Events

We will NOT be meeting on Friday, March 6th due to the club social being held on Thursday night, March 5th at B Street Theatre.  

Another exciting meeting coming your way!  First, we'll be meeting at North Ridge Country Club...so please join us there!  And our speaker will be a fellow Rotarian...Deepa Willingham.  Deepa is the founder of a non-profit organization named PACE Universal, an all-girls school near Kolkata, India, (www.paceuniversal.com), a Past District Governor (PDG) of Rotary International District 5240; a Past President of the Rotary Club of Santa Ynez Valley, being named Rotarian-of-the-Year during her year as President; and above all, is a humanitarian.  Our club has sponsored 4 female students at PACE Universal for several years...so this will not only be an interesting meeting, but one with meaning for us!  

One of our favorite meetings of the term, it's our new members "take over" meeting!  Our newest members get to plan and run the meeting...from beginning to end!  Join us to see what fun things they'll be doing...it's always a great surprise!  The speaker will be Ben van der Meer who covers real estate, development, construction and the business of sports. He's been with the Sacramento Business Journal since 2013.  We will also have the usual announcements, happy dollars, birthday wishes...and a great buffet breakfast!  The meeting will start promptly at 7:30 am at Del Paso Country Club...but come early to visit with fellow Rotarians!

Join us on Friday morning, March 27th when our speaker will be Rigo Tovar, Program Manager with the Sacramento Literacy Foundation.  The Foundation's mission is to help all children in our community read at grade-level.  Interesting to us readers and non-readers alike...this is sure to be a meeting not to be missed!  Add in the usual announcements, fines, happy dollars, and camaraderie...and you have a great meeting!  We will be at Del Paso Country Club, beginning promptly at 7:30 am!

We're testing a new venue for club meetings - Friday, April 10th we'll be meeting at the Oak Plains Masonic Lodge (1030 Becerra Way, Sacramento, CA 95821).  Please join us and let us know what you think! 

Besides a new location, we have a special meeting...It's the one and only Jack Gallagher as our speaker!  After nearly four decades in Sacramento, comedian Jack Gallagher quietly left town in 2024 and moved back to his native Massachusetts to be near family. In his latest (and last) one-man show at the B Street Theatre, he talks about what he left behind as he bids a fond farewell in "An Irish Goodbye".  Due to the popularity, the show, currently playing at B Street Theatre, has been extended through April 12th, so try and see it before or after he comes to talk with our club!  A big shout-out to our own Lyndsay Burch for getting Jack to our club!

We'll also have the usual announcements, merriment, camaraderie, happy dollars, bellringers and birthday announcements.  This is a meeting you definitely don't want to miss!

Calling all members!  Your voice counts and needs to be heard!  Join us for this meeting where many club issues will be discussed...and voted on!  We need your thoughts, input, ideas...this is an important meeting for all of our members!  We will be meeting at Del Paso Country Club...the meeting starts at 7:30 am, but come early to enjoy the breakfast and your fellow club members!

Join us on Friday, April 24th and welcome our speaker, Michael T. Colatrella Jr.  He is the 11th Dean of the University of Pacific McGeorge School of Law and started on July 1, 2025.  It should be an interesting presentation as he shares information on what is happening at McGeorge (the school where some of our club members attended)!   The meeting will start at 7:30 am, but come early for a great breakfast and to mix and mingle with fellow Rotarians.

A very topical and informative meeting on May 1st...our speaker will be Chrissy Sykes on Zoom.  Chrissy, a Rotarian, is the Founder of the "My Body is My Body" Program and CEO of the MBIMB Foundation.  She is an accomplished and award-winning singer/songwriter and recording artist who has left an indelible mark on the music scenes in both South Africa and Nashville, USA. However, her passion for making a positive impact on the world led her to channel her songwriting skills into a groundbreaking program called "My Body is My Body" 34 years ago.  Please join us as she shares her perspective on empowering girls - this meeting will be on Zoom.  President Dorthe will be sending the link out closer to the meeting.
 

