President Casey D’Angelo, 2024 – 2025
Welcome to the Rotary Club of Santa Rosa.
Rotary International President-elect Stephanie Urchick announced that the 2024-25 presidential theme is The Magic of Rotary and called on members to recognize and amplify the organization’s power to save lives.
“Don’t misunderstand me – we are not going to end polio or bring peace to the world by waving a wand and saying some funny words,” Urchick told incoming district governors at the Rotary International Assembly on 8 January. “It’s up to you. You create the magic with every project completed, every dollar donated, and every new member.”
Now in our 103rd 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)
Rotary in Action in Wartime Ukraine
Since the start of the war Sonoma County Rotary Clubs have partnered with a local Rotary Club in Santa Rosa’s Ukrainian Sister City to deliver much-needed humanitarian support through their network of all-volunteer Rotarians in Ukraine.
Thanks to generous support of our Rotary Clubs and community, to date our partnership with the Rotary Club of Cherkasy-Centre has raised $275,000, of which $185,000 was used for 6,000 specialized first-aid kits and critical medical supplies, and $90,000 for emergency (more…)
Club Happenings
Social – Spring Social and Say Goodbye To Karen & Dennis Ball – April 10, 2025
Social – Spring Social and Say Goodbye To Karen & Dennis Ball – April 10, 2025 Another fun social and a great way to kick off spring—though we’ll really miss Karen and Dennis Ball, who packed up their trailer and left for Washington State right after the party. We...
Social – Ferguson Observatory – April 4, 2025
Social - Ferguson Observatory - April 4, 2025 The East/West Rotary club of Santa Rosa hosted an all club social at the Ferguson Observatory in Kenwood, CA. As we waited for the sun toset, we got to meet and social with members of different clubs. The East/West club...
Rotaract Board Meeting – March 8, 2025
Rotaract Board Meeting- March 8, 2025 Rotaract Board meeting with the Rotaract Board members and Rotary club advisors. This meeting was hosted by Rose, who provided a lunch and a very lovely spread. They discussed many plans for the rest of the semester, including...
Salvation Army Bell Ringing – December 8, 2024
Salvation Army Bell Ringing - December 8, 2024 An annual event, we help raise money for the local Salvation Army each year by ringing. This year it was outside the Safeway on 4th Street. (Click on images below to pictures full size)
Social At Corrick’s – May 9, 2024
Another Fun Social at Corrick's - May 9, 2024 - The Rotary club of Santa Rosa had another fun social! Thank you to Keven Brown for hosting this one at Corrick's. (Click on images below to pictures full size)
Food Bank – Jan 10, March, 13 & April, 10, 2024
Food Bank - Jan 10, March, 13 & April, 10, 2024 We volunteer at the Redwood Empire Food Bank on the 2nd Wednesday of every month. It is a lot of fun. It is especially exiting at the end, when then tell us how much food we packed and how many people we helped...
Arundo Clean Up – March 9, 2024
Arundo Clean Up March 9, 2024 Well it did not rain until we finished. Our team made up of Rotarians from Windsor, Healdsburg, Ukiah and me. Interact Clubs from Windsor and Healdsburg too. Some non Rotarians too. My partner was Charlie. He is not a Rotarian, but I...
Crab Feed – Rotarians & Rotaracts – February 29, 2024
Multiclub Social - Crab Feed - February 29, 2024 - Cloverdale Rotary Club’s Crab Feed. It was great fun with great food and great friends. Enjoyed by Rotarians and Rotaracts. (Click on images below to pictures full size)
Visit To Pacific Coast Air Museum – February 2, 2024
Visit To Pacific Coast Air Museum - February 2, 2024 - We had a very nice Rotary excursion at Pacific Coast Air Museum. Our tour guide was Gary Greenaugh who spoke at our Rotary meeting several months ago. (Click on images below to pictures full size)
Rotaract Board & Advisory Meeting – January 13, 2024
SRJC Rotaract Board & Advisory Meeting –1/13/24 - SRJC Rotaract board and advisors ramps up for 2024 with plans to create Hope in the world for 2024. (Click on images below to expand and to see all pictures)