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Polio Survivors and Associates, Rotarian Action Group
Oct 15, 2021
Ann Lee Hussey of South Berwick, Maine has made the eradication of polio and the alleviation of suffering by polio survivors her life’s work. Over the past several years she has actively participated in 30 volunteer NID (National Immunization Days) teams organizing and leading the last 26 teams herself, choosing to take those NIDs to places that do not often see westerners – Chad, Mali, Bangladesh, Niger, Nigeria, Madagascar, Pakistan as well as less “touristy” destinations in Egypt and India – where the need is greatest and where the publicity and goodwill surrounding the trip are as critical as the immunizations themselves to help communicate the need for eradication. As a global advocate, she has shared her story and passion hundreds of times at numerous Zone Institutes, District Conferences, PETS and Foundation events, and at the International Assembly in 2017, 2018, and 2019 carrying the message of polio eradication around the Rotary world and beyond, raising money and creating new converts to the fight. She is determined that no child will needlessly have to suffer what she herself, a polio survivor, has been through. Her concern for polio survivors includes working to ensure mobility and dignity for those who survived the disease but did not have access to the kinds of surgeries and treatments that she was able to receive. And has led RI grants to this end. Ann Lee has put a face on the subject of polio eradication, winning hearts and minds and raising hundreds of thousands of dollars in the process. A polio survivor herself, the story Ann Lee tells is personal, and so is her journey in the fight to eradicate polio. But for all the immunizations Ann Lee has herself made possible through NIDs, she considers fundraising, public awareness and inspiring others her most critical accomplishments. To this end she shares the opportunities that Rotary offers individuals for personal and professional growth. Ann Lee’s work has earned her the International Service Award for a Polio-Free World, the Rotary Service Above Self Award and she was honored as a White House Champion of Change for her humanitarianism and contributions to public service, aimed at improving people’s lives and making a better future around the globe. She was featured in the magazine Real Simple in June 2012. She was featured in a video in Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Annual Letter for February 2017. In March 2017, Rotary and The World Bank recognized her as a Woman of Action celebrating International Day of Women. Locally in her home state of Maine, she was honored at the Maine State Senate chamber for her remarkable achievements and included in Maine Magazine as one of the 50 Mainers of 2017 who have changed our world, improved our lives, and broadened our horizons. Ann Lee is a member of the Rotary Club of Portland Sunrise in Maine and served District 7780 in many capacities including as Governor in 2010-2011. Currently, Ann Lee is serving as Council on Legislation Rep 2020-2023; Executive Director of the Polio Survivors Rotary Action Group,, as Chair of the PDGs Fellowship, as District 7780 PolioPlus Chair and last year as as a member of the GPEI Integration Working Group. She ended her term as Chair of the RAGs Council in June 2019. Previously she served as an Advisor to Rotary’s International PolioPlus Committee and as a member of the Global Polio Eradication Transition Management Group from 2015-2018. She has also served as Presidents’ Representative at several district conferences and represented Rotary at an Easter Seals Annual Convention. Her past service includes being a member of the RI Rotarian Action Groups Committee, the Reach Out to Africa Initiative, and as Zone 32 Coordinator for Health and Hunger. Outside Rotary, she has served multiple terms as a trustee of York Hospital in York, Maine, currently serving as Vice-Vice-Chair of the Trustees Board. She was an active volunteer for the hospital’s Covid Vaccination Clinic. Ann Lee, who with her late husband, Michael Nazemetz, DVM, recently retired from their practice, Village Veterinary Clinic in Rollinsford, NH. Ann Lee resides in South Berwick, Maine USA with her devoted yellow Labrador, Parker and her curious cat Elliott. She is a member of the Paul Harris Society, a Rotary Foundation Major Donor and Bequest Society member. |
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Oct 21, 2021 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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Oct 22, 2021
