“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
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.
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.
Scholarships
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.
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.
