May 26--San Leandro Rotary Casino Night

May 26–San Leandro Rotary Casino Night

Help us out at San Leandro Rotary’s Casino Night!  The stakes will be high as the Rotarians will be working on their best poker faces during this fun night of food and games to fundraise for the Davis Street Family Resource Center and the Boys and Girls Club.  Rotaractors are...
May 9--General Meeting: Vitamin Angels

May 9–General Meeting: Vitamin Angels

Our speaker is Stephen A Fong, president of the Cal Rotaract Club at UC Berkeley and Rotaract District 5160 Lieutenant Governor who will be talking about the district’s project: Vitamin Angels. As a non-profit, non-governmental organization, Vitamin Angel focuses on mobilizing and deploying private sector resources to advance the availability, the...
April 25--General Meeting/Social: Go Figure...Skate!

April 25–General Meeting/Social: Go Figure…Skate!

Our next meeting will be coupled with an ice skating social.  Meet us in the Yerba Buena Ice Skating Center at 7:30PM on April 25 and show us your best NHL playoff moves! It is Cheap Skate night at the Yerba Buena so admission is $9 for adults and $8...
April 21--Relay for Life

April 21–Relay for Life

About the Event: Join the Cal + East Bay Rotaract Team at UC Berkeley’s Relay for Life!  This 24-hour event is dedicated to raising funds and awareness to fight against cancer.  All proceeds will go towards cancer research, treatment, and advocacy.  Bring your sleeping bag and a tent to spend...
April 15--Wine Tasting, ft. Great Wines That Won't Break Your Wallet

April 15–Wine Tasting, ft. Great Wines That Won’t Break Your Wallet

About the Event: Help East Bay Rotaract fundraise for our child abuse prevention initiative by attending our annual wine tasting fundraiser. This year’s theme is “great wines that won’t break your wallet.” Suggested donation is $15. Details: Sunday, April 15 at 7:00 PM Firehouse North–1790 Shattuck AveBerkeley, CA 94709  ...
April 14--Rebuilding Together- East Bay

April 14–Rebuilding Together- East Bay

Rebuilding Together is the nation’s leading organization bringing volunteers and communities together to improve the homes and lives of low-income homeowners by providing free repair services for those with the greatest need. You will be working on a home in dire need of clutter removal, wall and ceiling prep and...
April 11--General Meeting: Why do you Relay? (Relay for Life)

April 11–General Meeting: Why do you Relay? (Relay for Life)

Why do you Relay? Come learn all about the inspirational work of the American Cancer Society and Relay for Life! We will be joined by UC Berkeley Event Chair Torrance Tran. WHEN: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 WHERE: Racha Cafe, 2516 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704 TIME: 7:30-9:30 PM As a...
April 6--Glow in the Dark Social!

April 6–Glow in the Dark Social!

About the Event:  The fog will be thick, the challenges great, and the stakes high – get ready to use every bit of your brute strength, sharp cleverness, and perseverance as we participate in this joint social with the UC Berkeley Rotaract Club. We’ll be playing capture the flag, ultimate frisbee,...
April 1--Meeting Followup: CA Bikes Uganda Resources

April 1–Meeting Followup: CA Bikes Uganda Resources

Our speaker last week gave a wonderful presentation on CA Bikes Uganda. We’d like to follow up on that by providing you with a link to his group’s Facebook page in case you’d like to get more involved with the project: Mission: To provide community based education, mobility and assist...
March 28--General Meeting: Y.E.S Uganda and Access to Health Care

March 28–General Meeting: Y.E.S Uganda and Access to Health Care

About Wednesday’s Speaker: Chris Ategeka is a Mechanical Engineer from Uganda who studied at UC Berkeley with the help of Y.E.S Uganda, a non-government organization from Fort Portal. He formed CA Bikes Uganda with a long term vision and clear objectives of establishing  a non-profit organization that would help orphans...
March 14- General Meeting:  City Planning for Capital Improvements

March 14- General Meeting: City Planning for Capital Improvements

Rotaract is a service club for young men and women ages 18-30, sponsored by international service organization Rotary International. Modeled after Rotary, Rotaract brings together students and young business professionals for the purpose of humanitarian service, networking, and building goodwill around the world.
UPDATE: Rotary Peace Ceremony

UPDATE: Rotary Peace Ceremony

Join Berkeley Rotary forthe Peace Grove Ceremony.  This year’s honoree is Aung San Suu Kyi, 66 year old Nobel Peace Laureate.  She become Burma’s (Myanmar) most recognizable face during a decade of house arrest after she had been elected national president by popular vote. Location: Brazil Room at Tilden Park Time:...
March 3--Red Cross Bay Area Gala Needs You!

