Events

Eileen Vergino will share the mission of Violins of Hope and encourage us to enjoy upcoming concerts in Livermore this coming February. Violins of Hope, a collection of restored instruments that were played by Jewish musicians in the ghettos and concentration camps during the Holocaust, joins with the East Bay Holocaust Education Center to bring free educational exhibits and concerts to schools. In addition, we are invited to purchase tickets to hear the Violins at the Bankhead Theater performed by our own Livermore-Amador Symphony along with professional soloists.

For a preview of the information, please visit the Violins of Hope East Bay Holocaust Education Center website. 

We welcome Sarah Palmer, fellow Rotarian and President of the Zone 7 Water Board, who will share information about the proposed Delta Conveyance Project.

For a preview and information, please visit the Delta Conveyance Design & Construction Authority website.

Raya Zion immigrated from Israel with her parents in 1970, leaving a difficult life behind but encountering new challenges. Raya's story is one of resilience and a positive mindset that "everything can be achieved successfully." Raya has used her experiences to propel her in her service to immigrant students and other underrepresented individuals through her work at Laney College and the Workforce Development Boards of San Mateo and Alameda Counties and the San Mateo Labor Council.

We look forward to hearing and learning from Raya.

Everyone is invited to bring a friend and a lawn chair to the Purple Orchid for Music in the Orchard. Main attraction: Crawdad Republic, local Livermore band that will get our feet tapping and get us out on the dance floor/lawn.

This event raises funds for the Pedrozzi Foundation, so we will be helping a worthwhile cause while enjoying one another's company.

Wine, beer, and food available for purchase. No outside food or drink, please.

For tickets, please visit Music in the Orchard on the Purple Orchid site.

We welcome Livermore's new City Manager, Marianna Marysheva, to give us an update on the state of our city.

You are always welcome to visit the City of Livermore website to see what's going on.

We have a tremendous opportunity to visit the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory campus and take a tour of the National Ignition Facility (NIF). Thanks to Beth for making the arrangements! 

All members who want to participate must register in advance of the visit. Please use this form to indicate that you will attend: Rotary Visit to the National Ignition Facility. Please register by Friday, September 3.

Participants will receive more information before the visit.

For a preview, you may want to visit the NIF website.

**Note: This trip will be in place of our usual Tuesday meeting. We will not meet on September 6.

We are invited to participate in the Environmental Summit on Green Transportation and Clean Energy sponsored by the Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG), District 5170, the Rotary Club of San Jose and Santa Clara County. Keynote speakers are Nancy Pelosi and Nuria Fernandez.

For more information, visit the District 5170 ESRAG webpage, or download the flyer.

Registration is $20 or Free if attending virtually. Click here to register for the event.

We look forward to welcoming Mark Triska, who will provide us with information about the proposed sewer line extension to the south Livermore viticultural region. This extension supports the Livermore wine region, and is part of meeting the needs identified by the UC Davis study that Lori Souza shared with us several months ago.

Measure P, on our November 8 ballot, asks us: Shall the ordinance amending the South Livermore Urban Growth Boundary policies in the City of Livermore's General Plan to allow the City to extend sewer service to permitted uses within the South Livermore Valley Area Plan Planning Area be adopted?

Join with other Rotarians from throughout Area 4 to pack food for distibution to children from Ukraine. We will be working with Kids Against Hunger in this service project.

Registration is required. Space is limited to 50 volunteers. Please use this link to register: Area 4 Kids Against Hunger Service Project. 

Participants are asked to pay $20 to cover the cost of the food, payable when you register.

All Rotarians are invited to come early and/or hang out afterwards to socialize with fellow Rotarians from other clubs!

We welcome John Marchand, Mayor of LIvermore from 2011-2020, and 2022 candidate for Mayor of Livermore, to share his vision for our city and answer our questions. 

You are invited to visit John Marchand's website: marchandformayor.com.

Everyone is invited to bring a friend and a lawn chair to the Purple Orchid for Music in the Orchard. Main attraction: Great Wide Open will bring music by Tom Petty to life for us. Dancing on the lawn is optional, but encouraged!

This event raises funds for the Pedrozzi Foundation, so we will be helping a worthwhile cause while enjoying one another's company.

Wine, beer, and food available for purchase. No outside food or drink, please.

For tickets, please visit Music in the Orchard on the Purple Orchid site.

The Chili Cook Off is back by popular demand! Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 1, 2022 for a fun-filled day at Carnegie Park in downtown Livermore. 

Visit the Chili Cook Off 2022 webpage for information.

This is an all-hands-on-deck club fundraiser. Volunteer details will be shared in early September.

We welcome Mony Nop, realtor and 2022 candidate for Mayor of Livermore, to share his vision for our city and answer our questions. 

You are invited to visit Mony Nop's website: monyformayor.com.

We welcome Chris Van Schaack back to our club to share his vision as the new Superintendent of the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District.

To preview some of the many activities in our local school district, visit livermoreschools.org.

Rotarian Foundation President Elect, Bassant Abdelrahman, and Immediate Past President, Philomena Rambo, will provide our Club with a status update on the Foundation. Established in 1987, this nonprofit is a joint venture with the Rotary Club of Livermore and the Rotary Club of Livermore Valley. Ideal for newer members, this presentation will remind us of our role in serving the entire community.

We welcome back Christine Dillman, Associate Director of Tri-Valley Haven, to provide us with an update on the services and expansion plans of Tri-Valley Haven. For more information about the services provided by this nonprofit, you may want to visit the website: trivalleyhaven.org.

We welcome back fellow Rotarian Jim Ott who will share Veterans' stories with us, in honor of Veterans Day on November 11.

