Events

Come and enjoy nature, fresh air, and fellowship as we do some gardening and weeding to improve and enhance Rotary Meadow in the heart of Sutro Forest. Rotary Meadow features a garden of native plants and a view of the 61-acre forest below. The Meadow was developed by Sutro Stewards volunteers to restore the native plant population as identified in the 2001 Sutro Plan. The Rotary Club of San Francisco provided the financing to bring this restoraton to fruition in 2004. Everyone who walks the trails of Mount Sutro owes their nature-walk-in-the-city to the Stewards volunteers, who have logged thousands of hours clearing the trails.

Before you register, please review these important guidelines:

• Arrive by 9:15 AM for registration and signing of release form.
• Attend an orientation. Each participant will receive training, gloves, and tools from the Sutro Steward leaders. If you can, bring your own gardening gloves.
• The total limit is 10 people (Rotarians plus guests). Children ages 10 and above of the participating 10 Rotarians are welcome.
• All volunteers must bring and wear a face covering over both the nose and the mouth.
• Wear closed-toe shoes.
• If you want, bring your own water and snack.
• Ample social distancing is available with this outside work project.

Rotarians Over Age 60 
Sutro Stewards has an option for Rotarians over 60+ and/ or with underlying health conditions (anyone considered to be in a high risk category). This is an adaptation made to Sutro Stewards' regular program to help volunteers feel more at ease. If you wish to volunteer in this category, please contact millie.c@sutrostewards.org

Parking
On-site parking is free during the program located above the nursery at 476 Johnstone Dr. in red spaces marked “Aldea Center Parking Only.” Additional street parking can be found nearby on Clarendon Avenue and Christopher Drive.

Join Rotarians, family, and friends, and catch up on the week. There is no agenda – only a chance to chat. Enjoy fellowship while you sip on your favorite beverage.

Open to Rotarians and guests of all ages. Advanced registration required. Connection instructions will be provided to all who register.

REGISTER HERE.

Drivers (limited to six) needed to pick up pre-packaged meals at The Arc San Francisco, 1500 Howard Street (cross street is 11th Street) and deliver to either Arc Mercy Community (Haight), Arc Bay Street Apartments (North Beach) or select individual residences of Arc participants who are experiencing food insecurity. Exact directions will be provided when you pick up the meals.

Hand delivery of meals must occur between 4 PM and 5:30 PM in advance of the Monday Night Dinner Club with Friends Like Me via Zoom to be held on the first and third Monday of each month. We recommend that each driver come with a companion so that one can wait in the car while the other person hands out the meal. IMPORTANT:  If you sign up and cannot participate for any reason, please notify Marti Sullivan at least 24 hours in advance.

Members of our Club are invited to join the Zoom call on Monday, September 21 from 5:30 PM to 6 PM for fellowship with friends at The Arc. Please contact Marti Sullivan at least 24 hours in advance for the link.

English spelling isn’t crazy! Nancy Cushen White, Ed.D., will present her work and research in dyslexia, a learning disorder that causes difficulty in reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and learning how they relate to letters and words.

Dr. White is a Clinical Professor with the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, at UCSF—and a member of the UCSF Dyslexia Research Center Team. Over the past 40+ years, she has taught students in general/special education classrooms at public/private schools, provided psycho-educational assessment and literacy intervention, trained pre-/in-service teachers and practitioners, developed curricula, and been involved in policy. She piloted a San Francisco Unified School District special day class for 2e—Twice Exceptional students who were gifted with a diagnosis of dyslexia; has taught young adults in a pre-trial diversion program through San Francisco Superior Court—Mentor Court Division; worked as a Literacy Intervention Consultant and Case Manager for Lexicon Reading Center—Dubai—United Arab Emirates for 10 years; and trains teachers in the Slingerland Multisensory (Multimodal) Structured Language Approach (Structured Literacy) as a certified Instructor of Teaching for the Slingerland Institute. She has received numerous awards.

Dr. White is the spouse of Bebo White, a member of our Club. They have two sons and two grandsons.

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 by 11 AM on Tuesday, September 22, 2020. Connection information will be provided only to those who register by the above deadline. For technical support, please contact Secretary Dora Dye before 10:30 AM on September 22, 2020.

Meeting Schedule:

12:00 Noon: Log in or dial in

12:15 PM: Meeting begins

1:30 PM: Meeting adjourns

Join us for the next Ending Human Trafficking Committee meeting. Committee members and anyone interested in joining are welcome. Please register for more information. 

Recently, Rotary International announced its seventh area of focus: supporting the environment. September has been declared California Coastal Clean-up Month. In response, our Club is holding a beach clean-up on Saturday, September 26, 2020.

