Menlo Park Kiwanis Club Announces January Speakers

From the Menlo Park Kiwanis Club: Menlo Park Kiwanis Club meets weekly at Allied Arts Center and presents an eclectic number of speakers at it’s luncheons each month. Here are the speakers who will highlight the meetings in January:

January 3, 2017—Binge Drinking In College

Dr. Stephanie Brown, internationally recognized expert on the treatment of alcoholics and other addictions, will speak on “Binge Drinking In College”. She founded the Alcohol Clinic at Stanford University Medical Center in 1997 and served as its director for eight years. She’s also served on the California State Alcoholism Advisory Board and was founding member of the National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACOA).

January 10, 2017—Camp Fremont

Barbara Wilcox became interested in the hidden World War I tunnels on the Stanford Campus and learned that as America entered the war in 1917, Stanford University leased three-fourths of its Palo Alto land to allow the creation of an Army training camp, Camp Fremont, headquartered in present-day Menlo Park. Her interest developed into a book, “World War/Army Training By San Francisco Bay: The Story Of Camp Fremont”, which is the topic of her talk.

January 17, 2017—Unique Media Opportunities for Students

Becky Sanders, is Communications & Marketing Manager for Mid-Peninsula Media Center, a nonprofit agency with digital media resources and training available to the public. This web site is also a media gallery for “all things midpeninsula.” Her talk will focus on one of the Center’s strengths, “Unique Media Opportunities for High School Students”. Becky is a producer, too, and is particularly interested in identifying local songwriters and profiling their music on the show "American Songwriter."

January 21, 2017

No meeting is scheduled this week as members will attend memorial services for Anita Douglas, 2:00 PM, Trinity Church, 330 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park

January 24, 2017—A Day In The Life Of A Probation Officer

Jody DiMauro has been a probation officer for 25 years, working at both County and Federal levels. With San Mateo County Probation since January of 2004, she has been a Probation Services Manager since October 2011. Currently, she oversees nine officers in the adult court services unit in Redwood City. Experienced supervising both juveniles and adults on intensive supervision caseloads, she will share “A Day In The Life Of A Probation Officer”.

January 31, 2017—Stay In Your Home or Move To A Retirment Community?

Kira Reginato, author of “Tips For Helping Your Aging Parents (without losing your mind)”, founded Living Ideas For Elders eight years ago, based on helping hundreds of older adults and their families as an eldercare manager and specialist. She also hosts two weekly radio shows focused on aging. She will weigh the pros and cons of whether to “Stay in Your Home or Move To A Retirement Community”.

Kiwanis Club Meetings are held every Tuesday at Allied Arts Center, from 12:00 – 1:15. Visitors are invited to attend.

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