On May 2nd, OC locals celebrated Cinco de Mayo in style with Santa Margaritaville – Cinco De Mayo Gone Wild. The event was hosted by The Bell Tower Foundation and Rotary Del Sol with the goal of raising money for community programs supported by the two organizations. Everyone had a ball! The event featured a hosted bar from 6 pm – 6:30 pm, casino games, live music, dancing, and live and silent auctions. Partygoers enjoyed great Mexican food catered by Baja Fresh; first class margaritas served by Canyon Fireside Grille and Hanna’s, and gourmet desserts by Cinnamon Productions. The band, The Bad Kitty Project kept party goers moving all night long as they entertained the crowd with a variety of songs by artists such as The Eagles and Jimmy Buffet.  Even our very own Jim B was on the dance floor showing the youngsters how to keep it movin’. Santa Margaritaville – Cinco de Mayo was the talk of the town and many are discussing attending next year’s event.  It is expected that the Bell Tower Foundation and Rotary del Sol raised $5K each to support their community projects.

Rotary del Sol's new Boys Town Play Area near completion! 

Read more and see photos of everyone at work!

http://www.cotoranchorotarydelsol.citymax.com/boystownparkproject.html

http://www.cotoranchorotarydelsol.citymax.com/boystownphotoalbum.html

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Welcome to Rotary del Sol!   Welcome to Rotary Club of Coto de Caza and Rancho Santa Margarita, "del Sol",often referred to as Rotary del Sol. Rotary del Sol is a chapter affiliate of Rotary International.  Since 1910, Rotary International's motto has been "Service Above Self".     Dan Graham is serving as this year's President of Rotary del Sol and is supported by a Board of Directors who all share in the Rotary's universal commitment of service. In keeping with Rotary International's motto,  Rotary del Solo dedicates its time, effort and outreach to projects and organizations that benefit our local community, as well as the international stage.  Our club priorities are to:             Promote Community Service                                      Support Our Troops                                             Help Local Families                               Offer International Assistance & Goodwill   And although the fundamentals of Rotary clubs are the same all around the world, each local club has its own distinct personality, character and goals.  Rotary del Sol has a very diverse membership base, who likes to think of itself as a generally younger club and a more fun Rotary Club than the old stereotype. Our club's morning meetings, "del Sol", offers an alternative and compliment to other Rotary clubs who meet in the evening.    Community service projects will continue to be a priority to Rotary del sol in 2009.  The club has started off the year by moving forward on plans to build a new playground for Boys Town located in Trabuco Canyon.  Stay tune for progress on this event.  The club is also making plans to support their annual Corazon project.  This very important project takes the club to Corazon Mexico to build a home for a deserving family.   There's merit in the old saying "Actions Speak Louder Than Words". We invite you to get involved with Rotary del Sol! Please visit our web page that highlights more details about Rotary.  You may also want to visit our web page about becoming a member of Rotary del Sol.  Our newsletter,The Sun offers up-to-date information about our Rotary club happenings.