Events

Join us for the next Speakers Committee meeting. Committee members and anyone interested in this Committee are welcome. Please register for more information.

REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED. The Foundation of the Rotary Club of San Francisco has generously donated a grant of $10,000.00 to the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank that was matched by another donor. A very successful volunteer day was held in August 2020. We are once again in need of your helping hands. Members and guests are invited to join with the Rotary Club of San Francisco Castro to assemble and package food for distribution at the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank. COVID-19 social distancing rules will be observed.

Here is some information you must know and agree to before signing up:

• Orientation and training are included in each shift. 
• Minors must be accompanied by an adult. Age limits:
  • Weekdays: 11+ years old
  • Saturdays: 8+ years old
  • Sundays: 4+ years old 

Special instructions during this pandemic:

• Please download and read these screening questions from the City and County of San Francisco.
• All volunteers must bring and wear a face covering (one-way valve masks are not acceptable). 

Instructions:

• Closed-toe shoes are required at all volunteer projects.
• We recommend volunteers not wear jewelry. If worn, all items must be covered by the provided gloves and/or hairnets.
• We suggest dressing in casual and clean layers, as the temperature in the warehouse is often cool.

Please join us. The need for volunteers at the Food Bank has never been greater with the increased food insecurities in our community caused by COVID-19.

Juvenile justice is a critical piece of the justice reform conversations taking place across the country and is at a pivotal point here in San Francisco. Katherine (Katy) Weinstein Miller, Chief Probation Officer, shares how San Francisco's Juvenile Probation Department is re-thinking the ways to prevent and respond to juvenile crime and delinquency.

Chief Miller has served in her current role since January 2020. In this capacity, she is responsible for oversight of the City’s probation services for youth involved in our juvenile justice system, as well as for the operation of San Francisco’s Juvenile Hall. She serves on the Mayor’s Blue Ribbon Panel on Juvenile Justice Reform and the Board of Supervisors’ Work Group to Close Juvenile Hall, and as a member of Youth Correctional Leaders for Justice at Columbia University.

Chief Miller comes to Juvenile Probation following 12 years at the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, where she served as Chief of Programs and Initiatives, leading policy and program development for the DA’s alternative justice programs and strategies. In this capacity, she oversaw the DA’s Juvenile, Mental Health and Alternative Courts Units, and implemented nationally recognized programs. 

Prior to joining the DA's Office, Chief Miller worked at both the San Francisco Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice and the Delancey Street Foundation on a major initiative to reform San Francisco’s juvenile justice system, including the development of the City’s Community Assessment and Resource Center. She holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.

This is a regular membership meeting of The Rotary Club of San Francisco, open to all Rotarians, visiting Rotarians, prospective members, and guests. The meeting is free, but you must register here to get the link. 

Meeting Schedule:

12:00 Noon: Log in or dial in

12:15 PM: Meeting begins

1:30 PM: Meeting adjourns

Join the Ending Human Trafficking Committee after the Club's E-Meeting on December 8, 2020 for a short 30-minute presentation to learn more about Safehouse in San Francisco and our service project opportunities.  

Safehouse’s ​Mission Statement is: "To empower and support women who are experiencing housing instability and sexual exploitation or trafficking, by creating survivor-centered spaces, services, advocacy, and community education."

Presenting will be Safehouse’s Executive Director Toni Eby. As a survivor, Toni has a strong commitment to advocating for and serving survivors of sexual exploitation and violence. In her previous role as Outreach & Training Manager, she gained valuable expertise in program development, outreach, and fundraising. Toni has been with the organization for the past decade, and has held a variety of positions at SafeHouse, including Outreach & Training Manager, Operations Manager, and Residential Counselor.  Additionally, she has served as a Domestic Violence Counselor for St. Vincent De Paul's Riley Center, where she worked to counsel, advocate for, and empower survivors of violence. She holds a Master's in Social Work and a Bachelor's in Women and Gender Studies from San Francisco State University. In addition, she is a graduate of San Francisco SafeHouse and uses her personal experience as motivation and inspiration to continue serving survivors of sexual exploitation.

