Purpose

THIS PARTY HAS A PURPOSE

The money raised by this event helps fund the Redlands Rotary Club Foundation, and the Foundation supports the local, national, and international mission of Rotary — “Service Above Self.”

Since 1992, the Rotary Club of Redlands Foundation has distributed more than $1,200,000.00 to the benefit of our neighbors and community. By attending our Red Wine & Blues fundraiser, and purchasing our live and silent auction items, you become our partners in providing sustenance to our neighbors around the corner and around the world.

  • COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS

    Sometimes, the availability of financial support makes the difference between a student attending college or not. The Rotary Club of Redlands gifts tens of thousands of dollars of college scholarships each year to Seniors in the Redlands Unified School District. These funds are derived entirely from the Rotary Club of Redlands Foundation.

  • COMPLEMENTARY DICTIONARY

    Every third grade student in the Redlands Unified School District receives a dictionary of their own, compliments of the Rotary Club of Redlands.

  • NEED A HAND?

    Our Youth Services Committee provides monetary support for numerous local youth service groups in need of a hand.

  • OPPORTUNITIES

    Our Compact Club creates opportunities for local high school students to network with business leaders and learn what it takes to succeed in adult vocations.

  • BREAKFAST AND A BOOK

    Through our “Breakfast and a Book” program, Redlands Rotarians meet before classes with students from every grade selected by their teachers at Franklin and Lugonia Elementary Schools to offer breakfast and read to them from books which the Club provides and the students may then take home and keep.

  • PURPLE TURTLES PARTY

    Each year, our Club throws a party for a group of developmentally challenged adults known as the “Purple Turtles.” The Club hosts, serves a meal, and busses tables at a dinner dance that includes music, entertainment, and a gift for each attendee.

  • ROTARY YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARDS

    Area high school students from all backgrounds participate in the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards weekend, where they meet and bond with other teens in the RYLA program that many students and Rotarians have described as “life-changing.”

  • Our Club gives the opportunity to Redlands student speakers to win cash awards through the “4-Way Test” Speech Contest, where competitors are asked to contemplate the significance of the core values of Rotary Clubs around the world.

  • MUSIC COMPETITION

    For the Redlands students who express themselves through a musical muse, our music competition gives monetary rewards for instrumental and vocal performances to selected participants in our annual Music Competition.

The Rotary Club of Redlands continues to devote enormous energies and resources to service.