Events

Pam Hunsaker, United States West Regional Director of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, will share with us insight and additional information about the organization.  Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading by gifting books free of charge to children from birth to age five, through funding shared by Dolly Parton and local community partners in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Republic of Ireland.  To date, more than 1.8 million children have been registered with more than 159 million books gifted.Pam Hunsaker, United States West Regional Director of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, will share with us insight and additional information about the organization.  Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading by gifting books free of charge to children from birth to age five, through funding shared by Dolly Parton and local community partners in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Republic of Ireland.  To date, more than 1.8 million children have been registered with more than 159 million books gifted.

Dr. Saunders of The Perfect Place will share with us an overview of her organization, which provides social and recreational adult daycare to those with cognitive challenges or adults seeking structured activities. They provide a loving and nurturning environment for those in their care while offering support and respite for family caregivers.

President Jon will update us on club and District events, Rotary history, PolioPlus and other happenings.

The Date for our 6th annual ride coming up Saturday October 23, 2021 starting at Desert Wind Harley-Davidson.

Watch for further news and updates between now and then here and on Facebook.com/healingvets.

Our Sun Lakes Rotary Club is proud to provide their support to this Annual Ride Event.

Also, check on the website: www.healingvets.org 

Judy Wear Boutique,  https://www.judywearboutique.com/, at 950 E. Riggs, Ste #6, Chandler (across from Fry’s at McQueen) will be giving 10% of its sales proceeds on Saturday, October 23, 11 AM – 3 PM, to our Club.

Dinner Social “Fall Fiesta” at the Palo Verde Country Club patio on Tuesday, Oct. 26.  Food and entertainment.  It will be “Taco Tuesday”, $8/person + cash bar.  4:30 – 5:00 PM social time and drinks; taco buffet starting at 5:00 PM.  RSVP to Paula Floth, 602-799-1465 plfloth@gmail.com, or Bill McCoach, 740-260-5671 

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DG Bret McKeand will be chatting with us about district events and the Rotary Year.

Katie Kahle is the Director of the Chandler CARE Center, a position she has held since 2012. As director of the Center, Katie oversees daily operations, staffing, recruiting of partners and volunteers, program development and implementation, and fund-raising. Prior to working for the CARE Center, Katie was the Outreach and Community Development Manager for the Arizona Community Action Association, overseeing anti-hunger work statewide and managing a grant partnership that provided funding to more than 40 community partner agencies. Katie has experience with oversight of budgets, programming, events, and work with volunteers and interns. Katie is an Arizona native who grew up in Tempe and attended Arizona State University where she obtained both a Bachelor of Social Work with a minor in Justice Studies and a Master in Social Work with a concentration in Planning, Administration, and Community Practice. Katie has lived in Chandler since 2007.

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Our “Holiday Party” will be on Tuesday, December 14, San Tan Ballroom, Cottonwood Country Club.  Social time and cocktails from 5:00 – 6:00 PM, with Holiday Buffet starting at 6:00 PM.  Entertainment and dancing.  Cost will be $45/person

Kathleen Duncan will share with us her Steps of Love charity. This organization provides young people in Mexico with a path out of poverty through education. They envision a world where all children have access to quality educational opportunities that can help them realize their full potential. Where a child starts in life should not determine where they finish.

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Palo Verde Dining room

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