Every year, volunteers from the Rotary Club of Playa del Carmen Seaside partner up with KKiS (Keeping Kids in School) to distribute school supplies to students in local schools. This year was no exception and this week, we convened at the KKiS offices to pack 152 bags with school supplies which we will distribute to … Read more
On Thursday June 8, the Rotary Club of Playa del Carmen Seaside sent 88 children to a bi-annual dental clinic offered by Global Dental Relief. The children came from Playa del Carmen and Puerto Aventuras. Seaside Rotary provided the funds needed to hire 5 transport buses to deliver the children safely to and from the … Read more
With support from some very generous friends back in the Unites States, Seaside Rotarian Judy Walburn was able to gather enough funds to purchase 400 pairs of brand new sneakers in support of the club´s Kicks4Kids program. Kicks4Kids, an ongoing sneaker drive, became a Seaside Rotary program in 2014. It is one of the clubs … Read more
Recently, members of the Rotary Club of Playa del Carmen Seaside were enlisted to help sand and paint several dozen pieces of furniture for a school in the Cristo Rey neighborhood. There were picnic tables and benches, chairs and bookshelves, all things a school needs to make a cheerful and productive learning space for its … Read more
The Rotary Club of Playa del Carmen Seaside´s 7th annual Riviera Maya Cook-Off was a resounding success! Congratulations go out to our winning chefs, Chef Rufus from The Admiral (third), Sonia Shankle DeLong (second) and Charles Brown our Champion and Top Chef of 2023!! Thank you to our 10 talented Chefs/Chef Teams and each of … Read more
The rain didn’t dampen any spirits at Seaside Rotary’s Puerto Aventuras Scavenger Hunt! Eight teams battled it out against the clock and each other’s wits to win great prizes donated by local businesses. Thank you to everyone who made our first Scavenger Hunt fundraiser so much FUN and such a big SUCCESS!! Thank you to … Read more
Seaside Rotary’s 1st ‘Yappy Hour’ Pet Parade a Huge Hit! 31 October 2022 – The Rotary Club of Playa del Carmen Seaside held its 1st Annual “Yappy Hour” Dog Parade and Costume Contest on Sunday, October 30 and the results from the judges are in. The event was a rousing success with dozens of people … Read more
This week at our regular Tuesday lunch meeting at Boston’s Pizza, guest speaker Fred Devos from Friends of Puerto Aventuras (FOPA) received a grant in the amount of 25,000 pesos from the Rotary Club of Playa del Carmen Seaside. From almost the beginning of his life in Puerto Aventuras, he became a liaison between the … Read more
May 8, 2020 Today, we made a secondary despensa delivery to a group of Puerto Aventuras fishermen and marine workers currently without any income or support. These food baskets are filled with essential items such as rice, beans, cooking, oil, sugar, pasta and other basic shelf-stable items. We are doing everything we can to make … Read more
Seaside Rotarians have been hard at work in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, making sure that help is being given to those who need it the most! In less than 2 weeks Seaside Rotary, working with donors and community ambassadors, has accomplished so much! Thanks to the ongoing relationships we have developed with community leaders … Read more
