Linda Babcock, Membership Chair of the Goodyear PebbleCreek Rotary Club, was presented a gold award from Jim Schmidt, District 5495 Governor, for her major achievement of adding 20 new members to the club’s roster this year.
ROTARY CLUB OF GOODYEAR PEBBLECREEK HONORS STUDENTS
The Rotary Club of Goodyear PebbleCreek recognized and celebrated 14 students from the Agua Fria Union High School District for Outstanding Excellence of Achievement in the 2025-2026 school year. Superintendent Mark Yslas selected Millennium (M) and Desert Edge (DE) High Schools as the recipients of the awards. Rotary Youth Services Members Karen Gimse and Colleen Malany worked with advisors Jessica Femiak (M) and Colleen Koblinski (DE) to present monthly awards to students who excelled in a variety of subjects and service areas. Students were nominated by their teachers and one student from each school was selected in the category for that particular month.
A culminating reception was held in their honor on April 22, 2026 in the Tiger Den at Millennium High School. Parents and nominating teachers joined the students and members of the Rotary Club to honor the recipients. September Leadership awards went to Ashlee Park (M) and Kodee Barker (DE). October Fine Arts awards went to Juliette Gonzales (M) and Violet Farinella (DE). November Community Outreach awards went to Danielle Grumbling (M) and Alexis Segobia (DE). December Overcoming Adversity awards went to Jeremiah Wilson (M) and Anevay Jones (DE). January Science awards went to Marlee Suaverdez (M) and Samara Doversola-Williams (DE). February CTE/VOC awards went to Olivia Wright (M) and Logan Trainor (DE). March Academic Excellence awards went to Jaydin McCoy (M) and Gurleen Dulay (DE). In addition to receiving the award, each student had a Watts of Love solar light donated in their name to a recipient in Kenya. Watts of Love is a non-profit organization that provides vulnerable communities with solar lights and a financial literacy program that empowers families to break out of poverty. These outstanding “star” students are already sending out their light to “shine in the darkness”!
To learn more about the solar light program, you can visit www.//wattsoflove.org. The Rotary Club of Goodyear PebbleCreek ( https://www.goodyearrotary.org/) meets every Wednesday morning (September – June) at 7:00 am at Eagles Nest in PebbleCreek. Visitors and Rotarians are always welcome.
2026 Goodyear Pebble Creek
Rotary Scholars
Isabela Kozieja, Millennium High School
Addison Harrell Desert Edge High School
Kiran Egipuaco - Estrella Foothills High School
Emily Cultum - Canyon View High School
Not present for the photograph:
Jacob Hodges - Agua Fria High School
A Thank You
On behalf of all the Rotarians of the Goodyear PebbleCreek Rotary Club, we would like to extend our sincere thanks to all of our sponsors for their generosity and support in making this year’s fundraiser golf tournament such a tremendous success.
This tournament is Rotary’s major annual fundraiser, providing critical support for the many community service projects and charitable contributions we make throughout the year. Because of our sponsors, players, volunteers, and supporters, we are able to continue making a positive impact in our community.
We are truly grateful for your partnership and commitment to helping us serve others. Thank you for helping make this event such a success!
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and the winning ball(s) are:
yes.. 11 winners
A Thank You to Ladder 184
Our Ball Drop Sponsor
The Luncheon and Raffle Items
Our Golf Tournament Sponsors
It Takes a Village” keeps gaining momentum! A heartfelt thank you to Kathi and Tyler Cooley of USA West for their generous $1,000 contribution to the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.
The Cooley team continues to be an incredible supporter of the Rotary Club of Goodyear PebbleCreek, and we deeply appreciate their commitment to our community.
The Cooley team continues to be an incredible supporter of the Rotary Club of Goodyear PebbleCreek, and we deeply appreciate their commitment to our community.
For over four years, a small but determined team led by Colleen Malany from the Goodyear Pebblecreek Rotary held onto a dream: to bring light to Kego Academy in Homa Bay.
Kego Academy, supported by Rippling Waters Organization, serves children who are predominantly orphans. Coordinating this trip was no small feat, but once Colleen and her Rotary partner Karen Gimse shared the vision the support followed, the funding came in, and the dream became reality.
When Watts of Love fundraises for a Global Travel Team, every dollar raised goes directly to lights and training.
Our travelers cover all of their own expenses, making this impact truly meaningful and community-driven.
This is just the beginning. Kego Academy's teachers are now Watts of Love trainers, and they'll be checking in regularly with families— ensuring students are using their lights to study at night and that guardians are building savings for the future.
We can't wait to share more about this incredible project in the future.
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