Club President
Fred Donati
President 2020 - 2021
Club #682
Fred Donati
President Elect
Virginia Perry Souza
President Elect (2021 - 2022)
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Santa Maria - Noon

Kindness Is Contagious. Pass It On.

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Tuesdays at 12:00 PM
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Santa Maria, CA 93455
United States of America
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Rotary at work: Dana Adobe; Domestic Violence Solutions; Catholic Charities
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Come Join Us
Rotary Club of Santa Maria
 

If you are looking for an active, fun group of Rotarians that are involved with their community, here we are. Join us at one of our meetings and see for yourself.

Program for March 2nd

Dean Axelrod, MBA, JD
Associate Director, Partnerships and Philantrophy for Direct Relief

Program for March 16th

Giuliana Marongiu.  Former exchange student from Sardinia.  Hear about her experiences as a medical school student during the pandemic in Italy. Giuliana is in her final residency now and is current president of a Rotaract Club. 

Program for Apr. 13th

Jon Haveman - Executive Director of the National Economic Education Delegation (NEED). He is a noted California economist, where he has been practicing since 2001. He has a reputation for providing audiences with edible economic information that is readily useful in their work and private lives.
Rotary President Fred Donati and Team Captain Alli Borja present a check to Kira Cosio Santa Maria Director of CASA.
Ellen Torres Director of Casa of Hope presented a check by Rotary Team Captain Ken Dally
Open Space non profit. This group made the most money. Bob Frias Rotary Team Captain, Jon Blanchard, Richard Niles and another board member.
Club President Fred Donati presents a check for $5,360 to the YMCA!
ECHO, Team Captain Heather Weare, Rotarian Fred Pratt, Steve Baird and two members of his non profit.
Rotary Opens Opportunities
Founded in 1922. We are a membership organization of local business, professional and community leaders. We meet weekly to get to know each other, form friendships, and through that, we’re able to get things done in our community, and across the globe. Rotarians are People of Action!
Rotary Opens Opportunities
August
District Governor, Deb Linden, Official Visit - August 25th
 
September
Club Assembly & Board of Directors meeting - September 15th
 
October
Community Service Project - TBD (more info coming soon!)
 
November
Sips and Sombreros Fundraiser*
*NEW virtual "Living Room" edition
Membership Myths
 
 
 
Thank You Rotary - The End to Polio
 
Photo Journals
Home Page Stories
A History of Our Rotary Club
A HISTORY OF OUR ROTARY CLUB
 
The Rotary Club of Santa Maria had its first meeting as a provisional club on October 10, 1922.  The 19 members chose Jesse H. Chambers to be the first President, and George M. Scott to be the first Secretary.  The first official meeting was held on December 5, 1922 at the Santa Maria Inn, and on December 19th the District Governor, Jack Williams, presented the club with its charter.
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20 Top Reasons to be a Rotarian
1.Friendship: In an increasingly complex world, Rotary provides one of the most basic human needs: the need for friendship and fellowship. It is one of two reasons why Rotary began in 1905.
2. Business Development: The second original reason for Rotary's beginning is business development. Everyone needs to network. Rotary consists of a cross section of every business community. Its members come from all walks of life. Rotarians help each other.
3. Personal Growth and Development: Membership in Rotary continues one's growth and education in human relations and personal development.
4. Leadership Development: Rotary is an organization of leaders and successful people. Serving in Rotary positions is like a college education. Leadership: learning how to motivate, influence and lead leaders.
5. Citizenship in the Community: Membership in a Rotary club makes one a better community citizen. The average Rotary club consists of the most active citizens of any community.
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District Governor
Deb Linden
District Governor 2020-2021
Rotary International District 5240
Deb Linden
Club Executives & Directors
President
Fred Donati
President Elect
Virginia Souza
Secretary
Alli Borja
Treasurer
Heather Weare
International Serv
Bob Curry
Community Service
John Henning
Vocational Service
Yvonne Biely
Youth Service
Danielle Martinez
co director
James Stoddard
co-director
Jessa Brooks
Weekly Speakers
Scott Dunn
Awards Chair
Cynthia Schur
Immediate Past President
Cynthia Schur
The Rotary Foundation
Tom Martinez
Club Bulletin Editor
John Henning
Sgt-At-Arms
Carl W. Engel Jr.
Upcoming Events
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Past Presidents
Note that the first District Governor from District 5240
was Dr. August Mollath 1936-1937
 
