ROTARY CELEBRATES OUR VETERANS – ARMED FORCES DAY!

Rotary Meeting, May 24, 2022 WELCOME/GAVEL IN Reveille by bugle and table centerpieces with flags for each branch of the U.S. military service greeted our club members for Tuesday’s celebration of VETERANS ARMED FORCES DAY. Each of the Rotarians was cheerfully greeted by CHRIS ANN BACHTEL (retired, banking) and VIRGINIA WADE (retired SAFE. PRESIDENT BOB […]


MAKING THE DIGNITY OF WORK ACCESSIBLE TO ALL

Rotary Meeting April 5, 2022 PRESIDENT BOB MILLER (VP, Business Services, First US Community Credit Union) called us to order and  thanked our Meeting Sponsor, SHARNA BRAUCKS (President and CEO, YMCA of Superior California) and Chair of the Day JUSTINO SANTANA (Nonprofit Business Development Manager, eFundraising Connections). He shared that while LATOYA has left the […]


THANK YOU LATOYA!

Rotary Meeting, March 29, 2022 WELCOME/GAVEL IN As the noon hour approached many familiar Rotarians entered the meeting hall with a smile and a glass of wine. Each were greeted by PAST PRESIDENT SUSAN SHERIDAN (Sheridan Law/Retired), PAST PRESIDENT JON SNYDER (Broker/Snyder Commercial Real Estate), and PAST PRESIDENT KEVIN SMITH-FAGAN (Executive Director/Fairytale Town). This unofficial Past President’s day with […]


Young Professionals Take Over!

Rotary Meeting, March 22, 2022 Written By: Maggie  Hopkins WELCOME/GAVEL IN PRESIDENT BOB MILLER was able to relax and relinquish all his Presidential duties to Sarah Hodge (Association of California Water Agencies), acting President as the YOUNG PROFESSIONALS took over the meeting for the day!!!   President Sarah gaveled in the meeting at 12:10 pm, welcoming […]


A LITTLE SHAMROCKISTRY FOR ST. PATRICK

Rotary Meeting, March 15, 2022 WELCOME/GAVEL IN PRESIDENT BOB MILLER (First US Community Credit Union) gaveled in the meeting at 12:09pm, welcoming all to today’s Ides of March meeting. Et tu, Bob? THANK YOU’S PRESIDENT BOB thanked this meeting’s greeters the esteemed and musically talented JUDGE BILL SHUBB (US District Court), CHRISTIE SHORRLOCK (Stanford Sierra […]


Rotary Celebrates the Women of Rotary And National Woman’s Day!

Rotary Meeting March, 8, 2022 Greetings ROTARIANS! Written By: John Goralka (I am sorry for the delay, I injured my back which set me back ….) March opened to a full house as we celebrated National Women’s Day! Read on to learn about the pioneering Women of the American Railroad who inspired transformational changes that […]


CELEBRATING THE FOURTH ESTATE AND AN UPDATE ON THE INDESPENSIBLE LOCAL NEWSPAPER

Rotary Meeting: February 22, 2022 WELCOME/GAVEL IN PRESIDENT BOB MILLER (Vice President Business Services at First US Community Credit Union) welcomed us with a timely request regarding Care grams for two of our own fellow Rotarians. Former Sergeant-at-Arms ALLISON CAGLEY (Executive Director of Friends of Sacramento Arts) broke a bone in her shoulder and we […]


JEAN RUNYON AWARD DAY – THE ENVELOPE PLEASE… AND THE WINNER IS…

Rotary Meeting – March 1, 2022 WELCOME ROTARIANS! Seating was at a premium today as we kicked off March with a packed house!  THE ROTARY CLUB OF SACRAMENTO gathered to celebrate THE JEAN RUNYON COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD presentation!  PRESIDENT BOB MILLER (Vice President Business Services at First US Community Credit Union) settled everyone down and […]


Rotary’s Inside the NFL Report!

Rotary Meeting: February 8, 2022 WELCOME/GAVEL IN President Elect LINDA GEERY (Gilbert CPAs) gaveled in the meeting at 12:10pm, welcoming all in her quietly authoritative voice. She noted that Bob was again neglecting his presidential duties… THANK YOUS President Elect LINDA thanked this meeting’s greeters JIM PHILLIPS (Energy Savers), BILL PROFFIT (Land Park Ski & Sport), […]


A GLIMPSE OF HOPE WITHIN A HEALTH AND HOUSING CRISES

Rotary Meeting: February 1, 2022 WELCOMING SUPERVISOR NOTTOLI PAST PRESIDENT KEVIN SMITH-FAGAN (Executive Director, Fairy Tale Town) called us to order with a celebration of Lunar New Year…the Year of the Tiger is now upon us! PAST PRESIDENT KEVIN shared a bit of history: on February 1, 1914 our Club was formally chartered by Rotary International […]