Rotary Club of Healdsburg

10/13/2026

Be part of history - today!!

Join the Rotary Clubs of Healdsburg on ( today) Tuesday, October 13, from 10 AM to noon as we walk the torch from Foley Community Pavilion to the Healdsburg Plaza.

Bring the family, wear red, and help us carry the torch to end polio.

All are welcome!

Learn more and donate: https://bit.ly/4yodTfc

10/07/2026

The Torch Is Coming -

In honor of World Polio Day on October 24, a flame is traveling the length of Rotary District 5130, from Crescent City to Petaluma, carrying one message: we can end polio for good. 🔥

The torch is coming to Healdsburg, and on Tuesday the 13th we want you to join us as we take it from the Pavilion to the Plaza.

Learn more and give: https://raise.rotary.org/en-GB/project/end-polio-now-torch-relay-54afd23f2?tab=overview

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10/01/2026

🦀 IT'S BACK! The 47th Annual Community Gala & Crab Feast 🦀

Mark your calendars: Saturday, December 12th at Villa Chanticleer, starting at 5:30 PM. Join us for an evening of all-you-can-eat crab, salad, pasta, dessert, and w**e, plus a live auction — all in support of scholarships, grants, and community projects right here in our community.

This is one of our favorite nights of the year, and a wonderful way to come together as a community while supporting local students and organizations. Tickets are on sale now!

🎟️ Get your tickets here: https://healdsburgrotary.ejoinme.org/Tickets

Bring your friends and family — we'd love to see you there. Who's joining us this year? Let us know in the comments! 👇

09/21/2026

50 Rotarians. One marine lab. A $2,000 grant, and abalone that don't exist anywhere else in the world. 🌊

On August 21, 50 members of Rotary Club of Healdsburg — plus family — spent the day at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory, perched right on the Pacific bluffs in Bodega Bay.

We kicked things off by presenting a $2,000 grant to support the lab's ocean and coastal health research. Then Dr. Kristin Aquilino, Director of Operations, walked us through the lab's 50+ year history — including the wild fact that this site was almost home to a nuclear power plant in the 1960s.

The highlight: touring the white abalone captive breeding lab, home to more white abalone than exist in the wild across the entire planet. Dr. Ellie Fairbanks also shared her research on how human chemical pollution affects reproduction in aquatic species.

We wrapped up on the oceanside bluff, learning about invasive plant removal happening right on the property — work our club is now in talks to support as a future district service project.
Science, service, and a seriously good field trip.

Curious about the lab's work saving the white abalone? Follow along as we help expand this partnership next year. 🌊

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05/09/2026

A few hours can make a lasting impact on the river we all share 🌿

Tomorrow, May 9th 8:45am - 12 noon, we’ll be at Badger Park for Arundo Removal Day alongside local Rotary clubs, community volunteers, AND City of Healdsburg Mayor, Chris Herrod.

Join us in helping restore and protect the Russian River ecosystem.

Arundo is an invasive plant that takes over riverbanks, crowds out native plants, and increases fire risk — so removing it truly makes a difference.

Grateful to be part of a community that shows up for things like this 🤍

If you’d like to join us, there’s still time:
https://russianriverkeeper.org/events/rotarybadgerpark/

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04/13/2026

💙 A Warm Welcome to Noah!

We’re delighted to introduce our newest member, Noah, to the Rotary Club of Healdsburg!
Noah recently retired from a meaningful second career as a history teacher at Wornick Jewish Day School in Foster City. Prior to teaching, he worked in corporate IT at the Gap Inc. after graduating from University of California, Berkeley—bringing both technical and educational experience to everything he does.

In between careers, Noah spent time as a stay-at-home dad while earning two teaching credentials and two master’s degrees from San Francisco State University—a testament to his dedication to learning and family.

Noah and his wife Lorraine, married 28 years, have two grown children, and he’s now enjoying retirement filled with travel, outdoor activities, and time with loved ones.

