What We Do

We are the largest Rotary Club in Rotary District 5240 that runs from San Luis Obispo to Bakersfield and the first chartered club in the Conejo Valley in 1958. As a club member, you are not only an integral part of our club but part of a larger global network of volunteer professionals who dedicate their time and talent to tackle the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges.
We are leaders in our community from all walks of life and all professions and businesses joining together in fun and fellowship to make a positive impact on our Thousand Oaks community and around the world. Our motto is “Service Above Self”.
Our club has impacted and continues to impact our community by leading efforts for such projects as helping to build the Dream Catcher Playground in CRPD, developing a state of the art dental clinic at the Conejo Free Clinic for the underserved in our community, providing grief counseling services at the Hospice of the Conejo for our Hispanic community, funding programs and housing start-ups for aging-out foster kids at James Storehouse, providing meals and care for our senior citizens at Senior Concerns, and the list goes on and on!
We also work to make the world a better place internationally. Our members have raised over a million dollars to fund hands-on projects such as hearing aids for children and seniors in Tijuana, maternal health care equipment and nurse training in India, training villagers in regions of Asia to develop an organic farm to feed the village and provide income to the villagers, to create clean drinking water for South American communities, to immunize children against polio around the world and other life-changing projects world wide.
We are “People of Action”
We save mothers and children
We provide clean water, sanitation & hygiene
We promote peace & reconciliation
We fight disease
We provide educational opportunities
for the underserved
We fight poverty
We provide disaster response
A list of just a few of the community programs we support:
Westminster Free Clinic
Conejo Free Clinic
Hospice of the Conejo
Ventura County Special Olympics
Senior Concerns
Manna Conejo Food Bank
Many Mansions
James Storehouse
Adelante Comunidad Conejo
Harbor House
Safe Passages
My Stuffed Bags
Community Conscience
Cancer Support Community
Lutheran Social Services
Villa Esperanza
YMCA
Community Events
We hold many events for our community to serve as a fun activity for our members and the greater Conejo Valley, but also to raise funds to help finance all of the many local and international projects we invest both money and time to change the world. Three of our biggest events are:

Midsummer Eve Wine Festival
Began in 2001 to benefit the Ventura County Special Olympics and the Thousand Oaks Rotary Foundation (which funds local scholarships and community projects.) A wonderful Saturday evening in August with wine tasting by acclaimed West Coast Wineries and fine restaurants, live entertainment, fabulous silent auction, Special Olympics athletes, exciting raffle and auction for trips, experiences, wine, restaurants and much more.

Chili Cook-Off Car Show
and Craft Brew Festival
Started in 1976, this festival offers craft breweries, awesome classic cars, gourmet food trucks and more for the whole family while tantalizing your taste buds to some of the best chili anywhere at this International Chili Society sanctioned event and topped off with incredible live music, tricked-out dream cars, and a Kid Fun Zone!

Thousand Oaks Street Fair
Running strong in its 29th year - we block off all of Moorpark Road from Hillcrest Road to Wilbur Road for fun, food, entertainment, shopping, and games. The largest event of its type in Ventura County. A family-friendly day of fun that attracts over 20,000 people on a beautiful October Sunday. Terrific live entertainment, delicious food and treats, kid's zone, over 370 vendors with arts and crafts, jewelry, clothing, toys, housewares and so much more. Free to our community!