Hear from a panel of our own members in this vocational spotlight on financial planning and estate planning!  We have so much talent within our ranks and we appreciate them sharing their perspective and expertise with us.  Join us for this wonderful session as well as the usual announcements, birthdays, happy dollars and breakfast.  The Quiet Rotarian of the Year will also be awarded!  The meeting starts at 7:30 am...at Del Paso Country Club.

Another interesting meeting you won't want to miss...our speaker will be Cyndi Ankiewicz, Executive Director of California CareForce.  California CareForce is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization that is the charitable arm of the California Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. They are a group of volunteer healthcare professionals, community leaders and engaged citizens who believe all people, regardless of their background, income, employment, family size, citizenship, etc. deserve access to quality and compassionate healthcare.  We will be meeting at Del Paso Country Club - the bell rings at 7:30 am but join us early for breakfast and socializing!

We will not be meeting today in honor of Memorial Day!

You definitely don't want to miss this meeting!  Our very own Mary Lyn Kagan, Past President and Rotarian Extraordinare, will be sharing her life with dogs!  Mary Lyn has been a puppy raiser for Canine Companions for Independence for several years and will share her experience raising and training dogs to be of service to those in need.  She will be bringing Roger, her latest dog, and together they will show some of the commands Mary Lyn has taught him.  She will also give us a retrospective of the dogs she has raised over the years and where they were placed and who they helped.  The Rotarian of the Year for our club will also be announced at this meeting!  We will be meeting at Del Paso Country Club - the meeting starts at 7:30 am.

It's time for our 4th (and last) club social of this term...at the beautiful B Street Theatre (2700 Capitol Avenue, Sacramento)!  A little bit meeting, a lot of socializing, great food and a whole lotta fun!  Bring your family, friends, neighbors - mix and mingle and enjoy hanging out with your favorite people...Rotarians!  Don't forget...this is on a Thursday night and begins at 6 pm...which means we will be dark the next day, Friday, June 5th.  Join us for fun and socializing!

We will not be meeting on Friday, June 5th as we will have our club social on Thursday evening, June 4th!  See you at the Sofia!

Queen Dorthe will be missing from this week's meeting...but don't despair!  The wonderful, funny and downright good guy Todd Murray will be presiding over the meeting!  He is a Past President, so he knows the ropes!  We will be celebrating our charter members, past presidents, people from the past who've made our club as wonderful as it is...and all of our members!  Join us for this special meeting of recognition, honor...and a whole lotta fun!   Add in the usual announcements, birthdays, happy dollars, etc. along with a buffet breakfast and we've got a great meeting!  The bell rings at 7:30 am and we'll be meeting at Del Paso Country Club.

Another great meeting with a great speaker - John McGinness, former Sacramento County Sheriff!  John McGinness spent more than 31 years with the Sheriff's Department and served in every service area of the Department. He is a highly decorated veteran with a background in many high profile assignments.  He hosts his own show on Sacramento's top rated NewsRadio KFBK on AM 1530 and FM 93.1.  We will be meeting at the Conzelmann Community Center again (at the Fulton El Camino Park District headquarters - Howe Ave. and Cottage Way) with the meeting beginning at 7:30 am.  Join us for a great buffet breakfast and the usual announcements, birthdays, happy dollars...and more!

It's time for Queen Dorthe's last meeting of the term!  She has been an amazing president and we get to reflect on all of the great things that happened in this Rotary term, under her leadership.  Join us to celebrate the power of PWR, our President Dorthe, the board and all of our members who made this such a great year!  We'll be meeting at Del Paso Country Club starting at 7:30 am!

Join us for the second meeting of Point West Rotary on Friday, July 17th as Ringmaster (and President) Randy Burton leads the circus and brings the fun!  Our speaker will be Coach Roz - Greg Roeszler, of The Playmakers.  Believing that coaches hold a key to building skills beyond the field, Roeszler founded The Playmakers – a non-profit organization designed to build leadership and character through sports and academics.  Come early for breakfast and mingling with fellow Rotarians.  We'll also have the usual announcements, happy dollars, birthday wishes and great camaraderie!  It's the place to be...so we'll see you there!

