Harvey Smith joined The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke in February of 2020. Zoom meetings have not allowed us the opportunity to get to know our members as well, so President Elect, Liese Razzeto, will be presenting Harvey’s bio and highlight his fascinating career in the oil and gas industry.
Please join us for this informative meeting!
Join us Thursday, December 3rd
for Zoom at Noon, and Socialize with your fellow Rotarians!
11:45Social Time 12:00 Meeting
12:15 Program
Directions below how to join us on ZOOM
JoeGuyton will send out an email Thursday morning with the login information and the password!
IMPORTANT NOTE: We will now be required to use a password to join!
If you need a little help joining a Zoom meeting, contact A.T. Barr (520) 339-7400 Also, to email A.T., ONLY usea.t.barr@me.com,
The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke Continues It's Award Winning Tradition
Past District Governor, Ellie Patterson, presented our club with a Presidential Citation for 2019-2020. We are thrilled that our club was honored at the highest level, which is platinum. SaddleBrooke was the highest scoring club in District 5500.
Members of The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke and Family helpers.
For over 20 years, The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke has helped food insecure families celebrate Thanksgiving! The Club collaborates with IMPACT of Southern Arizona, the Elks Club, local stores and businesses to provide a frozen turkey and all the Thanksgiving trimmings to area families in need. This year there was a much higher number of families that were food insecure.
There was a spy among us at our meeting on November 19hth! Pete A Turner is a former Army combat spy with over 1000 missions in conflict zones in a variety of countries, like Bosnia, Egypt, Iraq, and Afghanistan. His daily missions took him off-camp out to find the people, information, and secrets that enabled commanders to win.
Mo Tangara graduated from and played basketball for the University of Arizona. Sponsored by Lute Olsen, Mo is retired from professional basketball and is mentoring kids in his home country of Mali. His first program called Malicats, builds schools for underprivileged kids in West Africa. Mo is giving back by offering kids a chance to go to school and play basketball in Mali. It was a treat to have Mo visit our meeting on Veterans Day.
Ronald E. Shoopman, USAF Brig Gen (ret) speaking on Veterans Unite our Nation
On Thursday, November 12th, The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke recognized Veterans in a special Veterans Day Recognition. Members and guests enjoyed stories and words of wisdom from retired Brigadier General Ronald E. Shoopman. Shoopman encourage all Veterans to tell their stories. He also thanked The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke for supporting the Veterans and First Responders Memorial, being developed in Oro Valley.
District 5500 has asked us all to stay in touch and meet though Zoom, if needed. The hardest part is signing up, and that's not too bad! However, if you need help to get this set up, please just let Barbara Barr know! We'd be happy to even come to your home and help! Here's how you do it!
2. When you are on the Zoom homepage, go to the upper righthand corder and click on the blue button that says: "SIGN UP, IT'S FREE"
3. A new page will open that will ask for your email address. Fill in your correct email address and click on the blue button that says: "SIGN UP"
4 Another new page will open that tells you they have sent you an email. Check your email!
5. In your email, find your message from Zoom. Open the email and click on the blue button that says: "Activate Account"
6. Another new page will open. Fill in your name and make a password. After you confirm your password, click on the orange button that says: "Continue"
7. Another new page will open asking you to invite people to Zoom. If you are not going to invite colleagues, family or friends, then click on the white button on the lower right corner that says: "Skip this step". If you are comfortable with technology and want to use Zoom to communicate with friends and family or hold meetings, follow the directions from Zoom.
8. Another new page will open. If you are just wanting to use this program to attend Rotary meetings, you are DONE.
NOTE: You will receive an email from Zoom when we have a meeting. The email will give you a date and time of the meeting. It will also give you a link to the meeting. Put the date and time on your calendar, and SAVE THE EMAIL! When it's time for the meeting, you just go back to the email about the meeting, and click on the link to the meeting. Zoom will ask you about using your audio and microphone. Just click on "YES" and enjoy the meeting.
On November 5th, Joe Daniszewski spoke to our club on the District 5500 efforts for Peace. In addition to "Peace Poles" and workshops, the district is also promoting Peacebuilder Clubs. Clubs earning a Peacebuilder designation will receive a flag designed for District 5500 by our club's own Barbara Barr. For more information on the Peacebuilder program, check out these resources:
Werkneh “Werkie” Ourga, a young man who was born in a small village in Ethiopia where there were no hospitals, electricity, running water, or sanitary conditions. He developed 10 pound tumors on both hands, and since his family could not take care of him, they took Werkie to an orphanage. Werkie was elected to get medical help in the USA. After returning to his native country, he had no place to go and ended up on the streets. But Werkie was one of the lucky ones!
Currently, he is attending Azusa Pacific University majoring in Marketing and he wants to travel the world to help people within the medical field, specifically selling medical devices and prosthetics.
Left to Right: Don Terry, Elaine Terry, Julia Young, and Dan Watson
A huge thank you to all our members and their friends who contributed blankets for the clients of Sister Jose's Women's Center. Thanks to you, car loads of blankets will be distributed to help the homeless keep warm during the winter nights. Thanks to Don Terry, Elaine Terry, Julia Young, and Dan Watson for delivering all these bundles of joy to Sister Jose's!
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Please keep us informed of any family news
to share in the weekly newsletter. It's good to stay in touch. Send information to Wendy Guyton wguyton17@gmail.com (520) 404-5712
Wendy Guyton, Membership Chair
The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke
520-404-5712
It takes the work of many members to run a very active club like The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke. We are very thankful to our members who contribute so much to our club! We could NOT do all we do without the leadership of a number of our members!
Barbara Barr is doing physical therapy two times a week and improving as expected. Please keep her in your prayers as she recovers.
We would LOVE to see all our members on Zoom. The hard part is getting the FREE app and set up your smartphone, iPad, tablet, laptop, or desktop computer. After that, it's easy. You just click on the link in the email. If members need help getting set up with Zoom, please let A.T. Barr a.t.barr@me.com know so he can help you!
Laura Ianello speaking on the 2018 women's golf team's National Championship.
After winning the 2000 NCAA Championship as a player, Arizona alum Laura Ianello led the 2018 women's golf team to a national championship. Ianello was named the head coach on May 26, 2010, after three seasons as the top assistant coach in the program. The 2019-20 season served as her tenth full campaign at the helm of the program. Our members really enjoyed hearing about the women's golf program at the U of Arizona and the incredible story behind the 2000 NCAA Championship!
At our meeting on October 15th, Ann Hoff presented the latest research on happiness and how to be happy. When you look at all the data, Rotarians must be some of the happiest, most fulfilled people on Earth!