Ijeoma, joined the Rotary Club of Port Harcourt in 1999. She emerged Best Club President and Best Assistant Governor when she served in 2008 and 2010 respectively. She has served her District in many capacities, received several Awards from Regional and Rotary International. She loves travelling and has attended 21 Rotary International Conventions, several Rotary Institutes and events within and outside her Country, been to all States of Nigeria, several African Countries and to all the Continents of the World. She created Africa Zone of Rotary Global History Fellowship, and received Awards in Portugal in 2013 for the preservation of Rotary History and the 1905 Society Award for Exemplary Leadership in Sydney, Australia in 2014. She has a Stone raised in her honour at the Paul Harris Memorial Walkway in Chicago, USA by RGHF. She is a great Volunteer and passionate about the cause of the girl child and the less privileged. She is currently the Endowment and Major Gifts Adviser for Region 27 Africa and a Member of the Promotion Committee of the Rotary International Houston Convention, 2022. She is committed to eradicating Polio in the World and serves in the Nigeria National Polio Plus Committee. She has a Rotary International Regional Award for a Polio Free World, a Certificate of Appreciation from The Rotary Foundation for her significant role in achieving a Polio Free Africa and named in 2019 as one of the Five women in Rotary leading the Fight against Polio in the World. She is the Regional Director of Consolidated Hallmark Insurance PLC and spent 27 years in the Insurance Industry. She has interest in Agriculture and Horticulture and runs a small pet project as a hobby. A devoted Catholic and a Knight of St. John’s International (Laux). A Charter Member of The Paul Harris Society, she is passionate about Family and happily married to Kingsley (Okoro, (KSJI) a former Rotaractor, committed to Family values and loves Community service. |
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Oct 25, 2021 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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Building Alliances to Serve (Moderated by Reiko Iwanaga)
Oct 29, 2021
Reiko Iwanaga would be moderating a panel discussion on Building Alliances to Serve Participants for the panel and their respective organizations include:
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Oct 29, 2021
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District Governor's Visit
Nov 05, 2021
Richard Flanders is a member of the Rotary Club of Pleasanton North, California, U.S.A. He was the President of the Rotary Club of San Ramon Valley for the year 2001-2002 in District 5160. A Rotarian since 1995, Richard has served as Assistant District Governor in Districts 5170 and 5160. He was District 5170 Lieutenant Governor – Chief of Staff in 2010-2012. As a Club President in 2001-2002, his club received First Place in Club Service, First Place in Community Service, First Place in Vocational Service, and First Place in International Service at District 5160 District Conference in Ashland, Oregon, and was named the Best Club in the District.
Richard was District 5160 Group Study Exchange Team Leader, leading the District’s Group Study Exchange Team to District 3350 in Thailand. He has chaired Group Study Exchange Committee and Rotary Foundation Scholarship Committee in Districts 5170 and 5160. In District 5170, he has chaired District Vocational Service Committee, District Rotary Foundation Alumni Committee, District Rotary Foundation Permanent Fund/Major Gifts Committee, District Avenues of Service Dinner, District 5170 Conference, and The Richard D. King Tribute Dinner, honoring Past Rotary International President Richard D. King for his 50th year of Service in Rotary. He served as a member of the Rotary International New Generation Membership Committee and Rotary International Special Services Committee. He also served as a Member of the Peace Major Gift Initiative with The Rotary Foundation in 2019-2020.
Rotary District 5170 has presented him with the “Lead The Way” Award in 2007 for his commitment to the Service of Rotary, the Neal J. Hoffman Award in 2008 for the most outstanding younger Rotarian in the district who has shown exemplary leadership skills in their club and/or the district, the Karl Stucki Award in 2015 for Rotarian in the District who exemplifies the Greatest Commitment to Rotary Ideals, and the Richard D. King Award in 2018 for the Rotarian in the District who makes the greatest personal commitment to the programs of The Rotary Foundation. He is also a recipient of the Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service Award.
