RCHS Meeting w/ Bill Tobin (ShelterBox USA)
Contact:
Ary Radnaeva
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Please join us for our weekly meeting on October 1st. This meeting will be only on Zoom! Our usual informal happy (half) hour begins at 6:00 pm, and the bell rings at 6:30 pm to formally start the meeting.
Our special speaker this week will be Bill Tobin, from ShelterBox USA. ShelterBox is continuing to provide families with shelter and other vital aid in global areas that are most susceptible to and least prepared for the covid-19 pandemic. ShelterBox, Rotary International’s Project Partner for disaster relief, was founded in the year 2000, and has responded to over 300 disasters in 100 countries providing shelter and life-saving aid to over 1.5 million people. ShelterBox has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018 and 2019 for projects assisting families displaced by conflict.
Our special speaker this week will be Bill Tobin, from ShelterBox USA. ShelterBox is continuing to provide families with shelter and other vital aid in global areas that are most susceptible to and least prepared for the covid-19 pandemic. ShelterBox, Rotary International’s Project Partner for disaster relief, was founded in the year 2000, and has responded to over 300 disasters in 100 countries providing shelter and life-saving aid to over 1.5 million people. ShelterBox has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018 and 2019 for projects assisting families displaced by conflict.
Bill Tobin's Bio
A member of the Rotary Club of El Dorado Hills California since 2004, Bill Tobin has served in several
club and district leadership roles and is a major donor to The Rotary Foundation. In 2016-2017 Rotary District 5180 awarded Bill “Rotarian of the Year” for his active and dedicated service to Rotary, and for his commitment to ShelterBox.
Bill began as a volunteer for ShelterBox after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Since then Bill has shared the ShelterBox story to thousands of Rotarians, organized fundraisers and awareness events for ShelterBox USA and helped lead the team of USA Ambassadors in raising over 1.4 million dollars for ShelterBox in 2017. For his volunteer efforts with ShelterBox USA, Bill has received the United States Presidential Volunteer Service Award seven times.
Bill began as a volunteer for ShelterBox after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Since then Bill has shared the ShelterBox story to thousands of Rotarians, organized fundraisers and awareness events for ShelterBox USA and helped lead the team of USA Ambassadors in raising over 1.4 million dollars for ShelterBox in 2017. For his volunteer efforts with ShelterBox USA, Bill has received the United States Presidential Volunteer Service Award seven times.
After a 30-year career as a nuclear power plant inspector, Bill earned a certification in Non-Profit management from the University of the Pacific and joined the staff at ShelterBox USA as Rotary Relations Manager in January 2019.
To join the meeting via Zoom, please follow this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86588696909?pwd=a2YyYzd5TGZvdTBMbTk3KzJoa3JtUT09
Meeting ID: 865 8869 6909
Passcode: 1995
Dial by your location: +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma).
To join the meeting via Zoom, please follow this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86588696909?pwd=a2YyYzd5TGZvdTBMbTk3KzJoa3JtUT09
Meeting ID: 865 8869 6909
Passcode: 1995
Dial by your location: +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma).