Rotary Club of Santa Paula

A Final Toast to another Fantastic Rotary Year with the Demotion of Now Past President John Marquez Zoom meetings were celebrated Mascots were celebrated... Chris Bartelson was awarded the Gale Mason Award Mitch Stone was named Rotarian of the Year

President John, Chris, Andy and Carlos proudly support the Boys and Girls Club of Santa Clara Valley while representing the Rotary Club of Santa Paula!

Past District Gov. Wade Nomura gave a great talk about his new book "Creating Destiny". There was a long line of avid readers and fans of the topic waiting to get their copy of the book signed.

Paul Harris Fellowships flowed at the meeting with pins for Paul Harris PLUS awarded to Carol Burhoe, Ginger Gherardi, Maria Sust Bombara,Carlos Juarez and to Evie Kramer who owns Flight 126 and provides exceptional service at all our meals on Mondays.

2 (count 'em, Two) new members to be proud of. Today we inducted Carol McMullen and Lisa Tate.

Rotary Club of Santa Paula went LIVE! on Monday back at Flight 126 for the first time in over a year. It was a busy meeting and Bob Orlando got his Past President pin. The meeting was available on Zoom also.

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Caitlin Barringer places a Rotary pin on our newest member Michael Gonzales who is Head of Marketing at Limoneira.

Before we can sing we need to fly the flags. Once we remember to do that the meeting can begin. Carlos jumped on that task while everybody else just watched and waited.

Scholars At The Tables at the 2021 Rotary Scholarship Party

Our 2021 Scholarship Celebration! $38,000 in scholarships were awarded to 21 students this evening. Congratulations@[230769177415064:11809:]

We are so proud of our 2021 Cardinal Juniors. These students were nominated by the high school department heads. They were reminded to apply for scholarships in March 2022. Congratulations!! Kenya Valdez, Ryan Gomez, Luis Magana, Valerie Bautista, Emmanuel Medina, Diego Murillo, Jamie Rodriguez, Anahi Chavez, Emiliano Molina, Erika Gutierrez, Chloe Hernandez and Ana Duran. Junior Achievement 2021 Photo by John Nichols

Our first in person Rotary meeting in a long time. Today was the Junion Achievement Program where we honored Santa Paula High School Juniors and encouraged them to apply for the annual scholarships in their Senior year. The Palazzio Event Center was a great place to get back together.

Rotary of Santa Paula was proud to volunteer and participate in Santa Paula Beautiful today! City of Santa Paula Parks & Recreation Department

This evening Rotarians John Marquez, Judy Phelps, Jan Marholin, Chris Bartelson, Marilyn Appleby, Linda, 3 Interact students and their awesome advisor Tasha wrapped the collection boxes for the Christmas basket program. We will be collecting toys for up to 500 Santa Paula families. A sincere thank you to the Boys and Girls Club for collecting our applications the last 2 days. Please consider donating toys to our program. Remember the teens! Thank you

It is with much gratitude and pleasure we decorate the City of Santa Paula honoring Veterans month! THANK YOU to all Veterans. Your service to the United States of America is sincerely appreciated.

Today is Veteran's Day 2020. It has been a year like no other which has given us an even deeper appreciation for our Veterans. Thank you for your strength, courage, sacrifices, experiences you have shared, and those you still carry silently. You have made a difference. You have given us the gift of freedom. Thank you for serving our country. God Bless America #veteransmonth

We are enthusiastically taking the opportunity to honor and sincerely thank and appreciate our veterans. Your service to our country is not only acknowledged, but treasured. THANK YOU VETERANS!

Have you seen the trees in person??? Go now. Treat yourself. They are spectacular! You could win your favorites. Buy auction tickets there or online.

Mark your calendars! Applications for Christmas baskets will be accepted next week. Late applications will not be accepted. Please share and let anyone in need know. Thank you!

Election Night NEWs for Santa Paula only! Live on KADYtv.net starting at 7:45 p.m. Get your LOCAL results on City Council, SPUSD Trustees, Ventura Community Col...lege District Seat #3! Candidates are invited to drop by during the LIVE ELECTION UPDATE! Remember it's on KADYtv.net starting at about 7:45 p.m. KEEP UP ON OUR HOMETOWN ELECTIONS! See more

Oh what fun we had at Harding Park on October 30 with the City of Santa Paula and 13 other local groups. We distributed 1200 pumpkins and lots of fun and joy!

Happy Halloween from the Rotary Club of Santa Paula!

Billie Whack for real??? Maybe! Carlos Jaurez, lifelong Santa Paula resident, retired police officer, current Vice Mayor and Past President of the Santa Paula Rotary Club shares the Santa Paula Urban Legends with you. Are they real? A mystery? A little scary? Have you experienced these? Watch now, as Carlos shares his stories.

We are so proud and appreciative to partner with the Optimist Club of Santa Paula to operate the Pumpkin Patch at Limoneira safely. Together we are committed to contribute to the best Santa Paula community ever!

The Rotary Club of Santa Paula has had an amazing journey managing Faulkner Farm Pumpkin Patch and Pumpkin Patch at Limoneira Ranch. We hope you enjoy the story! Nils Rueckert is our historian.

Ooooohhh, it is crafting time. It will be so much family fun to make Hydro Dipped Pumpkins with the Californai Oil Museum. Watch and craft along. Happy memory making! Happy Halloween