Thank you for taking the time to visit the website of the Rotary Club of Altadena -- The Treasure of the Foothills. If you are a visiting Rotarian, please feel free to explore and do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions or creative ideas to share. If you are visiting to find out more about Rotary, please read on and do not hesitate to contact me directly if you would like more information or if you are interested in becoming a member of our Rotary Club.

Altadena Rotarians are proud members of the world wide organization of Rotary International. Rotary was created in 1905 by lawyer Paul Harris and three of his business friends with the simple goal of fellowship and helping their community. Since that early start, Rotary has grown from 4 members to over 1,225,000 members who belong to 34,103 Rotary clubs in over 200 countries throughout the world.

The Rotary Club of Altadena, was chartered in 1949. Our first President was Altadenian, Paul “Ace” Richards. Members of Altadena Rotary have been assisting the community of Altadena and its citizens, as well as the world community, ever since.

Over the years, our members have done such things as ** recognizing outstanding students and teachers in our local elementary schools and high schools as well as Pasadena Community College, with individual monetary awards; ** sponsoring outstanding middle school and high school students to attend camps to improve their leadership skills; ** hosting competitions among local students who exhibit skills in essay writing, public speaking and music; ** presenting awards to students participating in ROTC programs at local high schools and veterans attending PCC; ** creating and managing programs at local middle schools and high schools to teach business plan development; ** with cooperation of other Rotary Clubs in our area and the world, bringing such business planning programs to countries such as Armenia and Nigeria and cities such as Bethlehem and Tijuana; ** traveling to Mexico to assist in building new homes and classrooms; ** providing wheelchairs to crippled children and adults in Mexico and Central America. ** One of our current programs is helping with the financing and staffing of the Altadena Summer Concerts in the Park series each Saturday evening at Farnsworth Park.

These examples will give you a sense of the good works done by our members to give back to our community. But at the same time we enjoy fun and fellowship. We meet for lunch every Thursday from 12:10 to 1:30 pm, at the Altadena Town and Country Club. At each of our meetings, in addition to conducting Rotary business and having an opportunity to have fellowship with each other, we are entertained by a program on an eclectic array of topics presented by guest speakers.

Our primary goal this year is to increase membership. Therefore, if you think that you or any of your friends or family would be interested in joining the Rotary Club of Altadena, or if you would just like to receive more information about Rotary, please do not hesitate to contact us. You have already found our website because you are reading this message. By regular visits to this website, you will be kept informed of our activities in the Altadena area and beyond. If you would like more information, you are also welcome to contact me directly by phone at my daytime number of (626) 795-5363 or by email at tlctony@aol.com

Thank you for taking the time to read this message, and hope to see you soon.