Events

In lieu of our regular weekly meeting we will have a fundraiser. For more information please visit our Facebook page

Rotary Club of Chapala Sunrise

In lieus of our regualr meeting, we invite all Rotarioans and guests to the Denim and Diamonds and Dimaonds Fundraiser for the SAFE Scholarship program.

At the Racquet Club.

Tickets can be purchased from Bill at Bwilsonphd@comcast.net

Thomas and Erika from Chapala Realtors will bring you up to date with the current Real Estate market.

https://www.chapalarealtors.com

Thomas Hellyer is considered to be a bi-cultural expert with a strong analytical aptitude combined with a calm, forthright, and honest demeanor. His command of the Spanish language and the intricacies of Mexican real estate make him an ideal person to guide you through the process of making your dreams of living and /or investing in Mexico an exciting reality. Thomas is originally from Lake Chelan, a beautiful resort town in Washington State. He received a BA in Business Administration from the University of Washington, Tacoma with a concentration in International Business. He first came to Mexico in the early 1990s to study Spanish in Guadalajara and totally immersed himself in the customs and slowly but slowly became fluent in Mexican Spanish.

Erika Alamos was born in Guadalajara and raised in the Lake side area. She is bi-lingual and learning a third language. She is proudly working as a Real Estate Agent at Chapala Realtors, where she also works as part of the office staff, fact that alouds her to be involved in different ways in almost every transaction that takes place at her office. She also takes Real Estate courses so she keeps updated. She has a career in Kindergarten Education and a Master’s Degree Program in Nutrition. Erika is part of the altruist International Rotary Club and she enjoys participating in her Christian Church. Erika likes to learn new things and spend time with her family. She understands north American culture, so her bi- cultural background could be very helpful, she is very friendly, honest, a good listener, loves to help people, and will work hard to earn your business.

Due to the Visit of members from the  Lincoln Club from March 14 to 18, and the variety of activities planned with them, club leadership has decided to cancel today's meeting.  Members are invited to several of the activities for these days.

The  next few days will be exciting for our club and members of the Lincoln California CLub.

Join us for breakfast at La Palapa de Don Juan

Together with the group from Lincoln Rotary you will be able to join us for lunch and  meet with SAFE scholarship students.  

We recently paid to repair a plaza wall and the villagers are preparing for mural painting on it.  This is where our Global Grant for Wetlands Sanitation is located. 

Together with the Lincoln Group we will be Painting at Ojo de Agua. 

Meet across the street from LetraCh for carpooling or caravaning at 9:30 AM

Meet us for Brunch at Letra CH  at 9:30   (Please RSVP to Barb by Monday, March 11).

In lieu of our regular meeting, The Club will hold it's annual SAFE fundraiser at the racquet club. TIckets are sold out 

Committee Chair Bill Wilson at Bwilsonphd@comcast.net 

In lieu of our regular weekly meeting, join us at the Racquet club for the SAFE  Scholarship Fundraiser Denim and Diamonds.

Tickets are available from Bill Wilson at bwilsonphd@comcast.net

Wishing all members a Happy Easter Weekend. We'll see you all next week

Dale Ann Knight joined Rotary in 1997 in Califorinia and first visited Mexico with Festival of Brotherhood in 1998 for which she has served as chair for 6 years.

When You Plan For The End, You Create a New Beginning."  (A new title, never used before )

Every person over 18 is advised to engage in the process of advance healthcare planning.  For those of us who are the Olympians of Aging, and living in a foreign country, it is wise to face mortality. It is also a kindness to our loved ones to prepare for it.

Loretta Downs, MA is passionate about improving the end-of-life experience. She is an inspiring and uplifting speaker who has been working with aging and dying for almost 40 years.  She has published numerous articles, been quoted in books and articles, interviewed for podcasts, and gives presentations around Lakeside and in the US.  www.endoflifeinspirations.com.  

This week's program will feature some of the highlights of our Club's Tools that are acceablce to all members.

