Events

Ann Killion, Sports Columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, speaks about sports in the Bay Area and why sports matter.

Born in San Francisco and raised in Marin County, Ann Killion has covered Bay Area sports for more than a quarter of a century. An award-winning columnist and a veteran of 11 Olympics, several World Cups and the Tour de France, Ann joined The Chronicle in 2012. Ann has worked for the San Jose Mercury News, the Los Angeles Times, and Sports Illustrated. She is a New York Times best-selling author, having co-written Solo: A Memoir of Hope with soccer star Hope Solo, Throw Like A Girl with softball player Jennie Finch, and two middle-grade books on soccer, Champions of Women’s Soccer and Champions of Men’s Soccer. She was named California Sportswriter of the Year in 2014, 2017, and 2018. 

A three-course lunch will be served. If you require a vegetarian, gluten free, or vegan lunch, please email Past President Mary Liu.

For Club members and visitors, there is a $45 charge for in-person attendance (which covers the cost of your lunch). NOTE: For those who wish to participate via Zoom, there is a $10 fee to attend.

Click here to register for in-person attendance.

Click here to register for attendance via Zoom. 

For in-person attendees: The cost for in-person registration will remain $45 if you register early until 11:59 AM on Friday, March 17, 2023. When the clock strikes noon on Friday, March 17, 2023, the price will go up to $60. If you show up at the door on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 as a walk-in, you will be charged $60. Please note that once Past President Mary Liu provides the headcount to the Hotel Nikko on the Friday before our Tuesday meeting, we will be billed for that count regardless of whether you show or not. 

Parking: If you are driving to the Hotel Nikko for this meeting, please leave your car with the Hotel Nikko valet. Pick up a validation sticker available at our check-in table. The discounted parking is $17.50 for three hours.

COVID-19 Protocol

If you do not feel well, please do not attend in person. Masks for those attending in person are optional during the event. We recommend that fully vaccinated individuals wear masks when the risk may be high.

Join us for our monthly Development Committee meeting. Committee members and any members 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 an hour 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 Maureen O'Shea, Vice President of Development.

This annual assembly provides a great deal of training and planning for the Rotary Year that begins on July 1, 2023. This year, the assembly is in-person. All Club members are invited, and all Club leaders are strongly encouraged to attend. Come and cheer for Sunny Singh as he begins his year as our Club's President. This is a great opportunity to have fun, meet new people, and learn more about Rotary. For complete information and registration, click below:

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Club member Rick Harrell created Heroes’ Voices in 2013 to provide veterans with the healing power of music. Heroes’ Voices has served thousands of veterans in Northern California and across the country. Working with veterans may seem like an unusual choice for Rick, who has enjoyed a life-long career in classical music. By way of explanation, Rick will share the story of his varied career in story and song in a special performance that celebrates the tenth anniversary of service provided by Heroes' Voices.

On Sunday afternoon, March 26, 2023, Rick will perform a cabaret-style concert featuring important musical moments in his career, from student days to the stages of the Kennedy Center in Washington, Lincoln Center in New York, La Scala Milan, and recordings with Leonard Bernstein. He will also share a wide range of traditional and folk music, a vital part of Rick’s musical life that has provided a powerful connection with veterans. Rick will also premiere a few recent folk compositions of his own. The performance will feature veteran musicians and poets whose lives had been touched by Heroes’ Voices, as well as Heroes’ Voices guitar teacher Larry Chung, and pianist Jefferson Packer.

Come join us on March 26 at 2 PM in the Chapel of Calvary Presbyterian Church at Fillmore and Jackson Streets in San Francisco.

Special Offers for Rotarians

• Rotary Tickets include special seating and entry to a post-performance reception with the artists for $25. These tickets, which are the same as $100 VIP tickets offered to the public, are available only to Rotarians. Rotary Tickets available here.
• Volunteer Opportunities offer Rotarians free admission in return for helping make the event a success.

