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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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126. Elton's Stroke Story

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/11/24

In December 2019, Elton had a stroke. This is the story of how his daughter rushed him to the Stanford ER, his treatment, his recovery, his subsequent quest to identify the cause of his stroke, and how to prevent another one. For more info on Elton's stroke check out this podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/7dkQIUUccg9pK5yb0JZ1EHSometimes an event, a moment in time, changes your world, and you become an expert in something that you had never paid much attention to. This stroke was one such

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00:27:17

125. Environmental Protection in a South African...

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/11/17

Dino Sakkas is a retired aerospace engineer and an active member of the Rotary Club of Cupertino, where he channels his energy into advancing environmental sustainability. An advocate of Rotary’s Environmental Area of Service, he leads projects such as installing solar panels on charitable nonprofit residences (a project we've highlighted in one of our club's programs before), supporting the adoption of heat pump water heaters, and helping organizations maximize the benefits of clean

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00:36:42

124. Are we helping or hurting those we serve?

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/11/10

Connie Cheren, is a nurse and a social worker with over forty years of experience in healthcare and eighteen years of experience working in East Africa. She is the founder and president of Partners for Care, a non-profit organization that employs staff in Kenya to address public health concerns. PFC upholds the principles of local solutions and sustainability in its approach. Their working tenets emphasize empowering individuals to take responsibility for their own well-being rather than relying

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00:34:25

123. Immersive (VR) Storytelling Advocacy and...

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/11/03

Virtual reality (VR) has been the 'next big thing' for decades, but only in the past few years has the hardware and software come together to make this a reality. REM5 STUDIOS is a leader in creating and executing 'VR' experiences at scale that deliver results and lasting impact. For the past 24 months, REM5 has been embedded with the Gates Foundation and GPEI partners to produce two award-winning experiences, 'Polio's Last Mile' and 'Apporter La Vie,' that take

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00:34:22

122. Giving Girls Their Days Back

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/10/27

Every day, more than 500 million women and girls live without access to menstrual supplies. This often forces them to use unsafe materials that put their health at risk and cause them to miss school or work. With menstruation lasting about 3,000 days over a lifetime (more than 8 years), this challenge is not only a matter of health but also one of equity, dignity, and opportunity.Days for Girls (DfG) wants to change that. Since 2008, DfG has reached 3.5 million people in 145 countries with

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00:32:09

121. Minor League Hockey, Major Community Impact

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/10/20

How does Zack Curran, our speaker, describe his work with the San Jose Barracuda?"As a proud member of the American Hockey League, our mission is to cultivate a welcoming, family-friendly environment where every fan feels at home. We are committed to offering an affordable, intimate, and uniquely engaging game-day experience. Through meaningful connections with communities across the South Bay, we strive to make every visit to The Reef feel inclusive, memorable, and deeply rooted in a sense of

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00:36:24

120. Democratizing a Transformational Technology

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/10/13

How can advanced medical technologies - once reserved for elite hospitals - now be made accessible to everyday communities? Our speaker will introduce a procedure called endoscopic ultrasound, or EUS, which allows doctors to see deep inside the body to diagnose conditions like pancreatic cancer and liver disease. Traditionally, this equipment is too expensive for most hospitals and outpatient centers, even in the United States. Here, we'll learn about a breakthrough that dramatically lowers the

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00:29:18

119. Atmospheric Water Harvesting

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/10/06

Approximately two billion people worldwide lack access to clean drinking water, negatively impacting national security, hygiene, and agriculture. Atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) is the conversion of ambient humidity into clean water; however, conventional dehumidification is energy-intensive. Improvement in AWH may be achieved with elastocaloric cooling, using temperature-sensitive materials in active thermoregulation. Potential benefits, compared to conventional desiccant wheel designs, include

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00:31:00

118. Project Hope: Water, Education, and a Bright...

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/09/29

Project Tumaini (Project Hope) is a long-term effort by the Outreach Program to install water purification systems into Primary Schools in rural Tanzania. The project provides safe water to a student for a full year for just $2. Over the last three years, the team has installed systems into 31 schools, supplying 24,000 students with safe water. Their current goal is to install systems into 96 primary schools in the Mkalama district to provide another 64,000 students with safe water.Our speaker,

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00:30:44

117. A Fresh Approach to Health, Environment, and...

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/09/22

SLICE 325 is a nonprofit using immersive education, food literacy, and sustainability to empower all communities with a focus on those historically underserved. Led by SLICE 325's founder Shemecka McNeil, you'll learn how SLICE 325 combines hands-on cooking, virtual reality, and environmental education to address chronic disease, food insecurity, and digital inequity. Their approach uses scalable, evidence-based strategies that merge cultural knowledge with health outcomes and climate

