Gary Kay shared his experiences while serving in Vietnam.
Meet Engaging Speakers
Dr. Honora Norton, RCSL Public Image Director
Come join the Rotary Club of Sun Lakes (RCSL) to meet fascinating and engaging speakers and participate in rewarding community service projects. The Rotary Club of Sun Lakes (chartered April 22, 1986) is a leadership organization made up of men and women from local businesses, professional, education, civic, and emerging leaders. RCSL members meet regularly, get to know each other, form friendships, and get things done in our Greater Sun Lakes community and well beyond. Visit and join the group and share our passion for community service and friendship.
The club meets in the Sun Lakes Saguaro Room at Sun Lakes Cottonwood Country Club, 25630 S. Brentwood Drive, on the first, third, and fifth Tuesdays at 6:30 a.m. for breakfast, with the meeting program from 7 to 8 a.m., and on the second and fourth Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m. for a light supper and the meeting program from 5 to 6 p.m.
A recent example of a fascinating and engaging program was the RCSL’s own Gary Kay, a U.S. Army veteran, who shared his experiences while serving as an E6 Quality Control Inspector who was required to go on test flights during the Vietnam War.
The club has planned several service projects that support veterans. See www.sunlakesrotary.com. RCSL’s annual Sun Lakes Electronics Recycle Day is scheduled for Oct. 25, 2025; its 32nd Annual Golf Tournament at Oakwood Country Club is scheduled for March 8, 2026; and its 40th Anniversary Dinner Gala is scheduled for April 21, 2026.
Come join the fun! Contact Ed Anderson, RCSL president, at 480-385-9266 for more information.
RCSL members Jon Lyons and Debbie Bailey
RCSL Recognizes Member Rotary Philanthropic Support
Dr. Honora Norton, RCSL Public Image Director
Two Rotary Club of Sun Lakes (RCSL) members were honored for their philanthropic gifts to Rotary International Foundation. The Rotary International Foundation transforms Rotarians’ gifts into service projects that change lives both close to home and around the world. The Rotary Foundation helps Rotary members to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace by improving health, providing quality education, improving the environment, and alleviating poverty through local, domestic, and international service projects.
RCSL Club President Ed Anderson presented Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow recognition pins to RCSL Rotarians Jon Lyons (Paul Harris +7) and Debbie Bailey (Paul Harris +3). The Paul Harris Fellow recognition acknowledges individuals who contribute or have contributions in their names to the Rotary Foundation.
Roger and Judi Edmonds, September RCSL Rotarians of the Month, in Cuernavaca, Mexico, for a Rotary International service project
August Rotarians of the Month
Dr. Honora Norton
The Rotary Club of Sun Lakes (RCSL) extends congratulations to Sun Lakes residents Roger and Judi Edmonds who were named RCSL’s August Rotarians of the Month. Roger and Judi were Rotary Ambassadors, along with District 5495 Interact High School Rotarians, during an international service project in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Together they built customized pediatric wheelchairs for children of migrant sugarcane harvesters.
For more information about RCSL, see www.sunlakesrotary.com.