Doug May and Barbara Barr Doug May recently spoke to the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke about the on- going efforts of our club and Rotary International to provide clean water for people of the world. The engineer and adjunct faculty member at the University of Arizona has been involved with two international Rotary projects to…
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October 2018
Dogs lend a helping hand
Stephen Argentati JoAnn Turnbull, the president and CEO of the local non-profit Handi-Dogs, Inc, recently spoke to the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke about the variety of benefits derived from owning a dog and the differences between a service/assistance dog and a therapy dog. JoAnn also explained that in addition to more well-known positive effects such…
October 2018
Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke presents annual Veterans Day Celebration
Barbara Barr The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke is hosting its annual Veterans Day Celebration on Wednesday, November 7 at the Vistas Dining Room at SaddleBrooke One Clubhouse. The buffet luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m. and will be followed by a program to honor our Veterans. All Veterans and their spouses are welcome to…
July 2018
STEM Education and Robotics
Doug May On May 24, SaddleBrooke resident Dr. Robert Springer presented a program about Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education at the middle school level to the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke. Robert received his PhD degree from the University of California at San Diego. His area of expertise is Visual Psychophysics – the relationship…
July 2018
Charity Golf Tournament breaks records
Stephen Argentati The 20th annual Fore For Kids charity golf tournament broke records this year and raised over $36,000 to be used to support youth-oriented charities in the local area. The tournament was created by the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke, a service organization that focuses on service above self. At the most recent club meeting,…
March 2018
Rotary 101
Neil Deppe, President There is no password or secret handshake, just the word “Welcome.” I recently attended my first Rotary International Convention in Atlanta, Georgia; I found myself in the midst of over 20,000 Rotarians from over ninety-nine countries. Everywhere I looked, there were Rotarians in native dress always willing to shake my hand…
August 2015
Jim Lamb to become Rotary’s Assistant District Governor
June 2015 was a busy month for Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke. First, our own Jim Lamb will transition from our 2014-2015 president to the Assistant District Governor of Region 6. Among Jim’s biggest wins as our president are his stabilization of membership, strengthening member involvement in community projects and improved club camaraderie. We wish Mr.…