The holiday season is just around the corner, and the Rotary Club of Pagosa Springs is preparing to continue a tradition of giving back!
Salvation Army bell ringing begins Sunday, November 22, with our club and the evening Rotary club kicking off the season at City Market.
Photo courtesy Shellie Peterson
On World Polio Day, Saturday, Oct. 24, members of the Rotary Club of Pagosa Springs will be at City Market from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., ringing bells and collecting donations as part of Rotary’s global campaign to eradicate polio. Shown are Rotarians Jim Garrett and Larry McClintock taking part at a previous event.
On World Polio Day, Saturday, Oct. 24, members of the Rotary Club of Pagosa Springs will be at City Market from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., ringing bells and collecting donations as part of Rotary’s global effort to eradicate polio.
This annual fundraiser coincides with World Polio Day, a time when Rotarians, health advocates, and community leaders come together to recognize progress in the fight against this crippling disease and to rally support for the final push to end polio once and for all.
Our Recycled Rotarians are back for their fourth year at Runway for Rise!
Renee Vanover, Elise Mariner, Pat Love and Frazer Barr are putting creativity, recycled materials and plenty of Rotary spirit to work for a great cause.
The Recycled Rotarians are back for the 2026 Runway for Rise Recycled Fashion Gala, benefiting Rise Above Violence. This year’s team includes Renee Vanover, Elise Mariner, Pat Love and Frazer Barr, with Elise taking to the runway as the team’s model.
What they are creating this year remains under wraps. Very much under wraps, in fact. Part of the fun of Runway for Rise is keeping the finished creation secret until it makes its debut on the catwalk.
Photo courtesy Joanne Irons
Kick up your heels at a Pagosa Springs tradition. For 11 years, the Rotary Club of Pagosa Springs’ Jewels & Jeans Barn Dance has brought the community together for live music, dancing and hometown fun, all while raising money to feed, educate and empower local youth. This year’s celebration takes place Saturday, Oct. 24, with live music by Vanishing Breed.
For more than a decade, boots have been scooting, neighbors have been laughing and the community has been coming together for a cause at the Rotary Club of Pagosa Springs’ Jewels & Jeans Barn Dance.
Now in its 11th year, this beloved Pagosa Springs tradition returns Saturday, Oct. 24, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Archuleta County Fairgrounds Extension Building. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Frank Wiley has once again stepped up to lead our club’s participation in the 4th Annual Free Community Pancake Breakfast, presented in collaboration with Vets4Vets of Archuleta County. This is in conjunction with the “Young Eagles Fly-In” at Stevens Field Airport, 777 County Road 600.
Read the October issue of the Rotary District 5470 newsletter for club stories, leadership updates, service opportunities and upcoming events from around the district.
JoAnn Laird has ordered this year’s dictionaries for the Rotary Club of Pagosa Springs’ Third-Grade Dictionary Project.
Each November, the club presents every third-grade student in Archuleta County schools with a dictionary of their own. In addition to definitions, the books include maps, information about U.S. presidents, mathematical conversion tables and other learning tools designed to spark curiosity and discovery.
Give a group of Rotarians a pile of discarded materials, a sewing machine and a good cause, and apparently there is no telling what might emerge.
The Recycled Rotarians of the Rotary Club of Pagosa Springs are once again preparing to strut their stuff at Runway for Rise, the annual fundraiser for Rise Above Violence that turns recycled and repurposed materials into one-of-a-kind fashion creations.
The Rotary Club of Pagosa Springs along with Pagosa Mountain Rotary are preparing to welcome veterans to our community August 25, 26 and 27 for a few days of fishing, outdoor activities and fellowship.
The program, coordinated by Eagle Rest Reserve in partnership with the Fort Worth VA and other organizations, uses fishing and outdoor experiences to help veterans build community, strengthen resilience and rediscover a sense of connection and belonging.
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