A Night at the South Pole: Six Month to Sunrise
Thursday, October 20, 5:15 p.m.
Casa Munras Hotel, Monterey
February 2012 Update: FYI, we no longer meet at Casa Munras. Please check the side bar to the right for our current location.
Carey McGregor, a meteorologist at the Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center in Monterey, will talk about spending the winter at the South Pole. Living at one of the most remote scientific research outposts on Earth, the unique community at the South Pole station endures six months of darkness and unimaginably cold temperatures.
The event begins at 5:15 p.m. Thursday, September 15, 2011, at the Casa Munras Hotel, 700 Munras Avenue, in downtown Monterey. The program lasts an hour, but everyone is welcome to stay afterwards for more informal networking and relaxation. There is no charge for guests, and all are welcome.
The Rotary Foundation’s Future
Thursday, November 3, 5:15 p.m.
Casa Munras Hotel, Monterey
The Rotary Foundation has awarded more than $1.1 billion in humanitarian and educational grants and is the world’s largest privately-funded source of international scholarships. Grants are initiated and administered by individual clubs.
The Rotary Foundation has led the battle to eradicate polio from our planet, and victory is in sight. The Rotary Club of Monterey Pacific has worked with other clubs and the Foundation to fund projects in the Philippines, Angola, Nigeria and elsewhere around the world.
After nearly 100 years of giving, the Foundation’s programs are being overhauled, in a project called Future Vision. Starting in mid-2013, funding priorities, project selection and grant administration will be handled differently, with much of the work being done locally rather than at Rotary’s central headquarters.
Rod Belton, a past governor of our local Rotary district, will give an update on what the changes mean for non-profits, students and others, as well as for individual Rotary clubs. the presentation is at 5:15 p.m., Thursday, November 3 at Casa Munras Hotel. All are welcome.
You can follow our programs and other events at www.MontereyPacificRotary.org.
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