Events

This is a fun weekend with fellow Rotarians and an opportunity to celebrate our accomplishments for the year. 

Our Speaker is Olaywa Austin, Training Institute Manager from the LGBTQ Resource Center.  The Sacramento LGBT Community Center works to create a region where LGBTQ+ people thrive.  We support the health and wellness of the most marginalized, advocate for equality and justice, and work to build a culturally rich LGBTQ+ community.

Menu: Tacos, Beans, Spanish Rice, Pico de Gallo

6:00pm Doors Open

6:30pm Dinner 

7:00pm Meeting Begins.

Please RSVP by Friday at noon for an accurate count for dinner and set up. Meeting only is $10.00, meeting and dinner is $25.00.

Our meeting with be hosted by President-Elect Doris Fulgham, who will lead us through social bingo, as well as discuss her upcoming Club Presidency for 2026-2027.

Menu: Ribs, Boneless Chicken Thighs, Mixed Vegetables, Salad, Dinner rolls with butter.

6:00pm Doors Open

6:30pm Dinner 

7:00pm Meeting Begins.

Please RSVP by Friday at noon for an accurate count for dinner and set up. Meeting only is $10.00, meeting and dinner is $25.00.

This is the annual BIG DAY OF SERVICE in the Fair Oaks and Orangevale community.  

More informtion will be forthcoming!

Our Speaker is Jennifer Hemmen, a Fair Oaks resident who is an Environmental Consultant and a member of the leadership team for History Expeditions. She will be presenting an overview of the activities of this "active" organization; lots of opportunities to explore our region's outdoor beauty.

Menu: Chicken Marsala, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Green Beans, Garlic Break and Salad.

6:00pm Doors Open

6:30pm Dinner 

7:00pm Meeting Begins.

Please RSVP by Friday at noon for an accurate count for dinner and set up. Meeting only is $10.00, meeting and dinner is $25.00.

Our Speaker is Courtney Copeland, a past Global Grants Scholar who will tell us about her experience as a Scholarship winner.

Menu: Teriyaki Pork Loin, Chicken, Salad, Mixed Vegetables, Dinner Rolls. 

6:00pm Doors Open

6:30pm Dinner 

7:00pm Meeting Begins.

Please RSVP by Friday at noon for an accurate count for dinner and set up. Meeting only is $10.00, meeting and dinner is $25.00.

Join friends who love playing cards and other games at the Woman’s Thursday Club, 10625 Fair Oaks Blvd, FO (WTC house).  Bring a snack to share.  This is run by Todd Gaston—call to rsvp: 916-710-1058.

The Rotary Club of Fair Oaks will be handing out our annual scholarships to seniors from Bella Vista, Del Campo and Meraki High Schools.  Come see who the winners are!

Menu: Brisket, BBQ Chicken Thighs, Salad, Vegetables and Dinner Rolls with Butter

6:00pm Doors Open

6:30pm Dinner 

7:00pm Meeting Begins.

Please RSVP by Friday at noon for an accurate count for dinner and set up. Meeting only is $10.00, meeting and dinner is $25.00.

This is the Celebration of Life for former long time Rotary Club of Fair Oaks member Steve Hoverman.  Please feel free to attend anytime during the listed hours.

Club President Betsy Alberts will wrap up the 2025-2026 Rotary year by sharing her vision of the year in review.

Don't miss this meeting...Betsy will be sharing the Club's accomplishments for her year & thanking her board committee chairs for their guidance 

Menu: Mexican Food 

           Ennchiladas, beans, Spanish rice & salad

6:00pm Doors Open

6:30pm Dinner 

7:00pm Meeting Begins.

Please RSVP by Friday at noon for an accurate count for dinner and set up. Meeting only is $10.00, meeting and dinner is $25.00.

Held at Northridge Country Club, 7600 Madison Ave, FO, this is the event of the YEAR!  It’s an evening to celebrate (and roast) our President Betsy as we show her how much we loved having her as our President.  It’s also a time to transfer leadership to our new incoming President, Doris Fulgham.  The Roasting Part will begin at 5:30pm and then we’ll transition into our “Toasting Part”.  Spouses are also invited.  START RSVPING NOW TO KAREN ROMINES: docs4feet@yhoo.com or let her know at the meeting if you intend to come.  Final RSVPs are due June 10.  Not sure of cost, yet; but will soon.

Welcome to our new Rotary year!

