Meeting News
December 2, 2022: Tucson’s Local Grain Economy
Don Guerra is committed to working with local farmers, chefs, and other food producers to strengthen the local grain economy and grow the local food network. In 2015, 2018 and 2021 he was awarded USDA [...]
November 4, 2022: The Ride to End Polio
On November 4, Past District 5500 Governor, Catalina Rotary Club member, and avid bicyclist Kirk Reed outlined the history of The Ride to End Polio. Enjoy the pics! [...]
November 18, 2022: Integrative Touch Update
Katie Frazee approached human health from the inside out. She analyzed skeletal remains while obtaining an MS in Biological and Forensic Anthropology. Her National Institute of Justice research helped identify modern trends in pediatric growth [...]
October 21, 2022: The Desert People-Who We Are
Angelina Listo graduated from Baboquivari High School in Sells, Arizona, the only public school on the Tohono O’odham reservation. She received an Associated of Arts degree from Yavapai College, and a Bachelor of Arts [...]
October 7, 2022: The Mt. Lemmon Lodge
Tucson attorney John Osborne and Tucson architect Diana Kuhel Osborne will introduce us to the Mt. Lemmon Lodge, their venture in Summerhaven. The lodge will feature guest rooms, space for locals to congregate, a [...]
September 16, 2022: Performing Arts in Arizona
Ethan Hoover’s love and passion for the arts stretches most of his life. His journey with theatre started as an actor on the stage while slowly transitioning to behind-the-scenes work. Ethan found value in all [...]
Member News
Catalina Rotary Club Tucson recognized for support of Ukrainian & Haitian relief efforts
Catalina Rotary Club Tucson is now a Gold “ShelterBox HERO.” This is the highest level of recognition offered by ShelterBox USA. ShelterBox provides housing assistance in the form of shelter and related supplies. Since 2000, [...]
Celebrating Rodeo Beer Sales Success
On March 27, 2022, the Catalina Rotary Club sponsored a social event to say "thank you" to all the volunteers who helped us with beer sales during the Tucson Rodeo. Over 45 members and guests [...]
Catalina Rotary Air Force Vet & His WWII Navy Vet Dad Are Memorialized
Ed Matthewson couldn't enlist with his buddies when they all graduated from high school in 1943, because he was only sixteen. As the only 5th grade student in a one-room schoolhouse, his teacher had moved [...]
Partners in Service: Habitat for Humanity & Catalina Rotary Club Tucson
Partners in Service: Habitat for Humanity & Catalina Rotary Club Tucson By Andrew O’Sullivan When I joined the Catalina Rotary Club of Tucson, AZ in January 2021, I had a purpose in mind: I wanted [...]
Catalina Rotary Racial Justice Work Group Update
Catalina Rotary Club of Tucson Racial Justice Work Group Project Status Update - December 12, 2021 RJWG Committee members continue to work diligently on our three initiatives, despite the pandemic and other challenges. Here’s what's [...]
Catalina Rotary Member Promotes Japanese Culture
Did you know that folding paper helps you practice patience and enhance concentration? Or that it's also a source of healing? The ancient Japanese art of origami is all those things - and thanks to [...]