The Rotary Club of East Sacramento just recently completed a lighting project at the McClellan Park K9 Training Center to provide for nighttime use of the training facility and grounds.

“With our long history of supporting the K9 Training Center, we were pleased to be able to donate new lighting that will allow the K9 teams to do weekly obedience training and ensure nighttime safety for the officers,” states Randy Smith, President of the East Sacramento Rotary Club.

According to Sergeant Aaron Thompson, Sacramento Police K9 Unit, “The new lighting is great as it provides lights under each of the carports, also donated a few years ago by the Rotary Club, as well as lights for the paved area where we do regular obedience training with the K9s.”

The K9 Training Center is part of the Northern California Regional Public Safety Training Authority (NCRPSTA) that serves many law enforcement and fire departments from throughout the region and state.  

“The K9 Training Center is considered to be the premier training site for K9 teams in large part due to the 20 plus years of support of the East Sacramento Rotary Club,” states Sgt. Thompson.  “The new lighting project just adds the ability for us to do nighttime training that is important for the overall effectiveness of our team.”

President Smith adds, “The agencies that use the K9 Training Center serve throughout our Sacramento and NorCal region and help keep our communities safe and secure.  This is just one small way we can say thanks for all of the work these first responders do for us.”

The Rotary Club of East Sacramento was chartered in 1965 and its members have spent 50+ years identifying and meeting local community needs as well as being involved in global service projects.  Most recently, the club upgraded a greenhouse at Tahoe Elementary School the club built, provided painting and van maintenance for St John’s Program for Real Change, and continued to support the Rotary International’s effort to eradicate polio in the world.

The K9 Training Facility is one of many programs of the NCRPSTA.  The K9 center serves more than 20 agencies from across the region and state, including law enforcement and fire department K9 teams.  The K9 Training facility has been in place for over 20 years and is the primary training site for the Sacramento Police Department’s K9 Team.