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District Governor Michelle Holcomb, from the Rotary Club of Fountain Hills, made her official visit to our club last Wednesday, and commented how impressed she was with our club's vitality at such an early hour. Her primary message centered on her Governor's Theme, "Rotary Means Business." She really liked Sarah's RMB presentation earlier in the meeting, and emphasized how inportant it is for club members to share about what their businesses are doing, and what they have to offer. She also encouraged club members to do business with each other. While our club is growing, and we are actively working to continue that upward trend, we were sorry to learn from DG Michelle that our Rotary district experienced a net loss of 127 members last year She had some suggestions on how we can continue to grow our club. She also encouraged our club to consider regularly supporting The Rotary Vocational Fund of Arizona. which provides scholarships for CTEC students. and also urged us to learn more about the successful Rotary Microcredit program in Mexico. Rotary leaders, PDG Art, DG Michelle and Pres. Christy, conferring after the meeting. The Point of the Rotary Pin
PDG Roger Bonngard When we Rotarians wear our Rotary lapel pins, we usually think of it as a badge to identify us as persons of character and integrity; and persons who give freely to the Rotary Foundation. We wear them expecting others to see us as someone with whom they would like to do business----a responsible and ethical person. All this may be true; however, the Rotary emblem is fastened with a pin that points inward. When we wear our pins, we ought to be aware that the emblem and its inward-pointing pin is not only to let others know what we are about but also to remind us of what we represent----The Object of Rotary and the Four-Way Test----our vocation and the responsibility to represent it with pride. Wearing our Rotary pin should make us conscious of the “Point” of being a Rotarian. When we wear the Rotary pin, we are Rotary. In the eyes of others, the sum total of all Rotary is what we are, and what we do as an individual. This year let us wear our Rotary pin with pride----every day!! Let us get the “point” of the Rotary pin, to give Service Above Self, and to move our club forward. CLUB SERVICE Rotary Means Business - Sarah's "Bad Hair Day" Sarah Van Bourgondien deliberately depicted a "Bad Hair Day," in order to test club members' reactions to her hair, and to demonstrate how important it is to everyone to look their best with good hair care. She reported that most members took one look at her hair, and then quickly looked away. Pastor Dan, from Prescott Frontier Rotary, doing a club meeting make-up, in order to preserve his 41-year perfect Rotary attendance record, surmised that Sarah had somehow made contact with an electrical outlet on her way to our Rotary meeting.. Sarah described the important role she plays as a Hairdresser as "the world's second-oldest profession." It was a humorous and enjoyable presentation. Thank you Sarah! Your creative thinking and enthusiasm contiue to inspire us, and you are the ideal person to be serving as our Club Membership Chair! We appreciate you! COMMUNITY SERVICE Veteran’s Day Parade on Monday, November 11th at 11:00 a.m. Thanks to Marsha Teller for organizing our Sunup Rotary's representation in this parade, honoring our nation's veterans. Here are Marsha's final instructions: We will be on Pleasant Street between Willis and Gurley( number 43). Please wear your Rotary hat and shirt. We will see you no later than 10:30 with parade beginning at 11:00. Let’s have a great turnout for our Veterans. Any Christmas decorations you no longer want or need? Please bring them with you to our club meeting. We are collecting for the two PASS transitional homes for the holidays, so they can join in the spirit of the holidays. Contact Jane White at jwhitemath12@gmail.com if you have questions. INTERNATIONAL SERVICE Mexico-USA Friendship Conference Todd Clancy, our International Service Director, represented our club at the annual Mexico-USA Friendship Conference and Global Grants Exchange, held this year in Xalapa, the capitol of the Mexican State of Veracruz. Pictured here is one of the work sessions, as the club representatives considered 23 proposals of potential Rotary Foundation Global Grant projects. Todd reports that it was "an awesome conference." Based on input from our club leaders and members, he chose, on our club's behalf, three projects for our support, each identified by their respective Rotary Area of Focus: • Disease Prevention & Treatment: Cleft palette and lip treatments in Mexico - $700 • Community Economic Development: Vocational training for homeless adolescents in Africa - $700 • Water, Sanitation & Hygiene: Rainwater harvesting for sustainable potable water supply in Mexico for eight elementary schools - $1,100. (Our club will be the Internatiuonal Partner for this project.) Due to the conference being held the last weekend in October, it is especially interesting to be able to participate in the country's celebrarion of the Day of the Dead, which honors the memory of deceased family and friends. Next year the Mexico-USA Friendship Conference and Global Grants Exchange will be held in Yuma, Oct. 30 - Nov. 3, 2025. The conference rotates between Mexico and Arizona each year. Our Rainwater Harvesting Global Grant Project From Todd Clancy, Sunup's International Service Director: Our new sister club members took me to visit the two project sites that involve installing rainwater harvesting to supply potable water first time ever for drinking and washing for 23 houses and in an elementary school with 1400 students. This is a project from last year‘s conference in Prescott, to which we pledged $1500; and we are the international partner. The systems harvests rainwater and it also sanitizes the water. I just arrived in Taiwan yesterday. I’ll probably be here until beginning of March.
Todd with members of the Xalapa Rotary Club, touring the Rainwater Harvesting project sites. The rainwater harvesting storage and sanitizing equipment If Adam and Eve were Cajuns, they would have eaten the snake, instead of the apple, and saved us all a lot of trouble. __ When my grandson asked me how old I was, I teasingly replied, "I'm not sure." "Look in your underwear, Grandpa," he advised "Mine says I'm 4 to 6." (WOW! I really like this one -- it says I'm only '38'!) __ I started out with nothing, And I still have most of it. __ The inventor of autocorrect died. The funnel will be tomato. __ Thin people take themselves lightly. __ "I've decided to change my footwear from laces to Velcro. Why knot?" __ Some people are such treasures You just want to bury them. __ Ban pre-shredded cheese. Make America grate again. __ |
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