Hot Springs National Park Rotary

11/07/2025

We love having local high school seniors attend our Hot Springs National Park Rotary meetings. They are invited to attend for two weeks and on the third week they get to put their speaking skills to use as they tell us all about themselves and their goals.

Our student host and Rotarian Justin Hickman introduced our most recent student guest speaker, Elli Graves. Elli is a senior at Jessieville High School.

She thanked Rotary for the opportunity to visit our club and recalled the programs that she enjoyed during her visits. Elli also admitted that she had no idea what Rotary was until she was invited to come, and her counselor shared who we are and what our mission is.

She will take lessons learned during her time with us into her future endeavors. We wish Elli great success in all that she wants to accomplish after graduation from high school. We hope for her a meaningful college experience as she prepares for her career.

Thank you for visiting and sharing your story Elli!

11/07/2025

Hot Springs National Park Rotary has made an investment to enhance our member experience and is ready to rollout a new tool to our members that is a true game changer. This program takes our member portal DACdb and make it much simpler to access member info, pay your dues and so much more. If you are a member of our club you can download the app now and we also will also have some useful videos and orientation at our 11.12 meeting. Today's tip - when you first login to the app be sure you scroll down and choose DACdb to get to the proper screen. Your login name and password is the same as you use to login in to DACdb and if you do not recall your info use the email you recieve club communications from as your email and click "forgot password" and you can set a new one.

11/07/2025

This week at Hot Springs National Park Rotary we saluted our Veterans a few days early for Veterans Day. Don’t forget next Tuesday November 11 there will be a program at 10am downtown Hot Springs at the Veterans Memorial and a parade at 6:30pm. Pictured are Captain Terry Bewley who led our invocation, President Tim Metcalf, and retired Lieutenant Colonel Chris Frankin. He retired on January 1, 2023 after 30 years of service.

11/06/2025

November Meeting Calendar:

11/05/2025

November is Rotary Foundation Month – a perfect time to shine a light on our charity and the impact it makes every single day. 🌍💙

The Rotary Foundation turns our ideas into real change, funding:

Life-saving vaccination and health programmes
💧Clean water and sanitation projects
📘Education and youth opportunities
🌐Peacebuilding and conflict prevention
❤️‍🩹Disaster response when communities need it most

The Rotary Foundation is not “someone else’s” charity – it is ours. Built by Rotarians, funded by Rotarians and trusted around the world because of Rotarians.

11/05/2025

🎉 We earned the emerging talent badge this week, recognizing us for creating engaging content that sparks an interest among our followers!

11/05/2025

If you are coming to our meeting this week, just a reminder we are at Embassy Suites for our Salute to Veterans. A few days early is better than a day late. Lol

Hot Springs National Park Rotary has planned a special salute to veterans on Wednesday November 5 at 12pm. MEMBERS: We have a fantastic program put together as our Salute to Veterans. It is so special we had to change locations for this one week only. If you know a Veteran this would be a great time to invite them as your guest.

Please note this is a location change from our normal meeting place.

11/03/2025

At our recent Hot Springs National Park Rotary meeting we had the pleasure of presenting a $1500 Grant Donation to the City of Hot Springs Community Resource Center . Mary Metcalf, TRF Grant Committee Chair, and her outstanding committee members voted to present The Hot Springs Community Resource Center with a $1,500 grant to purchase cell phone charging lockers for the CRC. The plaque that will be on the charging station and the check to purchase the lockers were presented at our outing on Wednesday. The Community Enhancement and Environmental Committee also got involved by canvassing the surrounding neighborhood doing a clean up project. At Hot Springs National Park Rotary we love serving our community and making it the best it can be, and we have fun doing it! We would love to have you visit us as we meet each Wednesday at noon.

11/03/2025

The Rotary Foundation funds that are raised find their way back into our local community via grants. Our club was honored to present the Hot Springs Community Resource Center a grant of $1500 recently. If you are a Rotarian please consider supporting the foundation.
Carolyn Jean Domerese and her committee would be glad to help you get a monthly donation set up.

November is the Rotary Foundation Month.

Since 1917, The Rotary Foundation has been the engine that drives Rotary International’s mission to create lasting change — across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.

Through the generosity of Rotarians and friends worldwide, the Foundation funds life-changing projects that promote peace, save the environment, fight disease, provide clean water, support education, save mothers and children, and grow local economies.

11/01/2025

What are you most thankful for this November?

10/31/2025

UNITE FOR GOOD!
The theme for Rotary International this year is Unite For Good and we have been serving our community to live by example.

The Community Enhancement & Environment Committee of Hot Springs National Park Rotary not only encouraged members to donate food and or gift cards to the City of Hot Springs Community Resource Center , but they did a cleanup around the neighborhood when we finished lunch. Over $1300 in cash and gift cards to purchase food pantry items was donated in addition to lots of groceries.

Truly showing service about self! If you are looking for ways to be more involved in your community, we would love to have you join us.

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween from Hot Springs National Park Rotary. There will be lots of ghosts and goblins out tonight so please drive with caution.