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The Rotary Club of
Oakland #3
The third oldest Rotary Club in the World.
About Rotary Club of Oakland #3
The Rotary Club of Oakland #3 is the largest, most active and well-known service organization in the community. We are a leadership organization working together to make a difference. Our members include local business, nonprofit, professional and civic leaders. We form lasting friendships through our shared Rotary experiences including weekly meetings with interesting speakers, committee meetings and projects, social events and group service projects within our community and internationally.
Diversity & Inclusion
Having a diverse and inclusive Rotary Club means we value and welcome individuals of all ages, cultures, ethnicities, and races to our Club. We invite younger people, women, and minorities who support Rotary’s values, ideals, and mission to join our members in service to our community, and we strive to give all members equal opportunities to serve as leaders within our Club.
Our Impact at a Glance
(2025–2026)
$26,000 in Scholarships
Awarded to Oakland students through high school and HOPE scholarships.
83 TK Teachers Supported
Gift cards, classroom furniture, and field trips benefiting dozens of Oakland classrooms.
74 High School Students
Empowered through our Enterprise Institute leadership retreat.
12 Global Projects, 5 Continents
Clean water, medical equipment, and refugee relief impacting 25,000+ people worldwide.
$35,000 for Food Security
Supporting 6 organizations addressing hunger in Oakland.
$185,000 Raised
For the Oakland Rotary Endowment, now exceeding $5 million.
Fun, Fellowship and Service
Together We Empower, Fight Hunger, Mentor, Transform, Connect and Inspire
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WE CONNECT PEOPLE
Rotary unites more than a million people
Through Rotary clubs, people from all continents and cultures come together to exchange ideas, and form friendships and professional connections while making a difference in their backyards and around the world.
WE TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES
We take action locally and globally
Each day, our members pour their passion, integrity, and intelligence into completing projects that have a lasting impact. We persevere until we deliver real, lasting solutions.
WE SOLVE PROBLEMS
No challenge is too big for us
For more than 110 years, we’ve bridged cultures and connected continents to champion peace, fight illiteracy and poverty, promote clean water and sanitation, and fight disease.
Together, we see a world
where people unite and take action
to create lasting
change across the globe,
in our communities, and in ourselves.
Rotary Club of Oakland
(opens in a new tab)The Rotary Club of Oakland brings together civic, business, & professional leaders with an interest in community service, networking and fellowship.
This Thursday at Rotary, Developijg Tteatments for Rare Diseases with Emil Kakkas, MD, PhD.
We all have had experiences with disease in ourselves or our families. While there are so many common diseases like diabetes, infections or cancer, there are nearly 10,000 rare diseases that individually are rare but together affect about 10% of the population.
For 95% of these rare diseases there are no treatment available and yet they are very serious diseases.
In the last few years, so much new science and technology is opening the door to treating the most complex diseases that affect humans.
The question remains if we have the technology, why would we not use it, even if the disease is rare. The problem is not just one of science, but now about how our drug regulation and health system works.
We can all agree, if you get something bad that happens to be rare, should we use our best science to treat you?
Dr. Kakkis is best known for his work developing novel treatments for rare diseases and working on policy issues affecting rare and ultrarare disease treatment. He is Chief Executive Officer, President and Founder of Ultragenyx, a company with four approved therapies for five rare diseases and multiple late-stage clinical programs. Dr. Kakkis has received numerous awards
including the Life Science Leadership Pantheon award from California Life Sciences, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National MPS Society, the Roscoe O. Brady Award for innovation from the WORLDSymposium and BIO’s Henri Termeer Visionary Leadership award for his transformative work in rare diseases. He was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Bay Area Biotech Forum, San Francisco Business Times (May 2026) and recognized as one of the Bay Areas Most Admired CEOs by the San Francisco Business Times (May 2024).
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The Joy Pivot: Why Emotional Alignment is the Secret to Navigating Change. That’s the subject of our speaker this Thursday at our weekly meeting. Join us in person or online. We’re at the Henry J on #LakeMerritt. #Rotary #Rotarians #ServiceAboveSelf #Oakland ...
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