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Club President Nakele Rechenauer
For more information about the Richmond Rotary Club, please contact Club President Nakele Rechenauer.
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NEXT MEETING
Richmond Rotary meets on Fridays, 12:30 – 1:30 PM at the Richmond Golf Club unless otherwise specified.
Not available on Fridays? Join us for happy hour on the the second Thursday of each month or join us for coffee on the third Saturday of each month.
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No meetings December 19, December 26, and January 2
Friday, December 19, Friday, December 26, and Friday, January 2
In consideration of the holidays, there will be no meetings on Friday, December 19, Friday, December 26, and Friday, January 2.
We will resume on Friday, January 9, 2026.
Happy New Year!
Continue reading →Namungoona, Uganda Childrens Art Center
Friday, January 9
Namungoona, Uganda Childrens Art Center
Rotarian Tom Herriman
Namungoona Childrens Art Center provides free art lessons to children from low-income families in Uganda. Over 5,000 children have attended our workshops since 2015.
Continue reading →ANNOUNCEMENTS & EVENTS
Richmond Rotary Crab Feed Saturday, January 24, 2026
Join us for our annual Crab Feed at Salesian Preparatory School, 2851 Salesian Ave, Richmond
Cocktail Hour at 6pm. Dinner served at 7pm.
Pasta with marinara sauce or vegetarian sauce for non-crab eaters.
Raffle following dinner
Tickets are $80 per person and must be purchased in advance. Buy 9 tickets and get 1 free. Payment required by January 16, 2026
Richmond Firehouse Dinner 2025
Last year’s winners finally cashed in their Richmond Firehouse Dinner, and our firefighters did not disappoint — they cooked like heroes! 🔥🍽️😄
🎄✨ Rotarians Ruthie Abelson Olivas, Tamara Shiloh, Don Lau, Rolanda Wilson, Simon Ellis, Mey Saechao
2025 Annual Rotary Holiday Auction
On Friday 12/12, over 70 Rotarians and their guests gathered for the Annual Rotary Holiday Auction. There were 17 Live Auction, 42 Silent Auction, and 5 cakes auctioned off which raised $36,000 in 2 hours!! All proceeds will benefit local and international projects supported by Richmond Rotary! This was truly a FUNdraiser and we appreciate the generous contributions of all who attended. Happy Holidays to all! Rotarians at Work
Continue reading →Rotarians honored by District Governor Joy Alaidarous: Mac Lingo, Don Lau, Brian Fay, Aaron Winer
On October 31st, our esteemed Mac Lingo was honored with the coveted Major Donor award by our District Governor Joy Alaidarous for his continued generosity to the Rotary foundation. Mac joined us today after having heart surgery yesterday! A big thank you to Mac and lets wish him well in his recovery.
Our incredible Don Lau was honored today with the Building Bridges Award for his ginormous contribution to the club and the community. Thank you Don!
Our awesome Brian Fay was presented the Paul Harris Plus 7 award for his continued generosity to the Rotary foundation. His contributions have really made a difference and we appreciate him. Thank you Brian.
Aaron Winer was recognized for his continued work on the Rotary Polio Campaign. Thank you Aaron!
Continue reading →PROJECTS
Uniforms for Vision Sports Academy
Richmond Rotary is proud to support Vision Sports Academy and new uniforms for their next group of athletes. The grant was sponsored by Richmond Rotary Club President Nakele Rechenauer, pictured with Jon Robles.
Continue reading →Plant to Plate Internship Program
Richmond Rotary is pleased to invested in the Plant to Plate internship program. The program as described by Executive Director Kelli Barram mentors, empowers, and prepares high school students to build job and life skills through hands on training. The request was sponsored by Ruthie Abelson Olivas who is pictured presenting the check to Graduate Program Assistant Liam Africa.
Continue reading →Moving Forward Scholarship Program
Richmond Rotary is proud to provide support to Moving Forward for their Scholarship Program and assist with this year’s back to school giveaway at Stege Elementary School. The grant was sponsored by Rotarian Ruthie Abelson Olivas. Pictured with Rotarians Zee Handoush, Ruthie, Tiffany Harris and Don Lau are Anselmo Ramirez, Co-founder/Project Manager and Arleide Santos, Project Manager.
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