Avenues of Service

San Diego Rotary, and the other 30,000 Rotary clubs world-wide, channel our commitment to service at home and abroad through four charitable Avenues of Service, which are the foundation of club giving:

Youth Service recognizes the importance of empowering youth and young professionals through leadership development programs. The San Diego Rotary Club members are involved with, and the San Diego Rotary Foundation directly funds, the following projects:
• Monarch School for homeless youth
• Rotaract Club at San Diego State University
• Interact Clubs at Hoover High School; San Diego High School; High Tech High School; St. Augustine High School; Wilson Middle School
• Cesar Chavez Elementary School Readers
• STEM at the Hoover High School cluster
• Girl Scouts
• Rotary Youth Leadership Awards
• Rotary Youth Exchange
• Four Way Test Speech Contest
• Jackie Robinson YMCA

Vocational Service calls on every Rotarian to work with integrity and contribute their expertise to the problems and needs of society. The San Diego Rotary Club members are involved with, and the San Diego Rotary Foundation directly funds, the following projects:

• Junior Achievement
• Camp Enterprise
• Diana Venable Scholarship Fund

CADES Scholarship

Community Service encourages every Rotarian to find ways to improve the quality of life for people in their communities and to serve the public interest. The San Diego Rotary Club members are involved with, and the San Diego Rotary Foundation directly funds, the following projects:
• Military Affairs
• Don’t Wait Vaccinate
• Rotarians At Work
• After School Youth Tennis
• Senior Assist Fund
• Small Club Joint Venture

International Service exemplifies our global reach in promoting peace and understanding. We support this service avenue by sponsoring or volunteering on international projects, seeking partners abroad, and more. The San Diego Rotary Club members are involved with, and the San Diego Rotary Foundation directly funds, the following projects:
• Mercy Outreach Surgical Team (MOST)
• Rotary International Foundation and Micro Credit
• Fish Across The Border
• Peace
• Clean Water for St. Adolf Tibeyalirwa
• Fiji Home Water Filtration