Speakers

In early 2015 Bill and his oldest son, Pete, flew back to Asheville, NC and a friend drove them to Amicalola Falls State Park in Georgia where they began their 2,200 hike north from Springer Mountain, GA, the Southern terminus of the AT, treking all the way to Mount Katahdin in Maine, the northern terminus. They both shaved their heads, mustaches, and beards just before they left CA and six months later they truly looked like “Mountain Men”. Bill wiil share is adventure with us!

Kaare Iverson, born in Canada - now based in San Francisco, is a photographer, videographer + director. He specializes in outdoor lifestyles & fitness.

His presentation, "The Last Coho" is a fine-art, editorial crossover project that highlightes the plight of the salmon in California's Russian River and the incredible effort to recover them.

He will show some of his beautiful salmon portraits that are framed to illuminate their iconic importance and personality, and display his unique storytelling power of photography.

Barbara McChesney enjoyed a 35-year long career as a special educator and has always been passionate about protecting the environment.  Barbara joined Rotary nearly 5 years ago and in that found a way to engage in environmental work.   She is president of the Rotary Club of Windsor, chair of the environmental committee for District 5130, and regional board member for End Plastic Soup.   Barbara is particularly passionate about the environmental crisis created by the abundance of single-use plastic.  

Barbara in collaboration with her two sisters Beverly and Frances are co-authors of McSisters Tackle Plastic (www.mcsisters.org), a blog designed to share information about the plastic crisis and inspire others to make a difference.

Barbara lives in Windsor and is married to David Doht her biggest cheerleader.  Her 2 year old grandson Bentley is her greatest inspiration.

Please contact Jack Blasco to volunteer to help with the Crab Feed on Fri 2/14/25 at Gill Landscape or on Sat 2/15/25 at the Holy Ghost Hall.