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Club Updated on Partner Prescott Community Cupboard

Bud Heitman, Chairman of the Board for the Prescott Community Cupboard Foodbank (PCCF) was our speaker this week.  The PCCF was started in 1973 in Prescott, by 7 churches. Six of those churches are still affiliated with the PCCF, and they are the main source of volunteers for it. Bud shared some insightful statistics:

Arizona is 10th in the nation in food insecurity, 3rd in the country in child food insecurity
  • In 2023, the PCCF fed 36,000 people in Yavapai County
The PCCF does not have any eligibility criteria, although there are limits on the amount of food that participants can receive.  The program offers different options for different sized families.  Bud says they see mostly what they call the working poor- people who are working, but often have to choose between feeding themselves/their families and paying the bills. Thanks to significant donations from local grocery stores to include Fry’s, Safeway & Sprouts, and grants, they are able to offer not only non-perishable items, but also fresh foods that might not be saleable in the grocery store, but are still perfectly fine.  They also provide milk and eggs to participants. 
 
The Rotary Club of Prescott SunUp recently (mid-November) donated 100 Birthday Cake Kits for Kids to the PCCF.  Bud shared that they kept those kits to the side, and asked parents if their children had upcoming birthdays to distribute the kits.  All of the kits had been distributed by mid-January!
 
Bud indicated that they always need volunteers and donations.  For more information, or to share the PCCF with someone in need, please go to Prescott Community Cupboard Food Bank | Since 1973.
 
enabling others to help themselves
 
The Rotary Vocational Fund of Arizona (TRVFA) is a non-profit organization under IRS Code 501(c)(3) whose purpose is to assist those people who qualify under Arizona law to obtain financial assistance to further their vocational studies. TRVFA is an organization that meets Arizona’s Credit For Contributions To A Qualifying Charitable Organization requirements.  Our QCO Code is 20698.  Candidates who meet the eligibility requirements are identified and recommended to TRVFA by financial aid counselors in vocational education institutions, and/or by Rotarians and their clubs.
 
As of January 15, our Rotary Vocational Fund has awarded 104 of these vocational education scholarship grants this Rotary year (since July 1), totaling $201,663.  Eighty (77%) of them have been to prepare individuals for careers in medical and dental fields.  The other 24 grants have been in automotive service, trucking, cosmetology, electrical and welding.  All of these life-changing vocational scholarships are made possible by our contributions to TRVFA, which are eligible for state tax credits, as noted above.  You can donate online at trvfa.org, or mail a check to TRVFA, P O Box 14412, Scottsdale, AZ 85267.
 
COMMUNITY SERVICE
 
 
Thanks to our Prescott Sunup Volunteers who served this weekend in the snack bar for the AMA Arenacross Championship at the Findlay Toyota Center!
 
AROUND OUR ROTARY DISTRICT
 
 
The Sedona Village Rotary Club is inviting our club members to participate in their Best Raffle EVER!!!
 
 
 
Because I couldn't unplug the toilet with a plunger, I had to dismantle the entire fixture, no small feat for a non-plumber. Jammed inside the drain was a purple rubber dinosaur, which belonged to my five-year-old son.

I painstakingly got all the toilet parts together again, the tank filled, and I flushed it. However, it didn't work much better than before!

As I pondered what to do next, my son walked into the bathroom. I pointed to the purple dinosaur I had just dislodged and told him that the toilet still wasn't working.

"Did you get the green one, too?" he asked.
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A young man and a pastor are playing a round of golf together. At a short par 3, the pastor asks the young man, "What club are you going to use on this hole?”

The young man says, "An 8-iron, reverend. How about you?”

The pastor says, "I'm going to hit a soft seven and pray.”

The young man hits his 8-iron and puts the ball on the green.

The pastor tops his 7-iron and dribbles the ball out a few yards.

The young man says, "I don't know about you, pastor, but in my church, when we pray, we keep our head down.”
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A little boy is gone to school one day and while he is gone, his cat is accidentally killed. His mother is very concerned about how he will take the news.

