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About
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The Rotary Club
of Santa Rosa was first chartered on December 22, 1921. Today,
it is the largest California Rotary Club north of San Francisco.
“The club has over 150 members which includes a cross section of Santa Rosa’s most influential and respected business and professional men and women.”
Rotarians contribute time, energy, and money to help those
who are most in need in the world. Rotary meets weekly, is
non-political, non-religious, and open to all cultures, races,
and creeds. The Rotary flag now flies in more countries than
that of the United Nations.
“One of Rotary’s proudest accomplishments has been the 19-year “crusade against polio in the world. The money and
energies of individual Rotarians have vaccinated over 500
million children, which represents 99% of all children in
the world. Members of the Rotary Club of Santa Rosa have contributed
$142,000 to the Polio Plus fund raising project to-date. This
contribution helped immunize 1,704,000 children against this
dreaded disease. “Polio has been virtually eliminated in most of the world. Only four countries are still polio endemic – an all time low: Nigeria, India, Pakistan, and Afganistan. To help accomplish this goal,
Rotary International has secured matching grants from the
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the World Bank to match
Rotary dollars four to one.
In 1994, the Rotary Club of Santa Rosa became the first service
club ever to receive the Distinguished Service Award
from the State of California Governor’s Committee for
the Employment of Disabled Persons.
To learn more about becoming a Rotary Club of Santa Rosa member,
click here.
Rotary Foundations
Rotary
International Foundation—funds Rotary International scholarships,
Polio Plus, group study exchange, and special grants to developing
nations.
Rotary Club
of Santa Rosa Foundation—a nonprofit corporation, offers
financial assistance to qualified local organizations whose
activities provide benefits within the local community.
To learn more about how to give to the Foundation, click
here.
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