Four free tickets available to volunteers who sign up by March 15, first come, first served:

• Two people to help set up and tear down the reception: carrying cases of wine and food up and down a flight of stairs, opening bottles, setting out food and drink. Arrive at 1:15 PM, stay 30 minutes after the reception ends to help with clean-up and teardown.
• Two people to serve as greeters/ushers: Check people as they arrive against list of who has paid, sell last-minute tickets, answer questions about the venue. Help clean up and tear down the reception room. Arrive at 1:30 PM, stay 30 minutes after the reception ends to help with clean-up and teardown.

Volunteer here.

Tickets for the General Public

For the public, the suggested donation is $25, but all are welcome to attend. All proceeds go to Heroes’ Voices, a non-profit organization. VIP tickets, $100 each, include special seating and an intimate “Meet the Artists” reception after the performance. Tickets for the general public available here.

Club members are welcomed to join the monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of San Francisco and the Board of Trustees of Rotary Service, Inc. For connection information, please contact President Christopher Wiseman.

Come and take a guided tour of the Generation: The Roots of Making in the Asawa-Lanier Family exhibit, showcasing work from the nationally recognized, San Francisco-based sculptor, Ruth Asawa, and her family throughout the years. The tour begins at 4 PM and will take one hour.

At approximately 5:15 PM, we will walk to a nearby bar or restaurant to grab a beverage and/or happy hour bites.

This event is limited to 15 people. Register early but no later than Wednesday, March 29, 2023.

There is no cost for this social, but we will coordinate a voluntary, group donation to the venue for those who would like to contribute. Please reach out to Alisha Marfatia If you would like to contribute or if you have questions.

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

San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin joins us to speak on the concerns in the City of San Francisco. He is the President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, representing District 3, which is comprised of North Beach, Chinatown, Fisherman’s Wharf, Polk Gulch, Union Square/Financial District and Russian, Telegraph and Nob Hills. 

He is currently serving his fifth non-consecutive term on the Board of Supervisors, after serving two terms from 2001-2009 (including one term as the unanimously-elected President of the Board). During his previous terms in office, Aaron Peskin was a leader to preserve and expand affordable housing in District 3 and citywide. He helped pass the City’s first inclusionary housing law, which required private developers to create affordable housing, and later co-authored the landmark increase to those affordable housing requirements in 2016/17. He has long been one of the Board’s leading policy makers on environmental sustainability, waterfront protections and conservation.

He currently serves as a member of the Land Use and Transportation Committee for the Board of Supervisors. In his capacity as a County Transportation Authority Commissioner, Aaron Peskin serves as a member of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority (SFCTA) Board.

He also serves as a Commissioner on both the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) and the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority. He also served as a Co-Chair of the SF Transportation Task Force 2045 and a member of the Executive Steering Committee for the Seawall Resiliency Project. He served on the California Coastal Commission from 2017 to 2019.

Aaron received his bachelor’s degree from UC Santa Cruz, and lives in Telegraph Hill with his wife and two cats.

A three-course lunch will be served. If you require a vegetarian, gluten free, or vegan lunch, please email Past President Mary Liu.

For Club members and visitors, there is a $45 charge for in-person attendance (which covers the cost of your lunch). NOTE: For those who wish to participate via Zoom, there is a $10 fee to attend.

Click here to register for in-person attendance.

Click here to register for attendance via Zoom. 

For in-person attendees: The cost for in-person registration will remain $45 if you register early until 11:59 AM on Friday, March 31, 2023. When the clock strikes noon on Friday, March 31, 2023, the price will go up to $60. If you show up at the door on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 as a walk-in, you will be charged $60. Please note that once Past President Mary Liu provides the headcount to the Hotel Nikko on the Friday before our Tuesday meeting, we will be billed for that count regardless of whether you show or not. 

Parking: If you are driving to the Hotel Nikko for this meeting, please leave your car with the Hotel Nikko valet. Pick up a validation sticker available at our check-in table. The discounted parking is $17.50 for three hours.

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

The Community Service Committee meeting will be held on the first Wednesday of every other month starting in August 2022.

Our Community Service Meetings will discuss local domestic projects that are conducted by Club members and volunteers. During conversations, we will discuss current Club projects, financial spending for Club-approved projects, volunteer opportunities to serve, and overall Club communications. 

