Yearly Archives: 2020
NEXT MEETING: September 11, 2020UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs) The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) need more recognition, and the original goals of the UN, peace disarmament and human rights, as put forward in the UN Charter, signed in San Francisco in 1945 are part of the larger package. Humanity has overstepped nature’s bounds, with global warming and the loss of wildlife topping the list. A concerted effort to achieve the SDGs by 2030 is our best hope of averting major disaster. But how? The nations do not trust each other and therefore are not cooperating as they must to achieve the SDGs. Imagine if Facebook could list the top-liked posts from the last 30 days. Everyone interested in global issues would read those top posts and the result would be a heartfelt global consciousness. Voices of Humanity does that! MEETING OFWelcomeAnnouncements
RecognitionsHappy and Sad DollarsNorm’s NonsensePROGRAMAugust 28th Program – Pierre Thompson introduced Trina Jackson, Team Lead for the Richmond GARE Team. Trina reviewed the history of the approval by the Richmond City Council to evaluate the Government Alliance on Racial Equity program and define goals and actions for implementing a GARE Team in the city of Richmond. They used knowledge transfer tools like a speaker series on the history of racism and an implicit bias workshop to fine tune their message into tangible objectives. Their plan was developed, presented and adopted by the City Council in 2018. The objectives identified include listening to the community for priorities and reaching out to at-risk populations, creating a hot line in April that helped 300 residents get information and access to services. To address the impact of the murder of George Floyd, healing circles were created as a safe space for City of Richmond employees to talk openly about their work environment and racial injustice in America. Employees were taught coping skills, how to support fellow employees, and given a reading list of additional resources. The all volunteer GARE Team supports dismantling laws that maintain systemic racism, mentoring children and adults from under represented populations on participating in the political process, service organizations, and assuming leadership roles in the community. Their end goal is to prioritize equity for all and create a genuine equality movement, as stated by Martin Luther King Jr.’s grand daughter at the Commemorative March yesterday. During Q&A, Norm asked about the current community partners and expected partnership scope with Richmond Rotary. Trina noted that they have relationships with Healthy Richmond and Richmond Neighborhood Services and promised to share their plan and find out how we overlap in goals. |
NEXT MEETING: August 28, 2020
GOVERNMENT ALLIANCE ON RACE AND EQUITY (GARE) Ms. Trina Jackson is the team lead for the Richmond GARE Team. Ms. Jackson came to the City of Richmond in 1995 as an administrative aide in the City Manager’s Office; she has since become a senior administrative analyst in the City Council Office. Ms. Jackson serves as the staff liaison to the Sister City Program and the Richmond Youth Council. She is also responsible for managing the City Council Office and the Administrative Student Intern Program. MEETING OFWelcomeAnnouncements
RecognitionsHappy and Sad DollarsNorm’s NonsensePROGRAMAugust 21st Program – Pierre Thompson introduced Erika Leonard, Program Director for KidPower California. Erika noted that her organization was a previous grantee of Richmond Rotary in 2012 and 2013, which was used for the West Contra Costa Adult Education Program at Dover Elementary School. Erika acknowledged the lasting impression that rotarian Jim Young made on her at that time. Sidney noted that sadly, Jim has passed away, but several of the Rotary Members in the club meeting today were also part of the club when she made her previous presentation and the grant was approved. Erika shared an overview of the goals and values of the KidPower program and the at risk populations they target: Children experiencing social challenges, Parents, Caregivers, and people of all ages with Special Needs. Their oldest client is a 96 year old blind man. The global KidPower organization is working with kids along with their parents to facilitate effective and lasting cultural instructions on behavior, bathing, grooming, and life skills. The subtext is to use the time to have fun and engage with the children while teaching the parents how to model healthy behaviors. The common skills taught by all parents include Fire, Cars, and Water. KidPower strives to educate parents to teach through behavior and connect actions with intentions. The overall goal is to create safer and more positive experiences that result in adults feeling safe in their own environment. Unresolved fear leads to avoidance behaviors, such as reading books during recess instead of participating in social interactions with peers. All of the KidPower materials are available for free online for geographically challenged clients, but typically service delivery is better in person. Online workshops were offered at the beginning of the pandemic and 1,000 people were served within the first 30 days. One online workshop for a Livermore shelter consisted of 6 mothers and 12 children with the moderator displayed on projector screen to lead group exercises. Another workshop example is a 45 minute chat during dinner with a Spanish speaking migrant worker family. Erika closed with a reference to the 31 years of service that KidPower has provided and the recent changes that resulted in a loss of many instructors due to the high cost of living in the bay area. She noted that now that all services are delivered online, the challenge is connecting interested Parents with access to the internet and identifying time to participate. Equity is their long term goal. |
