August & September 2024

Posted by Kenneth Macy on Sep 25, 2024

New Teacher Breakfast

Aug 5, 2024
The Club help its annual breakfast welcoming the SLV school district new teachers for the year.  Superintendent Chris Schiermeyer did the honors welcoming the 15 new teachers to the district.  Then the principles at each school did the introductions.
 

Mike Humenik

Aug 7, 2024
Mike Humenik was our speaker this morning.  In the next few days there will be the Perseids Meteor Shower.  Mike has been our speaker before talking about geologic topics. Today he spoke on meteors including the differences between meteor, meteorite and meteoroid 
 

Arturo Uribe & Jenny Francis

Aug 21, 2024
This morning Arturo Uribe and Jenny Francis presented Psynergy.  Spread over 6 campuses in northern & central California,
 
the Psynergy organization's mission is to create hope and a future for our residents through vision, fortitude, integrity and a progressive mindset, and we work to instill these values in our residences.  This effort requires partnership with clients, residents, families, neighbors and staff.  They accomplish their mission through delivery of mental health services, medication support services, dual diagnosis/dual treatment, case management services, equine therapy and crisis intervention.

John Foye

Sept 4, 2024
John Foye, our speaker this morning is the current Program Manager for MCR.  He delivered a nice update on current events at the organization.  John grew up in Willits and spent 6 years in the Marines.  Interesting fact: of all the Community Bridges facilities in the county, MCR is the busiest with the homeless population.
 
Grace Baillie & Ron Sekkel
Sept 12, 2024
 
Two speakers this evening.  First Grace Baillie, one of the RYLA campers sponsored by our club, gave a summary of her weekend there with the other Interact Club members.  Grace is attending SLV High.
 
The second speaker was PDG Ron Sekkel, presenting a short backgrounder on Rotary Club history.  Especially focusing on Paul Harris.  Harris was born in Racine, Wisconsin and raised in Vermont by his grandmother.  He earned a law degree in 1891 at the Univ of Iowa.  He and several others founded the first Rotary Club in Chicago in 1905.  Today, there are 1.4 million members making up 46,000 clubs worldwide.
       
            Grace                                                 Ron
Jessica Yarr
Sept 18, 2024
 
Jessica Yarr is the Owner & head chef of the The Grove Bakery & Restaurant in Felton.  Opening in March 2023, this is one of the newest establishments here.  Jessica is an experienced baker/chef with experience that includes large organizations over the hill in Silicon Valley.  She was the pastry chef at Google until let go for having and expressing too many opinions on the operation there.  Also experienced chef at Adobe for 4 years - until Covid.  She is recognized now as "Master of her Craft".  She left this all behind to become an entrepreneur at the restaurant business.  She recommends the book "One Thing" for those thinking of entrepreneurship.  A favorite quote of hers is "showing up early is showing up on time."
 
Jessica Yarr