"Service above Self" is the operating motto of every Rotary in the world. And it all starts with "our" community, which, by definition, is our local area.

Mission San Rafael Rotary engages in a number of programs such as:

• Rebuilding or renovating housing. As one example in March of 2010 we will building a "pergola." This pergola will provide shade over a therapeutic hot tub for Casa Allegro, a home for the handicapped, in Santa Venetia.
• Every Year at Thanksgiving: To help all in our community celebrate and enjoy the Thanksgiving tradition, Mission San Rafael Rotary acts as servers at WhistleStop Wheels, a Senior Center in San Rafael.
• The homeless are not ignored either. Mission San Rafael Rotary provides a Boxed Thanksgiving dinner to the homeless in San Francisco's Union Square.
• Our volunteers gather the food, prepare the food, cook and assemble the dinner, put it in 500 boxes. These are then distributed to the homeless out on the street in Union Square in San Francisco. All of this is done in keeping with our motto, "Service Above Self."