Looking forward to welcoming Doris Fulgham as our new 2026-27 Club President.

Program will be Doris's introduction & her plans for the upcoming year.....please attend & show your support!

6:00 pm. Social Time

6:30 pm. Dinner served

7:00 pm. Program

Menu:

Pasta with spaghetti sauce with sausage on the side

Green Salad

Mixed Vegetables 

Dinner Rolls & Butter

This is purely a social event.  Game night at the Thursday Women's Club.  Bring a snack to share!

Our speaker will be club member, Joe Scheimer, who will share his experience as a veteran of our country, and tell us about the Secret War in Laos.

Menu: Yummy ribs
Bbq chicken thighs
salad
asparagus
dinner rolls

5:45 pm Social Time

6:15 pm Dinner served

6:45 pm Meeting Begins.

Please RSVP by Friday at noon for an accurate count for dinner and set up.

Meeting only is $10.00, meeting and dinner is $25.00.

Bring a lawn chair, pack a picnic or grab food to-go from local Village merchants, then relax and enjoy live music!  Presented by the Fair Oaks Recreation and Parks District and the Fair Oaks Chamber of Commerce.  Stage sponsored by Dustin Buck (Buck Wealth Management), a member of our Rotary Club.   Our club will have a booth at this event, and we will need people to work the booth, so please let Valorie, new community service chair, know if you can work.

Our speaker will be club member Misha Sarkovich, who will give uis an update on the Fair Oaks Water District.  This is a very important topic to all of us.

Menu: Smoked Meatloaf

            Mashed Potatoes 

            Coleslaw

            Corn on the Cob

            Dinner Rolls

 

6:00pm   Doors Open

6:30pm   Dinner 

6:45 pm Meeting Begins.

Please RSVP by Friday at 5pm for an accurate count for dinner and set up. Meeting only is $10.00, meeting and dinner is $25.00.

Our speakers for this meeting will be students who attended the latest RYLA camp.  They will describe how the camp has made a positive effect on their lives.

Menu:
Chicken Parmigiana
Asparagus
Salad
Garlic Bread

6:00 pm Doors Open

6:30 pm Dinner 

6:45 pm Meeting Begins.

Please RSVP by Friday at noon for an accurate count for dinner and set up. Meeting only is $10.00, meeting and dinner is $25.00.

Our speaker will be Aaron Robertson, the new district administrator at FORPD.  He will talk to us about his new role, what he envisions in the next several years esp with coordination with our club, who he is etc.

Menu:

Self serve Taco Bar
Spanish Rice
Pinto Beans

6:00 pm Doors Open

6:30 pm Dinner 

6:45 pm Meeting Begins.

Please RSVP by Friday at noon for an accurate count for dinner and set up. Meeting only is $10.00, meeting and dinner is $25.00.

Our speakers will be from the Orangevale/Fair Oaks Food Bank.

Menu:

Stuffed Pork Chops
Mashed potatoes
Salad
Broccoli
Dinner rolls & butter

6:00 pm Doors Open

6:30 pm Dinner 

6:45 pm Meeting Begins.

Please RSVP by Friday at noon for an accurate count for dinner and set up. Meeting only is $10.00, meeting and dinner is $25.00.

Our speakers for this meeting will be Kumaraswamy Sivakumaran & Richard Olebe, who are members of the Rotary Club of West Sacramento.  They will discuss international service for Rotary.

Summer is winding down so we are doing a summer bbq menu

Menu: Hamburgers / Cheeseburgers with all the fixin's

           Potato Salad

           Pasta Salad

           French Fries

Veggie burgers available for our vegetarians

6:00pm Doors Open

6:30pm Dinner 

6:45pm Meeting Begins.

Please RSVP by Friday at 6 pm for an accurate count for dinner and set up. Meeting only is $10.00, meeting and dinner is $25.00.

This is a picnic/social event at Skinner Winery in Rescue, CA.  This event will occur in lieu of the club meeting on August 31st.

Game night at Women's Thursday Club.  Please bring a snack to share.

Our speaker for this meeting will be Alida Bray, who will present a documentary film she helped produce for Mutual Housing California, “Blueprint for Belonging.”  This film shares the story of the Wong Center, the first affordable housing community in the Railyards of Sacramento.  It includes interviews with residents of the Wong Center as well as the leaders and partners of the project. 

Menu: Teriyaki pork loin & chicken thighs 

            Green Beans

             Salad

             Dinner rolls & butter

6:00pm Doors Open

6:30pm Dinner 

6:45pm Meeting Begins.

