rotary district 5190
Area teens compete in Rotary Speech Contest
Submitted by paula on Wed, 04/20/2016 - 2:10pm
The Tahoe Douglas Rotary Club hosted the Rotary District 5190 Area 9 speech contest finals on Friday, April 15 at MontBleu Resort. Each Rotary club in the area had individual contests, then the winners went onto Friday's Area final.
The topic for the speeches was "Be a Gift to the World."
1st Place: Alessandro Figueroa of Carson High School
2nd Place: Dusty Winter Whittell High School
3rd Place: Scarlett Baeza Carson High
4th Place: Siobhanie Cook South Tahoe High School
Over 300 participate in the South Lake Tahoe Polio Walk
Submitted by paula on Sat, 05/16/2015 - 8:46pm
Community members joined Rotarians on Saturday as they walked the streets of South Lake Tahoe to show support and raise awareness of Rotary International’s effort to eradicate polio in the world. Over 300 people joined in the 3k walk which proceeded along Highway 50 in Stateline, past Edgewood Tahoe, by Lakeside Beach and back to the beginning at the corner of Stateline Avenue and Highway 50 at McP's Taphouse.
Walk to End Polio being held in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Sun, 04/12/2015 - 9:04pm
Event Date:
May 16, 2015 - 9:00am
Everyone in the community is invited to Walk to End Polio, a 3k event being held in South Lake Tahoe on Saturday, May 16, 2015. Join Rotarians, non-Rotarians, young and old, locals and visitors on a 3K walk to raise awareness, and funds, to end Polio.
If you were around in the middle of the 20th century, you may remember that tens of thousands of Americans were stricken by poliomyelitis, also known as Polio. This disease attacks the central nervous system and often leaves its victims partially or fully paralyzed.
Local business owner representing Rotary in Rose Parade
Submitted by paula on Wed, 12/31/2014 - 7:44pm
Tahoe Douglas Rotarian Joe Zarachoff has been in Pasadena all week, preparing to participate in the 126th annual Tournament of Roses Parade. Zarachoff, who owns Affordable Business Services on the South Shore, is the current District Governor for Rotary District 5190. This year will be the 36th year Rotary has had a float in the parade and the third straight year that the District Governor from Zarachoff's district has walked with, or rode on, the float.
"I am honored to be here representing our District," Zarachoff said.
