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CEO of PEP Housing
Feb. 09, 2023
The story of PEP Housing began when a group of clergy and civic leaders in Petaluma came together to trouble-shoot a situation that was considered unacceptable. These citizens were appalled to discover that many elderly in our community were living out their senior years in converted garages, storage units, and tents without heat or running water. Our founders began to meet regularly as volunteers, believing that other community volunteers could and would join them in an effort to sponsor and manage housing for seniors with limited income living on fixed incomes. In 1978 Petaluma Ecumenical Properties was established. As a result of their efforts way back then, the organization now known as PEP Housing has developed and manages 19 affordable housing properties with 671 apartments accommodating over 700 seniors with limited income, with several more properties in development. When the need is as great as a 5-year waitlist for housing would indicate, our work is never done; PEP Housing development staff is constantly on the lookout for opportunities to develop new affordable housing projects. Our goal is to bring quality affordable housing to other communities that can benefit from our successful affordable housing model and maintaining the lowest rental rates in the North Bay. To achieve these goals, PEP Housing has expanded our development projects into other parts of the Northern California as project opportunities have come forward due to our growing reputation as an industry leader in development of service-enriched housing for seniors. |
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Feb. 14, 2023 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
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Nicaragua update
Feb. 16, 2023
John Jones will be speaking on the status of our mission work to Nicaragua along with a brief history of our involvement via eye and dental projects and the construction and equipping of the Sabalos Surgery Center. Bring friends and family that have an interest in international service and one of the Club’s most significant projects. |
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Coping with Loss and Grief
Mar. 02, 2023
Coping with Loss and Grief: It Takes a Village, and Sometimes a Global Community
We have all experienced loss in our lives to varying degrees. The loss of family and friends, loss of a job, “empty nest,” and other forms of loss. We have also been offered opportunities to support others through their grief and loss. Join us on March 2 as Harry Coffey shares the story of one family’s grief and the support they received from a global community on their healing journey. He also will invite us to participate in a conversation about grief and loss, personally and/or professionally. |
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Executive Director of Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation
Mar. 09, 2023
Anne has worked in wildlife conservation for more than three decades, including 24 years as a wildlife biologist and refuge manager with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Wildlife Refuge System in Colorado, Alaska, Florida, and California, and six years as a wildlife biologist with the Bureau of Land Management in Alaska. She was most recently the manager of the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex which includes seven National Wildlife Refuges in the San Francisco and Monterey Bay areas and the Farallon Islands. Originally from Miami, Florida, Anne received a B.S. in Wildlife Biology from Colorado State University and a M.S. in Zoology from the University of Wyoming. Anne is passionate about restoring native habitats and conserving imperiled wildlife through promoting science-based climate adaption, fostering collaborative partnerships, and connecting people to nature. Anne lives in Sebastopol with her partner Harry and canine-friend Daisy, and they enjoy sailing, bicycling, traveling, and exploring the diverse natural, historical, and culinary venues that abound in northern California. |
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Mar. 14, 2023 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
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Habitat for Humanity of Sonoma County
Mar. 16, 2023
Jacqui is an integral part of the Habitat Leadership team, and recently spearheaded the relaunch of the Aging in Place Critical Home Repair and Neighborhood Revitalization programs. The programs are robust and continue to help our Sonoma County neighbors in need. In November, Habitat of Sonoma County won NBBJ’s 2022 Gives Award based on this program. |
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Italians of Sunnyside
Mar. 23, 2023
Dr. Anthony Borgognoni is the grandson of Italian immigrants who persevered at the Sunnyside Plantation in Lake Village, Arkansas. His grandparents, along with the grandparents of Sunrise Rotarian Don Floriani, were part of this unique colony established in the Arkansas Delta. From childhood, Anthony participated in the cultural traditions of his family and was inspired to learn more of his heritage as he listened to his parents speak Italian across the dinner table. He authored several chapters of his mother’s book, Italians of Sunnyside, and managed every phase of its publication in both the United States and Italy. He is the co-executive director and CEO of the Italians of Sunnyside Foundation. In his spare time, Anthony is an Optometric physician specializing in the treatment and management of ocular diseases and vision disorders. He will join us by Zoom. |
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Sonoma County: Favorites and Hidden Gems
Mar. 30, 2023
Please join us March 30 for an interactive program, ‘Sonoma County: Favorites and Hidden Gems.’ This is a wonderful opportunity to get better acquainted with some of our fellow club members as we all share favorite places and spaces: parks, venues, experiences, shopping, restaurants, wineries, etc.
