STORIES
Christian Mambelli, Director of Operations Il Mulino Restaurant Group
Topic: Future of New York Restaurants after COVID-19
AND ELECTION DAY
Irena Zubcevic, Chief of Intergovernmental Policy and Review Branch at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Dr. Fritz Kahn and his adventurous journey through the human body
April 22, 2021 at noon. JOIN VIA ZOOM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82198737369
Talk on a forgotten genius who escaped Nazi Germany by the support of his friend Albert Einstein and lived in New York after his emigration
"Impacts of ESG on Business" and "Consumer Behavior Outlook"
April 28, 2021 at 7PM - Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87329967738
Sandra Navidi is an international attorney, bestselling author, consultant, media contributor and public speaker. She is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of BeyondGlobal, an international strategic consultancy.
Europe’s economy, the transatlantic partnership and the future of the EU. And comparison of the EU’s COVID approach with that of the US.
Part I: "Us Against COVID-19: Challenges in Vaccine Uptake" Part II: "Fostering Community Conversation to Stop AAPI Hate"
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND TRUSTEES FOR 2021-2022 AS PROPOSED BY OUR NOMINATING COMMITTEE - ELECTION DATE IS MAY 6, 2021
PHIL PENMAN - AWARD WINNING PHOTOGRAPHER,
Guest speaker on March 25, 2021 at 12 Noon EST
Bill Mehleisen, Luncheon Speaker on March 11, 2021 - "Leading in times of crisis"
Bill Mehleisen, Director at Mandalah &
Owner of Seek Human, LLC
Join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85742701681
This is an initiative by past President, Prof. Jasmin Cowin, Chair of the 2021 NYS TESOL conference
Happy Hour with the exchange of ideas and updates from members and friends of Rotary!
JOIN HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88492759859
Rotary International Service Above Self Award
(by District Governor Mary Shackleton)
I am proud to announce that Larry Cohen has been recognized by Rotary International with the Service Above Self Award, one of the highest distinctions in service for Rotarians who demonstrate their commitment to helping others by volunteering their time and talent!
This year's Nominating Committee for trustees has selected following members to serve in the upcoming Fiscal Rotary year:
Scarlett Pildes
Michael Snizek
Kerime Ataker
Larry Cohen
Can Erbilgin
Almas Jahnbaz
Dr. Marcela Bonafina
Session #1 The Impact of COVID on the Deal World AND
Session #2 The Impact of COVID on the US Immigration
Marya Ghazipura is an epidemiologist and biostatistician in New York City with nearly 10 years of experience in epidemiological consulting, evidence analytics, scientific advisory, guideline creation and evaluation, developing implementation frameworks, and working with other strategists to sustain improvements in complex health systems. Also presenting her husband: Dr. Tanzib Hossain, who is a pulmonary and critical care doctor in his NYC hospital. Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of MedicineJoin via Zoom:
Jason Gardner, the founder of Radical Shift Coaching, is a highly respected life coach with capabilities for unlocking human potential. With a long history in magic, escapology (think Houdini), and showmanship, he is known for his ability to help people free themselves from the straight jackets they put themselves in and reach full personal potential and freedom.
Youth Empowerment Session #6
Rethinking the Future: The Great Reset
Thomas Missong
President of the European Association of Credit Rating Agencies (EACRA)
TOPIC: "Credit Rating Agencies: stocktaking in times of crisis, Competition and international Framework“.
Please join the Rotary Club of New York and Families for Safe Streets to learn about the dangers to everyone in our city, and what we can do to prevent it and stop it.
Please join at Zoom link:
Chana Widowski will lead a panel of family members who lost someone to a traffic death in our city. Hosted by the Rotary Club of New York you will learn how this does not have to happen and how you can protect yourself and your loved ones.