Rotary District 5500 Governor, Diane Ventura-Goodyear
The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke was honored to have District Governor Diane Ventura-Goodyear visit us on October 8th. Diane spoke about options clubs have during the pandemic. To hear her speech, check out our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/RotaryClubofSaddlebrooke .
Paul Heesaker first saw Guatemala's Rio Sauce Valley as owner of Area Verde Expeditions and while on an exploratory kayaking expedition in November 1995. Following a career in public education, Paul returned to Guatemala in October 2011 to begin work on a documentary film that highlighted Guatemala's endangered wild rivers. The resulting film, "Rios Guatemala, The Preservation of Wild Rivers," was a selection of the Colorado Environmental Film Festival and the Breckenridge Festival of Film. Paul and his wife Catherine, a school psychologist, are full time residents of Silverthorne, Colorado.
Attached are the links to both the Trailer and the full documentary.
What an amazing demonstration of generosity in our “Blessing Bag” project this month! Our Rotary Club was able to make a difference in 50 people’s lives that are currently struggling with homelessness in our community with Impact of Southern Arizona and Sister Jose Women’s Center. Thank you all for your contributions of items, donating financially or giving of you’re time!
Dr. Gatta Speaks on "A Physicians Intimate Experience with COVID-19"
It was a 45-minute drive to the Everett Memorial Stadium in Snohomish County. And the entire way, Dr. Prakash Gatta, a general surgeon with MultiCare in Tacoma, recalls thinking that there was no way his COVID-19 test would turn out positive. Sure, he'd had a sore throat, coughing and sneezing, but he didn't have some of the major stereotypical symptoms. No fever. No loss of taste or smell.
"I was thinking, I want to get tested because, hey, there's a one in a million chance I could have this," Gatta says. "I'm certainly not going back to work and infecting my work family."
But he did test positive.
He'd never had chest pains, but he has now. He'd never had shortness of breath, but he has now. And the symptoms have had this eerie way of lingering.
"A month out, I still have fatigue, sleep is abnormal. I'm more tired. More weight loss, "
Gatta says. "A couple of days ago, on Sunday, all of a sudden I felt chest on fire, chest tenderness, shortness of breath, which I hadn't felt for a while. And then I was better on Tuesday."
But he's survived. He's going to donate his blood plasma to a Mayo Clinic plasma trial, so scientists can study the antibodies.
And he's gone back to work.
Dr. Gatta has been through hell before. He was living in Kuwait when Iraq invaded three decades ago.
"I saw war and gunfire and grenades on the street at the age of 13," Gatta says. He lived as a refugee for months, fleeing back to his native India. But still, he says, this (Covid-19) feels like the closest thing to war he's experienced.
Last week's speaker, Matt Rolland, is the Director of Programs at SAACA (Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance) and serves on the Board of the Tucson Folk Festival. He talked about social distancing, Covid-19, and the effect it has had on the cultural arts. It was well-received.
Past District Governor and Honorary Member, Randy Brooks
It was a joy to have Past District Governor and Honorary Member, Randy Brooks give the program on September 10th. Randy spoke on Conflict Resolutions and provided very meaningful information on interpersonal relationships in a group dynamic.
Lute Olson receiving Paul Harris Fellow Award from
President Jim Lamb in 2015.
Lute Olson, Honorary Member of The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke.
For many years, Hall of Fame coach Lute Olson made dreams come true for area children and youth. Working with The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke, Lute Olson helped the club raise money for scholarships and programs for children and youth through the Fore For Kids Charity Golf Tournament. Lute served as a celebrity golfer for a foursome, auctioned himself off at the silent auction, and did all he could to help our club make a difference for local kids.
In 2015, President Jim Lamb and The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke awarded Lute Olson a Paul Harris Fellow for his dedication to area kids. Later, the club also awarded Lute an Honorary Membership. However, ill-health and other circumstances kept Lute from receiving his honorary membership. At the September 3rd, meeting, President Elect Liese Razzeto, awarded Lute his honorary membership posthumously.
The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke will be forever grateful for Lute for all he did to help us make a difference. Because of Lute, our club was able to do so much more for scholarships and programs for local kids. Thank you, Lute Olson.
Speaking on EMERGENCY KIT for FINDING COMMON GROUND
Doubly trained as both an organizational and counseling psychologist, Dr. Andrea Moberg has spent her life resolving conflicts, evaluating job candidates, teaching people skills, developing leaders, and helping people get along at work and at home. On Thursday, Dr. Moberg spoke on her book, EMERGENCY KIT for FINDING COMMON GROUND. To see the video of her program, click on the link below. This recording will be available until September 16, 2020.
Lute Olson accepting the 1997 NCAA Men's Basketball Trophy
For the past few days, the life of Lute Olson has dominated both the local and national news. Robert Luther "Lute" Olson was an American basketball coach, who was inducted into both the Basketball Hall of Fame and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. He was the head coach of the University of Arizona's men's team for 25 years, and completely turned around he men's basketball program. While most of us know Lute's basketball records, there is much more to this great man that might be some of his best kept secrets.
For many years, Lute Olson worked with the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke to raise money for programs and scholarships for area children and youth. Who can count how many lives were touched or maybe changed because Lute helped raise funds at the Fore For Kids Charity Golf Tournament. For his help with raising money for scholarships and programs for children and youth, The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke awarded Lute a Paul Harris Fellow. He was also an Honorary Member of the club.
Lute Olson touched that lives of so many. Through his work as both a coach and a fundraiser, Lute made such a difference. The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke is honored to be a part of his legacy. Thank you, Lute. You helped us make such a difference!
"Dr. Bow Tie" Todd spoke on Moving from Diversity to Inclusion
Members and guests of the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke were treated to an amazing program by "Dr. Bow Tie" Todd, who spoke to us from Harvard university. The time of the program was moved up because "Dr. Bow Tie" had to leave to address the U.N. If you missed out on this amazing program, it is available on video.
Dr. Todd Jenkins currently serves as the Senior Diversity, Inclusion, and Innovation Leader in Corporate America at a Fortune 400 company and as a Global Inclusion Trainer, Strategist, and Consultant with Bowtie Leadership, Inc. As a consultant, he has worked with several companies such as Walmart, Google, Facebook, American Airlines, Deloitte, etc., oil and gas companies, small and large nonprofits, and entrepreneurs. He graduated with honors from the University of South Carolina with two degrees, a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Sociology, obtained a Master of Science from Illinois State University, and Doctorate from The University of Arkansas. His research area focused on minority professionals; retention and perception of their supervisor within the workplace. Currently, he is enrolled at Harvard University, completing post-doctorate studies as a Harvard Fellow.
