Rotary Charters New LGBQT Club

NEWS RELEASE

Maggie Padovani

Padovani Public Relations

Rotary District 5170

mpadpr@gmail.com

(408) 799-0455

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- March 11, 2020 -- Rotary District 5170 (www.rotarydistrict5170.org)

will be celebrating and officially chartering The Rotary Club of Silicon Valley Rainbow, among the first to assist members of the LGBTQ community. The club will not be limited to projects just in the community and prides itself on being

all inclusive.

A celebration event officially announcing the Rotary Club of Silicon Valley Rainbow will take place:

Sunday, March 22, 2020

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Loft Bar & Bistro

90 South 2nd Street

San Jose, CA 95113

Our program includes guest speaker Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez,

Rotary District 5170 District Governor Ramesh Hariharan,

Lisa DeSordo and Joe Adkins, the first and second club president of the LGBTQ+ Rotary Castro Club, respectively.

To attend the event and purchase tickets, please go to:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/c...

“We are creating new channels of inclusivity, and this celebration is a historic landmark for Rotary District 5170,” said Ramesh Hariharan, District Governor 5170.

“The LGBTQ community has needs like other groups and now an official part of Rotary International is a matter of pride to all our members and allows us to use all the great resources available from Rotary,” said Charlie Wasser, president and one of the founders of the Rotary SV Rainbow Club, and Chairman of the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds.

The Rotary Silicon Valley Rainbow Club has already embarked on multiple projects in support of the community. Community service projects include:

• A fundraiser for the LGBTQ Youth Space in San Jose
• Clothing donations to the Bill Wilson Center for homeless youth
• The club members deliver meals to the New Haven Homeless Shelter serving members of the LGBTQ community that are homeless.
• There is a large club effort creating the event termed “Rainbow over the Valley” which is in effect a “gay day celebration” at the Santa Clara County Fair in August 2020. The event will include information booths about LGBTQ organizations, entertainment by LGBTQ entertainers, and dance music.

ABOUT ROTARY DISTRICT 5170

Rotary District 5170, with 59 clubs with 4,000 members covers the Silicon Area from Oakland to Hollister, and Palo Alto to Livermore. It is part of the Rotary International global network of volunteer leaders dedicated to tackling the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges. Rotary International connects 1.2 million members of more than 34,000 Rotary clubs in over 200 countries and geographical areas. Their work impacts lives at both the local and international levels. For more information, visit www.rotarydistrict5170.org

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