Davis Rotary Service Projects - Child Abuse Prevention Program

The Rotary Club of Davis is working with our community to help prevent child abuse.  Our program, which began in 1999 by Rotarian Bud Wolf, has been very effective in raising awareness about child abuse.  And has also contributed thousands of dollars to several organizations specializing in child abuse prevention. 

An estimated 872,000 children were victims of child abuse or neglect in 2004 (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2006). While physical injuries may or may not be immediately visible, abuse and neglect can have consequences for children, families, and society that last lifetimes, if not generations.  These kind of statistics are alarming!  We as a community can help lower the number of abuse cases by getting involved. 

If you would like to learn how you can help, please email us at: info@rotaryclubofdavis.com.  We will be adding more information to this web site soon.  Thank you for your interest in this program.

Big Night 2009

Each year, our club plans and organizes a special fundraising event called Big Night, which helps raise money and awareness for the prevention of child abuse.  The money raised at this event is then donated to several local non-profit organizations who have special programs dedicated to the prevention of child abuse.  This year, Big Night will be held at The Sterling Vizcaya Pavilion in Sacramento on January 17th 2009.  We will be posting more information about this event very soon. 

The Rotary Club of Davis would like to thank our wonderful sponsors for their generous offers toward this important cause.  The following is a list of our current sponsors for Big Night 2009:

Platinum Level

**Your Name Could Go Here**

Gold Level

First Northern Bank

Union Bank

Bud & Judy Wolf

King Properties

Davis Waste Removal

River City Bank

**Your Name Could Go Here**

Silver Level

Hallmark Inn

Lescroat Corp

Davis Ace

**Your Name Could Go Here**

Bronze Level

Yvonne Clinton Music Studio

Helen M Thomson, Supervisor District 2 Yolo County

Heather Copeland, State Farm Insurance

Judy and Wayne Schrader O.D.

Jim Provenza, Yolo County Supervisor

Bill & Karmen Streng

**Your Name Could Go Here**

Individual Donations have been received from the following:

Bev and Al Stehli, Christine and Michael Morris,

Antonio and Eleanor Cobarrubia, Anderson Glass Co.

Park Vaughan and Fleming LLP, Simmons Real Estate

Andy Gagnon Landscapes, Tracey Y Cook DDS,

John and Regina Hamel, Roger

**Your Name Could Go Here**

Photos from previous Big Night events:

The Sterling Hotel did an incredible job of creating the perfect ambiance.

Bud Wolf introducing some of our biggest supporters.

The evening brought many wonderful people together for a good cause.

A few of our happy Rotarians enjoying the evening.

The exceptional turnout demonstrated the support this program attracts.

There was plenty of great music to dance to after dinner.

Just a few samples of the wonderful donations for our live auction.