March 3–Red Cross Bay Area Gala Needs You!

What You’ll Be Doing: East Bay Rotaract will be helping out at the 2012 American Red Cross Bay Area gala, a major annual fundraiser which serves as “the community safety net for 4.5 million people in 6 Bay Area counties.” Volunteers will be responsible for various duties including, administrate support,...
Feb 29--Past Rotary International President Rick King

Feb 29–Past Rotary International President Rick King

On this coming leap day, Past Rotary International President Richard King will be speaking at the Greater Fremont Rotaract Club General Meeting. All Rotaractors and guests are invited to this excellent networking event. A few East Bay Rotaract Officers are attending this event and are encouraging members to do so...
Summer--Rotaract Trips!

Summer–Rotaract Trips!

Interested in travelling this summer? Check out the Big West Rotaract Facebook Group for Rotaract Trips that clubs all around the world are planning. For your convenience, we pulled a few links along with their excerpts and posted them below: Holland Your journey will begin and end in our capital Amsterdam...
Feb 23--Happy Birthday, Rotary International

Feb 23–Happy Birthday, Rotary International

On 23 February 1905, Paul P. Harris, Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, and Hiram E. Shorey gathered in Loehr’s office for what would become known as the first Rotary club meeting. Harris’s desire for camaraderie among business associates brought together these four men and eventually led to an international organization of service...
Feb 22--General Meeting: All About Spring Rolls

Feb 22–General Meeting: All About Spring Rolls

Rotaract is a service club for young men and women ages 18-30, sponsored by international service organization Rotary International. Modeled after Rotary, Rotaract brings together students and young business professionals for the purpose of humanitarian service, networking, and building goodwill around the world. Rotaractors address many of global and local issues...
Feb 4--Bartending @ Danville Rotary Crab Feed

Feb 4–Bartending @ Danville Rotary Crab Feed

East Bay Rotaract will be volunteering at the Annual Danville Rotary Crab Feed. Often cited as the best crab feed in the East Bay, this charity dinner is one of Danville Rotary’s largest fundraiser. Proceeds from this event will support local charity throughout the area. Rotaractors will be bartending and supervising...
Feb 8-- General Meeting/Social @ Fenton's

Feb 8– General Meeting/Social @ Fenton’s

About the Meeting As suggested by one of our members, East Bay Rotaract will have our first February meeting later this week at Fenton’s Creamery and Restaurant in Oakland, California. If you’re not too familiar with the venue, it’s a historic ice cream parlor known as the original birthplace of rocky...
Feb 11-- POSTPONED: Coastal Trail Runs, Volunteers Needed

Feb 11– POSTPONED: Coastal Trail Runs, Volunteers Needed

WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCES The organizers of this event has met their quota, hence no more volunteers will be needed. Please check the EBR website/meetup for other events to join!  About the event: Join East Bay Rotaract as we help out at the Coastal Trail Runs taking place this...
January 27--Social: Let the Games begin!

January 27–Social: Let the Games begin!

Let the games begin! No, there won’t be any tributes or reapings, but we’re still going to have a lot of fun. Prove you are the boss of Dominion, Monopoly, Taboo, Pictionary, Cranium, or Trivial Pursuit. Or show up with your own exotic games to play. This night will surely...
January 25--General Meeting: Women's Initiative for Self Employment

January 25–General Meeting: Women’s Initiative for Self Employment

Mark your calendars! On January 25, East Bay Rotaract will meet at Round Table Pizza in Oakland, CA.  The address is 398 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA 94610. We will be having guest speaker Katie Taylor from Women’s Initiative for Self-Employment.  This not-for profit organization provides high-potential, low-income women with the...
Ongoing--VITA Tax Prep!

Ongoing–VITA Tax Prep!

Help underprivileged folks prepare tax returns free-of-charge in Oakland through Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA). Preparers, greeters, and translators are needed—and getting trained is the first step! WHEN: TBA TIME: TBA WHERE: TBA About VITA The VITA program started in 2003 with 49 tax returns prepared. Last year, VITA volunteers prepared over...
January 16-- MLK Day of Service

January 16– MLK Day of Service

Join the City of Oakland, Service for Peace, Oakland Public Works, City Council member Nancy Nadel, Oakland Parks and Recreation, Justice Corps, and hundreds of volunteers in a morning of service to the community at Lake Merritt’s beautiful gardens. Bring work gloves, a sun hat, and your enthusiasm – there...
January 11--General Meeting: Shelter Box, Disaster Relief!