We’re so glad to have Noah join our Rotary family and look forward to the experience and perspective he brings to our club. Please join us in welcoming him! 🌿

04/10/2026

🐣💚 Egg-cellent Day with Healdsburg Rotary!

Our annual Easter Egg Scramble was filled with smiles, laughter, 3000 eggs, and plenty of springtime fun for local families. This beloved tradition continues to be a special way for us to connect with our community and create lasting memories for kids of all ages.

A heartfelt thank you to Rotarian Phil Lutz for spearheading this wonderful event, and to fellow Rotarians Rich Lapping and Norm Fujita + all the other club members for their support in making the day such a success. And a special thank you to our resident photographer Rick Tang for capturing the joy and spirit of the day so beautifully 📸

We’re also grateful to Spoke Folk for generously discounting the bikes—helping us add even more excitement for our young participants 🚲

Moments like these are what Rotary is all about—community, connection, and giving back. 🌿

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04/08/2026

💙 Welcome to Rotary, Ali!

We’re excited to welcome our newest member, Ali Tuttle, to the Rotary Club of Healdsburg!

Ali recently relocated to Northern California from Minnesota with her husband, Jeff, and brings with her a rich background in education, having retired in April 2025. She now runs her own coaching and consulting business and is already embracing all that our region has to offer.

When she’s not working, you’ll find Ali hiking, reading, playing pickleball, entertaining friends and family, and volunteering with the Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods. With four grown sons (spread between Minnesota and Canada), she’s no stranger to building strong connections and community.

Ali shared that she’s looking forward to serving the Healdsburg community through Rotary—and we’re so glad she’s here.

Please join us in giving her a warm Rotary welcome! 🌿

04/03/2026

A Simple Gesture is doing exactly what its name promises—creating meaningful impact in our community, one bag at a time.

Thanks to 104 generous donors, hundreds of families are receiving not just food, but support and care. And we’re just getting started.

If you’ve been looking for an easy, meaningful way to give back—this is it.

💚 Join us. Invite a neighbor. Make a difference.

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03/31/2026

🌱Here’s the details on the upcoming environmental projects

1.  Earth Day Russian River Cleanup to be hosted by the Russian Riverkeeper on Wednesday, April 22, from 10 am to 12 noon at Riverkeeper Park (16153 Main Street) in Guerneville.  The details and sign-up form, including waivers, are available at https://russianriverkeeper.org/events/earthday/.  Don Anderson will coordinate carpooling.  Let’s be kind to Mother Earth on this day by cleaning the river banks and preventing trash from entering and polluting the ocean.

2.  Wildfire Resilience Stewardship Day at Riddell Preserve to be hosted by LandPaths on Thursday, April 30, from 9 am to 3 pm.  This is part of our work for the District Grant that we received.   We will meet at the City of Healdsburg Corporation Yard at 550 Westside Road.  Details and sign-up form, including waivers, are available at https://landpaths.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/landpaths/event.jsp?event=30692&.  Let’s help LandPaths work towards eliminating the invasive French Broom and making this beautiful 400-acre preserve more wildfire resilient.  We will likely be burning piles of ladder fuel and/or the prescribed burn (Good Fire) of built-up debris and smaller French Broom.

3.  Arundo donax Removal Day on Saturday, May 9, from 8:45 am until 12 noon, at Badger Park (750 Heron Drive) in Healdsburg.  Details of the event and the sign-up form, including waivers, are available at https://russianriverkeeperorg/events/rotarybadgerpark/.  Let’s help Russian Riverkeeper eliminate this non-native, invasive reed that is displacing the native riparian flora along the Russian River.

In addition, those of you who signed up on an on-call list last year to help harvest and plant vegetables at the local organic farms in Healdsburg managed by Farm to Fight Hunger and Zeke Guzman, local farmer, will likely get notices to help plant tomatoes, peppers, chilis and other vegetables on short notice.