Welcome

President Jeff Kolin

President Ann Gospe, 2023 – 2024

Welcome to the Rotary Club of Santa Rosa. 

“We have dreams but acting on them is a choice. Imagine a world that deserves our best, where we get up each day knowing that we can make a difference” -Jennifer Jones, Rotary International President 2022-2023

We celebrate our first woman Rotary International president and join in her vision with this year’s theme – “Imagine Rotary.” The colors of green, purple, and white represent our commitment to the environment, to eradicating polio and to doing our part to teach peace and conflict resolution.

 Now in our 100th year as the Rotary Club of Santa Rosa, we serve our community and world in seven areas of focus: water and sanitation, economic and community development, maternal and child health, supporting the environment, basic education and literacy, disease prevention and treatment, peace and conflict prevention/resolution. We strive to live by our motto “Service Above Self.” … (continue reading)

Ukraine Disaster Assistance Project
Begins New Initiative to Bring “Power For The People”

Our newest initiative aims to raise $70,000 to purchase and distribute generators and battery packs for Ukraine.  This is a four Rotary Club partnership (Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa East/West, Rosenheim-Innstadt, Germany, and Cherkasy-Centre, Ukraine), working together to fundraise, procure, and distribute the equipment. It is winter in Ukraine, and many communities are without power for extended periods and urgently need assistance. Your generosity helped fund $200,000 in contributions last year for first aid kits in Ukraine, and we hope you will help again with the current phase of our project. (more…)

 

Club Happenings

Giro Bello 2023

Giro Bello 2023

This year’s Giro Bello was a huge success The smiles generated by the riders after the ride spoke volumes to the success of the day. The positive comments from the riders about the friendliness of all the rest stop workers and how well the food was presented. The...

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Redwood Empire Food Bank

Redwood Empire Food Bank

Volunteering at the Redwood Empire Food Bank is a great way to give back to the community and is a feeling of accomplishment. At the end of each session, they report how much was packaged that night. It is amazing to hear numbers in thousands and the tons. The Rotary...

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