100 Years of Service to the Community from the Rotary Club of Paso Robles

Dec 3, 2023

Summary

The Rotary Club of Paso Robles is gearing up to celebrate its 100th anniversary as a local service club of Rotary International on January 27, 2024. Founded in 1924, the club has a long history of supporting the community through charitable works and projects. They regularly provide grants, school projects, and scholarships to local high school students, as well as engage in various community service initiatives such as environmental cleanups and aiding underserved populations. The Rotary Club of Paso Robles has raised over $1,000,000 for scholarships alone. The club's anniversary celebration will take place at the Paso Robles Events Center. Individuals interested in fundraising, events, speaking opportunities, or joining the club can find more information on their website. Rotary International is a global network of volunteer leaders dedicated to addressing humanitarian challenges. With 1.4 million members in over 200 countries, Rotary members strive to bring positive and lasting change to communities worldwide through various initiatives focused on peace, disease prevention, clean water, education, and more. For more information, visit the Rotary International website.

The Rotary Club of Paso Robles is preparing to celebrate their 100th anniversary as a local service club of Rotary International on January 27, 2024.

Paso Robles, United States - December 3, 2023 /PressCable/ —

The Rotary Club of Paso Robles is preparing to celebrate their 100th anniversary as a local service club of Rotary International. The celebration is planned for January 27, 2024 at the Paso Robles Events Center.

In early 1922, J. Valentine Wachtel Jr., president of the Paso Robles National Bank, became interested in forming a local Rotary Club. Correspondence began to ensure “men of unquestioned honor and integrity” would participate regularly in this small town with a population of only 2,000-4,000 people. This culminated in a formal application to Rotary International on November 13, 1923. The original charter for the Paso Robles Rotary Club (#1602) was dated January 15, 1924 and was formally presented at a special banquet at the Paso Robles Hot Springs Hotel on March 15, 1924.

Among other charitable works, the Rotary Club of Paso Robles and Paso Robles Rotary Services, Inc. regularly support youth of the community through grants, school projects, and numerous scholarships to Paso Robles High School and Liberty High School students to further their education after high school through trade schools, colleges, and universities. The club is very active in local and world community service projects, including projects to clean up the environment, provide resources to serve the local homeless population, aid in educational projects for underserved populations internationally, and more. Local organizations they have supported include Boy Scouts of America Troops 60 and 160, Assistance League of San Luis Obispo County, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast, the Children’s Museum, Paso Robles Youth Arts, the Pioneer Museum, and more. Through their successful fundraising events such as the Annual Rotary Golf Tournament and Annual Rotary Winemakers’ Cookoff, the Rotary Club of Paso Robles continues to support the Paso Robles community. To date, the Rotary Club of Paso Robles has raised over $1,000,000 dedicated towards scholarships alone.

To get more information on fundraising, events, speaking opportunities, or to join the Rotary Club of Paso Robles, please visit https://pasoroblesrotary.org.

About Rotary

Rotary brings together a global network of volunteer leaders dedicated to tackling the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges. Rotary connects 1.4 million members of more than 46,000 Rotary clubs in over 200 countries and geographical areas. Rotary members improve lives and bring positive, lasting change to communities around the world by promoting peace, fighting disease (like the mission for the global eradication of polio), providing clean water and sanitation, supporting education, saving mothers and children, growing local economies, and protecting the environment.

For more information, visit https://www.rotary.org.

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Lacey Clifton-Jensen

Public Relations and Branding Director, Rotary Club of Paso Robles

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https://pasoroblesrotary.org

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Name: Lacey Clifton-Jensen
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Organization: Rotary Club of Paso Robles
Address: P.O. Box 3641, Paso Robles, California 93447, United States
Website: https://www.pasoroblesrotary.org/

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