We welcome District 5170 Governor, Savita Vaidhyanathan, who will share her vision of our District's growth during the 2022-23 year. All members are encouraged to attend to show support for our DG and showcase our club's contributions to District 5170.

Club members are invited to Wood Family Vineyards on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 to learn about winemaking and sample some of Wood Family's wine. Space is limited for this club social, so please RSVP to Roy if you are planning to attend.

Club members are invited to be part of our annual turkey giveaway on Saturday, Novebmer 19th from 10 am - 1 pm. We will give out turkeys and grocery gift cards to deserving families. Please contact Sherri if you are able to participate in this holiday tradition.

We will not meet on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 so that our members and guests may enjoy the Thanksgiving week with family and friends.

We welcome Terri Molano, Director of Partners for Change, who will share an overview of this nonprofit organization that serves individuals in need in our area. For information before the meeting, please visit the Partners for Change Tri-Valley website: pfctv.org.

We are excited to resume our annual tradition (in person!) of hosting a holiday party for the children who attend CAPE Headstart Preschool in Livermore. The children and their families are invited to the Veterans Hall, 522 South L Street, from 2:00 - 4:00 pm, on Sunday, December 4.

Rotarians are invited to show up at 11:30 to set up and/or to stay after the party for clean up. Please contact George Wineinger with any questions.

All club members are also invited to donate new socks and/or underwear, sizes 4-6X. Please deliver these items or have them sent to Lauren Franzella at 1043 Wynn Circle by Friday, November 18.

We welcome Ruby Lopez-Villarreal, Executive Director of Livermore Downtown Inc, to share an update on the work of this local nonprofit organization that serves our community.

For information on Livermore Downtown, Inc, you may visit the website: Livermore Downtown.

We welcome George Duarte, MBA, CMC who will share his expertise about options for purchasing and refinancing during our current real estate market conditions. George is the broker/owner of Wentworth Enterprises, Inc. He has had his Broker's license since 1992 and has been involved in mortgage loans since 1986. George is the 2022 recipient of both the SF Bay Area Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Ethics and the Best Mortage Broker in the Western Refion from the National Association of Mortgage Brokers.

We also welcome George as a sponsor of our club, sponsoring both the First and Second Annual Chili Cook Off events.

All club members and guests are invited to celebrate the holiday season by gathering a Wood Family Winery on Tuesday, December 13. We will enjoy delicious wine, dinner, and have some fun holiday activities.

Contact Roy Porfido for more information.

Our annual tradition of helping our local veterans celebrate the holidays continues on Thursday, December 15th, when we will bring lunch to those at the VA Medical Center. Contact Graham Scott if you are interested in participating in this event.

We are dark December 20, 2022 for the holiday break.

We are dark on December 27, 2022 for the holiday break.

We will use our first meeting of the year to come together as a club to discuss how we can increase our service to our community.

We welcome speakers from Special Olympics of Northern California, who will share information and opportunities of this outstanding program. Randy Young, Senior Development Director, and Tyler Krochmal, Director of the Athlete Leadership Program, will provide us with an overview of the program. We will hear from Special Olympics Athlete Jonathan Sparks about his experiences in the program and as an athlete leader.

You are invited to visit the Special Olympics website: sonc.org.

We welcome the recipients of our Fall 2022 Grant Program! We will hear from each of them, briefly, about how our funding will positively impact their work.

We welcome Daniel Curtis, President of the Alameda County Chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace. Daniel will update us on the efforts of this nonprofit organization to provide beds for children, and he will share with us opportunities for involvement.

For a preview of the presentation, you are invited to visit the Alameda County Sleep in Heavenly Peace website.

We are invited to learn about Las Positas College during a special Rotary Club visit and tour on Tuesday, January 31, in lieu of our regular meeting. We will meet at the Faculty Cafeteria in Building 1600 at Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Dr. We will hear from College President Dyrell Foster as well as Director of the LPC Foundation, Kenneth Cooper, and LPC Student Government President and Student Trustee, Lara Weidemeir. We will also tour several campus buildings include the Veterans First Building and the new Horticulture Building.

Members must RSVP to reserve a spot. We will each pay $20 to cover the cost of breakfast.

We are invited to learn about Las Positas College during a special Rotary Club visit and tour on Tuesday, January 31, in lieu of our regular meeting. We will meet at the Faculty Cafeteria in Building 1600 at Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Dr. We will hear from College President Dyrell Foster as well as Director of the LPC Foundation, Kenneth Cooper, Chair of the LPC Foundation, Steve Lanza, and LPC Student Government President and Student Trustee, Lara Weidemeir. We will also tour several campus buildings include the Veterans First Building and the new Horticulture Building.

Members must RSVP to reserve a spot. We will each pay $20 to cover the cost of breakfast.

We welcome Josh Jonas, President of Arukah, a local nonprofit whose mission is to to help men who are dealing with the realities of homelessness due to loss of job, being recently released from prison, addictions, or lack of family support. For a preview of Arukah, you are invited to visit the website: arukahweb.org.

We will meet at Las Positas College on February 7 starting at 8:15 am. We look forward to welcoming speaker Josh Jonas, from Arukah. 

The meeting will be held in the Faculty Cafeteria in Building 1600 (Student Services & Administration Building) at Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Dr. Parking is available for us (without a permit needed) in Lot C, directly in front of the building - we need to park in the last 3 rows. 

We are able to purchase coffee and continental breakfast items at the Cafe, which opens at 7:30 am. We are able to purchase heartier breakfast food starting at 8:00 am. To view the breakfast items available and to pre-order your food, visit Breakfast Menu at The Hawk Grill.