08/17/2026
The Rotary Club of Santa Rosa’s next meeting is Wednesday, August 19, 2026. We meet at the Iron and Vine Restaurant at the Bennett Valley Golf Course, 3330 Yulupa Avenue, Santa Rosa. Lunch starts at 12:00pm and the program begins at 12:30pm. $37.00 Cost to attend. This week: Veterans for Peace – The Golden Rule Project
Michelle Marsonett will discuss the Veterans for Peace, Golden Rule Project. She is a peace activist and the Project Manager for an anti-nuclear and disarmament initiative. She is known for her work coordinating the voyages and educational tours of the Golden Rule, a historic 34-foot wooden peace ketch.
Michelle with Proclamation – VFP Golden Rule Project. The Golden Rule anti-nuclear sailboat, is a national project of Veterans For Peace which has spent many months sailing around San Francisco Bay, visiting multiple cities, holding a wide variety of events.
The 34-foot wooden ketch, which famously attempted to stop U.S. nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands in 1958, arrived at Pier 39 on San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf almost a year ago.
Upcoming Meetings:
Wednesday August 26: NAMI – National Alliance on Mental Illness
Wednesday September 2: David Kim on Double Punches Boxing Club
Wednesday September 9: Matthew Chavez, Interim Director for IOLERO
Wednesday September 16: Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s Running Fence
Wednesday September 23: Rotary Youth Exchange student Trent Purvis on his year in Taiwan
Wednesday September 30: No Meeting!
Wednesday October 7: Chris Cabal from COTS on what they are doing for the homeless
Wednesday October 14: Paula Winland Van Zyl from Home for AIDS Orphans
Upcoming Board Meetings, Club Socials and Fund Raisers
Monday, August 24: Foundation Board meeting at 3:00pm at Anderson Zeigler
Tuesday, September 1: Club Board meeting at the YMCA at 4:00pm.
Saturday, October 3: The Meat Auction! Kim Murphy’s home. Time TBD
Upcoming District/International Events
August 27: SCARC Dinner Meeting at Jimmy’s Restaurant at Windsor Golf Course 5:30pm
August 29: A Dolly Good Time! A benefit for the Sonoma County Imagination Library
October 17: RYE Golf Tournament at Foxtail North Golf Course, Rohnert Park 1:30pm
April 3, 2027: Tentative date for District Learning Assembly
May 7-9, 2027: District Conference “Lakeside Jam” at Konocti Harbor Resort
June 26 – 30, 2027: Rotary International Convention in Barcelona (Registration opens in September 2026)
Polio Vaccination Trips to India
https://worldpolioday.agratajmahalrotary.org/default.aspx October 2026
https://polionid.agratajmajmahalrotary.org/default.aspx March 2027
These is the same trips that Kris Anderson went on in March this year. Click on the links for the details. Kris can tell you more.
WE ARE ONE BUSY AND AMAZING ROTARY CLUB! COME JOIN US!
