Rotary Club of Dolores

04/01/2026

Thanks to The Journal for this great article about our Boggy Draw Beat Down Bike Race, in its 28th year!

Registration is now open for this summer’s Boggy Draw Beat Down in Dolores, a premier mountain bike race organized by the Dolores Rotary Club. What was in previous years a race coinciding with Escalan...

02/11/2026

BINGO NIGHT FUNDRAISER FOR DOLORES OPERATION GRADUATION
Saturday, February 21st, 5:30pm at the Dolores Community Center

Join us for a fun-filled evening of Bingo, food and community - all for a great cause!
Doors open at 5:30pm for Chili and Soup Supper for just $5. Bingo starts at 6pm with a suggested donation of $10 per card. We supply all the Bingo equipment!

There are plenty of prizes to win, and a dessert auction between games.

Operation Graduation funds a special Graduation night of games, fun and big supply baskets and prizes for graduating seniors, in a safe and drug-free environment. This gives our seniors needed things to get them started towards their next stage in life, all while keeping them in a safe location and building those memorable experiences.

Brought to you by the Dolores Rotary Club, where "Service Above Self" and raising the next generation of leaders are our top priority. Join us in our endeavor with meetings in either Cortez (10:30am most Fridays at the Cortez Cultural Center) or in Dolores (7:30am on Tuesdays in the Dolores Public Library). We run the Boggy Draw Beat Down Bike Race, the Bike Rodeo, give out food boxes, do fundraisers for local organizations, help with Christmas Lights and offer scholarships to students. Join us and see how your energy can make a difference. Call Susan Lisak at (970)426-9902 if you'd like to chat with a Rotarian for more info.

12/10/2025

Wow! What an amazing message from our Rotary President and Library Director Sean Gantt late this afternoon, “Well I guess the story [in The Journal] worked! All the Angel tags are gone.”

THANK YOU! You made our hearts full today.

12/04/2025

DOLORES ROTARY ANGEL TREE
Be an angel shopper to a Dolores Community Member! We have wishlists for Dolores Seniors, Students, and Community members in need. Pick up an Angel Wishlist Tag at the Dolores Public Library (back room), or sign up to get a tag online and we will send you a card of someone to shop for.
Sign up online here: https://form.jotform.com/253375592952165
Gifts need to be dropped off at the Dolores Public Library by 6pm on December 16th. Rotary Volunteers will match and wrap the gifts for recipients on December 17 & 18th.

If you know a Dolores citizen that could use some help, you can still sign them up to receive a gift until December 12th, please sign up at the Dolores Public Library and they will give you a tag to place on the tree. The recipient MUST reside in the 81323 zip code.

12/03/2025

DOLORES LIGHTS ARE UP!
It was a icy cold morning yesterday, but we had a tough group of Dolores Rotary volunteers putting out Christmas wreaths in Dolores, and with the help of Empire Electric Association, the wreaths are now up in Dolores and the Hillside lights are on!

The Dolores Rotary Club meets on Tuesdays at 7:30am at the Dolores Public Library or (most) Fridays at 10:30am at the Cortez Cultural Center. We plan food box distributions, Boggy Draw Beat Down Bike Race, Bike Rodeo and bike giveaways, Christmas Lights, Angel Tree, Streetscapes Art Park, Bingo Fundraisers, student scholarships, community help and so much more. Become the best you can be by serving others. Try us out for a few meetings.

11/11/2025

HELP YOUR VETS - SUPPORT BINGO FOR DISABLED AMERICAN VETS THIS FRIDAY
Online donations: https://square.link/u/0C73ZwDP
November 14th at the Dolores Community Center
All proceeds from this event will go to the local DAV chapter to help their support of Veterans in need. The DAV has planned a fun evening with lots of BINGO prizes and special prize drawings, good food and some info on how you can help support them.

10/08/2025

Support your local Elementary PTA this Friday at the Dolores Community Center!

BINGO FUNDRAISER OCT 10TH @ 5PM
The Dolores Elementary PTA is looking to fundraise for school supplies and support upcoming school events, you can help them at the Dolores Community Center on Oct 10th!

Get a $5 Hot Dog Plate for dinner and donate funds for Bingo cards with some fun prizes to give away. There will also be desserts to auction off! Doors open at 5pm, Bingo begins at 5:30pm.

09/24/2025

BINGO FUNDRAISER OCT 10TH @ 5PM
The Dolores Elementary PTA is looking to fundraise for school supplies and support upcoming school events, you can help them at the Dolores Community Center on Oct 10th!

Get a $5 Hot Dog Plate for dinner and donate funds for Bingo cards with some fun prizes to give away. There will also be desserts to auction off! Doors open at 5pm, Bingo begins at 5:30pm.

09/21/2025

Our Rotary satellite club in Cortez is bringing to life some art installations to provide open paint areas and art contests.
Streetscapesartpark.com