Rotary Club of Avalon
Catalina Island’s nearly 4,000 residents work and play year round on the island. Many of them also find time to give back through one of Avalon’s several service clubs.
One of the most active Santa Catalina Island service clubs also happens to be one of the most popular service clubs in the world. The Rotary Club of Avalon has dozens of members, all of which contribute to the organization’s local and international service projects, including scholarships and polio eradication.
On the island, Rotary sponsors and organizes the popular Two Harbors Summer Wine Festival held every June as well as various events throughout the year. Each Fourth of July, they also help fund the costs associated with bringing the University of Southern California marching band to take part in the Fourth of July Parade, which is always a highlight of the event.
Working with Interact, Rotary’s club for high school aged members, the club has also helped ship books to Romania from Catalina. Rotary steps in after Avalon Library’s semi-annual book sale, collecting unsold books, which are shipped to villages in Romania for educational purposes.
Avalon Rotary meets every Wednesday and visiting Rotarians are also welcome. Meetings are held at 12:15 p.m. at the M Restaurant, 205 Crescent Avenue, and always include lunch and a guest speaker. For more information, contact Rotary Club of Avalon President Autumn Reifsnyder at (310) 510-1450.