Service Above Self
We meet In Person
Wednesdays at 12:00 PM
La Mesa Community Center
4975 Memorial Drive
La Mesa, CA 91942
United States of America
La Mesa, CA 91942
United States of America
On Saturday Mt Miguel Interact students, Volunteer Jade Medina, and Gabriella(La Mesa Rotary President) assisted the Friends of La Mesa Library in a fund raiser at Grossmont Center Barnes and Noble book store. Kristen Iversen, president of the Friends of La Mesa Library organized the fundraiser.
We had 15 members attend the dinner this June.
Our Rotary members joined with almost 500 other Rotarians, Interact students, and guests to put a flag on each of the headstones in Miramar National Cemetery for Memorial day.
Our G.H.S. Interact Club had one officer graduate this year. She was a Club member for four years and an officer for two years. She served on the District 5340 Interact Council in 2025-2026. She was awarded $400 for her service.
Three students from Patrick Henry High School each recognition for their outstanding accomplishments. They are now eligible for $3,500 each when they matriculate for further education. These students were interviewed and selected as ninth graders. We mentored them and met with them twice a year.
Our Club members joined with about 40 members from all six East County Rotary Clubs to assemble little library boxes. Each of the six Clubs determined how many boxes they would assemble and where the boxes would be placed. La Mesa Rotary made two boxes. One for Dale Elementary school and one for Avandale Elementary school.
On November 11,2026, Veterans Day the Grossmont High School Interact Students made gift bags for the Veterans at Westmont Senior Living in La Mesa. The bags contained 12 different personal care items and reading materials.
We assembled over 100 bicycles at Christian Brothers Restoration facility in Lakeside. In addition to our Rotary members, there were Interact students from Mt Miguel and Grossmont High Schools. There were also other volunteers. Fifty-five of the bicycles will be going to La Pressa Elementary school on Nov 18. 
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Our Rotary Club donated $1,000 to the La Mesa Police Department to assist with their one week youth leadership camp. These students show potential for being our next community leaders. The young adults are challenged both physically and mentally to work as both individually and with others.
Our Rotary Club donated $1,000 to the Davis YMCA to help with the Drowning Prevention Program. This program provides swim lessons for children 2 and older. This is one of our Charitable Giving Program for 2024-2025.
On June 21,2025 the students picked up trash on the Mission beach area.