NAIL elects officers Catherine Hammond New Adventures in Learning, a lifelong-learning program, elected officers for 2019 at its Annual Meeting of the Membership on January 18, 2019. Bill Haskell is the new president and will serve a two-year term. Larry Noser, as president-elect, will take over that position in 2021. Lita Swanson, who has been…
LeRoy Andersen LeRoy Andersen was born on June 2, 1935, in Racine, Wisconsin, where he developed his love of sports, especially football and tennis, playing both at Washington Park High School in Racine. He was a fierce competitor, earning him the nickname of “Beat Up” in high school. After graduation, Lee enlisted in the Air…
Dick Nelson Rotarian of the Month for November is the deserving Rowin Floth who leads the Sun Lakes Rotary Club each year in our Veterans Day recognition. In addition, Rowin is president of the Sun Lakes Rotary Foundation 2000, delivers the Splash to 500 driveways each month and helps in all club events. Rowin is a…
Dick Nelson The Sun Lakes Rotary Club named Bill Crump its Rotarian of the Month for October. Bill joined Sun Lakes Rotary two years ago. It didn’t take long for his leadership skills to become apparent, and as a result, he was elected president-elect of the club, starting his presidency next July. In the meantime,…
Norm Noble The Sun Lakes Rotary Club has received a Rotary Foundation Global “Humanitarian” Water Grant to provide homes on the Navajo Nation with inside running tap water. Many of these people, our neighbors, presently have their water delivered weekly by a water truck into above-ground, 50-gallon holding barrels in their yards. These 50 gallons…
Norm Noble The Sun Lakes Rotary Club’s “Educator of the Year” award recognizes excellence in education throughout the Chandler Unified School District. In May, 2018, the Sun Lakes Rotary selected Sandy Lundberg, just-retired principal of Casteel High School, as recipient of its first “Educator of the Year” award. Club President Peter Meade said, “Sandy is…
Norm Noble The Sun Lakes Rotary Club has a new Rotarian of the Month, Bill McCoach. Bill joined the club in February of 2014 and became actively involved immediately. He joined several committees and chaired the club’s effort in developing a strategic plan. With his club involvement, he was selected as the Service Above Self…
Norm Noble May is here, and the Sun Lakes Rotary Club has a new Rotarian of the Month, Don Prestin! Don has been our treasurer for several years. And just when he thought he could retire from that job, the incoming treasurer, David Mork, asked him to stay on for a while to help…
Ed Lamers On April 26, Howard J. Rudge was Positive Path’s East Valley Man of the Year at their annual A Night of Heroes Gala. A native of Scranton, Pennsylvania, Howard earned a chemical engineering degree from Bucknell University and a law degree from George Washington University. After a lengthy and productive career at…
Dee Rasmussen The Sun Lakes Rotary Club Rotarian for the month of April is Mary Louise Lansbarkis – a hard-working lady who makes work lots of fun! She is an incredible asset in our Rotary Club. Mary Louise joined our club in September, 2012. She became our president for our Rotary year of 2015-2016. She…