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District 5495 Club Leadership Academy
Saturday, April 21, District 5495 held a Club Leadership Academy at the Black Canyon Conference Center in Phoenix.  Well over 200 Rotarians were in attendance and each enjoyed the opportunity to attend five of the 40+ breakout sessions available on a wide variety of topics.  
 
Allan and Polly Cady had the privilege of picking up the keynote speaker, PDG Vicki Puliz, and her pilot husband when they arrived in Phoenix from Reno, Nevada in their twin-engine private plane with a Rotary wheel on the tail.
 
The topic of Vicki's presentation was next year's Rotary Theme - "Be the Inspiration."  Each of us, who are known as Rotarians by our family, friends, co-workers, business associates and acquaintances are "the Rotary brand."  We need to remember that we represent Rotary in everything we think, say, and do.  That responsibility puts our four-way test in perspective.  It sounds simple until we think about how we react in various daily situations - when we are impatient in line at a store, when we are cut off in traffic, or when we tip for service at a restaurant.  If we want to attract and retain quality members, donors, and volunteers, we need to represent Rotary well.
 
Several Mesa West Rotarians were present at the Academy, some were presenters.  Shown in the photo are (front row l-r) Pam Cohen, Jeanie Morgan, Polly Cady, Lucinda General and Donna Goetzenberger, (back row l-r) Bob Zarling, Allan Cady, Darl Andersen, Jim Schmidt, and Chris Krueger.  Not shown in the photo, but in attendance was Bob Jensen, who was a presenter in a session on grants.
 
Mesa West is an excellent club.  It is good to know that our current and future leaders understand that Rotary is a large and ever-evolving service organization, and no matter how much each of our members know about Rotary, there will always be much more to be learned.
Mesa West Recognized by Salvation Army
The local Salvation Army held a volunteer recognition event Thursday, April 19.  Mesa West member Alan Ramsdell offered the invocation and spoke to the audience at the event.  Alan has served on the local board of Salvation Army since 1967.  It is his passion.
 
Officer Len Virtue presented Mesa West President, Allan Cady, with an award for Mesa West Rotary recognizing us as "The volunteer Club with the highest collected donations at a Salvation Army bell ringing station" during the 2017 collection season.
 
Mesa West members Immanuel Beeson, Polly and Allan Cady posed with Holly Beeson and Len Virtue to celebrate the success Mesa West members and recruited volunteers enjoyed collecting donations for the Army in front of Bass Pro last year.  Not shown in the photos, but critical to the success of Mesa West Rotary in this endeavor was our club's coordinator, Don LaBarge.
 
Annual Spring Olympics Coming Up Soon
John and Jane Benedict will again host our Annual Spring Olympics Saturday, May 5.  Practice will begin at 5:30.  A Mexican buffet from Café Rio will be served at 6:00, and the games will begin at 7:00.  The Gilbert Basketball Team will keep the competing athletes honest.  CLICK HERE to download the event flyer.
 
To RSVP to Pam Cohen, CLICK HERE
Highlights of April 19, 2018 Meeting
President Allan Cady opened the meeting by asking Daryl Bethea to offer the invocation and Warren Williamson to lead the Pledge of Allegiance.  Visiting Rotarian Penny May was the official greeter.  Before we meet again, Penny will have left Arizona to return to her home in Alaska for the summer.  She hopes to be back in September.
 
Dr. Wilson drew the chip for our weekly attendance drawing.  Jim McGown's badge number was drawn, making him the winner of the $20 of accumulated winnings.  Chuck Flint announced that winner of the weekly raffle would win $44, and a chance to draw the ace of clubs to win $1,236.  Chuck's own ticket number was drawn.  Bob Jensen was sitting by Chuck and ensured that there was integrity in the shuffling and drawing process.  Unfortunately (for Chuck) he drew the seven of clubs.
 
President Allan drew cards and Chuck Flint posted the numbers on the columns and then on the rows of the buck board, which was full.  With President Allan drawing cards a third time, in an elimination drawing, Chuck crossed out the numbers vertically and horizontally until the only remaining name left was that of Penny May, who was very happily surprised to win a Paul Harris Fellow at her final visit of the season.
 
