“Welcome to the Chandler Horizon Rotary Club web site. It’s time to discover what our club is doing to make a difference in our community, across the country and around the world.”
Club President Jack Williams
Rotary Building Goodwill in Your Community
What is Rotary?
An organization of business and professional persons united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build goodwill and peace in the world.From: "Larry Gardner" <lgardner@achen.com>
Date: October 17, 2007 9:50:12 AM MST
To: "Jim Hoenig" <hoenigent@cox.net>, <ccsenior@juno.com>, <cmherder@aol.com>, <dweaver42@cox.net>
Subject: Rotary pictures
Larry K Gardner
Semi-Retired (Off Mon. & Fri.)
Director Of Safety
And Risk Management
The Achen-Gardner Companies
550 S. 79th St.
Chandler, AZ. 85226
480-940-1300, ext. 125
Fax #: 480-940-0707
Rotary is...an organization of business and professional persons united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build goodwill and peace throughout the world.
Shelter Box USA
Chandler Horizon Rotary Club received notification that their donation to Shelter Box has provided the basic necessities of life to a family in Sumatra. Read more about the Shelter Box program, a Rotary International Project.
Chandler Horizon Rotary Club Raises $2450
The club had an afternoon of fun at Chase field on June 14th . Members of the club sold tickets to family and friends to raise money which will go to some of the charities we support. Some tickets were also donated by club members to the Boys & Girls Club and homeless U.S. Veterans so they, too, could enjoy the outing.
Last Minute Donations
Help Homeless Kids in Chandler
The Chandler Horizon Rotary Club rallied together to find away to provide backpacks and school supplies for the many homeless children in Chandler. With school starting, there is a great need to help those who can’t afford the necessary supplies to attend school. The club contributed $1000 to help with this effort, from funds raised at a DBacks event they had in early June. Many club members brought backpacks to the weekly meeting to be donated. Club member Marty Herder, who took on the project, along with his wife, Ann, and their daughters, purchased backpacks and supplies with the money the club donated. They delivered 70 backpacks to the school district.
Special Guests Visit Chandler Horizon Rotary Club in July
Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Dianne Rish
Dianne Rish, introduced by Brent Patmos, told us about her experiences as the Rotary District 5510’s Ambassadorial Scholar to Chile. She explained how she became aware of the program and the steps she took to make the application. She gave us the high points of her trip and how it had enriched her life. She also shared some of the Rotary projects she was involved in while visiting Chile and how she planned to get involved in some of the Rotary projects here.
Group Study Exchange Set for trip to Scotland
District 5510 has chosen the Group Study Exchange team that will travel to Scotland at the end of this month. Karen Panietz, the Rotarian traveling with them is from the Ahwatukee Foothills Club. Karen presented a great program starting with how the GSE program came to be, what the qualifications were for those applying and how the team was evaluated and finally picked to go. She said the group will visit and speak to Rotary clubs, learn about businesses comparable to their own, enjoy the culture and food of Scotland and do some sightseeing and shopping. She also noted that the current Rotary International Rotary President, John Kenny, is from Scotland.
Shown with club member Kurt Rohrs, is Caitlin King and Kylee Seely and team leader, Karen Panietz to his right.
Chandler Third Grade Students
The Dictionary Project is underway for Fall delivery 2009! Rotary District 5510 will distribute over 4000 dictionaries to third grade students this Fall. The Chandler Horizon Rotary Club has committed to donate 600 dictionaries to five Chandler schools. Rotarians will come together in October to organize the dictionaries for delivery. The Dictionary Project takes place around the world by Rotary Clubs to distribute as many dictionaries as possible to third grade students. In third grade, students are beginning to learn word and dictionary skills. Giving each student a dictionary to own and take home, allows children the opportunity to develop important word skills and enables parents to be in a better position to assist their children with homework. The dictionary has over 25,000 entries and over 16,000 sample sentences. It has 1500 full color photographs and illustrations. It contains useful information including maps of the world, weights and measurements, the planets, the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, sign language and other interesting tables and facts. Our club is proud to be part of such a worthy project for our young people. Visit our Photo Gallery
Scholarships Presented to Students at Three Chandler HS
and Students of Chandler Gilbert Community College
Each year, in May, Chandler Horizon Rotary Club present scholarships to students at each of the Chandler High Schools. Later in the summer, scholarships are also presented to students of Chandler Gilbert Community College. Members of the club work with school counselors to choose the recipients.
Highway Clean Up
Club members gathered early October 3rd to pick up litter along Arizona Avenue from Ray Road north to Elliot. Committed to this project, Chandler Horizon Rotary members meet once each quarter to do their part for litter control.
Donation to The Clothes Cabin Will Help
In the Effort to Dress The Working Poor
It all started when a group of women came together to collect socks to give to local organizations who were helping those in need. Socks were given to homeless shelters, schools and places who could provide socks to those who didn’t have any.
One Small Step was making a difference.
Then when the Chandler Christian Community Center closed the clothing give away program, the same group of women opened The Clothes Cabin. Recently, members of the Chandler Horizon Rotary Club, cleaned out their closets and donated bags of gently used clothing. To further assist the effort, the club made a monetary donation toward startup costs.
Roger Bonngard presents check to
The Clothes Cabin
Who will Benefit?
In May of 2010, contributions raised from this tournament will be presented to local charities and organizations. In past years, as much as $30,000 has been donated by the Chandler Horizon Rotary Club from this successful event. See who has benefited in the past. Visit our list of recipients and our photo gallery of this annual event.
Boxes for Troops Set to Ship
Interact Students, from Chandler HS, join members of the Chandler Horizon Rotary Club in the gift wrapping and the packing of boxes to ship to the troops overseas. I Faith Steele, who is the founder of the East Valley Military Support group, collects donations of toiletries, canned goods, books, etc all year and ships boxes as often as possible. Included in the boxes were stockings full of knitted hats, socks, scarves, games, cards, books and toiletries.
Members of the Chandler Horizon Rotary Club and the Chandler High School Interact Club Ring the Bell for the Salvation Army
The Rotary Vocational Fund Makes a New Career Possible
The Chandler Horizon Rotary Club presented a check for $2400 to Summar Casados. The money will go to the East Valley Institute of Technology to pay off her loan for cosmetology classes that were completed by Summar. This will allow her to obtain her certificate and license in order for Summar to seek a job in her field. The Rotary Vocational Fund of Arizona provides opportunities for candidates who need financial assistance to further their vocational studies. Applicants who qualify are interviewed and are selected if they meet the criteria.
Congratulations Summar and Good Luck in your new career!
Winners of the Chandler Horizon Rotary Club’s
17th Annual Hole-in-One Shootout
From left to right: Randy Burger 2nd Place, Doug Ansary, 3rd Place, Drew Hart 1st Place
Front Row: Penny Burger, 2nd Place in the Womens Shootout, Cynthia Cannert 1st Place
Thank you to all who participated! We appreciate your support!! A special thank you to all of the sponsors. Without the sponsors this event would not be possible.