Dr. Jenkins is a proud Rotarian and Paul Harris Fellow from the Rotary Club of Fayetteville, Arkansas; he has served as the former Rotaract Advisor, Interact Sponsor, RYLA presenter, Youth Services Chair, two terms on Club Board of Directors, and graduated from his District and Zone Leadership Academy. Dr. Jenkins is currently one of the youngest Youth Exchange District Chairs in Rotary International. He has had the honor to speak at various Rotary districts, zones, and international conventions. Dr. Jenkins continues to serve on various boards locally and internationally in education, business, and inclusion initiatives.
Today he is known as "Dr. Bowtie Todd"; who has given inspirational talks and education to audiences of all sizes and backgrounds throughout North America, Asia, South America, and Europe. Dr. Todd Jenkins is a proud husband, author, servant leader, and conversationalist who believes in his philosophy & "bowtie"; it all together, serve and simply be a gift unto the world!
At our meeting on August 20, Kim Covill educated our club on eClubs. It was fascinating to learn more about this Rotary option. Many of us have had misconceptions. Kim's eClub consists of people from all around the world.
If you ever get the opportunity to attend a seminar by Jason Browne - DON'T MISS IT! From someone who used to travel on the speaker circuit, and has spoken at numerous international and national conferences, Jason is one of the BEST. Without question, this was THE BEST online seminar I have ever attended, this was the best speaker I have heard at anything Rotary, and the information was some of the BEST I have gotten at any meeting. I'd say Jason is one of the top speakers in the nation. Parts of the seminar will be available on the District 5500 website. It's worth it for you to watch it! If you missed m&m's, don't miss the replay!
Margaret Schofield, of San Manual High School, was honored as the 2020 Teacher of the Year
The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke honors Mrs. Margaret Schofield as our 2020 Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Schofield came to San Manual as a chemist. During the 7 years she has been with the school district, she has taught science and headed up technology. In addition to her work as a teacher, she's also involved with many school activities, and even runs the scoreboard for the games. Congratulations, Mrs. Schofield!
Lauren Robb, curator of the Tucson Medical Center Healing Art Program.
Lauren Walden Rabb, the Healing Art Program Curator at Tucson Medical Center spoke on "Art, Music and Healing" at our next meeting on Thursday, August 13th. She spoke to us on Zoom and presented a beautiful video and PowerPoint on her program. All art and music is donated to the medical center.
Born in the Midwest but raised in South Brunswick, NJ, Lauren Walden Rabb is a former museum curator, gallery owner, art historian and author with two previously published novels: "Walking Through Time" (1998) and "Interview with Mrs. Berlinski" (2005). "The Rise and Fall of the Trevor Whitney Gallery" is a comic novel based on her real life adventures working for Hollis Taggart Galleries in the 1980s. She also served as the curator of the University of Arizona Art Museum.
The more Rotarians we have, the more good work we can do!
ATTENTION CLUB LEADERS AND FUTURE CLUB LEADERS:
Join the fun next Saturday, August 22nd for this FREE virtual seminar. Our renowned speaker, Jason Browne will be coming to us from Las Angeles where he is an IT professional, streamer, entrepreneur, and a Rotarian. Jason will address how to attract new members during a pandemic, and how to make virtual meetings more fun. As we take Rotary to places no-one has ever been before, you will find this virtual seminar to be so very important. As an FYI, the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Club already has 4 members signed up, and they rarely have members attend district trainings! SPACES ARE FILLING UP! REGISTER AT:https://rotaryd5500,org
Who loves to play Trivia? Last Friday evening, District Governor Diane Ventura-Goodyear and hubby Gordon Goodyear hosted the first District Trivia Games. Here's how you get the winner's edge on your Trivia team: be sure Chris Millar is on your team! Chris is definitely the King of Trivia. Barbara Barr also played, but it took her until the lightening round to really start scoring!
At our August 6th meeting, we got the inside story on the Bighorn fire from Adam Jarroldof the Golder Ranch Fire District. Adam is a Captain and currently assigned as the Public Information Officer/Public Educator with the Golder Ranch Fire District. He has been with the District for 17 years, starting as a firefighter/paramedic and worked his way through the ranks until promotion to Captain in 2013.
Our club made the front page of the SaddleBag Notes! 2020 has been good for our pubic image as we’ve been on the front page twice so far this year! In February we’re the headline article for the front page of the other paper, the SaddleBrooke Progress!
Rotary and Toastmasters have announced an alliance. The Rotary International Learning Center is incorporating a curriculum from Toastmasters with courses intended to help Rotarians become better communicators.
District 5500 wants to reach out to Toastmasters to help expand awareness of the mission and accomplishments of Rotary. Understanding each other better will come from Rotarians visiting Toastmaster clubs and by Toastmasters being invited to attend Rotary Club meetings.
PDG Ellie Patterson and District Governor Diane Ventura-Goodyear have embarked on a proactive project to make these interchanges happen.
They have asked District 5500 Rotarian Daniel Stringham, who has experience in Toastmasters and Rotary, to coordinate the interchanges. He began the project with a presentation about Toastmasters to The Rotary Club of Saddlebrooke.
If you have an interest in learning more about Toastmasters or to invite Daniel to your club for a presentation, contact him at barba_rosa77@yahoo.com or cell phone: 520-260-1095.
Marchelle L. Sellers Spoke on "Life's Silver Linings"
Marchelle L. Sellers is the founder of the Pasadena Ronald McDonald House, a home away from home for families of children going through medical treatment nearby. Marchelle served as their Executive Director until 2008, and the house has now served over 16,000 families since opening. Marchelle and Dan Watson were in the same Rotary Club in Pasadena. Many thanks to Dan Watson for helping us arrange to have Marchelle as a speaker.
Foundation Chair, Tom Turriff, presented Paul Herr with his first Paul Harris award. Paul serves as the club's secretary and the foundation's treasurer. Throughout his time as a member of the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke, Paul has given of his time very generously. He's put in a lot of hard work as a member of the Fore For Kids Charity Golf Tournament committee, the COVID-19 Emergency Support Committee, and many more! To all members of the club, Paul has been there to support them and their committees any way he is needed. Because of his dedication and support for all the members of the club, Paul was awarded the 2020 President's Award.
