July 27, 2020 - During our club assembly we listened to reports from Committee Chairs and conducted an on-line poll to get member's opinions on when to start regular lunch meetings, hold social events, hold service events, and the state of the budget.
July 20, 2020 - Anne Marie Geary is the Philanthropy Officer with Lost Our Home Pet Rescue (LOH) in Tempe. She told us that LOH began as a grass roots organization in 2008. A video of her presentation can be seen HERE.
Anne Marie gave us an excellent overview of how the LOH organization started, how it has grown, and where it is going. They provide a variety of services from Keeping Families and Pets Together, Low Income Boarding, Temporary Care Program and a Pet Friendly Rental program. They rely on over 400 volunteers to support all their programs. They are the only shelter in Maricopa County dedicated to rescuing pets abandoned or at risk of homelessness. They also have an adoption program and a Pet Food Bank. They are currently in a capital campaign to raise $2M so they can increase and improve their facilities. Readers are encouraged to visit their websiteHERE, and watch Anne Marie's presentation HERE.
If you are a busy person who wants to have fun while making a difference, then be our guest for lunch on Monday (not holidays) from 12:00 to 1:00 pm at the Olive Garden. Currently our meetings are in person and via Zoom. We are men and women in ages from 30's to retired. Check our Facebook page - Kyrene RC as well. The URL for this page is KyreneRotary.org
July 13, 2020 - Peter Marshall, creative director for Forrec, gave us an excellent overview of where Theme Parks are going and what elements will they contain. His PowerPoint presentation can be seen by clicking HERE. In addition there is a live video that can be seen in the "Read More" section until the end of July.Note that the screen will be dark for the first couple of minutes while Peter is introduced. Be patient.
Peer talked about Queues, Rides, and Planning. He told us about "Pivots" which are major shifts in concepts. Designers are working on making queues faster, more comprehensive and enjoyable. Apps will show waits, navigation to rides etc. AI combined with location information will help people move through parks more efficiently. Rides will be more sophisticated with more control being given to the rider. Planning involves developing parks that change from pay once when you enter to pay as you go. Self driving vehicles will enable people to drive throughout the park. Peter said in general there will be "individual, real time, RFID tracked, AI guided, AR enriched park tours". See his PowerPoint HERE. Both the PowerPoint and the video will be black for a couple of minutes while Peter is being introduced. Please hang in there!
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