Richard is an attorney practicing in Alameda, California. He belongs to Alameda County Bar Association. He volunteers with the Alameda County Superior Court as a settlement officer and assisting self-represented litigants at hearings. Richard and his wife Florence have girl/boy twins, Brennyn and Ryson. |
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Nov 09, 2021 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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The Flying Tigers
Nov 12, 2021
In the early days of what was to become WWII in the Pacific, a small group of Americans began training for what was going to become one of the most heroic efforts of the war. The Chinese had been invaded and needed an air force to protect their supply lines and allow them to survive the unceasing onslaught of the Empire of Japan. This presentation covers the early history of the war, the formation of the American Volunteer Group, the 14th Air Force and the cost of the air war in China. The American Air War in China lasted for the time it took to defeat the Japanese. The foundations of the Sino-Japanese War will be presented along with the strategy that was put in place to allow the Chinese Nationalist Government to survive the war. About the Speaker - Ray Cosyn Mr. Cosyn is a native Chicagoan who has called Saratoga home for the past 30 years. He is a graduate of the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois and holds a master’s degree in history from San Jose State University. His career was in high tech having worked for several companies in sales, product marketing and management. He is currently on the board of directors of the Saratoga Historical Foundation and is a member of the Saratoga Traffic Safety Commission. |
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Nov 18, 2021 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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Obsession: Bringing energy into Rotary today to ensure our future
Nov 19, 2021
Michael Walstrom has been a Rotarian since 2014 and is a member of the Rotary Club Boca Raton Downtown. He is a Benefactor, Paul Harris Society member, and Major Donor. Michael served as President of his Rotary Club in 2018-2019 and as District 6930 District Governor in 2021-2022. During his years of service he has been named Rotarian of the Year, and received both Club of the Year and the Governor’s Citation for his club, as well as the Rotary Presidential Citation with Platinum Distinction. Michael takes pride in having led his club to 100% Paul Harris recognition, creating a perpetual endowment to fund Global Grants, and creating a Young Professional Membership Development program that was featured in both Rotary Voices and Rotary Leader. Michael is a co-founder of Aequus Partners, an independent financial planning firm based in Boca Raton, Florida. He lives in Boynton Beach, Florida with his wife, Laura, and their two children, Henry and Daphne. |
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Nov 22, 2021 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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Dec 01, 2021 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Dec 14, 2021 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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Dec 16, 2021 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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Music
Dec 17, 2021
Fred is an award-winning, multi-genre recording artist, singer and songwriter. An alumnus of The New England Conservatory of Music, Fred has delighted people at Passim’s in Boston, The Bitter End in New York, at the Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas, and The Bluebird Café and The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. Listen to his originals here. |
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Dec 27, 2021 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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Jan 11, 2022 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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Argentine Tango
Jan 14, 2022
David Ortiz emigrated from Argentina where he grew up in a neighborhood of Buenos Aires, the cradle of Tango. He will share with us his passion for the music, the dance, and the culture in which Tango originated and flourished. The presentation will include a tango dance demonstration, and some basic dance steps for beginners.
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Jan 19, 2022 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Nuro - Self Driving Cars
Jan 21, 2022
Dan Mitchell is the City and Community Engagement Senior Manager at Nuro - working with local governments in Arizona and California regarding Nuro’s autonomous vehicle testing and future services. Dan's talk will focus on Nuro's work in the Bay Area building a sustainable delivery service powered by autonomous, zero-occupant vehicles.
Prior to joining Nuro, Dan co-founded Sheprd, an ‘Uber for Kids’ child transportation startup in Boston, MA, as well as worked for a variety of political campaigns in federal, state, and local elections. Dan earned an M.B.A from UCLA Anderson and a B.A. in Political Studies from Pitzer College.
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Jan 24, 2022 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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Training the Transportation Workforce of the Future: Applied Techniques
Jan 28, 2022
Karen Philbrick is the Executive Director of the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) at San José State University, a position she has held since 2014. MTI leads two competitively selected multi-university consortia: the California State University Transportation Consortium (CSUTC) and the Mineta Consortium for Transportation Mobility (MCTM). Dr. Philbrick has been appointed three times by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation (Secretaries LaHood, Foxx, and Chao, respectively) to sit on the USDOT Transit Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS) where she chaired the FTA Administrator’s Tasking 14-02 which identified key elements of a safety management system approach to fatigue management. She also has the privilege of serving as the President of the Research and Education Division (RED) of the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), where she also sits on the ARTBA Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Dr. Philbrick is part of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee on “Transit Safety and Security” and “Passenger Rail Transportation. With an eye toward seamless and equitable transportation for all, Karen also serves the industry through the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Board of Directors and has served on the Women in Transportation Seminar (WTS) Foundation Board as Secretary after having served two terms as a Director. A frequently invited keynote speaker, Dr. Philbrick has delivered federal congressional briefings and invited testimony to the California Senate Transportation Committee and the Assembly Transportation Committee. Dr. Philbrick holds a PhD from the University of Denver and an MA and EdM from Columbia University. She earned her undergraduate degree from California State University, Fresno. About the Topic Learn how the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) at San Jose State University--a competitively selected university transportation center and the leading transportation center of the Silicon Valley--is leveraging its industry partnerships to train the transportation workforce of the future. See more here.