Upon his arrival home, she explains the tragedy and tries to console the boy saying, "But don't worry, the cat is in heaven with God now."

The boy replied, "What's God gonna' do with a dead cat?"
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Two wrongs don't make a right. But three will get you back on the interstate highway.
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The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off.
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Announcements

 
Meeting Wednesday @ 6:30 am
The Hassayampa Inn
 
Speaker: Our RYLArians
 
Hearing from our club-sponsored RYLA Delegates
The Prez Says
Laura Vanderberg
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Most everyone is familiar with the telephone game. It's that game where one person whispers a sentence to one person, and they whisper to the next and so on through a handful of people. At the end, the last person says what they heard, and it's usually something different than where the "phone call" started.
 
It turns out that our brains work the same way with memories. We don't really remember events in our lives, we remember the last time we remembered an event, so just like the telephone game, a memory becomes a memory of a memory so much so that eventually, we may remember something completely different than what actually happened (Bridge & Paller, Journal of Neuroscience 2012).
 
So, the next time you think you're recalling a past event accurately, realize that your brain has probably played the telephone game, and it may not be quite what you recall!
 
With this in mind, what if, the next time your siblings or spouse recall something differently than you remember it or if it seems the story has shifted, you just listened? Rather than calling them on it or arguing with them, remember that we all have our own memory telephones, and the message changes with each recall- not just with your siblings or spouse, but with yourself as well!
 
Here's to some lighter moments where we can realize that our brains love to play the telephone game!
 
Warm Regards,
Laura
 
Laura Vanderberg

President

Prescott Sunup Rotary

Speakers
Feb 07, 2024
Hearing from our club-sponsored RYLA delegates
Feb 14, 2024
Toastmasters - Rotary Partner
Feb 21, 2024
President's Choice
Feb 28, 2024
YCCA
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Meeting Assignments
Feb 7
 
Registration
Sheridan, A.J.
 
Greeter
Wiederaenders, Timothy
 
Set Up/Take Down
Shimizu, Jane Anne
 
Prayer
Beyer, Dan
 
Song
Harrington, Art
 
Thought for the Day
Berry, Jon
 
Sgt-At-Arms
Hammond, Glen
 
Feb 14
 
Registration
Stauffer, Cassidy
 
Greeter
Sample, Steven
 
Set Up/Take Down
Shimizu, Jane Anne
 
Prayer
Coleman, Marty
 
Song
Hernandez, Richard
 
Thought for the Day
Beyer, Dan
 
Sgt At Arms
Harrington, Art
 
Feb 21
 
Registration
Chester, Eric
 
Greeter
Shimizu, Jane Anne
 
Set Up/Take Down
Shimizu, Jane Anne
 
Prayer
Doherty, Lisa
 
Song
Keys, Bob
 
Thought for the Day
Chester, Eric
 
Sgt At Arms
Hernandez, Richard
 
Feb 28
 
Registration
Coleman, Marty
 
Greeter
Teller, Marsha
 
Setup/Takedown
Shimizu, Jane Anne
 
Prayer
Harrington, Art
 
Song
Manning, Christine
 
Thought for the Day
Wiederaenders, Timothy
 
Sgt At Arms
Manning, Christine
 
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Program Committee Meeting
Waffles & More
Feb 13, 2024 7:00 AM
 
Board of Directors Meeting
Hassayampa Yavapai Room
Feb 15, 2024 4:00 PM
 
Program Committee Meeting
Waffles & More
Mar 12, 2024 7:00 AM
 
Board of Directors Meeting
Hassayampa Yavapai Room
Mar 21, 2024 4:00 PM
 
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 Help Spread Sunshine:  If you currently know any Rotary members who are going through challenging times or if you'd like to volunteer to make calls and send cards to members and their families during sickness, hospitalization or loss, contact Laura Vanderberg <laura@newtonservicesconsulting.com>