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00:33:26

116. Sport in Mind: Transforming Mental Health...

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/09/15

Sport in Mind describes itself as "the leading mental health sports charity in England and Wales." Its mission is to transform people's mental health through sport and physical activity, working in partnership with the National Health Service and sports governing bodies, and harnessing the power of sport to inspire, educate, and promote good mental health.Our speaker, Craig Adams, is Sport in Mind's head of partnerships. After spending eighteen years working in big tech in both the

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00:38:43

115. Life in Three Dimensions: Happiness, Meaning,...

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/09/08

What makes for a good life? Is it the simple, predictable pleasures we call happiness? Or can happiness lead to complacency and regret? Is the answer a deep sense of meaning and purpose? Or can a life of purpose invite narrow or misplaced loyalties?Shige Oishi is the Marshall Field IV Professor of Psychology at the University of Chicago. He is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2021, he also received the Outstanding Achievement Award for Advancing Cultural Psychology

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114. CARS: A Nonprofit for Nonprofits

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/09/01

CARS works with over 10,000 nonprofits and raises over $60 million a year in fundraising through turn-key vehicle and real estate donation programs.Our speaker is Howard Pearl, the Chief Executive Officer of Charitable Adult Rides & Services (CARS), a national leader in vehicle donation programs for nonprofits. Howard Pearl has over three decades of executive experience and a Harvard Business School education, and has worked with organizations like Johnson & Johnson, Ford Motor Company, and

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113. Combating Illegal Fishing

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/08/25

Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing is one of the most pressing threats to our oceans, devastating marine ecosystems and wildlife while undermining the livelihoods of sustainable fishers. For over two decades, WildAid has partnered with local leaders worldwide to improve marine protection and enforcement. WildAid CEO Meaghan Brosnan and Skylight Head Namrata Kolla explore how cutting-edge AI technology is transforming the fight against IUU fishing. Learn how Skylight’s AI-powered

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112. Foster Care and Trash Bags

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/08/18

Our foster care system is in need of complete reform in order for children in care to have a more humane experience.Rob Scheer knows that the first step is for our community to realize there is a problem. There are far too many people who have little to no knowledge of the struggles children in foster care face. These children are truly invisible in our society. Not only must we raise awareness of their plight, but we must come together to alleviate their suffering. We must ensure that the basic

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00:30:30

111. Transformative AI

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/08/11

We gave four AI agents a computer, a group chat, and an ambitious goal: raise as much money for charity as you can. Since then we have learned a lot about how AI agents cooperate with each other and the humans around them. Join us to learn more about where they succeeded and where they floundered, and what this might mean for the surprisingly near-term future of human-AI society.Agent Village: How AI Can Do Good and How It Can Do BetterOur speaker, Shoshannah Tekofsky, has a BSc in Cognitive

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00:36:28

110. India's Free Library Movement

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/08/04

This episode has a number of visuals that are in the video version which can be seen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3fbnO3K6fxKt9pfaTp8mYn or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/W-gSoOwsBOYWe believe the message is an important one, even if you do not watch the video, and hope that you will enjoy this and every episode of our series.Public libraries are an essential institution in the educational, cultural and literary life of its people. By definition, public libraries democratize knowledge and

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00:29:17

109. Rural is Resilient

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/07/28

"Rural is Resilient: Rebuilding the Appalachian Economy from the Ground Up" is a presentation by Coalfield Development that explores how community-driven innovation, workforce development, and social enterprise are transforming central Appalachia. Once a region known for powering the nation through coal and industry (yet often left behind in terms of reinvestment and opportunity), Appalachia now faces deep economic, environmental, and health disparities. Coalfield Development reverse-engineers

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00:34:24

108. Let Your Voice be Heard

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/07/21

What do you know about stuttering? If you aren't someone who stutters, do you know the things you should do when you meet a person who does? Today you'll hear from someone who can explain from his own experiences what stuttering is, the characteristics of one who stutters, and common myths about stuttering. Our speaker, Jeff Olevson, is the current president of the Sunnyvale Rotary Club and has been a Rotarian for almost twelve years. Outside of Rotary, Jeff has been involved with the National

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00:29:08

107. Bridging the Gap Between Solar Power and...

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/07/14

Desalination is a critical tool for addressing water scarcity, yet conventional renewable-powered desalination systems rely heavily on energy storage, increasing cost and complexity. In this talk, our speakers will present a novel control strategy—flow-commanded current control—for enabling direct-drive photovoltaic electrodialysis (PV-ED) with little to no energy storage. Their approach maximizes real-time energy utilization, achieving high water production efficiency while reducing and eliminating

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