Changing of the guard

Happy New Rotary year!

Thank you President M’Lea for your great leadership year 2015-2016. Welcome President Greg, we all wish you the best for year 2016-2017

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The unstoppable Barry!

Now that his wife Claudia has graced his family with the gift of beautiful Emma, Barry can breathe a little and share with us a bit of information coming from the past District Convention last April - 

Here’s Barry receiving an award for “Outstanding Active Rotarian”from District  Governor Tom Walker (right) and Regional Rotary Coordinator David Norris (left).

That’s what Centro Rotarians are made of! Congratulation Barry, you make all of us proud.

Family of Rotary

One of our Centro’s very best just got a new addition to their family, May 23, 8:33 AM.

Congratulation Claudia & Barry, Thane & Alejandro.

Welcome to the world Emma!

Guatemala 2015-2016 - Meet the People

Guest speakers at our club meeting, Tuesday, May 10th

- Deborah Simon, Since her first Rotary water project was approved in 2000, Deborah has been responsible for bringing water & sanitation to 22 villages. It is estimated that over 20,000 people have clean water due to her efforts.

- Art Zeitler is currently serving Rotary International as Assistant Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator for Zone 21. He served as District Governor for the Rotary year 2014-15 for District 5930 and is a member of the Rotary Club of Corpus Christi.

Support your neighbor - The Rotary Club of Santa Fe Foundation, May 2016 Gala

The Rotary Club of Santa Fe’s foundation will hold its annual Distinguished Artist of the Year Gala Dinner on May 3 at Hotel Santa Fe. 

This year’s award goes to Santa Fe photographer Tony O’Brien. His work as a documentary photographer has appeared in many national and international publications. O’Brien is director of the photography program at the Marion Center for Photographic Arts at Santa Fe University of Art and Design.

Tickets to the benefit gala are $50 each. For more information and tickets, contact Pat Mente at pmente@gmail.com.

Tony O’Brien "Untitled". Courtesy Verve Gallery of Photography

District convention - Cruise/cash raffle

There is still time to participate!

Contact Barry for more detail

Presidential citation

􏰙􏰧􏰄􏰁􏰐􏰆􏰓􏰆􏰑􏰋􏰈􏰬 As seen in the April issue of the District 5520 Newsletter:

….Congratulation to the seven clubs that have qualified for the Presidential Citation: Albuquerque Del Norte, Clovis High Plains, Deming, Los Alamos, Santa Fe and Santa Fe Centro….. 

A rose bouquet for President M’Leah and all club members who pitched in this year again to make our little club the pride of D. 5520. Good to be in such prestigious company!

Rotary International convention, May 28 - June 1.

Meeting of Jan 26. Change of venue

The January 26 meeting of the Rotary Club of Santa Fe Centro will be at 8:00 at the Tecolote Café at 1616 St. Michael’s Drive.  The location change is FOR THIS MEETING ONLY; it is not permanent.  Thank you.

Vocational talk

New member Rita Martinez-Purson gave her vocational talk on adult education at our meeting of January 12. Welcome to our club Rita!