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The next meeting of the Hayward Rotary Club will be held on Monday, Dec. 2, when the featured presenter will be Bay Philharmonic conductor Jung-Ho Pak, described by the New York Times as an artistic director who "radiates enthusiasm." Hayward Rotary meets at 1074 B St.
In the fall of 2023, the Bay Philharmonic moved its orchestral performance venue to the 1,500-seat Chabot College Performing Arts Center in Hayward. On Dec. 2, Mr. Pak will discuss the upcoming holiday performances Saturday, Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 15 at 3 p.m. The latter performance will also be a celebration for all clubs in Rotary District 5170, followed by a special reception at 5 p.m. at a location to be announced.
The concert will include traditional music in addition to performances by the hip-hop dance troupe Full Potential, the Oakland Interfaith Youth Choir, Yoko's Dance and Performing Arts Academy, and the Bay Philharmonic Youth Orchestra.
Since 2006, Pak has been artistic director and conductor of the Cape Symphony in Massachusetts and, prior to that, similar positions with Orchestra Nova, the New Haven Symphony, and the San Diego Symphony.
COVID-19 is now described as endemic throughout the world according to the CDC's coronavirus division. It is still killing hundreds of people every week, primarily older people and those with other health problems.
At the Hayward Rotary Club luncheon meeting Nov. 18, Subacute Director of Staff Development Ting Yang, team member Jose Rayas, and Subacute Administrator Melissa Katz of St. Rose Hospital will review how COVID ranks as the 10th top cause of death in the U.S. and is projected to kill 50,000 people every year, according to the CDC.
Hayward was a focal point of the nation in the way it addressed COVID testing, vaccinations, and education. And many Hayward Rotarians were at the forefront of those efforts. Sadly, Alameda County was among the state’s leaders in COVID deaths.
Thank you to the Hayward community, Hayward Rotary Club members, and our Interact and Rotaract clubs for making Sunday's annual Omelet Brunch at Chabot College such a success. Our event chairmen Robert Pimentel and Francisco Zermeno and their committee put on a wonderful event that enlisted Hayward Rotarians in a fund-raiser that will profoundly affect our ability to help the community this year and next.
Rotary District Governor Jill Duerig will be the featured presenter at the Nov. 4 luncheon meeting of the Hayward Rotary Club at 1074 B St.
District 5170 is a collection of 63 clubs that together form one of Rotary's strongest districts. Clubs are located in Alameda, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and San Benito counties.
Jill Duerig is past president of the Livermore Rotary Club and is involved with numerous nonprofit organizations. An attorney, engineer and certified water treatment plant engineer, her principal interest in Rotary philanthropy is provision of potable water, and she has been involved with water projects in Haiti and other countries.
ATTENTION RED BADGE HOLDERS AND SPONSORS
The Hayward Rotary Club Board of Directors has determined that attendance at District Governor Duerig's presentation will qualify as meeting the blue badge requirement for attendance at a district event.
OMELET BRUNCH DEMO
District Governor Duerig has agreed to participate in demonstrating how to cook an omelet, which will be part of the Nov. 4 meeting in preparation for the club's annual omelet brunch fund-raiser at Chabot College Nov. 10. Any club member who has not picked up their tickets should do so Nov. 4
The work of Hayward Rotarian and local restaurateur Shubbie Aishida with her nonprofit, Peace Haven, will be the featured presentation at the Oct. 28 luncheon meeting of the Hayward Rotary Club at 1074 B St.
The photo shows Hayward Rotary Club President Kim Huggett and Shubbie Aishida at the Freedom Store in Hayward, established by Peace Haven and that provides groceries to the needy.
Peace Haven is based in Hayward and was formed during the pandemic. It continues to work with her Golden Safari restaurant to provide meals and groceries to individuals and families, mainly through establishment of The Freedom Store. Her presentation will include a tour of the store, that is just across the parking lot from where the Rotary club will meet.
Club members are encouraged to wear costumes to the Oct. 28 meeting, in recognition of the approach of the Halloween holiday.
The club's board of directors will meet following the regular meeting.
Local resident Rex Green will discuss how our city is addressing the shift to a “wellbeing economy” at the next luncheon meeting of the Hayward Rotary Club, Monday, Oct. 21, at 1074 B St.
Green represents the local affiliation of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance, that describes itself as, “a global collaboration of changemakers and disruptors questioning the status quo.”
Green has identified areas that Hayward is moving toward this goal by its efforts addressing homelessness, citizen involvement in planning, planting trees, neighborhood parks, well-stocked libraries, festivals and other events, and funding neighborhood projects.
His career covered work as an evaluation researcher, public health officer, and consultant on evaluation projects in the Bay Area. He is recently retired and is volunteering to spread the word about a well-being economy on behalf of the California hub of the international organization, the Wellbeing Economy Alliance.
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