VACAVILLE ROTARY CLUB

Steve Leonetti, President, 2010-2011
Steve Leonetti
President, 2010-2011

The Four-Way Test

The Vacaville Rotary Club promotes the high ethical standards adopted by Rotary International.

  • Is it the TRUTH?
  • Is it FAIR to all concerned?
  • Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
  • Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

The Vacaville Rotary Club meets every Thursday at the Vacaville Opera House which is located in Downtown Vacaville at the corner of Davis & Main. The meeting begins at 12:15 p.m. Chartered in 1944, the Rotary Club of Vacaville has nearly 100 members.

Rotary was the world's first service club. It was formed by lawyer Paul P. Harris in Chicago, Illinois on February 23, 1905 in an attempt to recapture the friendly spirit he had felt among businesspeople in the small town where he grew up.

The present day mission of Rotary is still service - in the community, in the workplace, and throughout the world. Rotarians build goodwill and peace, provide humanitarian service, and encourage high ethical standards in all vocations. The Rotary motto is “Service Above Self”.

Rotary members are professional men and women who work as volunteers to improve the quality of life. Members represent a cross-section of local business and professional leaders. Rotary clubs are non-political, non-religious, and open to all cultures, races, and creeds.

Over the past 62 years, the Rotary Club of Vacaville has distinguished itself in our community by sponsoring and supporting a wide range of local and international projects.

A snap shot of planned Vacaville Rotary Club 2010/2011 activities:

  • Sponsorship of a Vacaville High School Interact Club
  • “Adoption” of a military troop serving in the Middle East
  • Completion of a park and soccer field in San Martin de Hidalgo, Mexico
  • Sponsorship of fraud prevention activities for Vacaville seniors
  • A golf tournament, bocce tournament and other fun fund raisers
  • Donation of personal dictionaries to every Vacaville 3rd grade student
  • Donation of a reading book to every Vacaville kindergartener, 1st & 2nd grade student
  • Contributions to Mark's Growing Center & Hope House
  • Contribution to Salvation Army back-to-school clothing program
  • Hosting a day at the Dixon May Fair for special needs kids
  • Mentoring of 2 high school students to ensure acceptance into college
  • Tuition for 2 high school students to attend community college for 2 years
  • Over $18,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors who plan to attend a 4-year university.
  • Donations to Opportunity House
  • Assistance delivering Meals On Wheels each Monday
  • Sponsorship of Vacaville's Youth Spelling Bee
  • Outstanding Student & Teacher Awards
  • Various Fellowship activities for club members to get to know one another – Rotarians are “party animals!”
  • Partnering with Rotary International to eliminate Polio from the face of the earth

Yours in Rotary,
Steve Leonetti
President, 2010-2011