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Rotarians come from all walks of life and many are famous. We're blessed to be surrounded by excellence. (Of note, Orville Wright,...
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Enterprising Minds Connecting for Good
At the heart of Rotary International lies an indomitable force, a compelling blend of enterprising minds and shared aspirations, all...
CYS - Saving Our Youth
The Resilient Mission of California Youth Services: Protecting, Empowering, and Inspiring Youth There are thousands of nonprofits across...
Rotary's Highest Honor for Non-Rotarians
On Friday evening, Rotary International Director Vicki Puliz and District Governor Dan Ouweleen presented Dr. Charles "Chuck" Tozzer as...
Sandy Purdon: The Visionary Behind the San Diego Big Bay Boom
Sandy Purdon and I were classmates at The Basic School in Quantico, VA after being commissioned into the Marine Corps. We had a few...
SJC Rotary's Golf Tournament 2023
Empowering Rotary Projects and Honoring Our Marines The 2023 San Juan Capistrano Rotary Club's Golf Tournament, held at the beautiful San...
Business Leaders Embrace Rotary
From Rotary's inception as a group of businesspeople, Rotary has a remarkable impact on business leaders, shaping their character and...
The One-Day Miracle
India's first polio National Immunization Day (NID), held on March 16, 1995, was a massive undertaking. The goal was to vaccinate all...
SJC Interact Awards
SJC Rotary hosted an inspiring group of Interactors on Wednesday to present them with awards for their service this past year. After...
The "Magic" of Rotary grants
Over the years, quite a number of people have asked me about how their contributions to The Rotary Foundation (TRF) are used to create...
SJC Rotary's Incredible Interactors
At the SJC Rotary meeting on May 10, Mike Darnold presented a preview of the numerous awards and scholarships that SJC Rotary provides to...
More Graduations - Less Funerals
With teen overdoses and Fentanyl poisoning up over 1,000% in the past few years, our youth need us now more than ever. Our work at...
I'm grateful beyond words…
On Saturday I was honored and humbled to receive the Rotary Service Above Self Award, the highest award a Rotarian can receive. It was...
Baja Bound
A group of ten San Juan Capistrano Rotary representatives visited Los Barriles (The Barrels), Mexico for a 3-day visit to Rotary projects...
Adventure Van Life
The sun was shining brightly as the Adventure Van Expo opened to the public. The show was held at the Mission Viejo Riding Park, and it...
Be Inspired and Have Fun
Rotary district conferences are a great opportunity for Rotarians to learn, grow, and connect with other Rotarians from our district. My...
Adventure Van Month!
Mark your calendar and buy your tickets: Adventure Van Expo is less than a month away! We’ll have dozens of adventure vans, overland rigs...
Saving Lives in Africa
Adriana Lanting of Long Beach Rotary has been the Board Chair of Malaria Partners International since July of 2021. This is a short (4.5...
Swallows Day Parade Breakfast
SJC Rotarians held their annual Pancake Breakfast for the Swallows Day Parade volunteers on Saturday morning. The event is held each year...
RYLA Magic
(Mike Darnold, who founded RYLA in District 5320 and continues to oversee the program, has hundreds of these stories. I heard Paola speak...
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