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These photos represent some of our most significant investments in time and philanthropic support. It cannot be comprehensive, however, does serve as a sample of the breath of our community involvement. 
With help from Elsie Allen Interact, Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery is bringing our past into present, more pleasant surroundings. 
Service has multi-lanes; here Elsie Allen Lobos music students demo some of our support via instruments and soon delivered band uniforms. 
Ken Petro helps prep the Elsie Allen Gym for serving seniors a special recognition breakfast,  \
Support to The Living Room is long and wide. Sweat equity in their garden and grants for program. We are legend for sandwich spreading and kitchen help. 
Whether in the shadows or spotlight community service is Paul O'Rear's passion. Here he is ready to present the living room some Sunrise support. 
Visible, not always noted, the garden landscape, and shade reflect Sunrise energy. A recent fundraising grant provided TLR funding for a permanent Navigation Center on Dutton Ave, assuring their clients a secure, stable address. 
Engagement can include entire families! Becoming no stranger to projects is Amelia Billeter. Dad Willie, Elsie Allen Interact Advisor, and Merle Hayes fill out the parking patrol for Master Gardeners Los Guilicos Community Garden's Open House. Sunrise donated much support in time and $$ to the site's development. 
The Open House gave the public an advanced intro to the importance of native plants and tree ecology. 
Our partnership with University of California Agricultural Extension's Master Gardners afford us front row seats to their educational expertise. 
Gardens, plants, aka FOOD!! We grow to live and live to grow. We love to serve, and these photos show how many hands it takes to help distribute produce. Here, at Redwood Empire Food Bank we pitch in by bagging fruit and vegetables, sometimes assembling boxes of meal items. Year round the need is clear. January 23-26 our Rotary District 5130 is hosting a world peace conference. Held at the Doubletree Inn in Rohnert Park. Marty Behr Eloise Tweeten Rich & Betsy Randolph will be attending with hundreds of other Rotarians throughout zones 25 and 26. Rotary International President Stephanie Urchick will be a key speaker. The founder of Institute for Economics and Peace, Steve Killelea is another headliner. The principles of positive peace, sustainable, stable attitudes, institutions and structures will be explored and opportunities to develop more productive relationships and partnerships awaiting cultivation. Stay tuned for more follow up reports. Keep on building Goodwill and Better Friendships!! 
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After New Orleans signed a sister cities agreement with its French namesake, Orléans, in 2018, Rotary clubs in the two cities forged their own international ties. Looking to celebrate the connection, the New Orleans club discovered that both cities have Joan of Arc festivities and select a high school student to represent the French national heroine in parades and events, says Gayle Dellinger, a member of the Louisiana club. In true Rotary fashion, the clubs decided to create an exchange opportunity for their cities’ “Joans.” In June, the American “Joan,” Marley Marsalis, a member of the legendary jazz family and a pianist herself, visited Orléans as a guest of French Rotarians. This month, the American Rotarians will host the French “Joan,” Maÿlis Boët. The Joans ride in each other’s parade and visit historical sites. “It gives you hope for the future and gets you excited,” New Orleans club member Sarah Dickerson says. “It’s so uniting for absolutely everybody involved.”
Since 2020 the Rotary Club of Toronto has supported the