Two speakers will address the topic "The Future Of Cities" (After Covid-19) Anthony Fieldman — National Design Director for HOK Canada and Josh Sirefman Co-Founder and Senior Advisor Google Side Walk Labs. Register at Eventbrite: http://bit.ly/futureofcitiesrcny
Santa will be stopping by Harlem this Christmas even with COVID, thanks to the generosity of the members of our legendary Rotary Club of New York, other NYC Rotary clubs, and the Sisters of Fraternities Notre Dame.
(read more inside)
Amiri AndersonAmiri Anderson is author of a new novel, "Five Feet of Water", an inspiring book about overcoming obstacles in domestic life. (Amiri replaces Dhomonique Ricks Murphy, was unfortunately made unavailable at the last minute.)
Link to the Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86842854073
much more inside.
Wolfram von HeynitzOur evening meeting guest on December 16 from 7:00 - 8:00 pm will be Wolfram von Heynitz, Deputy Consul General of Germany in New York He'll be speaking to us about "The Future of Transatlantic Cooperation”
Link to the Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89042659881
about Consul von Heynitz inside.
Brooklyn Borough President - Eric AdamsOur guest for the January 7th 6:30 p.m. Zoom Meeting will be Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. Brooklynites elected Eric as the first person of color to serve as their borough president; he is currently serving his second term as Brooklyn’s chief executive.
Link to the Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81565211414
Borough President Adams' Bio inside.
Oct 28 Session a SuccessOur Third Youth Empowerment meeting was another most successful virtual event, masterfully organized by our Membership Chair Bolor Erdene with lots of great insights. We also thank our presenters Jean Sini and Olivier Oullier and our talented moderators Cherrie Chung and Maria Brodskaya. There's a video available on YouTube for you to watch.
Don't miss November Session #4 - Information will follow soon.
International Breakfast - Nov 18thOur featured speaker was Consul General Francesco Genuardi, who has extensive diplomacy experience over 23 years across multiple positions within the Italian government and NATO.
Read the full report inside.
International Breakfast - October 21stOur October 21st meeting featured Consul General Adrian Kubicki of Poland who explained its status as an area of economic investment in the United States. He expressed his optimism in Poland’s future as a young democracy that is investing in innovation and technology.
Read the full report inside.
China Overtaking America’s DominanceOur October 15th Zoom meeting featured Sarwar A. Kashmeri, Int'l Relations Specialist, Author, Commentator and Fellow, Foreign Policy Association. He has sent us a letter with some additionally promised information.
letter & info plus video of meeting inside.
Tackle Today’s ProblemsOn August 26, 2020 the RCNY conducted its first virtual Youth Empowerment Session. Presenters were Dr. Nouriel Roubini, an economist, and Vivian James Rigney, a telecommunication executive and executive coach.
more info & photos inside.
CSPAN Allows Citizens To Curate How They're InformedOur Oct 8 meeting featured Joel Bacon & Jenae Green of CSPAN, who (among other things) explained that what separates CSPAN from other networks is that the network empowers citizens to view public events in their entirety.
Full Report and Link to a Meeting Video inside.
WHO African Region is Polio-FreeRotary Congratulates African Region on becoming wild polio-virus-free. Rotary and its partners the the Global Polio Eradication Initiative are proud to announce an historic public health achievement as the World Health Organization's African region is now certified wild polio-virus-free.
Press Release & more inside.
World Central Kitchen in ManhattanAnother successful Farmstands Project with World Central Kitchen took place this week on Thursday in three Manhattan locations. The project is co-sponsored by your New York Rotary Foundation and a number of members & officers enthusiastically participated.
more info & photos inside.
Collaboration with World Central KitchenThis Saturday, June 27 several Rotarians led by President Larry Cohen and including Past President and PDG David Del Monte, others from Metro Club and Brooklyn/Queens Club helped package 18,000 pounds of fresh produce and dairy products into more than 1200 boxes of food headed for local communities in need.
photos inside.
We Need to Vaccinate ChildrenWhile the world is waiting for the development of the vaccine to curtail corona-19, the United Nations’ W.H.O. and its partners released a survey this week showing that 80 million babies under a year old were at risk of missing their routine immunizations.
more info inside.
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