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Ice at the North Pole
Feb 04, 2022
Tom Day is an experienced public speaker with a broad range of interests. Widely traveled, he has been to China, India, Russia 3 times, Norway, Zimbabwe, Belize, and Ethiopia. He has spoken at SIRS, Kiwanis, Lions and Rotary clubs from Burlingame to San Jose in person, and from San Diego to Whistler, Canada, via Zoom. He and his wife live in Stevenson Ranch, Los Angeles. In his retirement Mr. Day has studied ice at the South Pole, permafrost in Siberia, and the State of California Sea-Level Rise Guidance update. Mr. Day is a retired software engineer with extensive experience in Toastmasters. Mr. Day follows "Climate Adam" and Peter Beckwith on YouTube. About the talk We will have a talk on the recent history of North Pole ice including the current situation up there. Tom Day will cover the "general state of affairs in the Arctic Ocean" and other icy places. The connection between melting northern ice and sea level rise will be approached. Satellite photos from the last 30 years will illustrate this section of the talk. Other large bodies of ice, Greenland and Antarctica, will be covered briefly. Mr. Day will draw on his extensive reading on this subject, which includes:
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Feb 08, 2022 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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Feb 09, 2022 4:00 AM - 6:00 AM
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Feb 09, 2022 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
We need volunteers to help families at the Fellowship Plaza to shop at the Mobile Pantry Market brought to the vicinity of their homes by West Valley Community Services and assisted by us fellow Rotarians. Every Week on Wednesdays from 1-3PM Location: Fellowship Plaza 14520 Fruitvale Ave, Saratoga, CA 95070 |
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Covid-19 and Its Impact on the Local Economy and Real Estate Markets
Feb 11, 2022
Assessor - County of Santa Clara San Jose Magazine named him one of Silicon Valley’s 100 most powerful leaders. Pulitzer Prize winning author and Washington Post reporter, Haynes Johnson, described Larry Stone in his bestselling book, Sleepwalking Through History, as “bright, articulate; an American rarity, a proven political success in a time of political failure.” He was first elected Assessor in 1994 and overwhelmingly re-elected six times by the residents of Santa Clara County, which stretches north to Palo Alto, south to Gilroy, and includes San Jose, the “Capital of Silicon Valley.” The County boasts a population of 1.9 million – greater than that of 13 states. Stone has been a financial manager on Wall Street and co-founded a successful Bay Area real estate investment and development firm. He served 16 years as a council member and mayor of Sunnyvale, a period during which the city earned an international reputation for effectiveness and became a model for President Clinton and Vice President Gore’s efforts to reform the federal bureaucracy. President Clinton said, “The National Performance Review was modeled in part upon the remarkable reinvention efforts pioneered by the City of Sunnyvale, where Larry Stone served as mayor.” As County Assessor, Stone has overseen remarkable improvements to streamline the operations of his office, eliminate backlogs, and achieve higher levels of public service, all while consistently operating substantially under budget. The State Board of Equalization acknowledged his office as one of the best-managed assessors’ operations in California. Larry Stone also has been an active and effective civic leader in many fields ranging from the arts, to education, to the environment. He was instrumental in co- founding an innovative $11 million education endowment foundation that has contributed nearly $20 million to benefit a local, public elementary school district. A native of Seattle, he has an MBA from the University of Washington and has studied at the Institute of Politics at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He and his wife, Carmen, have lived in Sunnyvale since 1970, where they raised three sons |
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Feb 16, 2022 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Feb 28, 2022 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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Mar 02, 2022 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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Current Housing Crisis
Mar 04, 2022
Senator Dave Cortese was elected in November of 2020 to represent State Senate District 15 which encompasses much of Santa Clara County in the heart of Silicon Valley. Along with his accomplished career as an attorney and business owner, the Senator previously served on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors for over a decade, with four years as Board President, on the San Jose City Council for eight years, including two years as Vice Mayor, and as a trustee for the East Side Union High School District for eight years. He grew up in San Jose as part of a family that has been active in civic, cultural, and business activities for generations. During his nearly three decades in public service, Dave has brought the community together to address and reduce homelessness, combat climate change, expand public transit options, and improve the quality of our public education system. |
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Mar 08, 2022 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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Mar 09, 2022 4:00 PM - 6:32 PM
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Make a Miracle Happen
Mar 11, 2022
Nishi Dharia is from Milpitas and is a senior at Presentation High School in San Jose. Next year in college, she plans to major in Biochemistry and hopes to become a gynecologist after medical school. She also loves fashion designing and plans to explore this industry in her spare time. About the topic: |
