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San Jose South Area:

  • Almaden Valley
  • Willow Glen

 

South Country Area:

  • Gilroy
  • Morgan Hill
  • San Juan Bautista
  • Hollister

Santa Cruz County Area:

  • Capitola
  • Aptos
  • Freedom
  • San Lorenzo Valley
  • Santa Cruz
  • Scotts Valley
  • Watsonville
  • Santa Cruz

Learn What Rotary Clubs Do In Your Community

Rotary Club of Almaden Valley-Willow Glen

Thursday from 12:00 to 1:15pm.
Meets at Rookies Sports Lodge on Meridian and on ZOOM
Rotary Club of Almaden Valley-Willow Glen chartered in 1969, has 25 to 30 men and women representing a cross-section of local businesses and professions. The Rotary Club of Almaden Valley recently changed their official name to the Rotary Club of Almaden Valley – Willow Glen. The club meets at Rookie’s Sports Lodge and on Zoom from Noon to 1:15 pm each Thursday for fellowship, and interesting and informative programs dealing with topics of local and global importance. The club is a member of Rotary District 5170 comprised of 60 clubs and approximately 4000 members.

y  cross-section of local businesses and professions. The Rotary Club of Almaden Valley recently changed their official name to the Rotary Club of Almaden Valley – Willow Glen. The club meets at Rookie’s Sports Lodge and on Zoom from Noon to 1:15 pm each Thursday for fellowship, and interesting and informative programs dealing with topics of local and global importance. The club is a member of Rotary District 5170 comprised of 60 clubs and approxima

Rotary Club of Capitola-Aptos

We get together the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month at Cantine Winepub in Aptos from 5:30 to 7 pm for appetizers and beverages. We meet the 2nd and 4th Thursdays for lunch and speakers at noon at Seascape Golf Course in Aptos.
We get together the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month at Cantine Winepub in Aptos from 5:30 to 7 pm for appetizers and beverages. We meet the 2nd and 4th Thursdays for lunch and speakers at noon at Seascape Golf Course in Aptos.

Here are a few of the projects we are proud to support: https://capitolaaptosrotary.org/stories/curious-about-rotary

Rotary Club of Freedom

1st and 3rd Tuesdays, we meet at 5:15 pm & 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month we meet for 12:15 pm
1st and 3rd Tuesdays, we meet at 5:15 pm for snacks and some great wine at El Vaquero Winery located at 2906 Freedom Blvd. in Corralitos 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month we meet for 12:15 pm lunch at the Agricultural History Project located on the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds

Rotary Club of Gilroy

We meet Tuesdays at 12:15 p.m.
Elks Lodge 2765 Hecker Pass Highway, Gilroy

Gilroy Rotary is an organization working to make our community a better place for all. We provide grants, scholarship and donations in support of a wide variety of community needs. Join Gilroy Rotary to make friends and contacts—and more importantly, to make a difference

Rotary Club of Gilroy After Hours

We meet on the fourth Tuesday of every month at Old City Hall in Gilroy at 5:30pm
Old City Hall 7400 Monterey Rd., Gilroy

Our meetings occur once a month and feature a new speaker on topics of interest to Rotarians, our town, and general subjects. We strive to provide an excellent program to keep our members informed and enlightened on the world. Feel free to join us as our guest this week!

Rotary Club of Hollister

Mondays at 12:00 p.m.
Paines Restaurant 421 East St Hollister,

On June 6, 1925, 150 Rotarians from the Central Coast gathered in the ballroom of the old Elk’s Club (Southeast corner of San Benito and Fifth St) for a formal presentation and acceptance of the Hollister club’s Charter.
Some of the major accomplishments Hollister Rotary has helped the community was building the Clubhouse at Bolado Golf Course, Heli-Pad at Hazel Hawkins Hospital, and 156 Hwy Landscape Entrance leading into Hollister (East of San Benito Bridge and located on Southside of the Hwy).

