Events

Meet our District 5180 Governor for 2024-25, Steve Turner. A member of the Rotary Club of Arden-Arcade, Steve is a Retired Fire Battalion Chief from the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District, where he served for 30 years. He has been a California Police Officer and On-Call Deputy Sheriff for 24 years. Steve owns an investigations and consulting firm focused on security and public safety issues. 

Join us at FLB Entertainment Center for fellowship and fun! Contact Ramesh or Jason Brinitzer for more information.

Get Ready for the First 5th Thursday of 2024-25 Special event on August 29.

Let's go bowling at the state of the art bowling center in our very own backyard and that is FLB Entertainment Center

Great food, plenty of drinks, and of course bowling.

*** Current ROUGH estimate is $30 per person for food, a drink, and bowling. 
You'll be billed through standard rotary billing after the event **

Bring your friends and family for fun and fellowship!! Owners of the FLB center are planning to make special arrangements just for us. 

Please register soon so we can reserve appropriate number of lanes and make food/drink arrangements and also get a better estimate. Any questions, please contact Jason Brinitzer or Ramesh Dontha.

Matthew is donor relations director for CASA Sacramento and will share the unique and positive impact of CASA Sacramento's work in the community.

Note: This event will be over lunch instead of our normal evening meeting.

Dispatchers with the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office will speak about processing a call from 911, the duties of a dispatcher, and when to call 911 versus non-emergency.

Joe is a dedicated Rotarian with the Rotary Club of Fair Oaks and a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel. He will talk about his involvement in the Vietnam War and the CIA's Secret War in Laos.

Brian Wallace, a creative force with a deep connection to the Folsom community, is the founder of Brian Wallace Art. He will speak about serving in the community, the arts, and his experience with writing and illustrating children's books.

Kelly Siefkin is the Chief Philanthropy Officer at the Sacramento Region Community Foundation, where she inspires charitable giving to strengthen the capital area. She will discuss how we can partner with the Foundation.

Karen and Jeannine will talk about a multi-club endeavor with Dictricts 5180 and 9210 which resulted in them traveling to Mozambique to deliver sewing machines and kits.

Peter is President of the Flying Samaritans Mother Lode Chapter. He will share who they are and why Rotary and the Flying Samaritans are a great combo! Learn more medical missions to Baja, Mexico and how Flying Samaritans provides medical services at no charge to people that otherwise have no access to healthcare.

Join us to eat, drink, and dance at a traditional German Oktoberfest and help the Rotary Clubs of Fair Oaks and Folsom raise money to support local projects that help our youth, seniors and families in need.  Authentic Oktoberfest Beer Steins imported from Germany will also be available for sale!

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Albert is a dynamic author, speaker, and mentor with a mission to inspire transformation and self-mastery. Drawing from his deeply personal journey captured in his best-selling book, "From Darkness to Redemption," he will talk about character-driven principles, non negotiables and how you become the person you most desire to be.

Please join us for a special presentation by magician Steve Branham. This is a night you don't want to miss.

Chad Wilson, Assistant Chief, is in charge of Operations for Folsom Fire Department. In addition, Chad serves as President of the Board of Directors for the Sacramento Regional Fire and EMS Communication Center and is an Incident Commander on the Sacramento Regional Incident Management Team. He has served as the Sacramento County OES Operational Area Coordinator. Chad will update us on operations at the Folsom Fire Department.

Join us at the Folsom Community Center for a fun night of fellowship and celebration of the holiday season.

Come celebrate the holidays with your fellow Rotarians and spouses/partners!  Come dressed in your favorite Holiday Movie character.  Costumes are not mandatory as your presence is more important.

We'll have music, games, photobooth and lots of fun. Of course, great food and drinks will cap the evening. 

Learn about John and Frank's recent trip to South Africa where they worked with other Rotarians to distribute Tutu desks (Study Budies) to children in several schools.

Rich and Vicki will share the experience volunteering on a Rotaplast International mission to Nagamangala, India in Dec. 2024.

Bob Mange will emcee for the presentation of awards granted by the Rotary Club of Folsom to support Folsom teachers and their schools. 

Folsom resident Dave Jorz will share his experience bicycling across America at 76 years old.

Rotary spouses, partners, kids, and your inner child welcome! $30 gets you dinner, 1st drink, and arcade credits!

RSVP early so we can finalize details. Pay either at registration or charge on February dues statement invoice.

Rotary Club of Folsom's first 5th Thursday of 2025!

Dave & Buster's newest location is right here in Folsom! Opened in 2024 inside The Palladio Mall, it is the place to be for great food, drinks, and games. Rotary spouses, partners, kids, and your inner child welcome! $30 gets you dinner, 1st drink, and arcade credits!

RSVP early so we can finalize details. Pay either at registration or charge on February dues statement invoice.

A fun night of game play with your friends in Rotary.

This Valentine's Day, Hollywood meets Bollywood at the Folsom Community Center! Arthur Murray professionals will teach us how to dance. Non-dancing spectators welcome too!

Get ready for THE PARTY of the year - The Folsom Rotary's Valentine's Party 'Hollywood Meets Bollywood'.

Date & Time: Feb 13, 2025 starting at 6 PM (More details below)

Location: Folsom Community Center

Arthur Murray Instructors will teach us one hollywood dance (swing dance) and one bollywood dance and we get to perform at the end. Each member will choose either to be on the Hollywood side or Bollywood side.

On popular demand, we are also bringing a Henna artist for people who want to get to temporary tattoos on their hands with natural/organic Henna.

It is $20 per couple and they'll get Dinner, Drinks, Dance instructions, and Henna tattoos (if they want) for $20. 

Tentative Timeline:

Doors open at 6:00 PM

Henna stall open from 6:00 PM

Buffet Dinner open around 6:45 PM

Program starts around 7:15 PM (Starting 15 minutes earlier just to make sure we have enough time for logistics)

Dress code: No dress code per se but come dressed to have fun and dance. Party / Funky costumes all welcome. Please bring your sunglasses/dark shades )especially for Bollywood Dance) if you want to look cool.

Call /Text Ramesh Dontha at 916 801 4327 if you have any questions.

Frequently asked questions:

Q: What is Henna? Ans: Henna is a reddish-brown dye that comes from the leaves of the henna plant. It's used to dye hair, skin, and fabrics, and is especially popular for temporary tattoos

Q: What is Bollywood? Ans: Bollywood is the name of film industry, primarily based in Bombay. The term is a combination of the words "Bombay" and "Hollywood". Bollywood movies are known for their use of music and dance, which are often elaborate and spectacular. 

Dr. Terri Daniels, Ed.D., has been in education for 40 years. She is currently the principal at Folsom Middle School. This year she was named the Middle School Principal of the Year for the state of California. She also serves as the California state liaison to the National Association of Secondary School Principals and advocates as the state and federal levels on behalf of public school administrators and students.