FORMER EXCHANGE STUDENTS   February 22, 2021 - Former exchange students Louise, Remy, and Tanner visited with us today to give us a brief update on their lives currently. Louise came from Denmark at our first exchange student. Remy came from France and Tanner went to Belgium. You can see them by clicking HERE. They are very impressive young people! Each one has a few minutes alone and then there is a complete presentation with questions and answers. |
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SHELTER BOX February 15, 2021 - Sharee Sheets from Shelter Box gave us an overview and details about the Shelter Box program. Her presentation generated many questions. Her presentation along with the Q&A session can be seen by clicking HERE. |
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SAVE THE FAMILY February 8, 2021 - Jacki Taylor, CEO of Save the Family gave us an excellent presentation of her organization's history, operations, and philosophy.Her presentation can be seen by clicking HERE. |
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INVESTING IN HOUSE REMODELING January 18, 2021 - Aaron Cullitan of Networth Realty gave us a good overview on how investors buy under valued properties, fix them up, and sell or rent them. There were lots of questions from members. His presentation can be seen by clicking HERE. |
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HABITAT FOR HUMANITY - HOUSE BUILD January 16, 2021 - Our 5 person Kyrene and Camelback Crossroads Rotary team painted and dug out stumps at a Habitat For Humanity house this morning. Harry, Darrell, Doug, Laura, and Mariel. |
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SALT RIVER PIMA-MARICOPA INDIAN COMMUNITY January 11, 2021 - Theresa Rosier, an attorney with the SALT RIVER PIMA-MARICOPA Indian Community, gave us a very informative presentation covering many topics regarding the Community. Her presentation generated many questions. Her presentation can be seen by clicking HERE. |
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LUCKIEST MAN ALIVE January 04, 2021 - Today, Neil Balter, entrepreneur and philanthropist, gave us a history of his success as a business person (starting with California Closets) and his approach to philanthropy. A very impressive man. His presentation can be seen in two parts. The first is just his verbal presentation. Click HERE to see it. The second is the PowerPoints he used for part of his presentation. Click HERE to see it. Both parts should be viewed for maximum impact and understanding. |
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SERVICE ABOVE SELF December 28, 2020 - Rotary's moto was included on a stamp in 1955. Did you know that? |
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CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS December 21, 2020 - Today members told of their Christmas traditions and a few stories associated with those traditions. |
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CHRISTMAS PIANO CONCERT WITH NICOLE PESCE |
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PACKING FOOD AT THE UNITED FOOD BANK December 16, 2020 - Kyrene Rotarians, family and friends just bagged more than 20,000 meals last night at the United Food Bank of Arizona. This starts our 6th year of regular food packing with them. In January we’re helping Habitat for Humanity build a family home. Food and housing, two important Valley needs that the Kyrene Rotary Club work on. Why not join us next time? Fellowship and Service above Self, it’s what we do! |
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THE ROTARY FOUNDATION December 7, 2020 - Bob Zarling gave us a presentation about The Rotary Foundation, explaining what it does and does not do and how members can contribute. His presentation can be seen by clicking HERE. |
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KYRENE ROTARY COMMUNITY SERVICE December 6, 2020 - this list is current as of this date. This is a living document and will be changed regularly. |
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AZ DEPT OF HEALTH - HIV November 30, 2020 - Today Max Short, Epidemiologist with the Arizona Department of Health Services and Harry's son, gave us an overview of the history and current statistics of HIV in Arizona. His presentation generated many questions. See the presentation by clicking HERE. A live video will be available in "Read More" for a month. |
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FEED OUR BABIES FOOD PACKING November 21, 2020 - Rotarians from the Kyrene club and a couple of other clubs worked to organize and pack food that will be distributed to families on November 23. Several hundred bags were packed and club members enjoyed the opportunity for fellowship. |
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ROTARY WATER PROJECTS November 16, 2020 - Joe Weisiger, a man with much management experience and a Rotarian, told us about several water projects that Rotary has been and continues to be involved in. To see the video he showed about the Water Lady, click HERE |
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BUYING AND SELLING HOUSES DURING COVID-19 November 09, 2020 - Laura Myers gave us an excellent detailed analysis of the housing market during the Covid-19 era. Her presentation can be seen by clicking HERE. |
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NEBRASKA WILDLIFE BIOLOGY November 2, 2020 - Erin Considine (daughter-in-law of Machel) gave us an excellent presentation on forest fires and their implications. Her presentation can be seen HERE |
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ECONOMIC IMPACTS AND PROJECTIONS October 26, 2020 - Dr Stephen Happel gave us his perspective on the economy today, where it might be going, and the impact of COVID-19. His presentation can be viewed HERE |
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DESERT HOOVES PONY CLUB
 October 19, 2019 - Lisa Kilpatrick is the District Commissioner for the Desert Hooves Pony Club which is a participant in the USPC Pony Clubs. A link to the presentation is HERE |
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PACKING FOOD - UNITED FOOD BANK
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EXCHANGE STUDENT TANNER'S EXPERIENCE IN BELGIUM October 5, 2020 - Today our exchange student, Tanner, who spent a year in Belgium told us about Belgium and his experience.His presentation is available HERE |
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ARIZONA SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE
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LABELING DICTIONARIES
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ECONOMIC OUTLOOK AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE STOCK MARKET September 21, 2020 - Gary Pollock, Senior Managing Director for First Republic Private Wealth Management, shared his perspectives on the economy and stock market. His presentation is available HERE. |
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VIRTUAL TEACHING IN THE AGE OF COVID September 14, 2020 - Dr Raquel Salas gave us a brief overview of her career and then described the current educational environment. Her presentation is available HERE. |
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EVALUATE POTENTIAL STUDENT September 7, 2020 - Today a small number of our members interviewed a candidate who is seeking support from The Rotary Vocational Fund of Arizona (TRVFA). We deliberated at the end of the interview and our committee chair, Oliver Ncube, sent our recommendation to TRVFA. |
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DG ELIZABETH MAHONEY AT CLUB ASSEMBLY August 24, 2020 - District Governor, Elizabeth Mahoney spoke to us at our monthly club assembly. Her presentation can be seen HERE. |
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MAYOR OF TEMPE - COREY WOODS
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BACK PACK DONATIONS  August 13, 2020 - Soni, Rob, and two volunteers from I-Help a TCAA organization. Rob met with Soni today at the King of Glory church on Southern and turned over the back packs to be given to homeless people. Soni and Mo purchased 24 backpacks and a variety of items This is the first service project of the current year with hopefully many more to come. |
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ROSIE'S HOUSE - A MUSIC ACADEMY FOR CHILDREN August 10, 2020 - Alyson Hartsock, Advancement and Marketing Director for Rosie's House, showed us a video and gave us an excellent overview of Rosie's House. Her PowerPoint can be seen HERE |
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TEMPE HISTORICAL MUSEUM Aug 3, 2020 - Jared Smith from the Tempe Historical Museum told us about the museum and a lot of Tempe history. You can see his presentation by clicking HERE. . |
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CLUB ASSEMBLY 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. |
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LOST OUR HOME PET RESCUE 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. |
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FUTURE OF THEME PARKS 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. |
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CLUB ASSEMBLY - STARTING NEW YEAR July 6, 2020 - Our club assembly today had two major agenda items. New president, Rob, gave us an overview of his background and how he would like to move forward this year. Our treasurer, Dave, discussed the proposed budget for the new fiscal year 2020-2021. Dave's presentation and club member's comments can be seen by clicking HERE. The date for beginning face-to-face lunch meetings was established as Oct. 5 , 2020. |
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KEN'S AWARD  June 29, 2020 - President Wally surprised Ken with an unexpected visit to his home to present him with an ABOVE and BEYOND award. |
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THE HONDURAN CONTEXT June 29, 2020 - Today Mia Wallace, Program Assistant with the Train for Change project, which is part of the Students Helping Hondurans program, gave us an excellent overview of the project. Her presentation can be seen by clicking HERE. |
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HEALTH IN AMERICA and COVID-19 June 22, 2020 - Dr Stephen Brezuchka, from the University of Washington Public Health organization, gave us a very informative talk that was designed to make us think about the status of our health in America. His talk is available by clicking HERE. |
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FRIENDLY NEIGHBOR HOTLINE June 15, 2020 - Dr. Howard Abrams is the Division Head of General Internal Medicine for the University Health Network iassociated with the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, and is Director for the OpenLab. He gave us an overview of the OpenLab and more details can be found HERE. The focus of his presentation was The Friendly Neighbor Hotline which is a project of the OpenLab. His PowerPoint presentation can be seen HERE. |
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TEMPE POLICE DEPT - MICHAEL POOLEY June 8, 2020 - Michael Pooley, Tempe Police Department, Assistant Chief, gave us an excellent overview of how his department is coping with COVID-19 and protesters. His presentation can be seen by clicking here. |
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5495 District Gov - Last videoHere is Dave Simmer's last video. |
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TEMPE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE June 1, 2020 - Today Anne Gill, President and CEO of the Tempe Chamber of Commerce gave us an update on what is happening in our business community. Her presentation can be accessed by clicking HERE at any time. |
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TEMPE FIRE DEPT. - CURRENT UPDATE
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TRVFA - DAN MESSERSMITH May 11, 2020 - Dan Messersmith, the president of The Rotary Vocation Fund of Arizona (TRVFA) gave us an excellent overview of the TRVFA organization. You can see his presentation by CLICKING HERE |
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VIDEO CONFERENCE - MAY 4
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VIDEO CONFERENCE - APRIL 27 April 27, 2020 - we did not have a speaker today so most of our time was spent on Happy Bucks. We continue to have strong participation from our members. |
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CORONA HIGH SCHOOL April 20, 2020 - Honorary Member, Nathan Kleve, the principal at Corona High School, filled us in on how the school and district is coping with the Covid-19 virus. |
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PEOPLE OF ACTION - NEW PROJECT
What can Rotarians do to help in this time of crisis? Ideas gathered by the District 5495 Governor Line |
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VIDEO CONFERENCE - APRIL 13 April 13, 2020 - We didn't have a speaker today so the club proceeded to have a lengthy Happy Bucks session during which members also described a favorite movie. The attendance was excellent (20 members) and spirits were high. There was a Foundation Board meeting after the regular meeting to discuss the status of the golf tournament. |
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DICTIONARIES AT ROOSEVELT SCHOOL DISTRICT  April 6, 2020 - Today two librarians from the Roosevelt School District, Pam Hulin and Nancy Schwartz, gave us an excellent overview of how the dictionaries which our club provides each year are used and appreciated throughout the 3rd Grade classes. To learn more click on "Read More" below. |
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NEW SONG CENTER FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN March 30, 2020 - Today Lisa Schmitt, Executive Director for New Song Center for Grieving Children, told us about this program which is part of the Hospice of the Valley organization. To see a video of her presentation click HERE |
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KYRENE VIDEO CONFERENCE EXPERIENCE March 30, 2020 - Kyrene Rotary Club members participated in our second video conference lunch meeting. We plan to continue meeting with this video conference format using Zoom. The experience has been very positive. |
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DAVID ZIMMER AT VIDEO CONFERENC- KYRENE ROTARY CLUBMarch 23, 2020 The Kyrene Rotary Club held its first video-conference lunch meeting on Monday March 23. District Governor Dave Zimmer attended |
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QUOTE OF THE WEEKThe most common form of despair is not being who you are.” |
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ALL LUNCH MEETINGS CANCELED UNTIL AT LEAST MAY 7In order to help fight the coronaviris epidemic, ALL MEETINGS ARE CANCELED until at least May 7 ####### NOON LUNCH MEETINGS WILL CONTINUE VIA VIDEO-CONFERENCE USING ZOOM |
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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library March 09, 2020 - Terrie Sanders from the Sun Lakes Rotary Club spoke to us about the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. |
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Packing Food - United Food Bank - March 2020 March 07, 2020 Rotarians and their friends and family set up a food assembly line and then packed 560 emergency food bags (7500 lbs) at the United Food Bank for UFB and first responders to provide to families in dire need. |
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FEED OUR BABIES - KYRENE GOLF CLASSIC - SPRING 2021(if you can't see the video on your device, click on the above title) Come out to the tournament and have some fun while helping support our community To learn more about the Kyrene Golf Classic Tournament click here |
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SAVE THE FAMILY - KYRENE GOLF CLASSIC - SPRING 2021 (if you can't see the video on your device, click on the above title) Come out to the tournament and have some fun while helping support our community For more information on the tournament click here |
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CORONA FACULTY & STAFF AWARDS   March 4, 2020 - Corona Faculty and Staff Awards for January and February were given out by club member Machel. |
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Up with People March 2, 2020 - two speakers from Up with People described the organization as well as their own experiences. |
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AZ Academy Drum & Bugle Corps February 24, 2020 - Mark Richardson, the Executive Director of the Arizona Academy Drum & Bugle Corps described this organization in considerable detail. |
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First Tee February 17, 2020 - Kevin Terry, Executive Director of the non-profit First Tee organization, described his past experiences and the key elements of First Tee. |
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New Member J-MO inducted February 17, 2020 - New club member Janet Mooneyham was inducted into the club today. We look forward to her active participation at meetings and events. |
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Better Angels February 10, 2020 - Brenda Smull, a volunteer with the Better Angels organization gave us very good overview. |
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Social Event - Salt River Brass & Dinner  February 9, 2020 - Club members and spouses attended a Salt River Brass concert. |
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Feed Our Babies - VideoThis video describes one of our club's major charities. Please watch and learn and contribute to our foundation by participating in our Golf Tournament in the spring of 2020. Find the details HERE
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Corona Faculty and Staff Awards for December
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The Secure Act January 27, 2020 - Club member Tyler Leuning, Financial Advisor for Edward Jones, gave us a great overview and answered questions regarding the SECURE (Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement) Act. Very informative and timely for our club. |
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Shelterbox January 20, 2020 - Sheree Sheets, Ambassador for Shelterbox gave us an overview of their programs around the world. |
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Treasures 4 Teachers (T4T) January 18, 2020 - Rotarians from the Kyrene Rotary Club and the Tempe Downtown club spent two hours helping the staff at T4T. |
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AWIM - A World in Motion 2020 January 16, 2020 - The first session of the 8 week AWIM project began today. You can watch weekly activities HERE |
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New Member - Oliver January 13, 2020 - New club member, Oliver, gave us an overview of his history. |
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Rotary - People of ActionWant to learn more? Come join us, the Kyrene Rotary Club for lunch or Click on "Contact Us" at the top of the page and send us a note. If you can't see the video, click on the Title - Rotary- People of Action. If you want to learn about the six major CAUSES that Rotary supports - Click here. |
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Build for Habitat January 11, 2020 - Exchange student Remy joined several members of our club to help build a house for Habitat. The Kyrene Rotary Club has been volunteering with Habitat for 15 years. |
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New members inducted January 6, 2020 - 3 new members, John, Joni, and Oliver, were inducted into the club today. We look forward to their active participation |
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Exchange Student Remy - presentation
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Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport December 30, 2019 - David Ramirez from the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport gave us an excellent overview of the history, current state, and plans for the airport. |
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Blast from the Past - August 2006District Governor Don Kelly and his wife and Assistant District Governor Tom Burns and his wife visited with our Board of Directors before the meeting. At the regular meeting DG Don provided a model for increasing membership and encouraged members to both raise funds and use matching grants to accomplish projects. Attendance was 75%. Missing were Alan Beebe, Tom Hickey, George Kimbler and John Lamont.  DG Don, with sponsor Wally Stuebner’s help, inducted Mindy Grodzki as our newest member. Mindy is Program Director for Aquatics, Teens, and Group Fitness at the Tempe YMCA. She is married with two small children. No stranger to Rotary, she was previously a member of the Chandler club for a year during 2002-03. Her Rotary classification is Fitness & Aquatics. Welcome Mindy! PDG Barb explained the 4-step “Red Badge” new member program to us. Mindy will graduate to the regular “Blue Badge” as soon as she has attended a Board meeting, attended a meeting of another club, participated in a club service project, and greeted arriving members and guests for __ weeks. |