January 11–General Meeting: Shelter Box, Disaster Relief!

Our Guest Speaker this week, Andrew Yu,  is the President-Elect of the San Francisco Chinatown Rotary and he’ll be presenting speaking about the Shelter Box organization. Shelter Box is an international disaster relief organization that responds to delivers boxes of humanitarian aid to victims of natural and other disasters. Each...
December 22—Rotary Holiday Baskets

December 22—Rotary Holiday Baskets

Just like last Thanksgiving, join Rotary’s and Rotaract’s annual participation in the packing of Rotary holiday food baskets for delivery by the police to Berkeley’s poorest and at-risk families! Each volunteer will be stuffing several turkey baskets with biscuits, canned goods, fruits and vegetables that have been donated to Berkeley...
December 17--One Warm Coat

December 17–One Warm Coat

One Warm Coat is a nonprofit organization rooted in the Bay Area with the goal of providing warm coats to those who cannot afford their own to keep warm during the cold Winter Season. So far, more than 3 million coats have been given away and this collection has spread...
December 14--General Meeting: Photography!

December 14–General Meeting: Photography!

Our speaker this week will be Don M. of Berkeley Rotary. He is a former professor from Hayward and an established professional photographer in the Oakland-Berkeley area. We’re encouraging everyone to bring their DSLRs, SLRs, iPhones, point-and-shoots, etc for a quick lesson on photography! WHEN: Wednesday, December 14 TIME: 7:30 PM-9:00 PM...
December 14--Club Fundraiser Dinner!

December 14–Club Fundraiser Dinner!

Club Fundraiser: Stop by at Pasta Bene in Berkeley anytime on Wednesday, December 14, between 11AM and 9:30PM for an amazing Italian meal. Present the flyer below and the restaurant will donate 10% of your meal purchases to East Bay Rotaract. Proceeds from this fundraiser will directly benefit our club’s Child...
December 16--Holiday Party: A White Christmas in Berkeley

December 16–Holiday Party: A White Christmas in Berkeley

Dreaming of a White Christmas just like the one you used to know? Where treetops glisten and Rotaractors hasten for service above self? Well,  come out to the East Bay Rotaract Holiday Party & Potluck! There will be Christmas carols, party games, a service project and more. WHEN: Friday, December 15,...
November 30--General Meeting: One World!

November 30–General Meeting: One World!

“One world is enough, for all of us. It’s a subject we rarely mention but when we do we have this little invention” When you think of international service, the first image that comes to mind is probably medicine or food, not sports. The One World Futbol project rectifies this misconception...
November 22--Rotary Turkey Baskets

November 22–Rotary Turkey Baskets

Join Rotary’s and Rotaract’s annual participation in the packing of food baskets for delivery by the police to Berkeley’s poorest and at-risk families! Each volunteer will be stuffing several turkey baskets with biscuits, canned goods, fruits and vegetables that have been donated to Berkeley PD. These baskets will then be...
November 9--General Meeting: Justice Now!

November 9–General Meeting: Justice Now!

East Bay Rotaract trying out a new location for our first November meeting! Join us this coming Wednesday, 7:30 PM at Rockridge Court! Our guest speaker, Robin Levi is the Human Rights director of the Oakland-based nonprofit Justice Now, the first teaching law clinic in the country solely focused on the...
November 12--A Caregivers Town Hall

November 12–A Caregivers Town Hall

Alta Bates Summit Medical Center is celebrating caregivers for all their dedicated work they have given to the community. Volunteers will be helping with registration, showing attendees how to find resources online using the internet, and other related tasks. WHEN: Saturday, November 12, 2011 WHERE: Samuel Merritt Univ. Health Educ....
November 12--Ye Olde Clubbe Social

November 12–Ye Olde Clubbe Social

Hear ye! Hear ye! All ye kings, queens, knights and knaves! A tournament this Saturday is planned to honor all East Bay Rotaractors. Come sit around the Rotaract round table as we play a game or two of Dominion, run each other into ruins in Monopoly and battle it out...
October 28-29--Agent Orange and Addressing the Legacy of War in Vietnam

October 28-29–Agent Orange and Addressing the Legacy of War in Vietnam

Berkeley plays host to the Agent Orange Conference on October 28th and 29th. Decades after the war, harmful effects of Agent Orange/dioxin contamination are still being felt by millions in Vietnam, including children. The land is still poisoned at the hot spots, children are still born with severe birth defects and people...
October 26--General Meeting: End Polio Now

