Events

The Sun Lakes Rotary Club is a Peace Builder Club.

Angie Rodgers, President & CEO of the Arizona Food Bank Network (AzFBN)

AzFBN is a nonprofit membership organization, representing five large food banks that distribute food statewide to more than 1,000 sites.  As the President & CEO, Angie is responsible for childhood hunger programs, providing transportation resources to its members, and the overall strategic direction and management of the anti-hunger organization.

Rodgers brings more than 25 years’ experience in public policy research and advocacy focusing on human services. Prior to joining AzFBN, Rodgers served in various capacities for the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES), improving child and family welfare services through advocacy and policy initiatives, community-based partnerships, interagency coordination, allocation of federal resources and grant application and administration.

Rodgers was Governor Napolitano’s Human Services Policy Advisor serving as the liaison between the Governor and DES and the Department of Juvenile Corrections. In this role, she was instrumental in development of high-level child and family welfare services policy and budget negotiation for nearly $750 million in state resources. She directed the state task force on the Earned Income Tax Credit, which lifted thousands of Arizonans out of poverty. 

She earned her Master’s Degree in Social Work at Arizona State University and Bachelors’ Degrees in Criminology and Sociology from the University of Kansas. Angie has four amazing children and two sweet dogs.

A retired Business Executive George Macedon has been a FANS Across America Foundation Board Director since 2006 and currently serves as President /  Executive Director.  Macedon possesses extensive experience in virtually all aspects of executive-level management.  With over 25 years of executive management positions within the Consumer Electronics Industry Macedon served from 1997 - 2001 as CEO for CommTek Communications Corp, publisher of home satellite programming and entertainment publications. Upon brief retirement in 2001 Macedon spent eight additional  years within the Financial Services Sector in national sales management and national business development focusing on risk management, electronic transaction processing, outsourcing services and identity solutions; retiring in 2009.  Macedon attended Arizona State University, is a Chandler, Arizona resident.   

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Just a reminder to our members of this special day for you, family and to make a gift to the Rotary Foundation.

Let's remember all our USA Presidents and give your thanks for their leadership and service to our country.

Today’s presenter will be Chad Anderson, LPL Financial Planner with Western State Bank and Western Investments in Chandler ,AZ.  Chad has been a financial planner for over 20 years specializing in retirement income planning and legacy planning strategies.  Chad is originally from North Dakota and has lived in Arizona for over 15 years. He has been married to his wife Kelly for over 25 years and they have 3 sons.  Prior to joining Western State Bank Chad owned and operated Anderson Financial Group, LLC in Chandler, AZ.

Sun Lakes Rotary Club and the Rotary Foundation celebrate their success for the Navajo Water Project during Rotary years 2018-19 and continued support in 2019-20 and 2020-21

For information on Water and Sanitation Month: 

http://www.worldwaterday.org/

(From the Rotary club of Austin) Recently presenting to his Rotary Club, Howard Berg said, “It all started in Brooklyn.” He is from New York, and as a child he felt that the “one consistently safe place” was the library. He attended college at SUNY Binghamton, while also working several jobs. He sought out ways to increase his productivity, and this resulted in completing his course requirements rapidly; for example, reading 48 books in only 3 days toward his science degree. He was able to complete both his degree in Biology and a 4-year Psychology program in only 1 year.

He shared several case studies of young students who have participated in his program to read and study faster. Most of them were younger than 20 years old and graduated college, law school, or post-graduate school so quickly that by the time they were in their early 20’s they were already securing successful careers.

Howard shared 3 main points of his learning program: Information overload, “waking up” your emotional state, and memory.

Point 1: The problem of information overload. We are constantly bombarded with an excess of information, and our brains struggle to process it. As tips to start teaching yourself to read faster, he shared these steps:

First, read the page of a book at your normal pace. Then, re-read that page with your hand/finger moving along each row and focus on following your hand/finger to read. Over time you will find yourself reading about 20% faster, collecting the information you need instead of concentrating on every word.

Point 2: The most important skill of all may be to recognize your emotional state.

Howard invited the crowd to participate in an exercise. Everyone stood and touched each of their shoulders with the opposite hand, then each knee, and then put a hand in the air, made a fist and said “I feel great!”

Howard explained that people, organizations, and companies need to be aware of both how they are creating emotional states (such as “I feel great!”) and of how they are extinguishing emotional interference (such as “I can’t do that.”).

Point 3: Memory. Most of us use visual and aural queues to remember things more productively than just reading the information. This relates to how one can better study subjects like math. While some students may not understand math concepts immediately or think they are “not good at math” it’s possible to explain it to them in a different way to allow their brain to pair visual and aural queues.

In another audience exercise, Howard presented a series of numbers, 1 through 10, with a picture of an object and a phrase that related that object to the number (for example “1 for pole”, “2 for shoes”, and “3 for tricycle”). This learning method was to make it easier for people to memorize an association of numbers.

We heard another successful case study about a man named Brad V. who was able to complete his undergraduate degree in college in only 6 months, while also learning Chinese in 3 weeks, so he could achieve his goal to be a traveling missionary.

Mr. Berg finished his presentation by sharing his desire to help kids and schools with potentially free/no cost programs that teach his learning method.

Enjoy this special day with family and friends.

Elliott Trommald, Ph. D.

Education: Ph.D. SUNY at Buffalo, American History, 1977; MA Boston University, European

History, 1962; Yale University, American Studies, 1959

Work Experience: 1962 - 2001: Taught history in New York, New Jersey, Australia, Massachusetts.