Committee members and anyone interested in new projects, project leadership, and volunteering for projects are always welcome and encouraged.

Please register online and login information will be sent to you. If you have questions or want more information, please do not hesitate to contact Emily Borland, Vice President of Community Service (2022-2024).

Join us twice a month for our Vocational Service meeting. Our Committee Goals this year are:

1. Host approximately six events this year (bi-monthly).
2. Connect with 3-5 Rotary clubs.

Please be sure to register so that login information will be sent to you. If you have questions or want more information, please contact Wendy Shew, Vice President of Vocational Service.

Join us as for our next meeting to discuss climate change. If you have questions, please contact Andrés Vera.

Members of the Rotary Club of San Francisco are invited to celebrate Passover with a traditional evening Seder at the home of a friend of our Club located in St. Francis Woods.

As we learned last year at our Seder luncheon, Passover is one of the most widely-celebrated rituals in Judaism. The Seder is a retelling of the story of how the Jews were liberated from slavery in ancient Egypt and a reminder of our obligation to build a better world for everyone. In other words, Service above Self.

Our hostess keeps a strictly Kosher home, fully observing all of the dietary rules followed by observant Jews, including special rules for the eight-day Passover holiday (April 5 to April 13 in 2023). The menu will offer foods traditional enjoyed by Jewish families at Passover Seders, featuring fish, beef, and chicken. The only gluten at the meal will be in the matzo. We cannot offer a vegetarian or vegan option. The dress is business casual.

Because space is limited, this event is open only to Club members. No guests. More information, including the location, will be provided to all who register.

The cost of this event is $45 per person. Click on the button to register and pay. The deadline to register is April 4, 2023.

Contact Scott Plakun with questions about this dinner.

A top priority for Rotary is growing and diversifying our membership to make sure we reflect the communities we serve and are inclusive of all cultures, experiences, and identities. Join us for the next Membership Committee to help build and maintain an engaged and inclusive membership. 

Committee members and anyone interested in helping to build and maintain an engaged and inclusive membership are welcome. Our monthly meetings begin at 12 noon.

Please register, and login information will be sent to you. If you have questions or want more information, please contact Margaret Miley, Vice President of Membership.

The Arc San Francisco Friends Like Me Program now meets in person. Friends Like Me is a recreational program for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities at The Arc SF. One of the programs that Friends Like Me hosts is a Monday Night Supper Club which is funded by the Rotary Club of San Francisco. 

Rotarians volunteer to help with meal set-up and then, sit, eat, and get to know The Arc's participants. Supper Club is a weekly event with 5-8 volunteers. The Arc will reserve the third Monday of every month (2nd Monday of the month if there is a Monday holiday) for Rotarians. If you are interested in volunteering for more nights, please contact Barbara Streett.
 
Come once, or make it a regular commitment. There is street parking near The Arc. There is also a parking garage near the building. The Arc is just two blocks from the Van Ness MUNI Metro Station, or you can take the MUNI 47 Van Ness or 9 San Bruno bus.

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

Vern Glenn will discuss sports in the Bay Area. He joined KPIX 5/KBCWTV 44 Cable 12 in June 2012 as weekend Sports Anchor/weekday sports reporter and multimedia journalist. A two-time Emmy® Award winner for Best Sportscaster, Vern had previously been at KRON 4 News since 1990.

At KRON, Vern was tagged with the nickname “Mr. Involvement” for literally throwing himself in the middle of his feature stories. His memorable stories include bungee jumping, skydiving, bull riding, boxing, pro football, and a dirt bike crash. Among his personal assignments was reporting from the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.

Vern was part of the KNBR Radio Morning show in 1998 and drops in now and then as a guest on 95.7 FM The Game. He is an Eagle Scout and a graduate of the University of Virginia.

A three-course lunch will be served. If you require a vegetarian, gluten free, or vegan lunch, please email Past President Mary Liu.

For Club members and visitors, there is a $45 charge for in-person attendance (which covers the cost of your lunch). NOTE: For those who wish to participate via Zoom, there is a $10 fee to attend.

