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William "Skip" Horie passed away
on Saturday April 12, doing one of the things he loved best to do:
Sharing Rotary with newer Rotarians. He collapsed at the District Assembly at
Pima Community College NW,after leading a group of President-Elects in discussing
the topic of "Club Leadership". Skip is survived by his wife Vergene, who shared
his love of Rotary projects, and their children, who were visiting in Tucson this week.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to them and his Marana club mates in their loss.
Full
tribute to Skip in Governor's newsletter |
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Cowpoke
Breakfast for Zones 25&26 - International Convention - L.A.
June 17th at 7
a.m. will be the Cowpoke Breakfast for those attending the International
Convention in L.A. DG Sandy Goodsite has tickets for this event - cost
$35.00 each. She can be contacted at sandygoodsite@hotmail.com.
For more information - click
here
Meet the Japanese
GSE Team
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Hiroshi
Saito, Team Leader
Hirosi
Saito is a Gonome Kaoru Dentistry Clinic Honorary director
and member of Fukushima South Rotary Club.
In 1966 he graduated from the Nippon Dental University and
in 1970 received the official title of Doctor of Medical
Dentistry. Since then has been active in many dentistry
organizations.
In 1978 he became a member in R.I.D.253 Fukushima South Rotary
Club, In 1984 he became a Paul Harris Fellow, was the President of
R.I.D.2530 Fukushima South Rotary Club1984-85, then a member of
R.I.D.2530 RYLA committee, in 1994 a Yoneyama Foundation
Distinguished Contributor, a Benefactor in 1997 and
1998~2001 aR.I.D.2530 special representative for the
Fukushima 21 RC establishment, 2004~2005 R.I.D.2530
Kenpokudaiiti area Intercity Meeting Executive |
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Yuya Miura
Yuya Miura is 28
years old, married and has a 2 year old son and a 3 month old
daughter. He lives in Fukushima Prefecture in the city of Iwaki,
which lies on the Pacific coast.
He works in a
thermal power plant which uses coal and crude oil. The plant has
3 work shifts to keep it running 24 hours a day. In America, he
hopes to visit a power plant which operates similarly to his and
is primarily interested in that plant’s operating method and
approach to power generation.
In addition, he
wants to fully experience America’s natural beauty and would
also really like to see some sporting events, such as baseball
and basketball games.
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Fumie Oshiyama
Fumie Oshiyama is 29
years old, not married and lives with her parents and
grandmother. She lives in a quiet and peaceful town in Fukushima
prefecture surrounded by beautiful scenery.
She works for the
Fukushima branch of the Bank of Japan in administration handling
mainly budget control and general affairs.
She would like to
visit US banks with particular interests in security, data
management and efficiency in daily office operations. And would
also like to visit companies which deal with environmental
issues.
She like to travel
and talk to local residents, so is looking forward to visiting
Tucson. I would like to experience things that can only be
experienced in Tucson.
She can eat anything
but doesn't drink much alcohol.
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Hiroki
Yamagishi
Hiroki Yamagishi is
a 29 years old city official with the Department of
Environmental Sciences, College of Science, Ibaraki University
H is not married and
I doesn't have any children. He lives in Fukushima City in
Fukushima Prefecture.
He has worked in the
environmental section of City Hall for six years- from April
2002 to the present, mainly in environmental education for
children and works on measures to fight global warming.
He is interested in
the United States Administration’s policies regarding
environmental preservation and in hearing about what
consideration is given to the effective financial administration
of these policies. In addition, he's hoping to see first hand
the latest advances in environmental protection, visit
enterprises that deal in carbon emissions and learn about what
it means to be a “green consumer”.
He is also
interested in learning about Native American traditions and folk
lore if possible.
He has no
special dietary needs or allergies, does not smoke and while he
likes
sake and drinks a
little, but is not a strong drinker.
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The GSE team arrived on schedule Thursday, April 24th!
We had a wonderful welcome dinner at DG Sandy's home. On Friday night they enjoyed Southern Arizona hospitality "cowboy style" as guests of the Sunrise Rotary Club at their annual Los Vaqueros de la Tierra Trail Ride and exchanged banners with Myron Donald, Trail Boss.
On Saturday after the Trail Ride, the team represented Rotary at the 6th annual Pima Community College Japanese Language Contest at the Downtown Campus. Team Leader Saito was one of the contest judges of the 60 plus contestants. What a surprise for the team to discover an interest in Japanese language and culture in the southern Arizona. |
District 5500 GSE Team Leader Michael Drake took the team to dinner on Saturday evening with other Rotarian friends and Arizona GSE team members.
