RESTORING HOPE TO YOUTH VICTIMS- LEARN ABOUT ROOM REDUX

Rotary Meeting, June 14, 2022 PRESIDENT BOB MILLER (VP, Business Services / First Community Credit Union) brought the meeting to order as the countdown to the end of his term continues. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY PRESIDENT BOB introduced JIM RELLES (Relles Florist) who celebrated Flag Day by reading an excerpt of JOHN PHILIP SOUSA’s lyrics […]


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 […]


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 […]


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 […]


ROTARY AT WORK – BRINGING HOPE AND BUILDING COMMUNITY!

​​​​​​​   Rotary meeting: November 16, 2021 PRESIDENT BOB MILLER (VP, Business Services at First US Community Credit Union) called us to order and requested a moment of silence for RICK DAVIS’ (Retired Putative Writer) wife Myrna Davis who recently lost her battle with breast cancer. BOB thanked our Greeters, JENNY WINSTEAD (Administrative Director, Sacramento […]


AN AFTERNOON WITH MAYOR DARRELL STEINBERG

  Rotary meeting: August 31, 2021 INTRODUCTION Rotarians were formally welcomed by JOEL HOCKMAN (Owner of Pucci’s Pharmacy), SARAH HODGE (Director of Resource Development/ NeighborWorks Sacramento), and BUDDY HUBERT (Mother Lode Capital). Special thanks to our Pulse reporter Danielle. JOHN SWENTOWSKY (Owner of Swentoesky Photography) was on hand to capture the festivities with these pictures […]


ALL HAIL THE CHIEF! INTRODUCING THE HONORABLE YET INFAMOUS BOB MILLER

Rotary Meeting: July 6, 2021 Last Tuesday’s meeting started off with a mysterious greeting and wine & beer service by the Rotary Secret Service [BOB DALY (Financial Advisor at Financial Network Wealth Advisors), DAN FENOCCHIO (President at Cunningham Engineering, SARAH HODGE (Director of Development at CSU Sacramento), MAGGIE HOPKINS (Loan Officer at Capital Premier Lending […]


SLÀINTE MHAITH, PRESIDENT KEVIN! (Good Health/Cheers)

Rotary Meeting: June 29, 2021 PRESIDENT KEVIN SMITH-FAGAN (Executive Director of Fairytale Town) called our festive group to order with words of appreciation for PAST PRESIDENT BOB COLE, who was unable to attend the meeting but is celebrating his 70th year of Rotary membership (let that sink in). Congratulations, Bob – thank you for your […]


Substance Abuse Rates Soar During the COVID-19 Pandemic

  Rotary Meeting: May 11, 2021   Introduction President KEVIN SMITH-FAGAN (Executive Director of Fairytale Town) called us to order with the promise of a surprise announcement to come, after which, DENNIS SMITH (V.P./Asset Manager-Office & Property Director of Tsakopoulos Management Company) did the honors of leading us in the Pledge of Allegiance.   Thought […]


The Complexities of Homelessness and the Joy of a Giving Spirit

  Rotary Meeting: April 27, 2021   Introduction PRESIDENT KEVIN SMITH-FAGAN (Executive Director of Fairytale Town) gaveled us in after some lovely fellowship and a hair-raising tale of ART BREUER’s recent experience pruning some extremely tall trees. ALLISON CAGLEY (Sergeant in Arms) (Executive Director of Friends of Sacramento Arts) was all smiles – she just […]