History of our Club

 

The oldest chartered club in district 5130, the Rotary Club of Napa was first chartered in 1920, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Oakland. From its original membership of 24 men, the club now has a membership of 74 men and women.

The club meets for lunch each Wednesday at 12:00 at the Napa Elk’s Lodge located at 2840 Soscol Ave. in Napa. Feel free to visit.

The Rotary Club of Napa has dedicated itself to the goals of Rotary International which includes the worldwide eradication of Polio.

Rotary International’s President for 2024-2025 is  Stephanie Urchick of Colombo, Sri Lanka. President Ravindran chose The Magic of Rotary as her theme. President Urchick has called on members to recognize and amplify the organization's power to save lives. "Don't misunderstand me - we are not going to end polio or bring peace to the world by waving a wand and saying some funny words. It is up to you. You create the magic with every project completed, every dollar donated and every new member.”

This year’s board has adopted the following goals towards this theme as well as several that will enhance future operations of the club. The goals are:

  • Increase membership
  • Support Veterans
  • Support Interact at Napa High School
  • Continue local projects
  • Award Vocational and Academic Scholarships to graduating Seniors
  • Continue the Spirit of Rotary Event which supports Spirit Horse plus our other projects, including Enchanted Hills for the Blind, Phillips School and its students, Optimist League and others.
  • Be a 100% sustaining member club ($100 per member to Foundation per year)
  • Have Fun! We believe that we can enjoy fun and fellowship while accomplishing the above goals.

Past Presidents:

YEAR First Last  
1920 J. Edgar Beard  
1921 Earl R. Raymond  
1922 Henry Brown  
1923 John Cochrane  
1924 Otto Schulze  
1925 Willliam Keig  
1926 John Mount  
1927      
1928 Albert Streblow  
1929 George Strong  
1930 Derrell Beard  
1931 Charles Trower  
1932 Carl Johnson  
1933 Glen Peterson  
1934 Percy Quien  
1935 George Gardner  
1936 Irving Charlsworth  
1937 Roy Patrick  
1938 Ralph Trower  
1939 William Gaffney  
1940 Charles Moffitt  
1941 Lathrop Brown  
1942 Mark Stanton  
1943 Harry McPherson  
1944 Ted Werner  
1945 Sewell Parker  
1946 Paul Watson  
1947 Bill Ross  
1948 George Wyllie  
1949 Ed Chaix  
1950 Richard Whitmore  
1951 Drummond Harris  
1952 William L. Blanckenburg  
1953 Richard Pierce  
1954 Vernon VanSant  
1955 Thomas Kongsgaard  
1956 Henry Luhmann  
1957 James Imrie  
1958 Walter J. Fogarty Sr.  
1959 William Dodd  
1960 Clayton A. Long  
1961 John N. Fiske  
1962 Robert E. Barwick  
1963 William C. Wright  
1964 Houghton Gifford  
1965 Robert H. Cudaback  
1966 W.George Wolfe  
1967 Glen Clegg  
1968 Stuart MacVitie  
1969 Ed Barwick  
1970 Ed Rossmiller  
1971 Harrell Miller  
1972 Carlo Hojsgaard  
1973 Augie Carrion  
1974 Don Macky  
1975 Tom Young  
1976 J.C. Pickett  
1977 Bill Jeffries  
1978 George Clark  
1979 John Cochrane  
1980 Jim Fogarty  
1981 John Zimmerman  
1982 Jim Ford  
1983 Phil Champlin  
1984 Mike Bethard  
1985 Dean Donaldson  
1986 Bob Hansen  
1987 Russ Barker  
1988 Rod Gale  
1989 Howard Erickson  
1990 Steve Bardessono  
1991 Joe Keebler  
1992 Charles Harper  
1993 Dick Lonergan  
1994 Bob Mullikin  
1995 Jerry Medlin  
1996 Dorothy Lind  
1997 Chris Piper  
1998 Larry Wolfe  
1999 Craig Templeton  
2000 Jill Barwick  
2001 Kent Williams  
2002 Tom Mills  
2003 Tom Nelson  
2004 Gene Kelly  
2005 Mike Loughran  
2006 Charles DeLormier  
2007 Steve Orndorf  
2008 Gary Rose  
2009 Bruce McCall  
2010 Tim Cooney  
2011 Jim Riley  
2012 Kent Gardella  
2013 Barbara Nemko  
2014 Dale Carriker  
2015 Karen

Hunt

  
 2016 John

Prescott

  
 2017  Brian

 Gross

  
 2018  Robert

Green

  
2019 Jean

Donaldson

  
2020 Jason

Luros

  
2021 James (Jim)

Lyon

  
2022 Jon

Crawford

  
2023 Joyce

Prescott

  
2024 Auty

Hayne

  

 

 

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