Welcome to Rotary Club # 78391, District # 4150 of the International Rotary Organization.
We are located on the pacific coast of Jalisco, Mexico often called the Beautiful Coast or Costalegre!
Our Rotary Club was officially sanctioned February 28th 2008.
The Costalegre Rotary Club (with 50 members) meets weekly in Barra de Navidad.
During the winter months, there might be another twenty guests or visiting Rotarians gathering for breakfast. The meetings resemble many other Rotary Clubs to a point, but this one includes many couples, and many members are retired. We are busy fundraising, as might be expected! We solicit new members and hear presentations from a most amazing assortment of speakers…. but it seems the great fun begins when someone proposes a new project that might require some mental and physical elbow grease.
In its second year, the Costalegre Rotary Club has successfully raised some money with two high profile fund raisers in Melaque and Barra de Navidad. We are quick to point out that we now have the biggest and greatest Chili and Salsa Cook-off between Puerto Vallarta and, who knows, perhaps Acapulco.
Our first year raised some, and spent some…all on small projects brought before the club by needy local concerns, and that trend has continued. This year, the club is spending a great deal more money in the area…a little at a time, and where it seems most needed.
The Costalegre Rotary Club returns all proceeds from such events to the communities near Barra and typically has projects improving schools and health clinics. Traveling Rotarians are encouraged to attend a meeting on Wednesday mornings at Cabo Blanco Hotel in Barra de Navidad at 9:00AM. |
