Congratulations to Club member Jianying (James) Chen and his wife, Estela, on the birth of their son, Abraham! Abraham was born on April 14, 2021, weighing 3.35 KG and measuring 20 inches in length. The whole family is doing well.
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Christopher Pollock, Historian-in-Residence for the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department and author, shares with us the history and features of our beloved Golden Gate Park as well as the Park's recent 150th anniversary. Advanced registration required. Connection instructions will be provided immediately to all who register.
Join us at this service opportunity to bag baby wipes for giveaway to clients of the Homeless Prenatal Program. We will meet at an open-air warehouse to allow social distancing while assembling the baby wipes. Participation is limited to FIFTEEN people, so sign up early. Masks are required; double masks are preferred.
Drivers needed to pick up pre-packaged meals at The Arc San Francisco and deliver to individual residences of Arc participants who are experiencing food insecurity. Exact directions will be provided when you pick up the meals. Hand delivery of meals must occur between 4 PM and 5:30 PM in advance of the Monday Night Dinner Club with Friends Like Me via Zoom to be held on the first and third Monday of each month.
Frank Schulenburg, Wikipedian and Executive Director of Wiki Education, will share how Wikipedia’s contributors ensure the free encyclopedia’s quality and how Wiki Education systematically works to make Wikipedia a platform that represents the knowledge of all people. Advanced registration required. Connection instructions will be provided immediately to all who register.
Three Rotary clubs made climate action one of its top priorities and will share the projects they are doing or have completed to protect our enviroment. Advanced registration required. Connection instructions will be provided to all who register.
In honor of Gay Pride Month, the Rotary Club of San Francisco will celebrate and learn from The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgences, a charity, protest, and street performance organization that uses drag and religious imagery to call attention to sexual intolerance and satirizes issues of gender and morality. During this presentation, Rotarians will have an opportunity to get to know Sister ZsaZsa Glamour and understand the services this Order provides to San Francisco and around the world. Advanced registration required. Connection instructions will be provided immediately to all who register.
Come and enjoy the fun at our twelfth annual Bike Build! After a year pause due to COVID, we'll be assembling 130 brand new bikes for distribution to kids in the first, second, and third grades in the Bayview area of San Francisco. Rotarians, Rotaractors, Interactors, friends, and family are all welcome. Masks are required. Gloves and hand sanitizer will be available.
Drivers needed to pick up pre-packaged meals at The Arc San Francisco and deliver to individual residences of Arc participants who are experiencing food insecurity. Exact directions will be provided when you pick up the meals. Hand delivery of meals must occur between 4 PM and 5:30 PM in advance of the Monday Night Dinner Club with Friends Like Me via Zoom to be held on the first and third Monday of each month.
