We met tonight to thank outgoing President Francesca Medina for her service and her spirit. For giving us a year of Rotary that was rooted in compassion, driven by community, and shaped by courage.
Leadership in Rotary is never about titles. It is about service above self, about lifting others even when no one is watching, and about leaving behind a legacy that inspires others to do the same. Francesca, you have embodied all of this—and so much more. Thank you!
Youth Service Month is a special time in Rotary. Throughout the month of May, members of Rotary clubs, Rotaract, Interact, and those involved in Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) and Rotary Youth Exchange celebrate the opportunities Rotary provides to connect, grow through service, develop leadership skills, mentor or be mentored, and have fun.
Our club sponsors 6 Interact Clubs and sends students to RYLA every summer.
About RYLA
Each year, thousands of young people, ages 14-17, are chosen for their leadership potential. Rotary clubs and districts select participants for this week long camp each year.
High school students from around the Bay Area are selected to attend RYLA for their leadership skills demonstrated at school or in the community.
These students receive scholarships to our week-long leadership camp where they learn skills about how to become better leaders, build better friendships, and how to actively apply what they have learned at camp to their lives, schools, and communities.
Climate communicator and RI convention speaker Katharine Hayhoe wants us to speak to the heart
Katharine Hayhoe crunches the data. She analyzes the models. Then she explains it all, in terms the rest of us can understand — the enormity of our climate crisis, how it magnifies virtually every other serious challenge, and how all hope is not lost. Not by a long shot.
Hope remains as long as there are people who care enough to have a conversation, which, it turns out, is most people. In a 2023 survey, 63 percent of Americans reported they were somewhat or very worried about climate change. In Canada, that figure was 71 percent. In some of the countries with the largest numbers of Rotary members, places like Brazil and India, it was over 80 percent.
The Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into service projects that change lives both close to home and around the world.
Since it was founded more than 100 years ago, the Foundation has spent more than $4 billion on life-changing, sustainable projects.
With your help, we can make lives better in your community and around the world.
Our mission
The Rotary Foundation helps Rotary members to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace by improving health, providing quality education, improving the environment, and alleviating poverty.
What impact can one donation have?
For as little as 60 cents, a child can be protected from polio.
$50 can provide clean water to help fight waterborne illness.
$500 can launch an antibullying campaign and create a safe environment for children.
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