by Chris Datwyler | May 1, 2020 | Stories
All is well in SF. I am still working, though they have cancelled all of our non-emergency surgeries. As part of the fellowship of Rotarian Doctors there have been bi-weekly phone calls with doctors from around the world to discuss the COVID pandemic. In San...
by Chris Datwyler | Mar 2, 2020 | Stories
Pasadena’s University Club was packed to capacity last month for the Rotary Humanitarian STAR (Science, Technology, Aerospace, Robotics) awards. These yearly accolades were established four years ago by the Rotary Clubs of Sierra Madre and San Marino to recognize...
by Chris Datwyler | Jan 8, 2020 | Stories
The Rotary Rose Parade Float Committee float won the “Hope Connects the World” Tournament Volunteer Award for most outstanding floral presentation of the Rose Parade Theme among floats 35 feet and under in length The theme of the float was “Hope Connects...
by Chris Datwyler | Dec 17, 2019 | Stories
In February 2020 District 5300 will co-sponsor a medical surgical mission to Agra, India. The two week mission will provide cleft lip and palate surgeries to children at no charge. We have taken on this humanitarian cause in cooperation with Rotaplast International, a...
by Chris Datwyler | Nov 27, 2019 | Stories
One of the members of our Claremont Rotary Club, Peter Weinberger, likes to use his drone for aerial photography. Peter is the publisher of our local paper, the Claremont Courier. He brought the drone to our party, which took place in my backyard in north Claremont....
by Chris Datwyler | Nov 25, 2019 | Stories
“Growing up, I heard stories of two legendary men — my great-grandfather and Paul Harris,” says Luanne Arredondo, whose great-grandfather Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca became the second governor of New Mexico in 1917. “He was a member of the Rotary Club of...