This is a Commitee Meeting of The Rotary Club of San Francisco, open to all Rotarians, visiting Rotarians, prospective members, and guests. The meeting is free, but you must register to get the link. 

Join us for our monthly Membership Committee meeting. Committee members and anyone interested in membership are welcome. Please register, and login information will be sent to you. If you have questions or want more information, please contact Terry Pickering, Vice President of Membership.

REGISTER HERE

CELEBRATING 112 YEARS OF SERVICE ABOVE SELF

Annual Meeting Notice
Please join us at our Annual Meeting on December 15, 2020 at 12 noon to elect the candidates who will serve on the Board in the next Rotary year. We need a quorum of active members present on December 15, 2020 for this election. 

Wait! There's More!
In addition to the Annual Meeting, it's the Holiday Season! This year's "virtual" party on December 15, 2020 at 12 noon promises many surprises, some of which are only possible in a virtual party atmosphere. So, we are taking full advantage of our situation.

We encourage Holiday Costumes. There will be games, costume contests, and prizes. Some of our talented members will provide musical performances. We will also celebrate all of the good our Club members have done throughout the year.

Gift Cards
A popular tradition at our annual party has been to raffle gift cards to popular department stores. We are continuing this tradition in 2020.  For your convenience, you can make a financial contribution of $100 or more to purchase gift cards for which you will be acknowledged as the donor. 

Click here to contribute $100 for Gift Cards

Toy Drive
This year due to the challenges caused by the pandemic, some children might not see any toys under their tree. Once again, we are partnering with the San Francisco Fire Fighters to help meet this need. Please participate in the Annual Toy Drive by donating one or more toys. 

Give generously here by or before December 23, 2020

Register Now!
If you register for the Annual Meeting and the Virtual Holiday Party by or before December 1, 2020, you will be automatically entered into a SPECIAL drawing! Click here to register.

Meeting Schedule:

11:50 AM to 12:00 Noon: Log in or dial in

12 Noon: Meeting begins

1:30 PM: Meeting adjourns

The COVID-19 pandemic created a huge shortfall in U.S. economic activity and the labor market. The recovery path depends largely on virus containment and the possibility of challenging structural adjustments in the economy. Rob Valletta, Associate Director of Research in the Economic Research Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (FRBSF), will provide an updated assessment of these developments as we enter 2021. In addition to general department leadership, his key duties at the FRBSF include overseeing the department’s external publications, providing advice on monetary policy, and supporting the public speeches of the bank President and other senior staff. 

Rob’s scholarly research is primarily in the field of labor economics, including topics such as unemployment insurance, structural unemployment, part-time work, job security and job mobility, income inequality and poverty, and the effects of employer-provided health insurance on labor market outcomes. He has published widely in peer-reviewed economics journals.

Rob began his FRBSF career in 1995, following eight years spent as a visiting and then assistant professor at the University of California, Irvine. He completed his Ph.D. in economics at Harvard University in 1987 and prior to that obtained an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1982.

His CV and research links are available here.

Meeting Schedule:

12:00 Noon: Log in or dial in

12:15 PM: Meeting begins

1:30 PM: Meeting adjourns

Join us for our monthly Youth Leadership Committee meeting. Committee members and anyone interested in youth development are welcome. If you have questions or want more information, please contact David Dye or Lisa Christian

Geoff Cochran, an Annual Giving Officer with The Rotary Foundation, will provide an overview of The Rotary Foundation, discuss the Annual Fund, and share with us the recognitions.

Geoff's special focus is on Zones 26 and 27. He is a part of a team within The Foundation’s staff who apply giving trends, data analysis and connections to empower Rotary leaders to acquire, retain and upgrade donors, fund more grants, and create a strong pipeline of philanthropic support for The Rotary Foundation. 

Geoff comes to Rotary from a decades long career in nonprofit administration and management. He attended Loyola University Chicago from which he received a BA in History and subsequently followed that with an MS in Public Service Management from DePaul University. He lives in Evanston, IL with his family and is an active member of his community. In recent years, he served on the Mental Health Board for the City of Evanston and the Board of Directors of PEER Services, a local treatment center. He has worked in the nonprofit sector for 14 years, most recently as an Associate Officer with Club and District Support with Rotary International for over a year. Geoff is a staunch advocate in Rotary’s motto “Service Above Self.”

