07/24/2026
Our club is pleased to have a special guest from District 5240: Laura Berger will reintroduce the club to becoming officially recognized as a PEACE BUILDER CLUB.
District 5240 has made a commitment to be a Rotary Peacebuilder District. By doing so, we also made a commitment to build peace wherever we can – in our clubs, in our local communities and in communities around the world.
District 5240 established the Peacebuilder Club program to support Rotary’s mission of advancing world understanding, goodwill and peace through the promotion of programs and projects aligning with the seven areas of focus of The Rotary Foundation, especially Peace and Conflict Resolution.
Peace is not just an absence of conflict. Causes for lack of peace include:
Internal conflicts and oppressive governments creating an environment that engenders violence and unrest.
Extreme poverty resulting in poor health, sickness, malnutrition, and disease.
Injustice and inequality causing frustration and lack of trust in institutions.
Pervasive hopelessness that things will not get better in the future causing civil strife.
Limited access to clean water, adequate food, shelter, sanitation, and economic opportunity resulting in lack of self-esteem.
A District 5240 Peacebuilder Club is committed to diminishing the root causes of conflict: the need for food, water, shelter, health care, literacy, jobs, and human rights. A Peacebuilder Club engages in activities that break this cycle of devastation and despair. It helps create an environment of peace by supporting education and literacy, clean water, sanitation and hygiene, access to healthcare, protection of the environment, and community economic development.
We look forward to your participation this Saturday. The meeting starts at 7:45 AM (Pacific time).