ROTARY LUNCHEON: Bring a Veteran to Lunch and Eric Wick on the Veteran Suicide Epidemic

It's Veterans Day — a day to honor all American veterans, living and deceased; thank them for their service during times of war or peace; and promote understanding of their sacrifices. Today, we invite each member of our Club to Sponsor a Veteran for lunch. You can either bring the Veteran as your guest or you can sponsor a Veteran by paying for their lunch.

Our guest speaker for this event is Eric Wick who will talk on the Veteran suicide epidemic.

A life-long student of military history and economics, Eric Wick served in the United States Marine Corps from 1988 to 1991. He has worked as a cabinetmaker, optician, ophthalmic laboratory technician, technical writer, and teacher. Currently, he works at Swords to Plowshares, first as Peer Specialist in the Safe Haven Veterans Emergency Transitional Housing Program and for the past two years as Suicide Prevention Trainer for the SSG Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, giving suicide awareness and prevention presentations and training to the public and to service organization staff, as well as presentations and lectures to clinicians on veteran psychology and veteran-centric lethal means reduction. When not giving presentations, he works with Veterans struggling with suicidal ideation and is a Veterans' mental health advocate. He also owns a copywriting business, the proceeds from which he uses to fund his off-hours work in Veteran and first responder suicide prevention.

Register here for In Person or Zoom attendance.

Registration Instructions:

• Register one person at a time. For example, if you are bringing a guest, register yourself first. Then, register your guest separately.
• If you are sponsoring a Veteran, be sure to include your name so that you can be acknowledged at the event.

For in-person attendees: We welcome all attendees! The in-person registration cost for all adults and children is $45 until 11:59 AM on Friday, November 7, 2025. The meeting cost increases to $60 at noon and beyond on November 7, 2025 and includes any walk-ins on Tuesday, November 11.

The Hotel Nikko holds us to the headcount that we submit on Friday at noon, 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. 

For attendance via Zoom: For those who wish to participate via Zoom, there is a $15 fee to attend.

Accessibility: Hotel Nikko San Francisco offers accessible entrances, accommodations, restaurants, meeting spaces, and facilities so that every guest enjoys a comfortable visit.

Parking: 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 discounted parking is $25 for three hours.

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