By José Antonio Pérez Last Saturday’s Festival de Mariscos “Fish Bowl” Seafood Fest, put on by the local Rotary Club in conjunction with artisans of the Mermaid’s Market, successfully raised important funds for Rotary’s ongoing projects across town while drawing the attention and interest of many! María Dolores “Loly” Monteverde Sesma, President of the CR […]
By José Antonio Pérez More than 60 elementary children from area schools can now see better thanks to the vision campaign of VistAmerica and the local Rotary Club, held last November, which culminated in delivery of the free eyeglasses on January 26th. This year, which was the fourth time VistAmerica and Rotary have teamed up […]
Advance tickets at: Festival de Mariscos “Fish Bowl” Join us for the “Fish Bowl” Festival de Mariscos presented by the local Rotary Club (CR Mar de Peñasco, AC) and artisans of the Mermaid’s Market. In celebrating Puerto Peñasco’s (a.k.a. Rocky Point) history as a once small fishing village turned popular tourism destination, we rekindle the […]
This weekend rundown presented by the Club Rotario Mar de Peñasco, AC For the past 45 years, music and art from across the globe have convened in the majestic colonial city of Guanajuato in central Mexico for the International Cervantino Festival. Here in Puerto Peñasco, we have had the opportunity to be an extension for […]
Within the larger folds of Rotary International, service opportunities for younger people are made possible through groups such as Interact (for mid to high schoolers), as well as Rotaract (geared more toward university aged individuals). On May 12th – 13th, members of one such Interact group from Wickenburg, AZ made their way to Puerto Peñasco […]
Do you have an instrument laying around you no longer play? How about donating that violin, trumpet, drum, or clarinet to a local music program in Puerto Peñasco? In late March, with support from the Puerto Peñasco Rotary Club and Chamber of Commerce (CANACO), several local businesswomen launched a campaign encouraging people to consider donating […]
The local Rotary club (CR Mar de Peñasco, AC) and members of the Conference Organizing Committee are finalizing details to welcome Rotary District 4100 members from Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Sonora, and northern Sinaloa for their XXVI annual conference, to be held this year in Puerto Peñasco April 27th – 30th. Organizers anticipate […]
Niños, jóvenes y adultos fueron beneficiados con lentes para la vista y atención dental gracias a empresas de Estados Unidos y México que se coordinaron con el Club Rotario de Puerto Peñasco. Debido a donaciones y trabajo altruista realizadas por instituciones como Alas de Amor de Roy Bryant de Phoenix Arizona y practicantes de escuelas […]
The local Rotary Club of Puerto Peñasco (CR Mar de Peñasco, AC), in conjunction with VISTAMERICA and the dental project “Alas de Amor”, began 2017 by benefiting hundreds of children, teens, and adults via a dental clinic and distribution of eyeglasses. The group “Alas de Amor” of organizer Roy Bryant from Phoenix, AZ, together with […]
The Today show claims vacations with a purpose will be trending in 2016. For many across Puerto Peñasco, it’s easy to see we’re ahead of the trend. During the recent holiday break, under the motto of “Be Good, Do Good,” more than 50 volunteers from the Charity Anywhere Foundation traveled from Utah to the shores […]
By Azucena Mazón & Shandra Keesecker-Rivero Thanks to the just over 55 projects of Rotary International Utah District 5420 carried out in Puerto Peñasco last week, sectors from education to health and housing received enormous benefits during the District’s 2014-15 Conference. In a truly monumental step for the area, Puerto Peñasco hosted Utah 5420’s District […]
Beneficios en el sector educativo de vivienda y en sector salud ha recibido Puerto Peñasco gracias a los proyectos de los Clubes Rotarios de Utah quienes la semana pasada se encontraron reunidos en su conferencia distrital 2014-2015, realizada en este puerto. Puerto Peñasco fue sede de la Conferencia de Rotary International Distrito 5420 de Utah, […]
Armed with paintbrushes, tools, playground equipment, computers, construction skills, artistic talent, and a true desire to put service above self, the Rotary Clubs of Utah District 5420 have made their way to Puerto Peñasco for their 2015 District Fiesta! ¡BIENVENIDOS! The week’s worth of activities, filled with service projects across the community, will culminate in […]
More than one hundred thousand pesos worth of equipment including air conditioners, computers, and athletic gear was presented to students at the local #27 Secondary school today, April 24th, on behalf of Rotary Clubs and others from Fremont, CA, a sister city to Puerto Peñasco. The #27 Secondary School, which has an enrollment of more […]
The Puerto Peñasco Mar de Cortés Rotary Club has once again donated an equipped ambulance to the community, this time to the Dialysis Clinic. The ambulance unit, presented on Friday, April 17th, was acquired thanks to Rotary District 5420 in Utah, and made possible through collaborative efforts among the various Rotary clubs. Puerto Peñasco Mar […]
The Puerto Peñasco Mar de Cortés Rotary Club has been quite active in town since the reinstatement of Rotary Club International here last summer. In addition to a large fundraising event held in late September to launch the Club’s presence in Puerto Peñasco, the Puerto Peñasco Mar de Cortés Rotary Club has hosted several health […]