please email info@rotaryclubwestmarin.com.

David Behring, President of the Wheelchair Foundation and fellow Rotarian, will speak about his Foundation's goal to provide a free wheelchair to every child, teen and adult worldwide who needs one but cannot afford to buy one.  This organization has provided 1.2 million wheelchairs to people in 156 countries.  David has traveled to over 35 countries in the world personally delivering wheelchairs. He has always been active in community service and has been a Rotarian for over 23 years and has served as Club President and Assistant District Governor.  He also belongs to the Exchange Club of the San Ramon Valley and the Danville Area Chamber of Commerce, has served as President and the Board of the All Wars Memorial and is a longtime Board Member of Leadership San Ramon Valley.
www.wheelchairfoundation.org

Start your engines and join us for the fun event benefitting the Stinson Beach Volunteer Firefighters.

Early Bird Registration: $25
Stinson Beach Volunteer Firefighters T-Shirt: $30
Sponsorships: Silver ($100), Gold ($250), or Platinum ($500)

Click here to download the flyer and spread the word!

SPONSORS
Platinum: Highway One Properties and Seadrift Realty
Gold: Parkside Cafe, Stinson Beach Market, and Shane Boyce Construction
Silver: John Archibald, Harriet Moss, Anne Sands, Stinson Beach Books, and Surf Lodge

All items have options; select none if you are not interested in one of them. For example, you may want to register for a car and get a t-shirt but not be a sponsor; in that case, select none on the sponsorship drop-down menu.

Join us at Due West Bar and Restaurant in Olema. Guests welcome.

Email info@rotaryclubwestmarin.com for more details.

In Person and via Zoom | Everyone is welcome! For a Zoom invitation, please email info@rotaryclubwestmarin.com.

Cristina Aquino, from the Rotary Club of South San Francisco and our District 5150 PolioPlus Society Chair, will give a dynamic presentation about the Rotary International Polio eradication campaign and how we Rotarians and the general public can join the fight to End Polio Now, Worldwide...forever!

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Retired urban planner Chris Hartzell discusses the “Future of the City.” Hartzell has 40 years of experience as an urban planner. He will discuss the future of cities with particular reference to changing communications and the impacts of remote work. 

In Person and via Zoom | Everyone is welcome! For a Zoom invitation, please email info@rotaryclubwestmarin.com.

Ken Eichstaedt, a professional water systems engineer, will give a brief update on North Marin Water District projects that will affect West Marin.

Leslie Alden from Act Now Bay Area (formerly Drawdown Marin) is working to phase out fossil fuels in the Bay Area. She will speak about existing solutions that make it easy for everyone to take climate action—at home, at work, and in our neighborhoods. The impact of climate disruption in the San Francisco region, including devastating fires and sea level rise, puts billions of dollars at risk, affecting all nine counties, 101 cities and towns, and especially the 7.8 million people who call this region home.

Act Now Bay Area is leading the Regional 2030 Climate Challenge - a campaign to dramatically reduce the San Francisco Bay Area's greenhouse gas emissions and reach ambitious 2030 climate goals at speed and scale.

Before founding Act Now Bay Area, Leslie worked for the County of Marin for over 13 years on policy and community engagement, bringing a multi-disciplinary approach emphasizing community involvement to move climate action and sustainability policies forward. Projects included two of the nation's breakthrough climate initiatives: Marin Clean Energy, the first Community Choice Energy program in California and the first in the US focused exclusively on renewable energy, and the 2015 "Marin Here-Now-Us Project", a partnership between Marin County, Climate Access, and FEMA, which tested a virtual reality tool designed to engage the community on sea level rise. These two projects led to dramatic GHG emissions reduction, increased public awareness, significant participation by decision-makers, and encouraged innovation. She co-founded the Marin Climate Action Network in 2017, which developed and helped launch Drawdown Marin (now MarinCAN), the precursor to Act Now Bay Area.

Leslie holds a degree in education and public policy from UC Berkeley and a Public Leadership Credential from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. She has served on several non-profit boards and is currently on the Board of Directors of Climate Action Now, a start-up in Silicon Valley.  She sees hope and peril in the coming decades and, borrowing from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., recognizes "the fierce urgency of now."