Several guests were present.  Don Boucher introduced his guest, Mark L. Machanic.  Don and Mark worked together in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.  Mark retired as Detective Sergeant after 36 years on the job.  After retiring from his position as a detective, he became a 911 dispatcher.  He also assumed some reserve duties on the force, and, adding to the many recognitions he received during his career for his outstanding detective work, he was named Reserve Deputy of the Year.  Jack Rosenberg introduced Mike Polley, a Rotarian from Hawaii, who is relocating to Arizona.  Joan and Erwin were repeat Rotary visitors from Rapid City, South Dakota.
 
Happy Bucks were received from several Rotarians.  Dick Myren was happy to have finished his 59th year doing taxes.  Immanuel Beeson was happy to report that the Salvation Army would be holding their volunteer appreciation dinner that evening.  He was also happy that he and his wife were planning to go on a date Friday evening.  It sounded as though it has been a very long time since they've had that opportunity.  Being parents of six children apparently makes the planning of date nights complicated.  Dan Coons was not so happy with himself as he fined himself for signing up for the tree planting project, but not making it to do his share of the work.  Bob Zarling was happy to report he did go to the tree planing.  Penny May said she would be experiencing 16 hours of daylight in Anchorage.  Don Boucher is happy to be in our club and be lucky enough to be married to his best friend and business partner.  Polly Cady just loves our club.  Chuck Flint paid happy dollars because he is thankful for Pam's good care.  Pam paid for the full Rotary week coming up.  Don LaBarge reported that Chris Krueger's all girl tree planting team out performed the others.  Allan Cady was happy the tree planting went well.  He was very impressed with the hard-working Interactors who helped.
 
Announcements:
  • Pam Cohen reminded everyone of the Sponsor Appreciation Reception to be held Wednesday, April 25 at 5:30 PM at the Arizona Museum of Natural History.  All members are invited and need to RSVP to Pam Cohen.  Those who successfully solicited sponsor donations were reminded to make personal calls to their donors to extend a personal invitation.  Food will be handled by Heidi's Catering and Live Music will provide ambiance and entertainment.
  • Spring Olympics flyers were on the tables.  The event is posted on the calendar on the club website  To download the event flyerCLICK HERE It is available as a downloadable document on the website.
 
 
 
Pam Cohen introduced the speaker, Dr. Thomas Wilson, from the Arizona Museum of Natural History.  Dr. Wilson began his presentation by stating his father had been a Rotarian and visited clubs all over the world.  
 
The museum is visited annually by 35-40,000 students on school tours.  The Museum is located at MacDonald and Pepper in downtown Mesa.  It features some donated collections.  The exhibits include objects of natural history, anthropology, history and art as well as historic photographs.  Popular features are a three-story indoor waterfall on Dinosaur Mountain where every 20 minutes, visitors can expect a simulation of a flash flood.  Other features are Dinosaur Hall, a real territorial jail, and a recreation of the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine. 
 
The slides that Dr. Wilson used with his presentation were clear validation that our Sponsor Appreciation Reception will create some unforgetable memories for our donors and our members and guests.
 
Annual attendance is approaching 150,000.  The museum's facebook page has over 40,000 followers.
 
Rotarians were encouraged to be at the Museum at 11:00 AM on May 1 when the museum will host a "new reveal."
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Celebrating World Immunization Week  April 24-30 
Click on the photo to learn the innovative ways that immunizations are reaching children in Pakistan.
 
As we think of this being World Immunization Week, we need to be aware that many parents in the US are choosing to opt out of immunizing their children against diseases that they don't see occuring in our country.  What they don't realize is that even those children who have been immunized are put at higher risk when too many opt out.  Ask someone in the health industry to explain the "herd protection factor" that is negatively impacted when too many opt out.
 
Those of us that were alive and aware of the polio epidemic in the United States in the 1950's need to tell our stories about classmates who were out for long periods of time and came back crippled, and others who didn't come back to school at all.  As long as polio exists anywhere it can again spread.  An unknown carrier of the virus is only a flight away from unwittingly infecting someone here who has not been protected.
Host Family Needed for Carlos
Mesa West Rotary is sponsoring an inbound Youth Exchange student from Ecuador for the 2018-19 school year.  
 
Carlos will arrive in Phoenix in late July, 2018.  He will be a Junior at Campo Verde High School in Gilbert.  His interests include:  band, soccer, and American football.  
 
We need at least one additional host family.  The goal is the have each inbound student have the opportunity to reside in three different households during their stay to optimize their ability to see how different families function.  The Frank Rosenberg and Dan Coons families have already agreed to host Carlos, and we are looking for a third host in or near the Campo Verde campus.
 