The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke honored Barbara Barr with a Paul Harris at the end of her year as president (2019-2020). President Joe Guyton announced the award at the Passing of the Gavel meeting at the end of June. Foundation chair, Tom Turriff presented the award at the July 23rd meeting. Since Barbara joined the club, she has worked with Public Relations, writing articles for the papers, making club announcements, keeping up social media, and writing stories for the bulletin and the website. She's also served as the club's secretary, on the board of the SaddleBrooke Rotary Foundation, on the Youth Services Committee, on the Community Services Committee, and the Fore For Kids Charity Golf Tournament.
At our last meeting we were treated to a visit from Gryffin Argentati, son of Stephen and Halie. Gryffin had a successful heart surgery and is now at home.
Daniel Stringham speaks on the Rotary/Toastmasters Connection.
Both Rotary International and Toastmasters International are all about building leaders. So it's only natural that an alliance would develop between the two organizations. If you would like more information on Toastmasters, just contact Bob Christadore.
Left to right, back row: Robyn Gearhart, Chris Millar, Julia Young, Neil Deppe, Elaine Terry, and Paul Herr
Left to right, front row: Leslie Hawkins, Barbara Barr, and Liese Razzeto
Members of our club packed backpacks with much needed school supplies for children in our area. Kiddos heading back to school will have everything they need to start the next school year in style. Our club does a number of projects to support IMPACT of Southern Arizona, which is a social services organization that assists underserved residents in Oro Valley, Oracle, San Manuel and Mammoth.
Members of the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke were treated to a trip to Kenya with Liese Razzeto at our July 9th meeting. Liese's daughter, Cassie Robertson, also visited our meeting from Anchorage, AK. Thank you, Zoom! Liese will also be sharing the same program at daughter Cassie's Rotary Club.
Left to Right: Liesse Razzeto, Barbara Barr, Paul Herr, Joe Guyton, and Wendy Guyton
The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke celebrated the old year and rang in the new year at the Passing the Gavel ceremony on Thursday, June 25th. Outgoing president, Barbara Barr, praised her Board of Directors and the members for helping to break records as an award winning club. The club also lead the entire Rotary District 5500 in new members.
The members of the 2019-2020 Board of Directors were honored for their service to the club. Members of the Board of Directors included President Elect: Joe Guyton, President Nominee: Liese Razzeto, Past President: Doug May, President of the Foundation: Gary Terrell, Secretary: Paul Herr, Treasurer: Joe Guyton, Youth Services: Sheila Tuhy, Community Service: Joe Dylewski, Membership: Wendy Guyton, International Service: Mark Miller, Family of Rotary: Elaine Terry, and Club Services: Chris Millar. Each member was honored with a Rotary Portfolio.
Members of the club were also surprised and honored for their work for the club. This year’s honorees included Guardian Angel: Wendy Guyton, Fore For Kids Tournament Director Extraordinaire: Gordon Wainwright, Service Above Self: Liese Razzeto, President’s Award: Paul Herr, and Rotarian of the Year: Joe Guyton. The new president, Joe Guyton, and the Club surprised outgoing president, Barbara Barr, with the highest Rotary International award, a Paul Harris Fellow.
Under the leadership of Tom Turriff, our club had a record setting year for our Paul Harris Fellows. In the 2019-2020 year, our club honored the following 14 members for their contributions to the Rotary International Foundation:
Updated List Paul Harris Fellow Award Recipients
2019-2020
Craig Stokely Benefactor
Barbara Barr First Time Paul Harris Fellow
Patricia Pohnert First Time Paul Harris Fellow
Bre Zintarkski First Time Paul Harris Fellow
Mark Phelps Paul Harris Fellow+1
Doug May Paul Harris Fellow+2
Elaine Terry Paul Harris Fellow +2
Leslie Hawkins Paul Harris Fellow+3
Elaine Terry Paul Harris Fellow+3
Neil Deppe Paul Harris Fellow+4
John Ruland Paul Harris Fellow+4
Bill Demeroutis Paul Harris Fellow+7
Anonymous Paul Harris Fellow + 8
The Rotary International Foundation funds world wide programs in all six areas of focus. We are grateful to all our members who reached in their pockets to support the Rotary Foundation and make a difference.
On July 2, Emerson Knowles treated the club to an amazing program on The Declaration of Independence, What You Don't Know. Emerson shared historical information on the period of time and the founding fathers, which really enhanced our understanding of the Declaration of Independence.
· On Sunday, June 28, at 2:00 pm, was our first ever Virtual District Governor Installation of Diane Ventura-Goodyear. Our District Governor-Elect and Governor-Nominee, other District Officers, AGs and the Executive AG will be sworn in at this time.
This photo of our COVID-19 project was featured at the closing ceremonies of the Rotary International Convention. Members of our club worked with volunteers to provide 7,000 pounds of fresh produce to families in the Copper Corridor. Liese Razzeto and Dan Watkins represented our club for this community service project.
Last evening (Friday) San Manuel graduated 39 seniors. Thirteen of them are members of Interact. The ceremony was held outside and each graduating student was allowed to bring four guests. A recorded video is on Facebook here:
The two students who spoke were salutatorian Bailee Hill and valedictorian Araceli Curry. Both are in Interact, and both visited our club as Students-of-the-Month. Bailee begins talking at about the eleven-minute point on the video, and Araceli begins about three minutes later. Araceli gave a remarkable speech, The sound quality is not the best, but I think you will like hearing what she had to say. I would have been inspired at any graduation level to have heard it. If you hang in there for some of the presentations of diplomas, you will hear announcements of our Rotary scholarships.
It was a real treat to have Don Jorgensen give us the latest update on ShelterBox during COVID-19. The ShelterBox program has had many new challenges with the advent of COVID-19.
Everyone learns differently! You may be more comfortable reading directions or watching a video. If you aren't set up on Zoom yet, this video may be helpful.
If you are still having trouble getting set up on Zoom, Rotary Tech Support makes house calls and personal training. Just contact Barbara to set that up!
Eric Erickson had a phenomenal career path before going into business for himself working with portfolio diversification. Members were treated to Eric's biography as well as information about his work with investments. Eric has been a member of our club for only a little over a year. Yet he jumped right in and made a difference working with a number of committees. Eric has been involved on the board of the foundation and works very hard with the Fore For Kids Charity Golf Tournaments.
At our June 11th meeting, members got better acquainted with member, Barbara Barr. While Barbara has only been in Arizona for 3 1/2 years, she's been working hard for The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke as a club board member, Public Relations, Secretary, President Elect and President. She's spent over 40 years in education and training, including elementary education, corporate training, technology training, and wellness training and eduction.
It was so great for members of the club to get better acquainted with our fellow Rotarian, Joe Dylewski. Joe has been a long time member of our club and has served in many positions as an officer and a director of the club. He's also been President of our club. It was so interesting to learn about his military career and starting his own office with Edward Jones.