NEXT MEETING: August 21, 2020
KIDPOWER SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SAFETY SKILLS DURING COVID-19 Given the social disruption of COVID-19 as well as the general unrest of these times, Kidpower skills have become more relevant than ever, and sharing information about Kidpower furthers our mission of helping all people be safe from bullying, abuse, and other harm because Rotary club members are so often trusted sources within their own communities. Erika will introduce Kidpower’s social, emotional, and physical safety information for all ages and abilities – proven resources reflecting our 31 years of experience as global nonprofit leaders in social safety education – so folks can share/access Kidpower as they see fit in their own circles and community, to support social safety during the pandemic and beyond. MEETING OFWelcomeAnnouncements
RecognitionsHappy and Sad DollarsNorm’s NonsensePROGRAMAugust 14th Program – Alan Test, shared information on Rotary’s best kept non-secret, Fellowships. During his journey as a Rotarian, Alan found out about Rotary Fellowships when he moved from North Carolina to California. He encountered multiple types of Fellowships providing outdoor activities to diverse and different segments of the community. Alan encouraged our members to check the Fellowships link on the Rotary.org website to find an activity to support. Putting on a Rotary shirt and being seen performing Fellowship activities is a powerful recruiting tool. Successful themes used in the past include displaying large signs that read “Learn to Surf” and “Trash and Trees”. The objective is to create opportunities for people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s who are passionate about service to find out about Rotary and join our club or a Roteract club. After the presentation, Club members participated in a Q&A session about local Fellowship opportunities and the history:
Club President Stacey Street reviewed the output of the DTA (Designed Team Alliance) analysis of our club’s way of working together, allowing everyone to thrive, and resolving conflicts with healthy, difficult conversations. She displayed the three major components: Atmosphere, Thrive, and Conflict Resolution and reviewed the themes previously selected within each component. The club participated in a Poll and agreed on the themes, adding Sense of Humor to the Atmosphere list. Stacey advised that future meetings will include more Polls and break out rooms to give everyone a voice. |
NEXT MEETING: August 14, 2020ROTARY FELLOWSHIPS Rotarian Alan Test will talk about using Rotary fellowships and the Rotary Yachting Fellowship in particular, for membership recruitment and community service opportunities. Alan has been a Rotarian for 10 years. He is a Paul Harris Fellow, and Rotary Foundation Major Donor. Alan joined the Yachting, Surfing, and Cycling Fellowships to meet like minded Rotarians and came to realize that the Fellowships were a great way to get involved in service projects and meet potential Rotarians. He will be talking about this with us today. Among the service projects that he has helped organize is the blind sailing program at the Richmond Yacht Club, and the sailing program at the Half Moon Bay Yacht Club for youths confined to wheelchairs. Recently the Yachting Fellowship in the Bay Area launched a program to involve Rotaractors in water activities and ocean plastic clean-up. His goal is to make sure that Fellowships are no longer Rotary’s best kept secret. Learn more about the International Yachting Fellowship of Rotarians. Our president, Stacey Street, will start a discussion about evaluating and demonstrating our club values. For security reasons, we are now sending invitations to our members and those who specifically ask to be invited each week. MEETING OFWelcomeAnnouncements
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NEXT MEETING: August 7, 2020BACK ON MY FEET Andrea Enfield is the Development Manager for the California region of Back on My Feet, a non profit that uses the power of community and accountability through fitness, alongside their robust workforce development program, to transform lives of individuals experiencing homelessness and addiction. Andrea has worked on the Back on My Feet team for three years, previously based with their New York City chapter and is joining Back on My Feet California this summer. After being challenged by an alumni member, she ran her first marathon in 2018 and hasn’t stopped running since… often training with her Back on My Feet teammates including current members, alumni, and volunteers. Learn more about the San Francisco chapter. MEETING OFWelcomeAnnouncements
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