The Rotary Club of Riverside

Benefiting the community and our world through action, integrity, service, and fellowship since 1920.

What we do

Rotary is a global network of 1.2 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change – across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.

Solving real problems takes real commitment and vision. For more than 100 years, The Rotary Club of Riverside’s people of action have used their passion, energy, and intelligence to take action on sustainable projects. From literacy and peace to water and health, we are always working to better our world, and we stay committed to the end.

We are People of Action

Our Speakers

Meeting October 13, 2021 – Lary Townson EMT-A

Join us this Wednesday as we hear from Lary Townson about 911 emergencies and how to save lives when there is violence involving weapons. Lary has been involved in Emergency Medicine for over 30 years. For most of those years his job was to sell Emergency Medical...

Meeting October 6, 2021 – Carolyn Solar – Feeding America Riverside & San Bernardino

Join us this week in welcoming back Carolyn Solar, the Philanthorpy Director at Feeding America Riverside|San Bernardino (FARSB). Thanks to Carolyn's efforts our club will be partnering with FARSB and Arlington Temporary Assistence to provide food for 40 deserving...

Meeting September 22, 2021 – Mystery Guest

Do you recognize this mystery man? He's a native son of Riverside, born at the old Ostapathic Hospital on Brocton Ave in 1948. A normal childhood that culminated in graduating as a victim of the Riverside School System from John North High school in 1966. Entered the...

Meeting September 15, 2021 – Fred Bayer

This week we're proud to welcome Fred Bayer, Fire Captain for the City of Riverside. He will share stories from his 30 plus years as a firefighter which include being a member of the City of Riverside September 11th response team in 2001. His wife is also Past...

Meeting September 8, 2021 – Manuel Ona

As the community liaison for Prestigious Hospice, Manuel makes it his duty to assist employees, patients, and even family members. Prestigious Hospice is a healthcare organization offering end-of-life care to patients with a terminal illness. They provide a...

Meeting September 1, 2021 – Anna Holbrook

Anna Holbrook is a (rare) Southern California native who can’t swim, has a serious aversion to beaches, and the Director of Marketing and Development at Riverside Community Health Foundation, a health-based non-profit whose mission is to improve the health and...

Where we meet

Luncheons are on Wednesdays at Noon
at Teen Challenge of Southern California
(The Benedict Castle)

5445 Chicago Avenue
Riverside, CA 92507

Lunch $20 (cash or check, parking included)

COVID-19 Adjustments & Online Meetings

Until further notice, we’re meeting on Wednesdays at noon on Zoom.

Please contact Becky Gosling-Addo
for a complimentary invitation.

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Club News

Washington Park & Victoria Ave Trash Pick-up Event

Last Saturday club members met with the Poly High School Interact Club to spend a couple of hours picking up trash along Victoria Avenue and in Washington Park. After beautifying the community, everyone got to know each other a little better over refreshments. It was...

Riverside High School Seniors Awarded $36,500

The Rotary Club of Riverside (TRCR) is proud to award $36,500 in scholarships to 28 recent graduates of Riverside High Schools. Community Service is an important qualification for TRCR’s “Golden Anniversary” award. In addition to their academic achievement, these...

Our Club Donates to Neighborhood Healthcare’s New Riverside PACE center

We are proud to announce that the Riverside Rotary Foundation has made a significant donation in our 2020/2021 fiscal year to the new Neighborhood Health PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) Center in Riverside. We have been credited as one of the top...

Our 2020-2021 Rotary Projects

Enjoy this video presentation of our latest completed projects...

Meeting May 5, 2021 – Victoria Bentley Ph.D.

Our speaker this week is Victoria Bentley, PhD., the International Chair of the Rotary Club of Palm Springs. Victoria is helping her club sponsor an International Global Grant to bring clean water to impoverished communities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,...

The ROTARY CLUB of RIVERSIDE SPONSORS the RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOBILE CLINIC

The $1,629 “District” Grant will cover stipends for temporary personnel and reliable Wi-Fi to collect data and provide referral letters for patients on-site at the Riverside University Health System (RUHS) Mobile Clinic. This on-location data collection will allow...