Rotary Club of Avoyelles

06/01/2026

Today we had the pleasure of hearing from Shelby Johnston and Nicholas Blood from the LSUA Rotaract Club.

Rotaract is a college-age/young professional service organization on campus sponsored by a local Rotary Club. Shelby helped get this Rotaract Club back up and running in late 2023 and they now have 15 college student members.

LSUA Rotaract focuses on the Rotary motto of "Service above Self" - They are very active on campus and in the Alexandria community. - They focus on leadership development, professional mentoring, helping their peers be successful and volunteering in their communities.

Shelby and Nick are both from Avoyelles Parish and attend LSUA. Shelby is a past Rotary Club of Avoyelles Debutante, was active in our camps and service project and she was very active in her high school Interact Club.

05/01/2026

⚜️ S A V E T H E D A T E ⚜️
The Krewe of Cyllenius is proud to announce the biennial
Mardi Gras Debutante Ball
Founded by the Rotary Club of Avoyelles

💜 Saturday, February 6, 2027
💚 Paragon Casino Resort
💛 Tickets Required

📬 For young ladies interested in receiving a Debutante application, click the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScHTO8JMhHqcTr7aBbY9-Ao_sMwmmDvsjHpoCq75zfgw2TWNg/viewform

05/01/2026

04/25/2026

🏌️‍♂️⛳️📚THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED MAKE OUR MARGARET M. PLAUCHE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP SCRAMBLE SUCH A GREAT SUCCESS!! Thank you to Mr. Kevin Michaels and his staff at Marksville La. Tamaka Trails for their hospitality and assistance and to our fantastic group of golfers!! Congratulations to our winners:
🏆1st Place - Hunter and Zachary Bowman
🏆2nd Place - Perry Welch and Derrick Laborde
🏆3rd Place - Joan and Wade Botts
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⛳️🏌️‍♂️📚🙏SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF OUR SPONSORS INCLUDING ALL HOLE SPONSORS AND OUR FOLLOWING TITLE SPONSORS:
Paragon Casino Resort
Plauche Drugs
The Cottonport Bank
Y-Not Stop
Simmesport State Bank
Empower Wealth Management, LLC
Red River Bank
Avoyelles Hospital
Vaughn Value Motors

Your generosity and commitment to community makes it possible for us to award seven scholarships to graduating seniors throughout Avoyelles Parish every year!

04/23/2026

Tomorrow is our Margaret M. Plauche Memorial Scholarship Scramble at Tamahka Trails - Two person teams and you can register day of! Check in and registration is at 12 noon and Tee time is 1:00pm. THANK YOU to all of our sponsors & players!

04/22/2026

📚🥇Rotary International HAS 7 AREAS OF FOCUS that directly impact the communities we serve worldwide. EDUCATION is one of those key areas we focus on as the Rotary Club of Avoyelles. One of the ways we do this is through our MARGARET M. PLAUCHE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP SCRAMBLE, a semi-annual golf tournament that helps to raise the funds we award to students in Avoyelles Parish. The competition was robust as always with extraordinary applicants. We commend all the outstanding students who went through our interview process and are proud to announce our scholarship recipients for 2026. We wish you all every success as you continue your academic journey!

📚AKIRA JENKINS - Avoyelles High School
📚 ARIANNA GERACE - Avoyelles Public Charter School
📚 ISABELLA HARRELL - Bunkie Magnet High School
📚 DAYTON PENNINGTON - LASAS
📚 ABIGAIL MUDGE - Marksville High School
📚 ANDREW DAUZAT - Margaret M. Plauche Memorial scholarship

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!! 👏👏
Special Thanks to our Scholarship Committee: Allison Ravare-Augustine, Donna Desoto and Blake Barbre.

04/17/2026

🏆🥇👏🙌 ROTARY WELCOMES STATE CHAMPS COACHES‼️ At the invitation of Rotarian Amanda St. Romain, Marksville High School head coach O’kie Benjamin and his staff visited our Rotary Club of Avoyelles to speak about their spectacular state basketball championship and to share a few insights about what makes their coaching strategy unique and successful. O’kie, along with Joseph Greenhouse, Jordan Williams, Nigel Bacon and Aaron Greenhouse, have created a “family like” atmosphere in the locker room and court, creating a safe space for young men to challenge themselves, grow and soar, much like the five of them did when they were walking the halls of Marksville High Scool. This is excellence in action and an example of Rotary’s motto of “Service Above Self”. CONGRATULATIONS GENTLEMEN ON YOUR 2026 LHSAA DIVISION III STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!!!

04/09/2026

🔵🟡 ROTARIANS TOUR THE NEWLY EXPANDED AND RENOVATED AVOYELLES HOSPITAL🏥
At the invitation of fellow Rotarian and CEO Tim Curry, we took a field trip to view the impressive facelift of the Avoyelles Hospital. This renovation has been years in the making and extends far beyond the modernization of the facility. Medical services Avoyelleans used to travel far distances to receive are now locally available by a list of distinguished physicians, all experts in their various fields. This has all been part of the hospital’s unwavering commitment to improving the quality of care to those who call Avoyelles home, which in turn improves our quality of life.
Congratulations to the Avoyelles Hospital on their expansion with many thanks for all they do for our community.

03/23/2026

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