New officers to lead the Rotary Club of Goodyear PebbleCreek during the 2019-2020 program year were recently installed at their installation dinner. The end of the year celebration was attended by District Governor Elect David Simmer and Assistant District Governor Debra Undhjem. The incoming officers are Charlie Miller, President, Chuck Streeter, President Elect and Tom…
The Rotary Club of Goodyear PebbleCreek was busy spreading the spirit of Christmas giving in the Goodyear community during the recent holiday season. Twenty-five Rotarians from the club volunteered to ring bells at the Salvation Army Red Kettles outside retail stores. “The Salvation Army has a wonderful tradition of generating contributions during the holiday season…
The Rotary Club of Goodyear PebbleCreek dispatched ten Rotarians and helpers with shovels and rakes to plant 14 trees in Goodyear Community Park on Make a Difference Day October 27. In the spirit of “service above self,” the local Rotarians joined other churches and community groups to enhance the park’s landscape. “Rolling up our sleeves…
Rotary International for over 30 years has mounted a tireless effort to eradicate the polio disease around the world. On World Polio Eradication Day, October 24, the local Rotary Club of Goodyear PebbleCreek raised $850 from club members and PebbleCreek neighbors and friends to donate to this important cause. “Under the leadership of Rotary International,…
Each month the Rotary Club of Goodyear PebbleCreek cleans the stretch of roadway of litter on PebbleCreek Parkway from Virginia Avenue to Indian School Road. The clean-up crew, pictured here at dawn, is committed to this community project in the spirit of “service above self.” Chartered in 2017, the club of 30 members meets every…
Bob Charlton The Rotary Club of Goodyear PebbleCreek, just recently chartered as a new club, is actively engaged in a variety of community service projects that will better the lives of some of the underserved members of our local area. The holiday season is an especially hard time for families who are trying to put…
Jim Roberts The now-forming Rotary Club of Goodyear PebbleCreek hosted a send-off breakfast for Rotary exchange student Esparanza (Hope) Shoemaker as she leaves on her student exchange trip to Japan. Once qualified, Hope hopes to help Japanese students learn English. A native Arizonian, Hope is the daughter of Gregory and Vivian Shoemaker who are very…
Bob Charlton Formation plans are underway to launch a Rotary Club in October to serve the PebbleCreek community in the spirit of service above self. “Ten years ago an active Rotary Club operated in PebbleCreek,” said John Spooler, a Rotarian for 20 years and the organizing force behind the new club. “But membership attrition and…