Stories

Alice Rotary Club member Sandra Maldonado-Bowen worked, independently, to organize a project called "Nurses From Afar" in an effort to show these front liners the appreciation of the community. 

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On November 3rd, Alice Rotary Club officially welcomed four new members.

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The Rotary Youth Leadership Academy (RYLA) gives high school students a chance to learn how to interact with their peers as they learn about leadership skills.

Cassandra Felan and her family were just one of two families that recently received donations from the Rotary Club of Alice.

Felan and another family were uprooted when Hurricane Harvey hit the Coastal Bend in Aug. 25, 2017. Felan is a native of Alice, but was living in Port Aransas with her husband and children.

The family initially decided to ride out the storm in their home. However, as the hurricane intensified they evacuated back to Alice with family.

Thanks to generous donations from the community to the Rotary District 5930′s Emergency Relief Fund two families in the Alice community were able to get assistance from monetary donations to basic essentials.

For the second year in a row, Alice High School student Rose Torres won the Alice Rotary Club’s Four-Way Speech.

On Wednesday, Torres and two of her fellow classmates, Albert Taboada and Megan Rios competed for the chance to win a $500 college scholarship.

Two new members were inducted into the Rotary Club of Alice Wednesday.

Pete Crisp and Andy Joslin have been with the organization for several months working with the community, and understanding what being a Rotarian means to the local community and the world.

Crisp and Joslin were pinned by Rotary President Gail Hoffman.

Members of the Rotary Club of Alice presented a $4,000 check to Salazar Elementary School to be used towards library books during the school’s open house and PTA meeting. 

Betty Ramirez-Lara , Rotary District Governor for 2017-2018 from McAllen will be the guest speaker at the Rotary Club of Alice on August 23, 2017. Betty Ramirez-Lara is the Governor of Rotary International District 5930 which encompasses 52 clubs from Victoria, down to the Rio Grande Valley, and Laredo.

Interact students were guest speakers at Rotary's Wednesday luncheon and presented an overall view of their community service.

The Alice Rotary Club shared a special luncheon for Habitat for Humanity volunteers on Friday, Jan. 22 at the Episcopal Church of the Advent in Alice.

Volunteers from approximately 10 states including Wisconsin and Vermont have been in the area working on a the Habitat for Humanity's 14 home in Ben Bolt.

Four Alice High School students were awarded scholarships on Wednesday afternoon after their participation in The Rotary Club of Alice's speech contest.

First place went to Jose Perez for his speech on unifying the world through education. Garza received a $500 scholarship.

Second place and winner of the $300 scholarship was Eainy Eberhard for her on political culture and the differences in her family that united them. Third place with a $200 scholarship was awarded to Esbardo “EJ” Alaniz who explained the importance of overcoming fears and how by doing so the rest of society benefits. Fourth place winner with a $100 scholarship was Paige Beltran for her decision to go to college and pursue her dreams.

The individuals competed in a four-way test speech contest with a topic of their choice. In the students speech's four questions were answered about how each question related to their specific topic.

Perez will have a chance to perfect his speech for Area 6 Competition on March 6 with students from Freer High School, San Diego High School and Three Rivers High School.

Volunteer judges for the contest were Dee Dee Arismendez, Gail Hoffman and John Bedgood, who focused on the content of the speech not only on the speech presentation.

Questions were: Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build good will and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

After the March 6 contest the finalist will compete in Corpus Christi.

Alice Rotary Club

Founded on April 20, 1938, the Alice Rotary Club celebrated 75 years of

placing "Service Above Self" on Saturday, April 20, 2013