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Treasures 4 Teachers - Donation December 21, 2019 - On the winter solstice our Rotary club, courtesy of Andy, donated an electric stapler to Treasures4Teachers. Several members helped sort and assemble materials and enjoyed lunch together afterwards. |
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Check presentation - Generation Justice December 16, 2019 - Today President Wally presented a $2000 check to Generation Justice, Receiving the check is Rebecca Masterson, Chief Counsel and Vice President. |
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Christmas Wrapping December 09, 2019 - Today club members spent the first part of the meeting wrapping presents for a needy family. We loaded Dave's car and he made the delivery. Sure feels good to help, especially at this time of the year. |
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Inspiring VideoPlease watch - you will be inspired - Be patient it takes several seconds to load |
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District Governor David Simmer's Visit December 2, 2019 - District Governor, David Simmer, visited our club to learn more about us and to inspire us as Rotarians. To see a creative way to be BOLD as Rotarians be sure to READ MORE. |
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Rotarian of the Year Dec 1, 2019 - Machel Considine is the Kyrene Rotary Club's ROTARIAN OF THE YEAR!!. "In sincere appreciation and recognition of your service to our Youth and promotion of the values of Rotary" |
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Feed Our Babies - Food Packing November 25, 2019 - 10 Members and friends of Kyrene Rotary packed bags for Feed Our Babies to help feed the nutritionally challenged in our community. Over 18,000 bags were packed. |
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Market Review
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Social Event - Dinner at Charlestons.jpg) November 12, 2019 - Club members and friends gathered for food, drink, laughter and friendship at Charleston's. A continuation of our regular social events. |
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Check Presentation - The Centers for Habilitation November 12, 2019 - Wally and Dave present a $2,000 check to The Centers for Habilitation.  |
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State of the City - Mayor Mitchell Oct 28, 2019 - Mayor Mark Mitchell, Mayor of the City of Tempe, shared with us his State of the City presentation. |
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Check Presentation - Tempe Community Action Agency October 22, 2019 = Kelly and Wally presented a check for #2,000 to the chairman of the board of the Tempe Community Action Agency (TCAA) |
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Check Presentation - Treasures for Teachers Oct 21, 2019 - Barbra Blaylok the founder and CEO of Treasures for Teachers joined us and we made a $2,000 donation to T4T. |
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ADOT Travel ID Oct 21, 2019 - Doug Nick from ADOT was our speaker and he talked about the importance of getting the new travel drivers license. He assured the members that it was an easy process especially if you make a reservation on line. The new travel license goes into effect October 2020. |
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$2000 for Tempe Community Action Agency |
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$2000 for Treasures for Teachers |
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Corona Faculty and Staff Awards for October  November 12, 2019 - Faculty and Staff awards for October were presented this week.First photo is Honors Biology Teacher Heather O'Brien and second photo is Bookstore Manager Betty Wong Both were pleasantly surprised. |
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Corona Faculty and Staff Awards Aug/Sept 2019 Oct 17, 2019 - The Faculty award was presented to Kris Urban, Teacher-English & Journalism. |
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Dictionaries for ML King Elementary School Oct 17, 2019 - Machel delivered the first batch of dictionaries for the year to 3rd grade students at ML King Elementary School |
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New Honorary Member Oct 14, 2019 - Nathan Kleve, principal of the Corona del Sol high school, was inducted as an honorary member of club. |
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Tempe Union High School District October 14, 2019 - Dr. Kevin Mendivil, Superintendent of the Tempe Union High School District spoke to us today. |
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Label Dictionaries  Oct 7, 2019 - Today the major focus was on adding labels to over 1000 dictionaries that will be distributed to 3rd grade students this fall in over 20 schools. |
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$2000 for Feed Our Babies |
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Donation - Feed Our Babies September 30, 2019 - Club member Mo presented a $5,000 check to Foundation President, Dave, to be given to Feed Our Babies |
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Steps of Love September 30, 2019 - Kathleen Duncan told us about the non-profit she helped start – Steps of Love. |
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Social Event - Museum and Barbecue   Sept28, 2019 - Club member Soni hosted members at the Western_Spirit_Scottsdales_Museum-of-the-West and then at a barbecue at her and her husband's (Mo) home. |
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Save The Family - check presentation Sept 26, 2019 - Club member Rob Foster presented a $5,000 check to Save the Family |
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AZCEND Sept 23, 2091 - Dara Gibson, AZCEND's Development Director spoke to our club today. |
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Packing Food - United Food Bank Sept 21, 2019 - Today 7 club members, (Ken, Brent, Machel, Doug, Dave, Kelly, Rob), along with our exchange student, Remy, and Harry's daughter and grandson packed food at UFB. See the slideshow. |
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Leadership & Club Growth September 16, 2019. Yanick Hicks gave the club some suggestions to help with growth |
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SPEAKERSSPEAKERS This past Monday we began our fall session with our first speaker. Many speakers will be featured over the coming weeks. Check your bulletin and our web site to see our upcoming programs |
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Andy - Paul Harris Fellow August 6, 2019 - Honorary member of the Kyrene Rotary club, Andy Wangstad, received recognition from his home club in Kent for his 8th Paul Harris Fellowship contribution. Kudos to Andy. |
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Exchange Student 1st Meeting July 29, 2019 - Our exchange student for this year, Remy, presented club president Wally with a banner from his sponsoring Rotary club in Avignon, France |
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Banner from Bali July 29, 2019 - Lynette presents Wally with the banner she received while visiting Bali. |
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Flor's Final Meeting July 15, 2017 - Our exchange student from Argentina, Flor, attended her last meeting with us before her departure for her home. |
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Food Packing - United Food Bank - June 8 June 8, 2019 - Over 24 volunteers from several clubs in the East Valley worked to pack food at the United Food Bank. Kyrene Rotary was represented by Doug, Scott, Kelly, and Brad. The photo indicates that Doug and Scott were having fun. |
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Generation Justice June 3, 2019 - Rebecca Masterson, Vice President and Chief Counsel for Generation Justice, told us about the history and goals of this two year old non-profit organization. |
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Corona Faculty and Staff Awards - April 2019 May 7, 2019 - Last Faculty and Staff Awards for the academic year. Above photo is L to R: Mr. Nathan Kleve, Mr. Bill Hazell-Asst Principal-Activities, Ms. Barbara Jensen-Food Service-Asst. Manager, Mr.Cory Nenaber-Asst. Principal-Athletics, Mr. Steve Threadgill-Asst. Principal-Academics  Above photo is Micah Wilkins, Classified Staff.jpg) Above photo is L to R: Mr. Hazell, Mr. Kleve, Katie Chance-Science Teacher and recipient of TUHSD 2016-2017 I’m [IN]FLUENTIAL Award |
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Feed Our Babies May 20, 2019 - Today our club did not have a specific program but we were fortunate enough to have Joni Sucato and her husband join us as a guest of Soni Koskela. Joni is the founder and chairman of the Feed Our Babies program in Phoenix. She explained the mission and experiences of the program. There was much discussion and we will invite her to come and speak to us in the fall. This organization might well be a candidate for support from our club. |
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Habitat for Humanity - check presentation.JPG) May 14, 2019 - President Kelly Alexander presented a $1,000 contribution to Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona. |
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Special Event - Tempe Community Action Agency May 7, 2019 - Kelly, Rob, Dave, Doug and Harry attended a TCAA breakfast fundraiser welcoming Neighbors Helping Neighbors in to the TCCA fold. NHN is a volunteer organization helping seniors age in place by offering assistance in basic home chores. |
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$1000 for Habitat for Humanity |
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$500 for The Rotary Vocational Foundation |
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Exchange Student Flor - Paul Harris Fellow  May 13, 2019 - Our club presented an Honorary Paul Harris Fellow Award to Flor, our exchange student this year. Flor's family came from Argentina to visit her and see her perform in concert last week end. Congratulations Flor! You are an inspiration to everyone. |
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Sorting materials - Save the Family May 6, 2019 - Club members Machel, Rob, and Beth spent a productive morning sorting, organizing, and stocking food and linens for families in the Save the Family programs |
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Women for Women May 6, 2019 - Kay Wright, the Community Outreach Coordinator for the Women4Women program in Tempe, described the program which is a part of the Tempe Community Access Agency. |
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United Food Bank - check presentation April 26, 2019 - President Kelly presents $1000 to the United Food Bank Board |
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Exchange Student Dinner |
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President Transition  April 29, 2019 - Incoming President Wally gave outgoing President Kelly a plaque thanking her for her services this past year. ADG Patrick also participated in the ceremony. Thanks Kelly for a job well done! |
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New member induction April 29, 2019 - Brent Mangiapane was inducted as our newest member today and received his permanent badge. Welcome Brent! We look forward to your contributions. |
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Dignity - how to not treat people as objects April 29, 2019 - Bob Fabey gave a very engaging presentation about how we often make objects out of people and then treat them the wrong way. |
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Social Event - Buca di Beppo April 23, 2019 - A fun filled group of 15 members and spouses had a variety of delicious Italian food at Bucca di Beppo. There was lots of laughter and fellowship throughout the evening and everyone was pleased with the meal, service, and setting. |
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Native American Fatherhood & Families Association April 15, 2019 - Today Amy Fa'atoafe, Executive Director, and Albert Pooley President of the Native American Fatherhood and Families Association (NAFFA)spoke to us about their organization. |
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Corona Faculty and Staff Awards - March 2019
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Serving Meals - Phoenix Rescue Mission April 10, 2019 - Club members Tom, Bill, Darrell, Wally, Beth, and Kelly served lunch at the Phoenix Rescue Mission. Good meal that was appreciated by all who were served.The group had lunch and fellowship at Garcia’s (the original), which has become a tradition. |
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Exchange Student Presentation April 8, 2019 - Tanner is our club's outgoing exchange student. His presentation was a dry run for the presentations he will be expected to make during his overseas adventure. He did a nice job and received some constructive feedback from club members. Two exchange students from Vancouver Island in Canada are shown here with our outgoing student, Tanner, and Flor, our current exchange student from Argentina. President Kelly is all smiles. |
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Kyrene Golf Tournament April 5, 2019 - The Kyrene Rotary club held it's second annual Classic Golf Tournament today. It was a best ball scramble with a shotgun start. Over 80 golfers participated and the club raised several thousand dollars to help the local community. A dinner followed the tournament and prizes were awarded. Feedback has all been positive. |
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KyreneGolfClassic April 05, 2019 - The Tournament was a huge success! Feed back has been extremely positive. Thanks to all the sponsors and golfers for making this event a huge success. Thank you Pollock Clan for sponsoring the tournament this year. There were 85 golfers who said they had fun on a gorgeous day. The vendors also were pleased with the venue and response from the golfers. We have set the date for next year's tournament - April 17, 2020 - Save the date To see a slide show of some candid tournament photos CLICK HERE To see a slide show of the 22 foursomes - CLICK HERE |
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New Member - Tyler Leuning April 1, 2019 - During our club assembly today, our newest member, Tyler Leuning was given his blue badge and welcomed into the club. Glad to have you Tyler! |
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Social Event - Dolly Boat March 30, 2019 - Our club not only serves the community, but we like to socialize together too. Here are some of our members enjoying a cruise on the Dolly Steamboat at Canyon Lake. |
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Packing Food - United Food Bank - March 2019 March 23, 2019 - Rotarians and their friends and family set up a food assembly line and then packed 1,005 emergency food bags at the United Food Bank for UFB and first responders to provide to families in dire need. |
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Rotarian Malaria Partners - check presentation March 25, 2019 - The Kyrene RC presented a $500 check to the Rotarian Malaria Partners represented by honorary club member Harry. |
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Southwest Human Development March 25, 2019 - Yara Marin and David Reno from Southwest Human Development which is Arizona's largest non-profit dedicated to early childhood development, described their organization and it's many projects. |
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AWIM - slide show of activities The January to March AWIM project at Kyrene del Pueblo Middle School was very successful. Students loved the experience and a new creative wrinkle was added this year. |
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Treasures for Teachers - check presentation March 18, 2019 - Barbara Blalock, founder and executive director of Treasures for Teachers accepts our club's $1000 donation. David, Chair of the Club Foundation and Kelly, Club President made the presentation. |
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Dementia and Comedy M  March 18, 2019 - Dr Daniel Nightengale, co-founder and director of Dementia Therapy Specialists regaled us with some humor (he is a stand-up comedian) that led into a serious discussion of dementia. |
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SPECIAL EVENT - Clothing Drive Andy has offered to collect clothes that members bring to the meeting on Monday March 25 and take them to the Clothes Cabin. This is a very worthwhile organization and worthy of our support. Men's warm-weather clothing is in great need but all clothing will be appreciated. Please dig into your closets and take this opportunity to rid yourself of "old" clothes AND help others in our community. Hope to see everyone with at least one piece of clothing to donate next Monday! |
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Come Golf with us On April 5Join us at the Whirlwind Golf Course on April 5. Just a reminder - this will be a best ball scramble with a shotgun start at 1:30 pm To learn more or sign up please go here - Kyrene Golf |
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Treasures for Teachers - Saturday projects
  March 16, 2019 - The Tempe Downtown and Kyrene Rotary clubs, along with exchange student Flor, provided lots of loving labor to help T4T. |
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TCAA - Check Presentation March 15, 2019 - Today Wally and Kelly presented a $1000 check to the Tempe Community Action Agency. |
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Corona Faculty and Staff Awards - February 2019  The Faculty and Staff Awards for February were presented by president Kelly at the school in early March.David Dotts received the faculty award and Mary Crawford received the staff award. Kudos to David and Mary! Click on "Read more" to see social media options |
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Wisdom I have learned March 11, 2019 - Gabby Gail (column ID) writes a regular "wisdom" column that is carried by a dozen papers in the Western USA. She explained that her wisdom comes from: being the youngest of 12; being an RN; raising 6 children; working for many years at Friendship Village; and teaching at the Autism Academy. A friend suggested she write a column dispensing wisdom to those over 50. She gave us several of her pearls of wisdom and read a few letters and her responses. Members appreciated her wisdom and humor and gave her a resounding round of applause. Thank you Gayle. Click on "Read more" to see social media options |
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AWIM Awards
.jpg) .jpg)  March 5, 2019 - Today was the last day of the 8 week AWIM (A World in Motion) project at Kyrene del Pueblo Middle School. Kyrene Club members and friends mentored 8 teams who competed for Car designs and performance, presentations, and overall team participation.First Place - Gold Award went to the Pink Party team which was mentored by Skip Pollock Second Place - Silver Award went to the Speedy Sharks team which was mentored by Jim Durham Third Place - Bronze Award went to the Speeding Cheetah Sloths team which was mentored by Doug Bock. The entire 8 week project was very successful - selecting winners was difficult. The students and mentors learned a lot and had fun throughout the project. Science teacher, Brandon Gritz did a phenomenal job at organizing and directing the project. Kudos to Brandon! A slide show of activities is available at our Photo Gallery - click here Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Boys & Girls Club Youth of Year Candidate February 25, 2019 - Today Christian Huerra gave us a test presentation that he will use to compete in the Youth of the Year competition at the end of this week.He is already a well-respected finalist with the Boys and Girls Club organization. His 3 minute speech focused on diversity, the pros and cons. He emphasized that the Boys and Girls club provided him with an alternate family that did not include drugs, gangs, 0r guns. He has found that the Keystone club has provided him with a way to give back to the community and hone his leadership skills. Christian did an excellent job and we all wish him well in the competition. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Building Doors for Boys and Girls Club.jpg) February 20, 2019 - Blue doors are a symbol of the Boys & Girls Clubs. Late last week Harry was asked to quickly organize a KRC project to make 11 Boys & Girls Club "Doors on Wheels". The unusual portable doors would be used for B&G ceremonies and to promote their clubs in local communities. Harry immediately emailed KRC members for help and arranged to meet the B&G club volunteer at Lowes to pull the needed materials. KRC members Bill and Darrell volunteered immediately and the three of them began building the project Monday morning. Prospective KRC member Rob Savana joined in on Tuesday, and all four KRC volunteers completed the project on Wednesday. The four volunteers donated about 47 hours of work to the project. See the picture of some of the completed doors ready for paint. Well done Rotarians! Click on "Read more" to see social media options |
