Welcome to the Rotary Club of Petaluma’s web site. The theme of this year’s Rotary is “Make Dreams Real”.
From its beginning, in 1923, the members of The Petaluma Rotary Club have been very active in local community projects and supporting international projects around the world. Our members are diverse in age, backgrounds, professions, and life experiences.
In the local community, we have upgraded playgrounds and picnic areas, provided benches throughout the city, and actively supported youth activities. We have also distributed clothing and toys to over 250 less fortunate children at Christmas time. Our principal community project for the past two years, concluding this year, is the Rotary Plaza on the Petaluma campus of Santa Rosa Junior College.
In 1999, a literacy program was started and every third grader in the Petaluma Area was given a dictionary. This program has become so successful that it has expanded nationwide. Last year over 32,000 dictionaries were distributed by Rotary Clubs throughout the nation.
Recent International projects include providing medical and educational equipment in Mexico, Guatemala, Thailand, and Nigeria. We have also completed water projects in Mexico and Thailand.
My goal for this year is to have fun, be proud of our accomplishments, and to Make Dreams Real, especially for children.
We meet from Noon to 1:30 pm. on Thursdays at the Petaluma Veterans Hall on Petaluma Blvd. South. For more information about our club, please feel free to contact me or the club’s secretary, Steve Olmsted.
Thank You for visiting our web site.
