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DESCRIPTION:Meghan Freebeck joins us to talk about the basic needs in a cha
 llenging world. Meghan is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of the g
 lobal nonprofit\, Simply the Basics. Simply the Basics is the nation’s l
 argest hygiene bank with a tremendous impact for making hygiene more equit
 able and accessible. The organization has been recognized in the Washingto
 n Post\, San Francisco Chronicle\, and at the Worldwide Women's Film Festi
 val. Simply the Basics has a global reach across over 200 cities. Prior to
  this role\, Meghan was the Chief Executive Officer of Project Homeless Co
 nnect\, a global nonprofit founded by Governor Gavin Newsom and now operat
 ing as an independent nonprofit that has been recognized by HUD as a globa
 l best practice. Meghan has also been the Deputy Director of San Francisco
  Suicide Prevention\, Director of Communications for the Chicago Shakespea
 re Project\, and Community Relations Manager for the Lincoln Park Communit
 y Shelter. Meghan has been honored as a top “40 Under 40” in San Franc
 isco for her leadership in nonprofit organizations. She has been recognize
 d as a “Change-maker” at the United State of Women Summit in DC and is
  a 2015 “National Daily Point of Light” award winner. In 2017\, Meghan
  was honored as one of 11 Most Inspirational Women in San Francisco. In he
 r spare time\, Meghan sits on the Board of Directors for the San Francisco
  Shakespeare Project. This is a regular membership meeting of the Rotary C
 lub of San Francisco\, open to all Rotarians\, visiting Rotarians\, prospe
 ctive members\, and guests. Meeting Schedule:   12:00 Noon  Registration 
 & Networking  12:15 PM (sharp!)  Meeting begins   1:30 PM  Meeting adjo
 urns      Register here for In Person or Zoom attendance. For in-person a
 ttendees: We welcome all attendees! The in-person registration cost for a
 ll adults and children is $45 until 11:59 AM on Friday\, November 8\, 2024
 . The meeting cost increases to $60 at noon and beyond on November 8\, 202
 4 and includes any walk-ins on Tuesday\, November 12. The Hotel Nikko hold
 s us to the headcount that we submit on Friday at noon\, prior to our Tues
 day meeting\, whether those registered attend or not. In Rotary spirit\, t
 hanks for helping us to maintain a good relationship with our host hotel.
   For attendance via Zoom: For those who wish to participate via Zoom\, 
 there is a $15 fee to attend. Parking: If you are driving to the Hotel Nik
 ko for this meeting\, please leave your car with the Hotel Nikko valet. Pi
 ck up a validation sticker available at our check-in table. The discounted
  parking is $25 for three hours. Photo Policy and Disclaimer: By attending
  events of the Rotary Club of San Francisco\, you are giving to our Club y
 our permission to publish photos of you as an attendee at our events. If y
 ou have questions about this policy\, please contact sfrotary2@gmail.com.
  Email Policy and Disclaimer: By registering online for events of the Rot
 ary Club of San Francisco\, you are giving to our Club your permission to 
 use your email to invite you to future events. If you have questions about
  this policy or wish to opt out at any time\, please contact sfrotary2@gm
 ail.com. 
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SUMMARY:ROTARY LUNCHEON: Meghan Freebeck\, Basic Needs in a Challenging Wor
 ld
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><img alt="Meghan Freebeck" src="https://clu
 brunner.blob.core.windows.net/00000002427/thumb/PhotoAlbum/2024-2025/M.-Fr
 eebeck-Headshot.jpg?_=638640752999543457" style="height: 228px\; width: 15
 0px\; margin-left: 5px\; margin-right: 5px\; float: left\;" />Meghan Freeb
 eck joins us to talk about the basic needs in a challenging world. Meghan 
 is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of the global nonprofit\, Simpl
 y the Basics. Simply the Basics is the nation&rsquo\;s largest hygiene ban
 k with a tremendous impact for making hygiene more equitable and accessibl
 e. The organization has been recognized in the <em>Washington Post</em>\, 
 <em>San Francisco Chronicle</em>\, and at the Worldwide Women&#39\;s Film 
 Festival. Simply the Basics has a global reach across over 200 cities.</p>
 \n\n<p>Prior to this role\, Meghan was the Chief Executive Officer of Proj
 ect Homeless Connect\, a global nonprofit founded by Governor Gavin Newsom
  and now operating as an independent nonprofit that has been recognized by
  HUD as a global best practice. Meghan has also been the Deputy Director o
 f San Francisco Suicide Prevention\, Director of Communications for the Ch
 icago Shakespeare Project\, and Community Relations Manager for the Lincol
 n Park Community Shelter.</p>\n\n<p>Meghan has been honored as a top &ldqu
 o\;40 Under 40&rdquo\; in San Francisco for her leadership in nonprofit or
 ganizations. She has been recognized as a &ldquo\;Change-maker&rdquo\; at 
 the United State of Women Summit in DC and is a 2015 &ldquo\;National Dail
 y Point of Light&rdquo\; award winner. In 2017\, Meghan was honored as one
  of 11 Most Inspirational Women in San Francisco.</p>\n\n<p>In her spare t
 ime\, Meghan sits on the Board of Directors for the San Francisco Shakespe
 are Project.</p>\n\n<table border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse\; b
 order-spacing: 0px\;">\n	<tbody style="box-sizing: border-box\;">\n		<tr s
 tyle="box-sizing: border-box\;">\n			<td colspan="2" style="padding: 0px\;
  vertical-align: top\; box-sizing: border-box\;">\n			<p><span style="colo
 r: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\;">This is a regular membership meeting of the Rotary
  Club of San Francisco\, open to all Rotarians\, visiting Rotarians\, pros
 pective members\, and guests.</span></p>\n\n			<p><strong style="box-sizin
