Join us at our weekly meetings on Thursdays!
We meet every Thursday from 12:30 – 1:30 pm at Oakwood Athletic Club in Lafayette, CA. Each week we feature a different guest speaker in addition to regular club business. Guests are always welcome! If you are interested in checking us out, email info@rotarylafayette.org for more info.
Upcoming Speakers & Events (tentative):
- Nov 14 – Corie & Peter Knight, Conservation in Africa
- Nov 21 – Thanksgiving Celebration & Move Time, with Diablo Foods fried chicken
- Nov 28 – NO MEETING; Happy Thanksgiving!
- Dec 5 – Police Chief Ben Alldritt, Lafayette Police and Crime Update
- Dec 12 – Lafayette Rotary Holiday Lunch
- Dec 19 – Budd Shenkin, Humanistic Medicine
- Dec 26 & Jan 2 – NO MEETING; Happy Holidays!
- Jan 9 – Budd MacKenzie, “And Then the Taliban Came: How Trust in Education is Helping Those in Need now in Afghanistan”
Events:
- Fri, Nov 15 @ 6 pm – Friday Social @ Orchard Nursery
- Thurs, Nov 21 – Lafayette Community Thanksgiving Breakfast
- Thurs, Dec 12 – Lafayette Rotary Holiday Lunch
- Fri, Jan 10 @ 5:30 pm – Friday Social @ Sali & Paul Johnson’s
- Jan 24-26, 2025 – Rotary Peace Conference (Rohnert Park)
- Wed, Feb 6, 2025 – Fab 5 Multi-Club Lunch at Rossmoor
Recent Events & Accomplishments:
Rotarian Bunny helped host our annual Candy Scramble for kids at Plaza Park – a family favorite community event!
Club President Luis Canales with Foundation President Matt Pease. Both are Paul Harris Fellows!
Rotarians assembled and donated backpacks filled with school supplies to help those in need start the school year set up for success!
Our Club raised money and collected supplies to send to the Maui Fire Relief efforts! #serviceaboveself
Our Club hosted the annual “Fab 5” joint Rotary Club meeting this year in February 2024! We had a packed house at the Rossmoor Event Center, with our friends from the nearby Rotary Clubs of Orinda, Moraga, Lamorinda Sunrise and Rossmoor.
Supporting local youth performing arts groups at our Concert at the Res for the last 25 years. Half the proceeds support performing arts organizations at public schools in the local area including the purchase of instruments for these programs.
We have raised money for organizations that help young girls escape from sexual slavery, funding libraries in Afghanistan that are used by boys and girls through out this country, and local homeless programs in Oakland and Concord.
Supporting the projects of other Rotary Clubs including the all-access play ground in Moraga, a number of clean water initiatives by other clubs, and the recovery programs from the recent California wild fires that have been sponsored by clubs in northern California.
We sponsor and support free, family oriented events in Lafayette including the Spring Candy Scramble for families, Summer Movie night in the Park Plaza, and the Lafayette Art and Wine Festival.
Membership
The Rotary Club of Lafayette typically meets weekly in-person on Thursdays at 12:30 to 1:30PM at the Oakwood Athletic Club at 4000 Mt. Diablo Blvd in Lafayette, CA. 94549.
Our meetings are great opportunities to meet other community leaders, hear from thought leaders from the bay area and have fun.
Guests are welcome to join us for lunch and to meet this growing and dynamic club. If you’d like to join, there is a short application form and orientation. Members are encouraged to join us at our social events and community projects.
