Rotaractors! Vote for the YMCA TeenCenter Project
The Berkeley YMCA has been selected by Pepsi Cola for a competition in efforts of raising funds for the New Teen Center building.
To put it short, the TWO projects with the MOST votes by the end of this month WILL GET $250,000 USD. Currently, the YMCA Teen Center is ranked 15 out of 200.
According to Berkeley Rotary President-Elect Fred Collignon, “the TeenCenter is THE most important venture to improve services for youth in Berkeley since the expansion of youth fields 10 years ago, with huge impacts on all kinds.”
So, if you can take 20 secs to read this post, why not take another 20 seconds to cast your vote: http://www.refresheverything.com/ymcateencenter
How YOU can help!
1. Visit the Pepsi Refresh Project
2. Click the “Vote for this idea” button
3. Register for an account or log into Facebook
4. Submit
What’s really cool is that you can cast your vote again the next day! That’s right, you can vote ONCE per day for EVERY day in the month of February. It honestly takes 20 seconds to vote so please do so as much as you can!
Rotaract is following Rotary International’s goal this year of “Building Communities, Bridging Continents”. Let’s start with Berkeley!
International Service Committee Meeting
| Thu Feb 11 7pm-8pm at 121 Wheeler: |
| Event registration is closed. |
Thurs Feb. 11 | International Service Committee Meeting | 7PM-8PM | 221 Wheeler
This will be a continuation of the International Service Committee Meetings. If you weren’t able to make it to the first meeting, then you can always come to this one!
Ambassadorial Scholarship Infosession
| Wed Feb 10 7:00pm-9:00pm at 175 Barrows: |
| Event registration is closed. |
1. Jimmy T. Le
2. Yvonne Kwan
3. Joanna Kwong
4. Veronica Lim
5. Kai Proscrian
6. Amy Bohn
7. Andrew Lin
8. Maybelline Mena-Hadyka
9. Steven Nguyen
10. Jordan Coffey
11. Dorothy Edwards
12. Abby Sassaman
13. Abraham Zhan
14. Ah Young
15. Aidan Mccarthy
16. Alex Downing
17. Alice Chung
18. Allison B.
19. Ami Chiu
20. Angela Chen
21. Angela Huang
22. Angelica Garcia
23. Angelica Teng
24. Anjali Sharma
25. Anna Williams
26. Annie Moore
27. Annie Tam
28. Ariel Ulansey
29. Austin Ashcraft
30. Bernalyn Ruiz
31. Bonnie Kim
32. Brandon Ja
33. Brendan Kellams
34. Brian Mosley
35. Brian Tian
36. Cassandra Janakos
37. Cathleen Cardoza
38. Chelsea Tiong
39. Chidozie Chimezie
40. Cindy Lau
41. Clayton Yan
42. Colette Tse
43. Conan Shao
44. Cynthia Laiacona
45. Danielle Ma
46. David Wong
47. Davy Ho
48. Delilah Zimmermani
49. Dennis Tat
50. East Berhane
51. Elodie Tong-Lin
52. Eric Hsiao
53. Erika Cheung
54. Eugenia Ho
55. Gladys Hernandez
56. Hazel Roxas
57. Heather McMenomy
58. Irina Goga
59. Jacqueline Ma
60. James Peng
61. James Xing
62. Jason Tran
63. Jeff Tsui
64. Jeffrey Spinardi
65. Jennifer Jong
66. Jessica Pacas
67. Jimmy Le
68. Jing Xiong
69. Joyce Lin
70. Juliana Zhou
71. Julie Huynh
72. Justin Nguyen
73. Kalin Nishimori
74. Kari Loftesness
75. Karina Luna
76. Katharine Guan
77. Kathleen So
78. Kelly McCarter
79. Kelly Wong
80. Kimberley Nguyen
81. Kyle Tse
82. Kyle Wang
83. Lauren Choi
84. Lawrence Go
85. Leland Au
86. Lila Carpenter
87. Madison Zeller
88. Maggie Wang
89. Mallory Watkins
90. Marissa Simon
91. Mary Luc
92. Mauna Dasari
93. Melissa England
94. Melissa Milks
95. Meng-Chieh Yang
96. Michael Li
97. Michael Shen
98. Mim Thich
99. Mitra Vijeh
100. Nancy Mai
101. Napoleon DeVilla
102. Nhu Nguyen
103. Oliver Wu
104. Palash Agarwal
105. Priscilla Chang
106. Renee Rivera
107. Ruben Maldonado
108. Samir Shah
109. Sarah Belford
110. Shreyaa Khemka
111. Soog Gyung
112. Sophia Wang
113. Sowmya Ramanathan
114. Stephanie Li
115. Sylvia Chang
116. Theodore Vadpey
117. Theresa Zhang
118. Tony Le
119. Voeun Chung
120. William Campbell
Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships are available to exceptional men and women who, in addition to studying abroad, would like to be ambassadors of good will. Recipients are expected to make friends with people in the host country and meet with and give talks to local Rotary clubs. This is a great opportunity to study in a foreign country of your choice for a year!
