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Superstition Mountain
Service Above Self
We meet Wednesdays at 12:10 PM
Gold Canyon Golf Resort
6100 S. Kings Ranch Road
Gold Canyon, AZ  85118
United States
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GUESTS AND VISITORS
Visitors today were prospective member Jim Rutkowski (3rd visit) and Dr. Ray Lang from the Lake Havasu City Rotary Club.  Anya Baig was a guest of her husband Fareed Baig and John Pennypacker. our speaker, was a guest of the club.
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CLUB BUSINESS
 
 
1. Matt Ruppert is our acting President today.
 
2. Harvey Clark told the club about the outstanding athletic achievements of his granddaughter (age 18) and grandson (age 16).
 
3. Matt read the August birthday and anniversary list.  Mike Cowan thanked Matt for reminding him of his wedding anniversary this month.
 
4. Matt's grandson is 1 year old today.
 
5. John Pennypacker announced that Jim Erickson has 40 years of perfect attendance at Rotary meetings and Ray Lang has 37 years of perfect attendance.
 
6. Ed Shockleys wife Cassandra is recovering from surgery.
 
7. Bob Homann won the drawing and $10 but drew the 3 of hearts.  Matt said the Joker was right next to the 3 of hearts.  The pot was worth $271 today.
 
 
SPEAKER
Jay Jones introduced our speaker of the day, John Pennypacker, who is a member of the District's Rotary Foundation Committee.  John is well-known to our club since he served as District Governor in 2014-15 and he has been out to speak at our club several times.  He is very active in Rotary leadership areas.
The Rotary Foundation funded 1,165 Global Grants in 2015-16 for 76 million dollars to support a wide variety of good causes.  Our dues help pay for the global grants and so we all participate in these grants indirectly if not directly.  On the Polio Plus front, there were only 7 new cases worldwide in 2016 so we are very close to getting it eradicated.  Compare 7 in 2016 vs 1,000 new polio cases a year in just the USA in 1955.
 
John announced the Rotary Foundation Dinner "Abundant Harvest" to be held on Saturday, November 4 at 6pm at the Doubletree by Hilton in Tempe.  It will be a buffet dinner costing $50.  The speaker will be Ray Klinginsmith, past Rotary International President.  Cowboy attire is welcome.
 
John made two special presentations to two club members who have become members of the Paul Harris Society.  PHS members pledge to support the Rotary Foundation to the amount of $1,000 per year. 
Presentation to Dr. Tracey Yamamoto
Presentation to Ed Shockley
 
CONGRATULATIONS TO TRACEY AND ED FOR THEIR STRONG SUPPORT OF THE GOALS OF ROTARY!!
AUGUST BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES
MEMBER BIRTHDAYS
Jeff Cutler - August 5
Dana Hawman-Trumbull - August 22
 
MEMBER ANNIVERSARIES
Mike and Diane Dungan - August 4 - 33 years
Frank and Sharla Mwinyelle - August 7 - 11 years
Brian and Ashley Kabat - August 12 - 11 years
Mike and Shirley Cowan - August 18 - 10 years
Earl and Lois Zumwalt - August 29 - 59 years
 
CLUB JOIN ANNIVERSARIES
Ron Knies - August 4 - 13 years
Larry Johnson - August 15 - 5 years
Len LaFlesch - August 24 - 12 years
 
 
UPCOMING PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
August 23 - Dr. Krista Anderson - new Superintendent of AJUSD
 
August 30 - Charles Hefton - Founder of Life Builders
 
September 6 - Dr. Jacquelyn Fischer - President, Central Arizona College
 
September 13 - Diane Fisher - Health South, Stroke rehab
 
September 20 - Judy Lutes - Exec. Dir., AZ Winter Visitors Association
 
September 27 - On Hold