www.SanTanSun.com
SanTan Sun Chronicles
GIVING GROUP: Chandler Mayor Jay Tibshraeny, far left, with volunteers recognized for giving their time in Chandler. They are, from left: Gordon Benson, Lori Dayton, Jorden Terran, Carmen Olmeda, Don Anderson of Chandler Christian Church, Barb Farmer of Chandler Regional Hospital, Belen Dolan of Chandler Christian Community Center, Chriss Passolt, CNPC President Melissa Jimro, Councilmember Kevin Hartke and Donnie Garver. Submitted photo
Top volunteers honored
Jorden Terran, Carmen Olmeda, Lori Dayton, Gordon Benson, Donnie Garver and Chriss Passolt along with Chandler Christian Community Center (CCCC), Chandler Regional Hospital, Chandler Christian Church are among the top individuals and organizations honored for volunteer work at the recent City of Chandler Volunteer Recognition Breakfast. They joined another 100 volunteers recognized for volunteering the most hours during the City’s 100 Hour Centennial Volunteer Challenge, when 142,894 volunteer hours were reported by 2,152 people, of which 463 individuals reached 100 hours or more during the Challenge. Terran, with 312 hours, is Top Youth Volunteer for Chandler Boys & Girls Club of the East Valley-Compadre Branch; Olmeda, with 1,096 hours, is Top Adult Volunteer for Chandler Christian
ASK US ABOUT “TEETH IN A DAY”
Community Community Center; Dayton, 926 hours, is Top Senior Volunteer for CCCC, and the CCCC is also the Top Non Profit with 13,586 hours; Chandler Regional Hospital is the Top Large Business at 25,080 hours; Chandler Christian Church the Top Faith Community with 7,145 hours; Benson is the Top Centennial Events Volunteer with 505 hours; and the Chandler Non-Profit Coalition (CNPC) “Chandler Gives Back” Award, for individuals or businesses/organizations dedicated to the betterment of the community goes to Garver of Royal Family Kids CampCrossroads Nazarene Church and Passolt with the Clothes Cabin. Info: chandlernonprofits.org. Chandler Mayor Jay Tibshraeny is awarded the Dwight Patterson Lifetime Achievement Award by the East Valley Partnership at the 2012 Cox Communications / East Valley Economic Forum in recognition for his longtime leadership in the East Valley. A native to Chandler, Tibshraeny began his service to the community in 1980 as a Mayor Jay Tibshraeny member of the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission. Six years later, he was elected to city council and then mayor for four consecutive terms. He served in the Arizona State Senate from 2003-11. Tibshraeny returned as mayor in 2011 to serve an unprecedented fifth term and was recently re-elected. He serves on the Chandler-Gilbert Association for Retarded Citizens Advisory Board, Child Crisis Center Advisory Board and ICAN Site Advisory Committee. The East Valley Partnership is a regional coalition of community, business, educational and government leaders whose goal is to provide leadership and support to the area. Jim McKinney, 14, of Chandler, wins the SuperKarts! USA Pro Tour Championship for the Junior Shifter class after finishing in the top 10 at Super Nationals XVI. He’s been racing for eight
Dec. 15 – Jan. 4, 2013
17
Jim McKinney
years and competing in national series for the past two years against top drivers in the country and the world. A freshman at Hamilton High School, he lives in Fox crossing with his mother, Sharon, a culinary and fashion teacher at Hamilton High School; his father, Mike, an operations manager for PCL Construction; and his sister, Casey, a senior at Hamilton, who handles Jim’s personal training and PR in conjunction with older sister Kaitlyn. In only his second year competing at the national level, Jim debuted at his home track in Phoenix for the SKUSA Spring Nationals, competing head-to-head with S5 veteran Micah Hendricks of Innovative Karting. After qualifying on pole in Round 1, he narrowly finished second in the main, being passed see SanTan Sun Chronicles page 18