Active 20-30 of Santa Rosa #50 Celebrates 90 Year Anniversary!

November 19, 2019

Active 20-30 of Santa Rosa #50 celebrated its 90th anniversary during the week of October 14-20, 2019!

The service club, which supports underprivileged youth and provides leadership opportunities for young adults, celebrated its rich history of service in Sonoma County by remembering past members and honoring event chairs and outstanding active members at a gala on October 18.

The event took place during "Active 20-30 Week" -- a designation proclaimed by the Santa Rosa City Council for the week of October 14-20, 2019 in Santa Rosa to commemorate the club's 90th anniversary and long history of service in the community.

The gala event also served to recognize club members' thousands of volunteer hours with events and projects that directly benefit youth over the last year:

  • Served as umpires and catchers for months of Little League's North Bay Challenger Division, which gives intellectually and/or physically challenged youth the opportunity to participate in a baseball league structured to their abilities.
  • Took dozens of youth on Kids Fishing Trip to teach them to fish and enjoy an experience they might not otherwise get.
  • Volunteered at North Bay Science Challenge to help kids appreciate science through various games and projects
  • Brought 140 disadvantaged kids back-to-school shopping
  • Hosted a Christmas party and meal, including gifts from Santa Claus
  • Helped coordinate games at the Special Olympics of Northern California
  • Set/cleaned up the California Homemaker Advocate’s Family
  • Brunch/Easter Egg Hunt
  • Cleaned up debris for flood victims in Sonoma County
  • Many other work projects and events

The club also recognized the nonprofits and other organizations that support underprivileged youth, with the help of donations from Active 20-30 of Santa Rosa #50:

  • Active 20-30's Kids Shopping Spree to take 140 children back-to-school shopping (coordinating with other clubs to take 300 children)
  • Children's Museum of Sonoma County for a new exhibit
  • Greenacre Homes & School for constructing a new playground for students
  • CTE Foundation Sonoma County for Girls Tinker Academy
  • The LIME Foundation for NextGen Auto Academy to train teens and young adults in the trades, enhancing their career-readiness
  • Windsor Educational Foundation for college scholarships
  • Hospice Services of St. Joseph Health for a children's visiting room
  • Wes Jamison Agricultural Endowment Fund for FFA Scholarship Program for students
  • 4Cs of Sonoma County for a shed to store bikes and sports equipment at new Bennett Valley location
  • Santa Rosa Police's Shop With a Cop event
  • Shoes 4 Kidz for new, high-quality shoes for children in need
  • Free Bookmobile of Sonoma County for English and Spanish-language books provided to children for free
  • Santa Tim for the Santa Fly-In at the Pacific Coast Air Museum
  • North Bay Science Challenge for the annual science challenge event
  • Mark West Preschool to help reopen preschool destroyed in the 2017 wildfires
  • The Princess Project Sonoma County for free prom dresses for low-income teens
  • Center for Well-Being for the Celebrate Youth! event
  • Girl Scouts of Northern California Troop 10718 for their back-to-school community service project that provided new/gently used clothing to youth
  • Tahuichi F.C. Youth Soccer Development Program for financial aid for high-level youth soccer players unable to travel with the team

Learn more about Active 20-30 of Santa Rosa #50 at active2030sr.com.