Our Commitment to Community Service
At the Rotary Club, community service is at the heart of everything we do. We organize events and initiatives to support local needs, improve living conditions, and foster connections among residents. Our dedicated members work tirelessly to make a positive impact right here at home.
Become part of a community dedicated to service, leadership, and positive change.
Rotary Centennial Park donated and built by the Rotary Club of Lake Arrowhead to honor the 100th Anniversary of Rotary, International
Meeting Location
Tuesdays at noon / except 2nd Tuesday of the month
Lake Arrowhead Community Church
351 CA-173
Lake Arrowhead, CA 92352
Social Time Starts at noon
Meeting starts promptly at 12:15 PM
Lunch Starts 12:35 PM
Ends at 1:30 PM
Service builds Friendships!
October 27, 2026 – Club Meeting and News
Speaker: Jennifer Evans, Director of Development, Special Olympics Southern California Region 3
Jennifer has been with the organization for a little over a year and is here to share its mission and some of the wonderful programs and activities happening in the Riverside/San Bernardino Region.
Special Olympics is already close to the hearts of many in our club. In fact, JC, Eckert, Bob Gladwell, Jay Rynda, Polly Sauer, and Michael Gladwell are all actively involved. It’s a great example of how Rotary and Special Olympics share the same spirit of service, inclusion, and bringing people together.
I’m looking forward to hearing more about the work Special Olympics is doing in our communities and how we can get involved and support their efforts.
Lunch
Fried Chicken (yum), Salads, and Assorted Cookies (get their early to grab your cookie before Michael gets there first! :o)
Upcoming Club Community Service Project and Lunch – Annual Planting of Daffodils November 6th
This will replace the meeting that we are going to miss on November 3rd due to the election, so the Club will pay for lunch.
Get Ready for Our Next International Service Project in Mexicali, Mexico January 8 – 10, 2027
Wouldn’t it be great if we could all go together? I went last year and had such a meaningful and fun experience! I’d love to share it with all of you.
I don’t know the cost yet, but I’ll let you know as soon as I do. I also found Mexicali to be a beautiful, modern city where I felt very safe and welcome.
I really hope we can make this happen together!
Upcoming Meetings and Events
11/03 – NO MEETING – Election Day at the church
11/06 – 11:30 am Lunch at Kuffel Canyon Coffee House and Community Project
11/10 – 5 pm Rotary Social – RB’s Steakhouse Bar
11/17 – Polly Sauer – Blue Jay Parade
11/24 – Joy Patrick Eckert – Her Life and Times
12/01 – Michelle French, Assistant Governor
12/8 – 5 pm Holiday Party UCLA Lake Arrowhead Lodge
12/15 – Southern California Edison
12/22 – TBD
12/29 – TBD
Weekly Service Opportunity
Rotary volunteers at Mountain Thrift Shoppe
Date and Hour:
Every week on Saturday at 12:00
Location:
Blue Jay Mall
A big thank-you to Allen Briskin, Pat Rains, and Joe Ramos for stepping up as our newest trained team members! Your dedication to Service Above Self shines through, and we’re grateful to have you on board. Your dedication to Service Above Self shines through, and we’re grateful to have you on board.
Important News
Community Heroes of Hope Podcast
How A Mountain Rotary Club Turns Simple Ideas Into Community Change
Click the link above to listen to Teri Ostlie and Jeri Simpson being interviewed on Rotary’s Community Heroes of Hope Podcast.
The 16 th Annual PolaRotary Bear Plunge video is now available for your viewing pleasure:
Filmed and produced by The Rim of the World High School Audio/Visual Club, this exciting production is now available for your viewing pleasure at no charge.
Click on the bottom below to view this wonderful
production featuring Rim High Students interviewing and interacting
with the brave jumpers who sacrifice their bodies by jumping into the
freezing cold waters of Lake Arrowhead on February 1, 2025 to support
their favorite worthy charities, most of which are mountain
organizations including the Mt. Communities Hospital Foundation, Rim
Educational Foundation, Rim Historical Foundation, Rotary, the Blue Jay
Jazz Foundation, who won the costume contest. See the costumed
jumpers as they dive into the freezing cold water to the cheers of over
100 spectators on the shores of the Lake Arrowhead Resort and Spa.
The Rotary Club of Lake Arrowhead hosts the annual PolaRotary Bear
Plunge, which over the past 16 years has raised over one-half million
dollars. Mountain charities are the biggest benefactors of the money
generated by the event. Teams of jumpers representing their favorite
charity collect donations from donors who want to support the charity
or just want to see their “friends” Go Jump In The Lake. For information
about becoming a “jumper” or to support a participating charity Google
Lake Arrowhead PolaRotary Bear Plunge.
Next Years Plunge will be on February 7, 2026.
Contact
Contact us to learn more about our community projects or to get involved.
