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Rotary Experiences a Lively March

Sun Lakes Rotary members Marie Fotino and Howard Rudge present a check to Sandra Hudson from Trust Bank and a Positive Paths board member.

Phyllis Carr Sun Lakes Rotary experienced a lively March with awards, recognitions, community involvement, and guest speakers as we continue our commitment to Service Above Self. Sun Lakes Rotary Club donated $4,000 to Positive Paths to support vocational scholarships for women, and $4,000 was donated to AZCEND, a non-profit organization dedicated to changing lives in…

Rotary Club: Sun Lakes Rotary: Service Above Self

Hamilton High School football players flanked by Rotary members Bill Crump (left) and Roger Edmonds (right)

Phyllis Carr During these unprecedented times of closures and restrictions, social distancing, and masks, Sun Lakes Rotary has continued to meet, and to commit ourselves and our club to Service Above Self. One excellent example is the work of our current Rotarian of the Month Don Robins. Don joined in 2005, after retiring from General…

Rotary’s Off To A Roaring Start

Steve Carr Sun Lakes Rotary is off to a roaring 2021 start, despite COVID-19 restrictions. Our weekly meetings continue to provide interesting information with relevant speakers, including Jeanie Morgan, Rotary District President for The Rotary Vocational Fund of Arizona; Professor Scott Burns, presenting on Dynamic Geology of the National Parks of the Grand Circle; and…

2020 Highlights—In Just the First Half of the Year…

Maureen Alger, November Rotarian of the Month

Steve Carr Sun Lakes Rotary (SLR) found ways to continue our mission of community service, despite these challenging times. Moving from in-person meetings to virtual meetings by Zoom, Sun Lakes Rotary maintained a strong showing of member involvement and has a year’s worth of exceptional volunteer participation, fascinating speakers, and extensive community outreach to show…

February Rotary Speakers

Maureen Alger The Sun Lakes Rotary has a variety of interesting meetings each week! During the month of February, there will be three morning meetings on the 4th, 11th, and 18th and one evening meeting on the 25th. Here are a couple of highlights for the upcoming month. On Feb. 11, the speaker will be…

Sun Lakes Rotary Speakers for November

  Maureen Alger The Sun Lakes Rotary has a variety of interesting meetings each week! During the month of November, there will be three morning and one evening meeting. The first meeting in November is the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 5. During this meeting, there will be a presentation by The Rotary Foundation. The mission of…

Sun Lakes Rotary speaker for October

District Governor David Simmer

Maureen Alger The Sun Lakes Rotary has a variety of interesting speakers each week! During the month of October, our District Governor David Simmer will be speaking at the evening meeting of Tuesday, October 22. David Simmer, JD, MSA, CPA, grew up in Nebraska before heading east for his formal education. He followed a bachelor’s…

Sun Lakes Rotary speakers for August

  Maureen Alger The Sun Lakes Rotary has a variety of interesting speakers each week! During the month of August, there are morning meetings on the 6th and 20th and evening meetings on the 13th and 27th. Conni Chavez will be the speaker on the evening of August 13. She will be talking about the…

Sun Lakes Rotary and Healing Vets present the Hooked on Healing Veterans Ride – Feb. 23

  This rapidly-growing motorcycle ride raises funds that go to support our returning wounded veterans. One hundred percent of our ride proceeds go to the Phoenix program of Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, a not-for-profit dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled, active military personnel and disabled veterans through fly fishing and associated…