The Pulse for the Week of July 18th, 2023

Stories The Pulse – Commissioner Sean Duryee   Meeting Tuesday, July 18th By Jim Culleton Thought For The Day Today, as we begin a new Rotary year under the leadership of President TODD, and with our guest speaker Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol, representing all first responders who put their lives on the line […]


The Pulse for the Week of July 11th, 2023

Stories The Launching of the Good Ship Koolakian Recap of the July 11th Meeting Reported by John Wood The Launching of the Good Ship Koolakian It was a packed house at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Hall of Fun, as the Rotary congregation bore witness to the installation of our 110th President, TODD KOOLAKIAN (Director of Philanthropy/Sacramento […]


The Pulse for the Week of June 26th, 2023

Club Announcements No Meeting Next Week The 4th of July is all about, baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and…all kinds of other good stuff, but not Rotary Club of Sacramento meetings. In observance of Independence Day, there will be no weekly meeting next week. But be sure to mark your calendar for Tuesday, July 11th […]


The Pulse for the Week of June 19th, 2023

So long, farewell, auf weidersehen, goodbye… If you happen to hear someone humming that song from “The Sound of Music,” most likely it will be President Linda Geery. The time has come for our annual year-end ritual known as “demotion.” That’s when our club’s current president ends their term of office with a bit of […]


The Pulse for the Week of June 12th, 2023

Here Come the Judges! Retired Judge and fellow Rotarian Brian Van Camp will be our featured speaker on Tuesday, June 20th. “From Roe v. Wade to Dobbs v. Women’s Health–How We Got There, and Where Are We Going?” will be the title of his presentation. He will review the jurisprudence of abortion and privacy rights […]


The Pulse for the Week of June 5th, 2023

From Teller to CEO First Northern Bank’s Jeremiah Smith got his promotion to CEO the old-fashioned way: he earned it. Smith, who will be our guest speaker on Tuesday, June 13th, at noon at the Annunciation Greek Church, began his career with First Northern as a teller while working on a degree at Sac State. […]


The Pulse for the Week of May 23rd, 2023

Armed Services Day June 6th Our next meeting will be Tuesday, June 6th (no meeting May 30th in observance of Memorial Day) at the Annunciation Church. It will be our annual Armed Services Day celebration of club members who have served our country in the military. And June 6th is also a very special day […]


The Pulse for the Week of May 1st, 2023

GOLF 4 KIDS NEXT WEEK The longest-running fundraiser in all of Rotary, Golf 4 Kids, takes place on Friday, May 12, at Land Park Golf Course. Golf will be followed by a dinner and auction at nearby Fairytale Town. For more information, click here. —————————- NEXT CLUB MEETING MAY 16TH Our guest speaker at noon […]


The Pulse, for the Week of April 24, 2023

NEXT TUESDAY’S SPEAKER: Republic FC Owner Kevin Nagle Long before he helped fund and kick off the United Soccer League’s perennial powerhouse, Sacramento Republic FC, Kevin Nagle was kicking around innovative ideas for managing health and pharmacy benefits more cost-effectively for payors and patients. In 2001, the entrepreneur founded a company called EnvisionRx. In 2014, […]


The Pulse for the week of April 17, 2023

Jean Runyon Award to be Announced The late  Jean Runyon not only was one of our region’s foremost business and civic leaders but also, in September of 1987, she became the first woman to join the Rotary Club of Sacramento. In remembrance of Jean’s trail-blazing spirit and her commitment to championing women in business, we […]