Hayward Rotary Club is a non-partisan, non-political service organization. Our members are leaders in business, education, government, nonprofit, and community service. Rotarians come from many diverse walks of life, and we are united in giving back to our community. Hayward Rotary Club and Foundation have contributed millions of dollars of support to vital projects and programs that build a stronger future for Hayward and the world. Do you want to give back to the community in an organized way, in the company of distinguished community leaders? Do you have what it takes to become a Hayward Rotary Club member? Find out by attending our weekly luncheons, by talking to Rotarians, and by browsing this website. Learn more. 
Thank you to our Partners and Sponsors for making this possible! August 2, 2025
Aditi Desai of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine will be the featured presenter at the Nov. 3 noon meeting of the Hayward Rotary Club, that will gather at 1074 B St. She is the organization's outreach manager and will discuss stem cell research, gene therapy, and regenerative medicine.
The institute is a state agency working to accelerate stem cell, regenerative medicine, and gene therapy research. It has funded more than 100 cell and gene therapy clinical trials.
The institute was established in 2004 when 59 percent of California voters passed Proposition 71, also known as the California Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative. This vote created CIRM and allocated $3 billion to fund the research and development of stem cell treatments.
California State Senator Aisha Wahab will give a presentation to the Hayward Rotary Club at its Oct. 27 noon luncheon at 1074 B St. The former Hayward City Council member represents District 10, that includes Hayward, Union City, Newark, Fremont, Milpitas, Sunnyvale, San Jose and Santa Clara. She was elected in 2022 and is notable for being the first Muslim and first Afghan woman elected to the California State Senate. She has a background in foster care and has served on various local and state committees advocating for housing affordability and public safety.
. 
G. T. Reyes, an associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at Cal State East Bay, will be the featured presenter when the Hayward Rotary Club meets for lunch at noon Monday, Oct. 20 at 1074 B St. His talk will focus on October as Filipino American History Month, which has been observed nationally since 1992.
His doctorate in language, literacy, society, and culture in education is from the University of California at Berkeley.
The Hayward Rotary Club will not meet Monday, Oct. 13, in observance of the federal holiday. It will next meet at noon Monday, Oct. 20, at 1074 B St., for a program yet to be announced. For a list of all the future speakers and programs, go to the speakers link on this homepage.
. 
One of the many major contributions to the community made possible by the Hayward Rotary Club Foundation was development in 2005 of the Children's Park at Giuliani Plaza, located at Mission Boulevard and D Street.
The Hayward Rotary Club Foundation, through its fundraising and investments, hopes to top the $2 million mark in its endowment this year, club members will hear at the foundation's annual report to the organization at the Monday lunch meeting Oct. 6 at 1974 B St.
The foundation was incorporated in October 1990 and its finances and operations are separate from those of the club, managed by a club-elected board currently chaired by Michael Cobb.
In the mid 1980's, the idea arose to establish a club foundation to insulate the club's finances from the irregular cash flow of the income from its major fundraiser at the time, the Rowell Ranch Rodeo food concessions, and to be able to make more money available for local projects.
Since 2000, the club and foundation have returned more than $1 million to fund charitable projects in Hayward and dozens of nonprofit organizations.
The foundation helped fund the Silva Pediatric and Dental Clinic, Newman Park, Centennial Children's Park, a literacy project that has distributed books to 50,000 third grade students, smoke detector distribution for the Hayward Fire Department, and many other local and international endeavors.
Hayward Rotary has a tradition of helping fund distribution of smoke detectors to Hayward citizens through the fire department. Club members will get an update on this effort from Hayward firefighters as part of Smoke Prevention Week at its meeting of Sept. 29 at the Masonic Hall, 1074 B St.
Since 2014, Hayward Rotary and other sponsors have provided hundreds of smoke detectors to the fire department for distribution to residents that need them.
California law mandates that all residential properties must be equipped with smoke detectors. These devices must be installed in each sleeping area, outside each sleeping area in the immediate vicinity, and on every level of the dwelling, including basements.
Smoke detectors must be battery-operated or hardwired with a battery backup.
.png)
