“Service Above Self”
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Giving Marin
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Annual Holiday Gift Cards for Disadvantage Youths
Presented to St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin
Helping the Homeless Community and Families in need with the Ritter Center
Club Pres. Otis extends his appreciation to our club members for support and services to the Ritter Center in San Rafael in helping the homeless and families with need with food, clothing, shelter and other essential services. Honored to collaborate with and support Ritter Center Executive Director, Mark Shotwell, Chief Development Officer, Cynthia LeMonds and Mary Burns, Annual Fund & Events Manager.
Ritter Center CEO Mark Shotwell and staff extends appreciation to RCSR members and Rotarian Pete Hurley for longtime support for the Ritter Center’s mission of supporting the homeless and people in need in San Rafael.
Rotary International President 2024-25
A member of the Rotary Club of McMurray, Pennsylvania, Stephanie Urchick joined Rotary in 1991 and was quickly drawn to the work of The Rotary Foundation.
She attributes her theme, "The Magic of Rotary," to a service trip to install water filters in the Dominican Republic. Two boys were watching as dirty water entered the filter, then ran out clean at the other end. “One of the boys grabbed my sleeve and said, ‘Show me the magic again,’” she said. “Obviously, the water filter wasn’t magic. We worked hard to transport those filters, install them, and work with community leaders in the area to maintain them. But those boys knew that easy access to clean water would change their lives. Knowing that I played a small part in that certainly changed my life."
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District Governor Steve Wright
Club Member "Service in Action"
RCSR special induction and pinning of
3 new members
Kyleigh Kuhn (classification Social Entrepreneur), Judy King (classification Civil Engineer), and Sheila Aceves (classification Nonprofit Development Director) were inducted into the San Rafael Rotary. It was a special day in our RCSR membership history", said Otis Bruce, Jr, RCSR President '24-'25. Past Presidents, Diane Glischinski and Jerry Suyderhoud officiated at these ceremonies.
These membership inductions were celebrated history in our Club as we will officially pin 3 women professional-community leaders as new members.
Rotary International officially welcomed women into Rotary clubs in 1989. This change followed a U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1987 that ruled clubs could not exclude women on the basis of gender. The Council on Legislation voted to eliminate the membership restriction in the Rotary Constitution. To read more click on the blue button below. The Rotary International website provides further information on this historical event.
BBQ at Rotary Manor!!
Our Rotary Club of San Rafael members and Board hosted a truly nice family-style BBQ yesterday at the San Rafael Rotary Manor Senior Community! It was a special day where we joined the Rotary Manor Board of Directors and EAH staff to share our continued love, support, and service commitments to and for the senior residents at the Rotary Manor!
It was truly a Rotary family-fellowship evening enjoyed and appreciated by all in attendance! We thank you all for your continued service and support for the senior residents at Rotary Manor.
Fish N' Fowl Feast Fundraiser: SUCCESSFUL!
WE DID IT! THANK YOU SO MUCH! Our RCSR Fish N' Fowl Feast Fundraiser was a huge success benefitting the senior tenants assistance fund at Rotary Manor located in San Rafael!
We appreciate the use of the event location at the beautiful SR Airport hanger! We were pleased to have the seaplane as the back drop for our special fundraiser. The beautiful melodies of the evening was provided by S & S Jazz Duo.
Our Club members are incredibly grateful for the support we received from Marin and Bay Area attendees and donors, District 5150 Rotary club members, volunteers, and community supporters! We appreciate the many donated auction and raffle items, including from the Bamboo Organization as well as from community, and Rotary members!
Yours in Rotary and Service!
Otis Bruce, Jr., Esq.
President
Rotary Club of San Rafael
Rotary Clubs of Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo counties (District 5150) annually sponsors high school youth to the Rotary Youth Leadership Academy (RYLA). Located at Redwood Glen Camp & Conference Center Scotts Valley, California. RYLA is a transformative, five-day camp to foster youth’s leadership and personal development, plus promotes well-being through social connections.
SRHS Students College Bound Scholarship Awards Ceremonies!
June 5th- SRHS -RCSR Scholarship Awards Ceremony! We are honored to help support the academic and college future success of these deserving students!
Brian Powell, RCSR Scholarship Chair, and Otis Bruce, JR, President were honored to represent our Club! Our Club provided $32K in scholarships this year! Thank you to Brian and our Club Scholarship Committee on a service well done!
The Award Ceremony was very nice and a special evening for the students, parents, SRHS, and the SR community! Service job well done!
Club member Natu Tuatagaloa, SRHS Alumni Board Member, also presented separate scholarships to other students on behalf of the SRHS Alumni Board!
Our members donated $25,000 to San Rafael High School Seniors ($5,000 each). Since 1966, we have donated over $420,000 in scholarships.
Mini Grants - Supporting Teachers & Students since 2000
Our members have donated over $212,600. to our San Rafael school teachers in the form of mini-grants (~$500 each) benefitting thousands of San Rafael students.
Coastal Cleanup 2024
Pres. Otis said the Club’s Coastal Cleanup event on Saturday, September 21st was a great success. He gave a shout-out to club members: Community Services Director Sherry Rogers, Beth Fernbacher, and Tom Davey for their work on the Shoreline Trail area near Target near Home Depot in San Rafael. It was a family affair for club Past President Madeleine Moore, Skip & Rotary Dog Quincy, and Pres. Otis with his son Faudel. Members from the Marin Evening Club also pitched in.
of the progress and the results of the cleanup.
End Polio Now
Rotary has been working to eradicate polio for more than 35 years. Our goal of ridding the world of this disease is closer than ever. We've reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent. Rotary members have contributed more than $2.1 billion and countless volunteer hours to protect nearly 3 billion children in 122 countries from this paralyzing disease.