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!
April. 06, 2026 – Club Meeting and News
EBLUE JAY JAZZ FOUNDATION
Our speakers on Tuesday will be a couple of the board members off the Blue Jay Jazz Foundation who will be accepting a BIG check that they earned when folks jumped in the lake at the PolaRotary Bear Plunge. They will also be discussing the May 3rd Rim Jazz Bank Fundraiser and Concert, as well as the August 27-29 Summer Festival.
LUNCH
Come hungry because Teri Ostlie is cooking up a storm!! She’s serving up a salad bar and a baked potato bar with all the fixin’s with cheesecake and brownie butts for dessert.
Rotary Club in 1The Lake Arrowhead Rotary Foundation954
Our Foundation has been actively building its capital to ensure we can continue supporting meaningful projects both locally and around the world. At our most recent board meeting, Treasurer Rudy Haro reported that our Edward Jones fund balance has reached $1.446 million. Each year, we typically allocate about $32,000 from this fund into our working account to support our charitable efforts.
Recently, these funds made a direct impact in our community. We contributed $1,700 to provide scholarships for two Elder Warriors to attend a healing retreat in San Juan Bautista, and we donated $2,500 to the Mountain Homeless Coalition to help provide temporary housing for individuals experiencing homelessness.
Upcoming Meetings and Events
04/14 – 5 pm Club Social at Antlers Inn (upstairs)
04/21 – Dr. Anshu Chandra, OD, Haiti Eye Clinic Director, Global Eye Project
04/28 – Johrita Solari, Chair of the US Polio Eradication Advocacy Task Force
05/05 – Commander Dale Ele, RIM American Legion Post 360
05/12 – 5 pm Club Social Papagayos in the Village
05/19 – Chad Farrin, Rotary Youth Exchange
05/19 – 6 pm Scholarship Night at Rim High School
06/02 – Michelle French, Assistant Governor
06/09 – Club Social 5 pm Dogwood Tavern Taco Tuesday
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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