Sunday afternoon they were transported to Kearny, where Samantha Gibson is the coordinator. For the next few days, they will learn more about Arizona culture - copper mines, cattle ranches, arboretum.
For the next four weeks, the Japanese GSE team will be travelling throughout District 5500 making new friends, living with host families, giving presentations to Rotary clubs, visiting their vocational counterparts and local sites.
They are having a wonderful time and say "Arigato" (Thank you) to the Rotarians of District 5500.
M. Craig
GSE Inbound Chairman |
Visit
to Nonceba Project
by PDG Rad Fisher
I have just returned from So. Africa and visited the Nonceba project.
Pictured are Hazel Black, the driving force and coordinator of the project, and Nocawe (Patricia)
Mankayi. |
Hazel was who discovered Patricia and her work among the victims of child rape. She is a pretty wealthy woman but whose compassion was touched when she realized the enormity of the problem. She decided to do something about it. This is when she discovered Rotary and a member of the RC of Kromboom, Dr Georges Stalacopoulos, a well known gynecologist in Cape Town. She asked him if he would help form the Nonceba Charitable Trust in order to raise money. The trust was formed with the two of them and Patricia becoming trustees, a position they still hold today. The RC of Kromboom agreed to pay the old centre’s rental, electricity and telephone bill for one year while the trust tried to get on its feet. Nothing much happened until Ashley, a member of Sea Point’s Interact club came on the scene. She made her film, went on exchange and was tragically killed. Since then through mainly Don Peters' and Rodney Mazinter's efforts, money has poured in. The D.9350 Rotarians work alongside the Nonceba trust but do not get directly involved with their affairs. After the security system is in place the furnishings will brought in. The ribbon cutting is scheduled for June. Hazel will be producing a DVD to show off this beautiful facility when everything is in place.
http://www.recswusa.org/programs/Nonceba_Project_Update_2008.pdf |
UA
Rotoract holds car wash
Dear Rotarians,
Greetings from the UA Rotaract Club! My name is Stephanie Craig. As the incoming president of our club, I am excited to lead such a wonderful group of
Wildcats! Angelo Niro, our past president, has done an awesome job establishing, promoting, and getting Rotaracters involved around the UA. Allow
me to share with you a few of our events from this past year.
?Picking up weeds and trash around local elementary schools during Days For
Caring
?Organizing a walk to help fight hepatitis with other UA organizations
?Serving as counselors at RYLA and Rotary Youth Exchange Orientations
Several of us attended the Tucson District Assembly in April and learned many
leadership skills from knowledgeable Rotarians.
We invite you to our Rotaract Car Wash on Saturday, April 26th from 10am-2pm.
We will be serving you at the Wal-Mart on 1st and Wetmore. This Car Wash will
raise funds that Wal-Mart is willing to match - up to $300. Please bring your
car for us to clean and invite a friend to do the same! If you cannot make it
and would still like to contribute to the Rotaract Club please contact me. This
event will be for donations only.
Yours in the UA Spirit of Rotary,
Stephanie Craig
Rotaract President
520-250-0840
Katie
Mills writes from Peru
Dear Rotarians,
I hope that you all are enjoying a successful Rotary year, and are as excited as I am for the upcoming year in which we Make Dreams Real!
I have been very active in the Rotaract club of Pueblo Libre in Lima, Peru. We have been working to give the people living in the impoverished community of Ventanilla in Lima, Peru a park where children and their families can have a healthy, safe environment for recreation. I'd like to take this opportunity to invite you all to share in our project. Attached is a copy of the project profile compiled by one of the members that I've translated to English. We are looking to purchase a swing set for the park, which costs around $2,300 USD. If several members contribute to our project, I know that we could easily raise the funds! We will also continue to host benefits here in Lima to meet our project goals.
Thank you for your time and for your constant support!
Yours in service,
Katie Mills
Rotaract Ambassadorial Scholar D5500 2007-2008
PS - I've also recently updated my blogsite, I hope you'll enjoy the pictures and the stories! This weekend I'm attending the District Rotaract conference, where I've been invited to speak and the following weekend is the Rotaray District Conference.
Sierra
Vista West changes meeting place
Because
of the closing of “The Palms”, the Sierra Vista West Rotary will meet
at the La Casita Mexican Restaurant. A decision will be made soon on a
permanent meeting location.
