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June 1st, 2011 Dear UNA - USA members of the San Francisco Chapter It is now June 2011 and we start a new UNA SF year for our organization. Thank you for being a member. My name is Pablo Castro and I have the honor of serving as the new president of UNA SF. I am pleased to introduce myself to you. I hope, at some point, that we will meet personally. As you may notice from my name, I am originally from Latin America; I arrived in San Francisco in 1970 on a Greyhound bus from the airport. My family, my home, my dog and my business are now located in Marin County. I have been with UNA SF for a few years as a Board member and recently as Vice President on the Executive Board under the leadership of our Past President, Susan Zipp, who has done a great job during her term especially with UN 65. I have also been involved with Rotary International for 28 years as a member and past president of the Rotary Club of Mission San Rafael, and I am the founder and CEO of the Operation Tooth Fairy Foundation, which cares for children in Chile and Bolivia who suffer from cleft lip and palate deformities. As you are well aware, the mission of our organization is to educate the American public regarding the United Nations, to enhance US participation in the UN system, and to strengthen that system as it seeks to define and carry out its mission. Here in San Francisco, we can best do this by offering programs and events that will be most supportive of the UN while also demonstrating how the work of the UN impacts local and global communities. As president, I would like to encourage young professionals and students of colleges and universities to join us. Young people are the "Owners of the Future" and we must guide them to work for peace, human rights, health, and the reduction of poverty, among other challenges. I hope you will join me in this endeavor, and in working to increase UNA membership. Together, we can develop a grand UNA representation in San Francisco, one that reflects the significance that our city holds as the birthplace of the United Nations. Upon receipt of this letter please give some thought to what you would like to see us do and what you would like to contribute to improve the world even the slightest bit. I need your input and your concerns. We must work together. Ryunosuke Satoro, a world famous Japanese poet, once said, "Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean." Thank you for being a member of UNA USA San Francisco. Please keep in touch and send me your ideas. Pablo Castro President United Nations Association - USA San Francisco Chapter Contact us at una.usa.sf@gmail.com or 415-267-1866 and JOIN UNA-SF today!
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