ESRAG Podcast - With Mary Beth Growney-Selene

Mary Beth Growney Selene

Introduction:

00:10 Intro Admiral & Felix and our guest Mary Beth Growney-Selene

Interesting news:

01:00 Felix: There has been mealworms discovered which eat plastic and process it:

⁠https://www.livescience.com/animals/insects/plastic-eating-mealworms-native-to-africa-discovered#:~:text=The%20researchers%20found%20that%20the,the%20complex%20polymers%20in%20plastic⁠.

03:27 Admiral: Microplastics and PFAS combined together, making health impact worse

⁠https://phys.org/news/2024-10-microplastics-pfas-daphnia-combined-impact.html⁠

05:23 Introduction Guest ⁠Mary Beth Growney-Selene⁠

Mary Beth Growney Selene is a dedicated and inspiring Rotarian with a remarkable history of service and leadership. A member of the Rotary Club of Madison West Middleton since 1987, Mary Beth has held key roles at club, district, and international levels. She served as District Governor for District 6250, a Rotary International Director from 2013-2015, and a Trustee of The Rotary Foundation from 2016-2019.

Her contributions to Rotary’s mission are vast. She has been a champion for membership growth, a steward of Rotary Foundation initiatives, and a driving force behind impactful global programs. Mary Beth is an active member of the Rotary-USAID Partnership Steering Committee, where she helps implement sustainable, life-changing projects worldwide. As the immediate past Chair of the WASH Rotary Action Group, she has been a leading advocate for clean water and sanitation solutions.

A recipient of Rotary’s highest honors, including the Service Above Self Award and the Foundation’s Meritorious and Distinguished Service Awards, Mary Beth’s commitment to Rotary is unwavering. She is also a Major Donor, Bequest Society member, and part of the Paul Harris Society, underscoring her belief in the power of The Rotary Foundation to transform lives.

Mary Beth’s legacy is one of service, dedication, and a relentless drive to empower others to create positive change through Rotary.

06:24 Background of Mary Beth journey into Rotary.

10:32 2.0 billion have lack of access to clean water, how is it the WASHRAG that has been working with Rotary to help solve this problem?

15:07  With climate change accelerating and water becoming increasingly scarce, what do you see as the critical role of WASHRAG in the years ahead? How can Rotary respond to these growing challenges?.

22:10 How to work WASHRAG:

https://www.wash-rag.org/membership/

26:23:WASHRAG and ESRAG share many overlapping goals, especially in addressing climate issues. How do you envision the cooperation between these two action groups evolving? Are there particular synergies you’d like to see developed?

31:10 Last word for future by Mary Beth Growney-Selene.

 

Good news & Positive ending

33:22 Felix: There have been spotless golden cheetah spotted.

https://arunachalobserver.org/2024/11/12/photographed-first-time-in-a-century-rare-spotless-golden-cheetah-spotted-in-athi-kapiti-conservancy-of-kenya-2/

34:25 Admiral: 10 mins of daily mindfulness and meditation can help you and your mental state

https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/10-minutes-of-daily-mindfulness-may-help-change-your-outlook-about-health-improvements

 

More about ESRAG:

https://esrag.org/​​