Prescott High School is set to kick off its inaugural Girls Flag Football season this Fall, marking a new milestone in the school's athletic program. We were privileged to have Ryan Hart, the Head Coach for the team, with us to give us the backgropund on Girls'Flag Football in this country and our area, as well as to share with us this year's game schedule for PHS' first team. He said they have had enough interest and applicants for this new PHS sport that they may have enough girls to field both a Varrsity and a Junior Varsity Team. We also learned that Ryan has been a former member of two Rotary clubs before moving to Prescott, where he says he has not yet found a new "Rotary home." We encouraged him to make Sunup Rotary his new Rotary home. Ryan's daughter Rylee recently was a delegate to our JR RYLA program, and she received one of the camp's top awards for exhibiting "Service Above Self" during that camp week. Interesting Origin of Flag Football: The best available records to date point to the early 1940s during World War II as the sport's starting point. The game began as a recreational sport created for American military personnel to help them stay fit but was designed in a way that would help prevent them from becoming injured during wartime. At the time it was called "Touch and Tail football", which then became "flag football" after the war ended. Who We Are As Rotarians PDG Ray Sanford San Juan Capistrano Rotary Club Rotary changes lives. And the life it changes the most is our own. Aspirational vs. Transactional Brands can be categorized as either transactional or aspirational. The differences between the two can shape how we connect with them and how they resonate with our values and goals. A transactional brand is like a convenience store. You go there to get what you need quickly. The relationship is straightforward: you pay money, you get a product or service, and that’s it. The interaction is functional and often fleeting. Think about a gas station or a basic fast-food restaurant. The focus is on the immediate exchange, meeting a direct need without much emotional attachment. Many Rotary members think this way. They advocate for lowering costs and dues to make it less expensive to be a member. They measure their Rotary experience based on what they get for how much it costs. On the other hand, an aspirational brand is like a trusted mentor or a cherished tradition. It represents something you aim for, something that aligns with your values and inspires you to be better. Aspirational brands evoke a sense of belonging and purpose. They’re about more than just the product or service—they’re about the experience and the community they create. Think of brands like Apple or Nike, which inspire creativity and athleticism, encouraging people to achieve their best. Rotary, in my view, is the epitome of an aspirational brand. It's not just about attending meetings or participating in projects; it's about joining a global family dedicated to making a positive impact. Rotary connects diverse perspectives and leverages vocational expertise to solve social issues. The bigger the problem, the bigger the challenge. And Rotarians rise to those to provide worldwide solutions. This sense of shared purpose and commitment to service transcends the mere act of volunteering—it becomes a part of who we are and what we stand for. The value of being a Rotarian goes far beyond the monthly cost of membership. When you become part of Rotary, you're not just signing up for a club; you're stepping into a world of possibilities. You're saying, "I want to be part of something bigger than myself." It appeals to our desire to grow, to serve, to change ourselves so we can leave a positive mark on the world.
CLUB SERVICE DID YOU SEE, in Sunday's The Daily Courier, this great article? It was the lead article in the paper's "Life" section. Thanks, Tim and Lisa!! COMMUNITY SERVICE Marsha is reminding you to reserve on your calendar the date of Sept. 6, at 6:45 a.m., to help wsith the Healing Fields Flag Installation. YOUTH SERVICE After serving for 3 years as the Registrar for our JR RYLA program, our club member Bob Keys has decided to retire from that position. Fellow club member Isaiah Spires, who assisted Bob this year, has agreed to step up to become the Registrar. Our thanks to both of these men for their service in this critical position. For the benefit of our newer members, our club helped launch this leadership training camp for 6th, 7th & 8th graders with a $2,500 Founder's Donation several years ago, and our club and our members have been integrally involved with the program ever since. Each year our club budgets funds to underwrite four scholarships for both JR RYLA and our Senior RYLA, which our club member A.J. Sheridan now chairs. Although Rotary expanded Interact eligibility from the previous 14-18 now to 12-18 a number of years ago, most of the Rotary districts around the world have continued to just work with high school age youth. Our district has become a world-leader in serving middle school age youth, with 20 of our district's 80+ Interact Clubs now serving this age group. We are also leading the way for Rotary with the creation of our JR RYLA program. We just held our third leadership camp for this age group last month. Our next JR RYLA, which will continue to be held at Camp Wamatochick, is on our club calandar for June 11-14, 2025. If you would like to assist with this exciting program, let Art Harrington know. Our Sophia Brown Sophia Brown, planting a tree in Kenya this summer, where she served as one of our Interact Ambassadors As those who have met her know that Sophia Brown is a proven leader, who knows how to get things done. This year she will be srving as the Club President of our Prescott HS Interact Club, and will also be serving as Interact Assistant Governor for this area. She has an ambitious agenda for this year as an AG. In addition to leading her own club, she is already working on helping us to reactivate the Interact Clubs at Chino Valley High School and Northpoint Expeditionary Academy, which our club officially sponsors, beside the PHS Interact Club. In addition, Sophia will be working on helping our club to launch our first middle school Interact club in Prescott at Mile High Middle School. Fasten your seat belts, folks! This is going to be an exciting ride this year with Sophia in the driver's seat! The cowboy was trying to buy a health insurance policy. The insurance agent was going down the list of standard questions.
"Ever have an accident?"
"Nope, nary a one."
"None? You've never had any accidents."
"Nope. Ain't never had one. Never."
"Well, you said on this form you were bit by a snake once. Wouldn't you consider that an accident?"
"Heck, no. That dang varmint bit me on purpose." --
Reality is the leading cause of stress. __ Years ago I had just delivered twins. They were a boy and a girl. The head nurse brought them out for my husband to see. He could hardly believe his good fortune. The girl baby had a pink blanket wrapped around her and the boy baby was enclosed in a blue blanket.
He took one step forward just so he could touch the babies and believe they had finally arrived. As he started to touch them, the nurse took a step backwards and said, "You can't touch those babies. You aren't sterile!!"
Without missing a beat, my husband retorted "Obviously, I'm not sterile!" __ The lottery is the best kind of tax ever conceived: It taxes only the willing. __ I feel sorry for people who don't have dogs. I hear they have to pick up food they drop on the floor. __ |