Pick your favorite beach, schedule an hour or more of clean-up, and report your results using the Clean Swell app. The app is free, works on both iPhone and Android, and allows you to record every item and the total weight of the trash you collect, track the distance you cleaned, and much more. Please use the following naming convention for the group name: Rotary D5150 _____. Put our Club's name in the blank. For example, Rotary D5150 San Francisco #2. At the end of the day, you'll be able to see how much trash our Club has collected...and ultimately, what all of District 5150 has collected!

To help you stay safe while out collecting trash during COVID-19, please review these safety guidelines in English or Spanish. Let's make a Club effort to support the environment.

Join Rotarians, family, and friends, and catch up on the week. There is no agenda – only a chance to chat. Enjoy fellowship while you sip on your favorite beverage.

Open to Rotarians and guests of all ages. Advanced registration required. Connection instructions will be provided to all who register.

REGISTER HERE.

September 2020 Board Meeting. All Club members are welcome to attend. 

Join us for our monthly Development Committee meeting. Committee members and anyone interested in development for the Rotary Club of San Francisco are welcome. Please register, and login information will be sent to you. The Development Committee will meet for 30 minutes and will discuss a variety of topics to maximize fundraising for the Rotary Club of San Francisco. If you have questions or want more information, please contact Christopher Wiseman, Vice President of Development.

REGISTER HERE

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

Join Rotarians, family, and friends, and catch up on the week. There is no agenda – only a chance to chat. Enjoy fellowship while you sip on your favorite beverage.

Open to Rotarians and guests of all ages. Advanced registration required. Connection instructions will be provided to all who register.

REGISTER HERE.

The Rotary Club of San Francisco will be celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations. Our guest speaker, Dr. Tatjana Kobb, appointed by Rotary International President Holger Knaack as a 2020-2021 Rotary International Representative at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, will discuss Rotary’s involvement in the formation of the U.N., Rotary‘s role in the past and the future, and her role as the Rotary Representative to the U.N.

Dr. Kobb has been a member of the Rotary Club of Newton since October 2017 and continues her membership while residing temporarily in China. She is a medical doctor and serves as a member of Rotary International’s Cadre of Technical Advisors for public health grants. 

Dr. Kobb's focus has been supporting the global health actions and contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and she is committed to facilitating Rotary program and public relations objectives; enhancing Rotary’s visibility; and furthering communications between Rotary International and the United Nations Development Program. 

The president of Rotary International annually appoints Rotarians and Rotaractors to serve as UN representatives, with an aim of fostering relationships with UN agencies and key international organizations and raising awareness of Rotary programs, while keeping Rotary informed of their organization's initiatives. The network advances a century-old tradition of fostering global harmony. Through the representatives' participation in various high-level meetings and events, they help advance the aims of Rotary around the world - chief among them is the eradication of polio and new actions, including the seventh Area of Focus: the environment.

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. 

Please note that this meeting may be recorded and used by The Rotary Club of San Francisco for promotional and educational purposes. You may turn your camera off and change your name on Zoom if you wish to remain anonymous.

Meeting Schedule:

12:00 Noon: Log in or dial in

12:15 PM: Meeting begins

1:30 PM: Meeting adjourns

Rotary District 5150 is holding a blood drive and invites you to participate. Please follow these instructions for a positive experience: (1) Review the Blood Donor Qualifications prior to making an appointment. (2) If you qualify, please make an appointment here to donate.

On the day of your donation:

• Complete the Fast Track Health History Questionnaire online prior to your appointment on the same day as your donation to save time.
• Arrive for your appointment on time so that the blood center can maintain social distancing.
• Arrive well hydrated and nourished.
• Bring photo identification with first and last name.
• Wear a face mask or reasonable cloth-based, face covering throughout the blood drive. See here for CDC guidelines on face coverings. 

Vitalant (formerly Blood Bank of the Pacific) will manage the blood drive and is testing all blood donations for antibodies to discover future convalescent plasma donors. For more information, see here.

For your safety and the safety of everyone else involved, Vitalant is taking additonal safety measures due to COVID-19. Please review these measures here. The donation process takes about an hour. With social distancing, it might be a little longer.

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a shortage of blood donations. Please donate if you can.

Join Rotarians, family, and friends, and catch up on the week. There is no agenda – only a chance to chat. Enjoy fellowship while you sip on your favorite beverage.

Open to Rotarians and guests of all ages. Advanced registration required. Connection instructions will be provided to all who register.

REGISTER HERE.

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

Join Rotarians, family, and friends, and catch up on the week. There is no agenda – only a chance to chat. Enjoy fellowship while you sip on your favorite beverage.

Open to Rotarians and guests of all ages. Advanced registration required. Connection instructions will be provided to all who register.

REGISTER HERE.

For the past 25 years, the San Francisco Silent Film Festival (SFSFF) has pursued its mission of bringing silent-era cinema to life for contemporary audiences. Featuring films sourced from archives around the world and accompanied live by award-winning musicians, the festival is internationally recognized as a “must-see” on every film-lover’s calendar. In this presentation, SFSFF president Rob Byrne brings the festival to life, sharing the wonder of silent-era cinema and the organization’s efforts to present and preserve this fragile art form.

