Events

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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.

The Four Way Test is one of the world’s most widely printed and quoted statements of ethics, which was created in 1932 by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor. Adopted by Rotary in 1943, The Four Way is still relevant today and transcends generations and national boundaries.  The Four-Way Test has captured the imaginations of generations of Rotarians as a simple checklist to help ensure that we are applying this positive and powerful ethics code to how we try to live our lives and serve others.

1.    Is it the truth?      
2.    Is it fair to all concerned?
3.    Will it build goodwill and better friendships?
4.    Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

One student from each of the six Chandler Unified School District six high schools will participate in a speech contest.  In the speech, the student will show the application of the Rotary Four-Way Test in our everyday relationships with other people. The speeches will show clearly the practical application of all four points of the Rotary Four-Way Test to what is going on in today’s world or to a student’s life of today.

The Four-Way Test has captured the imaginations of generations of Rotarians as a simple checklist to help ensure that we are applying this positive and powerful ethics code to how we try to live our lives and serve others.  One student from each of the six Chandler Unified School District six high schools will participate in a speech contest.  In the speech, the student will show the application of the Rotary Four-Way Test in our everyday relationships with other people. The speeches will show clearly the practical application of all four points of the Rotary Four-Way Test to what is going on in today’s world or to a student’s life of today.

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 the youth.and their education.

Happy Birthday!

Joan Nieman, daughter of a Holocaust survivor, will speak to our Rotary Club about her father’s Holocaust experiences.  Her father, Stephen Lerman, was a Polish citizen, born in 1927 and the youngest of six children.  As a Jewish citizen, he experienced Anti-Semitism in Poland.  He ended up surviving Auschwitz and two other concentration camps.  Other than some family members that had moved to the United States, he was the only survivor of his family.  On Youtube.com, one can listen to a one-hour presentation by her father, Stephen Lerman (go to Youtube.com and type in his name.)

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.

The Sun Lakes Rotary Club wishes all mothers a happy weekend in recognition of Mother's Day.

Originally born in Ohio, Stephen has lived in Chandler since 1983 and graduated from Chandler High School. Professionally, here in Sun Lakes, Stephen is a Financial Advisor with Edward Jones where  he helps his clients navigate the world of investing and saving for the future while keeping one thing in mind "What is Most Important to You?"  That is the question that helps his clients get on track and stay there year after year.

Personally, Stephen has been married to his beautiful wife Kimberly for going on 15 years and they have one daughter, Tecate, who is 11 years old. As a family, The Phair's enjoy traveling and being outside as much as possible. Stephen is also an accomplished endurance athlete with more than 50 half marathon's and marathons, about 20 triathlons of varying distance completed, and that includes the 2019 Ironman Arizona.

Mark Hanchett has more than ten years of product development experience with 16 successful electromechanical and software product launches. Mark brings a passion for solving hard problems in product strategy, design, manufacturing, and business operations, while continuously driving a focus on the best possible customer experience. Mark currently serves as CEO and Founder of Atlis Motor Vehicles. Before starting ATLIS, Mark was a director at Axon Enterprise Inc. from 2012 to 2017, leading teams in the development of innovative hardware and software products for law enforcement. From 2007 to 2012 he served as a senior mechanical engineer and project manager leading cross-functional teams through design and development of innovative conductive electrical weapons at Axon Enterprise Inc. He lives in Mesa, Arizona with his wife and two kids. 

Amanda Ventura Zink is Waymo's public affairs manager and works on the company's community outreach and education efforts in the Southwest. Before joining Waymo, she was an editor, reporter, and, most recently, the director of public relations at Evolve PR and Marketing in Scottsdale, Ariz. While at Evolve, she worked for several years with Waymo as a third-party consultant and helped share the autonomous driving technology company's story with the media in Arizona. Amanda continues to share Waymo's story, now as a "Waymonaut," through the company-led public education campaign, Let's Talk Autonomous Driving. The Let's Talk campaign pursues partnerships with and supports organizations that care about driving the conversation forward about mobility, accessibility, safety, sustainability and autonomous vehicles.

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

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

Iris Hermosillo is the weekday meteorologist on ABC15 Mornings.

She joined the ABC15 Forecasters team in December 2012 after spending several years covering severe weather in the Midwest.

Iris grew up in Phoenix. She’s a proud Sun Devil who graduated from ASU's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications, where she majored in broadcast journalism. She later received a certification in Broadcast Meteorology from Mississippi State University.

Iris has been in the broadcast industry for more than 10 years, starting her professional career in Joplin, Missouri. She also spent a few years forecasting in Kansas City, Missouri.

Iris has experience forecasting all types of weather; everything from severe storms and tornadoes to snow and ice storms. Now, she focuses her efforts on tracking our dangerous monsoon storms and forecasting the excessive heat we often feel in the Valley.

Iris is passionate about keeping people safe and informed about the weather, especially when it becomes threatening. While working in Kansas City, Iris was one of the first Kansas City reporters to arrive in Joplin after the 2011 tornado that tore through the center of the town. It was one of the toughest stories she's ever covered and she calls the experience a reminder that a meteorologist's number one priority is to make sure viewers are safe and prepared ahead of the storm.

Television meteorologists are often the scientists people turn to for weather information, and Iris knows that makes her role a critical one. She uses her platform to deliver accurate forecasts that prepare people for day to day changes.

When she’s not busy providing the Most Accurate Forecast, you can find Iris spending time with her husband and their cat. They enjoy working on house projects, traveling around the state, eating at new Valley restaurants and cheering on various sports teams.

Iris grew up an Arizona Cardinals, Diamondbacks, and Phoenix Suns fan, but you’ll also hear her rooting for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals, her husband’s home teams.

The Sun Lakes Rotary Club wishes all Fathers a special recognition on Father's Day

2021 may be the year we travel again or start making our plans!  This presentation will review safety tips and suggestions for securing your home and property prior to leaving, measures to be taken while enroute and ways to reduce risks while sightseeing at your destination.

Joan Campbell is a Community Affairs Coordinator with the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office and provides safety information for parents, students and organizations on a variety of topics.  Joan has been with the County Attorney’s Office for seven years; she previously worked for the Arizona Department of Education and for the City of Glendale. 

Our Rotary International Theme for this Rotary year is SERVE TO CHANGE LIVES.