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Great Morning Judging 4H Regional Presentations

Rotary de Tolosa had a great morning judging 4H regional presentations at Cal Poly. The kid’s presentations were amazing and inspire us for the future of our country!

A tribute to the Finest of Rotarians, Barry Karleskint

Posted by Cheryl Wakefield on Mar 12, 2018

Today, and for many days to come, we will be celebrating the passing of Barry Karleskint. As club members and friends, there is no doubt that each one of us has a story to share about our most beloved Rotarian. He was Brave, Strong, and Thoughtful in every manner of his life. He held us true to our goals and standards as our Parlimentarian and a 30 year member of Rotary De Tolosa. We will miss him, but not forget him as we share with each other our memories. At this time, Brenda has no outstanding needs. She is with family and will let Garret know if there are any needs or updates. She knows how much we love her and Barry, and that it would be our honor to help in any way. Garret will update us with news or needs as soon as there is anything to report. For now, Please take a moment of reflection to remember our dear, dear friend, Barry Karlerskint.

Food Bank Volunteering

Posted by Cheryl Wakefield on Feb 20, 2018

Paul Harris' Finest

Posted by Cheryl Wakefield

Congratulations to our most recent Paul Harris Fellows. Ron Regier, Laura Krueger, Bryan Idler, David Butcher, Erin Hoffman, Jeanne Potter and Mary Vickers

I-care international

Posted by Cheryl Wakefield on Jan 10, 2018

Our Very own Super Rotarians John Wallace, Dave Thum, and Gay Spencer, spent their Saturday packaging Glasses to be Compostela, Mexico this February.

Proud to welcome our Rotary District 5240 District Governor John Weiss

Community Work Project at Meadow Park

Posted by Cheryl Wakefield on Jul 10, 2017

Rotary of San Luis Obispo de Tolosa joined forces with the other SLO County Rotary Clubs as well as the Interact Club of Bakersfield for a maintenance and work day at the Meadow Park Community Garden.

With President Garret Olson, Jeff Priolo, David Butcher and Paige Chamberlain

... and YES, it was VERY hot.

2017/2018 Rotary San Luis Obispo De Tolosa

Posted by Cheryl Wakefield on Jul 06, 2017

What's for lunch?

Posted by Cheryl Wakefield on Jul 22, 2016

Club Service Note: We order 7 sandwiches for each meeting, unless specified otherwise. If you'd like to secure a sandwich, please be at the meeting early so you can get one while they last.

April 18 ***DARK*** Vocational Fellowship

April 25 BBQ Beef Sandwiches/3 Veggie Meals-Chef’s Choice/Banana Cream Pie

May 2 Pecan Crusted Chicken Salad/7 Ham Sandwiches/Apple Spice

May 9 ***DARK***

May 16 Deli Buffet/3 veggies/Banana Cream Pie

May 23 ***DARK*** Social at Clever Ducks

May 30 Roasted Sirloin with Au Gratin Potatoes/7 Tuna Sandwiches/Cherry Cobbler

June 6 Monterey Salmon with Rice/7 Turkey Sandwiches/Banana Nut

June 13 Chicken Caesar Salad/7 Croissant Sandwiches/Pecan Pie

June 20 ***DARK***

June 27 Mediterranean Sandwich/3 veggie Meals –Chef’s Choice/German Chocolate

Cuesta College Social Extraordinaire!!!

What an over the top business social we had this past week, with much praise and thanks to our very own Shannon Hill...

I was first captivated by the amazing weather ordered up, as earlier in the day all over the central coast was either sweating hot or verging tornado winds. Well I guess Cuesta decided to make sure our club was comfortable to enjoy the beautiful live music, incredible snacks along side the wonderful inebriations. The evening included wonderful fellowship while we all had much to discuss and ponder. Tours of the behind the scenes education of the performing arts department really was both interesting and brought the youthfulness of some of our long ago graduates in our club. I could quickly tell who the class clowns were (Fuentes & Quaglino) and who the teachers pets were (Thomas & Lewis), but I'm not saying any names. I was fighting to keep with the crowd in my high heels to not miss a beat, and lets just say it was worth the blister later. The night concluded with an incredible art showing featuring the thought provoking artwork by Irene Hardwicke Olivieri. This art left us all questioning the life stories engrossed on canvas and even more interesting was the art designed with rodent bones. As if all that wasn't enough we were gifted with reusable bags so we can save those dimes spent on bags to serve our rotarian mission. I know some stayed into the night later, but my feet told me I better go home and put some slippers on...

