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In my business life running hotels and restaurants, numbers ruled my world. Strategic and marketing plans guided everything. Occupancy...

The 2024 house building crew. When John first helped with the Corazón house build project, he just wanted to pound nails. It's an...

The Chart House in New Orleans occupied the upstairs of this historic building in Jackson Square. I first met Chuck Rogers behind the bar...

Rotarians from San Juan Capistrano, Ensenada Calafia and Irvine Rotary clubs provide free glasses to an elementary school student in...

Ray Perez (left) presents a $5,000 sponsorship check for the Marco Forster Middle School team. San Juan Capistrano Rotary's $5,000...

Every Friday when I was growing up, my dad would tell the latest joke or pun he'd heard at his lunchtime Rotary meeting – " Why did the...

The smiles are the reward for International projects. When I think about international service projects, I often picture the heartwarming...

SJC Rotarian Dave Koffs was featured in the February edition of South Orange County Real Producers. They note his positive impact to the...

Dick Metz at the Surfing Heritage Cultural Center. Photo by OC Register. SJC Rotarians were treated to a fascinating visit with the...

Let me tell you about what happened to a friend of mine. It's a perfect storm of how modern hackers work, and it's scary because it could...

Want to grow your Rotary club or business? Here's a simple but powerful approach that has stood the test of time. This method, developed...

Disneyland Paris When Disneyland first opened in 1955, they tried something new - instead of one big entrance fee, visitors bought books...

SJC Rotarians building a house in a day for a deserving family near Tecate, Mexico. Each morning for the past number of years, I've taken...

Golfers prepare to tee off for the annual SJC Rotary Golf Tournament. San Juan Hills Golf Club stands as more than a premier golf...

SJC Interactors help build the Rotary float at the 2025 Rose Parade. A common narrative is that we're more connected than ever, yet many...

1994 Northridge earthquake took out major infrastructure. Life has a funny way of reminding us that restarting isn't just for computers....

A young Guatemalan girl shows how the Ecocina stove is safe to touch. © Lynn Johnson | Ripple Effect Images Nancy Hughes never planned to...

Why Your Uncle's Winning Streak Isn't Real Economics Monopoly, the game that has fueled family feuds and taught us the value of owning...

It was the early 1980s, and we were renovating the restaurant in our Fullerton hotel. Looking back, I had no idea how much my perspective...

Picture it: New Orleans, 1974. My buddy John Anderson and I were in movie theater packed with both black and white viewers watching...