Check out their Resource Library  https://www.actnowbayarea.org/resources for "how to" guides.

Join us at Due West Bar and Restaurant in Olema. Guests welcome.

Email info@rotaryclubwestmarin.com for more details.

Heidrun Meadery Tour, Tasting, and Lunch (Fundraiser for West Marin Senior Services)

Come join us for a fun-filled day at Heidrun Meadery, benefitting West Marin Senior Services. Take a guided tour of our facilities and learn about the art of mead-making. Afterward, indulge in a tasting session and boxed lunch where you can sample a variety of our delicious meads. Whether you're a mead enthusiast or just looking for a unique experience, this event is perfect for anyone interested in trying something new. Don't miss out on this opportunity to explore the world of mead with the Rotary Club of West Marin members.

The cost is $75. All proceeds benefit West Marin Senior Services.

• Debrief on Inverness Fair Hot Dog and grilled cheese booth. Peace Garden Clean up.   

• Sign-ups for the August 17 Rotaplast Bocce Tournament and BBQ. Marin Bocce, 550 B St., San Rafael. Let's assemble a team for a day of fun and fundraising for Rotaplast International. To make reservations, click here.

• Final planning for the August 28 Heidrun Meadery event to benefit West Marin Senior Services.

• Planning for October 6 Classic Car Show to benefit Stinson Beach firefighters.

Members Only.

Join us at the Inverness Fair, we are hosting a hot dog and grilled cheese sandwich booth. Learn more about the Rotary Club of West Marin and connect to the community at the family-friendly event.

Join us at Due West Bar and Restaurant in Olema. Guests welcome.

Email info@rotaryclubwestmarin.com for more details.

Rotary Club of West Marin Club Assembly. District Governor Steve Wright and Assistant Governor Peian Harness will be our official speakers.

Members Only.

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The Heroic Journey Mental Health Founder and CEO Chase Masterson uses storytelling's unparalleled power to save children’s and teens’ lives. In this captivating, funny, and powerful talk, Masterson draws upon her journey as a successful TV and film actress for 30 years and the challenges of navigating two disparate roads: her break-out role on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — which was the #1 syndicated show in the world — and the personal events that led to Masterson across countless boundaries to mentoring ex-Crips and Bloods at Homeboy Industries. These deeply contrasting activities culminated with Masterson partnering with youth development experts and psychologists and forming a nonprofit Coalition, now working nationwide. Come and be inspired by Chase’s stories of how children’s and teens’ lives are being impacted by The Heroic Journey’s work — how life-saving skills can be learned — and how healing can spread like wildfire.

NO MEETING THIS WEEK IN HONOR OF THE JULY 4TH HOLIDAY.

NO MEETING THIS WEEK.

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Biret Adden, Education Director at Point Reyes National Seashore Association (PRNSA), speaks about PRNSA’s Youth in Parks initiative, which addresses equitable access to outdoor experiences, and how PRNSA works with local schools and partners to offer meaningful outdoor learning opportunities for local youth.

In addition to her role at PRNSA, she is VP of CEEF, the California Environmental Education Foundation. She has been with PRNSA for nearly five years, and before that, she was with the Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose for 12 years, connecting urban youth with the outdoors. With a background in plant science and horticulture and an MA in Environmental Education and Communication, she is dedicated to creating experiences that help people explore their relationship with the natural world.

Rotary Club of West Marin Speaker Series

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Louisa Gloger, Executive Director of Bolinas Museum speaks to the Rotary Club of West Marin

Gloger assumed the role of Executive Director on January 18, 2022. She led the museum into its next chapter and celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2023. Upon taking the role, Gloger shared, “As a longtime Bolinas resident, I am inspired by our community’s commitment to the arts and celebrating diverse voices.” Gloger is particularly interested in the work of museums at this pivotal moment as arts institutions worldwide look to address social justice issues and amplify the voices of underrepresented artists and communities. “Bolinas has always been at the forefront regarding inclusion and original thinking, and the museum will continue to be a leader in these areas with our exhibitions, collections, and community programming.”