We will break into groups, with each group receiving a unique question or two. Each group will have plenty of time to come up with their respective responses…there are no right or wrong answers! Let’s just have fun and leverage the hundreds of collective years of living here and our passion for sharing the very best of our amazing county including those slightly off-the-beaten-path places and experiences we love. All the responses will be compiled and shared club-wide. |
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Apr. 11, 2023 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
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Apr. 15, 2023 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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Apr. 22, 2023 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Help with Levi's Gran Fondo, at the starting location. Check in bags. Please sign up at . You will need to create a login here and then go to Saturday April 22 and volunteer for "Bag Check Drop-Off". Guaranteed to be fun and a great way to start your weekend! If you need help signing up, contact me! (Peter H) |
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Executive Director Safari West
Apr. 27, 2023
Join us on April 27 when Keo Hornbostel, Executive Director of Safari West, will share their latest and greatest news at this amazing 400-acre nature preserve (including an update on the white rhino calf born on April 2). The mission of Safari West is to actively promote conservation and environmental education while imparting knowledge that helps each individual make well-informed choices in regard to the environment and wildlife conservation. Keo joined Safari West in 2015 and oversees all operational aspects of this organization, dedicated. Prior to joining Safari West, Keo had a 30-year hospitality career running vacation Resorts from the Caribbean to Hawaii. |
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Kagoshima and Hiroshima Visit
May 04, 2023
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May 09, 2023 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
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Elsie Allen Interact is Back!
May 11, 2023
After a Covid pandemic break, the Elsie Allen Interact Club is back in full swing this year under the guidance of faculty advisor Doug Gibson and Rotarian Merle Hayes. Join us on May 11 to recognize Doug for his years of dedicated service (he is retiring at the end of this academic year); and learn more from some of the youth leaders Doug and Merle have been shepherding! |
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Rotarians at Work
May 18, 2023
For our interactive program on May 18, member Esbon Jen is going to start us off by sharing a significant life-changing experience which led to his vibrant (and still active) career in public health. We then want to hear from YOU—whether you’re actively working or now retired!
Some of us probably don’t even know or remember what one or more other Rotarians in our club “do” or “did” for a living (especially if a name badge says “retired”)! Let’s find out together and have some fun! |
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Evolution of Sonoma County Agriculture
May 25, 2023
With an emphasis on the 1950’s forward-hops, prunes, and grapes, George will discuss Santa Rosa in the 50’s, including his family's agricultural history, and end with some current thoughts on farming.
George is a fourth generation Santa Rosa native, raised on Dutton Ave, and graduated from Montgomery High School. He worked for Exchange Bank after graduation from UC Berkeley (finance) and returned to the bank after serving in the US Army, stationed in Germany. He left the bank after 20 years and went into private business (real estate development and construction), primarily in SW Santa Rosa. For the last 20 years of his career, he transitioned into commercial real estate appraisal, consultation and property management. |
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President & CEO, Santa Rosa Symphony
Jun. 08, 2023
Alan Silow is President and CEO of the Santa Rosa Symphony. He has held this leadership position since July of 2002 and will be retiring after 21 years in July 2023. During his tenure, the Symphony returned to a fiscally sound basis that produced surpluses in operations annually for 20 years, while tripling the annual budget to $5 million and growing the endowment from $1.5 million to over $17 million. Silow played a leadership role in the public/private partnership with Sonoma State University to build a new world-class symphony hall that opened in Fall 2012 where the Santa Rosa Symphony is now the resident orchestra of the Green Music Center. Silow’s accomplishments were recognized with a nonprofit leadership award for innovation, community engagement and growth given by North Bay Business Journal in October 2012 and received several awards in recognition of service including the first ‘Heart of Sonoma County Excellence in Leadership’ in 2022. Prior to taking this position, he concluded a successful, three-year tenure as Executive Director of ProMusica Chamber Orchestra in Columbus, Ohio. Previous positions include Director of Marketing & Public Relations for the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival and Executive Director of the Santa Fe Convention & Visitors Bureau. During his tenure, readers of Conde Nast Traveler magazine named Santa Fe the top travel destination in the world.
Silow graduated Phi Beta Kappa with an undergraduate B.A. degree in Economics with Honors from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of International and Public Affairs. He is married to a lovely and talented university professor, with one son who currently practices as an attorney in NYC. He lives in Oakmont. |
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Jun. 10, 2023 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Bring your kneepads, a water bottle, and gloves, and come pull some weeds! The club is working on a great new project. We will be installing some new garden beds at Lewis Early Learning Academy, a school for children with special needs ages 3 to 5 yrs. More information about this project will be coming soon. This workday is to help prepare the garden area and some of the surrounding areas by pulling weeds and sprucing things up. We need need 5-7 people and we should be done within two hours. Please register or let Peter H. know if you can join. |
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Jun. 10, 2023 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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Jun. 13, 2023 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
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We Are Not Alone - UAP/UFOs
Jun. 15, 2023
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Jun. 17, 2023 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
DATE CHANGE: Saturday, not Sunday. Sorry for the confusion! Mark your calendars! Let's send President Jack off in style. Join us on June 18, 2023 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. to reflect, regale, and celebrate an incredible Rotaty year. Please keep your eyes peeled for an email with location and other pertitent details. We want to keep this a surprise for President Jack. :) |
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Charles M Schulz Sonoma County Airport
Jun. 22, 2023
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Happy Birthday Sunrise!
