Meeting News
May 20, 2022: Patronato San Xavier
Kimberly Ely is Patronato San Xavier’s Development Director. She'll outline Patronato’s role as the non-sectarian, non-profit charged with raising and directing funding to conserve the fragile art and architecture of Mission San Xavier del Bac. [...]
May 13, 2022: Medical Respite Center
Joseph Leisz joined Catholic Community Services in Tucson as their Development Director in January, 2022. Prior to that, he raised money for Kansas State University’s College of Agriculture, the Catholic Student Center at Iowa State [...]
May 6, 2022: A Look at a Cambodian Refugee Camp
At the end of 2020 there were 82.4 million people worldwide forcibly displaced. The reasons: persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violation, or events disturbing public order. Today, in Ukraine, Central America, Yemen, and many other [...]
April 22, 2022: Tucson International Mariachi Conference
For 40 years, the Tucson International Mariachi Conference has been promoting awareness and traditional values of Mariachi Music and Baile Folklorico. Educational activities hosted by the conference increase knowledge, artistic and technical experience, cultural identity [...]
April 15, 2022: The Tucson Rodeo
On April 15, Tucson Rodeo Committee members Tony Felix & Stacey Madigan talked about the impact the Tucson Rodeo has on the Tucson community. Plus, they presented Catalina Rotary Club President Jimmy Munozcano with a [...]
April 8, 2022: The Southern Arizona Industrial Real Estate Market
Tim Healy is CBRE's First Vice President, Tucson Advisory & Transaction Services for the Southern Arizona industrial real estate market. He'll provide a snapshot of the state of the market today. Tim joined CBRE in [...]
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 [...]