RB Sunrise Rotary Initiates Jeanne MacLaren

San Diego’s newest resident has joined the RB Sunrise Rotary Club.

Jeanne MacLaren, who moved here after spending 27 years in Scotts Valley, is a retired speech language pathologist who willingly swapped the mercurial weather patterns of central California for the steady sunshine of Rancho Bernardo.

“Jeanne is an amazing woman and we’re thrilled to have her with us,” said club president Rick Coburn as she was inducted at a recent breakfast meeting. He cited her lifetime of professional and personal accomplishments, including 16 years of previous Rotary experience, participation as a member of the board of trustees for the Santa Cruz County Office of Education, involvement with community cultural councils, and an active role in countless non-profit and educational boards of directors.

Added RB Sunrise Rotary Membership Chair Karen Mortimer; “Jeanne MacLaren has won an embarrassment of awards and commendations over the past 30 years, and she brings a wealth of experience, talent, and ability with her. It seems if there’s a place to help the community, Jeanne can be expected to be there. Knowing that, it’s no surprise that she joined our dynamic club as a way to help her get plugged into the happenings in her new home.”

“Rotary has been my base for so long that there wasn’t any question about my joining once I’d moved,” says Jeanne. “As I began exploring San Diego I attended several Rotary meetings and found the RB Sunrise club to be refreshingly dynamic. These are people who genuinely enjoy each other. They have fun, even as they look for ways to help people in need.”

You’ll find Jeanne MacLaren and the other 50+ business and community leaders in the RB Sunrise Rotary meeting for breakfast every Tuesday at 7am at the RB Country Club on Greens East Road in RB. Professionals from throughout the region considering membership in the club are invited to attend for a free breakfast and some of the finest camaraderie to be found in north county.

More information about the RB Sunrise Rotary can be found online at http://www.rbsunrise.org/.
Meet the newest RB Sunrise Rotarian – Jeanne MacLaren

RB Sunrise Rotary adds Paul Harris Fellow

The Rancho Bernardo Sunrise Rotary club has added another Paul Harris Fellow to its ranks.

The Paul Harris Fellowship Award is one of the highest honors Rotary can bestow upon an individual. Recipients are typically Rotarians, professionals and community leaders who are recognized for their outstanding contributions to those around them.


The honor and recognition accompanies a donation of $1,000 or more in the name of the recipient to Rotary International’s Paul Harris Fund in support of Rotary’s world-wide programs.


Honored at a recent Tuesday morning breakfast meeting was Mitra Nasseri who, with husband Fred and other family members, owns and operates the iconic Unicorn Jewelry in RB.


“Community is always high on the list of priorities for our friends at Unicorn Jewelry,” said past club president and future district president Carl Kruse. “Organizations of every stripe know they can count on Fred and Mitra Nasseri, and I take great personal satisfaction in giving Mitra this honor as a small token of our esteem and thanks for everything they do for the rest of us.”


Club president Rick Coburn noted of the experience; “Since its inception, the Paul Harris Foundation has been dedicated to doing good for those who may not be able to help themselves. The very first grant in 1930 provided seed money for what became the Easter Seals Foundation.”


“We can only hope our efforts here today also have that kind of positive result.”


The RB Sunrise Rotary can be found online at http://www.rbsunrise.org/.


From left – Future Rotary District Governor Carl Kruse, Rotarian Fred Nasseri, Mitra Nasseri