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Welcome to the Rotary Club of Fair Oaks
 
Normally We meet Mondays at 6:45 pm
Fair Oaks

Community Clubhouse

7997 California Ave.

Fair Oaks, CA 95628

 
During the Month of May
Due to the CoronaVirus Warnings
Our Meetings With Be On-Line
Please Check Our Calendar 
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WELCOME to the Rotary Club of Fair Oaks!

Dennis Dunbar

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I am proud and honored to be given the opportunity to be the President of the Rotary Club of Fair Oaks for the 2019-2020 year!  I am looking forward to a great year as we work together to make the world a better place, both locally and internationally.
 
The new President of Rotary International, Mark Daniel Maloney, has set the theme for this year:  “ROTARY CONNECTS THE WORLD.”  Our District Governor, Ray Ward, has amplified that theme for our District: “CONNECT AND INSPIRE.”  The Rotary Club of Fair Oaks has further expanded the theme more locally:  “CONNECT TO TRANSFORM LIVES.”   Working in tandem, through our connections to each other and the citizens of the world, these themes ensure that the lives of thousands of people locally and internationally are improved!  Rotary truly connects us all.
 
Chartered in 1946, we have been supporting community organizations for 74 years.  We are a diverse group of community and business leaders working together to create lasting, positive change in the world.   The Rotary Motto is “Service Above Self,” a motto that is enthusiastically embraced by the members of this Club.
 
The Club has been involved in many service projects in our community, including:
  • distributing holiday food baskets to families in need at Northridge Elementary School; 
  • supporting grade school literacy programs through distribution of dictionaries to 3rdgraders; 
  • supporting teen leadership development at Bella Vista High School; 
  • assisting in the annual luau lunch for seniors; 
  • supporting the Women’s Empowerment program; 
  • renovating school dormitories in Mexico; 
  • contributing to polio eradication efforts globally; 
  • participating in foreign school youth exchanges; 
  • assisting with the safe Halloween program; 
  • conducting high school speech and photography contests; 
and conducting many more projects that improve the quality of life in Fair Oaks and globally.  We are very proud of the changes we help facilitate to improve lives.
 
Thank you for visiting our website.  If you are interested in learning more about our Club and the work we do to improve our community, please join us at one of our weekly meetings.  We meet Monday evenings at 6:45pm at the Fair Oaks Community Center (7997 California Ave., Fair Oaks, CA 95628).  Please see our event calendar on this website to see upcoming projects, events, and speakers scheduled for our meetings.  Come join us and have FUN doing good in the world.
 
Yours in Rotary,                                               
 
Dennis Dunbar
President, 2019-2020
 
What Have We Been Up To?
Food Bank Project
It's Fair Oaks Rotary Fridays
At the FO/OV Food Bank!
 
 
When the COVID-19 pandemic increased food insecurity in the Fair Oaks-Orangevale area, FO/OV Food Bank director and Rotarian Keith Wright knew where to get help.  Expanding their hours by adding distributions on Friday seemed like a good idea, and Rotarians jumped at the chance to serve.  Clad in their designer masks, they learned their tasks without too much difficulty and took over the new Friday distribution hours through the end of summer.  To read more about even more food distribution, click Read more...
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Zoom Meetings
Fair Oaks Rotarians Become Zoomers
 
Well, it started almost eight weeks ago, so it's starting to look like a trend.  The park district took away our meeting space, then the whole state shut down.  So for seven straight weeks, we've been meeting on line via Zoom Webinar.  After a couple of meetings feeling our way in the dark, we have actually had real live speakers for the past five weeks, telling us about topics of interest during these trying times.
 
And we haven't stopped the projects, either, from a biweekly Zoom "happy hour" with attempted singalongs (bottom line... singalongs on Zoom don't work well) to food collections and other support of the Fair Oaks-Orangevale Food Bank.  It will take more than the coronavirus to slow this club down.  Look for more later.
Speech Contest 2020
Five Young Women Speak Out!
It's the Fair Oaks Rotary's Speech Contest
The annual Fair Oaks Rotary speech contest found five young women from three local high schools giving us their thoughts on the District's theme this year, "Connect to Inspire".  As usual, it was one of the best meetings of the year as we were all charmed by the poise and intellect of the speakers.  The winner was Celene Aridin, a senior at Bella Vista High School; she will move on to the District semifinals in a few weeks.
Crab Feed 2020
Fair Oaks Rotary Serves Crab
For the 30th Time
 
 
Thirty years ago, someone in our club must have said, "Let's throw a Crab Feed", and a tradition was started.  Serving 500+ guests annually at the club's biggest fundraiser is quite a task, but it ends up being so much fun that it doesn't seem like work.  And it's not just the crab and the courses leading up to it that makes it a great night; the auctions and raffles, and the newly added Dessert Dash, just add to the excitement.  Look for us again in mid-February 2021!
Community Grants Available
Posted by Fred Rowe

Our club is pleased to announce grant funding for up to $1,000 per project for charitable and educational activities to benefit children and senior citizens in the local community.

Application deadlines are October 1, January 1, and April 1.

Funding is budgeted annually July 1 to June 30 and is available until funds are depleted.  Click Here to Download the application. 

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