Lamorinda Sunrise Rotary
We are "Unique"
Actually, every Rotary club is unique, but we all share the same purpose: to bring innovative, sustainable change to improve communities worldwide. Our 70 members work together to produce results that we are proud of for people we believe in. Our service projects touch the lives of all age groups, primarily families living in Lamorinda and Contra Costa County. But our impact extends to other parts of the world, notably Guatemala, where our projects save lives and aim to end the cycle of poverty. Take a moment to learn more about our array of projects.
News and Press
Middle School Students Recognized For Good Character
Date: March 27, 2024
Publication: Lamorinda Weekly
Description: Nine students who have demonstrated truthfulness, fairness, kindness, and service to others were recently recognized and honored. These individuals have made a positive impact on those around them and were nominated by their teachers. The awards aim to inspire and support youth wellness.
Free Community Service For Older Adults
Date: January 3, 2024
Publication: Lamorinda Weekly
Description: The Rotary HOME Team program by Lamorinda Sunrise Rotary supports older adults with home maintenance and companionship. Volunteers address minor repairs, build relationships, and ensure seniors can age gracefully at home.
New Refrigerated Van Donated To White Pony Express
Date: August 16, 2023
Publication: Lamorinda Weekly
Description: Lamorinda Sunrise Rotary led a project to purchase a new refrigerated delivery van, raising over $90,000, which funded the vehicle and installation of a refrigeration unit. The new van allows WPE to expand its reach and deliver more healthy food to those that need it most.
Rotary International's Top Honor Goes To One Of Our Own
Date: August 2, 2023
Publication: Lamorinda Weekly
Description: Lamorinda Sunrise Rotary's Roberto Alvarez del Blanco received Rotary International's highest honor recognizing his unwavering dedication to serving others and saving lives by Hope Initiative COVID-19
White Pony Express To Acquire New Delivery Vehicle
Date: November 8, 2022
Publication: Our Press Room
Description: Thanks to the leadership of Lamorinda Sunrise Rotary and the generosity of individual and organizational donors, we will soon be delivering a refrigerated delivery van to White Pony Express, expanding their ability to help food-insecure residents of Contra Costa County obtain quality food.
Lamorinda Sunrise Hosts Winter Workshop For Kids
Date: November 20, 2022
Publication: Our Press Room
Description: Calling all elves and holiday helpers: join us at the Winter Workshop for Kids! This first-ever event will be held Saturday, December 17, at Lafayette Plaza Park, from 10 AM to 2 PM. Children will have the opportunity to make a gift for someone they love. All materials and assistance will be provided, and parents/guardians can help with assembly too. Gift options will include wreaths, photo boxes, and ornaments; Christmas and non-Christmas choices will be available. This event is sponsored by Lamorinda Sunrise Rotary, which invites you to join us and help spread the spirit of giving!
New Hiking Trail In Moraga
Date: June 8, 2022
Publication: Lamorinda Weekly
Description: Volunteers built over one-half mile of hiking trail across Painted Rock's steep northern slope. The new trail takes visitors from the top of Painted Rock northerly to hundreds of adjacent acres that will open to the public in the near future. Funding for the project was provided by Lamorinda Sunrise Rotary. We provided some volunteers too!
Lamorinda Sunrise Rotary makes vital donations to Putnam Clubhouse
Date: May 12, 2021
Publication: Lamorinda Weekly
Description: Raise your hand if you know what a "blackboard" is. Those who know went to school ages ago. They also know what chalk is. What they may not know, however, is what an "interactive whiteboard" is. Also known as an "electronic smartboard," not only is it white in color, it also incorporates technology that enables its use as a remote learning tool.
Honoring frontline workers, supporting Orinda restaurants
Date: April 2021
Publication: The Orinda News
Description: Emergency vehicles deliver patients to local hospitals all too often but a 1971 Ford fire engine unloaded a very different cargo on March 16. Owned by Michael Karp of Fourth Bore Tap Room and Grill, the fire truck carried 250 boxed meals from various Orinda restaurants, 250 gratitude cards colored by local school children and a floral arrangement from the Orinda Garden Club to Concord’s John Muir Medical Center.
Volunteers move a mountain of mulch at Family Harvest Farm
Date: March 2021
Publication: LSR Update
Description: A baker's dozen of volunteers from Lamorinda Sunrise toiled for hours one recent Saturday at Family Harvest Farm (FHF), a working farm located in Pittsburg, Calif., and operated as a program sponsored by the John Muir Land Trust (JMLT). The volunteers' collective task was to move by dint of wheelbarrow a mountain of dumped mulch to cover furrowed irrigation lines.
Hope Initiative COVID-19 launches new website
Date: November 21, 2020
Publication: From Our Press Room
Description: Each week, we produce and distribute the free Newsletter COVID-19 in 20 Spanish-speaking countries across Latin America. The Newsletter contains relevant pandemic-related scientific information in Spanish. This information is otherwise unavailable to those who need it in their native language. Distribution of the Newsletter has expanded exponentially since its inception in April 2020. The new Hope Initiative website will make this life-saving information more widely accessible.
Rotary Clubs unite to present big payday for local food bank
Date: November 25, 2020
Publication: Lamorinda Weekly
Description: Two Rotary clubs - Lamorinda Sunrise and Clayton Valley-Concord Sunrise - have stepped up to the plate by donating a total of $50,000 to the Food Bank of Contra Costa Counties.
Scholarships awarded to deserving nursing students
Date: October 22, 2020
Publication: From Our Press Room
Description: Lamorinda Sunrise Rotary has awarded its 2020 Ann Estelle Richter Memorial Scholarship to two outstanding Merritt College nursing students, Rehan Siddique and Sunbun (Kym) Tibayan. Both are second-year students in the nursing program who have demonstrated a commitment to “pay it forward.”
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Related Organizations
Rotary International
The Rotary Foundation
Rotary District 5160
The Global Impact Group