September: Rosh HaShana and Making an impact!

Cohort 19 officially reunited again in the usual spot at the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco. We kicked off our meeting by hearing from a variety of panelists that are all leaders in organizations working to help communities in the Bay Area and around the world. While some of our members were sadly absent, we still represented Diller well by asking good questions and engaging in interesting conversations with the panelists after they had finished presenting. 

After hearing from those inspiring people, we exited the building and took a stroll around the Embarcadero to clear our minds and breathe in the fresh sea breeze. Along our walk, we happened upon a very pleasant surprise, Noosa Yogurt was having a give-away! We all helped ourselves to some deliciously creamy yogurt! 

After returning to 121 Steuart Street, we all shared our Impact project ideas, then split off into smaller groups to start planning. All of us began passionately conversing about feeding the homeless, better sexual and mental education for schools, helping hospitals, or pursuing environmental action. When it was finally time to end, we slowly regrouped and formed a circle to do a quick “word whip”. While some of us went home, others chose to go to the Ferry Building where we celebrated Vicki Maler’s birthday over dinner.