The Wildomar Rotary Club is seeking nominations of a citizen from Wildomar for our first Annual "Service Above Self" award. We are looking for a citizen in our community that you feel exemplifies a commitment to the people of Wildomar and the community beyond. 

Rotary Internationals motto of Service Above Self stems from Rotarians commitment to service in their community, the country in which they reside and to the peoples of the world.  Check out this video from Rotary International Service Above Self to learn what Rotarians are all about.  It's just 4 minutes long and well worth your time.

Do you know of someone who lives within the city of Wildomar boundaries who exhibits these traits?  If so please send in their information so we can select the winner of our "Service Above Self" award.

The "Service Above Self" award will be presented at the August 21st Storm Baseball game during the 7th inning stretch on the in field.

To nominate someone please send an email to: WildomarRotary@gmail.com with the following information:

1.  Name of person you nominate.______________________________________________

2.  How we can contact this person_____________________________________________

3.  Your name and contact information______________________________________________

4.  A few sentences telling us how/why you feel this individual exhibits Service Above Self to others and to the community of Wildomar and beyond.  

Nominations must be received by August 10th.

For further information please contact Andy Morris at 866-473-7641

The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West

The first major fund raising event for the 1st year of the Wildomar Rotary Club

was by all accounts a huge success.  Oh, sure there were a few glitches but all and all it got rave reviews from, sponsors, competitors, vendors, volunteers and attendees.  With 46 BBQ teams competing the aroma of BBQ could be smelled for miles around. 

A huge thank-you goes out to all of the sponsors, vendors and volunteers who made this day happen.  Without all of you participating we could not have pulled the event off. 

We're on record as planning next years 2nd annual Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West.  Bigger and better than the first.  Stay tuned for more information.  This event was one of the largest offered in Riverside County and by next year it could be the largest BBQ competition in Southern California.

What's next for the Wildomar Rotary Club?

Bicycle Safety Event-  We invite children of all ages to attend.  Saturday May 15th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  The event will take place at 23881 Clinton Keith Rd. Wildomar, behind Ace Hardware and Fitness 19.  Kids will learn to put a helmet on for safety.  Plus lots to do and see, BMX Pros Trick Team will have a demonstration, skate boarders too.  Safe Kids Inland Empire will be on hand.  Free gifts for all the kids who complete the safety training.  Drawings for Bikes and much much more.

Join us for a meeting of the Wildomar Rotary Club

The Wildomar Rotary Club meets Thursday's at 11:30

Location of meetings:  The Wildomar VFW

      21180 Waite St. Wildomar Ca

We're a "Brown Bag" club so bring your lunch.

There is no fee to attend!

The Wildomar Rotary Club

Presents

The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West

April 17th from 9 to 6

Marna O'Brien Park

20505 Palomar St

Wildomar CA 92595

$5.00 General Admission

Join us for this incredible event,  We have live music all day, a Beer and Wine Garden, a Kids Fun Zone,  49 BBQ teams from all over competing in this International event.  Plus 120 vendors, 30 are food venders.  What and awesome way to spend the day.  Follow the signs for parking.

On Thursday January 7th this group from the Wildomar Rotary club attend a special event in TJ to give toys they had collected to children in TJ who other wise would not have had any toys this holiday season. Many of the children were from orphanages throughout Northern Baja. For weeks prior to the festivities members of the Wildomar Rotary Club collected truck loads of toys for the event.

Henry Silvestre and Andy Morris arranged for the toys to be delivered to the boarder where a special member of the event met the truck and transfer the gifts across the boarder. On the day of the event the Governor of Baja's bus pick up all the members of the Wildomar Rotary Club at the boarder and transported them to the event.

WOW! What an incredible experience it was. Those who attended will never forget the overwhelming feeling of walking into the stadium where the event was held. Seeing thousands of children seated in the stands, eyes glued to the stage where thousands of toys were awaiting their new owners. Entertainment was provided, singers, dancers and character entertainers charmed the children as they waited for the moment when the toys would be handed out.

As Wildomar Rotarians our hearts swelled with pride when up on the stage, prominently display was the "Wildomar Rotary" banner. Just before the toys were handed out, Wildomar Mayor Bridgette Moore and Wildomar Rotary Club President Karen Hobson were called on stage and given a heart moving thank-you by a special assistant to the First Lady of Mexico.

This is an annual event and all the Wildomar Rotarians who attended pledged that next year they would increase their contributions by double. No child would be left out! Two children amongst thousands stole our hearts. The three year old boy clutching a baseball mitt to his chest with a smile that span the stadium and a little girl with a stuffed white rabbit that was bigger than she was who held her head high as she left the event with her new treasure. We could see the rabbit ears above her head as she moved down the street with the other orphans.

Next year there's room for more of you to share with the club this overwhelming experience! Thank you to all those who shared in this wonderful day in Mexico!

Karen Hobson
Wildomar Rotary Club President

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