Rotary Club of Dolores

10/09/2026

Getting ready for Christmas! What - too soon!? Checking the lights on the Peace On Earth sign and on the wreaths that go on Railroad Ave.

08/25/2026

Come on out for a bingo night this Saturday, eat some dinner, have fun playing BINGO, maybe win some prizes, and help send our local karate team to France to compete.

07/31/2026

Our Rotary Satellite Club is doing an amazing project with StreetScapes Art Park! Wow on the artwork!

07/09/2026

Look at this amazing project that our satellite club down in Cortez is doing! Vote for your favorite for the people’s choice award of $350.

Judges are currently going around to the panels, first place is $1500, second place is $500, people’s choice award is $350, and Life in the Four Corners award sponsored by Burger Boy is $250.

05/15/2026

2026 ROTARY SCHOLARSHIPS LINK
Graduating Seniors: Last chance to apply for Rotary Scholarships, hard deadline is Monday May 18th, we vote on Tuesday and distribute checks at Wednesday's Award Ceremony at the Dolores Community Center. Open to all seniors graduating this year that reside in the zip code 81323.

Links:
Jim Phillips Military Award: https://form.jotform.com/260614373645155
Patrick Colton Service Award: https://form.jotform.com/260614460339152

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.