My Favorite Toolkit
I love doing Rotary service projects. Especially international ones. Ones that make a difference you can see (pun intended). When a...
top of page
Latest News
Help Us...Sample Craft Beer
It's the last week to get tickets for FieldTrip Fest with 40+ Breweries, Food Trucks, Music and much, much more. It's NEXT Saturday....
Rotary is Happiness
Two major elements in living a longer and happier life is to have a purpose and volunteer. Rotary offers both. The Harvard Study of Adult...
30+ Years of Service Above Self
It was late evening in "Colonia 89" at the top of the hills east of Ensenada when a young girl was brought to the volunteer dental...
2023 Car Show Success
The SJC Rotary Car Show was a huge success thanks to the participants, sponsors and people who just came to hang out and have fun. There...
Flower Power
SJC Interact students help build the 2023 Rotary Rose Parade float. Seventeen students (freshman to seniors) from San Juan Hills High...
Friendships and Large Projects
When Adriana Lanting was touring the House of Friendship at the 2017 Rotary Zone Institute in Reno, Nevada, she struck up a conversation...
Paying it Forward
SJC Rotary Youth Chair Mike Darnold works tirelessly to pass along Rotary's values, ethics and Service Above Self to the next generation....
SJC Rotarians Make Holiday Magic
Each year, SJC Rotary members and Interactors provide a magical holiday for children in San Juan Capistrano and Tijuana. Shoes for Souls...
An Opportunity to Share
It's the Thanksgiving season and almost everyone likes to help those less fortunate. This past Saturday, SJC Rotarians and Interactors...
Shoes for Souls 2022
Shoes for Souls is a long-time International Project of San Juan Capistrano Rotary in partnership with the Rotary E-Club Noroeste Global...
Casa de Amma Greenhouse Build
It was a beautiful fall day on Oct 29, when 3 local non profits and 52 volunteers collaborated together for a greenhouse build and garden...
The Joy of Service Above Self
We find great meaning in serving others in need. SJC Rotarians traveled to Ensenada Mexico to partake in a long-running project to...
Our Legacy
Friday evening, while attending the District's Rotary Foundation Gala, I was sitting next to Mike Darnold who mentioned the young woman...
The 4-Way Test
Rotary's 4-Way Test came out in 1934 during the Great Depression. It was developed in 1934 by Herbert Taylor when he took charge of the...
Not just old white men
For many decades, Rotarians were perceived as as "just a bunch of old white men" who have lunch every week while listening to boring...
Remembrance
It's been a week of remembering monarchs who gave a life of service and of those who lost their lives on this date 21 years ago. Let's...
Rotary Compensation
Sometimes people wonder if Rotarians are paid for their service. The simple answer is "YES." But Rotarians aren't paid in money. Here are...
Making a difference
Small effort can make such a big difference. A number of years ago, I heard the story of Lindsey Plumier. She was a former professional...
Join us in serving our community…and the world.
bottom of page