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 20, 2026 – Club Meeting and News
Speaker: Molly Wiltshire, Director of Legislative and Public Affairs for the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA)
Molly previously served as Director of External Affairs in the California Governor’s Office and as Chief of Staff to San Bernardino County Supervisor James Ramos. In her current role, she oversees communications, media relations, and public engagement efforts to ensure residents, local cities, and regional stakeholders remain informed about transportation planning initiatives and freeway and transit construction projects.
Lunch
Goodwin’s Meatloaf with all the fixings!
Investing in Our Mountain’s Young Musicians!
On August 26, 2026, the Lake Arrowhead Rotary Foundation proudly sponsored a special two-hour master class for our talented mountain student musicians at Rim High School. The class was taught by Carl Verheyen, best known as the guitarist for legendary band Supertramp.
What an incredible opportunity for these young musicians to learn, grow, and be inspired!
The Blue Jay Jazz Festival team captured the highlights of this memorable experience in a three-minute video. Take a moment to watch and see the impact of this wonderful gift to our students.
This is Rotary making a difference in our mountain community!
What a Fantastic Tri-Chamber/Tri-Rotary Mixer!
The Tri-Chamber/Tri-Rotary Mixer was a tremendous success, bringing together a couple hundred locals for an evening of fun, fellowship, and community spirit!
A huge THANK YOU to our wonderful Lake Arrowhead Rotary members Cecilia Ponce de Leon, Mark Turner, Teri Ostlie, Barry Hoy, Sage Moritz, Pat Rains, Allen Briskin, and Leda Dubbs for bringing their A-game and helping make this event such a success!
The festive circus atmosphere, lively entertainment, and wonderful camaraderie made for a truly memorable evening.
And here’s the icing on the cake! 
As Teri passed the hat, our club collected $130 in donations for The Rotary Foundation’s PolioPlus program, helping support Rotary’s mission to end polio worldwide!
Great fun, great friends, and a great cause. That’s Rotary at its best!
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Rotary’s Rose Parade Float!
A big THANK YOU to Bob and Diane Gladwell, Joy Patrick Eckert, Kristin Countryman, and DG Richard Lemire for attending “Before the Bloom,”hosted by Rotary Rose Parade Committee District 5330 Fundraising Chair Joe Ramos and Jeanne Ramos!
What an incredible experience to walk among the spectacular Rose Parade floats, including our very own Rotary float, and see them in various stages of construction! It’s amazing to witness the creativity, craftsmanship, and countless hours of work that go into bringing these magnificent floats to life.
What a special opportunity to see the magic behind the scenes before the flowers bloom and the parade begins!
Art for Peace: Peace Begins With Me
Led Locally by Lake Arrowhead Rotary Vocational Service Chair Joy Eckert
Peace is one of Rotary International’s seven Areas of Focus, but it’s also one of the most challenging concepts to teach. Sometimes, art can express what words cannot!
The District 5330 Art for Peace Contest encourages young artists throughout Riverside and San Bernardino counties to explore what peace means to them and bring that vision to life through creativity and imagination.
This year, talented young artists from the Boys & Girls Club of Crestline and Lake Arrowhead, along with students from Rim High School, will participate in the contest, creating original artwork inspired by the theme “Peace Begins With Me.”
Students can express their vision through painting, drawing, mixed media, photography, or graphic design. Each submission must creatively incorporate a Rotary International or Interact logo into the artwork.
Entries will be evaluated by a panel of artists and Rotarians at both the club and district levels. District-winning artwork will be showcased at the Peace Conference and the Rotary Youth Showcase Event, giving these young artists an opportunity to share their messages of peace with a wider audience.
A special thank-you to Joy Eckert for leading this meaningful initiative locally and helping our mountain youth discover that peace begins with each of us.
Upcoming Meetings and Events
10/27 – Jennifer Evans – Special Olympics
11/03 – NO MEETING – Election Day at the church
11/10 – 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
TBD – Holiday Party
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
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