In this presentation learn:

- How to update your profile

- What events are scheduled

- Introduction to our speaker program

- Club documents

- Committee folder

- Contact info of our members

and more

This is Clubrunner:

https://youtu.be/czy4E7uwXPc

If you are unable to join us in person, please join us via ZOOM: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/3721064919?pwd=c3BkVVN4MmFSaXA5R3lGYUdLVUhHdz09&omn=83138033472

Rotarians have many opportunities for humanitarian service, both locally and internationally.

Rotarian Nicci will share exciting updates on the various projects the Chapala Sunrise Club is involved in. 

The project review will explain our current long term as well as short term service projects and ask members to brainstorm ways they can be involved with or expand current projects as well as initiate new project ideas. Invite your firends and other prospective members.

Common Man for Ukraine is a project of the Plymouth, NH Rotary Foundation. 

Since February 2022, the start of the war in Ukraine, we have raised more than $3 million. 

Using our Rotary networks from Poland and Ukraine, we have provided, so far, more than 950 tons of food, 10,000 sleeping bags and hundreds of generators to children hiding in Safe Houses throughout Ukraine.  We have traveled there eight times. 

Our trauma counseling programs serve 50 Ukraine refugee children living in Poland and our residential trauma counseling programs provides 30 to 35 children monthly three-week retreats for Ukrainian children whose fathers have been killed in the war; we have served more 500 children to date and continue monthly. 

Visit the website   commonmanforukraine.org

Watch  this clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYGzRGJtmY0

Poco a Poco is excited to annoiunce the inauguration of their new kitchen and dining area, where we feed 160 children, five days a week (in three sittings) at our brand-new Community Center in San Pedro Itzicán. We will depart at 11:30 am from Black Coffee Back Parking lot (opposite Walmart) We will try to organize carpooling for the journey. Let us know if you can drive or need a ride, and contact Kari at 3330820-4927 or pocoapocosanpedro@gmail.com We'll embark on a scenic drive, estimated to be around an hour, possibly stopping in Chapala to pick up fellow attendees. Upon arrival in San Pedro, we'll spend about an hour or so seeing the children enjoying their meal and admiring the new facility. We aim to finish by 2:30 pm, with a return to Ajijic around 3:30 pm, depending on traffic.  If you're unable to drive but eager to join, meet us behind Black Coffee at 11:30 am, but let Kari know in advance please. For people in Chapala or requiring pick-up, reach out to Kari to arrange logistics - (Kari - 333-820-4927 +Whatsapp, or email: pocoapocosanpedro@gmail.com).  We would like to thank everyone who has helped make our plans succeed: Jim H. and Rotary Chapala Sunrise for their donations towards the kitchen appliances and equipment.  Querer y Hacer for providing so much for the community's most vulnerable people. Architect Ignacio Germán Osuna Eskenazi and the Universidad Tec de Monterrey students for designing the community center with the local people and encouraging kids to want to become architects. The Outreach Program of  St Andrew's Anglican Church for funding towards the kitchen and bathrooms. San Diego Downtown Rotary Breakfast Club for their support of the building. And to all of you who helped raise money to fund this project, especially Harvey and Laura, for their matching pledge fund raiser last year. Get to meet some of these children who come on a regular basis to eat a hot and nutritious meal! Please RSVP to Kari as soon as possible, indicating if you are coming, are able to drive, and if you are bringing additional guests.  If you can't make it this time, don't worry. Let us know if you're interested in future visits. We're immensely grateful for your ongoing support, and we can't wait to share this special moment with you. We hope to see you there! If you are able to donate money towards food or drinking water for the childrens' meals, please click here for the link to donate.  Thank you!  Anita Torres, Doris Wakeman, Francisco Nava, Kari Higgins, Laura Michael, Carrie Hemphill, Jan Chakravarthy and Charles Chartier. Poco a Poco San Pedro Itzicán www.pocoapocosanpedro.com