Events

Ooops...almost forgot.  Our speaker cancelled so we are taking advantage of the time and will discuss goals for the year.  If you are chair of a program, please be prepared to share the goals for your committee for the year.  Committee members, feel free to add details. .  

Let's have a good turnout so we can have rich discussion and everyone will leave better understanding our goals for the yeara.  .  

Amy Hsiao from the Rotary Club of Taiwan is working on the Semi-Conductor Project in the area.  She has visited the club several times and was at our Installation Luncheon

Join us for what is sure to be an interesting and informative program.

The Board Meeting precedes this meeting at 11AM.  All members are always welcome to attend our board meetings.  

Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee will share informaiton on the Financial Literacy Task Force including an AZ economic update and financial education efforts.

Don't miss this meeting!  

NOTE:  Please respond by Monday noon to facilitate ordering food.  Thanks.  

We will be completing an activity with the Memory Care Unit at Fellowship Square Christian Care at 2002 W. Sunnyside Avenue, Phoenix, 85029.  .  

We are dark on this day due to upcoming Labor Day weekend.  

Enjoy time with family and friends.

Our next meeting will be September 4 with Ann O'Brien, Vice Mayor of Phoenix.  Mark your calendar!

Ann O'Brien, the Vice Mayor of Phoenix will give us an Update on the City of Phoenix.  

Leisai-Marie Grgula will speak to us about the connection between Nutrition and Disease Prevention and Control.  

We will be preparing 24 Kindness Kits for Circle the City.  We will meet at DUET.  Lunch will be like all DIAD's--you either eat before or after.  

Members are asked to bring items for each kit--check with Cheryl on what you will bring so all areas are covered.  We need 24 of each of the following items:  Gallon-sized ziploc bags;16 oz. bottles of water; soft, easy-to-chew snack bars; travel-size hand sanitizer, deodorant, toothpaste, sunscreen, body wash and toothbrush; adult socks (size 8+), Chapstick.  Remember, check with Cheryl on what you want to bring so can assemble 24 kits containing all of the above items.  Thanks.  

Kellly Bechtel will educate us on Irish American History and Geneology.  

This is our first Student of the Month for the year.  Let's have a good turnout for this always inspiring event.

Please join your fellow members to welcome DG Jim Schmidt to our club. This is a great meeting to encourage our honorary members and even potential Rotarians to attend as he is sure to give us an update on the status of Rotary both at our district level and internationally.  

We were unable to line up a DIAD project.  We will be dark on Thursday!  Consider this a "gift of time."  

Speaker Maddie Lawler will speak to us about Youth Golf.

In celebration of World Polio Day on October 24, we will host a "Souper" Lunch in lieu of our usual menu with lunch savings of $250 being donated to Polio Plus as part of our $1,000 contribution this year.  Be sure to sign up so we are prepared with plenty of soup.  

Happy Halloween!  

Our speaker will be Anastasia Bannikova speaking to us about the Peace Corps.

Our board meeting will be held prior to the meeting at 11AM.  All members are welcome.

Join us for our November Student of the Month. 

You’re Invited: Life Skills Day at Steele Indian School Park

As part of Phoenix West Rotary Club’s strategy to do more community-facing service projects, we are partnering with Phoenix Rotary 100 and several youth-focused nonprofits to host a free Life Skills Training Day for students ages 11–22. The event will be held on Saturday morning November 15 at Steele Indian School Park, with an expected attendance of 200–500 youth.

Students will participate in four 50-minute classes covering practical skills such as CPR, financial literacy, career readiness, communication, and more. Breakfast, snacks, and lunch will be provided, with raffle prizes for participants who complete all sessions.

Volunteer opportunities range from working set up, registration table, security, event guides, facilitator support, teaching classes, floaters and tear down.  Shifts range in start time from 7AM to 12PM.

In addition to responding to this clubrunner invite, please also register separately at Life Skills Picnic Volunteer Signup

We're dark today.  Enjoy the Thanksgiving Holiday with family and friends.

This is our last regular "official" meeting of 2025. Other December activities will be hands-on activities and our holiday party..

Our speaker will be Tom McLarty from the District speaking to us about the Rotary Foundation.   

In addition, please bring canned goods and other non-perishables to the meeting to help replenish the Lutheran Social Services Food Bank.  Cheryl will be in the parking lot before and after the meeting to facilitate loading the food into her car.  

We will have our monthly board meeting at 11:00.  All members are welcome to attend.  

Our Holiday Party for Rotarians and significant others is Friday, December 12 beginning at 6PM.  Rick and his wife will host at 6416 W. Wethersfield Rd., Glendale, 85304.  Major cross streets are Cactus and  67th Avenue.                              This is a potluck; Club will provide the maindish; members will bring  sidedishes.  Let Rick know what sidedish you will bring.   Also BYOB and a wrapped White Elephant for the gift exchange.                                  

Don't miss this fun time to share food, friendship, fellowship and holiday cheer!    .  

Each of you has received information on the child/family you  have adopted.  Next steps:

We will once again meet at 12PM on Thursday, December 18  in  the parking lot off Montebello just east of the school driveway and west of the library on 15th Avenue--just across from Spectrum Mall.  (Solano School is located at Montebello and 15th Avenue) 

Please respond to this invite so that we know how many Rotarians will be helping in delivering the gifts--most of the addresses are in close proximitiy to the school.  We want to make sure that each delivery includes at least two Rotarians.  I'm grouping by apartment address to facilitate delivery and avoid multiple trips to the same complex.   Thanks for your help.  

Brian Whitmer will be our speaker on Sober Living Homes.

Board Meeting at 11AM--Members re always welcome.  

Our January Done in a Day will be at:

*AllThrive at 365 Glendale Day Center

*16209 N. 67th. Avenue, Glendale.

NOTE:  Time change is  1:15 to 2:15 not our usual lunch hours.  

We will be helping with Bingo.  Please bring a small prize/s--Dollar Store items like puzzle or coloring books, hair clips, decorative socks, etc.  

Rutherford Pascal on the topic of "From Leaky Bucket to Legendary Band"

Anastasia Bannikova will speak to us about the Peace Corps.