Phyllis Carr During these unprecedented times of closures and restrictions, social distancing, and masks, Sun Lakes Rotary has continued to meet, and to commit ourselves and our club to Service Above Self. One excellent example is the work of our current Rotarian of the Month Don Robins. Don joined in 2005, after retiring from General…
Steve Carr Sun Lakes Rotary is off to a roaring 2021 start, despite COVID-19 restrictions. Our weekly meetings continue to provide interesting information with relevant speakers, including Jeanie Morgan, Rotary District President for The Rotary Vocational Fund of Arizona; Professor Scott Burns, presenting on Dynamic Geology of the National Parks of the Grand Circle; and…
Steve Carr Sun Lakes Rotary (SLR) found ways to continue our mission of community service, despite these challenging times. Moving from in-person meetings to virtual meetings by Zoom, Sun Lakes Rotary maintained a strong showing of member involvement and has a year’s worth of exceptional volunteer participation, fascinating speakers, and extensive community outreach to show…
Steve Carr Sun Lakes Rotary, despite currently meeting through Zoom, had an amazing August and equally memorable July. On Aug. 4, Dr. Craig Gilbert, Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education with the Chandler Unified School District, updated the club on how his district is dealing with the challenges of getting students back to school. Primarily, districts…
Maureen Alger The Sun Lakes Rotary has a variety of interesting meetings each week! During the month of February, there will be three morning meetings on the 4th, 11th, and 18th and one evening meeting on the 25th. Here are a couple of highlights for the upcoming month. On Feb. 11, the speaker will be…
Maureen Alger The Sun Lakes Rotary has a variety of interesting meetings each week! During the month of November, there will be three morning and one evening meeting. The first meeting in November is the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 5. During this meeting, there will be a presentation by The Rotary Foundation. The mission of…
Maureen Alger The Sun Lakes Rotary has a variety of interesting speakers each week! During the month of October, our District Governor David Simmer will be speaking at the evening meeting of Tuesday, October 22. David Simmer, JD, MSA, CPA, grew up in Nebraska before heading east for his formal education. He followed a bachelor’s…
Maureen Alger The Sun Lakes Rotary has a variety of interesting speakers each week! During the month of August, there are morning meetings on the 6th and 20th and evening meetings on the 13th and 27th. Conni Chavez will be the speaker on the evening of August 13. She will be talking about the…
This rapidly-growing motorcycle ride raises funds that go to support our returning wounded veterans. One hundred percent of our ride proceeds go to the Phoenix program of Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, a not-for-profit dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled, active military personnel and disabled veterans through fly fishing and associated…
Norm Noble Brilliant sunshine and perfect temperatures on Sunday, March 26, greeted 170 golfers gathered at Oakwood Country Club to participate in the Sun Lakes Rotary Charity Golf Tournament. Just before tee time, a helicopter hovered over the practice tee where a green had been constructed. Then, 1,500 marked golf balls fell out of the…