Jackie Kirkwood
Jamie Furlong
Maggie Hopkins
Grant Bledsoe
Gerry Dabi
Chris Bossnecker
Brandon Montalvo
“Rotary is a name I grew up with: my dad was a Rotarian since before I was born as was my grandfather. But I never thought Rotary was for me. Perhaps because I mostly saw older men at Rotary and thought it was a club for business men. I joined anyway (at my dad’s persistence). From Day 1, I was very welcomed by our club. No one looked down on me for being young. No one patronized me. In fact, the opposite happened: the club embraced me. Right away people introduced themselves and offered to show me around. Everyone was friendly and curious about me and my story. I quickly got asked to participate on committees and take on small responsibilities, all which made me feel more at home and familiar with our members. And here I am one year later and totally in love with our club, it’s people, and our impact in the community.”
“While I haven’t been a member of the Rotary Club of Sacramento and the Young Professionals group for very long, I’ve been incredibly impressed and delighted on how welcoming everyone is. Since Day 1, everyone in the Club has welcomed me with open arms and supported me through various endeavors, such as my work with the Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera and participation in events such as SVP’s Fast Pitch program. The Young Professional Group in particular has given me a wonderful social network, and I know that I can work together with, and rely on, these individuals for Rotary and other community projects. I will continue to be as active as I can with the YP group, and it will surely enhance my time living and working in Sacramento overall.”
“At at the time that I joined Rotary there were only a handful of young professionals in the club and I saw the YP group as a good way to both network and be involved more closely with Rotary. I have found that many of the YP’s share a strong connection because we are in very similar stages of our career, family, and social lives which has resulted in a rewarding aspect of Rotary that I honestly didn’t expect.”