Rotary Club of Santa Cruz Sunrise Foundation

10/11/2026

🐦Dr. Jenn Capps, president of Cabrillo College, visited our club this week and was introduced by Roger Swenson, the son of the first Cabrillo College president, Robert Swenson. We learned all about what's happening at Cabrillo and what the future holds for this amazing community asset.

🐦Go Seahawks!

Rotary District 5170

10/09/2026

It felt great to give the funds raised from the Firecracker race to Camp Erin at today's meeting!

Rotary District 5170
Hospice of Santa Cruz County

A big thank you to the Rotary Club of Santa Cruz Sunrise Foundation for supporting Camp Erin through the proceeds of their annual Firecracker Race! Their generosity helps us continue providing a special place where grieving kids and teens can come together, make friends, and find support. We’re so grateful for their continued commitment to our community!

10/08/2026

🇯🇵Come join us for a cultural exchange with City of Santa Cruz Sister Cities Committee and the Shingu Japan delegation at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History on Thursday October 8 followed by a Sunrise Rotary happy hour social at Abbott Square Market afterwards!🍸

🎨🌏 Celebrate art, culture, and connection!
Join the City of Santa Cruz Sister Cities Committee for a special Arts & Cultural Exchange celebrating traditional Japanese and Japanese-inspired arts, crafts, and culture. 🇯🇵✨
A delegation of artists and art enthusiasts from our Sister City, Shingu, Japan, (新宮 サンタクルーズ ) will be visiting Santa Cruz and sharing their talents with our community! Explore hands-on activities and demonstrations including sumi-e and calligraphy, kanzashi, needle felting, shibori, origami, specialty fishing lures, and more.
📅 Thursday, October 8
⏰ 4–6 PM
📍 Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (The MAH )
🎟️ Free admission
Come create, learn, connect, and celebrate the special friendship between Santa Cruz and Shingu! 💙

10/05/2026

🎊We can't stop celebrating our riders who rode 200 miles to raise funds for Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz, Common Roots Farm and Santa Cruz Children's Museum of Discovery!

🎉Sharing the starting pic and video of the finish line celebration of their feat!

Rotary District 5170

10/04/2026

🌅That's a Wrap!

🚴🏼Our fantastic bike riders, crew, auction bidders and sponsors collectively brought in nearly $200,000 in funds for local youth programs! Thanks to each and every one of you for your commitment to Service above Self!

📷and now a few pix from the road...

Rotary District 5170

10/01/2026

It is finally here! Our 200 mile bike ride from Healdsburg to Santa Cruz over 3 days!

Thank you to our outstanding sponsors!

If you didn't a chance to donate to help one of our riders or crew meet their goal, please do so! All proceeds go to nonprofit programs benefitting local kids!

https://www.bikesignup.com/Race/Donate/76119/TopFundraisers


Rotary District 5170

09/28/2026

Meet , Suzi Merriam, Rotarian of the Month for September honoring her for all she does to bring our club and community joy and service. Here she shares why she belongs to Rotary Club of Santa Cruz Sunrise Foundation.





Rotary District 5170

09/23/2026

🚴🏽If you didn't get to sponsor one of our riders or crew, you can support our bike ride another way: the online auction. Lots of great items to bid on! All proceeds go to nonprofits serving kids of Santa Cruz County!

💰Sponsor a Rider: https://www.bikesignup.com/Race/Donate/CA/SantaCruz/SantaCruzSunriseRotaryRide3Day

💰Bid on an Auction Item: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/rotary-ride-auction--2026 OPEN THRU 10/3 @ NOON!

🚸Beneficiaries: Youth programs at Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz, Common Roots Farm and Santa Cruz Children's Museum of Discovery

09/22/2026

📖Santa Cruz Sunrise supports literacy in two ways: by installing and refreshing little libraries AND every year donating 50 books to a school with each signed by our weekly speakers.📖

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1079018861178558

09/17/2026

Rotarians making an impact.

What began as a flash fundraiser with a goal of helping four families quickly turned into an extraordinary show of generosity by members of the Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary Club. At a recent club meeting, the club president launched an emergency fundraiser to support survivors of the devastat...