Speakers
| Speaker | Date | Topic |
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| Tyler Buszkiewicz | May 01, 2024 6:00 PM |
Environment as well as his desire to attend the Washington Youth Summit on the Environment.
 On Wednesday, May 1, 2024, Silicon Valley Rainbow Rotary is pleased to host Tyler Buszkiewicz, who will talk about his love of science and the environment as well as his desire to attend the Washington Youth Summit on the Environment. This program is funded by George Mason University and lead in coordination with the Smithsonian National Zoo. It brings together 300 sophomores and juniors from all across the U.S. for an amazing experience. Delegates explore sites such as the National Zoo and Aquarium and state of the art research centers, and have the opportunity to meet and talk to members of Congress at a luncheon on Capitol Hill. Alumni receive a college credit from the University and a fee waiver and change for a special scholarship if they choose to apply to the University. Students are nominated by school and district administration and are the specially selected by the George Mason Dean of Admissions, Alyn Bird, and the WYSE program director, Elena Johnson. You can read more about this program here: https://wyse.gmu.edu/. About the speaker His love of science grew due to a membership to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which he visited often and from which he learned a great deal of information. As a child, he joined the Cub Scouts which sprouted his love of the environment and the outdoors, participating in many conservation projects such as cleaning out a local reservoir that used to house wildlife which had since disappeared. He enjoyed projects that helped restore nature to its natural beauty. When he moved to the Sierra Nevadas, he joined his school’s Natural Resources Program, which has its own campus devoted to making the program and community a better place. Tyler and his team mates from the Natural Resources Program have gone to the Forestry Challenge completion for the last three years and won three years in a row. Tyler was able to join this competition 2 of 3 times. Since starting high school, he has participated in of a variety of clubs and extracurricular activities, even taking on leadership roles. During his freshman year, he became the Natural Resources Program’s Community Service Organizer and now holds the position of Vice President. Since his freshman year, he has been an active member of the school’s chapter of Friday Night Live, an organization that aims to bring youth together and engage them in fun activities so that they don’t turn to drugs and alcohol. Starting in his freshman year, he has been a key part of the school’s Academic Decathlon Team, and last year during the district’s competition, he won a gold medal in the science category and a bronze medal in the history category. Most recently Tyler co-founded the Beekeeping Club at this school to promote learning about how to care for bees and what we can do to help them in the area, and he has been elected as the club’s Vice President.
How to Join this Event Our meetings are hybrid – you can join via Zoom or come in person at the Billy DeFrank Community Center. Zoom meeting link: Time: May 1, 2024 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88583931138?pwd=TE4rVlNpdnViMktNS0E3eklhOEhTdz09 Meeting ID: 885 8393 1138 |
| Jorge Mota, Program Manager, Hope Drop-In-Center | Jun 05, 2024 6:00 PM |
He will talk about his work with the Hope Center
 On Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Silicon Valley Rainbow Rotary is pleased to host Jorge Mota (he/him), Program Manager, Hope Drop-In Center, Pacific Clinics. He will talk about his work with the Hope Center and to tell you the story of how the Hope Center came to be his agency's leading program around LGBTQIA+ support.
How to Join this Event Our meetings are hybrid – you can join via Zoom or come in person at the Billy DeFrank Community Center. Zoom meeting link: Time: June 5, 2024 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88583931138?pwd=TE4rVlNpdnViMktNS0E3eklhOEhTdz09 Meeting ID: 885 8393 1138 Passcode: 973811
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