Events

The Rotary Club of Brantford, Ontario Canada, founded in 1917, is visiting us on a “Friendship Exchange” and will share with us information about their Club, their activities and their special efforts in working with physically handicapped children.

Our fellow Club Member, Kiamesha Guy, Co-Founder of Global Maternal Wellness, will provide an overview of her organization and how it works to assist veteran families that need assistance in women’s and family planning healthcare.

The Sun Lakes singing group The Chordaires will perform some of the songs of their April 1^st Spring Concert.

Our Annual Four-Way Test Speech Contest will be held with six Chandler Unified District high schools participating.

Ron Wasko, retired Executive Director of the Automobile Manufacturer’s Association, will speak to the club about his passion of flying model airplanes, helicopters and drones with the Sun Lakes Model Airplane Club

Lisa Titmas and Janice Varnado of Arizona Priority Care will share with us their thoughts and recommendations on handling PCP groups and Medicare.

Cailean Bailey will share with us “The Future of Work: Clouds, Robots and the Digital WorkForce.”

Club Business Meeting

David A. David of Car and Driver magazine will highlight some of today’s auto markets and events.
In 1997 he was recruited to be the Director of Consumer Reports Auto Test Facility in East Haddam CT, where he was in charge of their extensive auto, tire and child seat testing at the 327-acre site in East Haddam, CT. The Auto Test campus is a state-of-the-art facility with specially paved surfaces, straight- and winding-road courses, an off-road course, the latest computerized test equipment, and an expert staff. The department anonymously buys and tests more than 80 cars and trucks a year, and is the largest independent consumer automobile testing center in the world.He moved back to the valley in 2012 and rejoined Nissan at their proving grounds just south of Maricopa, where he was an executive senior advisor for design and quality. He was involved in the design and development of future products and systems, including advanced zero emission vehicles and autonomous driving cars.Since retiring in 2018 he started a consulting company helping auto manufacturers with his wealth of expertise.
He is also renovating a 1985 British Rover Vitesse, which is quite a task as they were never imported into the US. His first car was a 1959 Mini.

Haydn Janus of Chandler’s Majestic Theater will provide an overview of his theater and today’s movie theater business.

Our very own Dr. Craig Gilbert will provide an overview with updates on the Chandler Unified School District.

Chad Shuman, a US Army military officer for 23+ years, will tell us how he is “struck in two worlds with his life lessons of a military career.

Club Business Meeting

Club Business meeting

James DeVary, owner of Senior Helpers, will give us an overview of this organization that provides in-home senior care.

Jennifer McClellan Kerr, Editor of Music for USA Today, will highlight changes in the newspaper business and her work.