Rotary Club of Morgan Hill

We meet every Wednesday at 12:15pm
Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center, 17000 Monterey St., Morgan Hill

Rotary Club of Morgan Hill has over 100 members from Morgan Hill and surrounding communities. We are city leaders, business owners, employees, and retirees joined together to do good work in our community and form lasting friendships.

Rotary Club of San Juan Bautista

We meet Thursdays at 7:00 a.m.
Native Daughters of the Golden West 203 4th St., San Juan Bautista

Founded in 1996, our club has been actively engaged in serving the community ever since. We are a small club with a huge heart, driven to achieve wonderful things together. Each year, the San Juan Bautista Rotary Club hosts a variety of impactful events, including the Ghost Walk to celebrate the spooky season, the Holiday Lights Parade to bring light and joy to our town during winter, and the Migrant Family Holiday Giving Project to support families in need. In the summer, we celebrate diversity and inclusion with our 1K and 5K Rainbow Run. Our club also offers community grants, food distribution in collaboration with other local organizations, academic and leadership scholarships, dictionary distribution, affordable internet access for the community, an Interact Club for high school students, and much more!

Come and join us on Thursdays at 7:00 AM, the coffee and breakfast are on us!

Rotary Club of San Lorenzo Valley

Meet the second and fourth Thursday evenings of the month at 7:00pm, Scopazzi’s restaurant, Boulder Creek; and the first and third Wednesday mornings of each month at 8:00am at the SLV USD District Office Multi-Purpose Room at 325 Marion Ave, Ben Lomond.
SLV Unified School District Office 325 Marion Avenue, Ben Lomond & Scopazzi’s Restaurant 13300 Big Basin Way, Boulder Creek CA Boulder Creek

Rotary Club of Santa Cruz

We meet Fridays at 12:15 p.m.
Elk’s Lodge Jewell Street, Santa Cruz

Here are some of the projects we are proud to support in our community: https://www.santacruzrotary.com/community-service-projects.html

Rotary Club of Santa Cruz Sunrise

We meet Thursdays at 7:15 a.m.
The Grille at Delaveaga 401 Upper Park Rd., Santa Cruz

Service is the very core of Rotary’s character. As Rotarians, and as community members, we have the reasonability to find ways to improve the quality of life for those within our communities and to serve the public interest. Rotarians recognize the importance of giving back to the community.

Our club is passionate about serving the community and community service. Come join us and become one of Rotary’s people of action. We have opportunities for anyone — whatever your age or interest — who wants to improve lives in communities near and far.

Our signature events are: July 4 Firecracker Run; Jon & Ken’s Most Excellent Adventure Annual Charity Bike Ride

Rotary Club of Scotts Valley

We meet Mondays at 12:15 p.m.
Four Points by Sheraton Hotel 5030 Scotts Valley Drive, Scotts Valley

Rotary Club of Watsonville

We meet Wednesdays at 12:15 p.m.
Elks Lodge 121 Martinelli St., Watsonville

Our impact starts with our members, people who work tirelessly with their clubs to solve some of our community’s toughest challenges. Their efforts are supported by Rotary International, our member association and the Rotary Foundation, which turns generous donations into grants that fund the work of our members and partners around the world. Watsonville Rotary is led by our members, responsible leaders who help to carry forward our generation’s mission and values in their elected roles.

Rotary of Gilroy Sunrise

Gilroy Sunrise Rotary meets the first Thursday of each month.
Old City Hall Restaurant 7400 Monterey Rd Gilroy

Some of local hunger programs we support are St. Joseph’s Family Food and Homeless center, Gilroy Police Dept. Annual School Supply Drive, and Compassion Center for the homeless.  In education we support Interact clubs at local high schools, offer scholarships for our local high school seniors, and  supporting the Youth Culinary Academy at Rebekah Children’s Services for youths at risk as part of the scholarship program.