We welcomed back visiting Rotarian Richard Ward and three of our club members: Ron Knies, Steve Gable and Bonnie Gable. Prospective member Heidi Golemon was present. Kim Keider was a guest of Harvey Clark. Cathy Griffin and two other members of the of the Superstition Mountain Promotional Corporation were present to make an announcement about the "Ranch Rodeo".
1. Cathy Griffin from The Superstition Mountain Promotional Corporation announced the "Ranch Rodeo" to be held Saturday, Oct 25 starting at 11:00 AM. There will also be a "Rodeo Dance" at the Elks Lodge from 6-11 PM. Rotary will sell beer at the event.
2. Gene Anderson expressed his appreciation for the meaningful meeting last week with Sgt. Cory Remsburg and his parents.
3. President Bryant read the list of September member birthdays, wedding anniversaries and join date anniversaries.
4. Steve Gable announced an upcoming microcredit trip to Nogales, AZ/MX. If interested in going, see Steve.
5. Sharon Stinard encouraged club members to wear purple this month as part of Domestic Violence Awareness month. October 15 is a special focus day at our club so try to wear purple that day at least. She and Harvey Clark are promoting a table for 10 Rotarians for the Disco Fever dance at La Dolce Vita. Cost of a table is $420. See Sharon for tickets.
6. Harvey Clark mentioned that former AJ police chief Jerry Monohan is going to receive an international award for his work with domestic violence.
7. Mike Munion asked club members to help get sponsors for the golf tournament. There will be a meeting of the tournament committee after today's meeting.
8. Bill Burrows brought us the news of the day.
9. Aaron McDermid raised some "money for the children" as Sargeant-at Arms.
10. Ron Knies won the 50/50 drawing but drew the ace of hearts. The pot was worth $534 today. It will be even bgger next week.
Our newest Rotarian is Brian Kabat, CEO and owner of Frontier Ace Hardware and Superstition Express Laundry - both located in Apache Junction. Brian is married to Ashley and they just celebrated their 8th year of marriage. Brian lives in Gold Canyon. Welcome to Rotary Brian - we are happy to have you as a member of our club!
Our speaker of the day was Steve Gable who was assisted by his wife Bonnie on the projector. Steve showed pictures of the devastation in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines caused by Typhoon Yolanda on November 7, 2013. The storm – the most powerful to ever hit land– had winds of 225 mph for 5 hours, followed by three two-story tidal waves. There were an estimated 10,000 killed with around 1800 unaccounted for. An estimated 414,000 people were left homeless. Two months before Yolanda struck; the area was struck by a 7.8 earthquake.
In February of this year the Gables went with a group of Philippino dentists and other Rotarians on a Dental Mission to Panglao Island Municipality and Cebu. Their third week was planned as a relaxing stay on a beach, but Typhoon Yolanda wiped out their beach resort, so they joined a group of US doctors and moved their clinic to Tacloban, the epicenter of Yolanda. During their time in the Philippines, they performed over 5000 proceedures during their 10 days of dental clinics.
They both returned home with some life changing experiences and a better understanding of why we do what we do as Rotarians.
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)
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