Graduating Seniors Receive Renewable Rotary Scholarships

Two Murrieta Valley Unified School District seniors – Emilra Hernandez and Raifei Lui — are receiving Murrieta Rotary Club’s special renewable scholarships. Each of the June graduates will receive a $4,000 scholarship payable in $1,000 annual increments to further their education.

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Murrieta Rotary Seeks High School Musicians For 2025 Contest

Local high school students are invited to participate in the Rotary Club of Murrieta’s music competition which offers cash prizes and opportunities to move to district competitions. The Murrieta contest will be held at the Salvation Army Community Center, 40270 Los Alamos Rd. Murrieta on Thursday, February 27, 2025 starting at 6:30 p.m. Entry applications are due by Friday, February 21, 2025.

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Murrieta Rotary Offers Vocational Scholarships

The Rotary Club of Murrieta is offering vocational and technical training scholarships to senior high school students and those who completed their high school education in recent years. The program is open to Murrieta residents. Named the Vollbrecht Murrieta Career Tech Scholarship in honor of the late Rotarian Al Vollbrecht who created the first technical scholarship program for the Murrieta Rotary Club.

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Murrieta Field of Honor Lunch Honors Veterans, Others

Hundreds of military veterans, their friends and family dined among the 2,024 flags at the Murrieta Field of Honor in Town Square Park on Wednesday, November 13. The luncheon, which is free to all veterans, is hosted by the Rotary Clubs of Murrieta and Old Town Temecula.

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Rotary Invites High Schoolers to Speak, Vie for Prize Money

Local high school students are invited to join in the Rotary Club of Murrieta’s Marsha Hall Brown Memorial Speech Contest which offers an opportunity to capture prize monies totaling $900 at the local level and even more for the one who is selected to move to Rotary District 5330 competition.

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Murrieta Field of Honor 2024 Announces Call for Artists: Chalk Art Competition

The Murrieta Field of Honor is excited to announce the launch of the 2024 The Vollbrecht Rotary Chalk Walk, inviting talented artists to showcase their creativity and talent in a vibrant, community-centered event. This year’s competition promises to be bigger and better than ever. As a dynamic highlight of our annual Field of Honor event, artists have an opportunity to leave their mark on this cherished tradition.

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Rotary Clubs Seek Hero Nominations From Community

The Rotary Clubs of Murrieta and Old Town Temecula invite nominations of “heroes” who will be honored during the 2024 Murrieta Field of Honor, November 9-16. The benchmark that the Rotary Clubs use in selecting heroes who are nominated by the community: A hero is a person (or group) who in the face of danger or adversity or from a position of weakness displays courage or self-sacrifice for the greater good. Heroes will be honored with a special salute during the Field of Honor week, along with being featured in a special Field of Honor magazine and in media postings.