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Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service

The Rotary eClub of Silicon Valley

Positive stories of remarkable individuals and organizations making a difference in the world. From entrepreneurs and activists to educators and healthcare professionals, we showcase people who are bringing about positive change in their communities, locally, globally, and digitally. Produced by the Rotary eClub of Silicon Valley Host: Rushton Hurley Podcast Producer: Elton Sherwin For more information visit our website: rotary.cool or https://www.siliconvalleyrotary.com/

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66. Save the Planet in Your Spare Time

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2024/09/30

Rotarian Joyce Mercado is author of the book "Save the Planet in Your Spare Time – A Climate Protection Handbook for the Busy Person." The book chronicles Joyce's journey to becoming a climate protection leader in Alameda so others can learn from her experience. Joyce's work covers reducing emissions, writing for the local press, partnerships, and maintaining one's optimism. Leaders influencing others in their communities to protect the climate, community by community, is an essential element in

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65. Building Better Futures for California Farmworkers

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2024/09/23

The California Farmworker Foundation (CFF) is a nonprofit organization based in Delano dedicated to empowering farmworkers to have a voice in their communities. The organization's core mission is to enhance the quality of life for California farmworkers through tailored programs and services. Operating at the grassroots level, CFF employs a user-centered approach to customize its offerings to meet the specific needs of farmworkers. With a significant expansion in personnel and coverage across

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64. Creating Revolutionary Assistive Technology with...

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2024/09/16

MakeGood is on a mission to bridge the gap in adaptive design. With over a billion people living with disabilities daily, it’s time to reimagine our built environment for a more equitable society. We’re a collective of creators, designers, and innovators dedicated to cutting-edge assistive technology. By empowering all voices, we pioneer innovations that benefit everyone. Our design projects prioritize the need-knower, harnessing digital tools to enhance the built world for all. Noam Platt, is an

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63. Cultural and Spiritual Awakening in Senegambia

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2024/09/09

Doctoral candidate Afrah Abdullah discusses the value of heritage tourism in West Africa and the influence such experiences have on cultural and spiritual development of travelers. Afrah shares interesting findings from a pilot field study she recently conducted in which American travelers visited Senegal and Gambia and offered insight about ways the trip deepened their connection to Africa, inspired a sense of purpose and love for service, expanded their cultural identity, and deepened their

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62. The Benefits of Bringing Nature into the Classroom

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2024/09/02

Imagine walking into a classroom and…you are under a tree. Branches, leaves and the sun bursting through, the feeling of being outside.Forty plus years of empirical science developed at the University of Michigan teaches us, viewing trees or images of trees calms us and helps us focus. Nature In The Classroom is a nonprofit bringing this science to life by installing ceiling murals of trees in classrooms. Tree ceilings are installed in fourteen school districts in California, Colorado, Utah, and

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61. Schools as Gateways for Social and Economic...

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2024/08/26

Students play an important role in the management of the school which empowers them to bring social and economic development to their communities, as well as learn leadership, empathy and compassion. Students can be taught and empowered to become change-makers. Schools have resources that have been underutilized. Villagers have strong bonds with schools. There are more schools than any other governmental offices. Schools can be lifelong centers for all. In 1974, our speaker, Mechai Viravaidya,

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60. Connecting Displaced People with Safety through...

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2024/08/19

Betsy Fisher is the US Director of the NGO Talent Beyond Boundaries and a lecturer in international refugee law at the University of Michigan Law School. She is an immigration lawyer and advocates for government policy and technology-based platforms that help refugees and stateless people access lasting safety. She also enjoys watching sports and attempting to garden vegetables. The number of displaced people, more than 110 million people currently, has rapidly expanded. Meanwhile, avenues have

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59. Two Gay Grandpas Travel

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2024/08/12

Starring on a hit YouTube channel, Grandpa Bobby and Grandpa Scott tell the stories of their travels. Travel as Service: Traveling is more than an opportunity to visit important cultural and historic sites, or a chance to sink your toes in the sands of a tropical resort. Travel is an opportunity to create bridges to alternate cultures and traditions. It is an opportunity to learn and to grow from that awareness. To walk in someone else’s footsteps. Travel puts us in touch with people from all walks

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58. Rotary in Femmes Plus Activities for Women's...

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2024/08/05

Béatrice Zre is a specialist in the management of NGOs and community-based organizations. She is presenting in French, and we thank Valerie Sun for providing translation help. The original zoom call, unedited with the French, can be see on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/enDxdw5eLtY Béatrice Zre has more than 15 years of experience as an NGO manager in Togo and Ivory Coast. After her last NGO management position finished, she decided to devote herself to humanitarian and social works. This is how she

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57. Movers and Shakers: The Humanity of Service

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2024/07/29

Michael Collopy, San Francisco native and renowned portrait photographer, will discuss his career photographing some of the world’s most influential leaders, including seven U.S. presidents, and 41 Nobel peace laureates, business leaders, and civil rights activists.Collopy has also been commissioned to photograph such movie stars and musicians as George Clooney, Penelope Cruz, Paul McCartney, B.B. King, the Rolling Stones, and Frank Sinatra, and his iconic photos of Mother Teresa in her Calcutta

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56. High School Students Make GPS Tracking Bracelet...

