Superstition Mountain Rotary Club participated in the 'Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA)' 2024 event - January 12-15. Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is an intensive leadership experience organized by Rotary clubs and districts where young people can participate in events to help them develop their skills as leaders, while having fun and making connections. The January 12-15 event occurred at Camp Pinerock in Prescott, AZ. It provided a unique leadership camp experience where Rotary volunteers participated with students to help empower them through challenging courses and activities. The event included inspirational presenters and fun activities.
Our speaker was Club member, Bill Pettus, who has been a Rotary member for more than 30 years, and has held positions of Past Club President, Past District Governor. and Past Rotary Foundation Co-ordinator. He shared several interesting stories about his life, business and Rotary experiences. His speech was both interesting and entertaining.
January 24
Our speaker, Dr Glen Walp, President of Gold Canyon's Adobe organization, has a long background in various areas of law enforcement and holds a Ph.D. in Human Services, with a specialization in criminal justice from Walden University. Tapping information from his experiences working in the criminal justice system, Glen shared stories with Club members about serial killers who have existed over the years. The presentation was both informative and entertaining. One of his messages to the audience was to 'always be aware of one's surroundings'.
Currently he is owner/operator of Desert Bloodhound LLC, Ironclad Home Security Watch LLC and Justice Publishing LLC', and is a listed expert witness in police policy and procedures. He is employed part-time as a consultant and instructor for Penn State University in their Justice and Safety Institute, teaching police executives nationally and internationally. Glenn has consulted with Penn State staff on national security issues related to the United Arab Emirates. He serves as a consultant for the International Association of Chiefs of Police within their police executive search and selection program.
Walp’s academic works include: 'The Missing Link between Pornography and Rape: Convicted Rapists Respond with Validated Truth', 'The Causes of Crime: A Search for Truth', and is co-author of 'Criminal Investigation Assessments', as published in the 'FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin'. He is also the author of the international award winning book, 'Implosion At Los Alamos'.
Dr. Kristen Bishop, Founder and Medical Director N.D. from Keystone Family Medicine, was our speaker. Keystone Family Medicine focuses on the 'whole person' in a holistic way, and follows a business model of providing 'Direct Primary Care', instead of being limited by insurance industry driven health services. DPC is direct primary care to patients, without the middleman of insurance companies. Individuals/families pay a monthly subscription, which provides access to a whole host of services at no additional cost, or some with a reduced rate.
A wide range of health services are available, ranging from routine and follow-up visits, sick visits, spinal adjustments, sauna therapy, EKG, cold laser, acupuncture, injections, and herbals, as well as many other services. Additionally, naturopathic physicians are licensed to provide scripts for traditional Western medicines, deal with lab services, and handle many of the same health services Western Medicine physicians handle. Keystone's priority is getting to the 'root' of health issues and reversing them naturally, not just treating them.
Dr Bishop began her healthcare career working in traditional sports medicine. While in that field, she began seeing how much 'the system' and 'big insurance companies' dictate health care. After working for several years in traditional sports medicine, she took a work hiatus, focusing on becoming a mom to four wonderful children. During that hiatus, she switched her medical focus to naturopathic medicine and went back to school to gain more education in that field.
From that point, 'Keystone Family Medicine' was formed. Today, Keystone has three offices - Mesa, Phoenix, and Chandler - employing more than a dozen naturopathic physicians, and support staff. In addition to 'Direct Primary Care' monthly subscription plans available for individuals /families - if membership plans don't fit an individual's needs, a person can make appointments using the 'pay-for-single-appointment-plan'. Keystone also offers 'employer membership plans' which allow companies to provide health care for their employees. Club members participated in a lively Q&A, asking questions about naturopathic medicine, how it works, how Western medicine interacts, supplement questions - and more.
To learn more about 'Keystone Family Medicine' and their health/medical services
Our speaker was Tom McDonald, owner of Smiling Dog Landscapes. Tom spoke about their 20 year old garden showroom containing desert plants and cactus, which serves as a showroom for their landscaping business.
Tom leads group tours, providing information about plants best suited for our Arizona climate. He offers tips about best plants that can thrive in extreme desert climate. The gardens also provide space for greenhouses, propagating area for plants and a nursery.
Additionally, Tom works with a Natural Restorations Crew picking up donated cacti that can be re-purposed to restore desert areas.
For more information about 'Smiling Dog Landscapes', and how to arrange to attend a garden tour -
Kristi Falb, Chairperson of the 'Lost Dutchman Marathon' visited the club today to tell us about this year's event on Sun, Feb 18th. Since its inception in 2002, Club volunteers have completely handled the Marathon's 8K event.
Lost Dutchman Marathon, Inc is a public charity run by an all-volunteer board of directors and officers. Proceeds are directed to local youth organizations focused on the economically disadvantaged. Since 2002, the Lost Dutchman Marathon has donated more than $838,000 to numerous local youth organizations.
It is a USATF certified course that can be used as a qualifier for the Boston Marathon. For more info about the Lost Dutchman Marathon - https://lostdutchmanmarathon.org/
The Club participated in the District fellowship project of passing a crystal plaque among Clubs. 'Mesa Sunset Rotary Club' President Juli Kelly accepted the plaque for their Club.
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Superstition Mountain Rotary Club participated in the 'Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA)' 2024 event - January 12-15. Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is an intensive leadership experience organized by Rotary clubs and districts where young people can participate in events to help them develop their skills as leaders, while having fun and making connections. The January 12-15 event occurred at Camp Pinerock in Prescott, AZ. It provided a unique leadership camp experience where Rotary volunteers participated with students to help empower them through challenging courses and activities. The event included inspirational presenters and fun activities. 
Our speaker was Club member, Bill Pettus, who has been a Rotary member for more than 30 years, and has held positions of Past Club President, Past District Governor. and Past Rotary Foundation Co-ordinator. He shared several interesting stories about his life, business and Rotary experiences. His speech was both interesting and entertaining.
Our speaker, Dr Glen Walp, President of Gold Canyon's Adobe organization, has a long background in various areas of law enforcement and holds a Ph.D. in Human Services, with a specialization in criminal justice from Walden University. Tapping information from his experiences working in the criminal justice system, Glen shared stories with Club members about serial killers who have existed over the years. The presentation was both informative and entertaining. One of his messages to the audience was to 'always be aware of one's surroundings'. 
Dr. Kristen Bishop, Founder and Medical Director N.D. from Keystone Family Medicine, was our speaker. 
Our speaker was Tom McDonald, owner of Smiling Dog Landscapes. Tom spoke about their 20 year old garden showroom containing desert plants and cactus, which serves as a showroom for their landscaping business. 
Kristi Falb, Chairperson of the 'Lost Dutchman Marathon' visited the club today to tell us about this year's event on Sun, Feb 18th. Since its inception in 2002, Club volunteers have completely handled the Marathon's 8K event.
The Club participated in the District fellowship project of passing a crystal plaque among Clubs. 'Mesa Sunset Rotary Club' President Juli Kelly accepted the plaque for their Club.