Tag: Rotary Club

Rotary Promotes Early Childhood Reading

Jim Frey Now that the school year has started, look for Avondale and Litchfield Elementary District school buses promoting the importance of reading to children every day. The Goodyear PebbleCreek Rotary Club (GYPC) printed signs that have been placed on 75 buses that say “Read 20 Minutes a Day to Your Child’ in both English…

7th Annual Rotary Foundation Golf Tournament

The Rotary Club of Goodyear PebbleCreek has announced plans for their Foundation’s 7th Annual Charity Golf Tournament and Golf Ball Drop. The event will be held at the PebbleCreek Tuscany Falls Golf Club, 16222 Clubhouse Drive, Goodyear, AZ, on Sunday, April 28, 2024. Registration will be from 7:30 to 7:45 a.m.; followed by the golf…

Rotary Club Gearing Up for Annual Community Food Drive

The Rotary Club of Goodyear PebbleCreek is gearing up for their annual community-wide canned food drive, April 6 through 15, for the Agua Fria Food and Clothing Bank and All Faith Community Services. Last year we collected 33,000 pounds of food! We will be partnering again with Kare Bears. They have been so gracious in allowing the…

Veterans Honored at Luncheon with Quilt Presentation

Linda Rowe and Cynthia Schwartz PebbleCreek veterans were honored at an appreciation luncheon on Nov. 10, in the Tuscany Falls Ballroom. Recipients ranged from those engaged in active combat to those who were stationed in the U.S. to support our troops abroad. Some veterans were wounded in Vietnam, others were on peacekeeping missions during the Cold…

Rotary Club Hits Goal! “Let’s Bag Hunger” Nets in over 33,000 Pounds of Food

Joan Smith The Rotary Club of Goodyear PebbleCreek held the Let’s Bag Hunger Community Food Drive for the Agua Fria Food & Clothing Bank and All Faith Community Services, and it was a tremendous success! Rotarians throughout Arizona declared April 17 through 24 Rotary Week of Service, and clubs across the state participated by giving hundreds of hours of service to…

Rotary Making a Difference in Our Community

Golf ball drop

Joan Smith The Goodyear PebbleCreek Rotary Foundation had an outstanding response to its fourth annual Charity Golf Tournament and Ball Drop held Feb. 21 at the PebbleCreek Tuscany Falls East Course. This tournament continues to grow in recognition by players and sponsors because of the charitable good works by the club that make a difference…

Rotary Focuses Support on Title I Schools

Joan Smith, President The Rotary Club of Goodyear PebbleCreek (GYPC) values strong schools and strong communities. This thriving service club prioritizes partnerships with Avondale, Litchfield, and Agua Fria school districts, with emphasis on Title I schools where children from low-income families compose at least forty percent of enrollment. Most recently, GYPC Rotary donated 27 ChromeBooks…