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The South Pasadena High School Interact Club hosted the first annual Pickleball Fundraiser. This fun and engaging fundraiser was held to raise money for Rocky Mckinnon adaptive Surf Program. The allocated funds were then used for our Veterans Surf Retreat.

1/14

The Rotary Club of South Pasadena organizes an annual international service project in partnership with Corazón, a charity organization that helps build homes and provides greater opportunities to families living in Northern Mexico.

1/20

We teamed up with renowned surfer Rocky McKinnon! With our donation McKinnon Surf and SUP Lessons offered surfing lessons for our most deserving members of our community..... OUR VETERANS! This opportunity gave 8-12 veterans (and Active Duty) participants some much deserved and needed saltwater therapy, surfing in Huntington Beach. The Veterans participated in the surf lessons with Rocky and a few instructors.

July 4, 2021 - Meal and hygiene product delivery to the unhoused in South Pasadena

The Rotary Club joined South Pasadena Tenants Union and CareFirst to serve 25 meals to the unhoused in South Pasadena. Volunteers gathered in the Arroyo giving food and toiletries to our unhoused neighbors. It was a wonderful gathering. Everyone was very appreciative!

This year Valentine's day at the South Pasadena Senior Center was a little different, but the drive-thru love was coming by the bagful! South Pasadena Rotary Club partnered with the Senior Center to provide fun goodies for all the seniors in our community. We look forward to hosting our more formal lunch in 2022, but in the meantime, this bag of fun was a real "treat" for everyone.

The Rotary Club of South Pasadena and the South Pasadena Rotary Foundation presented Dinner Cruise On Mission on September 30th. This family friendly restaurant supportive dinner night provided special menu items from South Pasadena favorites, Mike & Anne's, Tomato Pie and Gus's BBQ. Supporters ordered food and cocktails from one or all 3 restaurants. Over $3700 was raised to support local restaurants!

The Rotary Club of South Pasadena and the South Pasadena Rotary Foundation launched an emergency grant program through GoFundMe to assist local South Pasadena independent restaurants needing COVID related relief. Our Club, along with community members and local groups (including WISPPA) raised a total of $14,000 and awarded grants to fourteen restaurants in three grant cycles. We were able to give equal funds to every eligible applicant. Many thanks for supporting this vital campaign!

For the upteenth year in a row, the Rotary Club of South Pasadena served up a delicious Valentine's Day lunch to the our friends at the Senior Center. Around 80 seniors were treated to a wonderful meal and entertainment. Rotarians were joined by spouses, friends and their kids for this annual Rotary favorite volunteer event.

The Rotary Club of South Pasadena hosted a hunger relief project packing 10,000 bags of food that went to undernourished children in The Philippines. We needed a lot of help and help came! San Marino Rotary Club, local Boy Scouts, children and spouses of South Pasadena Rotarians and our neighbors all pitched in. Thank you to our Priority One Credit Union for hosting our group.