October 26–General Meeting: End Polio Now

This week, Rotary celebrated  World Polio Day on October 24th. Let’s have our own celebration this coming Wednesday at Racha Cafe to discuss both Rotary’s campaign to end polio now and upcoming Halloween events. Through fundraising, advocacy and volunteer work, Rotary has raised and contributed more than $900,000,000 towards polio...
October 23--Pumpkin Carving

October 23–Pumpkin Carving

WHEN: Sunday, October 23 WHERE: Berkeley, California (Please sign up for address) TIME: 1-3:00 PM Come Help Us Save Some Pumpkins! This coming Sunday, East Bay Rotaract will play our role in saving pumpkins from the ugly pumpkin disease by carving into them awesome designs such as the one in our event photo!...
October 13-Empty Bowls

October 13-Empty Bowls

Please fill those “empty bowls” by feeding yourself AND the needy! 100% of proceeds go to the Alameda County Community Food Bank, who feeds an astounding 21,000 children every week! Sponsored by Cal Rotaract, Berkeley Rotary, and the ASUC Art Studio, this event features performances by Universal Love and Peace,...
October 12--General Meeting

October 12–General Meeting

New Meeting Location We’re trying out a new location! Come out on Wednesday and meet us at the Teach Bar. Indulge in amazing drinks and refreshments while we discuss upcoming events. The owner, Ben, will be giving EB Rotaract a presentation on his experience running the bar and its impact...
October 15--WestCon 2011 Rotaract Conference

October 15–WestCon 2011 Rotaract Conference

About WestCon WestCon 2011 will be a full day of workshops, networking, fun fellowship games, service projects, and phenomenal guest speakers! Last year, WestCon2010 brought together over 200 participants from as far north as Washington state to as far south as San Diego. WestCon2011 will be a unique opportunity for...
October 8--Habitat for Humanity

October 8–Habitat for Humanity

Join us for a home renovation project in Bay Point!  We have several spots available for our club to help build and renovate homes for low-income families. Each house Habitat builds is given to families based on a selective application process. What you’ll be doing: All sorts of work takes...
September 28--General Meeting Let's be friends!

September 28–General Meeting Let’s be friends!

President Vicky Lai will be teaching the club how to make Rotaract FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS during the meeting. These bracelets will be sold at the Rotaract Big West Conference for fundraising, so please come join us for an evening of crafts and fun! WHEN: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 WHERE:Round Table Pizza,...
September 30--Mixer with Greater Fremont

September 30–Mixer with Greater Fremont

Rotaract Club of Greater Fremont is a newly chartered club that serves the Fremont-Newark-Union City region.  As a new and growing club like East Bay Rotaract, the two Rotaract clubs would like to finally meet each other over drinks! WHEN: Friday, September 30 WHERE:Bourbon and Branch, 501 Jones Street, San...
September 24--Wardrobe for Opportunity

September 24–Wardrobe for Opportunity

Wardrobe for Opportunity assists low-income men and women in finding and maintaining employment, building successful careers and, ultimately, achieving economic self-sufficiency. Rotaractors will collect donations, sort through items to ensure their suitability and prepare them for placement in WFO’s boutiques. All volunteers will be provided with a brief orientation and...
September 23-25--Third World Film Fest

September 23-25–Third World Film Fest

Third World Indie Film Festival celebrates cultural diversity as well as social awareness. The festival was created to bring light to issues once only associated to developing nations. Issues such as: poverty, unemployment, human trafficking, war, water crisis, and many more. But with today’s global economic collapse, the gap that...
September 18--East Bay Rotaract Charter Party: Rodeo Roundup!

September 18–East Bay Rotaract Charter Party: Rodeo Roundup!

Yeehaw! Celebrate with us as we welcome the newest Rotaract club to the District 5160 family — EAST BAY ROTARACT! Expect an old-fashioned WESTERN ROUND-UP to ring in the official chartering of East Bay Rotaract. Rotaractors, Rotarians, friends & family — y’all are invited to the party! HIGHLIGHTS DRESS UP: Come with...
Purchase a silicone band for Japan Relief

Purchase a silicone band for Japan Relief

In response to the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on 11 March, East Bay Rotaract has initiated the Japan Relief Effort in our district. Our fundraising project—“Band Together for Japan”—has spread throughout the district, with nearly half the Rotaract clubs in our district signed on to participate. You...
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May 26--San Leandro Rotary Casino Night

May 26–San Leandro Rotary Casino Night

Help us out at San Leandro Rotary’s Casino Night!  The stakes will be high as the Rotarians will be working on their best poker faces during this fun night of food and games to fundraise for the Davis Street Family Resource Center and the Boys and Girls Club.  Rotaractors are needed to help run the...
May 9--General Meeting: Vitamin Angels

May 9–General Meeting: Vitamin Angels

Our speaker is Stephen A Fong, president of the Cal Rotaract Club at UC Berkeley and Rotaract District 5160 Lieutenant Governor who will be talking about the district’s project: Vitamin Angels. As a non-profit, non-governmental organization, Vitamin Angel focuses on mobilizing and deploying private sector resources to advance the availability, the access and the use of...
April 25--General Meeting/Social: Go Figure...Skate!

