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SaddleBrooke
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Thursdays at 11:30 AM
SaddleBrooke Ranch House Sol Ballroom
31143 S E Amenity Dr.
Oracle, AZ 85623
United States of America
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(520) 404-5712
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There is Still Time to Donate!

THERE IS STILL TIME TO DONATE AND RECEIVE PHF POINTS

So far in the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke's efforts in "The Ride to End Polio", we have raised $ 9,477.00.   These funds will be eligible for the 2:1 match by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,  resulting in a total contribution of $ 28,431.00 towards the eradication of polio.  We will be keeping this direct link to donate to this cause open until November 30, 2022.
 
https://raise.rotary.org/John-Oszust/challenge3
CONGRATULATIONS PRESIDENT ELECT JOHN!
 

EL TOUR DE TUCSON FINISHER:  PRESIDENT ELECT JOHN OSZUST

Along with his closest 7000 new friends, John completed the 102 mile El Tour de Tucson on November 19, 2022.  John is passionate about Rotary's focus to eradicate polio, and chaired the clubs fund raising campaign this year.  

EL TOUR DE RANCH-POLIO FUNDRAISER
Rotary riders braved the wind and cold to support our efforts to eradicate polio.  President Gordon pledged a dollar for every mile for Saturday mornings ride.  These funds will also benefit from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 2:1 match.  John Oszust did an excellent job promoting this fundraiser.  We can't wait to see what our grand total will be, but first we must collect from President Gordon:

ABOVE AND BEYOND
President Gordon presented Wendy Guyton with the "Above and Beyond Award".  Wendy has been instrumental in coordinating the volunteer efforts for the Fore For Kids Golf Tournament.
 
WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA--DECEMBER 17
Once again our club will be honoring area veterans by placing wreaths on graves with Wreaths Across America.  This year we will be joined by other Rotarians in the area and will join them for fellowship after the event at the Dove Mountain Brewery.
We will be carpooling from SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch to the Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Marina.  
December 17, 2022--Saturday
10:00 am
 
Contact Linda Howard  1(832)368-6203  ldhoward20@comcast.net for more information.
FUELING  THE FUTURE--FOOD DRIVE

 

Fueling the Future – Food Drive

Our club will again support this food drive that benefits the children that depend on the schools throughout the school year for their breakfast and lunches in the Oracle Schools.  Donated food will be distributed to families in need to get them through winter break when food is not provided by the school system.
 
Monica Oszust is coordinating the collection of food and volunteers that will be needed to distribute it to the families.  Monica will be collecting non-perishable food items at her home, and will have sign up sheets at the coming meeting for the following volunteer times:

December 8th 9am-10:30am to sort the donated food,

December 12th 9am to help pack the bags,

December 15th 10:30am to help handout bags at the school

Although the school is prohibited from accepting cash checks or gift cards directly, checks can be made out to the Oracle Community Center. Your check can be then used as a donation for tax purposes. Checks will be cashed and used to shop for perishable Items. Last year, we ordered perishables from Costco of milk, eggs, butter, potatoes, apples and oranges. These items will be picked up by volunteers and distributed with a non-perishables on December 15. Your GENEROSITY Enabled 55 families to have food for the winter break.

 

 

 

BRING HYGINE ITEMS TO ANY MEETING
The need for personal hygiene items continues in our area.  When doing your weekly shopping please grab an extra bar of soap, toothpaste or any hygiene item to bring to our weekly meetings.  A collection basket will be at the greeter table and members John and Linda Howard will transport them to Impact for distribution.
NOW ACCEPTING ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS

 

Applications for The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke 2023 academic scholarships will be taken starting Monday, October 31, 2022.
 
There are two versions of the application below.  One is a PDF fillable application titled "PDF Fillable Application--2023 Academic Scholarship" that can be filled in on a PC or tablet.  The other is a PDF document titled "Print and Complete Application--2023 Academic Scholarship" that can be printed and filled in manually.  Select the one that works best for you and then select open or save to retrieve the application.
 
NOTE:  Save the "fillable" version to your computer or storage device before entering information.  The "Print and Complete" version can be printed once the file has been opened.
Speakers

Gordon Wainwright

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November 7, 2022
 
President’s Message
 
Well, summer certainly flew past ! Its great to look out at our room full of members and see the snow-birds back with us. Our club continues to add members (currently we have 56) and the number of activities is increasing:
RYLA – we are sending 2 students from San Manuel, one youth counselor, and one adult counselor to this important youth training session near Sedona. RYLA is the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards and gives the attendees skills to use the rest of their life. Thanks to our past president, Liese Razzeto, for agreeing to be an adult counselor.
Youth Services – Kristi Halverson continues to add important activities to her committee:
Dictionary program – We are doing research to allow us to begin this program again (it stopped with Covid). Meetings with school principals will pave the way for us to provide unique Rotary dictionaries to elementary students. The students have shown that they really value having this book, which includes their name in it, and they get to keep.
Vocational training – We have our own club program to provide limited vocational training to area students. Also, our District participates in The Rotary Vocational Fund of Arizona. Joe Guyton, past President, has agreed to look into this important opportunity for many students in the Copper Corridor.  We look forward to discovering ways to make an impact in this important area of service.
Community Services – Highlights of this busy committee:
Assisting Impact with Food Distribution – Mollie Hunter travels to Oracle the first Wednesday of each month to package food for distribution to families in the Oracle area. She can always use some more help.
Kids Closet – Monica Oszust has recruited several members to help clothe both young kids and also teenagers in this new activity for us. 
San Manuel – We will continue to attend the monthly meetings of the San Manuel Revitalization Coalition to help identify areas that we can get involved in . This is an enthusiastic group which is determined to rebuild their community and we want to be part of that improvement.
Upcoming activities – SAVE THE DATES:
November 19th – Ride to End Polio: Several of our members are riding various distances in this large fundraiser. Everyone has been encouraged to donate to this important cause. John Oszust has done an excellent job of raising awareness and is working with Tom Turriff to build the number of total donations. 
November 21st – our annual major fundraiser – Fore For Kids Golf Tournament, at the Oro Valley Country Club. We will have 100 golfers and the excellent work of committee chair, Dan Watson, is evident with the total sponsorships at an all time high. Well done to Dan! All of our members are asked to come out that day to volunteer and make this a really great day.
Dec 15th – our Holiday party at HOA 1 Clubhouse. We will have a great dinner, enjoy dancing with Chuck Moses and have a chance to celebrate after several months of hard work!  Thanks to Wanda Bailey, Wendy Guyton, and Elaine Terry for organizing this.
Dec 17th -Wreaths Across America – Once again we will visit the cemetery in Marana with other Rotary Clubs to place wreaths on veterans’ graves. 
 
Whew ! I am proud of all the work this club is doing for the benefit of our community. Thanks everyone,
 
Gordon
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