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March 21, 2021
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Posted by Harmony Ma on Mar 16, 2021
Check out the latest happenings in Rotary's innovative youth program, "ALPS", on Instagram! Follow us today to see what our students are up to! 
E-MEETING Highlights for March 16, 2021:  Valerie McGrew, Snapshots of the Story of the Irish in San Francisco
Posted by Bob Hermann on Mar 18, 2021
2021-2022 President-Elect Christopher Wiseman (Event Planning | Glaucoma Research Foundation) welcomed everyone to today's meeting and early celebration of St. Patrick's Day. He provided some fun facts about St. Patrick’s Day including that the original color was BLUE, not GREEN.
 
Visiting Rotarians and Guests
In today's audience were Jeff Lerner, Rich Moran, Maria Pohlman, Eric Sleigh, Karen Sommerich, Andres Vera, Andy Wang, Charley Vogt of the Rotary Club of Ignacio, and today's speaker, Valerie McGrew. 
 
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Upcoming Events
SERVICE PROJECT March 22, 2021:  Delivering Meals for The Arc San Francisco
Drivers needed to pick up pre-packaged meals at The Arc San Francisco and deliver to individual residences of Arc participants who are experiencing food insecurity. Exact directions will be provided when you pick up the meals. Hand delivery of meals must occur between 4 PM and 5:30 PM in advance of the Monday Night Dinner Club with Friends Like Me via Zoom to be held on the first and third Monday of each month.
 
DRIVERS NEEDED TO DELIVER PPE: March 22-26, 2021
The week of March 22-26, 2021, Something Labs is donating 7,500 medical gowns to Bay Area health care facilities; a grant of $8,500 from the San Francisco Rotary Foundation supported the creation of 2,250 of these gowns. If you are available starting March 22, 2021 to help with transportation of gowns to hospitals or other sites, please sign up here and take photos of your experience. The contact person is Sam Haynor.
 
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E-MEETING March 23, 2021: Dr. Diane Birnbaumer, The Latest on COVID Vaccines
Dr. Diane Birnbaumer will discuss the COVID vaccines and answer questions related to these vaccines. Advanced registration required. Connection instructions will be provided immediately to all who register.
 
SERVICE PROJECT March 23, 2021: Baby Wipes Assembly for Homeless Prenatal Program
Join us at this service opportunity to bag baby wipes for giveaway to clients of the Homeless Prenatal Program. We will meet at an open-air warehouse to allow social distancing while assembling the baby wipes. Participation is limited to EIGHT people, so sign up early. Masks are required; double masks are preferred. Registration is now closed.
 
VOCATIONAL MEETING March 29, 2021: Presenting in a Digital World
Join us for Presenting in a Digital World, an interactive virtual workshop to boost your online communication skills. The workshop will be led by Jonathan Wisniewski, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Dale Carnegie. Networking opportunity at the end of the workshop. Advanced registration required. Connection instructions will be provided immediately to all who register.
 
SERVICE PROJECT April 5, 2021:  Delivering Meals for The Arc San Francisco
Drivers needed to pick up pre-packaged meals at The Arc San Francisco and deliver to individual residences of Arc participants who are experiencing food insecurity. Exact directions will be provided when you pick up the meals. Hand delivery of meals must occur between 4 PM and 5:30 PM in advance of the Monday Night Dinner Club with Friends Like Me via Zoom to be held on the first and third Monday of each month.
 
E-MEETING April 6, 2021: Gary Kamiya, A Jaunt Through San Francisco
Rotarians and guests will join Gary Kamiya in a tour of San Francisco sites covered in his books and discover new parts of our City. Advanced registration required. Connection instructions will be provided immediately to all who register.
 
SERVICE PROJECT April 10, 2021: Catholic Charities and Backpacks for the Homeless
Please join us in assembling snacks and hygiene items and then stuffing them into Rotary-branded backpacks for the homeless. This project is sponsored by a grant from the Foundation of the Rotary Club of San Francisco.
 
E-MEETING April 13, 2021: Dr. Oral Moses, An Overview of African American Music 
Dr. Oral Moses, Professor Emeritus of Voice and Music Literature at Kennesaw State University near Atlanta, GA, will provide an overview of African American music, including the Negro spiritual, the Blues, jazz, gospel, and popular music. And he will provide some short musical selections. Advanced registration required. Connection instructions will be provided immediately to all who register.
 
SERVICE PROJECT April 17, 2021: Catholic Charities and Backpacks for the Homeless
Please join us in assembling snacks and hygiene items and then stuffing them into Rotary-branded backpacks for the homeless. This project is sponsored by a grant from the Foundation of the Rotary Club of San Francisco.
 
E-MEETING April 20, 2021: Casey Fritz, Better at the Bin with Recology
Casey Fritz, a Recycling Programs Specialist, will take us through what being “better at the bin” means, how our recycling and composting programs work in the City with specific do’s and don’ts, and why reducing our waste is so important. Advanced registration required. Connection instructions will be provided immediately to all who register.