April 25–General Meeting/Social: Go Figure…Skate!

Our next meeting will be coupled with an ice skating social.  Meet us in the Yerba Buena Ice Skating Center at 7:30PM on April 25 and show us your best NHL playoff moves! It is Cheap Skate night at the Yerba Buena so admission is $9 for adults and $8 for students.  Skate rentals are...
Officer Applications 2012 - 2013 Rotaract Year

Officer Applications 2012 – 2013 Rotaract Year

This is your chance to shine! How do you envision EB Rotaract? Here’s a chance to make that vision a reality. Submit your application for these positions: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Webmaster, and Marketing Director. Terms are 1 full year, from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013. To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume,...
April 21--Relay for Life

April 21–Relay for Life

About the Event: Join the Cal + East Bay Rotaract Team at UC Berkeley’s Relay for Life!  This 24-hour event is dedicated to raising funds and awareness to fight against cancer.  All proceeds will go towards cancer research, treatment, and advocacy.  Bring your sleeping bag and a tent to spend a full day of activities,...
April 15--Wine Tasting, ft. Great Wines That Won't Break Your Wallet

April 15–Wine Tasting, ft. Great Wines That Won’t Break Your Wallet

About the Event: Help East Bay Rotaract fundraise for our child abuse prevention initiative by attending our annual wine tasting fundraiser. This year’s theme is “great wines that won’t break your wallet.” Suggested donation is $15. Details: Sunday, April 15 at 7:00 PM Firehouse North–1790 Shattuck AveBerkeley, CA 94709   Note: There will be wine,...
April 14--Rebuilding Together- East Bay

April 14–Rebuilding Together- East Bay

Rebuilding Together is the nation’s leading organization bringing volunteers and communities together to improve the homes and lives of low-income homeowners by providing free repair services for those with the greatest need. You will be working on a home in dire need of clutter removal, wall and ceiling prep and painting, among other things. Lunch...
April 11--General Meeting: Why do you Relay? (Relay for Life)

April 11–General Meeting: Why do you Relay? (Relay for Life)

Why do you Relay? Come learn all about the inspirational work of the American Cancer Society and Relay for Life! We will be joined by UC Berkeley Event Chair Torrance Tran. WHEN: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 WHERE: Racha Cafe, 2516 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704 TIME: 7:30-9:30 PM As a reminder, our club meets twice...
April 6--Glow in the Dark Social!

April 6–Glow in the Dark Social!

About the Event:  The fog will be thick, the challenges great, and the stakes high – get ready to use every bit of your brute strength, sharp cleverness, and perseverance as we participate in this joint social with the UC Berkeley Rotaract Club. We’ll be playing capture the flag, ultimate frisbee, ring toss, and other fun...
April 1--Meeting Followup: CA Bikes Uganda Resources

April 1–Meeting Followup: CA Bikes Uganda Resources

Our speaker last week gave a wonderful presentation on CA Bikes Uganda. We’d like to follow up on that by providing you with a link to his group’s Facebook page in case you’d like to get more involved with the project: Mission: To provide community based education, mobility and assist youth Programs with development projects...
March 28--General Meeting: Y.E.S Uganda and Access to Health Care

March 28–General Meeting: Y.E.S Uganda and Access to Health Care

About Wednesday’s Speaker: Chris Ategeka is a Mechanical Engineer from Uganda who studied at UC Berkeley with the help of Y.E.S Uganda, a non-government organization from Fort Portal. He formed CA Bikes Uganda with a long term vision and clear objectives of establishing  a non-profit organization that would help orphans and other vulnerable children access...
March 14- General Meeting:  City Planning for Capital Improvements

March 14- General Meeting: City Planning for Capital Improvements

Rotaract is a service club for young men and women ages 18-30, sponsored by international service organization Rotary International. Modeled after Rotary, Rotaract brings together students and young business professionals for the purpose of humanitarian service, networking, and building goodwill around the world.