Click here to register for in-person attendance.

Click here to register for attendance via Zoom. 

For in-person attendees: The cost for in-person registration will remain $45 if you register early until 11:59 AM on Friday, April 14, 2023. When the clock strikes noon on Friday, April 14, 2023, the price will go up to $60. If you show up at the door on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 as a walk-in, you will be charged $60. Please note that once Past President Mary Liu provides the headcount to the Hotel Nikko on the Friday before our Tuesday meeting, we will be billed for that count regardless of whether you show or not. 

Parking: If you are driving to the Hotel Nikko for this meeting, please leave your car with the Hotel Nikko valet. Pick up a validation sticker available at our check-in table. The discounted parking is $17.50 for three hours.

Join us as we review grant proposals for the San Francisco Rotary Foundation for local community service. 

Please register online and login information will be sent to you. If you have questions or want more information, please do not hesitate to contact Emily Borland, Vice President of Community Service (2022-2024).

SAVE THE DATE FOR THIS SERVICE OPPORTUNITY. The San Francisco-Marin Food Bank continues to need your helping hands. Members and guests are invited to assemble and package food for distribution at the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank. 

Registration and more details to come

Club members are welcomed to join the monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of San Francisco and the Board of Trustees of Rotary Service, Inc. For connection information, please contact President Christopher Wiseman.

Join us for our monthly Development Committee meeting. Committee members and any members 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 an hour 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 Maureen O'Shea, Vice President of Development.

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

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

SAVE THE DATE for our Bike Build! This year we will partner once again with TogetherSF in the Mission District.

More details and registration to come

Any questions, please contact Bill Poppen

We'll be assembling 150 brand new bikes for distribution to kids in Kindergarten through 4th grade in the Bayview area of San Francisco. This event is a financial partnership among the Rotary Club of San Francisco, the Rotary Club of San Francisco Bayview, the Rotary Club of San Francisco Greater Mission, the Bayview Hunter's Point YMCA, TogetherSF, and the Academy of Art University. Also partnering with us on the event will be the San Francisco Police Department, the San Francisco Firefighter's Union, and the Salvation Army Kroc Center. In addition, the SF Bike Coalition and YBike San Francisco will have representatives at the event.

We'll begin building the bikes at 8 AM in the TogetherSF warehouse so we can have them ready for the kids when they arrive at 12 noon. We will have the entire block of York Street at Mariposa closed for the event. The kids and their families will choose their bike as well as a free helmet and bike lock when they arrive at the York Street location. Representatives from the SF Bike Coalition, YBike, and the Rotary Clubs will ensure proper bike and helmet fitting. SFPD officers will work with the kids on bike safety and security as they try their bikes out on the closed street.

We also plan to have mounted police and a fire truck at the event, and the Salvation Army will provide free meals for the kids and families.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided to volunteers. Clean-up will be from 2:30-3:30 PM for those who can stay to help. Rotarians, Rotaractors, Interactors, partner organizations, friends, and family are all welcome. Rotarians: Please wear Rotary-themed gear. Long pants and closed-toe shoes recommended for the bike assembly portion.

Instructions: You may sign up for the entire day (encouraged) or just the bike assembly from 8 AM-12 noon or the bike distribution and clean-up from 11:30 AM-3:30 PM. 

Any questions, please contact Bill Poppen

Join us twice a month for our Vocational Service meeting. Our Committee Goals this year are:

1. Host approximately six events this year (bi-monthly).
2. Connect with 3-5 Rotary clubs.

Please be sure to register so that login information will be sent to you. If you have questions or want more information, please contact Wendy Shew, Vice President of Vocational Service.

Join us as for our next meeting to discuss climate change. If you have questions, please contact Andrés Vera.

A top priority for Rotary is growing and diversifying our membership to make sure we reflect the communities we serve and are inclusive of all cultures, experiences, and identities. Join us for the next Membership Committee to help build and maintain an engaged and inclusive membership. 

Committee members and anyone interested in helping to build and maintain an engaged and inclusive membership are welcome. Our monthly meetings begin at 12 noon.