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Child Protective Services February 18, 2019 - Danny Abril is an attorney practicing juvenile law in Maricopa county since 2006. Danny explained the process involved in dependency cases. People involved with children, such as teachers and doctors are mandatory reporters if they suspect child abuse. Removing a child from a home can be complicated depending on the severity of the abuse. The ultimate goal is to return children to their families when it is deemed safe to do so. Danny's presentation led to many questions as club members learned about the "system" that children are exposed to. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Tempe Community Action Agency February 11, 2019 - Today Juliette Starkey, Director of Operations and Luke Emerson, Grants Program Manager from the Tempe Community Action Agency (TCAA) visited our club to give us an overview of their programs. Juliette gave us a description of the many programs offered by the Agency. They are reaching out into the community to assist with housing, meals, education, and homelessness. Our club has decided to support this organization financially and with sweat equity on various projects. The presentation was well received by the club and generated much discussion. |
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Corona Faculty and Staff Awards - Jan 2019  Feb 12, 2019 - The Awards for January went to Jennifer Lopez, Spanish Teacher and Angelica Rivera, Athletics, Admin Assistant. Congratulations Jennifer and Angelica!.The upper photo shows: Machel, Jennifer, and Nathan Kleve, principal. The lower photo shows Bill Hazell, Asst. Principal-Activities; Cory Nenaber, Asst. Principal-Athletics; Machel, Angelica Rivera-Athletics Admin. Asst., Mary Baker, Activities Admin. Asst and Mr. Kleve. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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AWIM Team Feb 5, 2019 - After our 4th AWIM meeting of this session, the 9 volunteers and friends of Kyrene Rotary met for lunch and fellowship. The photo shows (clockwise from lower left) Doug, Pat, Bill, Andy, Jim, David, Ken, Skip, and Dave. We are half way through the project and the students are doing very well - many of them truly understand compound gear ratios. Now it's time to put the cars together. Lots of fun. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Save the Family - Visit Feb 1, 2019 - Today, many of our club members met at Save the Family in Mesa to tour their largest residential complex for homeless families and learn more about the role they play in helping homeless families move forward in gaining employment, establish residence in temporary housing, and create a meaningful life for their children. In addition to Jamie Podratz, we met Greg Boone, Chief Development Officer, an individual we will work closely with as our 2019 Classic Golf Tournament evolves. We presented Jamie with a $2,500 check which represents our initial investment in the organization and look forward to a meaningful relationship that will benefit individuals as they work to build a better life and create a loving and secure home environment for their families. Click on "Read More" to see social media options  |
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Exchange Student - Flor January 28, 2019 - Today was our Exchange Student, Flor's Birthday. The club presented her with a candle-adorned cake and a rousing rendition of Happy Birthday. Flor gave us an update on her activities and experiences so far and described her participation in RYLA in some detail. Several members of the club have had the opportunity to visit with Flor for a few days. We continue to be impressed and are very proud of her. She is a great ambassador for her country, Argentina. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Rotary Microcredits Jan 21, 2019 - Patrick Walsh described the Rotary Microcredit program that is working in Sonora Mexico. The program has been using global grants to provide about $300,000 in loans to about 6,000 borrowers over the last couple of years. Patrick gave us lots of statistics about the success of the program and the interested reader should CLICK HERE to get more detailed information. Patrick described how the funds are managed by FinReg and explained that the funds "turn over" several times in a short period. Clubs and individuals are encouraged to contribute to the program. |
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Corona Faculty and Staff Awards - Dec 2018
  Jan 15, 2019 - The Awards for December went to Nikki McGraw, Math Teacher of Algebra 1 & 2 and Hilly Bilducia, Bookstore Specialist Roving. Congratulations Nikki and Hilly!. The upper photo shows: Nathan Kleve, principal, me, Nikki McGraw, Math Teacher-Algebra 1 & 2, Mr. Jim Hazell, Asst Principal-Activities. The lower photo shows Nathan Kleve and Hilly Bilducia. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Habitat House Build Jan 11, 2019 - Fifteen Rotarians (including 6 from our Kyrene Club) from 4 different clubs worked for several hours on Saturday morning to almost finish another house in this "Habitat Complex". It was cold to start but the hard work made it quite tolerable. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Polio and Malaria - Rotary Actions
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Club Assembly
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Ahwatukee Weight Loss December 17, 2018 - Dylan Valenzuela, Director/Program Coordinator of Ahwatukee Weight Loss, gave us a very fast paced, informative presentation that included the opportunity to have body composition scan at the end. Dylan explained the principles of the program - its history, and successes. We had a very lengthy and spirited question/answer session after his presentation. Dylan provided way more information than can be captured here but readers are encouraged to check out his web site. Three club members have used Dylan's services and he is also a hole-sponsor again this year for our upcoming golf tournament. Thank you Dylan. Click or "Read More" to see social media options. |
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Treasures for Teachers - December  Dec 15, 2015 - A group of volunteers from the Kyrene and Tempe Downtown rotary clubs spent two hours putting materials together at the Treasures 4 Teachers facility on 48th St. The Kyrene club had a strong showing with 6 members (Andy, Scott, Lynette, Ken, Wally, and Dave). We had lots of interaction and fellowship. Our efforts were greatly appreciated and we expect to continue supporting this most worthwhile organization that helps teachers obtain materials at affordable prices. We had lunch together afterwards to continue our fellowship and laughter. Click on "Read more" to see social media options. |
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Exchange Student Flor Dec 10, 2018 - Our exchange student Flor gave us a superb description of her country and emphasized that Argentina has a great wine culture. Flor had jars of Chimichurri available for purchase. She's selling one jar for $6, or two for $10, to raise money for a summer train trip. Everybody bought several bottles. Members are encouraged to buy more. Great job Flor! Click on "Read more" to see social media options. |
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Corona Faculty and Staff Awards - Nov 2018  Dec 4, 2918 - The Faculty and Staff Award winners for November are Andrew Centanni, Biology Teacher and Pat Smith, CDS Cross-Country Coach. Congratulations, Andrew and Pat - jobs well done. |
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Christmas Wrapping and Potluck - 2018  Dec 2, 2018 - Members gathered at Kelly and Lonnie's home for an evening of dinner, present wrapping, singing, and fellowship. We brought and wrapped Christmas presents for a family with needy children. Kelly selected the family from the Boys and Girls Club list of families in need. Thanks to all!! This year we were pleasantly surprised to be entertained by Katie Alexander's Glee Club. This is an annual event that club members vigorously support and enjoy. Click on "Read more" to see social media options |
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Mayor's Report on the State of the City Dec 3, 2018 - Mark Mitchell, Mayor of the City of Tempe, gave us an overview of his and his family's past and why he thinks Tempe is such a great city. Interested readers can view his "State of the City" speech by clicking here. Mark gave us many statistics, like how large the city is (42 square miles), how much volunteers helped the city, how many jobs are being added, what companies are locating here, plans for a new street car, and development of a new ARTS / SCIENCE complex at the west end of Tempe Town Lake. His presentation was well received and generated much discussion. It's clear that Mark is a very enthusiastic emissary for the city and has passion for the city and where it is going. Thank you, Mark. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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The Rotary Vocational Fund of Arizona November 26, 2018 - Today Jeanie Morgan, a Director of The Rotary Vocational Fund of Arizona (TRVFA), spoke to us about the mission and needs of TRVFA. TRVFA is a unique organization - it is approved by Rotary International and is qualified as an Arizona Tax-Credit eligible organization. The organization is focused on students who are pursuing certifications or degrees in vocational rather than college areas and who have financial needs. For students who have been approved by TRVFA, clubs are asked to endorse the students. There is no expense to the club. Clubs are encouraged to stay in contact with the students during their program, as well as afterwards. Club members and the club itself is encouraged to contribute to this most worthwhile organization. Check their website for more details. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Corona Faculty and Staff Awards - Oct 2018
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Treasures 4 Teachers Nov 17, 2018 - A group of volunteers from the Kyrene and Tempe Downtown rotary clubs spent two hours putting materials together at the Treasures 4 Teachers facility on 48th St. The Kyrene club had a strong showing with 6 members (Doug, Rob, Scott, Lynette, Ken, and David) and our exchange student Flor. We had lots of interaction and fellowship. Our efforts were greatly appreciated and we expect to continue supporting this most worthwhile organization that helps teachers obtain materials at affordable prices. Click on "Read more" to see social media options. |
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Being a Judge November 19, 2018 - Melissa Zabor is a Commissioner and Judge Pro Tem in the Maricopa County Superior Court. Formerly she practiced law as a defense attorney and then as a prosecutor. She described the court and its operations - what a heavy workload it carries. The criminal court is open 24 hours a day and schedules appearances every 3 hours. Melissa herself, works seven 11 hour shifts every 2 weeks. Her court sees about 30 - 35 people every 3 hours. They processed 72,000 people last year. She finds her job challenging and very interesting to say the least. (Melissa is the daughter of our president-elect, Wally Stuebner) Click on "Read more" to see social media options |
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Paul Harris Honorary Fellow Nov 19, 2018 - In the early 1900’s Paul Harris was a Chicago attorney who believed in a vision where professionals with diverse backgrounds could exchange ideas, form meaningful lifelong friendships, and give back to their communities. With that vision, he created Rotary and the rest is history. The Kyrene Rotary Club would like to recognize one of our generous sponsors as a Paul Harris Fellow.Click on "Read more" to see social media options |
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Save the Family Nov 12, 2018 - Today Jamie Podratz, the Marketing and Outreach manager for Save the Family, gave us an excellent overview of this organization. While they concentrate on providing housing for people in need, they also provide a series of other programs to help people recover from poverty and become employed. The organization has been around for 30 years and has housing facilities throughout the valley. Their goal is make people self-sufficent as quickly as possible: their average is 6 months as compared to the national average of 16 months. They have just opened a new facility in Tempe to assist women veterans. We were very impressed with the success and breadth of Save the Family and encourage everyone to check out their web site. Click on "Read more" to see social media options |
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Dictionaries to the Autism Academy Nov 8, 2018 - Club members, Harry, Ken, Bill, David, Andy, and Jim are preparing to distribute over 100 dictionaries to the Autism Academy for Education and Development in Tempe. We delivered the dictionaries to 8 classes and the students were extremely pleased to receive them. Club members had lots of fun interacting with the students. Andy and Harry are busy helping students with one of the exercises we guide them through to help them become familiar with the contents of the dictionary/encyclopedia. Click on "Read more" to see social media options |
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Driver's Education Oct 29, 2018 - Ed Mendoza talked to us about Driver's Education in Arizona. He first gave us a bit of his background. As a freshman in high school he was encouraged to pursue track and field rather than some other sport because he was fast and had endurance. Later in life he was an All American and also a member of the Olympic team in 1976. He taught physical education and driver's ed for 20 years. He has just retired and will begin his own driver's ed business because the schools in Arizona are phasing out that program. Ed told us several stories about being a driver's ed teacher which prompted much discussion. We wish Ed well in his new business. Click on "Read more" to see social media options |
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Social Event - Charleston's Oct 23, 2018 - Many club members and significant others met at Charleston's Restaurant for our first social event of the fiscal year. As usual, there was lots of laughter and fellowship. We survived a noisy surrounding (and contributed to it) while enjoying good food. Next social is on Sunday afternoon, Nov 18 at the Main Event. Come join us. Click on "Read More" to see social media options. |
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Small World Story Oct 22, 2018 - Today we had a visitor, Van Van Jepmond, from a club near Olympia in Washington, who told us a short story (on short notice since our scheduled speaker did not arrive). Van had spent many years in Denmark during World War II and one day at a District Rotary meeting in Victoria BC he heard a man speaking Danish. They began to trade information and it turned out that the man was living in Denmark very close to where Van had lived all those years ago. Van has been in Rotary for many years and has tales from all over the world. Rotary certainly brings people together in some wonderful and unexpected ways! Thanks Van for "filling in" for us - you made it a great meeting. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Honorary Paul Harris Fellow Oct 13, 2018 - In the early 1900’s Paul Harris was a Chicago attorney who believed in a vision where professionals with diverse backgrounds could exchange ideas, form meaningful lifelong friendships, and give back to their communities. With that vision, he created Rotary and the rest is history. The Kyrene Rotary Club would like to recognize one of our generous sponsors as a Paul Harris Fellow.Click on "Read more" to see social media options |
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Treasures for Teachers Oct 15, 2018 - Barb Blalock, our speaker, is the founder and leader of Treasures 4 Teachers. In 2004, she observed as a 2nd grade student asked the teacher for a pencil. The teacher exchanged the pencil for a shoe. This way she was sure to have the pencil, a scarce resource in this school, returned before the end of the day. T4T services 4,500 teachers around the valley. It is head quartered in Tempe but recently was offered storage space at a westside school to encourage T4T to become more active in the west valley. Although teachers are asked to pay $35/yr. to use T4T services, perhaps as many as half struggle with this payment in order to provide much needed supplies to their classrooms. The club was quite receptive to her well-presented talk and view T4T as a strong candidate for future projects and financial donation. Click on "Read more" to see social media options |
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Corona Faculty and Staff Awards - Sept 2018
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Kyrene RC Receives Award Oct 8, 2018 - District Governor-Elect, David Simmer, presented our club with two almost identical awards for 100% participation in 2017-2018. The Awards were for $100 per capita giving and $100 average giving to the Rotary International Foundation. Past president Doug Bock, and current president Kelly Alexander are shown receiving the awards. Kudos to Doug for a great job in the last two years! Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Southwest Veterans Chamber of Commerce Oct 1, 2018 - Tom Sheets, the Executive Director of the Southwest Veterans Chamber of Commerce (SWVCC) gave a very informative presentation about his organization. The SWVCC was founded in 2012 to help veterans build businesses, become employed, obtain scholarships, and integrate into the business community. The organizations works with many non-profits to collaborate efforts of support for veterans. They are continuing to develop publicity events to spread the word and they hold a major fund raiser each year called the Annual Patriot's Ball. This year is will be held on Saturday Oct. 27 at 5:30 pm at Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort. Tom encouraged us to attend the ball and support the organization with our donations. Click on "Read more" to see social media options |
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Club Assembly + label dictionaries.jpg) Oct 1, 2018 - We had a full agenda today. We confirmed officers for this year, discussed lunch menu choices, and discussed plans for modifying meeting dates and recruiting new members. Dave led a discussion on what items we should purchase for the Boys and Girls Club. Kelly also encouraged each of us to sign on to a MyRotary account at Rotary.org. From there it is easy to donate to support the Polio Plus program, which the District Governor has emphasized. At the end of the meeting we moved to the patio where we labeled 1200 dictionaries for distribution later this month. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Feed My Starving Children - food packing September 25, 2018 - The Kyrene Rotary club joined other organizations and community volunteers to support feed my starving children today. During the two-hour session, 223 boxes of food including over 42,000 meals was packed to support the children of Rwanda. With the efforts of the group, 131 children will be fed over for one year. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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President's Award September 24, 2018 - District Governor, Jim Erickson, presented the President's Award to our club. There are only 14 clubs in our district of 70 clubs who received this award. There were many criteria that we had to meet and Past-president Doug guided us through the process to obtain this award. Standing in for Doug is our current president, Kelly, who felt badly that Doug couldn't be present to receive the award. Thanks for your hard work Doug! Click on "Read More" to see social media options. |
