Las Cruces Rio Grande Rotary

Today we welcomed Officer De La Garza of the Las Cruces Police Department. Officer De La Garza is a founder of the Southern New Mexico First Responders Assistance Fund, an organization dedicated to supporting first responders injured in the line of duty, as well as the families of those responders who have made the ultimate sacrifice. We thank Officer De La Garza for sharing his story, his passion, and his vision for a world where first responders and their families never suffer financially in those moments of fear and grief.

You can learn more about the Fund with the Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico: https://cfsnm.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=5521

Throwback to this year's District Conference! Our Club showed up for networking, learning, and of course having fun!

This International Women's Day, we celebrate both the women of Rotary and the families we serve.

The first women Rotarians were admitted to membership in 1989, and Jennifer Jones, the first woman president of Rotary International, took office in 2022. Learn more about the history of women in Rotary here: https://www.rotary.org/en/history-women-rotary.

Thinking about this New Year? Here are a few more of our 26 Rotary Resolutions for 2026!

6. Contribute to the Rotary Foundation. Bonus points for becoming a Paul Harris Fellow!
7. Bring a friend to a Club meeting.
8. Learn about how Rotary WASH programs are providing clean water to communities around the world.
9. Sponsor a RYLA student, or even…
10. Serve as a RYLA counselor!
11. Participate in a Global Grant project.
12. Attend your District Conference (and volunteer there if you've got the time)! Rotary District 5520
13. Read to a child to build a lifelong love of .