Big Buzz About Bees”, Sager Family Farm’s flagship education program, represents the best traditions of STEAM education with substantive and thought-provoking lessons for early childhood learners.

Since joining Rotary in 2013 Marga is a strong believer in the impact that Rotary global grants have in communities worldwide.  She has overseen, implemented and raised funds for a number of humanitarian projects in Burkina Faso, Argentina, Bolivia, Haiti, Senegal, India and other countries in the areas of water and sanitation, economic development and health.  Marga is also a frequent speaker at Rotary District Conferences, Institutes (in India, Italy, Argentina, Australia, Sri Lanka) as well as at the Rotary International Assembly.

Executive Director of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. Imagine a future where every entrepreneur sees themself as a global citizen who acts in the interest of others.

This week’s speaker will be Kathryn Stoner, the Deputy Director at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and a Senior Fellow at the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, and at the Center for International Security and Cooperation, all at Stanford. She will discuss her insightful and timely book Russia Resurrected: Its Power and Purpose in a New Global Order.

Be Inspired by the Wild – Join your fellow Rotarians for an exhilarating hike through nature and then lunch.

Get to know your fellow Rotarians.

Wine and Champaign will be provided.

If you would like beer or snacks, please bring some to share.

Guests are Welcome.

Contact Richard Schoelerman for more information!

Dave was a busy broadcast journalist recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease when he decided to do something he’d never quite imagined: He moved in to take care of his 95-year-old mom. He has written a book about his experience called Winter Stars which is the moving story of their ten-year caregiving journey.

This is a fascinating and rapidly changing topic whose outcome will affect most all of us. Philipp is President & CEO of Mercedes-Benz Research& Development North America.

Professor Thompson focuses on how to improve water management through legal, institutional, and technological innovation.

The time has come to start up our 2^nd Friday Events. The next event will be March 11 at 6pm at the Schoelerman House. Wine and Champaign will be provided. Should you like to have beer or snacks, please bring them along with enough to share.

Elton is a retired VC and tech exec. Today, he writes and produces two affirming podcasts on the Bible, homosexuality and the LGBTQIA+ community. Previously, he spent 7 years as discussion leader with Bible Study Fellowship.

We’ll hear from Peter Hasenkamp, Lucid’s Vice President of Supply Chain and Joann Jung, Design Director, interior design at LUCID Motors.

Author Paul Regan takes us down the winding, wild road of bringing down legendary playboy Howard Hughes.

Dark in honor of President’s Day.

Lindsay Carpenter, a Rotarian from our neighboring Los Altos Rotary Club. Lindsay was on the team that put together the highly successful Bears of Los Altos project last year. Carol Dabb, Roy Lave and Stan Scardino were the members in charge of the Bear Project, which took inspiration from the Chicago Cow Parade some 20 years ago, a public art exhibit that displayed painted cows around some of the world’s biggest cities and was adapted to express California pride.

LifeMoves is the largest provider of interim housing and services for homelessness in Silicon Valley. With 26 shelter and service sites from Daly City to San José (their two newest sites are Mountain View and Half Moon Bay), LifeMoves gives our neighbors experiencing homelessness a temporary place to call home while providing intensive, customized case management through both site-based programs and community outreach.

An Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery at UCSF/East Bay Surgery – retired from the East Bay Residency Program where he worked at the county hospital as a Surgical Oncologist.  He worked with Kaiser for 22 years and specialized in Breast Cancer and Melanoma. His current research includes Cervical Cancer screening.

Jose Blanchet, a professor of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford. In most people, transportation conjures up the image of bus a plane or maybe a train moving people around. Of course, this perhaps the most widespread use of this term.

At this Mid-Year Meeting our emphasis is on member engagement for completion of this year’s Rotary journey. It has continued to be a strange Rotary year so far, meeting both in person and remotely, and there is no reason to think it will change over the last six months.

Important election for our President Elect-Nominee for Rotary year 2023-2024. Larry Christenson is the only known candidate, (and an excellent choice by our past presidents committee), and is the odds on favorite to win.

Megan Swezey Fogarty serves as Stanford’s inaugural Associate Vice President for Community Engagement. Previously, Megan served as Deputy Executive Director at Stanford’s Haas Center for Public Service. Before returning to the Haas Center full-time in 2007, Megan led the Center’s Call to Serve government recruitment and worked with the City of Palo Alto City Manager’s Office on planning for libraries and a possible pandemic flu. She served as nonprofits liaison for State Assemblyman Joe Simitian and for a decade hosted Senator Simitian’s government access television show, Capitol Focus.

