Events

Meeting will be outside in the green area outside of the bar/lounge. Bring a sweater, hat. sunglasses for weather.

Our first BOD meeting for the 2025/2026 Rotary year. Meet in the upstairs boardroom

Tonight we welcome North County LifeLine. We have long supported their Adopt-a-Family event during the holidays, but tonight we will learn about their youth programs. Very exciting! 

Plus a surprise! 

Don't miss this meeting!

This meeting will be in the green area outside the lounge/bar. Dress appropriately for afternoon sun and possible cooling.

This is our big fundraiser! We are supporting 10 beneficiaries with this event. Not only is it a wonderful fundraiser, but it's a super fun social event. Wine, food, beer, music, craft cocktails, mocktails, dancing. Don't miss it! And bring your friends!

Join us for dinner on the beach after picking up to-go food at Norte! 

5:30-ish meet at Norte and grab some food to take to the beach. Then, from there, around 6, we'll take a beach walk and pick up trash along the way.

Email Kelly @ kjl.schafer@gmail.com to RSVP

 

What: Paella party at the Schafers

Who: You and your “plus one.”

 (Space limited)

 

Description: we are throwing a paella party to celebrate our amazing club!

Jeff Schafer and Frank Silva are our chefs, each making their own “brand” of paella. We will also have a vegan option from Chef Kelly.

 

Please note this is a Rotary Club "meeting," on Saturday, INSTEAD of a club meeting on Thursday, July 31.

 

Bring: wine or other beverage of your choice. The club will provide water, sodas, and all the food. 

 

Please Venmo $20 per person to Kelly Schafer ( @kelly-schafer-4 ) when you RSVP.

 

 RSVP BY MONDAY, JULY 28, PLEASE. 

 

Guests are welcome. Please pay $37 onsite for dinner.

Please come meet our new DG, Luis Carranza. Let's show him what a great, friendly bunch we are!

We will meet in the green area outside the lounge/bar. Dress appropriately for afternoon sun and possible cooling.

Imagine you are a teen, arriving alone in a foreign country to spend a whole school year. Kind of scary.

Now imagine you arrive at the top of that escalator at San Diego International. You look down, and there is a crowd of people cheering for you, yelling "Welcome, Fem!"

Come be part of our welcome committee! 
sign up so we know who to expect. Carpooling may be a possibility, too.

Board meeting is upstairs, 3rd floor, in the boardroom.

We have a great year ahead.

Come and hear our president share programs, plans, and other great news.

(We'll also have a brief chat about budget.)

It's time for our end-of-summer "BBQ.". Appropriately, it's a luau theme with Lisa G graciously offering her lovely home. Lisa does such a great job at decorating so be prepared for island vibes right here in Carlsbad!

Please register and pay $25 via venmo @carlsbadrotary or zelle to carlsbadrotarytreasury@gmail.com . Checks are also accepted. Please note in your response your method of payment so we can check you off the list.

Rotary Club of Carlsbad is going to help the Senior Center make this end-of-summer party a success. Please join us in the fun. It's just 2 hours on Friday -- yes, Friday -- August 22. The event will have an Aloha theme, with several booths hosted by Senior Center instructors. They'll be sharing info about their classes and may also have handmade crafts for sale. A live band will perform under the pavilion with space for folks to sit and enjoy the music.  Bob Meigs will be bringing the Good Humor Truck and distributing ice cream.  Volunteers will be helping out with the lawn games (Corn Hole and Tabletop Shuffleboard) and distributing prizes to winners.

Our Rotary, member, Lisa Rodman and her Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation have given us so much! They participate in our fundraisers and they let us use their facilities for our events. Let's give back and help them with their fundraiser.
There are multiple shifts available for greeters, set-up, take-down.

 
Please sign up at Sign Up Genius for a shift.

https://www.signupgenius.com/tabs/13572D801A4CAE9C1AD4-ahlfopportunities#/

Also...please register on this ClubRunner page after you sign up so that we can capture your hours of volunteer work.

We had a great time at our recent Meetup at Norte, followed by a beach walk. Let's do this again!
Dinner at Norte from 5:30 to 6. 
Then take the stairs at Carlsbad Village Drive down to the beach.  Kelly will bring a couple of bags to collect any trash we might find along the way.

Come join this meeting to find out more about and provide input on our Community Service Plans for the 2025/2026 Rotary Year.  We will meet at the Holiday Inn Hotel prior to our regular meeting.  

Mike Yeaman is one of the Directors for a special organization that we are supporting this year. Niños de Baja is a children's home in Baja California. The story behind this home and how it enables children to have happy, healthy lives is truly amazing and inspiring.

Guests welcome. Meeting cost is $37, payable at the door.

Jordan Harrison is an inspirational speaker and a fellow Rotarian! Let's show him our warm Rotary fellowship!

We will also hear from some student who have benefitted from our Vocational Services' mentorship program.

Come and be inspired!!

RSVP by Tuesday, Sept. 16 so our shoppers can buy food!

It's the last BBQ of the year and we're doing it in Oktoberfest style. Brats, saurkraut & the works. Even an Oktoberfest dessert!

We'll have a costume contest AND a potato salad cook-off contest.

