Emergency Services Day (ESD) honors those who protect and support our City and Bay. The Honorees for the 2024 Emergency Services Day held on October 22, 2024 were:  Deputy Patrick Dungo of the San Francisco Sheriff's Office; Emergency Medical Technician José Hernandez-Onofre and Paramedic Eric Soto of the San Francisco Fire Department; Officer Vincent Masilang of the San Francisco Police Department; and Boatswain's Mate First Class Chuck Baldwin of the United States Coast Guard. Each became a hero for either saving a human life or protecting our community.

This year's ESD drew Rotarians from our Club — the Rotary Club of San Francisco — AND from the Rotary Clubs of Belmont-Redwood Shores, Half Moon Bay, Menlo Park, Pacifica, San Francisco Chinatown, San Francisco Greater Mission, San Francisco South of Market, and across the ocean from Bologna-Felsineo in Italy. Our special guests were the Honorees mentioned above, their family members, and their command teams.

 

Aditi Desai, Community Outreach Manager for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), will talk about CIRM's mission to accelerate science and deliver transformative regenerative medicine treatments equitably to California and the world. 

 

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Join Family House, a grant partner for the Rotary Club of San Francisco, for an opportunity to set up, serve, and clean up dinner for their community. Event is limited to 10 people, and Rotarians may bring a guest. All must register. Volunteers are encouraged to wear Rotary-branded attire that can get dirty, as well as layers to be prepared for multiple weather conditions. Dinners will be served outside on the Family House patio.

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Meghan Freebeck, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of the global nonprofit — Simply the Basics, talks about the basic needs in a challenging world and the global impact of Simply the Basics.

 

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Our November movie is Free the Mind, a documentary that explores how the practices of Buddhist monks, including meditation and yoga, can physically modify the brains of veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress and children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. This event is open to Rotarians, their friends, and family. 

 

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Join us for our Club's NEXT EVENING MEETING where we will conduct some Club business, have dinner, and enjoy Rotary fellowship. There is no charge to attend this meeting, but each attendee pays individually for food and beverages ordered at MoMo's. Please register yourself and your guests so that we can plan the space.

 

 

It's time for one of our most popular service projects - Thanksgiving at The Arc San Francisco! In the spirit of giving thanks, Rotarians will gather to provide a Thanksgiving feast for participants at The Arc SF. Many hands are needed to either serve or be on the clean-up team; please sign up to help. This is the only Thanksgiving celebration for many of the people we serve that day. And they are most appreciative.