Jul. 06, 2023
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Forget Me Not Farms
Jul. 13, 2023
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Jul. 13, 2023 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Please join us for our first off-site meeting of the year! The meeting will be held at our regular Thursday morning meeting time at 7:30 AM at Forget Me Not Farms. Please do not show up at our usual venue because no one will be there. Directions: If you haven’t been there, take the Humane Society driveway off of Highway 12 when heading toward Sebastopol. Take the driveway to the end where there is a gate to the farm. There is parking on the right. Please RSVP so we can get a head count. |
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Club Assembly
Jul. 20, 2023
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Jul. 20, 2023 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Please join us to celebrate Del's 97th birthday! The event will be hosted by Archie & Sue Julian. For those of you who don't know Archie, he's a former member of our club and Del's closest friend. The club will provide hot dogs, hamburgers, condiments and birthday cake. Bring your own beverage, a chair if you can, and a potluck dish large enough to serve at least 10 people. If your last name begins with A-M, please bring an appetizer. If your last name begins with N-Z, please bring a salad. Our hosts have a swimming pool, which we're welcome to use. If you wish to swim or just cool off, please bring appropriate swimming attire and a towel. Please do not bring a gift, though cards are welcome. Your presence at the celebration is gift enough for Del. We encourage carpooling a) for the environment and b) to spare the neighbors from overcrowded streets. Please RSVP as soon as possible so that we can get a headcount. We look forward to seeing y'll there! |
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Jul. 25, 2023 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Sunrisers, please join the Environment Committee this coming Tuesday at 5:30 pm on Zoom to do idea exchanging about the club's Environment direction this year. We have DG Tom's quarterly themes to use as a starting point, but it is in our hands to decide what we want to do and be in 2023/24.
1st quarter Zero Out That Waste
2nd quarter Find and Reduce your Carbon Footprint
3rd quarter Biodiversity/Pollinators/Plants
4th quarter Water and Earth
Here is the Zoom link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/8402878491
Join and listen, join and participate, join and think BIG. Just be sure you join us!
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Children's Museum
Jul. 27, 2023
Collette Michaud, the Founder and CEO of the Children's Museum of Sonoma County, has a remarkable background. With a degree in commercial art and over 15 years of experience in the children's game software industry, she embarked on a mission. In 2005, she established the Children's Museum, starting from humble beginnings out of the back of her minivan. Collette's lifelong passion lies in creating engaging, imaginative, and interactive learning environments, whether they be in virtual or physical spaces. Her dedication to providing artful experiences that foster learning and creativity is at the core of her work at the Children's Museum. |
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Jul. 27, 2023 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
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Jul. 29, 2023 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
The Lewis School Garden is coming together! We are trying to get it ready for the children when they return to school the week of August 8th. The garden bed structures are built, the toolshed is installed, and now we need to bring in the rocks and soil for the (almost) finishing touches. Materials will be delivered to the facility, but they need to be hauled to the garden and raked level. Although all are welcome to participate, this is a especially good project for those who need a good physical workout. Lewis Early Learning Academy is a school for children with special needs ages 0 to 5 yrs. Bring your rakes and shovels and wheelbarrows if you have them, and a water bottle and gloves. We need need 5-7 people and we should be done within two hours. Park in the lot right next to Canevari's deli; enter the driveway just west of Canavari's on Lewis Rd. Please let Peter H. know if you can join. Thanks as always! |
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“End Plastics Now”
Aug. 03, 2023
Barbara McChesney enjoyed a 35 year long career as a special educator and was always passionate about being a good steward of the land. Retirement provides incredible travel and camping experiences, primarily exploring the great outdoors. This has reinforced Barbara’s desire to learn about and work to protect our beautiful planet. Since joining the Rotary club of Windsor 3 years ago, Barbara has become actively engaged as the chair of her club environmental committee, and the chair of the Environment Committee for District 5130. The Rotary Club of Windsor is an Ambassador Club for End Plastic Soup: a global environmental project for Rotary and Barbara serves as the liaison. Barbara, along with her sisters Beverly and Frances are co-authors of McSisters Tackle Plastic (www.mcsisters.org), a blog designed to share information about the plastic crisis and inspire readers to make a difference. |
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