Tubac
Rotary changes meeting place and officers
New time and location: Fridays, 8:00 am, Tubac Country Club,
65 Avenida De Otero, Tubac, AZ 85646
President: Margaret Kuder, 520-398-3099
Secretary: Judith Noyes, 520-398-1913
ce work
and
News
from Uruguay - Alberto's Wedding
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Dear
Rotarians friends in D. 5500, Arizona,
I
hope you are well.
I
would like to share with you a picture, which Alberto just
distributed to us. It is from his wedding party
(last October).
The
picture reflects friendship, one of the most strong
values that Rotary promotes and it is a landmark for
the entire Humanity.
Before
our experience in Arizona, the GSE Team members we
did not know each other. After that wonderful time, we became
friends... No matter if we cannot see each other very
often…we have the privilege of knowing that “our friendship is
there”, as an appreciated great treasure.
This
feeling is also shared with all of you because you were the source. You all
always help us to rediscover it through the excellent
experiences that are, and will be present forever,
in our minds and hearts.
With
my best regards,
Daniel
Pagliano
President-Elect
2008-2009
Rotary
Club Villa Colón Melilla
District
4970, Uruguay |
Surrounding
Erika and Alberto in bottom, from left to right: Silvia
(Daniel’s wife), Daniel, Néstor (Cecilia’s husband), Cecilia,
Noelia, Bernardo (Beatriz’s husband), Beatriz, Leonardo (Noelia’s
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Paul Harris Society
Inducts New Members
Congratulation to these three newly inducted members of the D5500 Paul
Harris Society:
- Guery
Flores, Sierra Vista Sunrise RC
- Skip
Horie, Marana RC
- Frank
Presson, Catalina (Tucson) RC.
These new
members have joined the select few who have chosen to make a commitment to
contribute $1,000 or more each year to The Rotary Foundation’s Annual
Programs Fund, PolioPlus, PolioPlus Partners, or Humanitarian Grants
Program special program. Each
received a certificate of membership and a PHS pin banner (pictured here).
The PHS is a special program administered by districts to recognize those
individuals who choose to make this significant commitment to TRF.
Because
of their commitment, The Rotary Foundation will be better able to continue
to support its goals in the three main program areas:
Polio Plus, humanitarian grants, and educational programs.
For example, $1000 will provide polio vaccine for 2000 at-risk
children in India, will help to bring clean water to a needy community in
Africa, or can provide up to 900 dictionaries to third graders in YOUR
community.
For more
information about PHS in D5500, please contact Annual Giving Chair Ernie
Montagne at ernie.montagne@cox.net
or by phone at 520-378-4601.
Successful
Trip For GSE Team To Japan
The D5500
GSE team returned in late October from a five-week trip to D2530 in
central Japan. Team leader
was Michael Drake, a Tucson attorney and member of Tucson Sunset Rotary
Club. Team members were Cecile Brown, a Tucson firefighter and EMT; Sarah
Wright, a Tucson attorney; and Joel Mayer, a
civil engineer in Sierra Vista.
The
team visited six communities in Fukushima Prefecture, 200 km north of
Tokyo. The team was
hosted by Rotary families, gave presentations to Rotary clubs,
participated in vocational experiences, attended the District Conference,
and generally had a once in a lifetime experience.
Rotary is
very strong and active in Japan. The Japanese Rotarians were exceedingly
generous and hospitable. In addition to learning about Rotary in Japan,
the team hiked in Bandai National Park; wore authentic and expensive
kimonos; made soba noodles and manju by hand; harvested rice; enjoyed hot
springs; participated in tea ceremonies and
Buddhist prayers; and, of course, tried a great variety of
wonderful Japanese food.
The GSE
team from D2530 will be in southern Arizona next April.
Our team
is now available to give club programs. Contact Michael Drake at Michael.Drake@azbar.org
or telephone 520-624-2488
A New
Interact Club is Chartered
A new
Interact Club at Canyon del Oro High School was welcomed to the Rotary
family with a pizza party Jan. 9. Rotarians from the sponsoring club,
the Rotary Club of Oro Valley, presented the new club with a framed
charter and officer and member pins.
The new club
evolved from the International Club at the school and plans its primary
focus to be on international service.
Paul Harris
Society
For
Rotarians who wish to make a significant annual contribution ($1,000 or
more) to The Rotary Foundation, D5500 offers membership in the Paul Harris
Society (PHS).
