Welcome To The Hayward Rotary Club!
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 2026 Back to School Child Spree Sponsors, Partners, and Volunteers for another
  heart warming and successful event!
National Laboratory Speaker on 'Forged With Purpose' at Sept. 28 Meeting 
Shaun Stephenson, a military strategic program manager for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, will speak on "Forged With Purpose," when the Hayward Rotary Club meets for lunch on Monday, Sept. 28 at 1074 B St. 
 
The US Navy veteran is a leadership speaker and educator for businesses, community organizations, military-affiliated groups, schools, and athletic teams, and delivers presentations on character development, leadership, resilience, overcoming adversity, and building high-performing cultures.

He is a consultant with StoryRock Inc., supporting Korean, Vietnam, and Gulf War veterans in preserving and sharing their stories through commemorative books and documentaries, ensuring their service and legacy are properly recognized.
 
Future Club Leaders Address Rotarians Monday
The Hayward Rotary Club will hear presentations by selected members with newcomer red badge status when it meets for lunch Sept. 21 at 1074 B St.
 
New members wear a red name badge at club meetings until completing simple requirements to advance to blue ID badge status. Those include giving a brief “vocational talk” to the membership.
 
The process of becoming familiarized with club activities and areas of focus helps new members get to know fellow Rotarians and includes steps that hundreds have taken over the club's 104-year history.
 
The official policies and guidelines of the club note that the transition of red badge holders to blue is essential to assure that board members of the club and foundation are refreshed with Rotarians who have undergone the process. An example of its importance to leadership development is that since the club was founded in 1922 there has been a different president every year.
Rotary Peace Fellow Will Address Hayward Rotary Sept. 14
Diego Carneiro is a celebrated Brazilian cellist, conductor, and peace advocate, renowned for blending his passion for music with his commitment to global peace. A Rotary Peace Fellow, Diego uses his talent to foster understanding and healing through his performances and music-related projects around the world. He will address the Hayward Rotary Club at its luncheon meeting Sept. 14 at 1074 B St.
 
As a Rotary International Peace Fellow, he integrates his musical expertise into conflict resolution and humanitarian work. Through performances for refugees and displaced individuals, he uses music to offer a moment of solace and healing in the face of trauma. 
 
His work has taken him to six continents and nearly 40 countries, giving him a firsthand view of communities facing conflict, displacement, poverty, and profound social change, as well as the people working to build a more peaceful world.
 
A Rotary Peace Fellow is a fully funded international scholar selected by Rotary International to pursue advanced academic training in peace and development at one of the Rotary Peace Centers around the world. Since the program began in 2002, more than 1,900 have graduated, working in more than 140 countries in roles such as government officials, NGO leaders, educators, researchers, and international organization staff.
SETI Institute Astronomer to Address Hayward Rotary Aug. 31
 
 
 “The Missing Part of the Universe” is the title of the featured presentation scheduled Monday, Aug. 31 when the Hayward Rotary Club meets for lunch at 1074 B St. The speaker will be Seth Shostak senior astronomer at the SETI Institute, where he leads the search for extraterrestrial intelligence

 

In the 1970s, astronomers were using radio telescopes to map out hydrogen gas in some nearby galaxies. To their surprise, this gas was spinning around the centers of the galaxies far more quickly than anticipated.  Eventually, the researchers had to come to grips with the fact that invisible stuff permeated the universe—stuff that wasn’t planets, stars, or anything else they knew about.  It was dubbed “missing mass,” and it is still one of the greatest puzzles about the cosmos.  In his talk,Seth Shostak will describe his role in finding that something massive, important, and invisible exists in the cosmos.

Future of Downtown Hayward Featured at Rotary Aug. 24
   
The future of traffic flow in downtown Hayward will be the focus of a presentation Monday, Aug. 24 when the Hayward Rotary Club meets for lunch at 1074 B St. 
 
The featured presenter will be Alex Ameri, director of the city's Utilities and Environmental Services Department. He was part of the team charged with implementing the city's 154-page Downtown Specific Plan and Code, adopted in April 2019, funded primarily by a grant from the Alameda County Transportation Commission.
 
The Hayward Downtown Specific Plan Task Force was a 14-member advisory body, acting as a public voice for the community. Members of the task force included Hayward Rotarians Barbara Halliday, Mark Salinas, Francisco Zermeno, and Antonio Isias. 
Hayward Librarian to Discuss $63 Million Project Aug. 17
 
 
Jayanti Addleman, director of Hayward's library services, will be the featured presenter at the Aug. 17 lunch meeting of the Hayward Rotary Club at 1074 B St. A $100,000 project grant by Hayward Rotary funded the children's section of the new downtown library. She has led the Hayward Public Library since her selection in January 2019. She served as interim city manager during the city council's search for a new chief executive in July 2025.
 

As director of library services she oversaw the opening of the 58,000-square-foot downtown public library in 2019. Total cost for the project — including demolition, construction, and restoration of Heritage Plaza across the street — was $63 million, funded by the taxpayer approved Measure C sales tax measure in 2014.

'AI and Cybersecurity' at Aug. 10 Hayward Rotary Meeting
The featured presenter at the Aug. 10 luncheon meeting of the Hayward Rotary Club will be Dan Goldstein on "The AI Arms Race: How Criminals Exploit and How Cybersecurity Fights Back." He is a member of the Hayward City Council and an engineer with Infoblox, a company that identifies how cybercrime operates. The club meets at noon at 1074 B St.
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