Meeting Highlights: Jane Anne Shimizu introduced guest Mike Bennett of Findlay Automotive. John Stewart was welcomed back from the Romaine Lettuce Capital of the World, Yuma, AZ. Our leader, AJ Sheridan, urged members to work toward the “Every Year, Every Rotarian” donation level to the Rotary Foundation. Dan Beyer reported good results to date from the Snack Shack with a few slots left to be filled. Dennis Light circulated applications for the Prescott Fire Department’s Citizen Fire Academy. Elaine Mansoor made an announcement of the May 1 Salvation Army’s Kidz 2 Camp Golf Tournament at Prescott Lakes.

 

Great Extractions: Par Wood was Sarge, and immediately nailed Tony Shaw, Dan Beyer, Susan Cohen, Eric Chester, and Norm Samuelson for various unbecoming behavior and activities. Mayor Greg Mengarelli happily paid a fine for being a participant in the Boys & Girls Club fundraiser, “Dancing with the Stars.” Doug Askerman’s Sunup shirt cost everyone else a buck. All the "Just Happy" bucks were required to stand and donate a buck without any comment. Ray Carlson was happy for the scholarship award to Sandra Falls as a result of her Rotaract service activities. Sharon Harrington won the Paul Harris drawing and Rich Hernandez won the pot again this week.

 

Speaker Last Week:   Kevin Rother, Police Services coordinator for the Prescott Police Department, discussed the timely topic of frauds and scams occurring in the Prescott area. Before moving to Prescott in 2013, he was Police Sergeant for the City of Glendale for 26 years. Most recent scams involve spoofing on phone calls or phishing emails to obtain personal information or convince the person called to send money to the scammer. The best defense against these unwanted phone calls is not to answer any unknown caller.  Never provide personal information or agree to send payment based on a phone solicitation. Kevin reminded us that legitimate authorities never solicit payment or request legal action over the phone but rather deliver or send written notice. Computer scams are usually initiated by opening unsolicited emails which can allow the sender to infect the computer and generate another offer to fix the problem and ultimately gain access to all your stored personal data. Your best defense is to never open unsolicited emails, as viruses are always suspected.