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Ray Sanford
11 hours ago
Growing Your Club (or Business)
Want to grow your Rotary club or business? Here's a simple but powerful approach that has stood the test of time. This method, developed...


Ray Sanford
Feb 5
E-Ticket Rides
Disneyland Paris When Disneyland first opened in 1955, they tried something new - instead of one big entrance fee, visitors bought books...


Ray Sanford
Jan 30
Rotary Musings
SJC Rotarians building a house in a day for a deserving family near Tecate, Mexico. Each morning for the past number of years, I've taken...


Ray Sanford
Jan 26
Synergism in Action
Golfers prepare to tee off for the annual SJC Rotary Golf Tournament. San Juan Hills Golf Club stands as more than a premier golf...


Ray Sanford
Jan 24
Social Capital Is Alive and Well
SJC Interactors help build the Rotary float at the 2025 Rose Parade. A common narrative is that we're more connected than ever, yet many...


Ray Sanford
Jan 22
Big Resets
1994 Northridge earthquake took out major infrastructure. Life has a funny way of reminding us that restarting isn't just for computers....


Ray Sanford
Jan 18
A Housewife's Dream
A young Guatemalan girl shows how the Ecocina stove is safe to touch. © Lynn Johnson | Ripple Effect Images Nancy Hughes never planned to...


Ray Sanford
Jan 14
Monopoly's Dirty Secret
Why Your Uncle's Winning Streak Isn't Real Economics Monopoly, the game that has fueled family feuds and taught us the value of owning...


Ray Sanford
Jan 12
Thinking Bigger
It was the early 1980s, and we were renovating the restaurant in our Fullerton hotel. Looking back, I had no idea how much my perspective...


Ray Sanford
Jan 9
United by Laughter
Picture it: New Orleans, 1974. My buddy John Anderson and I were in movie theater packed with both black and white viewers watching...


Ray Sanford
Jan 8
When Nature's Cycles Return
As wind-driven fires sweep through Los Angeles, Californians face a stark reminder of how weather patterns can transform landscapes...


Ray Sanford
Dec 31, 2024
A Memorable Year
For San Juan Capistrano Rotary, it's been a year of memorable projects. We raise money from our generous sponsors and members, and by...


Ray Sanford
Dec 30, 2024
Signature Event
SJC Interactors cleaning up the local environment. I've noticed something happening in many Rotary clubs. It starts innocently enough - a...


Ray Sanford
Dec 26, 2024
Happy Holidays
The holiday season reminds us of what matters most - our shared commitment to helping others. No matter which holidays we celebrate,...


Ray Sanford
Dec 21, 2024
Six Decades of Cars
Alfa Romeo GTV - My first love affair with an Italian model. From Italian Classics to Electric Dreams When I look back at all the cars...


Ray Sanford
Dec 13, 2024
Building Community
David Koffs At a busy San Juan Capistrano Rotary Club meeting, Dave Koffs embodies the spirit of service that has defined both his...


Ray Sanford
Dec 10, 2024
McMarx
More than 30,000 people lined up to visit the McDonald's on opening day. My brother Bob was in Moscow negotiating with InTourist to use...


Ray Sanford
Dec 6, 2024
Heroines of Hotel Street
This is the second story about what happened at Pearl Harbor. The morning of December 7th, 1941, dawned like any other on Hotel Street,...


Ray Sanford
Dec 5, 2024
An Unlikely Hero
Note: This is the first of two stories about December 7th, 1941 and the attack on Pearl Harbor. The irony of fate hung heavy over Pearl...


Ray Sanford
Dec 3, 2024
Giving Tuesday
The origin of Giving Tuesday in 2012 at Manhattan's 92nd Street Y echoes an older tradition of organized giving - one that traces back to...
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