If you are interested in becoming a host family, it will be a three-month commitment.  The responsibilities include providing room and board, sharing your culture and home, and treating Carlos as if he were part of your family.  CLICK HERE for more information about hosting.    You could also contact the inbound coordinator, Kaley Gilmore, at 480 993 4628 or via e-mail at 5495inbounds@gmail.com.  
April is Maternal and Child Health Month
Rotary supports activities and training to improve maternal health and reduce child mortality for children under five.
 
Area of Focus Statement of Purpose:  TRF enables Rotarians to improve the health of mothers and their children by
  1. Reducing the mortality and morbidity rate for children under the age of five;
  2. Reducing the maternal mortality and morbidity rate;
  3. Improving access to essential medical services, trained community health leaders and health care providers for mothers and their children;
  4. Supporting studies for career-minded professionals related to maternal and child health.
The Rotary Foundation reaches mothers and children in need by giving communities the help and training they need to take control of their own maternal and infant health care.
Business Networking Project
Business networking is something President Allan Cady is passionate about.  He has asked Jeanie Morgan to work on putting together a business directory of our members.  We will be able to have the directory available as a download on our website, but since we will be adding new members regularly, it will be maintained electronically so it will be current at all times.  The photo shown is a reduced size sample of what each person's listing might look like.  To do this so it is a quality product, Jeanie will need digital images of your business card as well as a close-up, current photo.  CLICK HERE to send yours to her.
Know Your Fellow Rotarian - Please Submit Your Profile!
Many members have commented on how much they have enjoyed this series.  We have now finished publishing profiles of all the leadership team.  It is time to move on to the general membership.  To keep the profiles somewhat consistent, we have had everyone respond to the same questions.  If you would be willing to let your fellow members know a little more about you, please CLICK HERE to download the list of questions.
 
You can send your answers to JEANIE MORGAN along with a head and shoulders photo of yourself.  Selfies from smart phones work and can be texted to 928 486 4328.  Please provide your name when texting so she can add you to her contact list.
 
If she receives multiple profiles, she will publish them in the order received.  If she receives these at the same meeting, she will publish them in the order of time in Rotary - longest to shortest.
 
This article will reappear in the Messenger anytime there is not a waiting list of profiles to be published.  
Upcoming Events
Annual Spring Olympics - Cinco de Mayo Celebration
Home of John and Jane Benedict
May 05, 2018
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
 
Mesa West Rotary Board Meeting
Mesa Hilton - Room TBD
May 16, 2018
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
 
Community Peace Conference
The Wigwam
May 31, 2018
 
District 5495 Conference
The Wigwam
Jun 01, 2018 – Jun 02, 2018
 
Mesa West Rotary Board Meeting
Mesa Hilton - Room TBD
Jun 20, 2018
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
 
Rotary International Convention
Jun 23, 2018 12:00 PM –
Jun 27, 2018 12:00 PM
 
Speakers
May 03, 2018
Grief Recovery Program and More
May 17, 2018
Gift of Hearing Program in Guymas
May 24, 2018
Mesa Fire Department
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Polly Cady
April 5
 
John Pennypacker
April 10
 
Tim Troy
April 11
 
Christy Citterman
April 17
 
Darl Andersen
April 20
 
Spouse Birthdays
Polly Cady
April 5
 
Debbie Koeneman
April 27
 
Anniversaries
Jack A. Rosenberg
Cindy
April 4
 
Bert Millett
Kelli Millett
April 5
 
Ed Koeneman
Debbie Koeneman
April 5
 
John M. Hunt
Susan
April 18
 
Melodie O. Jackson
Randy
April 30
 
Join Date
Keith Deering
April 1, 1992
26 years
 
John Pennypacker
April 5, 2001
17 years
 
Polly Schumacher
April 12, 2002
16 years
 
Executives & Directors
President
 
Immediate Past President
 
President Elect
 
Presidential Advisor
 
Secretary
 
Treasurer
 
Club Service Chair
 
Community Service Co-Chair
 
Community Service Co-Chair
 
Foundation Chair
 
Fundraising Chair
 
International Service Director
 
Membership Chair
 
Public Image Chair
 
Vocational Service Director
 
Youth Services, Interact/Rotaract Chair
 
Youth Services, YE Co-Chair
 
Youth Services, YE Co-Chair
 
Sargeant at Arms
 
Speaker Coordinator
 
Speaker Coordinator
 
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