Topic: Mission Peak Village CoHousing Project

Allana Powell will be speaking about: TBD

Veteran’s Day Program

Peter Sherris will be speaking about: Adapting Family-based Agriculture to Climate Change Through Youth Leadership, in Rabinal Guatemala

Rotary Oakland has acted as international sponsor of three global grants yearly for several years and contributed to others.  Peter Sherris has acted as international sponsor on six, has advised on many others and is a past president.  The goal is to help farmers and their households in Rabinal, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala improve their economic, nutritional and future welfare by building capacity in sustainable agriculture techniques to better adapt to climate change’s profound impact on farm productivity and net income.

Tina Fernandez Steckler will be speaking about: HERS Breast Cancer Foundation

HERS Breast Cancer Foundation strives every day to bring HERS – Hope, Empowerment, Renewal, and Support — to our patients.  We do this by offering products and services in a setting that is welcoming and compassionate.  Our Program Stores are truly “a soft place to fall.”

Tina Fernandez Steckler is the Executive Director of HERS the Breast Cancer Foundation.  October is breast cancer awareness month and Tina will discuss the work of HERS as well as one of their major fundraisers the walk run event.

Savita Vaidhyanathan is Rotary District 5170 Governor