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Club History

Our Beginning

A small group of Rotarians began meeting during the summer of 2006 with a desire to charter a new Rotary Club to serve the communities of the Southwest Valley. The group met 7am Friday mornings at the Grille at the Wigwam.

The proposed Rotary Club of Litchfield Park met the requirements established by Rotary International for new clubs. Mr. Bill Kelleher, a Rotarian with the Glendale Kachina Rotary Club was appointed as Special Representative by District 5490 Governor Marian Gill and the Club received Provisional Status on October 9, 2006.

The Litchfield Park Rotary Club received its Charter on December 4, 2006 and the 30 Charter Members included 10 Past Presidents, 14 Paul Harris or Multiple Paul Harris Fellows and over 230 years of combined Rotary Experience.

The Club’s focus its first year was on establishing a solid financial and membership foundation from which to grow.

Charter Members

Dottie Allen

Tim Blake

Rocky Cocchiola

Darryl Crossman

Tim Daugherty

Carrol de Broekert

Juanita de Broekert

JoAnn Dun

Marcie Ellis

Clay Goodman

Nancy Herrington

Dustin Jones

Harvey Krause

Peggy Maihofer

Fred Maihofer

Ed Nixon

Cookie Pennella

Kris Philo

Gary Prichard

Lorrese Roer

Tom Schoaf

Bruce Sherwood

Pete Turner

Ro Turner

Karen Whitney

Walt Wright

Club Artifacts

Our symbol; the Club Banner, Rotary Bell & Gavel, Four Way Test Banner and “Rotary Meets Here” sign were member gifts:

Rotary Bell and Gavel – Clay Goodman

Club Banner – Bruce Sherwood

Four Way Test Banner – Pete and Ro Turner

Rotary Meets Here Sign – Fred and Peggy Maihofer

Our Club’s logo was designed by local artist and designer, Sarna O’Brien. The logo features Litchfield Park’s famous citrus trees that line Old Litchfield Road and Wigwam Boulevard.

Important Dates

October 9, 2006 The Rotary Club of Litchfield Park is awarded Provisional Status from District Governor Marian Gill

December 4, 2006 The Rotary Club of Litchfield Park receives its Charter from Rotary International

June 30, 2007 Club receives its first Presidential Citation from District Governor Marian Gill

June 30, 2008 Club receives its second Presidential Citation from District Governor John King

June 30, 2009 Club receives its third Presidential Citation from District Governor Charlie Tegarden

Service Projects

‘Service Above Self’ is Rotary’s principal motto, and the Litchfield Park motto is ‘We’re all about People’. Our club pursues a balanced service program by carrying out projects in each of the Four Rotary International Avenues of Service: Club Service, Vocational Service, Community Service, and International Service. Our Rotarians volunteer to carry out service projects to improve the quality of life in our community and communities around the world. Our service projects and financial support/obligations have included:

Avondale Elementary School District

Buckeye Elementary School District

City of Goodyear

City of Litchfield Park

Estrella Mountain Community College

Freedom for Life Foundation

Liberty Elementary School District

Luke AFB, Operation Warmheart

Maricopa County Indigent Cemetery

Maricopa County Library District

Millennium High School Library

Mobile Elementary School

Nepal (in-country) Elementary

New Life Center

Polio-Plus Challenge

Rotary’s ‘Every Rotarian Every Year’

Rotary Group Study Exchange

Rotary Vocational Fund of Arizona

Rotary Youth Exchange

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards

Saint Mary’s Food Bank Alliance

Wheelchair Foundation

Rotary Foundation Support and Paul Harris Fellows

The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. The Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and friends of the Foundation who share its vision of a better world.

Individuals who donate $1,000 or more to the Annual Programs Fund, Polio Plus, or the Humanitarian Grants Program, or people who reach that amount contributed in their name may be recognized as Paul Harris Fellows. Each new Paul Harris Fellow receives a commemorative certificate and pin.

Litchfield Park Rotary Club Paul Harris (PH) and MPH (Multiple-Paul Harris) Fellows are:

Dottie Allen MPH

Tim Blake PH

Carrol de Broekert MPH

Rocky Cocchiola PH

Tim Daugherty PH

JoAnn Dun PH

Marcie Ellis PH

Clay Goodman PH

Nancy Herrington PH

Janet Hobbs MPH

Harvey Krauss MPH

Don Mellon Sr. PH

Gary Prichard MPH

Craig Ring PH

Tom Schoaf PH

Bruce Sherwood PH

Pete Turner PH

Karen Whitney PH

Walt Wright PH

Club Presidents

2009-10 Nancy Herrington

2008-09 Walt Wright

2006-08 Clay Goodman

Past, Present and Future

We have fun – and always will. Our values of Service, Fellowship, Diversity, Integrity and Leadership promote a warm and fulfilling culture. Whether attending a weekly meeting, planning a service project or fundraiser, or ‘getting our hands dirty’ in service to the community – the ‘Rotary Way of Life’ is truly invigorating. We will continue to make memories, be a positive force and influence in our community and touch lives.

The Club is actively engaged in strategic planning and in leveraging the vocational strengths and talents of our members. Our vision is to increase our impact on the community, grow in membership and to have fun every step of the way.

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