Author Archives: Nakele Rechenauer

Rosie The Riveter Trust

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Friday, April 18

Melissa Ferrer
Rosie The Riveter Trust

Rosie the Riveter Trust is the official nonprofit partner of Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park located in Richmond, California. We honor the resilience, sacrifice, and work ethic of people from all backgrounds who worked on the home front.

Through historic preservation and educational programming, we inspire future generations to learn from history and apply those lessons today. In addition to sharing stories and history preservation, we also aim to inspire youth. Our flagship program, Rosie’s Service Corps, provides middle and high school students with hands-on projects that develop leadership, teamwork, and technical skills. In efforts to support the modern trades workforce, we offer our Rosie the Riveter Certification Award to construction companies.

This aims to be a beacon for women considering the trades as a career choice and a badge of honor for construction companies to showcase their commitment to an inclusive workforce!

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Blossoms & Thorns

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Friday, April 11
Join us as we honor Flora Ninomiya and the historic Sakai and Oishi nurseries in the Park Plaza neighborhood.

As Richmond Rotary turns 105 this month, we are preparing for the completion of our Miraflores Centennial Project 2020. Here’s a link to an overview of the project: An Immigrant Story: Miraflores Centennial Project

Come hear the details of what we know and enjoy the movie that inspired our project

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Supporting the Bagna Cauda at WC Salesian Youth Club

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Richmond Rotary turned out (3 tables) in support of the West County Salesian Youth Club’s Bagna Cauda on Wednesday, March 26th. What a fabulous night of food (still smell the garlic), fun and fellowship in support of their impactful programs for our local youth. Thanks board members Doreen Covell and Nakele Obleton Rechenauer for hosting our tables!

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NIAD Reception Counter Replacement Project

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On Saturday, March 29th, 11 Richmond Rotarians and some Berkeley Rotarians went to work at Nuturing Independence through Artistic Development (NIAD) removing the current reception counter which will be replaced with an accessible reception counter. We also constructed 6 storage cabinets.

This was Rotary President Henry Moe’s signature project for his year Rotarians at Work!

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