Peter’s talk will explore some ways that scientists and entrepreneurs are “hacking” nature to quickly remove 1 trillion excess tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. We’ll look at challenges and opportunities of nature-based solutions — trees, soils, oceans — to regenerate the earth to its former state of perfection.

Friday we will welcome Chief Kenneth Dueker, J.D., who is the Director of Emergency Services for the City of Palo Alto, a position he has held since 2011.

John Vandemoer, Stanford’s former Sailing coach was sentenced in the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal and has written a book entitled “Rigged Justice: How the College Admissions Scandal Ruined an Innocent’s Man’s Life” which tells the riveting true story of how he was drawn unwittingly into a web of deceit in an eye-opening memoir that offers a damning portrait of modern college administration and the ways in which justice and fairness do not always intersect.

For over thirty years, Hung has been a dedicated community volunteer, serving on many local non-profit organization Boards.  She was elected to the Cupertino City Council in November 2020. Hung will bring integrity, experience, and commitment to Cupertino’s City Council. She believes in Servant Leadership and will commit her passion, energy, and action-taking abilities in the next decade for public service.

The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. Rotary has been at the forefront of efforts to completely eradicate Polio from our planet. The Rotary Foundation is the backbone of all the charitable work that Rotarians do.  Our Foundation has earned a five-star (highest) rating from Charity Navigator, the independent organization that rates non-profits.

Orrin Mahoney is a long time resident of Cupertino, California. After graduating from Carnegie-Mellon University in 1967, he came to California to work at Hewlett-Packard and received a Master’s degree from Stanford while working there. After a 35 year management career at HP, he retired and devoted his time to community activities. He is a former member of the Cupertino City Council, and has served twice as Mayor.

Richard’s visit is an opportunity for PAU Rotarians to better introduce him to all that our Club has to offer, as we hear his perspective on Rotary helping to make the world a better place. He would like us all do our best to “Serve to Change Lives”, and to spread that enthusiasm throughout our communities.

We Care Committee Meeting, fourth Friday of the month. Right after the PAURC morning meeting at approximately 8:45 am.

Books Plus Committee Meeting. Every third Friday at 4pm PST/PT

Civility planning sessions, third Wednesday of each month via Zoom.

EIC meeting, first Friday of each month. Right after the regular PAURC morning meeting.

Membership Committee Meeting. First Thursday of the month at 7:30am.

Books Plus Committee Meeting. Every third Friday at 4pm PST/PT

We Care Committee Meeting, fourth Friday of the month. Right after the PAURC morning meeting at approximately 8:45 am.

Civility planning sessions, third Wednesday of each month via Zoom.

EIC meeting, first Friday of each month. Right after the regular PAURC morning meeting.

Membership Committee Meeting. First Thursday of the month at 7:30am.

We Care Committee Meeting, fourth Friday of the month. Right after the PAURC morning meeting at approximately 8:45 am.

Civility planning sessions, third Wednesday of each month via Zoom.

Books Plus Committee Meeting. Every third Friday at 4pm PST/PT

EIC meeting, first Friday of each month. Right after the regular PAURC morning meeting.

Viscous Electron Fluids

Membership Committee Meeting. First Thursday of the month at 7:30am.

We Care Committee Meeting, fourth Friday of the month. Right after the PAURC morning meeting at approximately 8:45 am.

Wildlife Photography

Books Plus Committee Meeting. Every third Friday at 4pm PST/PT

March PAURC Board Meeting.

Rise Together Education

Civility planning sessions, third Wednesday of each month via Zoom.

Health, Law and Constitutionalism in South Africa

Laurie talked about the inter-related topics of how to encourage healthier forests for a variety of public benefits, through forest ownership and conservation easements, and the role of forests and natural lands on mitigating the effects of the coming climate crisis

The Institute brings together business, government, scientists and citizens groups to support chemical policies to protect human health and the global environment. Blum’s research and policy work with the Institute has contributed to preventing the use of flame retardants and other harmful chemicals in children’s sleepwear, furniture, electronics, and other products world-wide.

Dan is Dean of the Graduate School of Education at Stanford and is an expert on adaptive learning.

General Spalding is a national security and China expert and will bring a unique perspective to a very troubling concern. He is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations and presently is a Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C.

This is a fascinating and rapidly changing topic whose outcome will affect most all of us. Philipp is President & CEO of Mercedes-Benz Research& Development North America.