Coachella’s Rotary Club, Boxing Club, Boys/Girls Club, and city employees got together on Saturday April 28^th to remove the graffiti found allover the Bagdouma Park. It was a great team effort of teens and adults to make our local park a safe and fun recreational place for our community. We thank all participants for their time and hope that their efforts don’t go unnoticed.

District 5330 Rotarians at Work Day April 28, 2012.  This would be a perfect time to join with other Rotary clubs around you and make an even bigger project for your committee. Many hands make for a larger project and a fun time had by all. Also if you or maybe a group of you wants a new Rotary at Work T-Shirt (RAW), let Mike Brill know from Palm Springs Club, mbrill@dc.rr.com.  Not totally necessary (the T shirts) but think of the impact of 15--20 all working together all wearing matching T-shirts. No matter, let’s get behind this one day effort to make a difference in our communities.

COME JOIN DG STEVE AND VICKIE WALLACE FOR A DAY OF ROTARY FELLOWSHIP WHILE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE SALTON SEA, AN ENVIRONMENTAL TREASUREIN OUR OWN BACKYARD! (It could very well be the largest event in the District’s history!)

The Club’s annual Sweetheart Scholarship Raffle is on. Get your $10 tickets from any Club member, but hurry, the raffle takes place at our regular meeting on Valentine’s Day, February 14th. You can win half the pot, with the other half going to our scholarship fund. Thank you for your support of our East Valley youth!

Manny Rios and Josue Gonzalez on behalf of the Coachella East Rotary Club distributed English/Spanish dictionaries to 3th graders at Palm View Elementary School with the permission of Mrs. Rita Lamb, Interim Principal.   Approximately one hundred students were the happy recipients of dictionaries which  will help the kids to improve and facilitate their education. All  3th grade teachers and the school’s principal were grateful and happy with the   Rotary’s generous help and support.

Irene Pinon and Eduardo Gonzalez two of Coachella's local High School students were sponsored by the Coachella East Rotary Club to attend the RYLA event on April 8-10, 2011 at Thousand Pines Crestline California. The two Coachella students earned the Rotary’s sponsorship by demonstrating academic improvement during their High School years. They were thrilled to be selected and have shown immense gratitude to be part of the RYLA experience which has impacted their attitude and views to better themselves in college and amongst their peers.