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Superstition Mountain
Service Above Self
Every Wednesday at 12:10 pm (doors open at 11:45)
Gold Canyon Golf Resort
6100 S. Kings Ranch Road
Gold Canyon, AZ  85118
United States
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SPEAKERS
 
 
February 6
 
Heather Hildreth from HomeWell Senior Care highlighted the services they provide to help seniors stay in their homes.
 
      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
February 13
 
Jackie Hough, Attorney at Law, was our speaker today.  Jackie specializes in estate planning, and provided a very interesting and appropriate program.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
February 20
 
Whitney Hensiak was our speaker.  She has a wealth of knowledge and experience, and we learned much about Family Emergency Communication Planning.
 
 
 
 
February 27
 
Dr. Krista Anderson, Superintendent of the Apache Junction Unified School District, spoke about the challenges the school district is facing, as well as the new strategic plan for the district. Goal areas include academic excellence, community engagement, a culture of continuous improvement and the examination and evaluation of systems. Work is ongoing to become more fiscally responsible and to minimize inefficiencies.
 
 
 
 

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CLUB BUSINESS
 
 
 
Mike Sheridan was installed as a member of the club on February 6, 2019.
 
 
 
 
 
Ben Fellows was presented with his Paul Harris plus one at the February 6 meeting.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preliminary Rodeo Results
 
Ed Shockley announced that we received $2,650 in tips, and sold all 500 koozies. Beer sales were comparable to last year.
 
 
Rotary Milestones
 
Jay Jones announced that February 23rd was the 114th anniversary of Rotary.
Lee Holmes also announced that 2019 is the fifth year of the Paul Harris Society. 
 
 
 
 
Upcoming service opportunities:
 
 Ed Shockley announced that our next service date at the food bank is March 25 from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. We will work in two hour shifts, and need five people per shift. Please let Ed know if you are able to participate.
 
 
Jacquie Smith announced that the Arizona Water Festival for fourth graders (https://arizonawet.arizona.edu) is scheduled for April 25 at Prospector Park. They need volunteers, so if you are available to help, please let her know. For more information. arizonawet.arizona.edu.
 
 
Dena Kimble drew the winning card to win the drawing. She donated the entire $950 to the Apache Junction Unified School District! The money will be used for the Teacher of the Year project.
 
 
 
 
Save the Date!
Harvey Clark announced that the next Rotary night at Barleens Dinner Show will be Saturday, March 21, 2020.
 
 
 

UPCOMING PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
  • March 6 - Conrad Storad, author of Sonoran Desert Tales with Conrad Storad
  • March 13 - Nancy Tossell, Copywriter on editing and book writing
  • March 20 - Jerald Monahan, Law Enforcement Liaison with End Violence Against Women International
  • April 3 - Club Assembly
  • April 10 - John Pelletier, author, from the Superstition Mountain Museum
  • April 17 - Larry Kirsch from the City of Apache Juncton
  • April 24 - Lisa Jones from Direct TV-AT&T
  • May 1 - Dan Zimmerman from Spokes Fighting Strokes
  • May 8 - Rita Anand, Consultant with Dementia Angels
  • May 29 - Classification Talks
 
 

UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES
 
Happy Birthday!
 
  • Tracy Yamamoto - March 17
 
 
 
GUESTS AND VISITORS
Visiting Rotarians
  • Bill Pepple, Bryan, Ohio Rotary Club
  • Phyllis Chambers, Lincoln, Nebraska Downtown #14 Rotary Club
  • "Van" Van Jepmond, Lacy, Washington Rotary Club
  • Mary McCambridge, Loveland, Colorado Rotary Club
  • Chris White, Idaho Falls, Idaho Rotary Club
  • Jim Nelson, Rockford, Illinois Rotary Club
  • Curt Ward, Gilbert Rotary Club
  • Bill Ohe, Edmonton, Alberta, Riverton Rotary Club
  • Edwina Coohe, Southampton, England, SCWS Rotary Club
  • Ray and Marion Miller, Red Deer, Alberta East Rotary Club
  • Ray Villa,  Mesa Sunrise Rotary Club
  • Joan Wasmuth, Marinville, Alberta Rotary Cub
 
Ryan, Janna, Garon and Finton Gissler, Victoria, Canada, Rotary Club. The club they are a member of has a category of "family"; therefore, the whole family is a member.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Guests and Visitors
  • Tom Gibbons, visiting from Plattsburgh, New York
  • Krista Anderson with the Apache Junction School District
  • Ken Weiland, Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • Greg Johnson, Edmonton, Alberta
  • Fran Johnson, Edmonton, Alberta
  • Patti Lindberg, Woodbury, Minnesota
  • Megan Connolly, Apache Junction, Arizona
  • Chelsea Connolly, Apache Junction, Arizona
  • Lisa Baes, Mesa, Arizona
  • Jackie Hough, Mesa Arizona
  • Earl Zumwalt
Executives & Directors
President
 
President Elect
 
Secretary
 
Treasurer
 
Immediate Past President
 
Membership Chair
 
Program Chair
 
Foundation Chair
 
Director
 
Director
 
Director
 
Sergeant-at-Arms
 
Newsletter Editor
 
Russell Hampton
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