Rotary Club of Las Cruces

Rotary Club of Las Cruces The Rotary Club of Las Cruces has been about Service Above Self since 1923. We meet each Wednesday at noon at La Posta de Mesilla. Join us!

This last week our club heard a presentation from Miguel Acosta, Board Secretary for the Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce ...
04/25/2026

This last week our club heard a presentation from Miguel Acosta, Board Secretary for the Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce and account executive fot Hutton Broadcasting.

Hutton is in Broadcasting, media and radio campaigns. It also publishes city magazines about Santa Fe, Alburquerque, Roswell and The Four Corners.

04/14/2026

Rotary’s 2026 Four Way Test Essay Competition: Win Cash Prizes

The Las Cruces Rotary Club and the Las Cruces Rio Grande Rotary Club invite local eighth-grade students to participate in the 2026 Four-Way Test Essay Competition, taking place on Thursday, April 23, 2026.

Students will have 45 minutes to handwrite an essay (up to two pages) explaining how one or more parts of Rotary’s Four-Way Test apply to their own lives. Examples may include experiences at home, at school, in sports, or in the community. Las Cruces Public Schools Rotary Club of Las Cruces Las Cruces Rio Grande Rotary

The Four-Way Test asks:

Is it the truth?

Is it fair to all concerned?

Will it build goodwill and better friendships?

Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

Learn more: https://www.lcps.net/article/2820005

This last week our Club members were fortunate to hear from local business man, Howie Dash.Howie spoke to us about his w...
03/23/2026

This last week our Club members were fortunate to hear from local business man, Howie Dash.

Howie spoke to us about his work in creating new Iris variations. His creations have received local, national and international awards.

He crafts his Irises in our local climate and advises they do very here.

You can see, and if you wish, purchase an Iris on 11 April at the Mesilla Vally Mall at that day’s Artist, Crafters and Creator’s Bazaar from 1 PM to 4.

Below is Howie with Vice President of our Club, Richelle Peugh- Swafford who introduced him.

This week our members met Ms. Araceli Solis, the recently appointed Executive Director of Childrens Reading Alliance. Sh...
02/21/2026

This week our members met Ms. Araceli Solis, the recently appointed Executive Director of Childrens Reading Alliance. She spoke about the Alliance’s dynamic program to engage parents and empower them to be their child’s “First Teacher.”

This galvanizing program enables families to greatly benefit from instituting a love and appreciation of reading within the family setting. This sets the stage for better educational achievement for their children going forward. A very worthy development in Doña Ana County.

We also welcomed new member Raha Mobarak, DPM to our club. Here, being inducted by Vice President Richelle Peugh- Swafford.

Our members enjoyed hearing from musical giant in our community, Dr Lonnie Klein. Dr Klein served as Music Director of t...
02/05/2026

Our members enjoyed hearing from musical giant in our community, Dr Lonnie Klein. Dr Klein served as Music Director of the Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra for 18 years, only one of his musical endeavors.

He is invited to conduct by orchestras world wide. He related about an upcoming engagement in Spain as an example.

He also talked about a special upcoming concert here in Las Cruces that will take place at St Paul Methodist Church. The Festival Baroque Orchestra will perform works featuring various soloists. It's sure to be a crowd pleasing event. Tickets are modest at $20 per seat with open seating. They are available at the door.

Come out for this special event.

In our most recent meeting, members and guests were pleased to welcome Drs. Katherine Nixon and Brittany Fisher as speak...
01/27/2026

In our most recent meeting, members and guests were pleased to welcome Drs. Katherine Nixon and Brittany Fisher as speakers. Dr. Nixon is the Program Director and Dr Fisher is the Assistant Program Director of the Mountainview Medical Group - Osteopathic Medicine.

The Doctors reviewed how Osteopathic medicine is used to address a wide range of ailments including pinched nerves, and skeletal-muscular pain that results in reduced mobility and the quality of daily living.

Their program at Montainview serves a range of patients from Las Cruces, as well as from a much wider geographic area. Presently, there is a three month waiting period for an appointment, reflecting its wdespread popularity. Treatments are provided by both Doctors, as well as by five DO residents. The program contemplates having a total of six residents and they are looking for a sixth.

Another goal of the Mountainview program is to support the growth of DO practitioners in Las Cruces to better address the community’s medical needs.

From left to right are club member David Yaryan, Dr. Fisher, Dr. Nixon and Club Member John Alberts who introduced our speakers.

We were delighted this week to welcome Chef G. Thomas Drake as our speaker. Chef Drake is the Director of the Culinary p...
01/16/2026

We were delighted this week to welcome Chef G. Thomas Drake as our speaker.

Chef Drake is the Director of the Culinary program at Dona Ana Community College. In the last ten years under his direction the program has grown from eight students to 170 today.

While he and other chefs teach culinary arts, it is within the context of how foods represent multiple cultures, help students to gain marketable skills all while reinforcing cultural identities.

He spoke about how food plays a critical role as a tool for leadership, student group work and community connections.

The culinary program at DACC fully embraces and explores the college's identity as a Community institution.

Our speaker this week was our member Samantha Barncastle-Salopek, who leads the 17 states organization Family Farm Allia...
01/08/2026

Our speaker this week was our member Samantha Barncastle-Salopek, who leads the 17 states organization Family Farm Alliance. As it's representative she informs Congress and the public about water irregation issues, builds alliances and communicates with the media about critical issues affecting Western irregated agriculture. Her presentation also addressed water issues affecting Southern New Mexico and it's residents now and in the future. It was a very well informed presentation.

Also at our meeting was the first of our planned High School student guests for 2026, Oli Ascevedo. Throughout the year we are pleased to have accomplished local High School students join us. It gives them a chance to learn about Rotary especially as it concerns leadership, character and the Rotary vision.

12/31/2025

Rotary’s Rose Parade history spans more than a century🌹

Beginning with the Rotary Club of Pasadena, California, in 1923, Rotary floats have commemorated anniversaries, honored volunteers, and illustrated Rotary’s evolving role in service around the world.

🔗 Explore the story at: on.rotary.org/4j74G4f

12/31/2025

Here’s to a new year filled with hope and meaningful impact! 2026 is full of opportunities. How will your club bring positive change in the year ahead?

At our final 2025 meeting we were delighted to hear Marissa Prentice, Coordinator of Activites for Las Cruces Public Sch...
12/30/2025

At our final 2025 meeting we were delighted to hear Marissa Prentice, Coordinator of Activites for Las Cruces Public Schools review the significant scope and reach of the 116 student led organizations in the program.

Overall, these activities are focused on building leadership skills, oriented on career pathways, excellent attendance, graduation rates and students becoming scholarship eligible.

As one of only two school districts in the state with such focus, Las Cruces students greatly and our community profit from this organizational development in our schools.

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La Posta De Mesilla, 2410 Calle De San Albino
Mesilla, NM
88046

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