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"No Ways to Feed those in Need"
Oct. 18, 2016
Maria Yap Maria Yap is the founder of Peninsula Food Runners, a food rescue non profit organization that services San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. Maria has been in the food recovery business for the last 9 years. Prior to founding Peninsula Food Runners, she volunteered and solicited donors for San Francisco Food Runners. Maria is a graduate of the University of Arizona, majoring in Food Service Management and minoring in Nutrition. She is also a professional chef and a graduate of Tante Marie Culinary School. Maria Yap, with the collaboration of husband Tod Hing, introduced technology to the food recovery business in 2013. Tod, who is a computer Consultant for Stanford University developed the Chow Match App which is presently being used in parts of California, Maryland and jointly soon by Alabama. The technology can be used by Food Bank and Food Rescue groups alike. Today, the Chow Match App manages nearly 35,000 meals a week with the help of over 350 volunteers. This past March, Peninsula Food Runners diverted over 1.2 million pounds of food from the landfills back into the surrounding feeding programs in communities thus reducing over 1 million lbs of CO2 from the atmosphere. |
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Oct. 24, 2016 5:00 p.m.
The Los Gatos Rotary Club again will present it’s extremely popular event – a Bocce blast! Participants can enjoy a delicious buffet dinner, raffle, and if they want to play bocce ball. Two separate tickets will be sold one for dinner only and one for dinner and bocce. Bocce teams can be formed in advance with friends, family, or colleagues, or we can match you up with one. Teams are 4-6 people. The “Bocce Blast” will be held at Campo di Bocce on 565 University Ave. in Los Gatos. Enjoy a night filled with friendly competition, fun, and laughter.
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The World of Sports
Nov. 08, 2016
Mark Purdy is a sports columnist for the Bay Area News Group. He joined the organization's Mercury News in 1984 and has covered 14 Olympic Games, more than 30 Super Bowls and more than 20 World Series. He concentrates mostly on the Bay Area's professional teams but covers all sports. He was there for the first Sharks' game at the Cow Palace in 1991 and documented the team's 2016 Stanley Cup playoff run. |
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Nov. 15, 2016 9:45 a.m. - 11:29 a.m.
Our Rotary club provides food and serves once a month. Please see Tina for more details.The Saint Luke's Pantry is an outreach program hosted by Saint Luke's Episcopal Church to serve the homeless in the Los Gatos area. The pantry is open in our Parish Hall at 10:00am on Tuesday mornings to provide food, companionship and clothing to those who need it most. This program receives funding and support from the members of Saint Luke's, other churches in Los Gatos, and the Los Gatos community. |
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Dec. 04, 2016
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Future of Los Gatos
Jan. 24, 2017
Marico Sayoc Growing up in a Navy family, Marico traveled extensively before settling in Los Gatos. She graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a BS in environmental sciences, and then received a fellowship to Duke University, where she earned her master’s degree in environmental management, water and air resources. As part of her graduate studies, she spent a year as a Fellow at the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment in Washington, D. C. She began her career in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of International Affairs, after which she went into program management for the Natural Resources Defense Council. Since moving back to Los Gatos, Marico participated in the Leadership Los Gatos program and a number of other town and community programs and committees, as well volunteering for school projects. She spent eight years on the planning commission before deciding to run for her council seat. She and her husband, Jeff, have two children, Quincy, a fourth grader at Blossom Hill School, and Isabella, a seventh grader at Fisher Middle School. |
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County Office of Education
Jan. 31, 2017
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Feb. 02, 2017 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
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Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley
Mar. 07, 2017
Terry joined Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley in December of 2016. She graduated from San Jose State University with a degree in Radio/TV and was the owner of Video Estate Productions for 9 years. Terry also worked as Field Manager for QSP Funding where she worked to raise funds for many nonprofits. Recently, Terry worked at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital as a Parent Mentor. She has 3 daughters and resides in San Jose. |
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Social Justice, Incarceration
Mar. 21, 2017
Adam Benforado is a professor, writer, and lawyer.
As a legal scholar, his principal interest is in applying insights from the mind sciences—most notably cognitive psychology—to law and legal theory. He is particularly focused on issues arising in criminal law.
Conducting novel experiments and developing existing findings, Professor Benforado's research is dedicated to uncovering how our legal system may reflect unappreciated aspects of our cognitive frameworks and processes, and, as a consequence, how the law may fail to align with our purported values and fall short of meeting our needs.
As an undergraduate, Professor Benforado studied at Yale University and Oxford University. He received his J.D. from Harvard Law School and was a Frank Knox Fellow and Visiting Scholar with the Cambridge University Faculty of Law. He clerked for Judge Judith Rogers on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Professor Benforado also worked at Jenner & Block, LLP in Washington, D.C., where he handled trial and appellate litigation matters. He joined the Drexel University Kline School of Law as an assistant professor in 2008 and was granted tenure in 2013. He was a visiting professor at Brooklyn Law School in Spring 2013.
He has published numerous scholarly articles and book chapters, and his op-eds and essays have appeared in a variety of publications including the New York Times, Washington Post, Chronicle of Higher Education, American Scholar, and Boston Review. His bestselling first book, Unfair: The New Science of Criminal Injustice, was published by Crown in June 2015.
An active media voice, Professor Benforado has been interviewed by Larry King, Al Sharpton, Melissa Harris-Perry, and Scott Simon, and been featured on Fresh Air. He regularly speaks to academic audiences, legal practitioners, and the general public about his work. Although he no longer takes cases, he remains a member of the Washington, D.C. and New York bars. |
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Andreo Photographer of Space Deep S
Apr. 04, 2017
Rogelio is a Spanish-American astrophotographer. Considered by many to be one of the very best and most influential astrophotographers in the world today, Rogelio has received numerous international awards and prestigious accolades. His work has been published in many international publications, showcased in museums, appeared in television networks such as the BBC, National Geographic, the Discovery Channel or the 2014 remake of Carl Sagan’s series Cosmos, and even appeared in high-selling motion pictures such as IMAX Hubble 3D. His images have also been selected 30 times for NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day at the time of this writing. |
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Apr. 06, 2017 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
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End of Life Considerations
Apr. 11, 2017
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Rewiring your brain for success
Apr. 18, 2017
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