2023 Lost Dutchman Marathon
Terralle Moore announced the receipt of a check from the Lost Dutchman Marathon for the Club's volunteer efforts in staffing the 8k portion of the race. These funds will be used by the Club to help support scholarships, youth activities for those less fortunate, and other non-profit needs in the local community. For more information - https://lostdutchmanmarathon.org/2023 Scholarship Awards
Superstition Mountain Rotary Club was represented at the 2023 Apache Junction High School scholarship award ceremony by Club members, Sharon Stinard, Len LaFlesh, Sarah Moore and Dan Fisher. The 2023 Superstition Mountain Rotary Club scholarship award winners are: Julia Arellano (Grand Canyon University), Giselle Dominguez (ASU), Ryza Garcia (ASU), Flor Sanchez-Grajeda (CAC), Diana Granillo (ASU), Megan Grossman (MCC), Sage Miguel-Gasper (NAU), Sofia Nelson (NAU), Beatrice Njoroge (CAC), and Kendall Powell (Brigham Young University). The 10 students to receive scholarship awards were selected from many Apache Junction high School student resumes. The scholarship amount of $2000 will be given to each of the 10 students - for a total of $20,000. It was a difficult decision selecting only 10 winners. Criteria was based on academics, as well as need, along with essays from students.Superstition Mountain Rotary Club has been awarding scholarships to students at Apache Junction High School for 25 years. Total scholarship dollars awarded during the past 25 years have exceeded more than $175,000. The Club's major fund raisers used to fund High School Scholarships are the 'Annual Golf Tournament', 'Lost Dutchman Rodeo Days' and 'Lost Dutchman Marathon-8k'. These annual fund-raisers require a lot of volunteers. We look forward to more community members joining us and helping us continue to support students and their educational needs.
CAAFA Support
The club recently donated an assortment of hygiene items, diapers, toothbrushes/dental care products - and additional needed items to 'CAAFA - A New Leaf'. 'A New Leaf's Community Alliance Against Family Abuse (CAAFA)' program provides sexual violence and domestic violence survivors with a 16-bed emergency shelter, support groups,legal advocacy, case management, sexual assault victim advocacy, food boxes, community outreach services, and more.'CAAFA-A New Leaf' has ongoing needs for community support. For more information about 'CAAFA-A New Leaf' and to learn how you/your organization can also help support them -- https://www.turnanewleaf.org/services/domestic-violence-services/caafa/