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…
Tag: Sun Lakes Rotary Club
Clubs & Classes, June 2015
Three outstanding Rotary meetings this month
Norm Noble On Tuesday, June 2, Representative J.D. Mesnard, Arizona District 17 (Sun Lakes, Gilbert, and Chandler) will speak to the club. Prior to serving in the House, J.D. spent eight years working at the Arizona Senate where he was a policy advisor on issues ranging from education, transportation and retirement, to family services and…
Clubs & Classes, June 2015
Bill Schink, Good Guy
Norm Noble Last month, Bill Schink received a special honor from the Sun Lakes Rotary Club when he was named Good Guy for the year 2015. Since joining Sun Lakes Rotary in October 2010, Bill’s service to the club has been exemplary. Last year, he served as President of the club while at the same…
Clubs & Classes, June 2015
Rotary Club Invitational Golf Tournament winner
The winners of the Jack Smythe Memorial Golf Challenge Cup for 2015 are (left to right) Geoff Goth, Pete Burstynski, Don Robins and Dennis Allan. The cup was won at the 2015 Sun Lakes Rotary Club Invitational Golf Tournament held at Oakwood CC on March 22.
Clubs & Classes, March 2015
January Rotarian of the Month
Colette McNally Wade Wampler joined Sun Lakes Rotary in 2005 and since then he has dedicated himself to supporting the various programs and service activities performed by the club members. One of the ones he is most dedicated to is the delivery of the Splash which he has done without fail for a number of years.…
Generals, February 2015
The passing of a great man Dwight Grotewold
Norm Noble Back in the old days, gathering around the kitchen table had a meaning different than today. In the tiny town of Larchwood, Iowa, population 382, it meant that there was no hospital and no resident doctor and when a baby was due you made do. That’s where Dwight Grotewold of Sun Lakes entered…
Generals, February 2015
“FORE Get Us Not” Rotary’s 22nd annual golf tournament
Norm Noble In the greater Chandler area with its multiplicity of retirement communities, there are only a few months in the year when charity events can be staged. That’s because of the snowbird and rainbird exodus to other parts of the U.S. and Canada leaving in April, returning in October. Service clubs like Rotary compete…
Clubs & Classes, February 2015
Outstanding Rotary programs for February
Norm Noble On Tuesday, February 3, Shawn Pfunder, Editor-in-Chief of the GoDaddy Editorial Department will explain the inner workings of GoDaddy where he’s responsible for their overall editorial direction. His group works closely with product owners and industry experts to publish remarkable content designed to help entrepreneurs and web professionals be more successful. “We’re always…
Clubs & Classes, January 2015
Sun Lakes Rotarian of the Month – Joseph E. Klimoski
Colette McNally Sun Lakes Rotary Club has nominated member Joseph E. Klimoski as December’s Rotarian of the Month. Joe joined Sun Lakes Rotary in March 2013 and moved right into a leadership position heading up one of our most important fund raisers, the Pancake Breakfast, which he again headed up this year. Funds raised from…
Clubs & Classes, January 2015
Outstanding Rotary programs set for January
Norm Noble Play ball: On Tuesday, January 6, Major League Umpire Ted Barrett will be the guest speaker at Sun Lakes Rotary’s morning meeting. Barrett made his major league debut in 1994. For the next five seasons, he served as a fill-in umpire for vacationing or injured major league umpires and was one of the…