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Photo by Dennis Brown
Please join us in our 28th year of 'Service Above Self' in
Mammoth Lakes!
We are located 300 miles north of Los Angeles in the beautiful Town
of Mammoth Lakes. A seasonal picture of the area is shown above of
Lake George, in the Mammoth Lakes Basin. Crystal
Crag is in the background.
The Town of Mammoth Lakes is a sustainable resort located in the
majestic Eastern High Sierra, at the northern most tip of District 5260.
Although we are a resort, we also are a community of 8,000 full time
residents that houses 80% of its work force. We are very proud of
our Town and the many projects that our club has organized to make it
more beautiful.
Our Town is 4 square miles right in the middle of the Inyo National
Forest. We are a gateway community to Yosemite National Park.
In the winter we host over 1,500,000 skiers, with twice as many guests
in the summer.
We meet at noon on Thursdays at Whiskey Creek Mountain Bistro at the
corner of Main Street and Minaret. Please join us—we would love to
see you!
We’re situated at the base of magnificent snow-covered peaks that
rise more than 14,500 feet above sea level. At 8,050 feet
elevation, we are the highest Rotary Club in the U.S. We
are home to Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, a World Class Mountain, and one
of the nation’s largest and best ski
and snowboard playgrounds.
Fifteen Rotary past presidents continue to live in our community.
They are still members. Our founder Bob Tomko visits us often, as
does our excellent district governor Jay Saltzman.
In addition to working with Rotary International to
eradicate polio and provide relief to the many victims affected by
disasters worldwide, our club provides scholarships to local students,
funding to Mammoth Hospital, Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra, AYSO
Soccer, Chamber Music Unbound, Jazz Jubilee, Eastern Sierra Land Trust,
Freedom in Motion for Children’s Therapy, Friends of the Library, Lee
Vining High School Sports, Mammoth Football, Mammoth Middle School,
Mammoth Schools’ Music Program, Mammoth Drama Club, Mammoth Husky Club,
Mammoth Volunteer Firefighters, Mono County Search and Rescue, Hot Creek
Fish Hatchery, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and many more
worthy groups and organizations. We also provide manpower to complete
many projects for public recreation, such as the shelter at Shady Rest
Park and the laying of new sod at Mammoth Creek Park, and we have worked with 3 other Rotary Clubs
to complete the construction of
handicapped accessible rest facilities at Convict Lake.
We welcome you to our town. Please stop by and
enjoy lunch and fellowship with our club at one of our meetings.
Ed Forstenzer, President
2009-2010
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