The Rotary Club of Playa Coronado

Rotary International headquarters approved the Rotary Club of Playa Coronado on June 17, 2014. Only one week after getting their charter the Rotary Club of Playa Coronado took on their first International project, the Wheelchair Panama project. The Rotary Club of Playa Coronado has set a fund-raising goal of $30,000 before the end of August. At the date of publishing they had received a total of $17,600 in  donations.  UPDATE: By Sept, 15 the goal was exceed by $3000, with a total of $33,000 raised.  We spoke with president Jackie Kendziorek on how the Rotary Club of Playa Coronado was formed. Jackie and her husband Mark have been Rotarians for 23 years, having belonged to several clubs in the United States. “We knew they wanted to continue their service as Rotarians in Panama” explained Jackie. “So, reached out to members of the community introducing them to rotary.” Community interest was high, and a group quickly formed. Jackie told us only once the group had 25 members, could they apply to become an official club.

Meeting weekly at the Coronado Golf Resort on Tuesday’s at 12:00 noon, the Rotary Club of Playa Coronado welcomes the community to stop by and learn more about what they are doing in Panama and beyond.

Rotary is a global network of volunteers working together to tackle humanitarian issues worldwide. With 1.2 million members from over 200 countries, rotary functions on both the local and international level. By bringing together groups of dedicated action-takers rotary clubs leverage the expertise of members to tackle important issues in their community and globally. Peace and conflict resolution, disease prevention and treatment, water and sanitation, basic education and community development are at the heart of Rotary’s cause.

To learn more about rotary and the Coronado club contact Jackie Kendziorek