Norm Noble Heads-up – the Rotary Pancake Breakfast returns to Oakwood Country Club on Sunday, November 8. As many have said, “Start your mouths watering now!” for one of Sun Lakes’ favorite annual events. This will be Sun Lakes Rotary’s nineteenth annual Pancake Breakfast held again in Oakwood’s Ballroom. Breakfast will be served between 7:30…
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Clubs & Classes, October 2015
Two fascinating speakers at Sun Lakes Rotary this month
Norm Noble On Tuesday, October 6 Dr. Kelli Ward will make a presentation regarding the state of Arizona and her role in the legislature. Dr. Kelli Ward is also Senator Kelli Ward and she wears both hats skillfully and with full confidence in her abilities. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Duke…
Clubs & Classes, July 2015
Three outstanding Rotary meetings this month
Norm Noble On Tuesday, July 7 Dr. Elliot Mufson from Barrow’s Neurological Institute, specializing in Alzheimer’s disease, will present the topic, “Looking back to see the future.” Dr. Mufson is a pioneer in the application of single cell gene array technology to study the genetic signature of neurons during the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. He…
Clubs & Classes, June 2015
Charles Loew, Rotarian of the Year
Norm Noble When Charles Loew’s name was announced as the Sun Lakes Rotary Club’s Rotarian of the Year for 2014-2015, there were no surprises among the members. It was an honor well deserved. Charles joined the club in October 2012 and has served as Membership Chair since 2013. President Marge Wright said, “With Charles’ leadership,…
Clubs & Classes, June 2015
Team sponsored by Sun Lakes 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, June 2015
Rotary Golf Tournament winners
Clubs & Classes, April 2015
Two Rotary meetings you will want to attend
Norm Noble What’s ahead for our youth? What are the prospects for the future? Will our country be in capable hands? These are things about which we all wonder on occasion. The media gives us the bad news and as the older generation, we cringe just a little. What are we leaving as an inheritance?…
Clubs & Classes, December 2014
Formula One Racing comes to Arizona schools
Norm Noble Excuse me? Formula One (F1) racing in Arizona schools? Do we really want our school kids racing cars? We do if they are involved in the program developed by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), the world’s premier engineering society dedicated to the advancement of the mobility community to serve society. F1 in…
Clubs & Classes, December 2014
Third graders delight in Rotary’s annual Dictionary Project
Colette McNally Fall is the chosen time for local Rotary Clubs to prepare for one of their most enjoyable service projects of the year. Over the past nine years, the Sun Lakes Rotary Club has led the effort in distributing Dictionaries to every third grader in the Chandler Unified School District, in addition to other…
Clubs & Classes, December 2014
Outstanding Rotary programs for December
Norm Noble On Tuesday, December 2, Rotarian Don Robins will give a brief presentation about the SAE F1 in Schools program. High school students design, build and race model Formula One cars of the future. Brian Roach, the F1 in schools teacher at Hamilton High School, will bring some of his students to the meeting…