Please register, and login information will be sent to you. If you have questions or want more information, please contact Margaret Miley, Vice President of Membership.

The Arc San Francisco Friends Like Me Program now meets in person. Friends Like Me is a recreational program for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities at The Arc SF. One of the programs that Friends Like Me hosts is a Monday Night Supper Club which is funded by the Rotary Club of San Francisco. 

Rotarians volunteer to help with meal set-up and then, sit, eat, and get to know The Arc's participants. Supper Club is a weekly event with 5-8 volunteers. The Arc will reserve the third Monday of every month (2nd Monday of the month if there is a Monday holiday) for Rotarians. If you are interested in volunteering for more nights, please contact Barbara Streett.
 
Come once, or make it a regular commitment. There is street parking near The Arc. There is also a parking garage near the building. The Arc is just two blocks from the Van Ness MUNI Metro Station, or you can take the MUNI 47 Van Ness or 9 San Bruno bus.

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

Club members are welcomed to join the monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of San Francisco and the Board of Trustees of Rotary Service, Inc. For connection information, please contact President Christopher Wiseman.

Join us for our monthly Development Committee meeting. Committee members and any members 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 an hour 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 Maureen O'Shea, Vice President of Development.

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

Come and enjoy nature, fresh air, and fellowship as we do some gardening and seeding 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 20 people (Rotarians plus guests). Children ages 10 and above of the participating 20 Rotarians are welcome.
• Wear closed-toe shoes.
• If you want, bring your own water.
• Pizza and beverages will be provided after the event. Please register so that we can order enough for everyone.

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

The Community Service Committee meeting will be held on the first Wednesday of every other month starting in August 2022.

Our Community Service Meetings will discuss local domestic projects that are conducted by Club members and volunteers. During conversations, we will discuss current Club projects, financial spending for Club-approved projects, volunteer opportunities to serve, and overall Club communications. 

Committee members and anyone interested in new projects, project leadership, and volunteering for projects are always welcome and encouraged.

Please register online and login information will be sent to you. If you have questions or want more information, please do not hesitate to contact Emily Borland, Vice President of Community Service (2022-2024).

Join us twice a month for our Vocational Service meeting. Our Committee Goals this year are:

1. Host approximately six events this year (bi-monthly).
2. Connect with 3-5 Rotary clubs.

Please be sure to register so that login information will be sent to you. If you have questions or want more information, please contact Wendy Shew, Vice President of Vocational Service.

The Arc San Francisco Friends Like Me Program now meets in person. Friends Like Me is a recreational program for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities at The Arc SF. One of the programs that Friends Like Me hosts is a Monday Night Supper Club which is funded by the Rotary Club of San Francisco. 

Rotarians volunteer to help with meal set-up and then, sit, eat, and get to know The Arc's participants. Supper Club is a weekly event with 5-8 volunteers. The Arc will reserve the third Monday of every month (2nd Monday of the month if there is a Monday holiday) for Rotarians. If you are interested in volunteering for more nights, please contact Barbara Streett.
 
Come once, or make it a regular commitment. There is street parking near The Arc. There is also a parking garage near the building. The Arc is just two blocks from the Van Ness MUNI Metro Station, or you can take the MUNI 47 Van Ness or 9 San Bruno bus.

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

Join us as for our next meeting to discuss climate change. If you have questions, please contact Andrés Vera.

A top priority for Rotary is growing and diversifying our membership to make sure we reflect the communities we serve and are inclusive of all cultures, experiences, and identities. Join us for the next Membership Committee to help build and maintain an engaged and inclusive membership. 

Committee members and anyone interested in helping to build and maintain an engaged and inclusive membership are welcome. Our monthly meetings begin at 12 noon.

Please register, and login information will be sent to you. If you have questions or want more information, please contact Margaret Miley, Vice President of Membership.

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

Club members are welcomed to join the monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of San Francisco and the Board of Trustees of Rotary Service, Inc. For connection information, please contact President Christopher Wiseman.

Join us for our monthly Development Committee meeting. Committee members and any members 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 an hour 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 Maureen O'Shea, Vice President of Development.