Foundation Gala Dinner 2026-27
You’re invited · 2026–2027
Foundation Gala Dinner
An evening in support of The Rotary Foundation and Rotary’s promise to end polio
Saturday, November 14, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.
Sun Lakes Country Club, Banning · Keynote speaker Ina Pinkney, “The Breakfast Queen” · $100 per person
Join Rotarians from across District 5330 on Saturday, November 14 at Sun Lakes Country Club in Banning for an evening of dinner, fellowship and inspiration — honoring the donors who power The Rotary Foundation and hearing from polio survivor Ina Pinkney.
Ina Pinkney: a polio survivor’s story
We are honored to welcome Ina Pinkney, “The Breakfast Queen” and a polio survivor. Her story is a powerful reminder of why Rotary made its promise to the children of the world — and why we will keep it until polio is gone for good.
Learn more about the district’s polio work on our End Polio Now: PolioPlus & Kennel Klub page.
Who we’ll be honoring
- District 5330 donors to The Rotary Foundation
- PolioPlus Society members
- PolioPlus Kennel Klub members
Also that night: we’ll draw District 5330’s walker for the Rotary Rose Parade float on January 1. Enter the Rose Parade drawing — you don’t need to be at the dinner to win.
Come hungry
You’ll have your choice of three entrées, accompanied by a wonderful evening of Rotary fellowship.
Garlic Butter Rib Eye Steak
12 oz, with red wine demi sauce, herbed mashed potatoes and asparagus
Lemon Zest Seared Halibut
Topped with lump crab meat, hollandaise cream sauce, herb orzo and asparagus
Vegetarian Wellington
Butternut squash, faro, portobello mushroom and kale
Only $100 per person
How to register
Registration is handled in DACdb. Follow the steps below from your own member account — registration links are tied to the individual member, so there isn’t a shared one we can publish here.
- Go to DACdb and log in.
- Click the My District tab, then Calendar and Events.
- Scroll to November 14, 2026 and click Register NOW.
Don’t wait to register. This is an evening to reconnect with Rotary friends from across the District, honor the people making a difference, and be reminded of just how powerful Rotary can be when we come together. Make your reservation, invite your Rotary friends, and get your table together now.
When and where
Saturday, November 14, 2026
5:30 p.m.
Sun Lakes Country Club
850 South Country Club Drive
Banning, CA
Come for the dinner. Leave inspired to help end polio. We’ll see you on November 14!
Your generosity goes further than you think
Every Rotary project you’re proud of — a child protected by a vaccine, a family with clean water, a young leader who becomes a peacebuilder — begins with a gift to The Rotary Foundation. The Foundation turns the generosity of Rotarians into lasting change, here in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties and around the world. And through PolioPlus, it is carrying Rotary’s greatest promise to the finish line: a world without polio.
99.9%
Fewer polio cases
Since Rotary helped launch the global eradication effort, polio cases have fallen by more than 99.9%. Wild polio now survives in only two countries: Afghanistan and Pakistan.
3×
Every polio dollar, tripled
The Gates Foundation matches Rotary’s polio contributions two-to-one, so every dollar you give to PolioPlus becomes three.
50%
Comes home to our district
Half of what our district gives to the Annual Fund returns three years later as District Designated Funds, paying for the District and Global Grants our clubs use at home and abroad.
Make your gift to The Rotary Foundation
You don’t have to wait for the dinner. Give online while logged in to My Rotary so your gift is credited to you and your club.
Annual Fund
Every Rotarian, Every Year
Supports Rotary service worldwide and comes back to District 5330 as grant funding for our clubs.
PolioPlus Fund
Tripled by the Gates match
Pays for vaccines, transportation, surveillance and outbreak response so health workers can reach every child.
PolioPlus Society
$100 a year
Commit at least $100 a year to PolioPlus until the world is declared polio-free.
Kennel Klub
Paws for a cause
Give $10 a month or $100 a year to PolioPlus in your pet’s name — bandana and Klub pin included.
Gifts to the Foundation totaling $1,000 make you a Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary’s recognition of Foundation donors. Questions about giving? Contact District PolioPlus Chair Marilyn Sanderson, or reach District Rotary Foundation Chair Patsy Orr through our Leadership page.