Our Club's Board of Directors had voted to award retiring Gilbert School District Superintendent Shane McCord a Paul Harris Fellowship in recognition of his longtime Community Service to Gilbert. George Pettit, Dave Dacus, Pat Schermetzler, Jim Schermetzler and Curt Ward attended the Board Meeting last night. The School Board was recognizing several groups last night. When he brought us all to the front of the room to recognize the Gilbert Rotary Club, he had no idea that we were giving him this prestigious award. He recognized our club for the many years of providing the dictionaries to all the 3rd grade classes in the Gilbert School District and our recent adoption and works with Burk Elementary School. He then handed the mike to George. George did an exemplary job of explaining that the Paul Harris Fellowship Award recognizes both Rotarians and Non-Rotarians for their Service Above Self efforts in both their professional and personal lives in serving their communities. George recognized Shane for his 35+ years of community service in Gilbert. Again, George's Paul Harris Fellowship Award Presentation was OUTSTANDING!!
The meeting was a PROUD Moment for our Gilbert Rotary Club and ALL of its Members!
Congratulations to Aurora A., a junior at Perry High School, from the Chandler Compadres Branch Club, who was recently named 2026 Youth of the Year from among all the clubs in the Valley. Click here Youth of the Year - Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley - Arizona to read more about this great program which develops leadership among young people in Arizona.
The Gilbert Rotary Club has long been a strong supporter of the Gilbert Branch of BGCAZ and often volunteers at youth events and fundraisers to support its activities.
As part of the Rotary Week of Service, Rotary Clubs from Mesa and Gilbert gathered April 17th to assemble hygiene kits for the homeless guests of Paz de Cristo. Shown here are those who assembled 1300 kits in just over an hour, and then delivered them to Paz de Cristo. It was fun to get together again, see old friends, make new friends and help the needy in our community. Special thanks to Diana and Cori, who chaired the event in Gilbert. It was really well organized! Please click "more" to see photos of the event.
The ongoing pandemic and high unemployment rates have found more people without a home. Your donation will provide funds needed to purchase items for 100 Helping Hands Kits and 200 Paz de Cristo Shower Kits this Spring. Club members will be donating their time assembling and distributing the kits to the homeless in our community. Please help us reach our goal of $1500.00 +. The Rotary Club of Gilbert thanks you for your financial contribution.
For more information on our project: https://sites.google.com/view/rotary-club-of-gilbert-helping/home
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The Gilbert Rotary Club turned 42 on Wednesday, January 18, 2026, having formed on that date in 1984. Rotary first came to Arizona in 1914, upon the formation of Phoenix 100 Rotary Club. There are now 68 clubs just in our District 5495, all creating lasting change across the globe, in our communities and in ourselves. Ask us how you, too, can join the 1.25 million Rotarians world-wide who put service above self.
Can you name all the programs Rotary has for youth under thirty? Well, they gathered at the District Conference and stole the show!
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