Jesse H. Chambers 1922-1924
C. Leo Preisker 1924-1925
Arthur D. Church 1925-1926
Louis N. Crawford 1926-1927
L.D. Waller 1927-1928
Frank H. Gates 1928-1929
Roscoe E. McCabe 1929-1930
D.T. Batchelder 1930-1931
Harry C. Dorsey 1931-1932
Dr. T.H. Conser 1932-1933
Walter W. Stokes 1933-1934
Wm. J. “Prof” Wilson 1934-1935
Robert A. Bruce 1935-1936
Dr. August Mollath* 1936-1937
Herschel Scott 1937-1938
George M. Scott 1938-1939
T.A. “Cap” Twitchell 1938-1940
Morris J. Stephan 1940-1941
B. Russell Griffith 1941-1942
Fred O. Sherrill 1942-1943
Clyde E. Dyer 1943-1944
Joe D. Robinson 1944-1945
Curtis Tunnell 1945-1946
Allen T. Fesler 1946-1947
Edward E. Adler 1947-1948
Fred L. May 1948-1949
York Petersen 1949-1950
Raymond R. Hardy 1950-1951
Everett Swords 1951-1952
Frank A. Brown 1952-1953
Robert M. Poole 1953-1954
C.W. Ford 1954-1955
Clifford C. Roemer 1955-1956
Charles G. Dorsey 1956-1957
George C. Smith, Jr. 1957-1958
Winston F. Wickenden 1958-1959
Ezra C. Lyon 1959-1960
Allen West 1960-1961
Galen Hartwich 1961-1962
Frank G. Toller 1962-1963
William H. Holman, Jr. 1963-1964
Billy N. Bellis 1964-1965
Carl W. Engel 1965-1966
Robert S. Magee 1966-1967
Walter D. Gregory 1967-1968
M. Allen Woods 1968-1969
Dennis A.C. Dallaston 1969-1970
John A Gilliland 1970-1971
John L. Spencer 1971-1972
William J. Ward 1972-1973
S. Jon Gudmunds 1973-1974
H. Stanley Brown 1974-1975
Robert N. Winters 1975-1976
Charles R. Hebard 1976-1977
Lane E. Bryant 1977-1978
Paul K. Weber 1978-1979
Maurice F. Twitchell 1979-1980
Michael K. Welch 1980-1981
Donald E. Lahr 1981-1982
Thomas Allen 1982-1983
Clark Miller 1983-1984
Hans J. Kardel 1984-1985
Keith A. Lapp 1985-1986
Gerald L. Bartell 1986-1987
William Tibbs 1987-1988
Leroy Small 1988-1989
Robert Miller, D.C. 1989-1990
Ben E. Russell 1990-1991
Robert E. Acquistapace 1991-1992
Kem Weber 1992-1993
Tony Cossa 1993-1994
Peter Donohue 1994-1995
Robert Schmidt 1994-1995
Tom B. Martinez 1995-1996
Larry Letters 1996-1997
Ron Nanning 1997-1998
Jan Leaverton 1998-1999
Fred Sanders 1999-2000
Jane Norman 2000-2001
John Riedel 2001-2002
John Henning 2002-2003
Greg Muscio 2003-2004
Joe Sheaff 2004-2005
Connie Blackwell 2005-2006
Camille Edie 2006-2007
Scott W. Dunn 2007-2008
Kenneth R. Nelson 2008-2009
Susan Rees 2009-2010
Bob Frias 2010-2011
Laura Mohajer 2011-2012
Frank Culley 2012-2013
Yvonne Biely 2013-2014
Lisa Long 2014-2015
Ken Dally 2015-2016
Jason Diani 2016-2017
Heather Weare 2017-2018
Michelle Shipman 2018-2019
Cynthia Schur 2019-2020