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Telling Stories September 24, 2018 - Grant Colwell, a dual citizen, architect, and public speaker, regaled us with two stories from his repertoire of stories. He decided that rather than bore us with architecture issues, he would try to bring a smile to our faces via his stories - which he did. His first story described his most embarrassing moment as a college junior when he ran headlong into a parking meter with devastating effects that cost him the opportunity to meet a beautiful girl driving a mint condition 68 Ford 150. His second story involved his favorite birthday party when he was 12. He and his friend irritated an entire restaurant - Barney Googles - in Calgary by setting up a juke box to play Ohio Express's Yummy Yummy Yummy multiple times. This write-up doesn't do him justice. He was very animated and connected with the audience. Lots of laughs. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Corona Faculty and Staff Awards - Aug 2018  September 12, 2018 - Corona del Sol High School Teacher of the Month for August is Special Ed Teacher, Mandy Michalik. Congratulations Mandy! Staff of the Month for August is English Dept. Support Staff is Anita Hubbard. Congratulations Anita! Click on "Read more" to see social media options |
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Personal Health September 17, 2018 - Kelly Clough, ND told us about the integrative approach to health that is practiced by Naturopathic doctors. He described 3 of the largest trends in healthcare today. (1) The patient is becoming a consumer who wants access, value, and convenience. The danger is that the patient can be overwhelmed with all the information available today. (2) Medical Science Fiction is coming. This includes anti-aging functional treatments, genetics, and increased use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The danger is that new methods can be very expensive and may mask root causes. (3) Alternative Medicine is going mainstream. Licencing is increasing across the US, MDs are looking more at wellness. Dr. Clough said there are many natural herbs such as ginger, tumeric, and tea that can help with health and wellness. His presentation led to many questions from club members. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Clerk of the Court & Club Donation September 10, 2018 - Our speaker was Roberta Miller, candidate for Clerk of the Court. She described some of the responsibilities of the clerk which include recording all court proceedings, maintaining case files, providing court documents to requestors, and accounting for financial aspects of the court (collecting fines and restitution payments). She provided an example of a women awarded $5,000 at trial but payment was not received until 7 years later. The clerk is responsible to track down and reimburse plaintiffs even if they have moved.  The club presented Ruben from the Guadalupe B&G Club, a $500 check in support of ongoing club activities. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Tournament Happy Hour Sept 5, 2018 - Our club held a Happy Hour at VinciTorio's Restaurant to thank the sponsors and people who helped make our Inaugural Golf Tournament last April such a success. Wally and Kelly are smiling along with two of our supporters.We had lots of fellowship and laughter and we also shared our sponsorship opportunities for our next tournament on April 5, 2019. We will be holding the tournament at Whirlwind again this coming year. We hope to increase our contributions from sponsors, and increase the number of golfers participating. You can see a few photos by clicking HERE. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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District Governor's Visit August 27, 2018 - District Governor for 5495, Jim Erickson, told us some of his history and how he got involved with Rotary. He posts a video most weeks that can be accessed from the District Web Site. He encouraged us to create a Myrotary account to stay current and easily make donations. (50% of Kyrene members have accounts). He discussed the need to bring in new "quality" members since we typically lose 10% per year. Jim emphasized that Rotary is a Leadership Organization that serves the community. One of Jim's passions is Ending Polio and he gave us some statistics that are encouraging but also concerning because we haven't eliminated Polio completely. Jim ended by encouraging us to attend the annual conference next June. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Treasures for Teachers August 18, 2018 - Rotary members - 4 from Downtown and 1 from Kyrene spent a couple of hours working at the Treasures 4 Teachers facility in Tempe. This is a regular service project for the Tempe Downtown club every third Saturday of the month. Volunteers work on a variety of projects depending on the need. Our Kyrene club is considering this as a service project. On the right, Barbara Blalock, the founder and CEO of this non-profit organization, is telling us about how T4T is expanding as demand continues to grow. Teachers rave about it. This is a very impressive organization. Check it out here Click on "Read More" for social media options  .jpg) |
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Member Presentations - Rob & Kelly August 13, 2018 - Today we had two club members, Rob and Kelly, describe their recent travel experiences. Rob told us about his river cruise on the Danube and Rhine rivers, beginning in Budapest and ending in Amsterdam. He showed us many wonderful buildings with great architecture. Interesting note - his trip was interrupted because the Danube became too shallow. A word of warning to future river cruisers. Kelly told us about her adventure with her daughter and a group of young students from Tucson. Her travels began in Zurich , stopping in southern France and ending in Barcelona. She also showed us many impressive buildings. She found it hard to keep up with the students who seemed to have boundless energy, as they all learned about music, art, language and history along their journey. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Packing Food - United Food Bank - Aug 2018 August 11 2018 - Our club had a good turnout for this quarterly event. We had 9 people out of about 30 and we packed 1200 emergency boxes of food. These boxes will be distributed to agencies in Eastern Arizona which will provide them to needy families. Thanks to members, Doug, Scott, David, Jim, Dave, Rob, and Ken. And thanks to the friends that joined us - Pam and Susan. Click on "Read more" to see social media options |
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Denmark - David (and Flor) July 30, 2018 - Club member David presented a slide show describing his recent travels to Denmark and other northern European regions. He told us about Copenhagen and said he and his family walked about 5 miles a day while sight-seeing. This trip with his wife and daughters was to celebrate his wife's "significant birthday". He was in Denmark at a festive time - they witnessed parades, and dancing in the streets. He told us about HYGGE which is unique to Denmark. Check it out HERE. Thanks for a very informative presentation, David.Flor - our Rotary Exchange Student from Argentina, and her host family "mother" joined us for lunch today. Flor looked rested and was full of smiles. She had just registered for classes at Corona del Sol High School.  Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Flor Arrives from Argentina July 28, 2018 - Our club's Rotary Youth Exchange student from Argentina was greeted at Phoenix Sky Harbor airport this morning by club members, friends of Rotary, and her first host family. It was a joyous occasion with lots of hugs and laughter. Club member, Machel, will be hosting a "get-to-know-you" party at her home on August 11. To see more photos at the airport, CLICK HERE. To see a video taken at the airport, CLICK HERE Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Back to School Shopping - B&G Club .jpg)  July 28, 2018 - Today our club participated with several other organizations to provide a back-to-school shopping spree for several Boys and Girls clubs in the East Valley at Kohl's. Dave and Jim were paired up with two young boys while Beth guided two young girls. Our club also donated $500 to support the activity. The youngsters picked out about $100 worth of clothing and each received a new back pack. Everyone had a good time. To see more photos, click hereClick on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Boys and Girls Club - interviewing skills July 26, 2018 - Today we made a visit to the Boys and Girls Club in Guadalupe. The club was well represented by, Jim, Machel, Lynette, David, Dave, Doug, and Ken along with help from Skip . We functioned as interviewers to help several teenagers who are enrolled in the "Leaders in Training" (L.I.T.) program improve their interviewing skills. We all enjoyed the experience We hope to help the Boys and Girls Club again next year.Click on "Read More" to see social media options or make comments |
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ESL - Lynette July 16, 2018 - Club member, Lynette, told the club about her 25 years of experience as an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher. She began her career with IBM and decided she preferred teaching ESL. Her degrees are in Rhetoric and Linguistics and she has specialized in Language Acquisition. She had taught in several schools before joining the ASU faculty. She teaches ESL 107 and 108 but adds 109 for students who want to socialize and practice with her. She establishes strong relationships with her students and has visited them all over the world. Lynette clearly loves teaching ESL and loves her students. She is a great asset for ASU, her students and Rotary. Keep up the good work Lynette. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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President's Transition July 2, 2018 - Today marked the transition from the club's two year president, Doug Bock, to our new (hopefully two year) president, Kelly Alexander. Doug was presented with a plaque that recognized his "energetic and creative leadership" during the past two years. We also presented him with gift cards to two of his favorite restaurants. Thank you Doug for a superlative job! You deserve many kudos! We look forward to your continued active participation as a club member for many years to come. Click on "Read more" to see social media options |
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Paul Harris Fellow July 2, 2018 - President Doug, as one of his last duties of his two year term, presented incoming President Kelly with her recognition as a Paul Harris Fellow. Thanks for your generosity Kelly, and congratulations!Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Serving at United Food Bank June 22, 2018 - On Friday, members served approximately 300 families at the United Food Banks Help Yourself co-op. The co-op program allows clients to purchase 15 to 20 pounds of different meat and produce for $20. As available, Help Yourself clients can also make selections from a variety of complimentary items like breads and pastries, dairy and deli products. The program offers a great opportunity for anyone who’d like to make the most of their food budgets; weekly or monthly. There are no qualifying requirements or limits so it is open to the public. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Thoughts for the DayHere are a few clips from President Doug's (A GREAT President) Meeting Openings Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Rotary International Foundation June 18, 2018 - Dave Kline, a founding member of our club, gave us an overview of the Rotary International Foundation (TRF). The presentation is part of the requirement that all clubs have two such informative presentations a year. TRF is separate from our own Kyrene Rotary Club Foundation. It has three major areas - Polio, Endowment, and Annual Share. Fifty percent of the Annual Share funds are returned to the District (District Designated Funds) to support grants which are requested by the clubs. 91% 0f the funds are available for programs - this gets TRF the highest rating on Charity Navigator. The Annual Share funds are used to support activities in the following areas: - Promoting Peace, Providing Clean Water, Saving Mothers and Children, Supporting Education, Growing Local Economies, Fighting Disease. Our club's budget will provide $125 per member each year to maintain our eligibility for grants. Thanks Dave for a very clear overview. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Markets May 21, 2018 - Today Steve Alderson, a high end financial advisor with Wells Fargo, talked about the financial market in general terms. Steve has been providing financial advice for many years, including individuals and groups in every country in South America. He reminded us that markets can go higher and also lower than you think. Steve told us that the current bull run of 107 months is twice as long as the average bull market of 46 months. He is optimistic about the future economy in the U.S. but thinks a correction is on the horizon. He gave us an interesting chart that showed for the last 107 years, 29 years had negative returns and 78 had positive returns. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Corona Faculty & Staff Awards - April 2018 May 16, 2018 - The CDS April Teacher of the Month is Leah Fleming, World History.The CDS April Staff of the Month is Dan Rife, Security Guard. The photo shows, L to R, Kathi Hausmann, CDS PTO, Machel, Leah Fleming, and Cory Nenaber, Asst Principal-Athletics. Click on "Read More to see social media options |
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Presentation to 100 Club of Arizona May 16, 2018 - Today our club presented a $5000 check to the 100 Club. The funds were raised from our Kyrene Golf Classic which was held on April 28 and sponsored by the USEgg. Wally presented the check to Carol Leicht and expressed our sincere appreciation for the good work done by the 100 Club. We look forward to supporting them in the coming years.Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Social Event - dinner at Keegan's May 15, 2018 - Our club held it's last social event for this rotary year at Keegan's restaurant. Most members attended with their spouses and since our members are not shy or meek, the sound level was considerable. Lots of conversation, fellowship , and much laughter!Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Ranching in Arizona May 7, 2018 - Today, Chuck Backus, owner of the Quarter Circle U Ranch (located in the Superstition Mountains) told us what it was like to be a rancher in Arizona. Chuck, a PhD nuclear engineer by training, began ranching over 40 years ago while he was an active administrator at Arizona State University. He brings a strong analytical approach to ranching and has been very successful. He explained that private land represents only 17% of Arizona so ranchers lease land from the government. Chuck gave us a superb overview of the cattle industry - from calves to packing house. He said that ranching in Arizona is far different than in the midwest. For example, in the midwest farmers have up to 2000 cows per acre while in Arizona a typical density is 100 acres per cow. His talk was fascinating and generated many questions and much discussion. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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New Member Induction May 7, 2018 - The club welcomed Beth Roth as our newest club member. Beth has already been active in our most recent golf tournament. Presenting Beth with her new badge is Kelly Alexander who is substituting for Beth's sponsor, Wally Stuebner. President Doug is very happy to have a new member and hopes this is just the beginning of recruiting several new members. Click on "Read more" to see social media options |
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Gift and Banner Exchange May 7, 2018 - Harry presented a banner and a gift from the Soroti Rotary Club in Uganda. Harry is wearing an overshirt from that region. Harry had a very informative 2 week trip and will give us more details at a later date. Click on "Read more" to see social media options |
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Preparations for Golf Tournament April 25, 2018 - Many club members worked diligently for a couple of hours to insert materials into the golf bags that each golfer will receive at the Tournament on Saturday. Lots of laughter and fellowship. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Serving Meals - Phoenix Rescue Mission April 11, 2018 - Club members Tom, Bill, Harry, and Andy served lunch at the Phoenix Rescue Mission. Good meal - saffron rice with pulled chicken and a delicious smelling curry sauce! They also had a salad where diners got lettuce mix and then could add any three toppings (out of about six).The group had lunch at Garcia’s (the original), which has become a tradition. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Air Travel April 16, 2018 - Roy Sinclair, a 3-time marathon runner and employee at Sky Harbor Airport gave us some interesting statistics about air travel. He told us there are 5000 airlines worldwide that provide 4,200 flights a day that carry 2.5 million passengers. Roy assured us that bags are never lost - they are just misplaced and the rate of misplacement is 2 to 3 bags per 1000. He told us that American Airlines now has 120,000 employees and is the largest airline in the world. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Art and Culture of Tempe April 9, 2018 - David Lucier, Chairman of the Tempe Arts and Culture Commission, gave us an overview of the commission. The Tempe Arts and Culture Commission advises the City Council, in the development of an arts and culture plan, and promotes such plans; supports the City’s General Plan goals relating to arts and culture and encourages diverse citizen participation in arts and culture programs and initiatives; and, advises City staff on arts and culture programs, projects, policies, and initiatives. The city supports the arts and culture initiative through a 1/10% sales tax which expires in 2020. David hopes that will be extended. Tempe's art and culture programs are creative, vibrant, diverse, and receive countless accolades from the community. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Corporation Commission March 26, 2018 - Bill Mundell presented information on the formation and history of the Corporation Commission in Arizona. The Corporation Commission was created as a 4th branch of Government in Arizona to regulate monopolies. When instituted in 1912, the largest monopolies were railroads. Regulating a monopoly means that the Commission has the power to set the rates you pay as a customer of the monopoly. Today, utilities are the monopolies regulated by the Commission.As a former commissioner, Bill was knowledgeable about the commission and is passionate that all voters become as educated as possible about the commission and the candidates that seek election. Click on "Read more" to see social media options |
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Tempe Town Lake March 19, 2018 - Alicia Jerger, Sr. Boating Director at Tempe Town Lake, gave us an overview of the many programs offered by the city of Tempe at the Town Lake. Alicia attended San Diego State University on a rowing scholarship and intended to become a lawyer before she got the opportunity to work for the city at Town Lake. She told us the Lake was conceived as an architecture project at ASU in 1966 and after many years of negotiations was completed in 1999. Now the Lake has several boating related activities and events, from rowing, sailing and kayaking clubs to the Dragon Boat festival every spring. Boats are available for rent most of the year. The City has done a superb job of making this a top rate recreation location. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Paul Harris Award March 12, 2017 - President Doug presented Ken with his Paul Harris Fellow 6+ award - a beautiful pin with a ruby insert. Paul Harris Fellow awards are given for each $1000 that a member contributes to the Rotary International Foundation. There are now over 1 million Paul Harris Fellows in Rotary. Ken has been a regular donor since joining Rotary 7 years ago. Click on "Read more" to see social media options. |
