Welcome to the Rotary Club of Ignacio

Are you an established professional who wants to make positive changes in your community and the world? Our club members are dedicated people who share a passion for community service and friendship. Becoming a Rotarian connects you with a diverse group who share your drive to give back.
 
About Our Club
Welcome to our Club!
Ignacio

Service Above Self

We meet In Person
Thursdays at 12:00 PM
Marin Country Club
500 Country Club Drive
Novato, CA 94949
United States of America
We are currently meeting in person and via Zoom. Please email request for link to meeting using club email: Ignaciorotaryclub@gmail.com.
District Site
Bulletins
Venue Map
RSS
Turkish Rotary member honored for advancing womens leadership

Turkish Rotary member honored for advancing women’s leadership

Rotary honors a teacher and mentor with the 2025 Sylvia Whitlock Leadership Award

Rotary honors a teacher and mentor with the 2025 Sylvia Whitlock Leadership AwardThis Turkish Rotarian has promoted women’s financial literacy, funded scholarships for girls, and

A way off ‘the track’

One street in Seattle, a Rotary club, and a reckoning with the global scourge of sex trafficking.

Photo Albums
Annual Sponsors
    PLATINUM    
         
       
         
         
    GOLD    
   
       
         
         
    SILVER    
         
   
   
       
         
  CALL & METCALFE CHARLES SWENSEN LARRY CURTIS  
         
   
GENE DUFFY & PDG JAYNE HULBERT
    
         
         
    BRONZE    
         
   
         
   
   
     
         
  ALTA CIMA CORP BAY BUILDERS INC. CAF AMERICA  
         
  GARRY & LORI GAST JOHN & DANA MARSHALL DICK O'BRIEN  
         
  FRED & LYN PFEIFER RICH & KATHY RONSHEIMER WENONAH CASTRO
INCOME TAX SERVICES		  
         
    FRIEND    
 

AAERO HEATING CO.

 BACON
RESTAURANT		 BUCK'S SAW SERVICE  
         
  CLASSCYCLE KIA MARIN KRISTEN CURTIS  
         
  PDG RUSS & KATHY KETRON WENDY IRVING LAS GUITARRAS  
         
  TARGET/SAN RAFAEL PAT TIMPANI    
 
ShelterBox Recognizes RCI for Outstanding Support
Speakers
Ann Killion
Mar 20, 2025
NYT Bestselling Author, sports columnist for SI, LA Times, SF Chron
H2Open Doors
Mar 27, 2025
John, Barbie, Ivar et al will present on International Service Trip to Ecuador
PE Charley Vogt
Apr 03, 2025
Existing Program Evaluations and Discussions for 25-26
View entire list...
March 2025
S M T W T F S
23
24
25
26
27
28
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
01
02
03
04
05
Club News
Refurbished Scoreboard for Little League
RCI (led by president elect Charley Vogt) coordinated the repainting, relettering and overall updating the scoreboard at Dunphy Field in South Hamilton Park. Cleaning, stripping and repainting was done by Vincente Martinez from Marin Paint Inc and the Thomas Swan Company did the overall signage. Support for the project came from Matt Ridley with the Novato South Little League Association and RCI with on-site help from RCI volunteers.
Before
BeforeAfter
 
Catherine Sammis Joins RCI
Catherine Sammis was inducted into the Rotary Club of Ignacio today. She comes to Rotary naturally--her father is a long-time member of the Mill Valley club. Catherine's hobbies include making stained glass art, travel and genealogical research. Catherine was sponsored by Lingling Zhu--a relatively new member herself. Welcome, Catherine. We're happy to have you "aboard".
 
from left: Ivar Olsen, Charley Vogt, Cahterine Sammis, Lingling Zhu, Jenny Bates
 
Rotary Youth Leadership Academy
Bob Hermann, president of the Rotary Club of San Francisco, spoke to the club about RYLA. RYLA is an intense and incredibly challenging program, sponsored by California and Nevada Rotary Districts 5180 of Northern California and 5190 of Northern Nevada, and has been designed to engender passion, resilience, determination, mental toughness, gratitude and compassion. In addition, the program will instill in the participants the value of Service above Self, a core Rotary belief. Our club made a significant donation to this program.
Fireside Chats Plan for Next Year
Members of RCI got together in small group dinners to provide input for the next Rotary year (beginning 7/1/25). President Elect Charley Vogt submitted a series of questions for discussion including topics like social events, speakers, service projects, etc. After dinner, the groups set about developing collective points of view on these topics. Charley will take this input to heart as he formulates his administration. A great way to make sure everyone has a chance to be heard and ensure that the club is moving in the right direction. Seen below are pictures from a few of the dinners.
Paws for Purple Hearts
Claire Richardson, marketing director for Paws for Purple Hearts, shared the scope of their program to provide comfort dogs to veterans experiencing post traumatic stress. With her was Lois, a trained comfort dog and her trainer, Dari. The dogs go through an extensive program to learn how to connect with people in distress and to be a source of support for veterans. While Claire's presentation was informative, Lois stole the show demonstrating how she calms people down by sitting on their laps and other commands. Great work and an important mission.
Stay Connected