Rotary Club of San Ramon Presents Large Donation Check To SRVEF

By Mark Hornstra and Colette Lay

The Rotary Club of San Ramon presented San Ramon Valley Education Foundation (SRVEF) Executive Director, Vanessa Berastain a check in the amount of $75,989 at a recent Club meeting. These proceeds were raised by the Rotarians from their annual ‘Online Auction for Education’ event held in conjunction with SRVEF’s ‘Run for Education’ event.

Ms. Berastain noted that the SRVEF uses these funds directly in support of San Ramon Valley Schools with cutting-edge programs like Imagineering, which is designed to spark interest in middle and high school students to choose STEAM courses (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) and eventually become highly sought-after talent in the U.S. workforce.

Ms. Berastain also announced that the Rotary Club of San Ramon will be honored at the upcoming SRVEF Endowment Dinner on April 18th for all the work Rotarians have done over the years in their continued support of the SRVEF and their shared mission of supporting public education in the San Ramon Valley.

During the presentation, Club President Lucky Sandhu thanked his fellow Rotarians for their great contributions to this year’s strong fundraising effort, and to the solid partnership that San Ramon Rotary enjoys with the SRVEF. Past San Ramon Rotary President and Auction Committee member Gary Sloan acknowledged the tremendous support of the auction sponsors, the community members who donated auction items, and all the item bidders.

From left to right: Lucky Sandhu, Mark Hornstra, Vanessa Berastain, Colette Lay and Gary Sloan

San Ramon Rotary, established in 1985, is a strong supporter of public education and related initiatives in the San Ramon Valley. The Club has raised and donated over $2 million in support of various causes, locally and globally, including education, disease eradication, providing clean water, women empowerment, and promoting peace. The San Ramon Rotary Club meets every Thursday at noon in the Crow Canyon Country Club. Visit www.sanramonrotary.org for more information.