 g: border-box\;">Meeting Schedule:</strong></p>\n			</td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr 
 style="box-sizing: border-box\;">\n			<td style="padding: 0px\; vertical-a
 lign: top\; box-sizing: border-box\;">12:00 Noon&nbsp\;</td>\n			<td style
 ="padding: 0px\; vertical-align: top\; box-sizing: border-box\;">Registrat
 ion &amp\; Networking</td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr style="box-sizing: border-box\;
 ">\n			<td style="padding: 0px\; vertical-align: top\; box-sizing: border-
 box\;">12:15 PM (sharp!)&nbsp\;</td>\n			<td style="padding: 0px\; vertica
 l-align: top\; box-sizing: border-box\;">Meeting begins&nbsp\;</td>\n		</t
 r>\n		<tr style="box-sizing: border-box\;">\n			<td style="padding: 0px\; 
 vertical-align: top\; box-sizing: border-box\;">1:30 PM&nbsp\;</td>\n			<t
 d style="padding: 0px\; vertical-align: top\; box-sizing: border-box\;">Me
 eting adjourns</td>\n		</tr>\n	</tbody>\n</table>\n\n<p style="text-align:
  center\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p style="text-align: center\;"><a href="https:/
 /www.cognitoforms.com/RotaryClubOfSanFrancisco/RegistrationForNovember1220
 24LuncheonMeeting"><span style="font-size:20px\;"><strong>Register here fo
 r In Person or Zoom attendance.</strong></span></a></p>\n\n<p style="box-s
 izing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px\; color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; fo
 nt-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, serif\; font-size: 15px\;"><span styl
 e="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(255\, 0\, 0)\;"><strong style="box-
 sizing: border-box\;">For in-person attendees:</strong></span>&nbsp\;<span
  style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: s
 ans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px
 \;">We welcome all attendees! The in-person registration cost for all adul
 ts and children is $45 until 11:59 AM on Friday\, November 8\, 2024. The m
 eeting cost increases to $60 at noon and beyond on November 8\, 2024 and i
 ncludes any walk-ins on Tuesday\, November 12.</span></p>\n\n<p style="box
 -sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px\; color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; 
 font-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, serif\; font-size: 15px\;"><span st
 yle="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans
 -serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\;"
 >The Hotel Nikko holds us to the headcount that we submit on Friday at noo
 n\, prior to our Tuesday meeting\, whether those registered attend or not.
  In Rotary spirit\, thanks for helping us to maintain a good relationship 
 with our host hotel.&nbsp\;</span></p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box
 \; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px\; color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: &quot\
 ;Open Sans&quot\;\, serif\; font-size: 15px\;"><span style="box-sizing: bo
 rder-box\; color: rgb(255\, 0\, 0)\;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-bo
 x\;">For attendance via Zoom:</strong></span>&nbsp\;For those who wish to 
 participate via Zoom\, there is a $15 fee to attend.</p>\n\n<p style="box-
 sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px\; color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; f
 ont-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, serif\; font-size: 15px\;"><span sty
 le="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(255\, 0\, 0)\;"><strong style="box
 -sizing: border-box\;">Parking</strong></span>: If you are driving to the 
 Hotel Nikko for this meeting\, please leave your car with the Hotel Nikko 
 valet. Pick up a validation sticker available at our check-in table. The d
 iscounted parking is $25 for three hours.</p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: bor
 der-box\; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px\; color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family:
  &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, serif\; font-size: 15px\;"><span style="box-siz
 ing: border-box\; font-size: 14px\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;
  color: rgb(255\, 0\, 0)\;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box\;">Photo
  Policy and Disclaimer</strong></span>: By attending events of the Rotary 
 Club of San Francisco\, you are giving to our Club your permission to publ
 ish photos of you as an attendee at our events. If you have questions abou
 t this policy\, please contact&nbsp\;<strong style="box-sizing: border-box
 \;"><a href="mailto:sfrotary2@gmail.com" style="box-sizing: border-box\; b
 ackground-color: transparent\; color: rgb(1\, 139\, 178)\; text-decoration
 -line: none\; cursor: pointer\; transition: all 200ms ease 0s\;">sfrotary2
 @gmail.com</a></strong>.</span></p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; 
 margin: 0px 0px 10.5px\; color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: &quot\;Op
 en Sans&quot\;\, serif\; font-size: 15px\;"><span style="box-sizing: borde
 r-box\; font-size: 14px\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rg
 b(255\, 0\, 0)\;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box\;">Email Policy an
 d Disclaimer</strong></span>:&nbsp\;By registering online for events of th
 e Rotary Club of San Francisco\, you are giving to our Club your permissio
 n to use your email to invite you to future events. If you have questions 
 about this policy or wish to opt out at any time\, please contact&nbsp\;<s
 trong style="box-sizing: border-box\;"><a href="mailto:sfrotary2@gmail.com
 " style="box-sizing: border-box\; background-color: transparent\; color: r
 gb(1\, 139\, 178)\; text-decoration-line: none\; cursor: pointer\; transit
 ion: all 200ms ease 0s\;">sfrotary2@gmail.com</a></strong>.</span></p>\n
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