Come on Wednesday February 10th to learn more about the scholarship and how to apply. There will be a panel of current Ambassadorial Scholars from various parts of the world. We encourage you to come with many questions. Light refreshments provided.
RSVP above! Please note that the scholarship will be offered only on a 1-year basis for the 2010-2011 year.
WHEN: WednesdayFeb 10th
TIME: 7 pm to 9 pm
WHERE: 175 Barrows
QUESTIONS? Contact Sarah and Ruben at prodev@calrotaract.org
Feb.19 | Relay for Life Movie Night | 6pm in 182 Dwinelle
| Fri Feb 19 6pm-9pm at 182 Dwinelle: |
| Event registration is closed. |
1. Victoria Lai
2. Anna Gottschall
3. Jimmy Le
4. Karina Luna
5. Will Zhang
6. Julie Huynh
7. Abby Sassaman
8. Abraham Zhan
9. Ah Young
10. Aidan Mccarthy
11. Alice Chung
12. Alison Kray
13. Allison B.
14. Amadeia Rector
15. Amanda Kwan
16. Ami Chiu
17. Amy Bohn
18. Andrew Lin
19. Andy Guan
20. Angela Huang
21. Angela Zheng
22. Anna Strahl
23. Anna Williams
24. Annie Moore
25. Annie Tam
26. April Soetarman
27. Ariel Ulansey
28. Asha Choudhury
29. Asha Choudury
30. Audrey Guo
31. Austin Ashcraft
32. Barry Chen
33. Brandon Ja
34. Brendan Kellams
35. Brian Mosley
36. Brian Tian
37. Cassandra Janakos
38. Cathleen Cardoza
39. Celia Gong
40. Chelsea Tiong
41. Chris Oshida
42. Chuck Arnold
43. Cindy Lau
44. Colette Tse
45. Conan Shao
46. Cristina Medina
47. Crystal Platas
48. Cynthia Laiacona
49. Danielle Ma
50. David Wong
51. Davy Ho
52. Delilah Zimmermani
53. Dennis Tat
54. East Berhane
55. Elodie Tong-Lin
56. Eric Hsiao
57. Eugenia Ho
58. Gladys Hernandez
59. Hazel Roxas
60. Heather McMenomy
61. Hemisha Morar
62. Ino Chang
63. Irina Goga
64. Jacqueline Ma
65. James Peng
66. James Xing
67. Jason Tran
68. Jessica Chou
69. Jessica Dai
70. Jessica Pacas
71. Jing Xiong
72. Joanna Kwong
73. Joyce Lin
74. Juliana Zhou
75. Justin Nguyen
76. Kai Proscrian
77. Kalin Nishimori
78. Kari Loftesness
79. Katharine Guan
80. Kathleen So
81. Kelly McCarter
82. Kelly Wong
83. Kim Arciniega
84. Kimberley Nguyen
85. Kyle Hu
86. Kyle Tse
87. Kyle Wang
88. Larry Li
89. Lauren Choi
90. Lawrence Go
91. Lawrence Yu
92. Leland Au
93. Lewis Chen
94. Lila Carpenter
95. Linda Luo
96. Lindsey Saldin
97. Madison Zeller
98. Maggie Wang
99. Mallory Watkins
100. Marissa Simon
101. Mauna Dasari
102. Maya Menon
103. Mei Lin
104. Melissa England
105. Melissa Milks
106. Meng-Chieh Yang
107. Michael Li
108. Michael Shen
109. Mim Thich
110. Mitra Vijeh
111. Molly Li
112. Nancy Mai
113. Napoleon DeVilla
114. Nasim Barzanian
115. Nhu Nguyen
116. Nod Sterr
117. Oliver Wu
118. Palash Agarwal
119. Perlin Lim
120. Priscilla Chang
121. Renee Rivera
122. Richard Lan
123. Samir Shah
124. Sarah Belford
125. Shana Savis
126. Sharlene Cam
127. Sharon Kim
128. Soog Gyung
129. Sophia Wang
130. Sowmya Ramanathan
131. Stephanie Li
132. Sylvia Chang
133. Theodore Vadpey
134. Theresa Zhang
135. Tony Le
136. Veronica Lim
137. Victoria Gu
138. Voeun Chung
139. YoungHyun Kim
140. Yvonne Kwan
141. Steven Wong
142. Valerie Truong
143. Adrienne Chiu
144. Sridatta Thatipamala
145. Ruth Rubenstein
146. Tiffany Yuan
Come to help fundraise for our Relay for Life Team! Learn more about the cause and enjoy a film while you’re at it. We’ll spend a few minutes to brainstorm ideas, but most of time to bond, hang out, and an enjoy a good film together.