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Corona Faculty and Staff Awards - Feb 2018 .JPG) March 12, 2018 - February's awards were for Pete Salazar, Special Education teacher and golf coach and Missy West, staff in the Special Education Department. Top photo is Mr. Kleve, Principal, Peteand Machel. Bottom photo is Mr. Kleve, Principal, Missy and Machel Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Hospice of the Valley March 12, 2018 - Lin Sue Cooney, Director of Community Engagement for Hospice of the Valley, gave us an excellent overview of the organization and the many services it provides. Lin Sue was a newscaster for 31 years at channel 12 but says she is now in the best job she has ever had. Her enthusiasm was obvious as she described how Hospice of the Valley began in 1977 as a non-profit organization and has never turned anyone away. They have 1400 employees and over 2100 volunteers providing services such as Living wills, grief support, dementia care, and pet therapy plus many more than can be listed here. They are the only non-profit hospice in the valley. Check the website for more information. Click Here Click on "Read more" to see social media options. |
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Packing Food - United Food Bank - March 2018 March 3 2018 - Our club had a good turnout for this quarterly event. We had 11 people out of about 30 and we packed 900 emergency boxes of food. Thanks to members, Doug, Scott, David, Jim, Bill, Harry, Mike, Mike, and Ken. And thanks to the friends that joined us - Phyllis and Pam. See a gallery of photos from the event by CLICKING HERE. Click on "Read more" to see social media options |
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AWIM concludes for the winter semester February 27, 2018 - The AWIM team had their final meeting with the 8th grade students at Kyrene del Pueblo Middle School today. The students gave presentations and received awards - the overall performance of everyone was excellent. The AWIM team included Rotarians David, Dave, Andy, Bill, Jim, Doug, and Ken, along with friends Dave, Pat, and Skip and science teacher Brandon Gritz. To see a gallery of photos click HERE. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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The Appalachian Trail February 26, 2018 - John Conant gave us his background and his work with youngsters at Sunshine Acres where he and his wife live permanently in their RV. John then told us of his adventures in hiking the Appalachian Trail which he began in April 2015 and finished in September 2015. His journey took him over the highest peaks in 14 states and covered 2,800 miles. Along the way he broke two toes, developed a hernia and wore out 5 pairs of boots. He finished the journey 35 lbs lighter than he started since he was burning about 5,000 cal a day. It was a great accomplishment and John has many exiting stories about his trip. Click on "Read more" to see social media options |
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Unconscious Money Beliefs February 19, 2018 - Today, Diane Elarde, Founder and principal of Emerging Insights, talked about financial beliefs and unconscious behavior. She claims that 80% of behavior comes from unconscious decision making. (Think of driving home without remembering how you did it). She had us fill out a financial beliefs assessment and then discussed our unconscious beliefs related to Self Worth, Worshipper, Fear, and Avoidance. Diane emphasized the need for spouses to discuss financial beliefs openly in order to avoid unexpected surprises later in life. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Corona Faculty and Staff Awards - January 2018  February 12, 2018 - This month's awards were for Neil MacDonald, English Teacher, and Basketball Coach, and Jesus Contreras, Staff in the Special Education Department. Top photo is Mr. Kleve, Principal, Neil, and Machel. Bottom photo is Mr. Kleve, Principal, Jesus and Machel Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Autism Academy February 12, 2018 - Shannon Mitchell and Lauren Gray from the Autism Academy for Education and Development gave us a comprehensive look at their organization. Shannon told us that the Academy addressed the needs of students across the full spectrum of Autism. The school is in its 5th year and now has over 300 students in 3 locations. She explained that 99% of the students attend on a full scholarship. The school addresses the academic, social skills, and vocational needs of the students. They are developing partnerships with organizations in the valley to train and place students when they graduate. Our club provides dictionaries to the Tempe campus and hopes to build additional ties to the organization. Click on "Read more" to see social media options |
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Kyrene Resource Center - packing food February 7, 2018 - Today, club members Bill, Harry, Andy, and Mike spent a few hours at the Kyrene Resource Center transferring food from boxes to shelves and then packing food bags. These food bags will be available to needy families in the area. Our club is hoping to increase our participation with this very worthwhile charitable organization. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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What it's like to be a hippie January 29, 2018 - Laurie Coe gave us some highlights of her life along the path from being a hippie to a political activist. Her father fought in the second world war and saw the concentration camps but never liked to talk about it. Her hippie life began in New York and her commune was harassed a lot so she moved to California, married Allan Cohen and had a baby which she named River. The life was tough, and Laurie related several stories to us. The commune became more organized and had a dysfunctional board of directors. Laurie migrated from that life and now lives in the valley.Click on "read more" to see social media options |
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Radio Sounds Jan 22, 2018 - Andrea Pasquale, Director of Sun Sounds of Arizona , gave us an excellent description of the Sun Sounds program. The organization has been providing reading services to the community for over 40 years. They broadcast readings of popular local papers as well as magazines and books. Radio listeners must use a special radio which is supplied free. The reading is done by volunteers and the service reaches about 49,000 listeners. Their offices are located at Rio Salado College and they are affiliated with KJZZ. Check out their website if you are interested in volunteering or donating.Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Social Event - Smokin Fins  January 18, 2018 - Club members and families enjoyed an evening of light libation, fabulous food, fun and frivolity at the Smokin Fins Restaurant. Lots of laughter, stories, and discussion. Fun was had by all.Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Corona Faculty & Staff Awards - Dec 2017
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Save the Family January 15, 2018 - Jennifer Koeller, Corporate and Community Relations Mgr with Save the Family gave us a very informative and inspiring presentation about her organization. Save the Family was founded in Mesa 30 years ago and last year they provided assistance to over 650 families. They provide a variety of services to veterans, disabled, low income, and homeless people beginning with housing, case coordination, and support services. 90% of the families who enroll in the program "graduate" within 10 months and move on to successful lives. There are many opportunities to volunteer and contribute to the organization. Members were quite impressed with this organization. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Golf Preparations  Dec 28, 2017 - Wally, Kelly, and Ken visited the Whirlwind Golf Course at Wildhorse Pass to check out the facilities and make arrangements with management for our upcoming tournament. We found that the golf carts are equipped with screens that will display information about our hole sponsors. Great technology. |
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Body Impressions December 18, 2017 - Today Cindi, Gina, and Charlene, from the ASU School of Human Evolution and Social Change, began by having members complete a short survey about weight, body type, perceptions, and age. The data is part of a study about people's perceptions of their body (weight) and the responses they receive from family and friends. The study is being conducted in several countries to see how culture affects one's perceptions and willingness to be truthful about people's body size. They will tie this into issues of health and society. The members had fun with the survey. Click on "Read more" to see social media options |
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Rotarian of the Year Dec 10, 2017 - President Doug presented our Rotarian of the Year award to Dave Kline for his consistent hard work in supporting the club. Dave has been tireless in leading and supporting all our projects and he always does this with enthusiasm and a smiling face. Dave is a constant emissary, visiting other clubs and embodying the true spirit of Rotary. Congratulations Dave. You are very much appreciated.Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Christmas Wrapping Potluck - 2017 Dec 10, 2017 - Members gathered at Dave and Lourdes' home for an evening of dinner, present wrapping, and fellowship. We brought and wrapped Christmas presents for a family with needy children. Kelly selected the family from the Boys and Girls Club list of families in need. Thanks to all!! This is an annual event that club members vigorously support and enjoy. Click on "Read More" to see social media options  |
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Corona Faculty and Staff Awards - Dec 2017 December 12, 2017 -Here is the latest award to Lynette Chapman - Science Teacher. Individuals in the photo are Mr. Nathan Kleve-principal, Machel, Kathi Hausmann-PTO Treasurer, Lynette Chapman, and Ms. Deb Benedict-Asst. Principal for Academics.Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Packing Food - United Food Bank - Dec 2017 Dec 9, 2017 - Our club had a very large turnout for this quarterly event. We had 16 people out of about 40 and we packed 900 emergency boxes of food. Thanks to members, Bill, Harry, Rob, Mike, Kelly, Machel, Ken and David. And thanks to the friends and family that joined us - Nancy, Brad, Brenda, Ben, Katie, Pam, Phyllis and Sonya. Here are the over 40 volunteers from several clubs in the valley that helped pack the 900 boxes.Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Dictionaries to Autism Academy  Nov 28, 2017 - Club members, Bill, Ken, and Wally, delivered dictionaries to the Autism Academy for Educational Development. Dictionaries were delivered to the middle school and high school. The kids were engaged and we had fun working with them. The Academy recorded our visit on their Facebook page. Click here to see that page.Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Catholic Charities - Foster Care & Adoption Nov 27, 2017 - Tracey Hickey, from the Foster Care and Adoption organization - part of Catholic Charities - gave us a good overview of her organization. Tracey raised 5 kids then decided she needed to give back to the community and joined this foster care organization. She told us there are over 19,000 children in foster care in Arizona and the need for foster parents is acute. Her organization is responsible for training foster parents and helping them navigate the state's bureaucratic system. A large number of foster care parents are "kinship families" but they still need considerable help. One of the key goals of her operation is to ensure that foster parents recognize that children in the system need a lot of help with trauma. Her presentation generated a lot of discussion. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Corona Faculty and Staff Awards - November 2017 Nov 19, 2017 - The November winners are - Teacher: Leigh Trudgen, Math teacher and Classified Staff: Sue Parker, Records Specialist. Pictured is Leigh Trudgen, Faculty of the month, Kathi Hausmann, PTO Treasurer, Machel Considine - KRC and Mr. Kleve, CDS Principal  Pictured is Ms. Benedict, Assistant Principal-Academics; Mr. Kleve, Principal; Sue Parker, Records Specialist; Machel Considine-KRC; Kathi Hausmann-CDS PTO Treasurer. See social media options below |
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Social Event - Main Event Nov 19, 2017 - The club held a social event at the Main Event on Sunday afternoon. A few people bowled but most people spent their time around the pool tables and shuffle board. There was lots of laughter, yelling, and hooting. Everyone said they had a good time and looks forward to next year when we should strive to get even more members and families involved. Thanks to Lynette and Doug for setting this up. Click on "Read More" to see social media options  |
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Harpist with Hospice  November 13, 2017 - Joyce Buekers, founding director of the Therapeutic Harp Foundation, gave us a demonstration of harp therapy. She told us about her experience in discovering and using the harp within the general sphere of integrative medicine. Her friend, Robert Callan, has been modeling the neuroplasticity of the brain to demonstrate how effective music can be in healing brain trauma. Joyce and Robert's efforts are at the forefront of the application of harp music to improve lives. Joyce's work is sponsored by many hospitals and clinics in the Phoenix area. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Dictionaries at CE Chavez Elementary Nov 7, 2017 - Kyrene Rotary members David and Wally have just distributed dictionaries to the 3rd grade class at CE Chavez Elementary School. The youngsters appreciated learning about the use of the dictionary/encyclopedia. This is the 9th year the Kyrene Club has distributed dictionaries to schools in the Roosevelt School District. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Doug's President Award .JPG) Nov 06, 2017 - Our club presented a plaque to President Doug for the superb job he has done over the past year. Doug did such a great job that the club convinced him to continue as president for another year. KUDOS Doug! And many thanks for your time, efforts, and leadership. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Brad Hillier - Club benefactor Oct 30, 2017 - Brad Hillier, CEO of Home Brands Group is a major contributor to our Dictionary Project which involves delivering dictionaries to 3rd graders in Roosevelt School District. He spoke to us today about his philosophy that he tries to instill into the culture of his organization. He believes "we can all get through life together" and emphasizes that he expects his people to not just provide services and products but to reach out and help the community. His organization also supports Habitat for Humanity and Military Makeover. He also told us a touching story of his family's recent adoption of a foster-care child. His financial support is greatly appreciated by our club. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Halloween Fund Raiser Oct 28, 2017 - our club operated two booths with 4 corn-hole boards at the Tempe Halloween festival in Kiwanis Park. Seven members (Machel, Rob, Dave, Doug, Kelly, , David and Ken) were joined by a hard-working group of family and friends (Jessica,Susan, Pat, Skip, Lourdes, and Tom). We had lots of fun but the work was taxing and long. Watching the young kids in their often creative costumes was an enjoyable part of the evening. See a small gallery of photos of this event by clicking HERE. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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AWIM begins Oct 23, 2017 - The "A World in Motion" (AWIM) project at Kyrene del Pueblo Middle School had its first meeting today. Several members from the club (Dave, Machel, Kelly, Ken, and Rob) along with extra help from Skip and Jessica began assisting the teams with plans and powerpoints. A photo gallery is available HERE. Other KRC members will be joining the group in the coming weeks. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Massage - natural healing Oct 23, 2017 - Linda Moser of Trumpet Vines Healing spoke to us about several of the various modalities of massage. Linda explained that she is able to use her empathetic skills to learn about an individual's pain centers. She showed us a diagram of the energy fields surrounding our bodies and how she is able to use those fields to treat patients with a variety of physical and psychological problems. Her healing modes include Lomi Lomi, Heart Awakening, Herbology, Reiki, and Cranial Sacral therapy.Linda is also an accomplished vocalist and has sung in many venues in the Phoenix Area. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Visitors from Pakistan RC Multan Cantt Oct 16, 2017 - Abe and Barb Feder brought two visitors from the RC Multann Cantt in Pakistan to talk with us today. Salman Mubarak, president and founder of the club (2001) described the various activities of the club over the past several years. One of their major projects is supporting a 28 bed Ophthalmology Hospital that has conducted over 20,000 cataract screenings. The club has been actively involved in several projects, both local and international. Salman and his wife, Dr Bushra Maryam will be visiting several sites in Arizona with the Feders during the next couple of weeks. Members were encouraged to visit the club in Pakistan.Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Habitat for Humanity - house build Oct 14, 2017 - Members of our Kyrene Rotary Club were joined by Rotarians of Rio Salado, Crossroads, and ASU Rotaract on a Habitat for Humanity build in Tempe this morning. There were over 50 volunteers in total. David, Mike, Kelly and daughter Kate represented our club well.Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Inspiration An inspiration about stewardship adapted to fit Rotary, by Steve Mariotti My Rotary Club is composed of people like me. I help make it what it is. It will be a friendly club, ...if I am. Its work projects will be filled with volunteers, ...if I volunteer to help. My Rotary club will do great work, ...if I work. It will make generous gifts to many causes, ...if I am a generous giver. It will bring other people into its fellowship, ...if I invite and bring them. It will be a club of loyalty, friendship, and fun, and a club with a noble spirit, if I, who make it what it is, am filled with these same things. Therefore, with the help of other club members, I shall dedicate myself to the task of being all the things that I want my club to be. Taken from the Oct 17 issue of the Kent Rotary Nooz |
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Disney Magic October 9, 2017 - Rich Hamilton told us about Disney Magic. He related some history and several humorous stories about his experiences at Disneyland. The three key points that he learned from Disney were: Pay attention; Engage; and Systematize. Rich explained how these points can be used in everyone's daily life. He tested our knowledge and our ability to pay attention at the end of his presentation and distributed various prizes to the winning members. After the presentation, Rich announced that three of his books were available for sale at $20 each. Here, David and Dave discuss the various books with Rich.Rich donated 100% of all the proceeds to our club. As a result of Rich's generosity the club added $160 to our coffers. Many thanks, Rich ! Click on "Read More" to see social media options. |
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Rotary and Club Foundations Oct 2, 2017 - Club member Dave gave us a great overview of both the Rotary(TRF) and the Kyrene Rotary Club Foundations. Dave explained the categories available in the Rotary Foundation and told us that TRF directed 92% of funds to programs. The goal is to have every club member contribute $100 per year. ($40 are contributed automatically from dues). Contributing on-line is very easy but there are forms available to contribute via mail. Our club Foundation is not completely finalized but should be operational by mid-November. Ideally members should first contribute to TRF and then to our Foundation. Thanks Dave for a great presentation.Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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The DNA doesn't fall from the tree - Wyatt Earp Sept 25, 2017 - Today Wyatt Earp, grandson of the legendary Wyatt Earp told us some of the history surrounding Wyatt Earp and how he became an actor to portray some historic episodes, like the shoot-out at the OK Corral. His wife, Terry Earp, a well-known Arizona playwright wrote all his scripts. He then performed two monologues from his repertoire - a view of the events at the OK Corral from Wyatt Earp's perspective and then Doc Holiday's perspective. We all enjoyed the performance.Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Packing Food - United Food Bank - September September 23, 2017 - Many volunteers from several East Valley clubs participated in this quarterly multi-club project. 40 volunteers packed 6000 lbs of food, enough for 5000 meals. KRC had 7 members there. Dave, Mike, Doug, Kelly, Machel, David, Ken This was our 8th quarterly food packing event at the United Food Bank. The District Governor for 5495, Nancy Van Pelt, gave a brief presentation and remained for most of the event to talk with many rotarians We look forward to the next project in December. See a slide show for this event by clicking here - GALLERY Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Social Outing - Dinner at Charleston's Sept 7, 2017 - Thursday evening the club held a social outing - dinner at Charlston's Restaurant. Fourteen members and family broke bread together and got to know each other a little better. Everyone had a good time and we look forward to the next time we can get together for fellowship and fun.Click on "Read More" to see social media and comment options |