Gloger moved to Bolinas in 1988 at the age of 10. She spent her formative years experiencing the art and culture of Bolinas and was particularly inspired by the art classes she took while a student at the Bolinas school. The daughter of a family of artists, Gloger credits her mother with first introducing her to a lifelong love of art, artists, and museums. While a student at the Branson School, she interned at the De Young Museum in San Francisco with the Director of Education. She went on to study Art History at Williams College, and after graduation, worked at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, where she assisted Curator of Prints and Drawings Virginia Clayton in mounting a seminal exhibition on American folk art, "Drawing on America's Past: Folk Art, Modernism, and the Index of American Design." She returned to the Bay Area and worked for John Berggruen Gallery, before successfully launching her art consulting business. She also started a cancer support and awareness non-profit and serves on Smithsonian's Archives of American Art and Headlands Center for the Arts boards.

Everyone is welcome! For a Zoom invitation, please email info@rotaryclubwestmarin.com.

Rotary Club of West Marin Speaker Series

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Desiree Lyons, speaks to the Rotary Club of West Marin about Namaste Direct.

Namaste is a small but mighty NGO with an unwavering focus on economically empowering Guatemalan women to achieve financial security. Their work profoundly impacts the lives of their clients, their families, communities, and Guatemala as a whole. When women in our program increase their earning power, they unlock a new world of possibilities where they can make their own choices and break free from machismo norms. When women earn money, they strengthen the economy, stem the flow of irregular migration to the US, and break generational cycles of poverty.

Everyone is welcome! For a Zoom invitation, please email info@rotaryclubwestmarin.com.

Rotary Club of West Marin Speaker Series

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Alison Healy, founder of Floating Doctors, speaks to the Rotary Club of West Marin about the non-profit, which her Rotary Club of Sausalito supports.

Since 2010, Floating Doctors has provided medical care to 8,000 Panamanian indigenous Ngabe people annually. Living in 240 separate communities that are only reachable by water, they have no other access to medical care. The organization brings a medical crew, volunteers, and supplies by canoe daily, focusing on saving women and children. Much of the attention is on family planning, attempting to reduce the average number of births from twelve per mother to eleven. Floating Doctors have cut this number by half in some communities through their multi-faceted approach. Dental care and veterinary care are also offered at no charge.

Everyone is welcome! For a Zoom invitation, please email info@rotaryclubwestmarin.com.

Rotary Club of West Marin Speaker Series

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West Marin Food Systems presents an overview of its areas of focus (School Wellness, Community Food, and Farms & Gardens), a West Marin Foodshed Map, information on the West Marin Glean Team (in partnership with EAH: Walnut Place, ExtraFood, San Geronimo Valley Community Center, University of California’s Cooperative Extension, West Marin Community Services, and West Marin Climate Action.

Everyone is welcome! For a Zoom invitation, please email info@rotaryclubwestmarin.com.

Rotary Club of West Marin Speaker Series

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Angelo Capozzi, MD, Rotary Club of Tiburon-Belvedere, Co-Founder & Medical Director of Rotaplast International, Inc. (https://rotaplast.org/), which is committed to helping children and families worldwide by eliminating the burden of cleft lip and/or palate, burn scarring, and other deformities. Working with local professionals, Rotarians, and other organizations, Rotaplast sends multidisciplinary medical teams to provide free reconstructive surgery, ancillary treatment, and training for the comprehensive care of these children. Rotaplast supports education and research toward preventing cleft lip and/or palate. We aim to help local professionals build sustainable models for the care of these children, improving their lives and those of their families.

Everyone is welcome! For a Zoom invitation, please email info@rotaryclubwestmarin.com.

Rotary Club of West Marin Club Assembly.

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Rotary Club of West Marin Speaker Series

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West Marin Fund’s Executive Director, Sarah Hobson, and Board Chair, Harriet Moss, speak about the mission of the West Marin Fund: westmarinfund.org.

Everyone is welcome! For an invitation, please email info@rotaryclubwestmarin.com.