"The oldest continuously operating club in the world south of the Tropic of Cancer"

Celebrating 105 Anniversary

We meet In Person & Online
Tuesdays at 12:30 PM
AFDA Club-, 2 Calle Cervantes, Condado
PO Box 9021529
San Juan, PR 00902-1529
United States of America
      
Hola.
 
Remember, next week December 12 we will meet at Tinto y Blanco, and after that, Tuesday 19 will be our Christmas party at AFDA. Make it a point to come, the meetings are much better if you attend.
 
Tito and I went on Saturday to the District's Christmas Party at the Guayama Club. It was a lovely and lively party, lots of music, healthy food, good prizes in the raffle and excellent company. There was coquito for everybody, with varied flavors such as parcha and turron. We must congratulate the organizers and Maria del Carmen, our Governor, for such a nice opportunity to be with fellow Rotarians.
 
In our meeting this week we received a visit from Kent Kramer, from the Downtown Indianapolis Club. He is in Puerto Rico in charge of setting up a Goodwill store. There are many in the States, but we do not have one here. We have already invited him to be our speaker next semester, so that he can tell us all about his job, those new stores and how he became a Rotarian. Another visitor was Dr. Annie Evans, wife of Robert Bolt; it is so nice that Rob invited “his better half” again. Also visiting was fellow Rotarian Awilda Le Duc who is going to join us, welcome, Awilda. Aurora Navarro, who is studying at the Conservatory of Music, also visited. She is working with Rob Bolt on creating a Rotaract Club, and she will be singing at our Christmas Party, accompanied by a pianist. 
 
The Executive Director of Voces, Mrs. Lilliam Rodriguez could not be our speaker this week because she had to leave for the States. We will make sure to invite her again.
 
For a moment, I want to move forward to January 2024, so that we take notice of the changes. meetings we will have for that month. Please enter the dates in your calendar. There are two basic changes: we will be going to Tinto y Blanco on the third Tuesday of January, that's Tuesday 9th, instead of the second as usual. And the last Tuesday, the meeting will be by Zoom:  
 
Tuesday 2:  No meeting
Tuesday 9:  AFDA
Tuesday 16: Tinto y Blanco (as if it were the second Tuesday) 
Tuesday 23: AFDA 
Tuesday 30: Zoom.
 
Thank you so much for making it a point to be with us, especially at our Christmas Party on the 19th. Do not forget!
Take care.
 
Delia
787-649-9425
deliacolorado@hotmail.com
 
Photos by:  FR Tito Colorado, PP  &  FR Gerry Cumpiano, PP
 
Rotarians Gerry Hildebrand, Salvatore Nolfo, Maria de Los Angeles Rivera and Georgie Hildebrand started San Juan Rotary Club’s newest Community Service Project last Friday Nov. 10.  We read to15 youngsters at the Llorens Torres Montessori School.  This begins an ongoing project with Instituto Nueva Escuela to assist in their schools by reading to the children in English and Spanish.  We had a great time reading about a young Puerto Rican girl who wanted to fly her kite and become a pilot.  We each took a part in the story and acted it our for the children in English and Spanish. 
 
This project will take place in the Llorens Torres and Manuel Elzaburu schools.  Please contact Georgie Hildebrand ay 831-345-5299 if you are interested in participating in this project.

FR Jose Irizarry explained today , September 22, the otogram for Veteranos Boricuas. He also highlighted our San Juan Rotary Club not only wearing our polo but also mentioned yesterday's island wide event promoted by PRoPaz. 
 
Gracias 
 
Maria 
San Juan Rotary Club present at the installation of DG Maria del Carmen Pacheco. The event took place at the Yauco Rotary Club last Sunday, June 25, 2023. I addition, two Fellow Rotarians, José Rivero and Antonio Colorado will continue as members of the District 7000 Team. Thank you Delia Colorado, Tito Colorado, Jorge González, Pepito for representing our club.
CONGRATULATIONS to JOSE "PEPITO" RIVERO OLMEDO, who was honored by District 7000 for his outstanding efforts as Editor of San Juan Rotary's e-Garita. The weekly newsletter delivers the Rotary message and our Club activities to members and island fellow Rotarians.  
 

DISTRICT GOVERNOR Juanita Valentin Morris presented Rotary International's 100 YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP certificate to Club President Pepito. in recognition of San Juan Rotary's century of the Object of Rotary, Service Above Self.

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Member Birthdays:
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    December 4
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    December 6
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    December 31, 2007
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    December 31, 2004
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