Hot Springs National Park Rotary

12/23/2025

This is too good not to share! Full story is linked in comments.

12/21/2025

Thank you to the Hot Springs Sentinel Record for featuring this story. Hot Springs National Park Rotary was able to donate the funds to purchase the lockers due to a grant from Rotary International. The thing we love about Rotary is that they serve globally but also allow clubs to use grants to help
L O C A L L Y. The City of Hot Springs Community Resource Center is making a huge impact in our community.

Vis­it­ors to the Hot Springs Com­munity Resource Cen­ter have a place to charge and san­it­ize their phones thanks to a $1,500 grant from Hot Springs National Park Rotary. The cell­phone locker allows people to use a four-digit code to securely lock...

12/21/2025

12/19/2025

At Hot Springs National Park Rotary we know how to have fun. Check out these photos from our holiday meeting, complete with a rousing good time featuring our Ugly Sweater Contest. Due to some amazing local businesses donating prizes, the fun-o-meter was pegged out as people were so excited to win prizes. Included were :
J&S Italian Villa $100 gift card

The Gift Gallery Cornerstone $100 gift card

Oaklawn Hot Springs A gift basket with a ton of gifts inside.

Steamatic of Arkansas Gift card for their services

Pocket Theatre Tickets to You Can’t Take It With You and concession passes

The Music Box Lounge Hot Springs
Two Tickets

12/19/2025

We love hosting high school seniors from our area schools. the students attend two meetings and then on their 3rd visit we get to hear from them about their accomplishments in school and also their future plans.

Student guest host Bill Solleder introduced today's student guest speaker, Deeken Higgins. Deeken is a senior at Lake Hamilton High School. He is very serious about his studies and about sports. He has played soccer since he was 4 years old. Deeken is in the top 5% of his graduating class at Lake Hamilton and plans to study to become a physical therapist after graduation.

He has seen firsthand how important physical therapy can be when an athlete has an injury and has also seen the positive impact it can have for those needing physical therapy by volunteering at hope therapy New Hope Therapy, where his mom works.

He thanked us for the opportunity to come to our club, learn more about Rotary, and share a few words with our club. We wish him great success in all of his future endeavors.

12/18/2025

Here is a little something to help you get in the holiday spirit. We were so fortunate to have the Lakeside High School Choir entertain us at our holiday social. Just another way we Unite For Good with our community. The standing ovation they received may have brought tears of joy to some of the singers. Crank up your volume and enjoy. Friends of Fine Arts - Lakeside High School and Mark Langley ate to be commended for the incredible leadership of the choir and fine arts.

12/18/2025

For December 2025, the Rotary International monthly theme is Disease Prevention and Treatment, one of Rotary's key Areas of Focus, highlighting efforts in fighting illnesses like polio, malaria, and HIV/AIDS, promoting health education, and improving water/sanitation for healthier communities. Rotarians focus on vaccination, health infrastructure, and awareness to create healthier futures.

How Rotarians Engage:
Organizing health fairs and vaccination drives.
Supporting medical missions and training health workers.
Advocating for clean water and sanitation.

This theme supports Rotary's broader mission to build peace and improve lives through service, aligning with their annual goals

12/15/2025

We want to wish you and your loved ones the warmest and happiest of holidays, filled with joy, laughter, and unforgettable moments. May this be your best holiday season yet!

12/12/2025

It was great to hear her at our meeting this week!

12/11/2025

The Oaklawn Racing season kicks off this week! What an exciting time for Hot Springs and Hot Springs National Park Rotary. We were fortunate to have Oaklawn President Louis Cella as our guest speaker this week and his enthusiasm for all things Oaklawn Hot Springs is contagious. There have been a lot of improvements at Oaklawn during the off season which is just one the many reasons you need to make a visit and have some fantastic fun! If you want to be a part of a civic organization for serves our community as well as globally, check us out.

12/09/2025

🤝 Engaging with Fellow Rotarians: James Luna's Visit!

We've got some exciting news from one of our newest members, James Luna!

During a recent visit to the Rotary Club of Hollister, Mo., James truly embodied the spirit of Rotary engagement.

He had the honor of presenting the Hollister Rotary Club's flag to our President
Tim Metcalf, at our Wednesday meeting. James shared how incredibly warm and friendly the Hollister members were during his time with them.

In a wonderful gesture of inter-club fellowship, he also presented them with our club's flag from Hot Springs National Park.

It is exceptionally rewarding to see how quickly and enthusiastically our newer members like James are getting involved and building connections beyond our local club. Way to go, James! 🦅

If you have the opportunity to visit another Rotary Club during your travels, please ask for a flag, and you can take one of ours with you.

12/08/2025

Student host Jim Randall introduced this week's student guest speaker, Maggie McGlone. Maggie is a senior at Cutter Morning Star High School. Our student guest program has the student attend two meeting as a guest then on their third visit we get to hear about them and their future goals.

She thanked the club for such a warm welcome over the past weeks and shared that we sponsored her to attend Camp RYLA in 2024. Maggie is a very busy girl! In addition to her studies, she is the captain of the varsity volleyball team, captain of the cheerleaders, the Senior Class President, Student Council President, and President of the Beta Club.

While participating in the American Heart Association's Sweetheart program last year, she found her passion while visiting our local hospitals. She wants to become a physical therapist. She will attend Harding University in the fall and major in Pre-Physical Therapy and will follow that up with the Doctorate program. What a pleasure to have Maggie join us at Rotary! We wish her continued success in all that she sets out to achieve.
eagles