WHEN: Friday, Feb 19th
TIME: 6 pm – 9 pm
WHERE: 182 Dwinelle
ADMISSION: $2
QUESTIONS? Please contact Vicky at vlai@calrotaract.org or Will at wzhang@calrotaract.org
Feb.25 | Dinner w/ a Rotarian | 6:30pm at Le Petit Cheval
| Thu Feb 25 6:30 PM-8:00 PM at Le Petit Cheval (2600 Bancroft Way): |
| Event registration is closed. |
1. Joanna Kwong
2. Miki Sankary
3. Steven Nguyen
4. Katharine Guan
5. Sarah Belford
6. Tiffany Yuan
7. Angelica Teng
8. Eugenia Ho
9. Joaquin Ugalde
10. Kathy Lee
11. Cecilia Cheng
12. Conan Shao
13. Leland Au
Learn about a career from a professional in that field over dinner!
Career Focus: City Planning and Public Policy.
Come have dinner with a Rotarian! This the first of a series of career-themed dinners. February’s dinner focus is city-planning and public policy! This will be a small group of Rotaractors to have a conversation with a Rotarian, our very own Fred Collignon, a recently retired professor at UC Berkeley, soon-to-be President of the Rotary Club. This is a special opportunity to be able to speak with someone so well connected with the organization and to hear about his many career experiences. He is a city-planner and public policy specialist, also having done work in start-ups, politics, and consulting, among many other things.
When: Thursday, Feb. 25th
Time: 6:30 pm to 8 pm
Location: Le Petit Cheval (2600 Bancroft Way)
Rotaract’s New Sign Up System
Drop down Menus! Pretty colored pictures! Clickable links! What’s happening to the website?
This semester, we have a new sign-up process! When you read our upcoming events (below), you will see the details for an event as well as the contact information. Beginning this semester, we will be adding a link to our event page, which is where you’ll sign up.
1. Click on the event link under event description. Once you reach the event page, you should see “Signups for [Event, Date].”
2. Look for your name on the Dropdown menu. If your name is not on the list, click “[Not on List] and enter your first and last name. Also enter your email and phone number, and click on “Add to List” to sign-up for the event or “Remove from List” to remove yourself from the sign-up list.
Pretty easy, right? If you have any questions, please contact our webmaster William at wmok@calrotaract.org.
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Right, so why a new sign up system you ask? We want to let you know we heard your comments from the survey last semester. Online sign ups to the website makes it easier for both you and the Board. With this new system, you will be able to track your service events BASED ON HOURS. The database makes it easier for us to COMMUNICATE and takes away the hassle of messy paper trails. Speaking of paper, we’re slowly shifting towards being more ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY. By the end of the semester, we hope to eliminate the need to use paper sign in slips!
