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DESCRIPTION:Mrs. Deepa Biswas Willingham\, a naturalized citizen of the Uni
 ted States\, was born and brought up in Calcutta\, India where she obtaine
 d her primary and secondary education under the stewardship of Mother Tere
 sa\, who was her teacher\, undergraduate degree at the University of Calcu
 tta and came to the United States in 1964 to pursue graduate degrees. Mrs.
  Willingham’s professional life was spent in health-care management\, ed
 ucation and entrepreneurship. She and her husband\, Mr. Richard Willingham
 \, are business owners. Currently\, however\, most of Mrs. Willingham’s 
 time and personal resources are spent in the non-profit sector. She is an 
 active Rotarian and she is the Founder/Chair of PACE Universal. Through PA
 CE Universal and the Piyali Learning Center (PLC) she is meticulously “s
 elling” the concept of allowing girls to be educated instead of being ma
 rried in early childhood or being sent to work\, or being sold for sex tra
 de. Through her efforts and use of personal resources she is determined to
  make PLC a poverty eradication proto-type model that others can duplicate
  to heal a hurting planet. When asked why Mrs. Willingham started this sch
 ool for girls in the country of her birth\, she answers\, “It is the ful
 fillment of a life-long dream…to give back the gift of education\, parti
 cularly to girls. Girls’ education in many severely poverty stricken are
 as like India\, is still a luxury for far too many and it is certainly not
  a given. And yet when girls are educated\, they grow up to be responsible
  citizens\, changing not only their own lives but also the lives of their 
 children and their communities. When it is such a win-win situation\, how 
 can I not do it?” Mrs. Willingham is the winner of many humanitarian awa
 rds. Meeting Schedule:  12:00 noon Registration & Networking  12:15p.m. (s
 harp!) Meeting begins (club business first\, followed by keynote speaker) 
  1:30p.m. Meeting adjourns (may adjourn earlier\, depending on club busine
 ss items)    This is a weekly membership meeting for The Rotary Club of Sa
 n Francisco\, open to all Rotarians\, visiting Rotarians\, prospective mem
 bers and guests. Each luncheon meeting includes three-course lunch from Sc
 ala's Bistro. Individual lunch tickets are $40\, or purchase a book of fou
 r tickets for the discounted price of $145. Cash\, check and credit card p
 ayment options available. Tickets available for purchase at the door. Memb
 ers and guests can RSVP using the links at the top left corner of this pag
 e. 
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LOCATION:Sir Francis Drake Hotel
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SUMMARY:ROTARY LUNCHEON: Deepa Willingham
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><img alt="" src="http://clubrunner.blob.cor
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 t: 5px\; float: left\;" /><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">Mrs. Deepa
  Biswas Willingham\, a naturalized citizen of the United States\, was born
  and brought up in Calcutta\, India where she obtained her primary and sec
 ondary education under the stewardship of Mother Teresa\, who was her teac
 her\, undergraduate degree at the University of Calcutta and came to the U
 nited States in 1964 to pursue graduate degrees.</span></p>\n\n<p><span st
 yle="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">Mrs. Willingham&rsquo\;s professional life w
 as spent in health-care management\, education and entrepreneurship. She a
 nd her husband\, Mr. Richard Willingham\, are business owners. Currently\,
  however\, most of Mrs. Willingham&rsquo\;s time and personal resources ar
 e spent in the non-profit sector. She is an active Rotarian and she is the
  Founder/Chair of PACE Universal. Through PACE Universal and the Piyali Le
 arning Center (PLC) she is meticulously &ldquo\;selling&rdquo\; the concep
 t of allowing girls to be educated instead of being married in early child
 hood or being sent to work\, or being sold for sex trade. Through her effo
 rts and use of personal resources she is determined to make PLC a poverty 
 eradication proto-type model that others can duplicate to heal a hurting p
 lanet.</span></p>\n\n<p><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">When asked w
 hy Mrs. Willingham started this school for girls in the country of her bir
 th\, she answers\, &ldquo\;It is the fulfillment of a life-long dream&hell
 ip\;to give back the gift of education\, particularly to girls. Girls&rsqu
 o\; education in many severely poverty stricken areas like India\, is stil
 l a luxury for far too many and it is certainly not a given. And yet when 
 girls are educated\, they grow up to be responsible citizens\, changing no
 t only their own lives but also the lives of their children and their comm
 unities. When it is such a win-win situation\, how can I not do it?&rdquo\
 ;</span></p>\n\n<p><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">Mrs. Willingham i
 s the winner of many humanitarian awards.</span></p>\n\n<table border="0">
 \n	<tbody>\n		<tr>\n			<td colspan="2"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\
 ;"><strong>Meeting Schedule:</strong></span></td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td
 ><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">12:00 noon</span></td>\n			<td><spa
 n style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">Registration &amp\; Networking</span></t
 d>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">12:15p.m
 . (sharp!)</span></td>\n			<td><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">Meeti
 ng begins <em>(club business first\, followed by keynote speaker)</em></sp
 an></td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">1:
 30p.m.</span></td>\n			<td><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">Meeting a
 djourns <em>(may adjourn earlier\, depending on club business items)</em><
 /span></td>\n		</tr>\n	</tbody>\n</table>\n\n<p><span style="color: rgb(0\
 , 0\, 0)\;">This is a weekly membership meeting for The Rotary Club of San
  Francisco\, open to all Rotarians\, visiting Rotarians\, prospective memb
 ers and guests.</span></p>\n\n<p><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">Eac
 h luncheon meeting includes three-course lunch from Scala&#39\;s Bistro. I
 ndividual lunch tickets are $40\, or purchase a book of four tickets for t
 he discounted price of $145. Cash\, check and credit card payment options 
 available. <strong>Tickets available for purchase at the door. </strong></
 span></p>\n\n<p><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">Members and guests c
 an RSVP using the links at the top left corner of this page.</span></p>\n
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