Congratulations to Riverside East Rotarian Richard Lemire as he continues his journey to become our District Governor in Rotary year 2026-2027!

Thank you to all of our July speakers, including Phillip Falcone, Ward 1 City Council Member and our very own Ben Alms giving a Craft Talk.  We were also able to visit the Riverside Police Academy building to police training program.

Thank you to all of our June speakers, including a delegation from Thailand joining us to discuss water treatment in Uganda, a Craft Talk by our very own Emily Hudson, Aaron Hake, Executive Director of the Riverside County Transportation Commission, Jennifer O’Farrell, Rotary Vocational Training Team member to Thailand.

Congratulations to Alice Bechtel, Riverside East Rotary’s Rotarian of the Year!

Thank you to our May speakers including Zubair Bakubye sharing an update on the Toilets for Life project in Uganda, Gayle Hawkins, Community Relationship Chair of Smile Unto Him, Jennifer Contreras, Community Engagement Specialist, Ontario International Airport, and David Brambilla, American Legion Joe Dominguez Post 742.

Thanks to Tom Evans for organizing an entertaining and educational trip to the Da Vinci Exhibit at the California Science Center in Los Angeles.

Thank you to our April speakers including Adam Karelin, Executive Director of the Riverside Arts Academy, Jordan McCandliss, California Inland Empire Council, Boy Scouts of America, our RYLA students, and Finn Comer discussion preparations for Show and Go.

Thank you to our March speakers including Al Rubio, District 5330 Membership Chair, Nick Adcock, President of the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce, Jackie Phillips speaking about health and wellness, and Thomas Coates, California Program Director for CARE.

Thank you to all of our speakers for February including Dell Roberts, Community Leader and founder and Chair of the Black History Parade and the Adrian “Dell” and Carmen Roberts Foundation; Dr. Claire Oliveros, President, Riverside City College (RCC); and Jamie Zinn, District Governor of Rotary District 5330.

Thank you to all of our speakers for January, including Margie Haupt, the Arts and Cultural Affairs Manager for the City of Riverside; Nancy Melendez, President of the Spanish Town Heritage Foundation; Major Premek Kramerius, The Salvation Army; Maria Esther Fernandez, Artistic Director at The Cheech and Jo Scott-Coe, RCC professor and author, Unheard Witness: The Life and Death of Kathy Leissner Whitman.