Making a Difference in Fallbrook

Tauna Rodarte was involved on the Board of Directors of the Fallbrook Historical Society as Director of Marketing & PR for one term; focusing on the creation of a new trifold representing the historical properties, which represent Fallbrook’s long heritage. She also manned the FHS booth at the annual Harvest Festival in Fallbrook.  Additionally, she also served on the Reche School House project; which included brainstorming ideas to feature the original building more to the Fallbrook community, as well as the wild life flower beautification project, which included student volunteers from local schools and a local Boy Scout troop.

Dozens of Outreach volunteers, organized by Executive Director Tauna Rodarte; coordinating with Military Outreach Ministry, installed new carpet during two separate projects at Camp Pendleton. First, the daycare center for Marine Corps enlisted families and second, the barracks for the helicopter school barracks common rooms at Camp Pendleton.

Outreach volunteers, led by Executive Director Tauna Rodarte, donated and installed new flooring for the Boys & Girls Club in Fallbrook at the staircase and in the new music recording room

Fallbrook A Leer, a local 100% volunteer run, has held their annual day of Literacy & Service at Maie Ellis Elementary School in Fallbrook for 23 years. Tauna Rodarte has served on the steering committee for the past five years as Media Relations chair, coordinating all of the media coverage. Additionally, she has helped facilitate the keynote speakers for the past five years. This event hosts several hundred local families, in addition to the motivational keynote speaker, children participate in reading circles with dozens of community volunteers, as well as crafts, parent classes, ballet folklorico dancers, music performances, food trucks and community organization booths, in addition to receiving free school backpacks and books. 

More than 100 Outreach volunteers, led by Executive Director Tauna Rodarte, helped distribute hundreds of complete Thanksgiving Meals every November to Camp Pendleton E-5 & below enlisted Marine Corps families for more than 5 years. Additionally, for more than 10 years, hundreds of 10 item complete meals, including a 15-pound turkey, were also donated to Navy enlisted families at Camp Pendleton.  Nearly 5,000 complete meals went to deserving military families over 15 years!

Outreach volunteers purchased, stuffed and donated more than 100 back to school backpacks to the Fallbrook Boys & Girls Club. Tauna Rodarte, as Executive Director, coordinated this project, as well as the student volunteers, which were delivered to the local club.

Celebrating Fallbrook’s history and community by supporting the Historical Society’s annual Harvest Fest, bringing neighbors together while helping preserve and share our local heritage.

Tauna Rodarte served as first PTA President for Highland Ranch Elementary School in Carmel Ranch, which is part of the Poway Unified School District. During her term, her priority was unifying two communities, Carmel Mountain Ranch & Bernardo Heights/Rancho Bernardo, in order to build a new sense of one school/one student body. This began with a large community fair; fundraising event and a community wide fun run. The year culminated with Tauna speaking at the annual convention in Sacramento for seat belts on school buses for student safety.

Tauna Rodarte was elected community wide to the Rancho Bernardo Community Council for a term; which is the legal organization representing Rancho Bernardo’s political and community wishes through their City Council Representative.  She also served as Chair of the RB Community Watchdog and Neighborhood Safety Committees; working with each of the neighborhoods.