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GRIP’s Sunset & Sips Meet & Greet – Thursday, Feb. 27th

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Join us for “Sunset and Sips”, an inspiring evening to connect with the dedicated leaders of the Greater Richmond Interfaith Program (GRIP). Serving over 15,000 food and housing-insecure individuals every year, GRIP is at the forefront of building hope and community through its 65-bed family shelter, soup kitchen, and mobile services.

📅 Date: Thursday, February 27th
⏰ Time: 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 Location: Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley, Top of Moeser Lane, El Cerrito/Kensington

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Buy Your Tickets for Richmond Rotary Crab Feed March 15th

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Saturday, March 15th
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. Payment required by March 8, 2025

Check out the pictures from last year!

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Rotarians at Work | Wendell Street Lighting

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On Tuesday evening January 28th, the Richmond City Council acknowledged National Human Trafficking Prevention Month.

Key community partners involved in the 23rd Street Corridor Working Group received explicit recognition for their efforts on behalf of the Richmond community, as outlined in the proclamation text.

Katrina Natale, J.D. from the Contra Costa District Attorney’s office, and Sgt. Florencio Rivera from RPD were joined by representatives from various agencies, including the Wendell Area Action Team, Faith in Action East Bay, Community Violence Solutions, and the Richmond Rotary Club, to receive recognition.

Special thanks extended to Rotarians Shawn Dunning for his advocacy and Yenny Garcia for representing the Richmond Rotary Club during the meeting.

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Distributing the Bikes! Richmond Police and Fire Toy and Food Program Giveaway

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Richmond Police and Fire Toy and Food Program Giveaway December 21st. Richmond Rotary was well represented with Chief Bisa French, Brian Hubinger, Michelle Milam, Don Lau, and President Henry Moe!!

Rotary was proud to provide 140 bikes and to volunteer. Rotarians doing some amazing elf work!
Lots of smiling faces.

Thanks retired Firefighter Rod Woods for getting it started in 1989!

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