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!
March 10, 2026 – Club Meeting and News – NO MEETING
CLUB SOCIAL
Location: Dogwood Tavern in Blue Jay
Time: 5-7pm
Date: March 10th, 2026
Taking Care of Our Community
Last week, the board of the Lake Arrowhead Rotary Foundation approved the following grant payments:
- $150 to the Rotary District 5330 Youth Exchange Program to send two students to South Korea and Taiwan on a one year student exchange. (Rotary Area of Focus: Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention)
- $2500 to Save Moon Camp. Moon Camp is a proposed development that is threatening the foraging area of Jackie and Shadow, Big Bear Lake’s eagles.San Bernardino Mountains Land Trust is fundraising to buy the property to provide permanent conservatorship next to US Forest Service Land. (Rotary Area of Focus: Supporting the Environment)
- $1000 to Mountain Fife and Drums to send them to Washington, D.C. to play at the United States 250th Anniversary Celebration (Rotary Avenues of Service: New Generations-Youth)
Upcoming Meetings and Events
03/06-03/08 – Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) in Idyllwild
03/10 – Club Social at Dogwood Tavern in Blue Jay, 5 – 7 pm
03/17 – Michelle French, Assistant Governor Update
03/24- Club Service Project – Creating Easter Bags for Homeless Kids
04/07- Marilyn Sanderson, Polio Plus Presentation and Member Awards
04/14- Club Social TBD
04/21 – TBD
04/28 – Johrita Solari, Chair of the US Polio Eradication Advocacy Task Force
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
The 17 th Annual PolaRotary Bear Plunge – Details of the Event – Coming Soon!!
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.
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