At our June 4th meeting, our members got better acquainted with member Mark Phelps. Mark and his family have been leaders in the Copper Corridor community for generations. Mark has been a very active member in our club for many years. He's always done so much to support our club and our members.
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While things are changing minute by minute, here's where we are right now, Sunday, May 17th at 10:30am:
1. Watch for weekly updates in your bulletin. Please watch your email for up-to-date information. Summaries of the latest information will be on the website at https://saddlebrookerotary.com.
2. We will ZOOM at NOON for our club meetings until further notice. BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR EMAIL FOR DIRECTIONS!
3. HOA 1 still has no information on when they will be allowing groups to assemble in the clubhouse again. As soon as they know more, they will inform us. At this point they continue to have socially distance golf. They will open up the swimming and lap pools on Friday, May 22nd. On June 1st, they plan to open the Fitness Center. It sounds like we will be continuing to meet on Zoom for quite a while!
4. The Fore For Kids will be postponed until Monday, September 28th! Please save the date!
5. Members of the Board of Directors have been calling all our club members to check on them. At our board meeting on May 14th, we decided to check with the club members on each board member's list. We would like to check on our club members as each member would like us to follow up with them. We are happy to taylor our follow up to your needs. We care about our members!
6. The Community Service Committee has a subcommittee to help us serve those in need in our community. Joe and Wendy Guyton have volunteered to head up this subcommittee. Stay tuned for more information and to find out how to help!
Know that each and everyone one of our members and Amigos are in our thoughts and prayers!
Please let us know your needs! We are here to support each other!
PLEASE WATCH THIS SPACE ON THE WEBSITE FOR CONTINUING INFORMATION AND UP-DATES!
Left to Right; Liese Razzeto, Linda Racheal, Leslie Hawkins, Donna Birch, and Marie Speckhart
This was taken at our second Copper Corridor Produce Project. Members of our club donated money to purchase produce, provided trucks and drivers to deliver the produce, and helped organize and distribute produce. Now that our club has assisted with the produce delivery twice, the program is now self sustaining.
The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke was treated to a visit from District Governor Elect, Diane Ventura-Goodyear, via ZOOM. Diane gave a Rotary Forecast and talked about the importance of being able to change.
Craig Stokely treated our club to a video of his adventure on an African safari with Cheryl. The exceptional photography was set to incredible music selection. You can see and hear this amazing video at: https://youtu.be/fgT7HGVT91M
The Foundation closed out the 2019-2020 year with its Annual Meeting on Thursday, May 21st. Under the leadership of President Gary Terrell, the Foundation supported the club in making a difference.
We all miss getting together weekly for lunch, fellowship, and life long learning through our programs. A lot of us have been enjoying getting together on Zoom, but it 's NOT THE SAME! On the plus side, at least we are able to get together, and our snowbirds still get to attend the meeting. On the down side, we sure miss our Rotary friends who don't use technology or who cannot attend! But those who cannot attend, or still in our thoughts and prayers!
We were delighted to have Teree Bergman share her program on immunizing children in West Africa at our last meeting. Teree had prepared a beautiful video on the experience.
On Saturday, Rotary International hosted an international telethon to raise funds to fight COVID-19 around the world. The program included club projects from all over the world. Consider for a moment that Rotary is in more countries around the world than the Red Cross! The "Big West" Zones (Zones 26 and 27) put together a video of projects in our zones. Included was Liese Razeeto's photo at our Cooper Corridor Produce Project. You can see the "Big West" video on our Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/RotaryClubofSaddlebrooke/). The Video is qued up at the beginning of the "Big West" projects at https://www.facebook.com/rotary/videos/2625918450998973/?t=1775. However, it wants to start at the beginning of the program. Get to the "Big West" video, forward to 29.35. Please NOTE: This is a huge file and takes a while to load.
Many thanks to our amazing Scholarship Committee. They have been working so hard to evaluate applications for our scholarships and select the top candidates. Under the leadership of chair Leslie Hawkins, members of the committee include Stephen Argentati, Rudi Faller, Frank Granberg, Wendy Harn, Liese Razzeto, John Ruland, and Wolf Tombe. Thank you all for helping our club make a difference and touch the lives or our area youth.
Starting from the top and going left to right: Paul Herr, Barbara Barr, Joe Guyton, Liese Razzeto, Dan Watson, Harvey Smith, Wendy Guyton, and Doug May.
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rotary International President Mark Maloney challenged all Rotarians to take leadership roles to do all they could to make a difference. Joe and Wendy Guyton heard that call and approached Barbara Barr about starting a special committee to work with COVID-19 emergencies. Working with Community Services Committee Chair, Joe Dylewski, a plan was made to make a difference and work was begun. Joining the Guytons on this quest were Barbara Barr, Paul Herr, Doug May, Liese Razzeto, Harvey Smith, and Dan Watson. Thank you all for your work on this committee. Thanks for helping our club to really make a difference during these troubled times.
Tom Turriff inspired club member at our April 30th Meeting.
On April 30th, members of the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke enjoyed getting together for fellowship and a wonderful program by Tom Turriff. Tom shared his personal story with alcoholism, and how he overcame the disease. Thank you, Tom, for sharing and inspiring our club members.
The Copper Corridor Produce Project Part 2 is coming May 9th.
The next Copper Corridor Produce Distribution will Saturday, May 9th. This should be very helpful the day before Mothers' Day, when so many families try to prepare special meals to honor mothers. Last time 7,000 pounds of produce went in 29 minutes, so this time we will get twice as much produce, or 14,000 pounds. Plans are in the works to deliver in Mammoth, San Manuel, and Oracle. Many thanks to Joe and Wendy Guyton, who came up with he concept of having a committee to assist with COVID-19 emergencies. Also many thanks to Doug May, who was so instrumental in helping us develop this program. Other members of this committee include Barbara Barr, Liese Razzeto, Harvey Smith, and Dan Watson. Donations for the program can be made by check to Paul Herr, by credit card to Joe Guyton, or through our website: https://saddlebrookerotary.com
Ed Treick speaks on Making a Difference in the Lives of the Disadvantaged
Ed Treick shared stories about the work he has done with the disadvantaged. So many lives has been changed because of his work. As this year's Chair of the Vocation Committee, Ed has been laying the ground work for a number of wonderful projects, including a project to work with business owners in our local area. While many of this year's projects were cut short during the COVID-19 Shut Down - just wait until next year!
Jim Pfeifer gave a wonderful program on the founding of our Rotary club in 1997.
