The Rotary Club of Hollister will celebrate its 90th anniversary with a dinner on Monday, June 8, at Ridgemark Golf & Country Club. The cost for the event is $35 per person. Dinner will start at 6:30 p.m., preceded by a reception.
“We are raising money for local charities and projects that directly impact the Hollister Community. This year we raised over $20,000 for college scholarships, nonprofit grants, and youth leadership camps,” said Robert Freiri, the Rotary Club’s president. “It has been an honor to serve at the club’s 90th president. Working with community minded business leaders who put ‘Service Above Self’ and make the Hollister community a better place for today’s citizens and future leaders.”
To make a reservation to the dinner, contact Amalia Ellis at amalia@amaliaellisdesign.com or 831-673-6262.
For more information, visit http://portal.clubrunner.ca/6769.
About the Rotary Club of Hollister
The Rotary Club of Hollister, established in 1925, is dedicated to serving the local and world community. Our many projects are our attempt to live the Rotary motto “Service Above Self.” The club meets at every Monday at 12:00 at the Ridgemark Golf and Country Club.
Some of the major accomplishments Hollister Rotary has helped the community with include: building a Heli-Pad at Hazel Hawkins Hospital, the Clubhouse at Bolado Golf Course, and the Highway 156 Landscape Entrance leading into Hollister.
Hollister Rotary is part of District 5170 and situated in Area 6 which includes Almaden Valley, Gilroy, Gilroy Sunrise, Hollister, Morgan Hill and San Juan Bautista.
Rotary International is a worldwide organization of business and professional leaders that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world. There are approximately 1.2 million Rotarians in more than 200 countries and geographical areas.
Here is a sample of what Rotary Club of Hollister has accomplished over the past 5 years:
International: (in partnership with Area 6 Clubs)
- Mindanao, Philippines – New School Classroom
- Lagos, Nigeria – 6 disease-free water wells and mosquito nets for 10,000 villagers as well as micro-finance project
- Egbe, Nigeria – Medical Equipment to Egbe Hospital
- Accra, Ghana – Disease Free drinking water for 9 villages
- Mangoase, Ghana – Mangoase School Water Well and Restroom building projects
- Lira, Uganda – mosquito nets, school supplies and four water wells
- Ameca, Mexico – Ambulance & medical equipment, school computers and textbooks
- Tanzania – School Renovation
Community:
- Chamberlain’s Children Center renovation
- Change Smoke Detector Batteries for seniors
- Morgan Hill Historical House renovations
- Gilroy Compassion Center
- Holte Holiday Dinners
- Grants to: Pinnacle Partnerships, Hazel Hawkins Hospital Foundation, CASA, San Benito Fire Safe Council, Girls Inc. and Small Steps
Youth:
- Scholarships to San Benito County High School Students
- Interact Club at San Benito High
- Annual Youth Speech Contest
- International Youth Exchange