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Officers & Directors
President
Keith Walter
Vice President
Fred Rowe
President Elect
Betsy Alberts
Secretary
Stephanie Holzknecht
Treasurer
Dan Oaks
Executive Secretary
Beth Wilcoxen
Club Administration
Karen Romines
Services Director
Doris Fulgham
Membership
Katie Yount
Rotary Foundation
Beth Wilcoxen
Fundraising Director
Dave Holzknecht
Welcome to the Rotary Club of Fair Oaks!
Fair Oaks
We meet In Person
Mondays at 6:00 p.m.
VFW
8990 Kruitof Way
Fair Oaks, CA 95628
United States of America
Phone:
(916) 374-6625
Email:
info@rotaryfairoaks.org
Join us for Social/Dinner at 6:00 pm - Meeting starts at 7:00 pm.
Venue Map
What Have We Been Up To?
BDOS 2025
 
BDOS 2025 
Fair Oaks Rotary goes BIG on the
Big Day of Service
So, what's the Big Day of Service?  Well, Fair Oaks and several other local communities come together annually to design and perform dozens of service projects that improve their communities.  This year, the Fair Oaks Rotary not only participated with a couple of projects of our own, but we were one of the lead sponsors of the entire event.  Kickoff was at the Bella Vista High School football stadium where a crowd of about 1,000 listened to several (thankfully short) speeches by local dignitaries before heading off for their 65+ projects.
  
One crew headed to a parking lot adjacent to Fair Oaks Village that had turned into a dumping ground for all kinds of stuff, and they made it pristine, hopefully helping to alleviate the chronic parking deficiency in the village.
 
Our other crew went to Fair Oaks cemetery and planted a memorial tree to honor a prominent member of the community (and wife of one of our Rotarians) who died recently.  Several members who should have known better actually climbed that ladder, but we all survived.
 
All in all, the day was a great success, so we'll likely be back next year.
Speech Contest 2025
Speech Contestants
Wow Fair Oaks Rotary
As usual, the contestants in our annual speech contest wowed the audience of Rotarians, family members and teachers.  We were treated to their takes on the theme of "The Magic of Service" and were amazed at the confidence and poise of these four young ladies.  The winner will compete in the District semifinals.
Mad Ave 2-25
Fair Oaks Rotary and BV Interact
Beautify Madison Avenue
If it seems like you've seen this story before, it's because it's a recurring tale.  As part of Sacramento County's Adopt-A-Street program, we own all the trash on Madison Avenue between Chicago and Kenneth, so we're out there every three months picking it up, usually with a contingent from the Bella Vista Interact Club, a student club sponsored by Rotary.  Rotary fuel (coffee and donuts) give us that needed energy boost to get the job done.
Shoes 2025
Fair Oaks Rotary Finds
That the Shoes Fit
 
Say what?  Well, if you go back a few months, you'll recall... or not... that we got a grant to outfit the 400 or so students at Northridge Elementary school with brand new shoes, and that we measured all the kids feet and ordered shoes.  Well, the shoes arrived!  And so, over three days, we gave all the kids, 3/4 of whom are low income, their new shoes.  There were a lot of smiling faces, and the best part was... the shoes fit!
Holiday Baskets 2024
80 Families Eat Better This Holiday,
Thanks to Fair Oaks Rotary
(Here's how we do it.)
 
First, early in the morning a big old truck arrives at Northridge Elementary School with a bunch of boxes and a lot of food, mostly donated.  We get to put the boxes together.
 
  
 
 
 
Then we get briefed by the Chief Elf, fill the boxes with food and, after adding a frozen turkey and a gallon of milk, we're ready to go.
 
 
  
 
When the school day ends, as kids are being picked up, a turkey, milk and three boxes of food are loaded into the family cars, and we all get to play Santa.  This usually goes past sunset, making it a long day.
 
  
 
   
 
It's one of our favorite service projects, so it's very likely we'll be here again in a year.