The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke was treated to the history of our club by founding member, Jim Pfeifer. Adding to the fun was a visit from Doris Clatanoff, who was the 4th president of the club and the first woman president of the club. Doris is an honorary member who currently resides in Scottsdale. Members were very eager to hear more about our history.
The 22nd Fore For Kids Annual Golf Tournament might have been postponed, but we celebrated all the hard work that went into the event. Many thanks to Gordon Wainwright, Leslie Fromm, Paul Herr, Eric Erickson, Joe Guyton, Wendy Guyton, Leslie Hawkins, and Liese Razzeto, who have worked to hard on our major fundraiser. Many thanks to the other members who came to celebrate our hard working Fore For Kids team!
Members of the COVID-19 Emergency Ad Hoc Committee from Left to Right and Top to Bottom: Paul Herr, Barbara Barr, Joe Guyton (chair), Liese Razzeto (Go-Fer), Dan Watson (early bird delivery), Harvey Smith, Wendy Guyton (co-chair), and Doug May (Liaison with Oracle organizers).
A very special thank you to this ad hoc committee who worked with community leaders in Oracle to deliver 7,000 pounds of food to those in need in the Cooper Corridor. With funds from the Diana Madaras Fundraiser and $500 from District 5500, arrangements were made to deliver fresh produce to hundreds of families in need. Many thanks to Dan Watson and Liese Razzeto for some great photos!
The Oracle Community Announcment Sign
Dan Watson meets the parade of trucks who picked up the produce in Marana.
Liese Razzeto and Linda Leigh prepare boxes of produce for families in need.
The produce delivery was supposed to begin at 2:00, but at 12:30 there were more than 100 cars in line. To elevate traffic issues for the mile long line of cars, the delivery started at 1:30 and all 7,000 pounds of produce was gone in 29 minutes. Only half the cars waiting in line received a box of produce. The produce delivery was over before 2:00 when it was supposed to begin.
Thank you Wolf Tombe for an amazing program on the subject of Artificial Intelligence. Wolf riveted the club with fascinating information on this subject. Members of the club had excellent questions about the ramifications of Artificial Intelligence!
Col. Charles T. Heberle III, the coordinator of Rotary activities between the USA and Russia.
Members and guests of the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke were in for a real treat as Col. Charles T. Heberle III, the coordinator of Rotary activities between the USA and Russia, described Rotary in Russia. A number of Rotrains from around District 5500 visited the meeting. Many thanks to Doug May for arranging this program.
The COVID-19 Emergencies Task force. From left to right and top to bottom:: Joe Guyton and Barbara Barr, Liese Razzeto and Harvey Smith, and Wendy Guyton and Doug May. Not pictured: Dan Watson.
Liesa Razeeto used PowerPoint to share her biography last week!
Since we've been meeting on Zoom, we have had two wonderful biographies. At our first Zoom meeting, President Elect Joe Guyton gave his biography. At our second meeting, President Nominee Liese Razzeto gave her Biography. Next week we will have a speaker talk about Rotary in Russia.
Members of the club, and about 15,000 other people, watched the first of 3 episodes of John Maxwell's "Leadership Through Crisis" on Facebook LIVE.
John Maxwell, one of the foremost authors and speakers on leadership, has a FREE summit on Facebook LIVE for the next 3 days. These are available at 9:00am Arizona time on Sunday, March 22; Monday, March 23. and Tuesday March 24th. Even is you don't consider yourself as a leader, John's messages have some very good advice and understanding for all of us. You will probably find a lot of comfort in his messages. They are available on the Facebook page of John C. Maxwell, which is:
There was so much meat in today's Facebook LIVE that I just watched and listened the first time I saw this on LIVE. Then I streamed the summit again to take notes. The program is actually over an hour long, but I stopped it so many times to write down notes that it took me a couple of hours to watch it and take notes. I was glad that I already had taken so many of John Maxwell's classes. While there is tons of great information, here's a warning that it will get a little salesy at the very end. After all, John Maxwell is in business to train leaders and make a living. But this happens after the first hour.
I tried to set up a Facebook Watch Party for this video. However, I could not find any of those controls on this Facebook LIVE. I don't know if they have adjusted their settings, or if I just don't know enough about it. If you know how to set up a Watch Party, I would appreciate your help!
Because this is recorded on Facebook LIVE, you must be on Facebook in order to see it. However, it's also continues to be available on John C. Maxwell's Facebook page to watch any time at your convenience. So if you miss the LIVE at 9:00 am, or you want to see the replay, it is available.
ZOOM at NOON Each Thursday at noon until we meet again!
This is NOT our first ZOOM at NOON meeting. I wish I had been on the ball enough to take a photo of our first Zoom meeting. But this photo gives you an idea of what a Zoom meeting looks like. At our first ZOOM at NOON, we had 24 members in attendance. We also have had 3 committee meetings and a board meeting on Zoom. So your Rotary club is still hard at work, trying to make our local and global community a better place.
Our club has purchased a Zoom month to month license so all our members can use it to stay in touch, hold committee meetings, and connect at weekly club meetings. We know that not all our members are comfortable with computers, so we are now set up for you to call into a Zoom meeting on a telephone, if that works better for you.
To get set up on Zoom.us, there are written and video directions on the website and in the bulletin. Our club also has Rotary tech support that not only comes to your house, but also trains you how to use Zoom. It's actually very easy to use the program once Zoom is set up on your computer. If you need more help on Zoom, just email Barbara!
A while before a Zoom meeting, you will receive an email with a link to the meeting. If I am doing the meeting, you will also see a reminder 15 minutes before the meeting. If another committee chair or Rotarian is doing a meeting, they may or may not send a reminder 15 minutes before the meeting. Just open your email and click on the link. It's that EZ! Then tell your computer, or other technology, to open Zoom. That's all!
Looking forward to seeing even more people at this week's ZOOM at NOON!
Former Amigo, Craig Stokley, is now a permanent SaddleBrooke Rotary Member. Craig has stepped up to keep all of our Amigo Members in line. Barbara Barr awards Craig with a whistle and a Service Above Self pin to aid in his efforts.
Lori Ward spoke to us about changes to the SaddleBrooke Food Drive this year due to the Corona Virus. Last year, SaddleBrooke donated $21,000 to tbe drive. This year, only cash donations will be accepted.
