Rotary Foundation / 5130 Fire Relief Fund

We are interconnected with Rotarians everywhere.  The Dec. 7 program presented by Randy Seelye and other members of our club will look into two significant ways Santa Rosa Sunrise Rotarians are making a difference – in the world and in our region of California following the devastating fires.

First, we will look at the Rotary Foundation, and how our club has contributed more than $400,000 toward humanitarian efforts throughout the globe and what a difference our contributions – no matter how small – can make.  And a look at how the 101-year-old Foundation has changed in recent years.

Secondly, we will look at the Rotary 5130 Fire Relief Fund, which has raised more than $1.5 million to directly help those affected by the fire in Sonoma, Napa, Lake and Mendocino counties.  A dozen of our Sunrise Rotarians are directly involved, interviewing those who have applied for fire relief – mostly to get their small businesses running again.