(Edinburg), (January 31st, 2012) – The Edinburg Rotary Club and the Service Over Self Foundation will host the 10^th Annual CajunFest  Feb 11, 2012 6:00 pm the Echo Hotel and Conference Center in Edinburg .

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CajunFest is the Rotary Club of Edinburg’s biggest fundraiser of the year. Revenues from CajunFest support various humanitarian, educational, and cultural exchange programs at both the local and international levels. Local programs supported by Edinburg Rotary include the Rio Grande Valley Food Bank, the Boys and Girls Club of Edinburg, Pony League Baseball, Edinburg Chamber of Commerce Building Campaign, UT-Pan American Scholarships, Student Exchange, Group Study Exchange, The Edinburg Texas Scholars Program, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, Hunters for the Hungry (RGV Food Bank), Comfort House, Rotary Four-Way Test Speech Contest, and the Dustin M. Sekula Memorial Library. International Programs target improvement of developing countries’ infrastructure, education, and health services. Edinburg Rotary’s assistance to the General Hospital of Reynosa, MX and Casa Amparo a girls orphanage. The Rotary Foundation’s world-wide efforts include the literacy and numeracy programs designed to educate those in developing countries to ensure that capable human resources are available for sustainable economic development.

Among the most important of the International Projects is PolioPlus (http://www.rotary.org/foundation/polioplus/index.html), which seeks to eradicate the polio virus from the world. In addition, Rotary Foundation Educational Programs (http://www.rotary.org/foundation/programs.html) provide funding for 1,200 students to study abroad each year. Grants are also awarded to university teachers to teach in developing counties and for exchanges of business and professional people to visit overseas to learn about others’ cultures and lifestyles.

Our goal for CajunFest is to raise $100,000.00 which will fund a number of very important community service projects.  Our co-sponsor, the Edinburg Rotary Club’s non-profit “Service Over Self” Foundation, is a 501 (c) 3 organization.

Edinburg Rotary club is a diverse group of professional leaders whose main objective is service — in the community, in the workplace, and throughout the world.  Rotarians develop community service projects that address many of today’s most critical issues, such as children at risk, poverty and hunger, the environment, illiteracy, and violence. They also support programs for youth, educational opportunities and international exchanges for students, teachers, and other professionals, and vocational and career development. The Rotary motto is Service Above Self. For Tickets or information contact the Echo Hotel and Conference Center at 956-383-3823 or JP English 956-383-6289.

(Edinburg), (October 19, 2011) – The Edinburg Rotary Club will have as guest speaker Wayland Walker on October 27, 2011 at the Echo Hotel at 12 noon.   His topic will be Hypnosis.

About Wayland Walker

Wayland Walker is a Professional Comedy Stage Show Hypnotist. He along with his wife Deborah (who adds glamour and co-stars in the show) creates a lively, comedy-laced, fun-filled hypnosis stage show during which he cleverly interlaces his clinical and teaching skills, producing a show that will be talked for years to come. He dazzles his audiences with his wit, charm, charismatic personality and creativity. All shows are full audience participation, in fact a few of the audience are the volunteer “STARS” of the show and is what provides the rest of the audience an unforgettable, fun and lively experience.

Edinburg Rotary club is a diverse group of professional leaders whose main objective is service — in the community, in the workplace, and throughout the world.  Rotarians develop community service projects that address many of today’s most critical issues, such as children at risk, poverty and hunger, the environment, illiteracy, and violence. They also support programs for youth, educational opportunities and international exchanges for students, teachers, and other professionals, and vocational and career development. The Rotary motto is Service Above Self. For reservations or information on joining the Edinburg Rotary Club, call Sabrina Walker Hernandez at 956.3583.2582.

Tuesdays

Time:        6:30 – 7:30pm

Ages:        10-12

Space is still available for this session. Please contact the office at 956-383-2582 for more information.

Tuesdays

Time:        7:00 – 8:00pm

Ages:        10-18

Location:         Media Room

Space is still available for this session. Please contact the office at 956-383-2582 for more information.

Tuesdays

Time:        7:00 – 8:00pm

Ages:        10-18

Location:         Media Room

Space is still available for this session. Please contact the office at 956-383-2582 for more information.

Tuesdays

Time:        7:00 – 8:00pm

Ages:        10-18

Location:         Media Room

Space is still available for this session. Please contact the office at 956-383-2582 for more information.

Tuesdays

Time:        7:00 – 8:00pm

Ages:        10-18

Location:         Media Room

Space is still available for this session. Please contact the office at 956-383-2582 for more information.

Tuesdays

Time:        7:00 – 8:00pm

Ages:        10-18

Location:         Media Room

Space is still available for this session. Please contact the office at 956-383-2582 for more information.

Tuesdays

Time:        7:00 – 8:00pm

Ages:        10-18

Location:         Media Room

Space is still available for this session. Please contact the office at 956-383-2582 for more information.

Tuesdays

Time:        7:00 – 8:00pm

Ages:        10-18

Location:         Media Room

Space is still available for this session. Please contact the office at 956-383-2582 for more information.