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)
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
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)
Volunteering At The Food Bank – December 13, 2023
Volunteering at the Redwood Empire Food Bank –12/13/23 - Last one of the Year! We volunteer at the Food Bank 2nd Wednesday of every month. It is different adventure every time, but we always have fun! This day, we packaged potatoes. And it is awesome hearing how...
Holiday Party – December 9, 2023
Holiday Party – 12/9/23 A fun time was had by all, as the Gospe's hosted club members, family, and guests celebrated the holidays. (Click on images below to expand and to see all pictures)
Salvation Army Bell Ringing – December 2&9, 2023
Salvation Army bell Ringing – 12/2/23 & 12/9/23 Another fun annual tradition - Rotarians ringing the bell to help raise money for the Salvation Army. (Click on images below to expand and to see all pictures)
Meat Auction – November 2, 2023
Annual Meat Auction – On 11/2/23 Our Rotary club held it's annual Meat Auction. Every year our club sponsor's SRJC students to buy and raise lambs, cattle, and sheep. They then sell them at auction. Our club buys some of them and auctions the meat to help raise...
Rotary in Action in Wartime Ukraine
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...
Volunteering At The Food Bank – October 11, 2023
Volunteering at the Redwood Empire Food Bank –10/11/23 - We volunteer at the Food Bank 2nd Wednesday of every month. It is different adventure every time, but we always have fun! This day, we packaged onions. And it is awesome hearing how many tons of food we...
5th Wednesday Social @ Gospe’s- August 26, 2023
Club Dark & Social – Starting the 2023-2024 Rotary year, on the 5th Wednesday of a month, the Club is dark. There will be a social on the following Saturday each month, there is a 5th Wednesday. In August, our Club is Dark August 30, the social was held Saturday,...
Iron & Vine Social – July 20, 2023
Another fun Santa Rosa Rotary Social. This one was July 20, 2023 @ Iron & Vine in Santa Rosa. (Click on images below to expand and to see all pictures)