Prior to moving to and after moving to Portland in 2003, Dr. Trommald was adjunct lecturer at University of Massachusetts and at Clark College.  He was Commissioner with the Oregon Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, 2007-2011.  Additionally, Dr. Trommald has lectured and led discussions and seminars at diverse venues.  Outside of the academic work, Dr. Trommald acted with the Sherwood Senior Players and Senior Encore Players.  He also enjoys biking, writing, reading, and negotiating 60 years of marriage and growing wiser with the lives of his two daughters and expanding his soul with grandchildren and even a great grandson.

Terry left the brokerage business at age 25 and launched his first Beard’s Frame Shop, in Portland Oregon, with a few thousand dollars and lots of sweat equity.

Beard’s Frame Shops/Frame Central chain grew into a 40-store regional chain, along with manufacturing, distribution, and online sales.

Beard’s Frame Shops achieved broad market recognition in the Pacific Northwest. His quest included traveling the world to select trees and lumber supplies for his frames.

In 1999, Terry merged Beards with NW Framing in Seattle.

Terry serves and has served on the Boards of Directors for several local companies and organizations in Portland, including; Goodwill Industries of the Columbia-Willamette, East Portland Rotary Club, Guide Dogs for the Blind, Artisan Dental Labs, The Neil Kelly Company, Attensa, Inc., and Snyder Roofing Co.

Terry joined Rotary in 1993.

Terry has been a member of Toastmasters since 2001. He has served as a volunteer Toastmaster mentor with the State of Oregon, USA, Department of Corrections.

21 October 2015, Terry was a founding charter member of the Portland Rotary Toastmaster Club.  He graduated from the University of San Francisco with a B.S. in Business Administration. Terry served in the US Army.

Terry is a voracious reader of books about famous people who have lived to make a difference, a lover of fine wines, delicious food, good friends, and international travel.                                                                                                       

Terry and his Pascale Theurier Beard live between Portland and Paris. Pascale was born and raised in Paris. Terry is the proud father of two sons Jeff, and MG.

Terry is the author of Squelched, Succeeding in Business and Life by Finding Your Voice

June 2018, Terry along with his partners launched www.Maxdaddy.com.

Terry coined the phrase; “The Greatest Toastmaster Club in The Universe”

It is always outstanding to see the winter leave and our beautiful Arizona sping come with its beauty.

Kevin Hartke, Mayor of Chandler, Arizona

Kevin Hartke is the Mayor of Chandler. He assumed office in 2019. His current term ends on January 12, 2023. He earned a B.A. in agricultural biochemistry from the University of Missouri and an M.A. in theology from the Fuller Theological Seminary. His professional experience includes working as the lead pastor at Trinity Christian Fellowship, is a member of the Maricopa Association of Governments and Regional Transportation Authority where he serves on the human services, economic and transportation boards. He served two terms as Vice Mayor.

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http://www.worldwaterday.org/

The Sun Lakes Rotary Club wishes a Happy Easter to all our members, family and to all our Rotary friends in our communities.

The April 6, 2021 Rotary Club of Sun Lakes speaker is Michelle Tennant Nicholson. Michelle is
a “five-star” international publicist that will speak to us about the Take Our Daughters and Sons
To Work Day organization and the day, which is occurring later this month. Ms. Nicholson
holds a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts and a Master’s in human development. Michelle is a partner and
executive publicist with Wasabi Publicity, Inc. and has written award-winning children’s
curriculum and helped launch an educational TV network. The Take Our Daughters And Sons
To Work Foundation is delighted to bring a new opportunity in 2021 to create an enriching
educational experience for our nation’s daughters and sons. Since 1993, individuals, families,
organizations and workplaces have joined in the Day to expand opportunities and transform the
lives of millions of girls and boys both nationally and internationally.

Put on your calendar to attend.  More information will be coming 

Our Sun Lakes Rotary Club members are invited to help plant a tree at a Chandler park and to dedicate the tree with a Sun Lakes Rotary Club plaque.  This will support our emphasis and support for Environmental Education in the greater Sun Lakes/Chandler Communities.

This very popular speech contest will again be held for this club meeting.  Bill McCoach has chaired this annual event over the last few years and will do so again this year.

The Sun Lakes Rotary Club was chartered on this date in 1986, just 35 years ago.  It has been a most rewarding and exciting experience to be a part of this Rotary Club.

Over these years of service to the greater Sun Lakes/Chandler communities we have become known as the Education club because of all the programs and projects that involve our youth.

Happy Birthday!

May is the month that Rotarians around the world emphasis the importance of Youth Service in support of High School Interact Clubs supported by local Rotary Clubs and College and Community Based Rotaract Clubs supported by local Rotary Clubs.

Women became a part of the Rotary International organization on May 4, 1987 and over these past 34 years women account for about 27% of the membership or around 338,000 women members.  The Sun Lakes Rotary Club just celebrated its 33^rd year (Chartered April 22, 1986) and the first woman Club President was Gerri Beaudin in 1996.  Since then there have been four (4) more women as Club Presidents. We celebrate all women in Rotary, women members of the Sun Lakes Rotary Club and we encourage women to visit and consider joining our Sun Lakes Rotary Club.

Cinco de Mayo is an annual celebration held on May 5. The date is observed to commemorate the Mexican Army's difficult victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla, on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza. In the United States, Cinco de Mayo has taken on a significance beyond that in Mexico.In the U.S. the date has become associated with the celebration of Mexican-American culture. In Mexico, the commemoration of the battle continues to be mostly ceremonial, such as through military parades.

If you are interested in international travel, it will be held in Taipei.

Check it out at: https://convention.rotary.org/en