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.

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2024-2025 Murrieta Rotary Officers, Directors To Take Office

Dr. Jim Yanoschik became President of the Rotary Club of Murrieta July 1, succeeding Rob Haskins. Long active in the Southwest Riverside community, Dr. Yanoschik retired after 30 years as a local dentist. He is a founding member and past president of the Rotary Club of Murrieta; chairman of the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army since 1994 and is a volunteer puppy raiser for Canine Support Teams.

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Our Leadership

Effinger, Kirk W
President-Elect
Orr, Patsy
Secretary
Club Executive Secretary
Barone, Laura L
Public Relations Chair
Carper, Craig
President-Nominee
Lunday, Jan
Rotary Foundation Chair
Shirley, Mike A.
Sergeant-at-Arms
Layton, Dawn M.
Club Service Chair
Ontiveros, Grace
Community Service Chair
Tate, Doreen E.
International Service Chair
Hartmann, Jeannette A.
Youth Services Chair
Haskins, Rob
iPast President
White, Linda Kay
Assistant Governor

Upcoming Speakers

President's Day
No Meeting
Feb 17th 2025 12:00 pm
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Mary Walters
Vocational Service Awards Luncheon will be held at the Murrieta Community Center at 41810 Juniper St., Murrieta, Ca. 92562. This will be in place of our regular meeting.
Feb 24th 2025 12:00 pm
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Maria Baldovinos & Julie Ngo
Rose Again Foundation - Overview of the foster children/system and what they face in our area.
Mar 3rd 2025 12:00 pm
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Carissa Gerry, DG Judy Zulfiqar, and Maryalice Alberg-Owings
Our fellow Rotarians will give a presentation on their trip to Brazil VTT and the work they did the area of Mental health awareness.
Mar 10th 2025 12:00 pm
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Attorney Lewis Kashan
Living Trusts
Mar 17th 2025 12:00 pm
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