Weekly Programs

PDG Gary Newton tells the story of MESA - Medical Equipment Abroad, Rotary District 6600's flagship service project for over 40 years.  Gary is a member of the St. Marys Rotary Club and is the current Chair [...]

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Dear friends, This week's program is what is it like to be a falconer and why it's needed, and it was suggested by Bob Kuck. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKvkNxCv6jw

https://youtu.be/97T8VpFGS4A?si=frVOJZRJ7XXpIO2e Did you wake up today asking yourself, "Is the Southern Accent Disappearing?"    

Dear friends, This week's program is about how humanity got hooked on coffee. https://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_morris_how_humanity_got_hooked_on_coffee?

https://youtu.be/b_HqX4lCbxA Steve Abels is a former Rotary Peace Scholar, former Rotary Youth Exchange Student, and former Rotary Group Study. His fascinating career as a Foreign Service Officer with the State Department has had Steve living and [...]

Dear friends, This week's program is about Ai and democracy fixing each other and was suggested by Sue Hunt. https://www.ted.com/talks/divya_siddarth_how_ai_and_democracy_can_fix_each_other?user_email_address=ce8ebe2b631eb78d79401d48fa80b4d8

Dear friends, This week's program is about baby sign language and it was suggested by Emily Podhrasky. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqNg3UVxQJk

Dear friends, This week's program is about AI saving the education, and it has been suggested by Rene Grunewald.   https://www.ted.com/talks/sal_khan_how_ai_could_save_not_destroy_education  

Who is Evan Burrell? Evan is a Digital Media Consultant for the regional Rotary Down Under magazine, He manages a digital consultancy start-up, drives buses, is a big Superman fan, and is building his career as a [...]

Dennis Prager suggests that happiness is a moral obligation.   He says: Whether or not you're happy, and most importantly, whether or not you act happy is about altruism, not selfishness - because it is about how we [...]

Dear all, This week's program is about the asymmetry of our bodies. https://www.ted.com/talks/leo_q_wan_why_are_human_bodies_asymmetrical

The world relies on manufacturing, and manufacturing relies on heat — a massive contributor to global carbon emissions, responsible for a quarter of the world's fossil fuel use. Energy entrepreneur John O'Donnell has figured out a better, [...]

https://youtu.be/QtjhPUZhTLY January is "Vocational Month" for Rotary. Larry Wright, PDG is the guest speaker for the Pathways Rotary Club's January meeting. Larry shares with the club "Lauch Detroit" a successful project to educate, nurture, and provide [...]

Dear friends, This week's program is about the reason. https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_pinker_and_rebecca_newberger_goldstein_the_long_reach_of_reason