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Dana Bakich teaches nonprofit and purpose-driven marketing professionals actionable steps to grow. their presence on social media and increase donations. With 10+ years of experience working in the digital and social media space, she's seen it all! Dana's worked with Movember, Dress for Success, American Idol, Unseen, LA84 Foundation, Hashtag Lunchbag, and many others on their digital strategies. 

Professor Larry Grill from Keck graduate institute. He receives his PhD from the University of California in Riverside in 1979. He has published over 25 scientific papers and is an inventor on more than 30 issued in US and world patents.

Our guest speaker at this meeting will be Ruanne Barnabas, Assoc. Professor of Global Health and Medicine at the Univ. of Washington and affiliate at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center among more. Her specific topic will pertain to her "Hydroxychloroquine PEP study" at U. Washington. We'll also be joined by a representative of Elmhurst Hospital, Joseph R Masci, MD.

We are sharing with Don Gould, the president of Gould Asset management, Gould manages more than $500 million for more than 200 clients located in California, across the US, and abroad. He has offered to share with us a webinar he did for clients this past week covering the current economic and financial situation. 

Everyone at some point in their lives are asked to raise money for things whether a high school baseball tournament trip or part of a campaign. There are some fundamental elements to successfully raise money for all types of causes. My seven keys to successful fundraising will help all those who want to effectively put a plan in place and meet the fundraising goal. I will use some of my NFL and fundraising experiences as examples of how to successfully fund raise.

Bio- Rueben Mayes leverages his passion for people and philanthropy to deliver the necessary resources in support of the Pullman Regional Hospital Mission. His success as a college two-time consensus All-American, National College Hall of Fame Inductee, NFL Rookie of the Year and multi-year Pro Bowl selectee opens many doors and builds rapport beyond his 20 year fundraising career. He went on to earn an MBA in 2000 and recently the re-designation of Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) credentials. As Chief Development Officer, Rueben works closely with Department Medical Directors, physicians, hospital executive staff, foundation boards and committees to grow system-wide philanthropic/investment support for key priorities Rueben has been married for over 26 years to Marie Mayes (both WSU Alumnus) and they have two sons, Logan and Kellen. Volunteer community involvement activities include non profit fundraising consulting. His hobbies are fishing, reading, cooking, and is also an avid, golfer, skier and swimmer.

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

We are joining a Center for Nonprofit Management ( CNM ) where a team of consultants and advisers will discuss scenario planning, fund development, and remote management to answer questions of Nonprofit leaders.

The session covers how to plan for reducing your workforce, and how to communicate effectively with your different audiences given the current health crisis.

The Unmasking Suicide " by Abe Esquibel.

Suicide is a difficult topic to talk about, most people often avoid talking about. Perhaps if we did talk about our thoughts and feelings or open sharing our internal conflicts, then maybe so many people wouldn’t see suicide as an option for escaping their pain. Simple, real conversations may just make the difference between life and death.

 Abe was born in Mexico, moved to United States, enlisted in the army, got a masters in Social work and worked for 40 years at Kaiser as a social worker. Abe guaranteed he would not give a suicide demonstration. Abe anticipated that people might find the talk to be depressing and so indicated that he found his experiences to be uplifting.

In September last year National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. More people die by suicide than from homicide, and that holds true for teens, too. For youth ages 10 to 24, suicide is the second leading cause of death, with approximately 16 American youth taking their lives each day, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

 Abe worked in three different clinics dealing with families and individuals for 22 years. For the last 17 years, he worked in the ER. He was called in when a patient needed a psych eval, and had the authority to hospitalize patients.

Abe used a powerful intervention, an Australian approach, that explains that suicide exerts power from an external position. He’d begin by asking for permission to give his take on suicide. Most patients said yes.

He’d ask, “what is your relationship with suicide?”, referencing suicide as an entity, an external influencer. Sometimes the “relationship” had gone on for years. He explained that suicide is like a negative energy that looks for vulnerable people and tries to convince them that taking themselves out is a good solution. “Your life is never going to get better.” “You’re a failure.” “Your family will be better off without you.” Abe would say to his patients that the goal of suicide is to take you out and to cause devastation to all around you. He affirmed their pain, but explained the persistent pain suicide causes to others.

Typically Abe insisted that the family be present for an intervention, asking them to relate to their child or sibling how they would be affected if the suicide was successful. Families were asked to provide positive feedback. Family members confess to a personal relationship with suicide 50-60 percent of the time. Most say they have ended their relationship with suicide, and could say how they did it, which is useful.

Abe would ask a patient whether they could commit to kick suicide out of their life, and if they hesitated, they would be admitted to the hospital. He often found that after a couple of hours with the patient, they were in a very different place. He shared a note received from a person who had tried to commit suicide, stressing the realization that suicide wasn’t a good solution. Suicide is really a self imposed death penalty, a more shocking term that emphasizes its terrible impact.

It is very important to respond when someone appears to be suicidal, lest you become another who suffers from the impact of suicide. Ask them, “are you thinking about taking your own life?” Report it! Let them know they are valuable to you. Make sure they have no access to a gun. Make sure medications are in a secure place. The more we talk about suicide, the weaker suicide becomes. Let's talk about it!

In this episode, Engineer Kazi Yogusuk, is exploring the importance of cow or cattle in the Bari tribe. traditionally cows or cattle means wealth or status , which defines how much the bridegroom( male) paid to the family of a bride( female) in term of dowry also can be use as an equivalent for any settlement. 

The Marks on the cow or cattle has their names which distinguish each one of them. the Bari used a cow or cattle as meat their skin also have many uses which can be use for sleeping, chair, drums etc. 

USA President Donald Trump updating on Corona Virus

Four-Way Test Speech Contest submitted by Lark Gerry

Contest Chair and CHS Principal Brett O’Connor introduced the annual 4-Way Speech Contest, just one of many youth projects sponsored by our Club in partnership with Rotary District 5300. This year the theme is Rotary Connects the World. Students shared perspectives on the Four-Way Test, based on Herb Taylor’s famous statement on business ethics that we have adopted in Rotary.

Of the things we think, say or do:

Is it the TRUTH?

Is it FAIR to all concerned?

Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIP?

Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

There were three contestants all from Claremont High

School:

Alex Abarca, a senior, will attend Yale University, hopes to become a lawyer specializing in government. Melissa Glover, a senior, plans to attend a university here in California to study psychology, political science and/or American sign language. Maltin Tocani, a junior, whose short term goal is to graduate from high school, long term goal is medical school.

A bit of history on the 4-Way Test: 

From the earliest days of the organization, Rotarians were concerned with promoting high ethical standards in their professional lives. One of the world’s most widely printed and quoted statements of business ethics is The 4- Way Test, which was created in 1932 by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor (who later served as RI president) when he was asked to take charge of a company that was facing bankruptcy. This 24 word test for employees to follow in their business and professional lives became the guide for sales, production, advertising, and all relations with dealers and customers, and the survival of the company is credited to this simple philosophy. Adopted by Rotary in 1943, The 4-Way Test has been translated into more than a hundred languages and published in thousands of ways.