Members
will be recognized at a suitable ceremony and will receive a PHS pin
banner (suitable for wearing with the Rotary pin or Paul Harris Fellow
pin) and a certificate of membership.
Guidelines and an application for membership
are attached.
For more
information, contact D5500 Annual Giving Subcommittee Chair, Ernie
Montagne at ernie.montagne@cox.net
or 520-378-4601.
The
Rotary Club of Polokwane District
9250 offers safari opportunity
This
unique project serves the dual purpose of promoting international
relations and generating funds for worthy charities whilst providing
participants with an experience of a lifetime. Safari
will be held in May and September 2008.
Past
charities which have benefited from this project are an Environmental
Education Centre in Polokwane Game Reserve, The Siloe School for the
Blind, Farasani Family Forum for AIDS Orphans and Thusanang Adult
Education Outreach Centre. Not to be ignored is the wonderful
International Fellowship enjoyed by both the visiting and local Rotarians
participating in the safaris.
Safari
information and contact
“Rotary Leadership Institute” - Training Day in Casa Grande a Smashing Success
On Saturday, September 15, the Arizona Tri-District PETS Committee, chaired by PDG Ron Goodsite, sponsored a hugely successful Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) training day in Casa Grande. Purpose of the event, staged at the Francisco Grand Resort, was to train trainers for future Tri-District RLI sessions. The day’s activities were coordinated by Greg Podd, D5510 Tri-District RLI Coordinator, Sharyn Chesser, D5500 Trainer, and Pat Webb, D5500 Leadership Co-Chair. Forty seven Rotarians attended, 37 from D5500. The day’s proceedings were facilitated by two outstanding R. I. trainers, Frank Collins, D7890, (Past RI Director, Past VP of RI, and current Chair of the RI Leadership Development and Training Committee); and PDG Dan Spencer, D7640 (senior trainer for the Rotary Leadership Institute).
Pat Webb, D5500 Leadership Co-Chair,
Dan Spencer, R.I. Trainer, Frank Collins, R.I. Trainer, and Sharyn Chesser, D5500 Trainer. |
Facilitator orientation, Francisco Grande, Casa Grande, September 15, 2007
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What is the Rotary Leadership Institute? The RLI is a multi-district training program aimed at substantially improving Rotary knowledge and leadership skills of future leaders.
What are the courses? The Institute is divided into three days (Parts I, II, and III). The courses are designed to provide wide-ranging Rotary knowledge and to develop leadership skills.
When and where? D5500’s Part I will be conducted at the District Conference in Tucson, Saturday, October 27, 2007. Part II will be held concurrent with a District Assembly in the spring of 2008, and Part III will follow in the fall of 2008.
What are the teaching methods? Sessions will be interactive with discussion and group participation.
Who are the faculty? Faculty members are Rotarians recruited for their teaching abilities, facilitation skills, energy, and experience.
Clubs are encouraged to send (and pay registration for) two members to each session. Register on the District Conference Registration Form. Graduates of the program will be recognized with a certificate of completion and special Rotary Leadership pin, something district Rotarians should be proud to wear.
INSTALLATION
OF DISTRICT GOVERNOR
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The
celebration started with a number of Rotarians and spouses
assembling supplies in the Shoe Box Project. School supplies, toys
and some clothing were put together for the children in Sonora,
Mexico. This project started a couple of years ago when Rotarians
going to a Mexican school realized that the children didn't have
paper, pencils, crayons and other supplies for their school work.
These boxes will be delivered around Christmas when Rotarians and
others will take them down.
A CPR class was
also given that certified those taking it with this life-saving
information and technique.
As more attendees
arrived the fellowship began. Rotarians and guests came from all
over the district, including as far away as Yuma. It was a great
time for old friends to get together, as well as be introduced to
new Rotarians and guest. |
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The
Shoe Box project |
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a gourmet dinner and entertainment the installation took place.
Outgoing DG Jim thanked all who helped to make his year a
successful one. He and wife, Sue, were presented gifts. Then DG
Sandy was installed along with her officers and Assistant
Governors.
The new Rotary year
was off to a good start. |
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Jim
Aslin receives his past governor's pin |
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MORE
INSTALLATION PHOTOS
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Petra's
proud parents Jack and Karola Schumann watch as she receives her
Paul Harris Fellowship. |
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District 5510
announces new mailing address
Rotary International District 5510
P.O. Box 8098
Chandler, AZ 85246
Linda Wright
Rotary District 5510 Secretary
Email: lendwright@cox.net
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