November 11: Steve Miller was a guest of Harvey Clark and Anjah Baig a guest of Mirza Baig. Sandy Stewart was a visiting Rotarian from the Lee's Summit, MO club. Brian Kabat brought his son Derek and Bryant Powell brought his wife Jenny and son Kendall. Our speakers were club guests - Sue Black and Laura Sprinkel from Arizona State Parks.
November 18: District Governor Sherry Mischel visited our club today along with District Governor-Elect Tonya Watson.
Sandy Stewart was a repeat visitor from the Lee's Summit, MO Rotary club. We welcomed back Art Hergatt and Brenda McCullough, regular Rotarian winter visitors to our club. Mary K. Gilliland from CAC was a guest and future member of our club.
President Matt reminded us that the club Christmas Party will be held on Wednesday, December 11 at the Mirage Sports Bar and Grill in Apache Junction. The cost is $25 per person which includes a meal and karaoke.
Harvey Clark reviewed the speaker list for January, 2016.
There is no meeting on November 25 due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
Bob Homann handed out a trifold on the Canyon Sounds Performing Artist Series for 2015-16 and thanked some members for taking out ads in the program. He encouraged members to try out the series.
Mike Dungan served as our Sargeant-at-Arms.
The drawing was won by one of our Canadian friends who received $10 but he drew the queen of clubs. The drawing was worth $326 today. The deck is getting smaller and the pot is getting larger!
Jim Erickson introduced District Governor Sherry Mischel. Sherry gave us a very non-traditional program that had us all laughing and thinking. Sherry explained that her home club called her the "Queen of Rotary" and gave her a crown, a scepter and a gold plated stepping stool to let her see eye to eye with her subjects. She called up several club members who she asked to kneel and she then dubbed them Sir (Name)and told them to go forth into the world and do good.
Sherry then proceeded to grill club members on their knowledge of Rotary such as RYLA, RYE Interact and Rotoract. She asked some probing questions like "What Do We Give to Rotary?", "How Can We Attract Younger Members?" "What Were Your Club Fundraising Events Last Year?", "Where Do We Learn Our Values?" and "How Does the Club Relate to the Interact Club?" For right answers, Tonya Watson awarded bags of M & Ms. It was a fun way to re-learn about our club and Rotary in general.
DG Sherry closed her talk by giving awards earned by the club last year to last-year's President Bryant Powell. They included the Every Rotarian Every Year Award, the 100% Sustaining Members Award and the District Award as the club had the had the largest growth in "Members Under 40".
President Matt then told Sherry that the club was donating $200 to the RYLA program and presented her with a surprise gift which turned out to be a Green Bay Packer cheesehead.
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