SaddleBrooke Resident, Bruce Hale, spent his career as a Scientist in the Water Industry. "We won't run out of water in SaddleBrooke if we are thoughtful about how we use it"
Joe Dylewski receives the Service Above Self Award
It started off as just another Rotary meeting, when all of a sudden, one of our member had a medical issue. Jumping up from the table, Joe assisted the member, contacted the member's spouse, and drove the member to the ER. As family was not able to help, Joe stayed with the member for the rest of the afternoon and into the evening while they secured medical assistance. As this was one of the most active trading days on the stock market, you know Joe Dylewski went way beyond the Rotary moto, "Service Above Self".
We saved Joe's Lunch from the previous week!
Since we're a club that tries to have fun, we kiddied Joe that since he missed eating the previous week's lunch, we saved his lunch for him!
Left to Right: Ed Birch, Donna Birch, Barbara Barr, and Wendy Guyton
We were so happy to warmly welcome Donna Birch into our Rotary Family. With Donna is her husband of almost 50 years, Ed. As Barbara Barr placed the club's signature pin, the Kokopelli, on Donna, Wendy Guyton performed a beautiful induction. Wendy wrote a heartwarming induction ceremony to welcome our new members.
Registration is on our District website. Cost is $25.00 which includes registration, continental breakfast, and lunch.
Join us for our 2nd Annual Day of Peace! Rotarians are taking action to address the underlying causes of conflict, including poverty, ethnic tensions and lack of access to education. We refuse to accept conflict as a way of life. We will find out more about Rotary’s long-time passion for peace at our second annual Day of Peace and why it’s more important than ever to learn and understand the importance of peace. Inspirational speakers such as our very own Rabbi Stephanie Aaron, Mayor Regina Romero and 2-time Peace Fellow, Mark Flanigan, will be featured. We are excited about having our talented Nina Trasoff as the Panel Moderator. We will also have an afternoon interactive program led by Communication Specialists from Tucson’s Center for Community Dialogue as we discuss the Neurobiology of Conflict, how to identify Judgmental Bias, and how our clubs can become Peacebuilder Clubs. Please consider this a personal invitation from fellow Rotarians, Ellie Patterson, your DG, and Joe Daniszewski, District Peace Projects Chair.
“The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace.” Carlos Santana
Jim Pfeifer, Liese Razzeto, Pepper Pfeifer, Mike Razzeto, Neil Deppe, and Bill Fry.
Barbara Barr, Neil Deppe, Ed Treick, Bill Fry, and John Ruland,
SaddleBrooke Rotary's Socials are always so much fun! Tom and Barbara Turriff hosted the party on Friday 2-28. The views from their new home are spectacular and they were the consummate host and hostess. Friendship and Food were the order of the evening.
Ed Treick was honored for his many years of service to Rotary, both in Wisconsin, and here in SaddleBrooke. Ed has been active with our Foundation for many years. Currently Ed chairs the Vocational Committee. Thanks for al you do to make the world a better place, Ed!
Omar Cruz (The Roadrunners Team), Dave Perry (President & CEO of the Oro Valley Chamber of Commerce), and Barbara Barr (President of the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke)
Our club always loves it when we hear Dave Perry speak about what's going on in Oro Valley. As President and CEO of the Oro Valley Chamber of Commerce, Dave knows everything. We are fortunate to have an amazing city like Oro Valley as our closest large city. Dave also brought Omar Cruze, of the Tucson Roadrunners, to the meeting. Omar is arranging for Dusty the Roadrunner to appear at our golf tournament!
Barbara Barr joins speaker, Dr. Dan Twelker. Dr. Twelker is a past President of VOSH Arizona and the current President of VOSH International. Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity, VOSH, treats almost 150,000 patients at no cost.
Barbara Barr joins Jean Fedigan, founder of Sister Jose Women's Center in Downtown Tucson. An Angel among us, Jean helps homeless women with food and rest at her large facility in the heart of the Old Pueblo. Thank you Jean for your kindness!
Tom Turriff, Rotary International Foundation Chair
Tom Turriff announced some special incentives for contributing to Every Rotarian Every Year. Remember, these special incentives are only good until the end of the month!
The programs for the month of February are brought to you by Sheila Tuhy. Sheila's amazing eloquence makes her the perfect Mistress of Ceremonies as she introduces the speakers. And boy, does she have GREAT plans for this month!
Emerson Knowles was honored for his many contributions to the club. In addition to being a major sponsor for the Fore Fore Kids Fundraiser, he has also been an emcee again and again. Emerson has taken the leadership in our Veterans Day program and is a regular speaker.
Elaine Terry was honored as the Rotarian of the Quarter for her work on membership retention. Elaine spent many hours interviewing our members. In an anonymous interview, Elaine gathered suggestions and ideas from our members. The anonymous suggestions and ideas were then presented to the board.
Emerson Knowles treated the club to his Financial Forecast for 2020. We always look forward to this presentation each year. It's great to get Emerson's expertise on such an important topic.
Left to Right: Bob Chirstodore (2019 Fore For Kids Tournament Director), Barbara Barr (President 2019-2020), Melissa Hawkins (Melissa Hawkins Farm Bureau), Gordon Wainwright (2020 Fore For Kids Tournament Director), and Doug May (President 2018-2019).
Melissa Hawkins was honored for her support for the 2019 Fore For Kids Golf Tournament. Not only was her agency a sponsor for the fundraiser, but Melissa was also fundamental to the success of the event. Melissa chaired the silent auction and wine pull. Her leadership was instrumental to the tournament.
Sheila Tuhy was honored with a Service Above Self pin for her work for The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke. Sheila jumped right in as a volunteer for projects and hosting club gatherings. She attended the first session of RLI and has been leading our Youth Services Committee. Thank you Sheila for helping us make a difference.
For 13 years, Dan Watson has headed up a Rotary project in Baja California. His club has been building a home in a day for a deserving family across the border. Dan shared an amazing video, created by his wife, Kathy.
The 2020 Class of the Rotary District 5500's Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI).
Left to Right: Fred Shirley (Sierra Vista), Barbara Barr (The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke) Sheila Chavez (Casa Grande), Ellie Patterson (District Governor), Joe Guyton (RLI Chair), Larry Hampton (Sierra Vista West), and Willis Horak (Casas Adobes).
John Ruland and Barbara Barr with John's Service Above Self Award to help him continue training his amazing dog, The Kid.
John Ruland was awarded a Service Above Self Pin for his ongoing work in behalf of the club. Throughout his years in the club, John has always been on either the Board of Directors for the club or for our foundation. John steps up to help wherever he is needed, whether it be an office, a board member, a judge in the 4 way speech contest, or help with our huge International Grant in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. We thank you John for all you do!
Past President and current Rotary International Foundation Chair, Tom Turriff.
Tom Turriff presented some interesting club history on our part of the Rotary International Foundation. Tom is working on 100% participation for Every Rotarian Every Year and setting up some special programs for Paul Harris recipients.
