The Voice of East Bay Living

A great event took place last Sunday with the Oakland Running Festival. Nearly  10,000 participants participated in either a  marathon, half-marathon or  5k. as sports enthusiasts  raced thru  the diverse and lovely Oakland neighborhoods, spectators  clapped and cheered them  along.  It was a very  upbeat and positive move for the city of Oakland.

I am a proud member of Berkeley Rotary. Following our international motto of "Service Above Self", we are committed to providing humanitarian services. We have recently established a free medical clinic in Richmond called Brighter Beginnings. Its purpose is to provide  health care to uninsured children and adults with acute or chronic conditions. Brighter Beginnings is staffed mostly by volunteer Rotarians, among them both doctors and nurses. The clinic is also connected to a network of other medical groups offering both free care and medical office equipment. If you are interested in getting involved, follow this link to the Brighter Beginnings website: www.brighter-beginnings.org/get-involved