Speaker Date Topic
Katy Basile Apr 03, 2024
The Cost of Inheritance

Katy Besile is an attorney who will share her experience assisting the Founders of the Reparations Project with one of the personal stories featured in "The Cost of Inheritance: an America ReFramed Special" which premiered on PBS on January 8 and which was screened on March 12 at 7pm at the Guild Theater in Menlo Park. The documentary explores the legacy of systemic inequitites in the United States, tracing the intertwined histories of descentdants of enslaved persons and slave owners and delving into their efforts to bridge divides and seek reparations together.

The Reparations Project was founded to fight property disputes for the heirs of formerly enslaved peoples and fight the horrific trend of Black land loss via eminent omain. Among other initiatives, the Reparations Project also supports Black education and Black art. In that effort, they now support of 25 scholars arcross the country, including some for the Bay Area they easist Black families with tax payments to preserve land ownership, support Black farmers, and are curating an innovative enslavement era art exhibit for museums accross the country. The story of how The Reparations Project started and how Katy came to be involved can be found here.

Jennifer Ponce Apr 10, 2024
Community Emergency Response Training (CERT)
NO MEETING Apr 17, 2024
Dazzle
Terry Ziegler Apr 24, 2024
Rotary Polio Eradication
Fun Committee May 01, 2024
Cinco de Mayo
John Kelley May 08, 2024
Darren Dean Vocational Education Grant Presentations
Les Stuart May 15, 2024
The Future Gearheads Internship and Apprentice Program

Les is a 28-year veteran of the high-tech industry, all of which was spent in engineering, business development, product line management, and an executive in the Management divisions of several Fortune 500 companies. He holds 4 patents, authored 5 papers, and has lectured across the globe. Les retired 7 years ago.

Les has been wrenching on classic Ford muscle cars and British cars for 49 years. Following his passion, Les is now the owner of Big Daddy's Motor Cars (BDMC), a company in Morgan Hill, CA, that has focused on custom building 1964.5 - 1970 Mustangs. The company has risen to global notoriety and has customers across the nation as well as internationally.

Big Daddy's Motor Cars is home to "The Future Gearheads Internship & Apprentice Program" for youths and adults. Les believes that by investing in the future of the automotive industry, we can contribute to the growth and success of the industry, change lives, and make an economic impact.