Barbara Barr and Doug May. Our speakers select a children's book to autograph, then the club donates the book to the bookroom at Kids Closet, where clients select books.
At our last meeting, Doug May spoke on Vietnam. He included the history of the Vietnam War as well as his experiences. Club members and guests were even able to see how the area looked from a pilot's point of view during all types of weather and at all times of day and night.
Joe Guyton and Barbara Barr welcome new Club Amigo Diane Demeroutis. Diane is joined by her husband Bill Demeroutis who is an active Club Member. Thank You Diane and Bill.
Our own Mark Miller spoke on the changes to Tax Codes this year. Thank you Mark for sharing. Mark Miller is the owner and CPA at MJM Income Tax Inc in Catalina.
President Barbara Barr recognizes Tom Nelson who was visiting our club. Tom is a Past President of the Bisbee Club and our current District 5500 Registrar and Photographer.
The District Governor-Elect, Diane Ventura-Goodyear, spoke to the club about the Arizona fund for vocational education. The Rotary Vocational Fund of Arizona (TRVFA) is a 503c designed to support dedicated individuals in their pursuit for a better life. The fund provides scholarships for these individuals to obtain the necessary training and education for a better job. Last summer we enjoyed working with 3 candidates for the scholarship. It was a real eyeopener for us as we learned about these candidates and how hard they had worked to get a better life. Currently the fund is out of money, so we are looking at making a donation from our club.
Joe Guyton explains the Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) to the club.
The head of the Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI), Joe Guyton, explained the program to members and guests of The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke. The club believes so strongly in this program, that it pays registrations for all members who attend. Almost all of our members have attended and are somewhere in the 3 year process. Rotary is always changing, so those who have not attended RLI are encouraged to go again. New members are also encouraged to attend. As of this writing, we have 5 members attending, and we are excited. But there is still room for more members! You can register at: https://rotaryd5500.org/event/rli/
Left to Right: Elaine Terry (Paul Harris + 2), District Governor-Elect Diane Ventura-Goodyear, and Tom Turriff.
Left to Right: John Ruland (Paul Harris + 3), District Governor Elect Diane Ventura Goodyear, and Tom Turriff
Congratulations to Elaine Terry and John Ruland who both received new Paul Harris awards. Elaine is now + 2 and John is + 3. District Governor Elect Diane Ventura-Goodyear just happened to be our speaker this week, so she was on hand to assist with the celebration. Tom Turriff delivered a very meaningful ceremony to celebrate this tremendous event.
Mark Miller was honored with a Service Above Self Pin
Mark Miller was honored for his work with the club. Lately Mark has worked with a challenging International Grant. His understanding of cultures, languages, and his patience have made a difference in helping our club to make a difference. Our International Project provides clean drinking water in 25 schools in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico.
At the December 12th meeting, Leslie Hawkins was honored with the "Service Above Self" Pin. This is Leslie's third Rotary Club. During her career in hospital administration, Leslie was a member of Rotary Clubs on both the east and west coast. and served as President of one of the clubs. Leslie planned an amazing Christmas Party with her amazing organizational skills. She currently serves on the Foundation Board of Directors where she serves as the Chair of the Scholarship Committee. Leslie is also on the Membership Committee. We appreciate all the work Leslie does in Rotary to help make the world a better place!
Members of the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke adopted 17 children at IMPACT of Southern Arizona. We are very grateful for those who helped us bring Christmas to 17 area children. Many thanks to our Community Service Chair, Joe Dylewski, who headed up the drive!
Only a dozen of us were still in town to pack meals for the Food Bank. But our fearless Community Service Chair, Joe Dylewski, figured out a new system, and we packed food for over 150 families in a record 35 minutes. And we had fun doing it! Left to Right in the front: Joe Guyton, Joe Dylewski, Leslie Hawkins, and Eric Erickson. Left to right in the back row: Barbara Barr, Wendy Guyton, Neil Deppe, Jim Fry, Gordon Wainwright, Chris Millar, Paul Herr, and Bill Demeroutis drinking the peanut butter. Only Bill would do that!
Our NEWEST member, Wendy Harn, and President Barbara Barr
Wendy Harn is our 8th new member this year. Wendy is an attorney and partner at Morris Hall PLLC. Wendy and her husband Steve, a Detective with the Tucson Police, have 3 sons who are ALL Eagle Scouts. Wendy and her family are very involved in making a difference.
Left to Right Heather Freeman Wainwright, Linda Bradner, Elaine Terry, Dorothy Herr, Leslie Hawkins, Liese Razzeto, Christianne Millar, Diane Demeroutis, Kathy Watson, MeriLee Jones, and Barbara Barr. It seems like the "Happy Song" was the favorite of all the women.
This is the other end of the dance floor, but we still don't have everyone in the photo: Left to right: Wendy Guyton, Heather Freeman Wainwright, Liz Denbo, Patsy Ticknor, Elaine Terry, Dorothy Herr, Linda Bradner, Leslie Hawkins, and Liese Razzeto. Many of these women helped us close the club down that night!
Left to Right: President Barbara Barr, Christmas Party Chair Leslie Hawkins and Family of Rotary Chair Elaine Terry.
These two members made it all happen. A H.U.G.E. thank you to Leslie Hawkins for an amazing Christmas Party. Also, thanks to Elaine Terry for helping Leslie with this huge project! This was one amazing party and everyone had a great time. We actually closed down the club because everyone had so much fun!
Left to Right: Barbara Barr, Michelle Santorelli, Barbara McClure, and Bob Kielsa of Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge
Barbara McClure hosts a talk show for Tucson Business Radio called Non-Profit Super Heroes! She hosted a remote radio show on Monday, November 25. This was held at the Golder Ranch Fire District Training Room before we gave out Thanksgiving Meals.
Left to Right Back Row: Gordon Wainwright and Bill Demeroutis.
Left to Right Front Row: Neil Deppe, Linda Bradner, Wendy Guyton, IMPACT Board Member, Barbara Barr and A.T. Barr.
Left To Right: Chris Millar, Don Terry, Elaine Terry, Wendy Harn, Wendy's Office Assistant, Liese Razzeto, Barbara Barr and Jim Fry
Left to Right: Paul Herr, Rudi Faller, and Joe Guyton
Left to Right: Doug May, Joe Dylewski, Jeff McClure, and Paul Herr
This year our club helped to provide Thanksgiving meals to 300 families. This annual project is a partnership with IMPACT of Southern Arizona, The Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge, The Golder Ranch Fire Department and Walmart.
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