Speaker: Bob Hand
Date: Jan 04, 2010
Bob Hand's primary working life in the USA was as research engineer in microelectronics, first with IBM and then with the IIT Research Institute. Later he sold computers and then electronic components, finally becoming a consultant in Lean Manufacturing techniques. About eight years ago he founded a non-profit organization, BizKidz of Brazil, to help street kids there develop legitimate business skills.
Why Brazil? Many years ago, as an amateur radio operator, Bob became interested in Brazil through a ten-year long series of contacts with a particular amateur operator in Garça, SP. During those contacts he gradually learned to speak Portuguese. His first visit to Brazil (and his first Rotary Club meeting) was in 1973 to visit his friend in Garça. In 2000, a chance contact with someone in MInas Gerais on the Internet led to a visit to their town and an agreement to help sponsor a project there, and BizKidz of Brazil was born. The organization now is BizKidz International, and Bob expects to find and support projects in other countries in addition to Brazil.
This story is about Bob's move to Brazil, but hopefully we can get a program about BizKidz sometime in the coming months!
Speaker: Carol Anderson
Date: Dec 28, 2009
Carol Anderson and I (Rushton) give you a second week in a row of annual festivities with plenty of information on the famous song and the festival of which it's a part. At the end of this program, you will hopefully know how to pronounce the word "Hogmanay," be able to produce the proper Regiments response at this time of year to, "Who goes there?" and still be tingling from the rousing Kenneth McKellar version of Auld Lang Syne, an mp3 version of which is linked in the program. Enjoy!
Speaker: Carol Anderson and Rushton Hurley
Date: Dec 21, 2009
Our own Carol Anderson assembled the information from some online research (a favorite mode of eClubbers, of course) of Christmas celebrations around the world, and I (Rushton) found some more to add for this year. Perhaps we can refine this program each year by adding what you provide (in the comments after the meeting) - our own little holiday program tradition!
Speaker: Lauren Uyeshiro
Date: Dec 14, 2009
Huckleberry Youth Programs is a model effort based in San Francisco, California, to help youth and their families deal with a variety of challenges.
This week's presenter is Lauren Uyeshiro, part of the Huckleberry Youth Programs team in San Francisco, California. Uyeshiro, a former high school teacher, will introduce Huckleberry Youth Programs and finish with a request.
It is common enough for Rotarians to hear a pitch for financial support at a meeting, but this request is a little different. Huckleberry Youth wants ideas for a new effort, and they figure (correctly!) that Rotarians are a good group to tap for ideas, given our experiences with all manner of volunteer projects. Please do take time to both leave a comment and to send an e-mail to Huckleberry Youth with your ideas.
Speaker: Masahito Watanabe
Date: Dec 07, 2009
Project Ibunka allows students from schools in different parts of the world to connect and learn from each other in a safe, online space.
Our presenter, Professor Masahito Watanabe of Yokohama National University (YNU), is a professor in the English Section of University Education Center, which coordinates all of the liberal arts education of YNU. He was born in Yokohama, Japan, in 1959 and got his masters degree in Education at Tsukuba University in 1983. After five years of experience teaching English at a local high school, he took a job at Meikai University in 1988, moving on to YNU in 2007.
He has research experience in science education, educational technology, European language literature, linguistics, and pedagogy. In 2000 he designed and started a project allowing students from schools in different parts of the world to connect and learn from each other in a safe, online space. These students have truly had the chance to spread their friendships across the globe, and continue to do so as Professor Watanabe builds the program ever larger.
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