Cost is $10 for all the food and fun! 

We will take payments on-site via Venmo or check. 

You bring: yourself, your favorite beverage, and (optional) your winning potato salad 

Wear your prize-winning dirndl or lederhosen (also optional).

Location? At the Meigs' fabulous home!

Catch the sunset while enjoying good times with good friends!

Come enjoy drinks and bites at Gregorio's. 

We're on a mission to visit each of vendors who participated in our Wine & Food Festival. 

Be sure to thank them for supporting the Rotary Club of Carlsbad!

<p>Early start at 6pm to assemble school supply kits before our meeting starts at 6:30pm. Robyn Grand will be our speaker and will tell us about the literacy crisis in the US and what we can do to help.</p> <p>Guests are welcome - meeting cost includes dinner and is $37 per person.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

It's happy hour at Tortilla Mia!

We're on a mission to visit and show some gratitude to each of our vendors who participated in our Wine & Food Festival. 

When you come, be sure to thank them for supporting the Rotary Club of Carlsbad!

Come hear Megan McClatchy (yes, she IS related to Scott!) speak about Viasat's recent work in Hidalgo, Mexico. The short story is that they provided technology program that supports indigenous women and the communities that surround them. Sounds intriguing, right?

Come to the meeting to hear the rest of the story!

Guests are welcome at $37 per person.

TK IS DOING IT AGAIN! But it's on WEDNESDAY this year, not Thursday. 
Come in costume, or not. Either way, don't miss this!
There will be a taco truck. YUM!
And the haunted trail!! No one does Halloween better than TK!

Please RSVP ASAP! We need to give a head count to the taco truck people.
Cost for the event is $20 - payable via Zelle to carlsbadrotarytreasury@gmail.com 
OR Venmo at @carlsbadrotary OR on site with your credit card. 

PS BYOB! :-)
 

Cleanup in conjunction with Carlsbad Village Association. They supply the gloves, pickers, and trash buckets.

This project is a keystone for RCC's Rotary year. Please consider coming!!
This event takes place in El Porvenir, Baja California -- about 2.5 hours driving from Carlsbad. You can come for the day, or stay for the weekend. We are working on options for itineraries that include: 

a. Saturday service only.
b. Saturday service plus hotel suggestions with other activities on your own.
c. Saturday service plus hotel suggestions, plus organized wine tasting on Friday and/or Saturday afternoon, plus organized group dinner on Saturday

At this time, we need to know if you will come for the day of service on the 15th.

When you reply, please note if you are coming just for the day or if you would like to consider overnight options (including wine tasting, dinner, hotel).
This way we can start planning for the group.

Please register by 10/15 if you would like to be included in the hotel, winetasting, and dinner options.

Also note that we will attempt carpooling, but cannot guarantee. Based on personal schedules of participants. 

Doggies welcome!

Please join us for a heartfelt Friendsgiving dinner.
Check your email for Sign-Up Genius link to sign up for the event and your food contributions.

Wishing you blessings on this Thanksgiving Day!

Benjamin Kettor, a fellow Rotarian, grew up in Liberia. As an adult, he brought Rotary to Liberian schools, using that connection to purchase computers for kids who'd never been exposed to technology. Come hear this story!!

The Rotary Club of Carlsbad’s 40th annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place from 2:15 to 4:45 p.m. in the south parking lot of the Carlsbad Village Faire shopping center at 300 Carlsbad Village Drive. This is a free community event with cider and cookies, crafts, story time, entertainment by local and school dance and music groups, and an opportunity for kids to tell Santa their holiday wishes. 

Join us in supporting the children of military families in need at Camp Pendleton by donating disposable diapers (any size), new unwrapped toys, and funds for the purchase of car seats. Donations will be collected online and at the Holiday Tree Lighting event.

Everyone is welcome!

Details

Sunday, Dec. 7
2:15 to 4:45 p.m.
Carlsbad Village Faire
300 Carlsbad Village Drive

Our own Laura Mitchell will present fascinating new technologies to assiste caregivers with in-home care.

Help support North County Lifeline's Adopt-A-Family Community Drop Off Day.  Collect and organize the gift that are being dropped off for Adopt-A-Family Recipients.  Dress festively and wear comfortable shoes as you will be pushing carts and unloading gifts from cars dropping off gifts.

Help deliver the cashier checks for families in need at the 9 Carlsbad Elementary Schools.  Everyone will meet up at Kelly Elementary School at 11am and we will all deliver the checks to Kelly and take photos and then we will divide up into 3 groups and each visit 2-3 other schools. Please be festive and wear holiday attire and help spread some holiday cheer!

It's going to be a great night and our RCC board is excited to tell you that we have a....

🎁 Surprise! Members pay only the regular meeting cost of $37.
The club is covering the up-charge for this special event AND…

🎁 EVERY MEMBER CAN BRING ONE GUEST AT NO CHARGE!!
Bring a spouse, partner, friend, family member — our gift to you! (Additional guests are welcome, but you must pay for them, approx $65).

Be sure to indicate on your RSVP if you require a vegan meal -- we can honor these requests only if reserved in advance.

Can't wait to see you there!

Please contact Kelly at kjl.schafer@gmail.com for any questions. I have answers!!