Events

John Van Cleef, CEO of Community Resource Center (CRC), will share how one of North County's leading nonprofits is addressing hunger, homelessness, and domestic violence while building stronger, more resilient communities.

Let's gather for a club soiree on Thursday September 17 at 5 pm inside The French Door cafe!

We are pleased to support the French Door which enthusiastically  participated in our Wine and Food Festival this year.Our  Social will be a private event and feature custom  "non-boring" eclectic food bites such as oven-fresh  quiche and other tasty French-ish and global twist  bites. The total cost will be $23 per person including tax and gratuity. BYOB;wine glasses provided. . Please RSVP below and sign-ups will be invoiced. We need to guarantee a head count (no refunds) so please promptly respond. Deadline to sign up: Tuesday September 15 by Noon

The French Door is a cozy French-inspired eatery near the Carlsbad Research Center--2025 Faraday Suite C, Carlsbad 92008. it was launched on Bastille Day in 2025  by a Mother-Daughter team  guided by French pastry chef Elissa Benjamin. The former deli space is decorated with antique French doors on the walls and her grandmother's vintage copper pot collection. The patio is dog-friendly.

Let's enjoy the atmosphere, conversation, savor and toast.

See you there!

9:30am -11:30am, meet at Pure Project (2825 State Street). Carlsbad Village Association provides reusable gloves, trash grabbers, and trash buckets. Self guided clean-up walk around Carlsbad Village (can leave whenever you need to)

Carlsbad Village Clean Ups | Events | Carlsbad Village, CA

Join us in continuing the effort to keep Carlsbad Village clean!

Alongside our partners Handel's Ice Cream and Pure Project we continue our clean up efforts in 2026 and renew our promise to help keep our community litter free. With the help of re-purposed buckets from Handel's and re-purposed grain bags from Pure Project we are able to use less plastic and ensure that our clean ups don't add more waste to the environment. Now, if we could just find a solution for plastic gloves! 

September 19th - in partnership with I Love a Clean SD, hosted by Lily Field Realty

Register to help serve food as a part of the Carlsbad Fill-A-Belly event Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026

Rotary District 5340 Governor Jeb Bakke will share his vision for the year ahead, highlighting opportunities for our clubs to strengthen service, leadership, and impact throughout San Diego and Imperial Counties.

Hospice of the North Coast will join us to share the important work they do supporting patients and families in our community, including their unique partnership in Africa.

Our own Rotary member Lisa Rodman from the Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation will also give us an update on the latest happenings at the Lagoon.

We will have a presentation from the newly formed Community Policing unit and then a tour of the command vehicle.  And we may get to see a SWAT vehicle too.  Dinner will be ordered so RSVP and $ will be required

Chef Josh Korn, founder of the nonprofit Goodness In + Goodness Out, will share how food can transform lives by inspiring underserved youth through culinary education, mentorship, and community service.

Kim Chavez, Mally Mancilla, and Paul Cevolani of VETS – Beyond the Uniform will share how their nonprofit is helping veterans and military spouses successfully transition into civilian careers through coaching, mentoring, training, and employer partnerships

come help us celebrate halloween with seniors in our community at the Carlsbad Senior Center.  You'll be volunteering to help with the party and there is also an opportunity to assist with the facility set up the night before from 5-6:30 pm.  The City of Carlsbad has remarked in the past how impactful this event has been.   

Halloween Social at the Meigs and we will be joined by DG Bakke and a few dignitaries from international clubs

Women’s Empowerment International

Sophie Pauken from Women’s Empowerment International will share how the organization helps women build brighter futures through entrepreneurship, financial education, and access to resources—creating lasting change for women, their families, and their communities.

Speaker: Sophie Pauken

Join us for a night of fellowship and giving thanks. The hotel will be serving us a Thanksfiving meal and we'll spend the evening socializing

Jake Viramontez is a documentary filmmaker and founder of SOWN (Storytelling for Social Good), a nonprofit that creates films for nonprofits around the world. His work has taken him to more than 50 countries, using powerful storytelling to inspire action, generosity and positive change.

Carlsbad Village Faire Shopping Center
300 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008
 

Joey Landwehr – Broadway San Diego

Joey Landwehr is an award-winning actor, director and arts educator who serves as Education & Outreach Associate for Broadway San Diego and Artistic Director of the Broadway San Diego Awards. A former New York actor and director with experience on and off Broadway and at Carnegie Hall, Joey now focuses much of his work on arts education and creating opportunities for young people to experience and participate in live theatre throughout San Diego County.

Join fellow Rotarians as we support Lifeline Community Services’ annual Adopt-A-Family program, helping receive and organize holiday gifts for local families in need.

Join us for our last meeting of the year where we celebrate the holidays as a "club family" before we spend the next several weeks away from club activities to spend value time with our friends and family

No hotel meetings over holiday break