A special guest today was District 5510 governor John Pennypacker. Visiting with us for the first time were Rotarians Mary and Terry Drader from the Drayton Valley, Alberta club and Jake Bruinewood from the Ladysmith, B.C. club. Ralph Will and Carl Reinhardt were first time visitors. Doug Evans was back for the first time.
1. Governor John Pennypacker congratulated the club on gaining six new members. President Bryant reminded John that we are one of the two clubs in the district to start an Interact club this year.
2. Bob Benjamin alerted us to the Lost Dutchman Marathon coming up on Sunday, February 15. Our club assists with the 8 K Trail Run. Bob needs volunteers to work from dawn for about 2 hours and then be done. Bob said the event raises about $2,000 for the club and Bryant said it generates a total of $65,000 for charitable causes in Apache Junction. See Bob to volunteer.
3. President Bryant said we will conduct elections next week for our 2015-16 officers and Board members. The nominating committee will present a slate. Nominations can be made from the floor next week. The elected people do not start their duties until July 1, 2015.
4. Aaron McDermid did an outstanding job of raising money "for the children". Lots of laughs.
5. Visitor Carl Reinhardt won the drawing and $10 but missed the joker.
President Bryant held a club assembly today to finish planning for our Can-Am Charity Golf Tournament to be held on Saturday, January 10. Mike Munion and Len LaFlesch led the discussion.
Nearby Rotary Clubs that might be useful for meeting makeup attendance. You can find the meeting times and locations for Rotary clubs throughout the world by going to the Rotary International website (www.rotary.org) and clicking on "Club Locator" in the upper right corner of the screen.
Mesa East Rotary Club: Thursdays at 12:00 p.m.
Superstition Springs Golf Club, 6542 E. Baseline, Mesa (16 miles)
Gilbert Rotary Club: Thursdays at 7:00 a.m.
The Henhouse Cafe, 3244 E. Guadalupe Rd., Gilbert, AZ (20 miles)
Mesa West Rotary Club: Thursdays at 12:10 p.m.
Hilton Phoenix East-Mesa, 1011 W. Holmes Ave.,Mesa (24 miles)
Mesa Sunrise Rotary Club: Wednesdays at 7:00 a.m.
Banner Health Business Center, 525 W. Brown Rd., Mesa
Tempe South Rotary Club: Fridays at 6:45 a.m.
Friendship Village, 2645 E. Southern Ave., Tempe (26 miles)