Join us for this special meeting when our speaker will be Kyle Watters, Ph.D., Astronomy and Physics at California State University, Sacramento.  Come prepared to learn more about our world...and beyond!  He is a popular professor in the Physics and Astronomy Dept. at CSUS, and head of the planetarium.  He will have the latest pictures and stories about what's happening in space. Add in the usual fun, camaraderie, buffet breakfast, announcements and more...and you have a great meeting.  The bell rings at 7:30 am and we'll be at Del Paso Country Club.

Join us for a special meeting where Rich Moran will be our speaker.  Rich is a San Francisco based speaker, investor, venture capitalist, author and president emeritus of Menlo College and is known for his series of business books beginning with Never Confuse a Memo with Reality that established the genre of "Business Bullet Books."  He is probably best known for being a classmate of our fabulous ringleader (aka President) Randy Burton at Rutgers College!   This will be our last meeting at Del Paso Country Club and we'll have the usual announcements, birthday wishes, fun and merriement!  Don't miss out...we'll see you there! 

Please join us this Friday...our President, Randy Burton, will be out of town and the meeting (circus?) will be run by our President-elect Shonna Shearson!  Come out and support her debut at the podium.  It will also be our first meeting at our new venue - the Conzelmann Community Center (2201 Cottage Way - northeast corner of Howe and Cottage).  Our speaker will be Allie Dumas with the Center For Land-Based Learning.  CLBL is a California nonprofit based in Woodland that inspires, educates, and cultivates future generations of farmers, agricultural leaders, and natural resource stewards through hands-on education, workforce training, and community programs.  We'll have the usual mingling before our buffet breakfast, announcements, happy dollars, birthday wishes...and more!  You don't want to miss this one!

Another great meeting this week!  Our speaker will be John Riehl with Breakthrough T1D - the local organization working on curing type 1 diabetes and helping make everyday life better for the people who face it.  Both informative and interesting, you won't want to miss this!  We'll be meeting at our new location again, the Conzelmann Community Center, at 2201 Cottage Way.  We'll have the usual wonderful buffet breakfast, announcements, happy dollars, and birthday wishes!  Come early for the food and to mix and mingle with fellow Rotarians!  The bell rings to start the meeting promptly at 7:30 am.

Another great meeting that you won't want to miss!  Besides Prez Randy (aka The Ringmaster) presiding over the meeting at our new venue, we'll have Ryan Lillis, Associate General Manager at PBS, as our speaker.  Ryan joined PBS KVIE in 2024, bringing with him more than 25 years of daily journalism experience at news organizations in New York and Northern California. He previously served for 18 years at The Sacramento Bee, where he covered Sacramento City Hall, breaking news and the region’s housing crisis.  Announcements, happy dollars, info about our upcoming Brewfest fundraiser and breakfast...and so much more!  Come for the speaker...stay for the camaraderie!  The meeting starts promptly at 7:30 am with the ringing of the bell!

Our speaker this week will be one of our favorites - Dan Walters from CalMatters.  CalMatters is a nonpartisan and nonprofit news organization bringing Californians stories that probe, explain and explore solutions to quality of life issues while holding our leaders accountable.  Dan brings his expertise and insight to share with and inform our club of what's happening in our area.  This will be our second meeting at our new venue - the Conzelmann Community Center (2201 Cottage Way).  The bell rings at 7:30 am to start the meeting, but come early for a great buffet breakfast and to mix and mingle with your fellow Rotary members and friends!

We're getting close to Brewfest and we have only a couple of Thirsty Thursdays left!  So our social for this quarter will be at Knee Deep Brewing Company (Folsom Taphouse & Grill) at 793 E Bidwell St, Folsom, CA 95630, supporting one of the brewers that supports our Brewfest!  A great opportunity for everyone to get together, enjoy some great beer, socialize and support our Brewfest!  Don't forget...this is on a Thursday night and begins at 5:30 pm...which means we will be dark the next day, Friday, September 4th.  Join us for fun and socializing!

Friday, September 4th we'll be dark so you all can enjoy a long weekend to celebrate Labor Day!  Join us on Thursday night, Sept. 3rd at the B Street Theatre for our first social of the year!