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Mar 16, 2022 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Creative Solutions for the Global Good
Mar 25, 2022
Rushton Hurley has worked all over the globe as a Japanese language teacher, school principal, school improvement consultant, and speaker on innovative learning and communication. He directs the educational nonprofit Next Vista for Learning, which houses a free library of creative educational and service videos at NextVista.org, and holds masters degrees in Education and East Asian Studies from Stanford University. The author of three books, Rushton's fun and thoughtful talks and writing center on inspiration and creativity, technology and leadership, avenues for engaging learning, the power of digital media and tools for collaboration, and personal and professional perspectives in a technology-infused, ever-changing world. Rushton has been a Rotarian since 2004, as a member of the San Antonio Downtown Club (the world's largest, at the time), the Rotary Club of Santa Clara, the Rotary eClub of the Southwest USA (one of the first online clubs in Rotary), and now the Rotary eClub of Silicon Valley, for which he was its charter president. He holds a special interest in how technology can serve the business of service, and looks forward to sharing with and learning from you. About the topic Shifting our thinking about how we work to improve Rotary and our communities does not require ditching what has made us strong, but rather embracing how technology can serve the business of service in order to bring those strengths to the community in new ways. As part of the Rotary eClub of Silicon Valley, I've enjoyed our ability to inspire members and guests through stories of what is now possible and will share some of these stories with you in this short talk, along with how our club is different. (Hint: it is not simply because we are an online club.) Hopefully, these ideas will foster discussions about how to celebrate your club's stories and strengths in new and fun ways. |
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Mar 28, 2022 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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Thru-hiking the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (PCT)
Apr 01, 2022
Kelly Flynn has been adventurous, outdoorsy, and hardworking for most of her life. Growing up east of Los Angeles, in a small city called Walnut, she found herself surrounded by a lot of concrete, buildings, and cars, and fell in love with the outdoors almost immediately during annual summer camping trips with her family in State and National Parks. She joined Girl Scouts in 1st grade, where she gained further exposure to some of her life’s greatest pleasures and passions: hiking, camping, kayaking, music, arts and crafts, community service, and volunteer work. She ultimately stayed in Girl Scouts until her senior year at Walnut High School, earning her Gold Award for an extensive educational community service project involving over 100 hours of work. She entered the world of adulthood attending the University of California at Santa Cruz, where she achieved a bachelor’s degree in psychology, and met many friends and mentors that she is still in touch with today, including her partner, Garth. She next earned teaching credentials in English/Language Arts, history, and English as a Second Language (ESL) at San Jose State University and went on to teach middle school language arts at Benjamin Franklin Intermediate School in Daly City and Isaac Newton Graham Middle School in Mountain View. Kelly subsequently set her sights on the great outdoors and physical fitness, moving to Bend, Oregon, where she continued teaching, and earned her master’s degree in education, while finding time to hike, camp, swim, run, kayak, and stand-up paddle board on a regular basis. She lived in Bend for five years, but ultimately moved back to her present home in the Santa Cruz Mountains with Garth. When she is not thru-hiking, swimming, gardening, or doing home improvement, Kelly works as an independent tutor for K-12 students, and serves tables at Sidecar Modern Tavern in Los Gatos. About the Topic: Kelly’s presentation will about thru-hiking the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (PCT). The PCT is a 2,650 mile trail that begins in Campo, California, at the Mexican border and attempts to maintain a high point as much as possible until reaching the Canadian border near Manning Provincial Park, traversing through the Mojave Desert, Sierra, Cascade, and North Cascade mountain ranges along the way. Kelly first attempted a thru-hike of the PCT in 2019, but ultimately only completed about 1,100 miles of it. She intended to complete her thru-hike again in 2020, but was waylaid by the global COVID 19 pandemic and associated risks of thru-hiking. She ultimately succeeded at completing the entire trail between April and September of 2021, beginning again at the Mexican border and repeating all her miles from 2019 and then pushing on towards Canada! Kelly started her thru-hike alone, and completed the majority of it in solitude, but made and hiked with many other friends she met on-trail over the course of so many miles. Kelly is also a Type 1 Diabetic and used her thru-hike to raise money for two causes important to her life’s journey: depression and Huntington’s Disease. She will provide further information on the adventure and experience of her thru-hike as well as her charitable causes during her presentation at the Saratoga Rotary Club on Friday, April 1st. |
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Apr 06, 2022 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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Apr 12, 2022 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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