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Hayward Rotary Club is a non-partisan, non-political service organization. Our members are leaders in business, education, government, nonprofit, and community service. Rotarians come from many diverse walks of life, and we are united in giving back to our community. Hayward Rotary Club and Foundation have contributed millions of dollars of support to vital projects and programs that build a stronger future for Hayward and the world. Do you want to give back to the community in an organized way, in the company of distinguished community leaders? Do you have what it takes to become a Hayward Rotary Club member? Find out by attending our weekly luncheons, by talking to Rotarians, and by browsing this website. Learn more.

Outstanding Hayward Rotarian 2024

It is with tremendous excitement that we announce Valerie Caveglia is this year's recipient of the prestigious RICHARD W. BOWMAN OUTSTANDING HAYWARD ROTARIAN AWARD!

We are thrilled to be honoring Val and look forward to a wonderful evening!

The OHR event will be on May 6th and begin with Social hour at 5:00pm and dinner will be at 6:00pm. The OHR presentation will follow after dinner.

Members can use their prepaid Lunch tickets (2) for this evening event. Spouses and guests are very welcome but please RSVP here or contact Vrushali.

'The Genie's Out of the Bottle:' Renowned ChatGPT Scholar to Address Hayward Rotary April 29

'The Genie's Out of the Bottle:' Renowned ChatGPT Scholar to Address Hayward Rotary April 29

One of the country's foremost academic experts on ChatGPT, Professor Asha Rao of Cal State East Bay, will address the lunch meeting of the Hayward Rotary Club on April 22.

Her presentation is based on her conference workshops that are given to packed rooms of educators and corporate managers: "The Genie's Out of the Bottle: Preventing Cheating, and Exploring the Creative Potential of ChatGPT."

Prof. Rao is associate chair in the Department of Management at Cal State East Bay, where she has taught since 2001. A senior Fulbright Fellow, she created the prestigious Women in Leadership Program at CSUEB. She has been a visiting professor at universities in India and Canada and numerous American universities.

Writing in Linked In recently, she noted that the main concerns she has found about ChatGPT in the U.S., "are inaccuracy, plagiarism and misrepresentation. But no one raised the issue of blandness, or the boredom that I face in reading AI content."

" I find an incredible blandness in student papers that they have 'edited' with AI where one student's work merges into another in my mind," she wrote.

Local Teens' Uganda Club Will Present at Hayward Rotary April 22

Members of the Hayward High School Uganda Club will give a presentation on its past work in Africa and this summer's project with Habitat for Humanity in Atlanta, at the April 22 luncheon meeting of the Hayward Rotary Club.

Club advisor Jennifer Gonsalves and some of her students will discuss how the club equips students for traveling, cultural awareness, construction, and social service. In the photo, students are seen posing at a construction project they worked on in Uganda last summer.

This summer's project will involve incoming Hayward High School juniors and seniors in building low-income housing in Georgia. The costs are covered by fundraising, the Gunther Foundation Scholarship, and Hayward Unified School District Youth Enrichment YEP funds.

Their five-day itinerary is here.

Belarus Freedom Forum Rep to Discuss 'Last Dictatorship in Europe' at Hayward Rotary April 15

A representative of the Belarus Freedom Forum’s Bay Area organization will talk about how his group is working to restore democracy in the "last dictatorship in Europe" at the April 15 lunch meeting of the Hayward Rotary Club.

Dmitry Borodaenko will describe how his country has endured a series of fraudulent elections (including presidential), and how dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka has had 50,000 persons arrested, 4,644 tortured, and imprisoned 1,414 political prisoners and 34 journalists. Those imprisoned include 2022 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, Alex Bialiatski.

Lukashenka has also disbanded more than 270 independent nonprofit organizations. Russia is one of the few countries in the world that recognizes his government as legitimate.

"I saw my own country walk the path from a flawed democracy to authoritarianism," Borodaenko writes. "I saw the colonial superpower next door, Russia, walk the same path even faster and get all the way back to totalitarianism. Now I see my new country, the one where I still don't have a right to vote, set off down the same path."

2024 Rowell Ranch Rodeo Fundraiser

Hayward Rotary Club operates the food and drink concessions during the three days of the Rowell Ranch Rodeo. All the proceeds from our food and drink sales go toward our charitable work in the Hayward community -- specifically, by giving Community Grants to local nonprofit organizations each year. Volunteers are needed to help us sling burgers, fries, and soft drinks to the thirsty crowd! Join in the fun, get to know Rotary Club members as you serve, and experience some of our community's western heritage watching real cowboys "at work and play"; all while we raise money for great causes.

Sign-up at the link below. Together we make a difference!

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Spring Social

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'Service above self'

Rotary's motto of 'Service above self' is duly followed by yet another organization. The men and women of California Highway Patrol put their service to the community higher than their own self, when they walk out into their field duties daily. On Monday, April 8 Officer Daniel Jackowitz will present a keynote on how the CHP puts service first.

Daniel was born and raised in the Bay Area and he attended Chabot College in Hayward. He graduated from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Academy and was appointed as a Police Officer in 2008. Daniel has served as a Drug Recognition Expert, Mental Illness Response Program Instructor and Public Information Officer. Currently, Daniel is assigned to patrol duties, where he serves as a Field Training Officer. He is also a member of the Golden Gate Division Special Response and Crisis Negotiation Teams. Daniel joined Rotary International in February of 2023, and currently is the Speaker Chair for the Castro Valley Club. He also serves as Chair (2024) of the Citizen’s Advisory Committee, for the Hayward Area Recreation Park District.

Daniel is a proud father of three children and he enjoys volunteering in school and community events.

Rotary Vietnam Project That Addresses At-Risk Youth Detailed at Hayward Rotary Lunch Meeting April 1

The international outreach coordinator for the Rotary Vietnam Project will be the featured speaker when the Hayward Rotary Club next meets for a luncheon on Monday, April 1. Project co-chair Evan Dang will discuss how the nonprofit organization, an outgrowth of Rotary's District 5170 and covering the Bay Area, combats human trafficking by providing at-risk youth in Vietnam with educational scholarships.

From the project website: "Children who grow up with a lack of education often fall into situations where they are being coerced and exploited for labor" "We believe that education plays a crucial role in empowering youth by equipping them with the knowledge and skills needed to build an independent, stable, and hopeful future."

Since 2015, the organization has volunteered 1,500 hours with tutoring and service trips, and more raised $225,400 with donations from Rotarians and private donor matching. The organization website is here: http://www.rotarydistrict5170vietnamproject.org

Hayward Rotary Club Foundation

Hello, Fellow Rotarians!

We meet In Person

Mondays at 12:00 PM

Masonic Lodge

1074 B Street,
Hayward, CA 94541
United States of America

Our club meets in-person at the Hayward Masonic Lodge.

'The Genie's Out of the Bottle:' ChatGPT

Apr 29, 2024

Dr. Asha Rao

OHR committee

May 06, 2024

Outstanding Hayward Rotarian

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