Please RSVP by Friday at 6 pm for an accurate count for dinner and set up. Meeting only is $10.00, meeting and dinner is $25.00.

Save the date, and plan to pitch in under the leadership of Debbie Kesselring and Alida Bray, in helping our club with one of our biggest fundraisers of the year.  More information to come.

No Meeting due to Chicken Festival fundraiser.

This is our quaterly service project, where we pick-up trash on Madison Avenue between Kenneth Avenue and Chicago Avenue.  Meet at the Bella Vista parking lot at 9:00AM.

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Our speaker for this meeting is Christy Byrne Yates, author of “Building a Legacy of Love:  Thriving in the Sandwich Generation.”  She shares research and her own experiences in the unique challenges of loving and caring for family members.  With over thirty years working as a mental professional, she offers insights that can lead to greater compassion, resilience and well-being for those of us in the Sandwich Generation.

Menu: Meat-loaf.... Baked Potatoes ...Salad..Baby Carrots...Garlic Bread

6:00pm Doors Open

6:30pm Dinner 

6:45pm Meeting Begins.

Please RSVP by Friday at 5 pm for an accurate count for dinner and set up. Meeting only is $10.00, meeting and dinner is $25.00.

Starting Point supports refugee children soccer teams.  The end of season celebration is on October 2 at 4:00 pm– 6:30 pm.  Five Rotary volunteers are needed to help set up, clean up and celebrate with the players.  Afghanistan food will be served. Please contact Howard Homler to participate in this event.

Our speaker will be a Representative from the Salvation Army to discuss the needs in the community.

Menu:  Pasta with red sauce and white sauce
            Meatballs
            Salad
            Dinner rolls & butter

6:00 pm Doors Open

6:30 pm Dinner 

6:45 pm Meeting Begins.

Please RSVP by Friday at 6 pm for an accurate count for dinner and set up. Meeting only is $10.00, meeting and dinner is $25.00.

Our speaker for this meeting will be Kumar Sivakumaran, who will discuss the latest developments and opportunities in International Service in Rotary. 

Menu: BBQ TRI TIP

           BAKED POTATOES 

           BACON WRAPPED ASPARAGUS 

           SALAD

           DINNER ROLLS

6:00pm Doors Open

6:30pm Dinner 

6:45pm Meeting Begins.

Please RSVP by Friday at 6 pm for an accurate count for dinner and set up. Meeting only is $10.00, meeting and dinner is $25.00.

This is a fun game night held the 2nd Wednesday of each month at the Women's Thursday Club.  Please bring a snack to share.

Our speaker for this meeting will be Rubin Guzman, a professional speaker and member of Toastmasters. He will be talking about leadership and how Rotary and Toastmasters are intertwined.

Menu: TBD

6:00pm Doors Open

6:30pm Dinner 

6:45pm Meeting Begins.

Please RSVP by Friday at 6 pm for an accurate count for dinner and set up. Meeting only is $10.00, meeting and dinner is $25.00.

Monthly Board Meeting; All members were welcome.  Please let Doris know if you will attend.

This event is a social gathering for club members.  It will be at the Fulgham's home, Saturday, Sept. 26 at 5:30 PM. There will be dinner at 6:00PM and friendly poker at 7:00PM. Doris will prepare pasta; please bring a salad, garlic bread, or dessert to fill out the meal.  Please let Doris know what you are bringing!  Also, please bring your beverage of choice.

Our speaker for this meeting will be Antonio Garcia, who is the husband of our member, Ann Huntley-Garcia.  He and a colleague will be speaking to us about Proamigo, an international project members of our club have done work with.

Menu: TBD

6:00pm Doors Open

6:30pm Dinner 

6:45pm Meeting Begins.

Please RSVP by Friday at 6 pm for an accurate count for dinner and set up. Meeting only is $10.00, meeting and dinner is $25.00.

Safe Halloween will be happening on October 29 at 3 pm – 5pm in Fair Oaks Village.  This is a Fair Oaks Rotary sponsored event.  FO Recreation and Parks will not be participating this year.  Members dressed in costumes will be handing out candy to kids in front of the village store fronts and there will be a table set up for kids to select a book. This is a fun event for all young and the young at heart!  Please bring lots of candy to the Monday meetings in October.  Ree Judge and Charm Madden are the leads for this event.