Rotary Club of Nevada City

10/13/2026

Grab your pumpkin spice and your calendar, because the big day is almost here: Pumpkins Palooza Family Celebration in Nevada City is this Thursday! Come join the family fun!
Bid and you might take home one of many vibrantly painted pumpkins for your Halloween or Thanksgiving delight!
At Miners Foundry Cultural Center Oct 15 5:30pm-8:00pm! Rotary Club of Nevada City, Nevada City Chamber of Commerce

09/25/2026

Today is officially Dolly Parton Day! What better way to honor her life and her legacy than making sure her children's literacy passion project remains sustainable for years to come! Her generosity knew no bounds, so let's all take a minute today to appreciate the force for good that she was for so many. Please consider making a donation to Nevada County's own Imagination Library. https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/dolly-partons-imagination-library-of-nevada-county

08/30/2026

The Rotary Club of Nevada City would like to take a moment to honor the organizations and businesses in our community who helped bring Dolly Parton's Imagination Library to life here in Nevada County.

Programs like this don't survive on good intentions alone — they survive because a community decides, together, that every child deserves a book of their own. That's exactly what has happened here, and we want to say thank you.

Our foremost partner is First 5 Nevada County, who runs all administrative aspects of the program. For their commitment and time investment, we are eternally grateful.

This program would never have gotten off the ground if it weren't for the additional support of Penn Valley Rotary and Truckee Community Rotary, who joined with us to achieve a Rotary District 5190 matching grant to launch the program in its infancy.

Additional meaningful support has come from:

Grass Valley Rotary
United Way of Nevada County
B&C Ace Home Center
Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, PC
Dave's Auto Repair
Nevada County Superintendent of Schools office
SPD Market, Inc.
Volz Brothers Automotive

This list doesn't include the many individual donations that have come from Rotary club members, friends, family, and other community members who recognize the value of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.

Every one of these partnerships matters, because this program's future depends on all of us. Collectively, we will only keep mailing free books to Nevada County kids for as long as our community keeps showing up for it — through funding and word of mouth. If we want this to be here for the next child, and the one after that, it takes all of us, together.

Thank you to every partner, every donor, and every neighbor who has helped make this possible. Here's to many more years of putting books into the hands of Nevada County's children.

08/26/2026

Today, the Nevada City Rotary Club joins communities everywhere in mourning the loss of Dolly Parton, who passed away today at age 80. Dolly was more than a beloved music legend — she was a tireless champion for children's literacy and a true friend to towns like ours.

In 1995, Dolly launched the Imagination Library through her Dollywood Foundation with a simple but powerful mission: to mail a free, high-quality book every month to every enrolled child from birth until their fifth birthday, so that no child grows up without books of their own.

This milestone feels especially poignant right now, because we're celebrating the one-year anniversary of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Nevada County! In just twelve months, we've enrolled over 1,100 local children and mailed out more than 10,000 free books to kids right here in our community.

As we honor Dolly's memory, the Nevada City Rotary Club is recommitting ourselves to carrying her legacy forward, right here at home. Every book we mail keeps a piece of her heart for children alive in Nevada County.

Help us keep her story going. Give today: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/dolly-partons-imagination-library-of-nevada-county

Rest in peace, Dolly. Thank you for believing in every child's imagination.

07/07/2026

As of today, we have 1,125 children enrolled here in Nevada County! 9,000 books have made their way into the hands of the children of our community since the program launched in August of last year. We are committed to seeing these numbers grow.

The Imagination Library is not just a book gifting program. It is a foundational support system which provides access to books regardless of socioeconomic or other factors. It will help to inspire a lifelong love of reading, which literally changes people's lives. We're so incredibly proud to be in partnership with the Dollywood Foundation. If you would like to learn more about how to become a supporter of this critical program for Nevada County youth, please reach out to us!

05/30/2026

We are open for RECHAREABLE BATTERY DROP-OFF at PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 9am-12noon today Saturday!

05/29/2026

Drive Thru Recycle Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries
Saturday May 30, 2026 from 9am-12noon at Peace Lutheran Church Parking Lot, 828 West Main St, Grass Valley
The public can make it a one-stop recycling day at the church to drop off your CRV bottles and cans (along with plastic #1, 2, and 5) with the Church team, then leave all your Lithium Ion (rechargeable) devices and batteries with our Nevada City Rotary team.

Eligible items include cell phones, tablets, laptops, electric toothbrush handles, e-shavers, vapes, wireless headphones and earbuds, Bluetooth speakers, power tool batteries, e-bike batteries, video game controllers, etc.

https://nevadacityrotary.org/Stories/li-ion-battery-recycling-may-30-2026

03/19/2026

From President Elect Andrea Mason:

It’s a lovely day for a picnic in the park! It’s wonderful to be part of an organization that provides a sense of community all over the world. It’s been great meeting some of the members of the Rotary Club of San Felipe. Live music in the background, yummy food, and lots of enthusiastic welcomes! 😁

03/19/2026

East Cape Health Center ~ Los Barriles, CBS
We are proud to share that our Director, Charlene Wenger, is featured in the February edition of Global Woman Leaders magazine. https://www.globalwomanleader.com/leader/charlene-wenger-from-nurse-practitioner-to-impactful-community-health-leader-vid-1595.html
In this issue, she shares part of her story, her commitment to the community, and the vision that has guided the growth of East Cape Health Center. Her leadership continues to inspire our daily work and the impact we create in the lives of many families.

Charlene Wenger: From Nurse Practitioner To Impactful Community Health Leader

Women in healthcare have long carried systems on their shoulders, often quietly, often against odds, and Charlene Wenger’s story belongs firmly in that lineage. Her...

Women in healthcare have long carried systems on their shoulders, often quietly, often against odds, and Charlene Wenger’s story belongs firmly in that lineage. Her...

01/13/2026

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Nevada County Update: The 2026 Book List was just released!

Each year, the Dollywood Foundation enlists the help of their Blue Ribbon Book Selection Committee which is comprised of early childhood professionals who lend their expertise in choosing the perfect set of age-appropriate books for hundreds of thousands of children across the USA.

These books will be mailed to all enrolled children in Nevada County between the ages of 0-5, completely free to the families! If you have a child in that age range and they aren't signed up yet, click the link to get them enrolled and start building your child's home library. As Dolly herself says, "You can never get enough books into the hands of enough children."

https://imaginationlibrary.com/usa/affiliate/CANEVADACO/?chkAvalAddressData=eyJjYWxsYmFjayI6dHJ1ZSwiYWRkcmVzcyI6eyJjb3VudHJ5IjoiVVMiLCJ6aXAiOiI5NTk0NSIsInN0YXRlIjoiQ0EiLCJjaXR5IjoiR3Jhc3MgVmFsbGV5IiwiY291bnR5IjoiTmV2YWRhIiwic3RyZWV0IjoiIn19