Maureen Alger The Sun Lakes Rotary has a variety of interesting meetings each week! During the month of December, there will be two morning meetings. The first meeting in December is the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 3. The speaker for this meeting is Conni Chavez. Conni is the representative for Arizona Chandler Unified School District.…
Norm Noble On Saturday, Nov. 16, at Sun Lakes Country Club between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., the Arizona Patriot Guard Riders and Sun Lakes Rotary and Lions Clubs will host an appreciation festival to celebrate veterans’ week. Come out and have a bit of lunch and a drink while checking out the raffles, silent auctions, and other veterans…
Maureen Alger The Sun Lakes Rotary Club has a variety of interesting speakers each week! During the month of August, there are morning meetings on the 6th and 20th, from 6:30 to 8:00 a.m, and evening meetings on the 13th and 27th, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.. Conni Chavez will be the speaker on the…
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 In a club with 90 members, all of them outstanding individuals, it is difficult to single out top performers. But despite this, three were selected to receive Sun Lakes Rotary’s highest annual awards for the Rotary year 2017-2018. Don Robins was named Rotarian of the Year for his outstanding leadership of the…
Norm Noble On Tuesday, March 6, Detective Ronald Kelley of the Chandler Police Gang Unit will be talking about the history of gangs, current gang trends and gang identifications. He will also talk about policing in general. Detective Kelley has been a police officer for 23 years and is currently assigned to the gang…
Norm Noble Rotary’s theme of “Service above Self” is the driving force behind the Sun Lakes Rotary men and women members, many of whom are former business, civic and professional leaders, now retired. The primary charitable thrust of this club is education, primarily in the Chandler Unified School District. Club members spend hundreds of…
Norm Noble On Tuesday, September 12, Dr. Matt Strom, Asst. Superintendent of Instruction at the Chandler Unified School District, will discuss how they have developed a detailed strategic plan in order to guide the district towards the goal of becoming the best public school district in the nation. His office evaluates student achievement data, student…
Norm Noble Brilliant sunshine and perfect temperatures on Sunday, March 26, greeted 170 golfers gathered at Oakwood Country Club to participate in the Sun Lakes Rotary Charity Golf Tournament. Just before tee time, a helicopter hovered over the practice tee where a green had been constructed. Then, 1,500 marked golf balls fell out of the…