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Saguaro Rotary Club Donates $2500 To Youth On their own Tucson, AZ, March 30, 2008: Teresa Hill and Kristy Kelly, Co-Chairpersons of the Saguaro Rotary Texas Hold’em Poker Challenge were on hand with Rene Ground, Saguaro Rotary Foundation President to present Mary Gruensfelder-Cox, Youth On Their Own Executive Director a check for $2500.00. Youth On Their Own was designated as the primary beneficiary of the poker tournament fundraiser. The Saguaro Rotary Poker Challenge was held on January 19th with over 70 players competing. Youth On Their Own, located in Tucson, Arizona, YOTO is a nonprofit organization that serves students in grades 8 through 12 in the metro area who, through no fault of their own, lack a stable home and parental involvement in their lives. Recent reports on homelessness indicate that a homeless child is 2 ˝ more likely to drop out of high school. Established during the 1986/87 school year, YOTO has assisted over 9,000 students in achieving their educational and personal goals. Additional information about YOTO is available by contacting mgcox@yoto.org or by visiting www.yoto.org. |
San Manuel Rotary hosts Motorcycle Rodeo
San Manuel Rotary held a motorcycle rodeo on September 22, 2007.
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One team
does the basketball toss, the passenger tossing it over the bar
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President Dutch Vande mheen (El Jefe) presenting prizes. |
Sierra Vista Rotary Distributes Thesauruses to 8th Graders
Past President Ernie Montagne (right) presents thesauruses to 8th grade students in Sierra Vista Middle Schools. With Montagne are Rotarian Wallace Ricks and Rotarian Renae Humburg. Dr. Humburg is also Superintendent of Sierra Vista Public Schools |
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Over 20 Rotarians and spouses helped to complete our successful Thesaurus Project by distributing almost 600 books to 8th graders at Apache, Sierra Vista, and Smith Middle Schools on Sept 5. Previously, over 100 books were provided to middle schools in Bisbee and Tombstone, making a total of over 700.
Sierra Vista Superintendent of Schools Renae Humburg said, "Thesauruses are an important tool to improve writing skills. They are required for AIMS Testing." Teachers at each school expressed great appreciation for the project and said they were excited about being able to teach the students how to use this valuable resource.
Past President Ernie Montagne spoke briefly about Rotary making a difference in the community and the world. He invited the students to consider joining the Interact Club at Buena High School next year so they too would have an opportunity to make a difference in the community.
The following Rotarians participated in the distribution:
| Renae Humburg Wallace Ricks Sarah Benge Ron Scott (and spouse Deb) Lodema Sellars Eva Dickerson Skip Jubb Bill Steele Jim Evans Eunice Nelson Tony Waalkens |
KJ Wigton Rich Besselman Marilyn Culpepper Candi Walker (and spouse Les) Edward Bottomley Jacqueline Terribile Steve Pedigo John Spengler Dawn Way Joe Britton Ernie Montagne (and spouse Sally) |
FORT YUMA ROTARY BRINGS JOY TO CHILDREN
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The Emperor of story book
fame had nothing on almost 50 local children on July 28th, when members
of Fort Yuma Rotary took them on a whirlwind spree through Mervyn's to
purchase them each more than one hundred dollars worth of new clothes.
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spree, which was arranged with the help of Boys and Girls Club Director
and Fort Yuma member Louis Galaviz, was one of two annual shopping sprees
to benefit local children. The July spree outfits each child with
new clothes for school, underwear, socks and shoes. Each member
escorted one or more children and helped with their selections, spending
an allotted $100.
Mervyn's generously offered an additional 25% discount, allowing the club to spend $125.00 on each child. While each member sharply chose sale items and bargains to stretch their purchasing dollar, the kids eyed hip, fashionable clothes to look sharp in school. After the spree, the children were taken back to the B&G Club for a haircut, eye exam, dental exam and breakfast. We'll return again in December to purchase more children winter clothes and jackets. Fort Yuma loves spending money on the community, and when we can spend it on kids, it is just that much more fun. |
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Stealing of the Bell
Denise McGregor, President of Yuma Rotary Club, proudly recovers the stolen bell from the Fort Yuma Club, after it left her Tuesday meeting with a contingent of Fort Yuma members. PRID Dave Hossler, who is also a member of the Yuma Rotary Club, looks on with a smile as he is the one who told Keith about the old Rotary game during Keith's year as President and got it all started again. |
The Stealing of the Bell, a traditional Rotary game that was revived during President Keith's year (04-05), has been revived yet again, somewhat by accident. The game is initiated by a minimum of five members attending another Club's meeting. They are allowed to "steal" that club's bell after the meeting. In order to get their bell back, the club must attend the meeting of the club who stole their bell with 5 of their members or 10% of their membership (whichever is smaller). The game is designed to promote camaraderie and social interaction of local Clubs. During Keith's year, Fort Yuma managed to possess every bell from every Club in Yuma during the same week. Everyone enjoyed it, attendance was up, and everyone got to know Rotarians they wouldn't have met otherwise. And, in keeping with the First Commandment of Fort Yuma, IT WAS FUN! |
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