Todays thought: Phil Goode: “ A Virginia hospital administrator accused of misusing funds to support a lavish lifestyle, has filed a six million dollar counter suit claiming hospital officials are falsely portraying him as crook, saying he prefers the term ethically impaired”.
Announced Guests: Katheryn Anderson, Yavapai College Rotaract liason, Paul Schaffer, Rotaract President
.jpg)
Announced:! Pres. Jerry sold Las Vegas raffle tickets, said the consolation prize is $100 towards winners’ Paul Harris. Jim Huffman spun the wheel for leaving a bucket at Saturdays’ cleanup, paid $3.00. Bud spun for picturing the Pres. in a bad light but the club vetoed the $2.00 fine
Sgts at Arms Par and Matt had Pres Jerry spin the wheel for doing their job, fined him $6.00. Everyone fined for Jim Huffmans’ good 4 way test, Phil Goode fined for his thought, non cleanup people fined, Tony Shaw fined for strutting, Greg Barstad fined for wearing a hat. Lots of Happy Bucks and congrats for Sarahs’ upcoming nuptials.
Speaker: Sue Rutherford-Arizona Crisis Team: The Arizona Crisis Team is a group of volunteers who give emotional support to individuals
involved in a domestic crisis. Teams are contacted by police, sheriffs and fire depts and dispatched by the teams’ own 911 system. Most cases involve death, either by natural causes, accidents or suicide. Emotional support to the surviving family members is crucial during the first few hours after the tragedy.
Volunteers help deal with fire, law enforcement and hospitals, advocating for the victims and family members. The Team averages 600 calls a year. Volunteers provide practical support such as dealing with autopsies, notifying family members or helping to choose a funeral home. In the event of an infants death, volunteers may assist in obtaining hand and foot prints and sending out notification cards.
Individuals must agree to assistance from volunteers, although sometimes automated 911 dispatches are sent and volunteers, police and fire depts arrive at the same time.
Volunteers have 50 hours of training with a failure rate of 50%. They must be able to show compassion, communicate tactfully with grieving, traumatized individuals and not be judgmental, be a source of strength to a client and realize some people may want to grieve alone.
Volunteers have their own support group. Dispatchers debrief them after each call and volunteers may be removed if unable to cope.
One half of the volunteers have nursing or firefighting backgrounds with experience in dealing with trauma and emotional crisis.
.jpg)
This past Saturday several members from Sunup Rotary and Prescott Rotary joined to help an elderly couple save their house. The county had deemed their house to be unsafe with too much over growth and debris hidden in the foliage. 
The disabled couple were within days of being fined up to $700 per day if not cleared. Rotary attacked and by mid afternoon several trailer loads were taken to the transfer station and the job was done. Thanks to Todd Clancy for organizing, Greg Barstad for trailers and trucks, Jerry Fohrman 
for excellent supervision of lunch, Also AJ Sheridan, Jerry Hulm, Bud Ackerman Par Wood, Barbara Oemcke, Terry & Teri Smith, Jim Huffman, ERAU students and many others. Job was well done and home owners were delighted and very thankful.
