People of Action
26th Annual Santa Clothes
By Jaime Goldsmith on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 --- This year was the 26th annual Santa Clothes Program. Santa Clothes provides much needed shoes, socks, winter clothing, mentoring and, a sports ball gift to at-risk children from the Las Vegas valley each...
Rotary Club of Lancaster Assists a Rotary Club in the Philippines
The Rotary Club of Lancaster assisted the Rotary Club of Marikina Hilltop in the Philippines in a project to assist families affected with COVID. This project is called Adopt a Covid + Family and was created by the Marikina Hilltop Club in October of 2020 and will...
Ani Alaberkyan, Global Grant Scholar – First Two Months at Oxford
From: Ani Alaberkyan, Global Grant Scholar sponsored by Lancaster Sunrise Rotary Club. November 18, 2021. Hello Everyone, These past two months have been the most turbulent–yet, progressive–months of my adult life. My journey to Oxford began in early October, when I...
Global Grant Scholar Chantay BenShimon’s Graduate Program Comes to a Close..
As my graduate program finally comes to a close, I have been thinking quite often about how surreal and formative this experience has been for me. Although I came to study conflict resolution in an area of active conflict, I did not expect to actually experience it...
Important Dates:

DC 24 - Cruise to Service
June 21 – 24, 2024
3 Night Ensenada Cruise
Day 1 Los Angeles, California
Day 2 Cruising Day at sea
Day 3 Ensenada, Mexico – Day of Service
Day 4 Los Angeles, California
Contribute to the Garbis Der-Yeghian Endowment for Peace
The Endowment accepts tax-deductible gifts to the Rotary District 5300 Foundation for the Garbis Der-Yeghian Memorial Endowment for Peace to be used to support a broad range of peace-related programs, including peace building/conflict resolution efforts here and abroad, scholarships, exchange programs, contests such as Art for Peace, and funding to ensure the District 5300 Peace Conference continues.
More about the Garbis Der-Yeghian Memorial Endowment for Peace CLICK here
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District Governor 2022-23, Roger Gutierrez
Roger Gutierrez joined Rotary a new Rotary Club in Irwindale CA, in 1984. He served as a member of the Board of Directors and ultimately Club President in 1989. Roger spearheaded a merge with the Rotary Club of Foothills Sunrise in Glendora CA in 1993. There, he was Club President in 2001-2002. After losing membership, he again orchestrated a merge in 2005 with the Rotary Club of Azusa CA
District Happenings
District 5300 Changing of the Guard Ceremony Video
On June 19, 2021 the District Governor line and Past District Governors from District 5300 gathered to attend the Changing of the Guard Ceremony. 2020-2021 District Governor Greg Jones shared the key points from his Rotary Opens Opportunities message to district...
Global Scholar, Chantay BenShimon Status Report
March 7th, 2021 `Hello everyone! I hope you are staying safe and healthy. I wanted to give you an update on my experience thus far in my graduate program and experience as a Global Grant Scholar. When I first arrived in Israel for this master’s program, I was very...
Introducing the First District 5300 Global Grant Scholar for 2020-21
Rotary International announced that San Marino High School Class of 2015 graduate, Mark Liang, has received a Global Grant Scholarship for graduate study in the MPhil Health, Medicine and Society program at Cambridge University (UK) beginning this October. His...
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The Five Avenues of Service

Club Service
Club Service focuses on making clubs strong. A thriving club is anchored by strong relationships and an active membership development plan.

Vocational Service
Vocational Service calls on every Rotarian to work with integrity and contribute their expertise to the problems and needs of society. Learn more in An Introduction to Vocational Service and the Code of Conduct.

Community Service
Community Service encourages every Rotarian to find ways to improve the quality of life for people in their communities and to serve the public interest. Learn more in Communities in Action: A Guide to Effective Projects and this Community Service presentation (PPT).

International Service
International Service exemplifies our global reach in promoting peace and understanding. We support this service avenue by sponsoring or volunteering on international projects, seeking partners abroad, and more.

Youth Service
Youth Service recognizes the importance of empowering youth and young professionals through leadership development programs such as Rotaract, Interact, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, and Rotary Youth Exchange.