Gary Whiting The Dictionary Project has been one of Sun Lakes Rotary Club’s most successful and rewarding projects that students, teachers, and Rotarians look forward to each year. The project was started in 2003 with this year marking the club’s 16th year of distributing dictionaries to all 3rd graders in the Chandler Unified School District.…
Maureen Alger The Sun Lakes Rotary has a variety of interesting speakers each week! During the month of September, there is a morning meeting on the 17th and evening meetings on the 10th and 24th. On September 17, our speaker will be Lana Berry. Lana has served as the CFO and Assistant Superintendent for Business…
Norm Noble What does “Service Above Self” mean? It means helping somebody else before you help yourself. It is the motto of Rotary. It is a pledge spoken aloud at every Rotary meeting. In 1989, Rotary International established Service Above Self as its principal motto,…
Norm Noble On Tuesday morning, July 2, Craig Lloyd, Commander of the Sun Lakes Sheriff’s Posse, will discuss the restoration of the Posse by Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone. It had been suspended because some members were not properly certified. This will be an informative meeting for the whole community. Even with the temporary shutdown,…
Stan Kaufman – May Dick Nelsen The Sun Lakes Rotary Club’s Rotarian of the Month was born and raised in Canada. He was president and CEO of a national insurance company in Toronto. Then in 1991, Stan Kaufman moved his family from Toronto to Fargo, North Dakota, where he established Fargo Western States Life Insurance…
Norm Noble Bill Crump has some big shoes to fill. On July 1, he will become President of the Sun Lakes Rotary Club, following the outstanding leadership of Ed Anderson. In preparation for this task, Bill has led the club’s fundraising activities this year – the very activities that allow the club to do many…
Norm Noble The Sun Lakes Rotary Club’s major focus is with the students from Chandler Unified School District. Meetings during the month of April highlight some of our contributions. On April 2, four Chandler Unified School District high school students will share their experiences after attending the Rotary World Affairs Conference in Wisconsin. Rotary’s vision…
Dick Nelsen The Sun Lakes Rotary Club is proud of the Rotarian selected for the month of March. This fellow joined our club on May 30, 2017. He was a member of The Chandler Rotary Club prior to joining us. Easy to spot, he is the one who is always on the run with a…
Norm Noble Want to win a new Lexus? It’s easy. Just make a hole-in-one on one of the designated holes at the 26th Annual Rotary Charity Golf Tournament on Sunday, March 24. Told you it was easy. March 24 will be the day that 175 golfers tee up their golf balls and begin play on…
Norm Noble Mark Menasci, owner of Metro Valley Computer Solutions, will speak to the Sun Lakes Rotary Club on the morning of Tuesday, February 5. Mark’s company is a computer service resource for small business, not-for-profit organizations and individuals. That said, Mark has an interesting personal story (and video) to share with the club.…