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Water Conservation in Building Design Sept 18, 2017 - Today, Chip Shay, a long time associate with SPS+Architects, described several aspects of water conservation in building design. Chip graduated from ASU and has worked for 40 years with the same firm. He told us that the first thing to consider in designing a building is landscaping; followed by the water delivery system; then water recovery; then reclamation. In major buildings the design of bathroom plumbing is extremely important. Water consumption can be reduced by 90% with new products that are available. Many commercial products are also available for homes - e.g. low flush toilets.Click on Read More to see social media options and comments |
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Build a Surrey with the Fringe on Top Sept 9, 2017 - Several club members (David, Scott, Kelly, Doug, Ken, Dave and lovely wife Lourdes) spent the morning at The Centers for Habilitation assembling a Surrey with the Fringe on Top. It was a challenging task but with the help of a video we managed to complete the task without any broken fingers or bruises. We only had one nut and washer left over at the end. We completed the morning with a chinese meal together. Click on "Read More" to see social media and comment options |
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Off the beaten track August 28, 2017 - Today club member David Archibald entertained us with stories about his recent trip along the Adriatic Sea. His travels took him from the north in Slovenia, along the coast: with stops in Dubrovnik (famous walled city), some small islands off the coast(a bit of swimming in the sea), and Corfu in Greece (princess castle). His trip finished in Athens. He met many interesting people who shared the small 42 passenger ship.Click on "Read More" to see social media options and make comments |
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Kyrene Resource Center - stack foods, sort clothes August 21, 2017 - Club members Kelly, Doug, Rob, and Ken, along with Kelly's son Brad stacked food on the Resource Center's shelves. We then sorted through school-appropriate clothing that will be available for students to select from during the next couple of weeks. We had lunch and fellowship afterwards. Click on "Read more" to see social media options and make comments |
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Volunteering with the Phoenix Police Department August 7, 2017 - Webmaster Ken Pollock gave us an overview of his 13 years as a volunteer with the Phoenix Police Department. He spent over 9 years working with the Cold Case Homicide Squad. He explained how the squad dealt with over 2500 cold cases and how advances in DNA technology enabled more than 12 cases a year to be solved. His most interesting case was the famous 'Canal Murders' in the early 2000's. The application of new and creative methods led to the identification of and arrest of the felon. Ken then described some new technology and how it is being used to solve crimes. Click on "Read More" to see social media options and/or comment |
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Boys and Girls Club - interviewing skills July 24, 2017 - Today we replaced our weekly meeting with a visit to the Boys and Girls Club in Guadalupe. The club was well represented by, Kelly, Marion, Dave, Doug, Mike, and Ken along with help from Skip and Pat. We functioned as interviewers to help 10 teenagers improve their interviewing skills. We all enjoyed the experience and finished the morning with pizzas and brownies. We hope to help the Boys and Girls Club again next year.Click on "Read More" to see social media options or make comments |
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Origins of Universities.jpg) July 10, 2017 - Club President Doug Bock gave the first "summer member presentation" for this year. Doug explained that in Plato and Aristotle's time there were no universities, only schools that focused on behavior. It wasn't until 800 that Charlemagne dictated that all churches and monasteries had to establish schools to educate the community. From there, these cathedral schools continued to develop into universities - beginning with Paris and Bolgna in the 1200's. By 1350 these universities had developed into the form we see today throughout the world. Thanks Doug for a piece of interesting history.Click on "Read More" to see social media options. |
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Project Cure June 26, 2017 - Nadine Armstrong, Executive Director of Project Cure gave us an update on the Project Cure organization. Nadine is relatively new to Project Cure but is a native Arizonian who was educated at ASU. She told us that Project Cure now has 6 distribution centers. She explained how projects all over the world are initiated, funded, supplied, and evaluated. Nadine said they are trying to raise $150,000 to send 6 containers to Mexico. She has secured $120,000 and is looking for help from Rotary organizations in the Phoenix area to contribute $6,000. Project Cure has many activities world wide which can best be seen from the Project Cure website. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Boys and Girls Club June 12, 2017 - Ruben described a program for which he is soliciting our support on July 24. Thirteen boys and girls ages 13 to 15 are being taught how to develop good working skills which includes effectively participating in interviews. He would like club volunteers to act as the interviewer and coach the children to improve their thinking and delivery skills. Click on "Read more" to see social media options |
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Packing Food - United Food Bank June 10, 2017 - Many volunteers from several East Valley clubs participated in this quarterly multi-club project. 23 volunteers packed 5,767 lbs of food, enough for 4,805 meals. Including family and friends KRC had 9 there. This was our 7th quarterly food packing event at the United Food Bank. We look forward to the next project in mid-September Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Gardening in Arizona June 5, 2017 - Doreen Pollack, Master Gardener, explained what "Master Gardener" meant and then gave us valuable information about plants and vegetation in Maricopa County. A good reference to use is the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association. She explained that the 3 major elements to consider are soil, watering, and timing. Because the soil in this area is mostly clay it is important to modify the soil by adding "ammendments" which are basically organic matter.For potted plants and raised beds care must be taken to eliminate or reduce salt build up. Watering should be long enough to encourage root growth: 2 feet depth for shrubs and 3 feet for trees. Doreen also gave us general guidelines for when to plant various species. She suggested looking on Facebook to get answers from various gardening groups. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Women's Hockey & SmileTrain May 22, 2017 - Lyndsey Fry spoke of her trip to the Olympics. She played with the boys at first as there was no hockey for girls, and that was great. At that age, girls are bigger and she was aggressive! In high school she ended up taking on-line courses as the commuted to Denver to be on a team. Her college career was at Harvard and that was where the crisis occurred. She had to decide if she was really going to do what she had to do… and she did, making it on the Olympic team that went to Sochi and won a Silver Medal. Today she does marathons and Ironman competitions. But to create something bigger than just herself, she aligned with Smile Train, and organization that raises funds to send dentists to third world countries to do dental work and perform operations like cleft palate - to bring back someone’s smile. If you would like to donate to Lyndsey's current Smile Train project, click here.Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Diversity and Values May 8, 2017 - Jacque Starks a senior advisor and trainer with Diamond Strategies and Coordinator of Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement for the Maricopa County Community College District, led us through two experiential exercises to demonstrate the unintended discrimination that can occur because of differences in values. She also gave us specific examples from her own family life. Jacque's presentation and facilitation generated considerable discussion. We all came away with a better understanding of the challenges our values and beliefs play in our attempts to be inclusive and diverse. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Movies in the Park - May 2017 May 5, 2017 - Movies in the park began another spring season. Club members worked hard at the booth selling snacks, soft drinks, and glow sticks. Funds from this event are used to provide dictionaries to 3rd graders in the Roosevelt School district. This is the first of four sessions in May. Thanks to many club members who contributed. Click here to see our photo gallery for these events over the past few years. Click on "Read More" to see social media options  |
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Corona Faculty and Staff Awards - April 2017 May 3, 2017 - The April winners are - Teacher: Trish Ladue, retired teacher from McClintock High School and now permanent substitute this year in English and Classified Staff: Tara Anderson, Registration. Pictured is Kathi Hausmann, PTO Treasurer, Tara Anderson, Staff Member of the Month, Nathan Kleve, CDS Principal and Machel. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Maricopa County Parks May 1, 2017 - Dan Wilson from Usery Mountain Regional Park gave us a great overview of this particular park as well as the entire Maricopa County Regional Park system. The Maricopa County park system is one of the largest in the country, containing over 120,000 acres and experiencing more than 2 million visitors a year. The parks receive only 7% of their budget from the county - the remainder comes from visitor fees. The parks are very well maintained and offer a wide variety of programs. The operation of the parks is supported by a very large number of volunteers: some stay on-site all winter, some support specific operations like visitor centers and some help with specific events. Our club has many hikers and the discussion was lively. Usery Mountain park is a particular favorite of many members.Click on "Read More" to see social media options. |
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AWIM Movie  April 25, 2017 - The AWIM project at Kyrene del Pueblo Middle School is now in the second session of the year. The current session will end on May 06 when awards for the best 3 teams will be given out. Bill Klein and Brandon Gritz provided the instruction and AWIM Volunteers (Kyrene Rotary Club members and spouses) provided the mentoring. You can see a gallery of photos by clicking here. A video is available for viewing by clicking on " Read More" |
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GolfLand Social Outing April 23, 2017 - Many members and families had a fun day at GolfLand in Mesa. We enjoyed minature golf, bumper boats, bumper cars, and race cars for a few hours. Several of us celebrated afterwards at Ted's Hot Dogs.You can see photos of the event in our Photo Gallery by clicking here. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Serve Lunch - Phoenix Rescue Mission April 19, 2017 - Kyrene Rotary members David, Darrell, Tom, Andy, and Bill served lunch to homeless men and women at Phoenix Rescue Mission and cleaned up the serving area after. Thanks Bill for arranging this annual service project. Phoenix Rescue Mission provides 3 meals a day, 7 days a week, overnight shelter and many other services to homeless people.We all enjoyed lunch and fellowship afterwards. Click here to see a half dozen photos of the team at work. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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United Food Bank Overview April 17, 2017 - Jackie Shelly, Director of Development for the United Food Bank, gave a very interesting presentation. She described the multiple programs the Food Bank is engaged in and gave us many statistics about the high levels of poverty in Arizona and the amount and kind of food that is distributed. The United Food Bank is one of four in Arizona and serves Maricopa county and eastern Arizona. In 2015/16 they distributed over 26 million pounds which amounts to almost 22 million meals.They also distributed over 21,000 Weekend Backpacks to food insecure children. Our club has volunteered every quarter for the past two years to pack food at the local warehouse. We believe the Unitef Food Bank is very worthy of our strong support. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Corona Faculty and Staff Awards - March 2017 April 13, 2o17 - Faculty/Staff awards of the month for March were awarded to Chrissy Wiley Teacher of the Month-World History & Geography and Bonnie Goodman, Early Learning Center Aide for the AZTykes. There is a childcare center affiliated with the Early Childhood Development classes at Corona del Sol High School. Ms. Goodman was not at the school at the time we presented the awards.Pictured are L to R are: Kathi Hausmann, PTO Treasurer, Machel, Ms. Wiley and Mr. Kleve, CDS Principal. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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SRP - Going Green
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AWIM at Kyrene del Pueblo Middle School  April 7, 2017 - Club members and friends met for a weekly session with 8th grade students from Kyrene del Pueblo to work on the AWIM (A World in Motion) project. This was the third week in the "Motorized Toy Car" project - the students were learning about compound gear ratios.A gallery of photos from these sessions can be found by clicking HERE. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Tempe Highline Canal Path March 27,2017 - Robert and Chris gave us a slide presentation that described the latest plans for a multi-use path project in Tempe which will link to paths in Phoenix, Guadalupe, and Chandler. Tempe has secured inititial funding and hopes to receive bids and begin construction in January 2018 with an 8 month completion. The design of all the elements involved is impressive. This will be a great addition to the Tempe infrastructure. Click here to learn more. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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AWIM Project begins at Pueblo Middle SchoolSeveral members of the Kyrene Rotary club began a new session of the "A World in Motion" (AWIM) project with Kyrene del Pueblo Middle School on Friday March 24. The eighth grade students will complete the Motorized Toy Car project in early May.  Here is the basic kit used by the students to build the motorized toy car.Pictures of the previous project can be seen by clicking here. You can view the photos as a total list or you can watch a slide show. Feedback is always welcome. Enjoy Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Runbeck Election Services March 20, 2017 - Jeff Ellington, President and COO of Runbeck Election Services, gave us an overview of his company and the industry. His company has existed since 1942 but began a growth spurt in 2006. The company was judged as one of the best companies for employees. They have good management practices and focus on training, development, and safety. Jeff told us of the current sophisticated ballot producing and counting processes. Many counties are now using print-on-demand ballots at polling stations. His company has been very successful at coping with the extremely cyclical nature of the print-balloting business. Click on "Read more" to see social media options |
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Cultural Wellness Center March 13, 2017 - Vanessa Chamberlain, Director of the Cultural Wellness Center, facilitated a discussion regarding the differences in youth growing up today compared to our generation. According to her, kids today have less social skills, are apathetic, and complacent, and not willing to take risks. They have short attention spans, low frustration tolerance and want instant gratification. The pilot program that Vanessa is leading is an attempt to address the issues that cause these behaviors. This is a nature-based program that will help youth, bring awareness to educators, and help parents keep in touch with their children. Click on "Read more" to see social media options
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Packing food - United Food Bank March 11, 2017 - Many volunteers from several East Valley clubs participated in this quarterly multi-club project. Today we sorted and packed more than 10,000 pounds of food. This means that each volunteer helped provide about 170 meals for needy families in the Valley. Our Kyrene club had a good turnout of members and family. We look forward to the next project in mid-June.Click on "Read More" to see social media options
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Deliver Dictionaries to the Autism Academy March 7, 2017 - Club members Doug, Harry, Dave, Bill, Andy, and Ken delivered dictionaries to students at the Autism Academy for Education and Development. The school is located in Tempe and this is the first time our club has provided dictionaries to this school. The students were very appreciative, engaged, and animated. We all had a good time and enjoyed the students. Click on "Read More" to see social media options
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Albania and Rotary Feb 27, 2017 - Vladimir Pulaj from the Rotary Club Tirana in Albania gave us a very interesting slide presentation about his country and his Rotary Club. He described the major characteristics of his country and club. Albania has a population of just over 3 million people, is located on the Adriatic and Ionian seas, and is about the size of Delaware. It is a multicultural and multi-religion country and the Albanian language is one of the oldest in Europe. In 2009 it became a full NATO member. The RC Tirana was chartered in March 1992 and many other clubs have been chartered since then. The club has had many significant projects including vaccinations for newly born children, sponsorships for students, aiding Kosovo refugees, and funding multiple matching grants. Many thanks to Vladimir for giving us such a rewarding education.Click on "Read More" to see social media options
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Kyrene Resource Center - packing food February 23, 2017 - Today, club members Bill, Harry, Mike, Andy, Doug, and Dave spent a few hours at the Kyrene Resource Center transferring food from boxes to shelves and then packing food bags. These food bags will be available to needy families in the area. Our club is hoping to increase our participation with this very worthwhile charitable organization. We had an enjoyable time together while working and at lunch afterwards.Click on "Read More" to see social media options
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United Food Bank Recognition Feb 20, 2017 - Harry, one of the club's founding members, received a recognition award from the United Food Bank. Harry received the award on behalf of all the East Valley Rotary clubs who have participated in packing food once every quarter. Harry is the initiator and driver for this very successful multi-club project which provides significant support for the United Food Bank and the citizens of eastern Arizona. Click on "Read More" to see social media options.