Thank you Thank you and Thank you again Shannon for all you gifted our club with having such a fun an interactive night... Cuesta College is truly a wonderful school!!!

Rotary de Tolosa was happy to welcome our new California Mid-State Fair CEO Michael Bradley

Rotary de Tolosa was happy to welcome our new California Mid-State Fair CEO Michael Bradley who talked to us about future plans for the fair including adding 6 acres to the fairgrounds. At Rotary de Tolosa we LOVE the fair!

Rotaract SLO helps build Community Center in Mexico

Pictured is Kyle Thomas, Quinn Tanner & Amir Ar members of Rotaract SLO who helped build a Community Center in Mexico along with other Rotaractors.

Sandra Lee spreads De Tolosa Cheer to Helsinki International Rotary Club in Finland

Welcome Chris Ellis to the Club!

Welcome to Chris Ellis, a Physical Therapist with Creekside Physical Therapy, to our Club!

Our Charitable Grant Recipients

(Photo features Past President Melinda Thomas with the Recipients to include: Bernadette Bernardi- Literacy for Life, Carl Dudley- YMCA, Bob Voglin- Surfing for Hope, Michelle Jenkins- SLO Children's Museum, Karen Kile- San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, Denise Leader-Stoeber- Cal Poly Arts, Nikki Pesce- CAPSLO Health & Prevention, Jen Miller- SLO Food Bank, Beverly Maguire - Jack's Helping Hands, Beverly Kirkchart - French Hospital Cancer Resource Center and Charitable Grant Chair Jeff Priolo.

Gardner's Hot Shots

Pierre Rademaker unveils Chris Gardner's President's Club Board. Nicely done, wanna join?

Welcome to our 2016-2017 Board of Directors

(back row)- Garret Olson President Elect, Fatma Spanton Foundation Chair, Paige Chamberlain Vice President, Debbie Trout Treasurer, Melinda Thomas Past President, Lyle Meek Membership Chair, Mike Mc Namara International Chair, Jon Pollock Speaker Chair, Ranelle Franklin Club Administration Chair, Paul Ready Sargent of Arms.

(front row)- Ali Jansen Secretary, Madilyn Stringham Community Chair, Allega Marquardt Vocational Chair, Chris Gardner PRESIDENT, Barry Karleskint Parliament Chair, Cheryl Wakefield Public Relations Chair, and Bryan Idler Youth Service Chair.

Congratulations to Year End Award Winners

Laura Krueger "Rotarian of the Year"

Ranelle Franklin "Rising Star"

President Elect Chris meets Rotary International President Ravi

Attending the Rotary International Convention is Seoul Korea is a great way to kick off Chris' term which begins July 1st. Hearing what Rotary is doing on an International level makes us all proud to be Rotarians.

Welcome to our Newest Members

September has been a big month for welcoming new members into the club.

On September 2nd we welcomed Joy Pedersen into the club. Joy is the Assistant Dean of Students at Cal Poly. She is sponsored by Garret Olson and is hoping to contribute her unique talents and strengths to improve the lives of others through Rotary Service.

On Sept. 9th welcoming Leslie McKinley who transferred into our club from the Monday Club. Leslie is the Director of Resource Development for the United Way of SLO County. Leslie was sponsored by Jim Eaton and is interested in helping out with our Youth Exchange, Community Service and New Generation Programs.

On the 16th we welcomed David Butcher into the club. David is an Executive Vice President and Partner with TABS Group here in San Luis Obispo. TABS is a leading outsourced sales and marketing analytics firm in the consumer packaged goods industry. He was sponsored by Lyle Meek and is interested in helping out with our community service projects.

On the 30th we will be inducting John Busskohl into the club. John is the CEO of Silverado Stages and is being sponsored by Carl Dudley. Join us on the 30th to welcome John into our club.

Be sure to introduce yourselves to these new members and let them know how much we appreciate them being a part of our club.

Kayaking / Stand Up Paddle Fellowship Stays Cool

The COOL Members of the Club (especially on a very HOT day)

A De Tolosa Celebration of Ron Regiers Pending Retirement

The PAC really knows how to throw a Retirement Party. Congrats Ron!

Welcoming our Two Exchange Students (Sunny and Elana) to the Club

De Tolosa Golfing Fellowship

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