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President Christy Manning and President Elect Jane Anne Shimizu (who served as the Chair of the event) earned high marks for an enjoyable evening of fun and fellowship at this year's Holiday Dinner Party. DGN Joe Sweeney and some of the Sunupians attending our Holiday Dinner Party, held in the Marina Room at the Hassayampa Inn. These beautiful ladies were definitely having fun at this year's Christmas party! The highlight of the evening was Dr. Gus Bergman's announcement of the creation of a new $3,000 endowed scholarship which will be awarded each year, through our Rotary club, to a graduating high school senior planning on entering the medical field. The scholarsip is above-and-beyond the scholarships awarded from our Sunup Rotary Foundation. This scholarship will be endowed by the Gus Bergman Family Foundation. Thank you, Gus, for your generosity in establishing this new scholarship, which will benefit so many youth in the future!  From John Hewko, RI General Secretary: Thank you for your generous support of The Rotary Foundation. This past year, more children have had opportunity to grow into healthy adults, more healthcare workers have gained skills to save lives, and more ecosystems have been restored because people like you choose to invest in solutions that empower individuals and strengthen communities. We are building a healthier, more resilient, and more peaceful world. I invite you to be among the first to read about the difference we’re making together in our 2023-24 annual report. We have reason to celebrate. More than 400 million children were vaccinated against polio in 2023, with the support of Rotary and our polio eradication partners. We also have much to be thankful for and to hope for in the future. Our donors contributed more than US$417 million in gifts and commitments, and we awarded US$82 million in total funding to more than 1,200 global grants. The stories about our impact and supporters, alongside the financial information, in this year’s report testify to the strength of our partnership. I have confidence in the good the Rotary community will continue to achieve together, locally and globally. Sincerely, John Hewko General Secretary and Chief Executive Officer Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation CLUB SERVICE The next Fundraising Committee Meeting will be Tuesday, January 7, 5:30 p.m., at The Finn at Touchmark COMMUNITY SERVICE Record-Breaking Food Bank Collections I want to personally thank those Rotarians that came out and gave of their time to sort through hundreds of cans, bottles and cereal boxes to help the less fortunate. The next Food Sort is Feb 8th from 8:30 to 11:00 am. You can volunteer at either Food Sort, at Prescott High School or at Heights Church/Park Collective in Prescott Valley. All Rotarians from all 3 clubs can volunteer. You can invite potential new members and family members to help out. It's a fun and easy volunteer opportunity. PRESCOTT Neighborhood Coordinators collected 21,390 pounds of food (an increase of over #3,000). This was distributed to St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Food Pantry, Yarnell Food Pantry and the Prescott Community Cupboard and Sonrise Fellowship of Wilhoit with the help of volunteers from the Prescott Frontier Rotary, JRROTC and Air Force Recruits. CHINO VALLEY Collected 10,689 (nearly double the amount collected in October) pounds of food that was given to the Chino Valley School District Hungry Kids Weekend Project and their families. Thanks to a host of volunteers from the JustServe, Grace Church. the Chino Valley High School Honors Society, CVEF and the Lions Club of Chino Valley. PRESCOTT VALLEY neighborhood coordinators collected 12,300 pounds of donated food!!! This was shared between the Prescott Valley Food Bank and the Mayer Unified School District Hungry Kids Weekend Food Project. Thanks to the volunteers from Juvenile Probation, the Rotarians, Patty and Rusty Smith, Donna Kornhaas, and volunteers from Heights Church/Park Collective. 💚💚💚💚 Jean Littlehale The Yavapai Food Neighbors Project 928-848-7266 YOUTH SERVICE Prescott High Interact's new look Pictured are some of our PHS Interact club members with their new Interact sweatshirts The positive message on the back of the new club sweatshirts says, "I hope something good happens to you today." When a pastor asked a young class, "Why was Jesus born in Bethlehem?" a boy raised his hand and replied, "Because his mother was there." __ A Sunday school teacher was telling her class of fourth-graders the Christmas story about the three Wise Men bring gifts to the baby Jesus, A little girl, who had recently become the big sister of a brand-new baby brother said, "Well, I guess gold and all that stuff are all right, but I'll bet Mary really wished somebody had brought some diapers." __ There are three periods in a person's life: • When you believe in Santa Claus
• When you don't believe in Santa Claus
• When you are Santa Claus __ Research shows that 6 out of 7
dwarves aren’t happy.
__ A duck, a skunk and a deer went our to dinner at a restaurant one night. When it came time to pay, the skunk didn’t have a scent, the deer didn’t have a buck, so they put the meal on the duck’s bill. __ The rule is:
I before E, except after C
Disproved by Science __ We live in a time where intelligent people are silenced
so that stupid people won’t be offended. __ Why is a river rich?
It has its own bank. __ Why is a river really rich?
It’s got two banks. __ My weight loss Goal: To be able to clip my toenails and breathe at the same time. __ Q: Why do reindeer wear bells? A: Because their horns don’t work. __ Remember to give Love at Christmas.
It's always appreciated. It may be returned. __ Editor's Note: Since our club is not meeting on Christmas or New Years, there will be no Sunupian newsletter next week. You will receive the next issue on January 6, before our Sunup Rotary Club resumes meeting on January 8. MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR! |
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