WAPI Build Day
| Sat Feb 06 11am-3pm at 2040 VLSB: |
| Event registration is closed. |
1. Elodie Tong-Lin
2. William Mok
3. Sylvia Chang
4. Priscilla Chang
5. April Soetarman
6. Jennifer Jong
7. Will Zhang
8. Darrik Carlson
9. Brandon Ja
10. Kelly Wong
11. Karina Luna
12. Richard Lan
13. Lean Deleon
14. Kitty Wang
15. Kai Li
16. Abraham Zhan
17. Dennis Tat
18. jenny
19. Mauna Dasari
20. Austin Ashcraft
21. Brendan Kellams
22. Stephanie Li
23. Lauren Choi
24. Kevin Jacobs
25. Lewis Chen
26. Clayton Yan
27. Julie Huynh
28. Mei Lin Zhou
29. Leland Au
30. Melissa England
31. Sarah Belford
32. Dale Aromdee
33. Kyle Tse
34. Eugenia Ho
35. Irina Goga
36. Kimberley Nguyen
37. Napoleon DeVilla
38. Nancy Mai
39. Amanda Kwan
40. James Peng
41. Abby Sassaman
42. Ah Young
43. Aidan Mccarthy
44. Alexis Hartman
45. Alice Chung
46. Alison Kray
47. Allison B.
48. Amadeia Rector
49. Ami Yoon
50. Amy Bohn
51. Andrew Lin
52. Andy Guan
53. Angela Huang
54. Angela Zheng
55. Anjali Sharma
56. Anna Gottschall
57. Anna Strahl
58. Anna Williams
59. Annie Moore
60. Ariel Ulansey
61. Barry Chen
62. Bonnie Kim
63. Brian Mosley
64. Brian Tian
65. Cecilia Cheng
66. Celia Gong
67. Chidozie Chimezie
68. Chris Oshida
69. Colette Tse
70. Cristina Medina
71. Crystal Platas
72. Danielle Ma
73. David Wong
74. Davy Ho
75. Delilah Zimmermani
76. Eric Hsiao
77. Erika Cheung
78. George Nguyen
79. Gladys Hernandez
80. Hazel Roxas
81. Heather McMenomy
82. Hemisha Morar
83. Ino Chang
84. Jacqueline Ma
85. James Xing
86. Jason Tran
87. Jeff Tsui
88. Jeffrey Spinardi
89. Jessica Chou
90. Jessica Dai
91. Jessica Pacas
92. Jimmy Le
93. Jing Xiong
94. Joanna Kwong
95. Joanne Li
96. Joyce Lin
97. Juhee Han
98. Juliana Zhou
99. Justin Nguyen
100. Kai Proscrian
101. Kalin Nishimori
102. Kari Loftesness
103. Kathleen So
104. Kelly McCarter
105. Kim Arciniega
106. Kyle Wang
107. Larry Li
108. Lawrence Go
109. Madison Zeller
110. Maggie Wang
111. Marissa Simon
112. Maya Menon
113. Mei Lin
114. Melissa Milks
115. Meng-Chieh Yang
116. Michael Li
117. Michael Shen
118. Mim Thich
119. Mitra Vijeh
120. Molly Li
121. Nod Sterr
122. Oliver Wu
123. Palash Agarwal
124. Perlin Lim
125. Ruben Maldonado
126. Samir Shah
127. Sharlene Cam
128. Sharon Kim
129. Shreyaa Khemka
130. Soog Gyung
131. Sophia Wang
132. Sowmya Ramanathan
133. Theodore Vadpey
134. Theresa Zhang
135. Tiffany Yuan
136. Tony Le
137. Veronica Lim
138. Victoria Gu
139. Voeun Chung
140. Wesley Chow
141. YoungHyun Kim
WAPI’s or Water Pasteurization Indicators are simple, low costs devices that help users determine when water has reached pasteurization temperatures. It’s basically a simple plastic tube filled with wax that costs us about 30cents yet saves lives, but more importantly, resources in developing countries. Join CalRotaract on Saturday Feb 6 and the International Committee to reach our goal of 1000 WAPIS so that EVERYONE can enjoy safe water without wasting energy and money. For more information please visit http://www.integratedsolarcooking.com/makewapis
WHEN: Saturday Feb 6th
TIME: 11 am to 3 pm
WHERE: 2040 VLSB
QUESTIONS? Contact Sophia at swang@calrotaract.org
Feb. 2 | Cal Rotaract Spring 2010 Kick Off Meeting | 7 PM in 2060 VLSB
| Tue Feb 02 7:00pm-8:00pm at 2060 VLSB: |
| Event registration is closed. |
1. William Mok
2. Jimmy Le
3. Crystal Platas
4. James Peng
HEY Rotaractors and Friends!
The time has finally come again. This is what everyone has been waiting for! Start the new year off by coming to Cal Rotaract’s first general meeting of the semester! The new Board of Officers have been working hard, searching for hands-on service events and plenty of awesome socials!
All new and old members are invited! You might even consider bringing a friend or two! Pie will be served!
WHEN: Tues, Feb 2 at 7:00PM WHERE: 2060 VLSB
Questions? Concerns? Please contact us at info[at]calrotaract.org
Sneak Peek: Interested in traveling? What about a scholarship? How does studying abroad sound? If you’re intending to apply for Rotary International’s Ambassadorial Scholarship, make sure to attend this upcoming meeting.
International Committee Meeting
| Wed Feb 03 8:00 pm-9:00 pm at 105 Dwinelle: |
| Event registration is closed. |
1. Elodie Tong-Lin
2. Jimmy Le
Come meet Sophia and Richard at Cal Rotaract’s first International Service Committee meeting of the semester! People who attend will learn about how to get involved, eat delicious snacks, and find about our upcoming WAPI building day. As an active committee member, you will have the opportunity to plan and run awesome events throughout the semester, and hang out with lots of cool people. The meeting will be held the day after the general meeting, on Wednesday, February 3rd from 8 to 9 pm in 105 Dwinelle. It will be lots of fun so don’t miss out!