The Sun Lakes Rotary Club’s most talented pancake flippers are practicing 24/7 to get their arms in shape for our 20th annual Pancake Breakfast! These pancake flippers are the top of the line and are anxiously awaiting the return of our fantastic supporters who come yearly to taste the best of the best! The date…
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Clubs & Classes, September 2016
Rotary meeting line-up
Norm Noble On Tuesday, September 6, Carolyn Richel, M.S. Ed from Hospice of the Valley will present “How to talk to your doctor.” Carolyn has devoted much of her professional life to supporting not-for-profit agencies. She has worked for Hospice of the Valley since 2005, first in the agency’s MediCaring program and currently serving as…
Clubs & Classes, June 2016
Roadrunners elect new officers, head to Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan Skibo, Secretary The Sun Lakes Roadrunners RV Cub has elected its new slate of officers for the 2016/2017 season. When we all return from our summer adventures, Mike Skibo will take over as President, Bill Hatcher will serve as Vice President, Pat Prekel will take on the duties of Secretary and Bert Geiger will…
Clubs & Classes, June 2016
Rotary’s “Good Guy”
Norm Noble The Sun Lakes Rotary Club honors three of its members annually. In separate articles, Charles Loew was recognized as Rotarian of the Year and Don Prestin as the Service Above Self winner. Last month, Peter Meade received a special honor from the Sun Lakes Rotary Club when he was named Good Guy for…
Clubs & Classes, June 2016
Rotarian of the Month
Norm Noble Grace Wilson-Woods joined the Sun Lakes Rotary Club in 2014 and has been a hard worker ever since where she serves as assistant to the secretary of our club and chairs the Teacher of the Month program. Grace received a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Medical Dietetics from the University of Illinois…
Clubs & Classes, April 2016
Outstanding programs for Rotary in April
Norm Noble On Tuesday, April 5, five outstanding students from Arizona College Prep-Erie campus, Basha, Chandler, Hamilton and Perry High Schools will participate in a speech contest held at the Sun Lakes Rotary breakfast that morning. Each student speaker will address how the Rotary Four Way Test might be applied to their lives or the…
Generals, March 2016
It’s coming – the Annual Rotary Golf Tournament
Norm Noble In a month, on Sunday, April 3, the Sun Lakes Rotary Club will hold its 23rd annual Invitational Charity Golf Tournament at the Oakwood Country Club. This tournament represents the club’s major fundraiser of each year, allowing it to support numerous charities in Chandler and around the world; 100 percent of the net…
Clubs & Classes, February 2016
Team sponsored by SL Rotary wins competition
Norm Noble F1 in Schools is a program designed to excite middle and high school students about math and science and to encourage them to consider a career in science or engineering. It introduces students to the engineering process. The F1 in Schools program complements the very successful A World in Motion (AWIM) program for…
Clubs & Classes, February 2016
Outstanding array of speakers at Sun Lakes Rotary
Norm Noble On Tuesday, February 2, Jay Tibshraeny, Mayor of Chandler, will be the guest speaker, sharing insights into the coming year. In 1994, Tibshraeny became mayor of Chandler. During his time tenure, he saw Chandler’s transition from a rural town to a bedroom community for Phoenix. He oversaw the construction of the Chandler Fashion…
Generals, February 2016
Rotary golf tourney planned
Norm Noble Sunday, April 3 is the date for Sun Lakes Rotary’s 23rd annual Charity Golf Tournament. It will be held at the Oakwood Country Club golf course in Sun Lakes. The shotgun start will be at 12:30 p.m. with a dinner in the Oakwood Ballroom to follow. This is Sun Lakes Rotary’s major fundraiser…