Robert "Rob" Byrne is an award-winning film restorer, specializing in early cinema and films of the silent era. Working with film archives and collections worldwide, he has led restorations of more than 20 feature films and numerous short subjects. In 2018, the publication of his restored BEHIND THE DOOR (1919) was recognized as a 2018 Best Single DVD Release at the Il Cinema Ritrovato DVD Awards, and in August 2020, his restoration of FRAGMENT OF AN EMPIRE (1929) received the prestigious Peter von Bagh award in Bologna, Italy.

Rob has lectured at the Library of Congress, University College Cork, Queen’s University Belfast, The Reel Thing Symposium, and numerous AMIA and FIAF technical symposiums, and publishes regularly on the topics of motion picture restoration and preservation. He is published in the volume Films that Sell: Moving Pictures and Advertising, and in November is looking forward to publication of his book, Discovering Lost Films of Georges Méliès in fin-de-siècle Flip Books (1896–1901). 

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

Climate change is an unprecedented challenge to humankind. CO2 in the atmosphere is dramatically changing our planet, no matter what or who may be the cause. The world’s least prepared and most vulnerable are those who will be impacted the greatest.  These are the same people Rotary has devoted its services to over the last century. As Rotarians and People of Action we are in a position to address and impact this crisis. This presentation focuses on how Rotary asks us to take action as individuals, as business people, as a Club, and in the community. 

This session is part of our educational series entitled 2020-2021 Becoming People of Action: Learning and Growth. The session is free, but you must register by 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 22, 2020. Connection information will be provided only to those who register by the above deadline. 

REGISTER HERE.

Rotary International District 5150 invites you to support World Polio Day, on Saturday, October 24, 2020, by participating in a Rotary Road Rally with Rotarians, Friends of Rotary, and local community members. You may participate in any one of the three counties that are part of Rotary District 5150. 

Together, we will continue to raise awareness, funds, and support to END POLIO, a vaccine-preventable and highly contagious disease that still threatens children in parts of the world today. 

See registration and complete information here.

Join Rotarians, family, and friends, and catch up on the week. There is no agenda – only a chance to chat. Enjoy fellowship while you sip on your favorite beverage.

Open to Rotarians and guests of all ages. Advanced registration required. Connection instructions will be provided to all who register.

REGISTER HERE.

Join us for our monthly Development Committee meeting. Committee members and anyone interested in development for the Rotary Club of San Francisco are welcome. Please register, and login information will be sent to you. The Development Committee will meet for 30 minutes and will discuss a variety of topics to maximize fundraising for the Rotary Club of San Francisco. If you have questions or want more information, please contact Christopher Wiseman, Vice President of Development.

REGISTER HERE

Join Rotarians, family, and friends, and catch up on the week. There is no agenda – only a chance to chat. Enjoy fellowship while you sip on your favorite beverage.

Open to Rotarians and guests of all ages. Advanced registration required. Connection instructions will be provided to all who register.

REGISTER HERE.

Join Rotarians, family, and friends, and catch up on the week. There is no agenda – only a chance to chat. Enjoy fellowship while you sip on your favorite beverage.

Open to Rotarians and guests of all ages. Advanced registration required. Connection instructions will be provided to all who register.

REGISTER HERE.

Save this date and plan to join the First Five Rotary Clubs: Rotary Club of Chicago (Rotary/One), Rotary Club of San Francisco (second oldest Rotary Club in the world), Rotary Club of Oakland (#3), Rotary Club of Seattle (Seattle 4), and Rotary Club of Los Angeles (LA 5) in a project to help the homeless.

More information to come

Join Rotarians, family, and friends, and catch up on the week. There is no agenda – only a chance to chat. Enjoy fellowship while you sip on your favorite beverage.

Open to Rotarians and guests of all ages. Advanced registration required. Connection instructions will be provided to all who register.

REGISTER HERE.

Join us for our monthly Development Committee meeting. Committee members and anyone interested in development for the Rotary Club of San Francisco are welcome. Please register, and login information will be sent to you. The Development Committee will meet for 30 minutes and will discuss a variety of topics to maximize fundraising for the Rotary Club of San Francisco. If you have questions or want more information, please contact Christopher Wiseman, Vice President of Development.

REGISTER HERE

Join Rotarians, family, and friends, and catch up on the week. There is no agenda – only a chance to chat. Enjoy fellowship while you sip on your favorite beverage.

Open to Rotarians and guests of all ages. Advanced registration required. Connection instructions will be provided to all who register.

REGISTER HERE.

Join Rotarians, family, and friends, and catch up on the week. There is no agenda – only a chance to chat. Enjoy fellowship while you sip on your favorite beverage.

Open to Rotarians and guests of all ages. Advanced registration required. Connection instructions will be provided to all who register.

REGISTER HERE.

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 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