Meeting Schedule:

12:00 Noon: Log in or dial in

12:15 PM: Meeting begins

1:30 PM: Meeting adjourns

Calling all Rotary leaders and potential Rotary leaders! District 5150 presents its Basic Potential Rotary Leaders Seminars (PRLS), the first course in a series of courses designed by Rotarians to teach Rotarians skills and techniques as they prepare to assume leadership roles in their Clubs.

The seminar will be virtual. The cost is $25, and our Club will reimburse this cost to you after you have completed the seminar.

For more information and registration, go here or contact PRLS Co-Director, Ivana Hubertova

Leslie Frates, five-day champion of the game show Jeopardy! and winner of several Jeopardy! tournaments, shares her experience as a contestant, the testing procedures, the Buzzer, the security measures and her memories of host Alex Trebek.

Leslie is a retired college Spanish teacher. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from California State University, Hayward and her Master of Arts in Spanish from the University of California, Berkeley. Leslie is fluent in Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Latin and a smidgen of German.

Meeting Schedule:

12:00 Noon: Log in or dial in

12:15 PM: Meeting begins

1:30 PM: Meeting adjourns

Join us for our monthly Youth Leadership Committee meeting. Committee members and anyone interested in youth development are welcome. If you have questions or want more information, please contact David Dye or Lisa Christian

This is our Club’s bi-monthly Community Service Committee meeting held on the first Wednesday of every other month starting in August 2020. We will discuss local domestic projects that are conducted by our Club’s volunteers as well as current projects, the calendar, volunteers, and Club communications. Committee members and anyone interested in new projects, volunteering for projects, or even leading projects are welcome. 

During the pandemic, all meetings until further notice will be conducted via Zoom. Please register, and login information will be sent to you. If you have questions or want more information, please contact Bob Hermann, Vice President of Community Service. 

REGISTER HERE

Save the date for the second annual ALPS Gala. 

Join us for our next Membership Committee meeting. Committee members and anyone interested in membership are welcome. Please register, and login information will be sent to you. If you have questions or want more information, please contact Terry Pickering, Vice President of Membership.

REGISTER HERE

Join us for our monthly Youth Leadership Committee meeting. Committee members and anyone interested in youth development are welcome. If you have questions or want more information, please contact David Dye or Lisa Christian

This is our Club’s bi-monthly Community Service Committee meeting held on the first Wednesday of every other month starting in August 2020. We will discuss local domestic projects that are conducted by our Club’s volunteers as well as current projects, the calendar, volunteers, and Club communications. Committee members and anyone interested in new projects, volunteering for projects, or even leading projects are welcome. 

During the pandemic, all meetings until further notice will be conducted via Zoom. Please register, and login information will be sent to you. If you have questions or want more information, please contact Bob Hermann, Vice President of Community Service. 

REGISTER HERE

Join us for our monthly Youth Leadership Committee meeting. Committee members and anyone interested in youth development are welcome. If you have questions or want more information, please contact David Dye or Lisa Christian

Join us for our next Membership Committee meeting. Committee members and anyone interested in membership are welcome. Please register, and login information will be sent to you. If you have questions or want more information, please contact Terry Pickering, Vice President of Membership.

REGISTER HERE

Join us for our monthly Youth Leadership Committee meeting. Committee members and anyone interested in youth development are welcome. If you have questions or want more information, please contact David Dye or Lisa Christian

Join us for our monthly Youth Leadership Committee meeting. Committee members and anyone interested in youth development are welcome. If you have questions or want more information, please contact David Dye or Lisa Christian

This is our Club’s bi-monthly Community Service Committee meeting held on the first Wednesday of every other month starting in August 2020. We will discuss local domestic projects that are conducted by our Club’s volunteers as well as current projects, the calendar, volunteers, and Club communications. Committee members and anyone interested in new projects, volunteering for projects, or even leading projects are welcome. 

During the pandemic, all meetings until further notice will be conducted via Zoom. Please register, and login information will be sent to you. If you have questions or want more information, please contact Bob Hermann, Vice President of Community Service. 

REGISTER HERE