The February 5th Club meeting was chock full of information ranging from Peter Webb's Newscast focused on the upcoming Super Bowl to Michelle Nemits' presentation on Biocom California. A few bits of info gleaned from both presentations:
200 viewers will tune in to the Super Bowl which seems like a lot, but the World Cup Final garners over 1 billion viewers!
Favorite Super Bowl Snack? Chicken Wings! Cheese Nachos come in 2nd - all 80 million pounds of them!
San Mateo's very own' Tom Brady has the record for MVP - he's won the honor 5 times.
Did you know San Mateo is the global epicenter of BioTech?
It usually takes 10-15 years and $2.5 billion to bring a new therapeutic to patients.
Need a job? Right now Bay Area Bio Tech firms have 2,000 job openings.
super bowl trivia question
With thanks to don leydig!
What Hillsdale high school football coach is tied with tom brady for 2nd most super bowl rings?
Round 2 of our Club volunteering to serve dinner for Samaritan House began this past week. Thanks to Lynn Armenio, Peter Webb, Anne Campbell & Michelle Green for being the first crew out of the gate. 21 Rotarians & spouses are signed up to help serve dinner every two weeks. Thanks to the wonderful Bernie Mellott for coordinating everything!
Following a highly successful visit to Guatemala by SM Rotarians and Effecters this past June, Namaste recently published an update on the impact made possible by support from our Club and the Effect.
Learn more about the amazing work being done to help Guatemalan women become economically independent by clicking the button below.
Head over to Sue Winks' home on Wednesday, 2/12, at 7:00 pm to join fellow Rotarians in a discussion of The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger. It's a murder mystery and became an instant New York Times bestseller when it was published in 2023.