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Arizona History Feb 20, 2017 - Club member David Archibald, an accomplished speaker and former track coach, gave us a very interesting tour of Arizona: a variety of geographies and histories. We saw photos of the Grand Canyon, Canyon de Chelly, and Havasupai Canyon which includes three different water falls. We learned about towns such as Sedona, Jerome, Phoenix, and Bisbee as well as the colorful figures associated with their histories. David also described some interesting Indian folk lore. David had many more stories and photos available but there was not sufficient time in the meeting. Perhaps one day David will speak again about the history and geography of Arizona. Click on "Read More" to see social media options
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Arizona Construction Career Days Feb 13, 2017 - Rose Ann Canizales, President of the Association for Construction Career Development (ACCD), told us about the organization. It has existed for 15 years and is modeled after a similar organization in Texas. ACCD's goal is to facilitate employment between career seekers and industry leaders. Each year they hold a 2 day event for students to see real world applications in the construction industry. The construction industry is short of manpower and would like to encourage students to enter this field: it is exciting, rewarding, and well paid. ACCD has a superb web site and a very informative guide. This year's Construction Career Days event will be held at the Arizona Army National Guard Papago Site on November 2nd and 3rd. They are looking for volunteers to help plan and staff the event site. Click on "Read More" to see social media options
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New members and visitors February 6, 2017 - President Doug inducted two new members into the club today; Dave Archibald, sponsored by Harry and Mike Pheilsticker, sponsored by Dave. We look forward to their contributions to all our activities. Today we also exchanged club banners with the Rotary Club Tirana in Albania. President Doug and Vladimir Pulaj are pictured here with the banners.Click on "Read More" to see social media options
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A Journey from South Africa - Melody Richards January 30, 2017 - Melody Richards spoke to us last year about Feed My Starving Children This visit she told of her experience growing up in South Africa and her journey to the United States. Her family was mixed with half her siblings being black and half white. That caused many problems for them in the era of apartheid; they were not welcome anywhere. Based on that difficult situation, she was determined to come to the USA, at age 18, to learn more and improve herself. She learned from her experience that "knowledge is power" which drove her to keep studying. She also believes that it's important to contribute to society and hence her work with Feed My Starving Children. Melody has set a new challenge for herself and has taken up archery and hopes to make the USA olympic team. Her story is an inspiration to all.Click on "Read More" to see social media options.
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Life Startup Essentials Jan 23, 2017 - Mark and Anthony Newell, co-founders of Life Startup Essentials LLC gave us an excellent description of their organization and its activities. Together they have over 35 years experience working with homeless and disabled individuals. They created a company that provides the tools a person needs to successfully transition out of homelessness with dignity. They create kits for organizations and for individuals, who are looking to streamline new beginnings. Their kits contain all the basic necessities needed to make a transition - to school, dorm life, or a first apartment - go as seamlessly as possible. Click here to learn more.Click on "Read more" to see social media options
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Dinner at Keegan's  Jan 19, 2017 - Club members, spouses, along with existing and prospective members, attended a dinner at Keegan's Grill in Ahwatukee. The discussions were going on all evening and the energy level was high. Everyone had a good time. We hope Dave, Lynette and Scott will be joining the club soon. Click on "Read More" to see social media options
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Welcome to America Project January 9, 2017 - Today Collin Cunningham, the Executive Director of the Welcome to America Project described her organization's operation and mission. The following mission statement is taken from their very impressive website.
"The Welcome to America Project is a nonprofit organization that creates community connections and builds bridges of neighborly understanding by providing furniture, basic necessities, education, and additional resources to newly arriving refugees. Collin told us that there are over 20 million refugees world wide and over 60 million displaced people. Refugees come from all over the world and Arizona is the 6th largest resettlement state. Her organization helps people to get oriented and prepared to be successful after the initial Federal 90 day adjustment period. The site is full of good information - check it out by clicking here. Click on "Read More" to see social media options |
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Corona Faculty & Staff Awards - Dec 2016 Jan 6, 2017 - Corona del Sol High School December Teacher of the Month, Darren Ridge, teaches Social Studies and Criminal Justice. He is also currently the JV Girls Basketball coach. Pictured with Mr. Ridge is Kathi Hausmann, CDS PTO Treasurer, Machel Considine, Kyrene Rotary Club, and Mr. Nathan Kleve, CDS Principal.
CDS December Staff of the Month is Sonya Martinez, an Audio-Visual Tech. She is not pictured.
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RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) Dec 19, 2016 - Club member Machel was asked to fill in and explain RYLA (Rotary Leadership Youth Awards) because the student who recently attended RYLA had a last minute scheduling problem. She explained how students were nominated and selected. Machel also related the benefits of the program and the positive reactions students had. Members were encouraged to nominate high school students that they knew in their community.There are several RYLA web sites for various districts that provide details of the program.
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AWIM Training.jpg) Dec 14, 2016 - Training for the "A World in Motion" (AWIM) project at Kyrene del Pueblo Middle School was held at the school today. Our club is sponsoring the project and funding is being provided by GM. Volunteers from our club will be participating with 7th grade students for an hour every Friday to help students experience engineering and science by building motorized toy cars. Club members and teachers are all very excited about the project and are looking forward to interacting with the students. Click on "Read More" to see social media options
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ASU Rotaract Club Dec 12, 2016 - Four members of the ASU Rotaract club described their club's past and planned activities. They completed 4 major projects this fall semester and have planned 7 Service Events in the Spring 2017 semester, along with visits to 3 local rotary clubs. During the fall semester the club increased their enrollment from 15 to 25 - a great accomplishment! Alice Phan, the club president told us of the need for some financial help and a few club members committed over $300 on the spot. The club as a whole contributed another $50. We were impressed with where the ASU Rotaract club is going and encouraged them to keep up the good work. Click on "Read More" to see social media options
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Packing food - United Food Bank  Dec 10, 2016 - Forty-five volunteers from several East Valley clubs participated in this quarterly multi-club project. Today we sorted and packed more than 15,000 pounds of food. This means that each volunteer helped provide about 250 meals for needy families in the Valley. Our Kyrene club had a good turnout of members and family. We look forward to the next project in mid-March. Click on "Read more" to see social media options
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Awards Evening   Dec 4, 2016 - After dinner and wrapping of presents, Doug gave three awards. The first was to Dave for his year as President last year. The second was to Rob for his outstanding job as Secretary/Treasurer. The third was the Rotarian of the Year award to Ken for his contributions to the club over the past year. Click on "Read more" to see social media options
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Christmas Wrapping Potluck  Dec 4, 2016 -- Members gathered at Doug and Pat's home for an evening of dinner, present wrapping, games, and fellowship. We brought and wrapped Christmas presents for a family with needy children. Kelly selected the family from the Kyrene School District Foundation's list of families in need. Thanks to all!! This is an annual event that club members vigorously support and enjoy. Click on "Read more" to see social media options
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Navajo Water Project Dec 5, 2016 - Curt Ward from the Gilbert Rotary Club told us about the water project on the Navajo reservation that his club is supporting. The objective of the project is to provide water to the homes of families who have no indoor water. A 2000-foot well has been drilled and now each home must be outfitted with the proper hardware systems, at a cost of $4500 each. This is an international project - Mexican rotary clubs have already raised 30% of the total $78,000 cost. The Gilbert club is asking other clubs to help raise another $5000 to meet the overall goal. Our club will explore ways to participate and make a decision within the next few weeks. |
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PolioPlus - End Polio Now Nov 28, 2016 - Rod Daniels, chair of District 5510's "PolioPlus Campaign to End Polio Now" gave us a status check on the project. Rod told us that there are several partners working with Rotary on this project. Since its launch in 1988, the GlobalPolio Eradication Initiative - spearheaded by the World Health Organization (WHO), RotaryInternational, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and UNICEF - has reduced the incidence of polio by more than 99 percent. The original goal was to have complete eradication by 2018 but that won't be reached because of 4 cases in Nigeria this year. An area or country cannot be declared as polio-free until 3 years have passed with no new cases. He explained the 5 major advantages to eliminating polio, why we should care, and why we should contribute to the project (which we did). Click on "Read More" to see social media options
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Arthritis Foundation Nov. 21, 2016 - Renee Angeles from the Arthritis Foundation in Phoenix gave us a brief overview of her organization and its many services.Interested readers should check the web site since there are too many programs/activities to list here. Renee surprised us when she said that Arthritis is the #1 debilitating disease in the country - 1 in 4 people are affected by this disease. There are currently over 6000 kids in Arizona who have some form of arthritis. The foundation's goal is to cure arthritis but also to provide various consulting resources to assist people in locating the help necessary to deal with pain and to find resources.
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Ride for Polio Nov 19, 2016 - 15 year-old Gabe Fowler completed his 2nd Tour de Tucson charity bike ride, riding to End Polio and representing D5510’s Kyrene Rotary Club. He completed the 106-mile course in 7 hours & 13 minutes and raised $2,122 for TRF Polio Plus and D5500 Foundation from teachers, friends and family, and Kyrene Rotarians. Gabe is a sophomore at Gilbert’s Campo Verde high school where he just won his 2nd varsity letter in swimming. He is a grandson of Kyrene Rotarian Harry Short. Click on "Read more" to see social media options
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Feed My Starving Children Nov 14, 2016 - Melody Richards, a volunteer with Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) gave us an overview of the organization. She explained the need for volunteers to pack food packets and the need for donors. The current focus in on providing food for children in Haiti because of the terrible conditions that exist there. She reminded us that $80 provides enough food to feed a child for one year. FMSC wants to provide both food and an opportunity for the community to support itself. A sobering fact is that 18,000 children around the world die every day from starvation. Melody also explained that 99% of all the packed food does reach starving children. FMSC is ranked very highly by the Charity Navigator organization that evaluates non-profits. Her presentation generated much discussion. Click on "Read More" to see Social Media options
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Social Gathering   Nov 06, 2016 - The club held it's quarterly social event at the Main Event from 2 to 6. Many members and families attended to bowl, shoot pool, climb ropes, play laser tag, and play in the arcade. Everyone had a great time. Thanks Doug for setting this up. Click on "Read more" to see social media options
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Goldwater Institute Nov 7, 2016 - Tim Sandefur, Vice President for Litigation at the Goldwater Institute, gave us a few examples of the various litigations that the institute has been engaged in over the past few years. He told us that the institute focuses on state laws rather than federal laws because the constitution gives most power to the states. Two examples are litigation regarding the Indian Child Welfare Act (some very strange laws here that don't have the best interest of the child at heart) and litigation regarding private property cases (again there are some very strange laws on the books). Click on "Read more" below to see social media options
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Label Dictionaries   Oct 31, 2016 - Today we labeled about 1300 dictionaries which will be delivered to 3rd graders in the Roosevelt School District in the next month. This is the 9th year our club has made this contribution to the District. Members will be instructing each class on the use of dictionary/encyclopedias. This is always a fun and rewarding activity. Click on "Read more" to see social media options.