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2024/07/22

In our third and final presentation featuring amazing high schoolers this month, you'll hear from North Star, a group that created a GPS-tracking bracelet called SJ Tracker meant for Alzheimer’s patients.It works with a mobile app, SafeJourney, which allows family members and caregivers to track the patients' location anytime and anywhere through their phone. North Star is a group of 10th grade students from The Study in Montreal: Lisa is 15 years old and has an interest in sports. She

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55. Girls + Social Media: A Student Action Research...

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2024/07/15

This is our second of three weeks featuring young people engaged in important work - in this case, questions about teens and social media.Researcher Danah Boyd once wrote, "Most teens aren't addicted to social media; they're addicted to each other." Join us for an engaging workshop showcasing the results of a student-designed action research project, completed in partnership with ICGS, that explores the impact of social media use on girls' self-esteem, mental health, and

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54. Improving EMS Response to Mental Illness with AI

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2024/07/08

This week is the first of three in a row in which we feature students who have done amazing work to improve the lives of others. This presentation is an overview of a project our speaker, Pierce Wright, developed aiming to predict the nature of incoming Emergency Medical Service (EMS) calls by training an algorithm. A volunteer EMR, Wright found most ambulance calls he fielded related to mental health and substance abuse—which most EMS responders are not trained to treat—resulting in the patient

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53. Looking Back, Looking Forward

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2024/07/01

This week we'll hear from Nick LaGarde and Mike Kane.As we record, Nick is the president for the eClub of Silicon Valley for 2023-2024. As he wraps up his year, Nick is excited to reflect back on the challenges and successes of the Rotary year. Nick is a proud father of four and the partner to fellow eClub Rotarian, Tatiana. During the work week, Nick helps nonprofits make the most of their mission of helping others through strategy, technology and business transformation, primarily focusing

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52. Re-icing the Arctic to Slow Tipping Points and...

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2024/06/24

Today we'll learn about an organization called Real Ice.Climate change, caused by anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, could cause the global temperature to increase by several degrees by the end of the century, precipitating climate tipping points with serious consequences. The solution to this problem is to cease the burning of fossil fuels and to eliminate excess greenhouse gasses from the atmosphere. However, lowering atmospheric greenhouse gas levels – even under the most aggressive

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51. Walk of Life

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2024/06/17

The Walk of Life project is a unique and inspiring initiative aimed at improving literacy in India and about promoting education of Indian culture and heritage in the world. Even in a world of electronic communication, the best communication happens when we meet people in person. By Walk of Life, the primary intention is to connect with the people and motivate them to acquire education and adopt practices conducive to healthy living. Our speaker, Vijay Rajvaidya, serves as the Managing Director and

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50. Diary of a Dying Girl: Storytelling to Shift...

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2024/06/10

Diane Shader Smith, has had a vibrant career as a writer, speaker, publicist, and fundraiser with an extensive roster of clients during her multi-decade career. When Diane’s daughter Mallory died at the age of 25, she brought Mallory’s memoir to publication as Salt in My Soul (Random House 2019), which led to the documentary of the same name (3Arts Entertainment). Using Mallory’s words, Diane has given 250+ talks worldwide about patient insights, the global health crisis called AMR, and phage

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49. Don't Get Pulled Under by the AI Hype Wave

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2024/06/03

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana, The Life of Reason, 1905. Our speaker, Tim Allen, joined Wharton Research Data Services in 2008, after working for local companies and starting a few of his own. He began programming at age six during a summer camp his mother won in a raffle. Tim currently serves as an organizer of the Philadelphia Python Users Group, DjangoCon US, and as a member of the Python Software Foundation and Django Software

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48. Sisterly Advice About Genetics and Cancer

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2024/05/27

Family history is the biggest risk factor for many cancers, especially ovarian, the deadliest gynecologic cancer. The use of genetic information is becoming increasingly important in the detection and treatment of cancer. This talk explores the familial and genetic risk factors for ovarian, breast and other related cancers. Learn how genomics and genetics can guide proactive testing as well as treatment options for many cancers. Our speaker, Jodie Shagrin Kavensky, will discuss assessing risk,

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47. Dateability: Making Love Accessible for the...

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2024/05/20

Dateability is the only dating app designed for the disabled and chronically ill communities. People with disabilities and chronic illness often encounter ableism on other dating apps. We understand the unique circumstances that present when dating with a disability, which is why we created a safe and accepting space to create meaningful connections for people with physical, intellectual, and psychiatric disabilities.Our speakers are Alexa and Jacqueline Child. Alexa graduated from College of the

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