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Welcome to our Club!
Superstition Mountain
Service Above Self
We meet Wednesdays at 12:10 PM
Gold Canyon Golf Resort
6100 S. Kings Ranch Road
Gold Canyon, AZ  85118
United States
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GUESTS AND VISITORS
Our visiting Rotarians today were Lorraine Dopson from the Bismarck, ND Rotary Club and Earl Zumwalt from the Calgary Rotary Club.  Nadia Adawala and Marni Rawszer from Mesa were visitors to the club today.  We welcomed back winter visitors Mary and Terry Drader and John Raine.
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CLUB BUSINESS
1. Aaron McDermid is serving as President Pro Tem today.
 
2. Len reminded us of the need to get prizes and players for the golf tournament on January 13th.
 
3. Mike Dungan told the club of the passing of Jan Miller, wife of long-term winter visitor Harrell Miller of Napa, CA.  Mike read aloud Harrell's tribute to his wife.
 
4. Jack Beveridge brought along his communications director who told us of two projects being run by Empowerment Systems:
     a. The Sixth Annual 2017 Drive.  They are seeking donations from club members to provide a wonderful holiday meal for up to 120 families. 
     b. The Eighth Annual Awards Luncheon.  March 29.  They are seeking sponsorships in the $500 to $5,000 range to support the wide variety of programming done by Empowerment Systems.  They are also selling tickets to the luncheon.
 
5. Earl Zumwalt said his "Goodbyes" to the club.  He has really enjoyed being a member and he has participated fully in our activities.  We will miss you Earl - a lot!  Thank you!
 
6. Alex Blais won the drawing and $10 (which he contributed back to the club) but he drew the 10 of diamonds.  The drawing was worth $474.50 today.  We are down to 19 cards.
 
 
 
CLUB HOLIDAY SOCIAL
Lee and Roberta Holmes invite all club members and their significant others to attend a "2017 Holiday Social" to be held at their home on Saturday, December 16th starting at 5:30 PM. Winter visitors and significant others are always welcome to attend.  The Holmes home is located at 6320 E. Dalea Way in Gold Canyon.  
SPEAKER
Our scheduled speaker was a "no show", so Lee Holmes graciously stepped up to tell the club about some projects he is involved with in South Africa.  Lee is a retired veterinarian from Iowa. 
District 6000 in Iowa received a grant from Rotary to build wells in South Africa.  They auctioned off an expense-paid trip which Lee bid on and won.  He and Roberta spent their 30th wedding anniversary on this S. African mission trip.
 
While there, the Rotary group dug 14 wells situated near schools.  Some of the wells are powered by electricity - a couple are solar powered and one is wind powered.  They actually bought a used windmill for the latter. 
 
In the interim, the Holmes have been involved with the Blessman Ministries.  That organization donated 8,000 pairs of shoes.  Other projects are vegetable gardens, better toilets, donating eye glasses, microcredit projects (sewing, cafe'), a chicken-raising project, a female hygiene program and a feeding program.
 
John and Roberta are inviting the club to their home for our annual Christmas social.  See elsewhere in this eBulletin.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES
MEMBER BIRTHDAYS
Lee Holmes - December 6
Harvey Clark - December 8
Robert Homann - December 11
Ron Knies - December 15
 
WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES
Murray and Priscilla Hiatt - December 4 - 44 years
Bob and Jenny Crow - December 27 - 48 years
 
CLUB JOIN ANNIVERSARIES
Sharon Stinard - December 14 - 18 years
Tracey Yamamoto - December 16 - 12 years
 
 
 
UPCOMING PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
December 6 - Dr. Jim and Beth Blessman - Blessman Ministries - Report on Rotary grant
 
December 13 - Frank Mwinyelle - Integrity Hospice
 
December 20 - JoElle Hurns - Apache Junction Food Bank
 
December 27 - NO MEETING - HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
 
 
 
 
 
SPECIAL EVENTS
 
December 16 - Club "2017 Holiday Social" at the Holmes house at 6320 E. Dalea Way in Gold Canyon. 5:30 PM
 
January 13, 2018 - Rotary Golf Tournament
 
April 5-8 - RYLA. $400 per student