President's Message

Charles Badger

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Welcome 2024-25 Rancho Santa Fe Rotary Club President
 
CHUCK BADGER, Jr.
 
Rotary is dedicated to causes that build international relationships, improve lives, and create a better world to support our peace efforts and end polio forever.
 
Promoting Peace: Rotary encourages conversations to foster understanding within and across cultures. I believe the world yearns for peace more than ever. We accomplish this by serving together both locally and globally.
 
I invite you to join us at our weekly meeting or one of our many service events.
 
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News & Events
The Outreach Program
 
THE MISSION OF OUTREACH PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE SAFE WATER, FOOD, MEDICAL CARE AND EDUCATION TO CHILDREN AND THOSE IN NEED AT HOME AND ABROAD.
 
Volunteers for the entire County showed up at Torrey Pines Community Church on Saturday June 18 to pack 40,000 meals to be sent to Ukraine to feed hungry families.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pick To Give
Rotarians from several clubs met on Saturday, March 19th to pick oranges for our local food pantry. There was such a great turn out of members and volunteers that we were able to pick over 45 crates of oranges which were donated to a local food bank!
 
Transition Home for Human Trafficking Survivors
Thanks so much to the generosity of many, including the Rancho Santa Fe Rotary Club, Chula Vista Sunrise Rotary Club, The Rotary Club of San Luis Rey, Rotary Club of Chula Vista-Eastlake, and others, we were able to help fund the much-needed driveway repairs for this San Diego County transition home for #HumanTrafficking survivors. More importantly, the residents saw firsthand the generosity of #Rotary's loving spirit that comes unconditionally!
We're looking forward to putting more projects on the calendar in short order! Keep an eye out for them!
 
Garden of Hope
Our amazing Samantha and Cindy visited to see the progress of the Garden of Hope on July 8th and it looks AMAZING!!!  They surveyed the plants that were planted on June 19th to make sure they were thriving and taught a representative of the house how to maintain the garden.  They harvested arugula, spinach, radishes and basil for the residents and showed them how to weed and maintain everything.  Smaller groups will continue to visit and train the residents with seasonal plantings and maintenance.  
 
Rotary Day of Service - June 2021
The Rancho Santa Fe Rotary Club was excited and privileged to serve at GenerateHope on June 19th, 2021.  The club armed with large and small garden tools attacked and replanted vegetable, herb, and succulent gardens for the residents that were BEYOND thankful for all the work that was done.  The recovery house is for survivors of sex trafficking in San Diego.
 
HUGE thanks to the two dozen Rotary District 5340 members, family, and friends that came out to GenerateHope to perform some much-needed facility repairs and landscape. We also had great representation from Coronado Rotary Club, San Diego Rotary Club, Rotary Club of Chula Vista-Eastlake, and Rotary Club of Southeast San Diego! We made a big difference today in the lives of several human trafficking survivors!
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July / August 2024
Welcome New Member
Amy Myers
Rancho Santa Fe Foundation
 
2024-25 Rotary International Theme
 
 
Club Information
Rancho Santa Fe

We meet In Person
Wednesdays at 12:00 PM
Lomas Santa Fe Country Club
1505 Lomas Santa Fe Dr.
Solana Beach ,
United States of America
In-person Lunch Meeting, Wednesdays at the beautiful Lomas Santa Fe Country Club. Check the calendar to confirm meeting dates. Reach out to join us at: rsfrotaryclub@gmail.com
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays:
  • Brad Galvan
    October 1
  • Sabrina Covington
    October 1
  • Mark Katz
    October 7
  • Teri Swette
    October 9
  • Ray Taraz
    October 10
  • Elie Feghali
    October 19
  • Nora Vasquez Kowitz
    October 22
  • Margot Wallace
    October 23
  • Barbara Chamizo
    October 25
  • Dave McQuead
    October 28
Spouse/Partner Birthdays:
  • Brad Galvan
    October 1
  • Andy Stein
    October 27
Anniversaries:
  • Andrée Meltzer-Hettena
    Avi Hettena
    October 3
  • Avi Hettena
    Andrée Meltzer-Hettena
    October 3
  • Judy Rowles
    Steve Rowles
    October 3
  • Kristoffer Kelly
    Leslie Kelly
    October 3
  • Teri Swette
    Robert Swette
    October 20
  • Bradley Dow
    Courtney
    October 25
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Club Lunch Meetings
District Governor - Diane Crawford
Oct 09, 2024 12:00 PM
Cath Kachur DeStefano
Oct 16, 2024 12:00 PM
Fun, not stuffy. Keynote Speaker Author FolkArtist
Al Lau
Oct 16, 2024 12:00 PM
Santa Fe Irrigation District
Cath Destefano-La Jolla Rotary
Oct 23, 2024
Humantuneup.com
Social - Halloween Extravaganza
Oct 30, 2024 5:00 PM
Social!
Christine Russell - Silvergate
Nov 06, 2024 12:00 PM
Retirement Community in Rancho
Dr. Dan Dandan
Nov 13, 2024 12:00 PM
First aide demonstrations
Angel Tree Social
Nov 20, 2024 5:00 PM
DARK Happy Thanksgiving
Nov 27, 2024 12:00 PM
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Upcoming Socials & Special Events
Club Information
Rancho Santa Fe

We meet In Person
Wednesdays at 12:00 PM
Lomas Santa Fe Country Club
1505 Lomas Santa Fe Dr.
Solana Beach ,
United States of America
In-person Lunch Meeting, Wednesdays at the beautiful Lomas Santa Fe Country Club. Check the calendar to confirm meeting dates. Reach out to join us at: rsfrotaryclub@gmail.com