Rock n Bowl Fun

The First Annual Rock n Bowl fundraiser on May 12th was great fun for one and all. We also raised a bit of cash for Tempe South Rotary charities. What a deal! Read more… »

The intrepid Tempe South Rotary golf foursome invaded the Buffalo Classic on May 12th. The won so much that they will have to consider giving up their amateur status if they keep this up. Read more… »

Gary Johnson Wins Big!

Somebody finally remembered to put the joker back in the deck on May 11th, and our illustrious Immediate Past President and District Assistant Governor, Gary Johnson, drew it as if he were psychic.

Gary was last overheard by several club members, offering to buy the first round for any club member who shows up at the Conference of Clubs in June. You all heard that, too, right? Read more… »

For our program on May 11th, Glenn Capeloto told some fascinating stories of his experiences in sports, without ever having been an athlete himself. His self-published book offers many more stories, including vignettes about our local sports celebrities such as Jerry Colangelo, Ron Wolfley, Ann Meyers Drysdale, and Lon Babby. Read more… »

Bryan Boll, Jackson National Life Insurance Company, presented some valuable concepts about retirement for our May 4th program. Here are few of the more fascinating facts that he shared with us. Read more… »

Buzz Buzzard Returns

Former Tempe South Rotarian Charles “Buzz” Buzzard paid us a visit in April. Buzz was a great Tempe South Rotarian, and he has continued to be a busy Rotarian in Lakeway, Texas. Read more… »

Masked and caped crusaders swooped into Rotary Park in Tempe on Saturday morning, April 28th, and pitched in to help several clubs clean up the park. These superheroes did their best to keep their identities secret, although they did inadvertently reveal a little of themselves. Can you tell who they are? Read more… »

Tempe South Rotary will join other Tempe rotary clubs for a morning clean-up of Rotary Park on April 28th. Read more… »

James LaBar gave us a wonderful and enlightening presentation on the history of SRP on April 13th. Protecting our surrounding watershed and providing reliable water resources were a couple of crucial developments, even before electric power was on the grid. Read more… »

Tempe South Rotary is joined by three new members in the first quarter of 2012: Lindsay Underwood, Jim Hall, and Randy Courtney. Look for these bright and shiny new faces, introduce yourself, and sign their blue books. (See why one of them may want to resurrect TSR as a singing club!) Read more… »