President Clent Walker presided over a festive Halloween Meeting, with many of our members arriving in costume for the occasion. Art Harrington guided us in prayer, Bruce Moeller led us with the pledge to our flag, Dennis Light with the Four Way Test, and Jane Anne with singing America the Beautiful. Thanks to John Stewart for registration, Katheryn and Dwayne for greeting, and Donna and Ray for set-up and take down. Congratulations to AJ for taking the pot.
Thoughts of the Day by John Scholl: “The ballot is stronger than the bullet” Abraham Lincoln, “Talk is cheap, voting is free; take it to the polls” Nanette L Avery, “Democracy can be messy, but it’s the best thing out there. Protect it by voting.” John Scholl.
Jane Anne reminded us that due to Covid-19, our primary club fundraiser for this year is THE PRESCOTT SUNUP ROTARY ONLINE SCHOLARSHIP SILENT AUCTION. All proceeds go towards scholarships for Yavapai students. Please donate auction items, give a cash donation, bid on an auction item, or simply share this auction on your social media using the hashtag, #charityauction. For more information you can contact Jane Anne or visit the website: https://www. charityauctionstoday.com/ auctions/sunuprotary-online- scholarship-auction-15979. Katheryn Tuberty announced that because we are paying a reduced fee to the resort, our club will be meeting in the dining room only when the Granite Mountain Room is being used by another party. Todd Clancy thanked club members for an extremely successful 3-week food drive for the Yavapai Food Bank. He also reminded members that all three Prescott Rotary clubs are invited to participate in our Veterans Day Parade Rotary Float/Procession on Nov. 11. Meeting place and time to be announced shortly. Finally, our club will be organizing a float/procession for the Prescott Christmas Parade on Dec. 5 and all members invited to participate. Details TBA.
Dan Beyer was the Sergeant at Arms and Teresa Smith (dressed as Superwoman) carried the spittoon. Dan fined all those who appeared in the Prescott Courier photo of our All Vets Memorial $1, and fined all those not in the photo $2. AJ Sheridan paid to remind all that we have a box for coat donations at the registration, Bud Ackerman was happy about receiving a new member application from Doug Fiske, and Art Harrington celebrated a successful Interact Fall Leadership Conference last week with Katheryn Tuberty’s daughter Sarah as the guest speaker.
Phil Goode introduced our guest speaker Michael Broggie, an historian and author who has researched the life and legacy of Walt Disney. His father, Roger Broggie, was a close professional and personal friend of Walt Disney, and as a result Michael talked about much of his childhood growing up around the Disney enterprises. After completing his undergraduate education, he joined Walt Disney Studios as a publicity writer in the motion picture marketing department. As a public speaker, he toured the country lecturing on his first-person experiences with Walt Disney and many of the Disney legends.
Michael provided a fascinating presentation based on his book, Walt Disney’s Railroad Story, which was awarded in 1998 with the Benjamin Franklin Gold Medal for Best Biography. He entertained us with a detailed account into Walt Disney's fascination of trains from his early life to the Magic Kingdoms and their authentic steam-powered trains. Michael weaved personal photos and intimate anecdotes as he told the story of Walt Disney’s love of railroads, the building of Disneyland, and the eventual construction of Disney World.
Michael and his wife Sharon currently reside right here in Prescott, where they are active in civic and charitable endeavors, including volunteering on Prescott Police Department's Citizens on Patrol unit. He is a founder of the Prescott Police Foundation.
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A big “Thank You” to those who wore costumes to last Wednesday’s meeting, it was really a lot of fun.
As we all know the coming weeks will be a very trying time for our state and our nation. I ask that we all remember the words of John Donne “No man is an Island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the Continent, a part of the main.”
Rotary itself is proof that there is more that unites us than there is that separates us. Hope you all have an enjoyable week, and I look forward to seeing you all Wednesday.