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Child Crisis Arizona Oct 17, 2016 - Cheryl Hurd from Child Crisis Arizona described the role of CCA in the care of young children removed from their parents. The organization can accommodate 78 children birth to eight years of age in two emergency shelters. They employ case management workers and provide day care, counseling, housing, and crisis management for children in their care. They provide classes and workshops for parents to help them reunite with their children. They also license families for foster care and certification for adaption. Cheryl invited our club to tour their facility. Click on "Read more" to see social media options
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Drug problems in Arizona August 15, 2016 - Stephanie Siete, Director of Community Education for Community Bridges, Inc (CBI) described her organization's ourtreach to help addicts and families in Arizona. In addition they provide training to organizations throughout Arizona on how to identify drug issues early on with today's youth. She gave us some alarming statistics on how the strength of drugs are increasing and how fast they are proliferating. The number of deaths from drug overdose is increasing dramatically - last year the number exceeded 47,000 across the country. It is imperative that the community understands this phenomenon and develops programs to educate the young in particular but also the entire population. The problem is growing and beginning to exceed the adverse effects of alcohol. She told us that the new recreational drug "Flakka" is beginning to replace "MDMA or Ecstacy" and it is far more dangerous. More people should hear Stephanie's message. Click on "Read more" to see social media options
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Automotive Youth Education System August 8, 2016 - Today, Michael McAfee, Director of Education for the Automotive Youth Education System in Arizona, gave us an overview of this program. This program is for high school students who are interested in becoming automotive technicians. The goals of the program are: • To develop career-ready, entry-level automotive technicians and service personnel.
• To give high school automotive technology students the opportunity and guidance to explore rewarding automotive careers. • To provide the tools and support to develop and practice the skills needed to succeed in the industry. There are 245 dealerships in AZ that are interested in hiring technicians who graduate from the program. EVIT (East Valley Institute of Technology) alone has 200 students currently in the program.
The program began in 1995 in Detroit and is now run by ASE(Automotive Service Excellence). Lots of discussion followed the presentation.
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Fear - what is it? July 25, 2016 - Charissa Cleveland - a "Fearless Coach" who's web page says "Conquer your fears and live courageously", gave an interactive presentation that helped us to better understand fear and how to deal with it. She differentiated real fear from psychological fear which tends to come from negative thoughts. Charissa used the word FEAR as an acronym for "Fear Everything and Run" 0r "False Evidence Appearing Real". Many of our fears come from dredging up the past. One method of coping is to force yourself to focus on the moment by taking stock of what your 5 senses are telling you. Her presentation generated lots of discussion. Click on "Read More" to see social media options
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Kyrene Resource Center - packing food and backpacks July 21, 2016 - Today, club members Rob, Ken, Machel, Doug, and Dave spent a few hours at the Kyrene Resource Center filling backpacks for kids for the coming year. We also spent time transferring food from boxes to shelves and then packing food bags. These food bags will be available to needy families in the area. Our club is hoping to increase our participation with this very worthwhile charitable organization. We had an enjoyable time together at lunch afterwards. Click on "Read More" to see Social Media options
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A change of Presidents June 27, 2016 - Today was the last day of President Dave Kline's term of office. A big thanks to Dave for stepping up to the presidency for a second time and providing strong leadership throughout the past year. Great job Dave !! Doug Bock is taking over as President for the coming year. Doug ran several meetings during June in Dave's absence and is fired up and ready to go! The club is ready to move forward with our programs under Doug's able leadership. Excelsior!
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Tom's Rotary Exchange Student Experience June 27, 2016 - Tom Hickey, a founding member of this club, told us about his experience as a Rotary Exchange Student in Finland. He got off to a shaky start and wasn't at all convinced that his trip to Finland was such a good idea. Tom told us of many humorous incidents during the trip and shared some priceless photos with us. The 17 year old in the photos was a far cry from the Tom we know today. Even with some of the difficulties Tom faced, he believes his experience was very beneficial and helped shape his life. Tom made a very strong plea to have our club become more active again in the exchange program. He is a firm believer in the value of the program. Click on "Read More" to see social media options
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Combating Child Trafficking in Arizona June 20, 2016 - Lori Regnier of the Starbright Foundation gave us an intensive and disturbing view of the problem of child sex-trafficking in the Phoenix area. Most of the population seems to be in denial of this serious problem in our midst. The Starbright Foundation's mission is "to rescue children and young adults from human sex trafficking and modern day slavery, as well as other dangerous and abusive environments..." They provide many services associated with this mission. Check their web site. Lori gave us many graphic examples of the problem and the need to provide much more education to the community, especially to young girls who are the principal targets. Social Media is a tool being used by predators to lure these children away. We all need to pay attention to and be aware of this reprehensible activity in our midst.
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United Food Bank - sorting food June 4, 2016 - Thirty-five volunteers from several East Valley clubs participated in this quarterly multi-club project. Today we sorted and packed more than 12,000 pounds of food. This means that each volunteer helped provide over 250 meals for needy families in the Valley. Our Kyrene club had a good turnout of members and family. We look forward to the next project on September 24. Click on "Read More" to see social media options
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Movies in the Park - May 2016 May 27, 2016 - Another successful season of Movies in the Park concluded on Friday May 27. Many club members participated on the consecutive Friday nights in May to help sell concessions. Funds from these sales are used to support our community service projects - primarily the Dictionary Project. This project has provided dictionaries to all 3rd grade students in the Roosevelt School District for the past 8 years. Click on "read more" to see Social Media options
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Corona Del Sol - Teacher Staff Awards - April 2015  April 30, 2016 - Friday, April 29th was the last CDS Teacher/Staff of the Month presentation for the 2015-2016 school year.
Winners were Lina Fontaine, Administrative Asst to Principal Brent Brown (her first year at CDS!) and Alison Lund, Social Studies Teacher. Ms. Lund and the CDS "We, The People" team attended the "We, the People" competition in Washington D.C. It was an extremely successful trip. The Unit 6 won the top Unit 6 award in the nation but are awaiting the results of the group competition today. Ms. Lund was also in charge of organizing Junior-Senior Prom which was held this past weekend.
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Running the Marathon in Greece April 25, 2016 - Dena Brinkman told us how she came to run the Marathon in Greece. She was born in Greece but as a young child she came to live with relatives in South Dakota. She left there to come to a warmer climate several years ago but didn't begin to run until she was 62. She ran in the Phoenix and Boston Marathons before running the Greek Marathon last November. She came in 7th out of 25 in her age range. Dena also gave us a brief history of the marathon from its early beginnings to the present day. Her personal goal is to "beat women with wrinkles". She also shared with us some of the life lessons she learned while becoming a successful marathon runner. Click on "Read More" to see social media optons
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Tour of The Centers for Habilitation (TCH) April 18, 2016 - Today Dawn Hocking, Director of Development for The Centers for Habilitation (TCH) gave us an overview and a tour of the TCH facilities. Their mission is: Finding creative and innovative ways to provide hope and purpose for individuals with disabilities. TCH began in 1967 and today has 13 group homes in the Phoenix area and has about 700 clients per year. They are a non-profit contractor with the state which provides 60% of their funding. The balance of their funding comes from revenue generated by their document destruction division (ASDD) and various custodial contracts with nearby military bases.. We were all very impressed with the facilities and the organization. They are a stellar community resource. Click on "Read More" to see social media options
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Serve Lunch - Phoenix Rescue Mission April 13, 2016 - Kyrene Rotary members Ken, Harry, Doug, Tom, and Bill served lunch to homeless men and women at Phoenix Rescue Mission and cleaned up the serving area after. Thanks Bill for arranging this annual service project. Phoenix Rescue Mission provides 3 meals a day, 7 days a week, overnight shelter and many other services to homeless people.We all enjoyed lunch and fellowship afterwards.
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Clothes Cabin April 11, 2016 - Kris Walters, Community Relations Coordinator for the Clothes Cabin gave us an overview of the organization and some of its history. The basic mission is to provide free clothing to those who can't afford it. The organization began in 2001 just focusing on socks but expanded into a clothing bank in 2008. They also provide storage lockers and an address for the homeless. In addition they have a back-to-work program. They have partnered with a few Title1 schools and have opened a resale store to help raise funds. They serve over 6000 individuals and rely on the services of about 72 volunteers per month. Check out this organization here. Click on "Read More" to see social media options.
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Being a Pilot with the AZ National Guard April 4, 2016 - Tamela Demik, a pilot with the Arizona National Guard, gave us a great presentation about her experience and history. She is currently a member of the Camelback Crossroads club and is a strong believer in "paying it forward". She joined the Guard right out of college and began flying C130's. Today she flies KC 135s (refueling tankers) and is a flight instructor. She told us of some of the challenges in carrying out these refueling operations. The basic mission is to refuel bombers carrying nuclear warheads - part of a cold war deterrent. Her presentation was followed by many questions and comments. Click on "Read More" to see social media options.
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Corona del Sol - Teacher - Staff Awards - March 2016  March 2016 - The CDS Teacher of the Month for March is Cheryl Jannuzzi, Social Studies and is also Corona del Sol Social Studies Department Chair. Frank Valdez, Maintenance Technician and is CDS Plant Foreman is Staff of the Month. Congratulations to both of these deserving people! Click on "Read More" to see Social Media options
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ecember 15, 2020 - Nicole Pesce gave us a very spirited piano concert to help celebrate Christmas.
October 17, 2020 - Today members from several Rotary Clubs packed 960 bags a the United Food Bank. The environment felt safe and the fellowship was very rewarding.
September 28, 2020 - Christine Dyster, Election Services Manager with the Arizona Secretary of State's Office, gave us a very informative presentation on the voting process in Arizona. Her presentation can be seen 
September 26, 2020 - Today several club members labeled dictionaries which will be distributed to 3td Graders in the Roosevelt School District this fall. We all had a good time and enjoyed the fellowship which we have not had since March because of CoVID.
August 17, 2020 - Tempe Mayor Corey Woods gave us an update on the many projects and activities in the city. The city is doing fairly well during these difficult times. You can see his presentation 
May 4, 2020 - the club held another successful Zoom video conference today. We welcomed a potential new member
Rotary Service Activities During a Time of COVID-19
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January 21, 2020 - Machel presented the Awards for December today. On the left is the Staff of the Month - Mary LoVerde, (2nd from the left) Front Desk Receptionist. On the right is the Faculty of the Month - Anna Hollington (2nd from right) - Special Education.
January 6, 2020 - Remy, our exchange student from France, told us about his home and country.
November 18,2019 - Today, Steve Sullivan, VP for 
April 9, 2019 - The Awards for March went to Nicole Nava, English Teacher and Micah Wilkins of the Classified Staff. Kudos to Nicole and Micah.Pictured is Nathan Kleve, Principal, Machel, and Nicole.
January 14, 2019 - Honorary Member Harry Short gave us a detailed presentation about .jpg)
January 7, 2019 - Today we focused on several administrative issues regarding projects in the coming year. However, before we got started, Wally (filling in for Kelly) presented Machel with a Paul Harris Pin that recognizes her generous support of the Rotary Foundation. Congratulations and Thank You Machel for your continued contributions.
After our meeting, Wally exchanged banners with Allen Auxier from the 
Nov 6, 2018 - In the cafeteria is the Staff of the Month, Armida "Smitty" Chavez, CdS Cafeteria Manager. She told us she had never been recognized for her service in 25 years. The other photo is of Teacher of the Month, Yen Rowan, Math Teacher. Congratulations to Smitty and Yen - jobs well done..JPG)
Oct 16, 2018 - Corona del Sol High School Teacher of the Month for September is Jennifer Ray. Congratulations Jennifer! Club member Wally Stuebner presented the award. The staff member of the month will be presented later.
January 16, 2018 - This month's awards were for Stephanie Skeels, Science Teacher and Debbie Zeiner, Attendance for Sophomores & Juniors as well as Grades and Registration. 
Oct 30, 2017 - Today was dedicated to labeling dictionaries right after lunch. We had a good contingent of members who put in extra time to accomplish this task. (Dave, David, Machel, Doug, Wally, Kelly, Rob, and Ken). The temperature was moderate so we worked on the patio of the restaurant and exchanged lots of friendly banter. Lots of work but everyone had fun. Onward to delivery of dictionaries to the 3rd graders in Roosevelt School District!
April 10, 2017 - Melissa Bruger a 14 year SRP employee gave us an overview of 
Oct 3, 2016 - The District Governor for 5510, Dr. Tonya Watson, visited our club today. We spent the first 90 minutes reviewing all aspects of our club with her. Tonya then gave us a multi-faceted presentation that included such issues as "Why do we need a district office"; "Why are we combining districts"; "What does Rotary do for the community"; and "What can we be doing better". Tonya encouraged us to take some action to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Rotary Foundation. She would also like clubs to get involved with some form of "Assisted Elder Campaign" for this year. She emphasized we should answer the questions Why Rotary? Why Now? Let's promote Rotary more aggressively (toot our horns) to help recruit members. She concluded her presentation with the mantra - "We should be proud to be Rotarians" .jpg)
September 26, 2016 - Today Don Kelly from the Tempe South Rotary Club talked to us about the struggle that lower income students have to succeed. He told us of his own experience as a lower income student and the techniques he had to learn. He became a "purpose-driven student" who was then successful and became a purpose-driven professor at ASU. Don related several stories about how he engaged students to make them successful. He told us that he has persuaded his club to fund a scholarship for summer classes for 5 students who could use the extra help. He would like our club to provide a similar opportunity for 5 students at a cost of about $1700. We agreed to look into this further in our next couple of meetings. Don is writing a book on how to improve graduation rates for low-income students and will donate proceeds from sales to the scholarship program.
September 24, 2016 - Thirty-five volunteers from several East Valley clubs participated in this quarterly multi-club project. Today we sorted and packed more than 10,000 pounds of food. This means that each volunteer helped provide over 250 meals for needy families in the Valley. Our Kyrene club had a good turnout of members and family. We look forward to the next project in mid-December.
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Sept 08, 2016 - The club held its first social event of the year at Carrabba's Restaurant on Thursday evening. We had a good turnout including a couple of family members. There was lots of fun and laughter and everyone enjoyed themselves. Thank you Doug for setting this up.
Sept 1, 2016 - Corona del Sol Teacher of the Month for August was Ben Forbes, Digital Film-making and TV Productions. He leads Student Council and cdsTV.
August 26, 2016 Project CURE has gotten more organized and made the sorting even easier. This was both good and bad for sorters. On the one hand, it is easier. On the other hand, the challenge of trying to identify strange things was fun. They also seemed to have more volunteers and interns, and their meeting area has been converted into another sorting area. A group from Cox was there with us as well as several ASU interns. Since sorting was easier and faster, we were also trained in packing the boxes for shipment. Each box must have only 1 kind of item and the items must be counted for the labels. Printing the labels was easy. The item code, weight, and count was entered on drop down menus and a label was printed. Dave, Rob, and Doug contributed 8 hours of service and sorted over 20 large boxes of medical supplies.
August 22, 2016 - Tawnya Christensen from the
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