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Highlights of May 7 meeting
 
President Kayla Mudge opened the meeting, Dick Myren gave an Invocation, and Ed Koeneman led the Pledge of Allegiance. Today, we had two graduating Rotary Builds Bridges, McKinney-Vento in attendance. They received congratulatory gifts from the club and were given the opportunity to speak. Additionally, Soraya Movassaghi, the District Rotaract Representative, was was here to accept a big check from MWRC to Phoenix Rotaract.
 
Many Happy Bucks were collected and announcements were made. The BIG news from the District Conference was that our own club President, Kayla Mudge, received the Emerging Leader of Distinction Award:
 
 
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District 5495 Conference!
 
The 2026 District Conference is a wrap.  It was well attended, fun was had, and several awesome guest appearances were made!
 
 
Highlights of April 23 Meeting
 
President Kayla Mudge opened the meeting, John Pennypacker led the Pledge of Allegiance, and Dick Myren gave an Invocation. Today’s raffle was won by Chuck Flint himself! He had Brian Harvey draw a cards on his behalf, and Brian drew the Ace of Clubs! Chuck won the large pot of $85.
 
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Guaymas Gift of Hearing 2023 Memorialized
Mesa West Rotary Club's volunteer service vests were very visible the evening of November 8 after the Gift of Hearing 2023 volunteers arrived at their destination and were enjoying an evening meal.
 
After returning to Arizona Sunday, Erica Williams expressed appreciation for all the volunteer hours invested in this year's mission.  She reported 232 patients were served, again making an impact for the hearing health of the Guaymas community.  True to the Rotary Service above Self motto, Rodolfo will continue to travel back a few times during the year for mini clinics to help meet needs until next November.  She said they have been training the Mexican doctors on some of the more advanced testing needs as well to bring back to their community.  
 
Erica said they are targeting the same week/weekend for 2024, with more information to follow in the future.  CLICK HERE for a link to an article Bob Jensen came across to reflect about why the team does what they do.
 
If you haven't already seen the reel about the project that was posted on our club's Facebook page, CLICK HERE or on the image  to view it.  
 
 
Support Westwood HS Interact with Tax Credit Donation
Posted by Ed Koeneman
As most of you know, Arizona has a very unique state tax credit program.  If you pay taxes to the state of Arizona, you can specify where your tax dollars go (state taxes only).  These instructions are for your reference only.  Please consult a tax prep professional with any specific questions about state tax credits.

There are many different nonprofit organizations that AZ recognizes as authorized recipients of these tax funds.  Mesa West sponsors the Interact Club at Westwood High School, and they are a qualified recipient of these tax credit funds in the Extra Curricular Activities (ECA) category.  Here's how you can donate up to $200 as an individual or $400 as a couple filing jointly and deduct that amount from your state tax burden.

Go to https://westwood.mpsaz.org/page/eca/ and click on the link to pay on the district's website. 
Or go straight to https://mpsaz.sites.thrillshare.com/o/mpsaz/page/pay-donate  in lower right, click on Pay Online


If you have children currently enrolled in Mesa Public Schools, you can use your existing login information.  Otherwise, it's easy to setup a guest account.

Once you are logged in, select 'Items At All Schools' under the 'Shop/Donate' list on the Home page.

On the next page select 'High Schools', then select 'Westwood High'

Select the link for 'ECA Tax Credit', and then 'Programs G-K' on the following page.

Interact - ECA is under code 8646.  Enter a dollar amount in the box, and click the Add button.  That dollar amount should then appear in your cart (highlighted in green at the top of the page).

You can then proceed to the Checkout process and pay with a credit card.  You will receive a receipt that you can print out and save for when you do your taxes.

Thank you for supporting Westwood Interact and all of our youth programs.
The Big Four - Ways to Support Rotary in Mesa West
As Rotarians, we are regularly exposed to opportunities to support various causes with our time, talent and treasure.  Sometimes it is hard to sift through all the information and decide where we are going to use our available financial resources. 
 
It would be wonderful if every Mesa West Rotarian would make the following BIG FOUR their Rotary charities of choice and support every one of them every year, we could make a bigger difference than we are making today.
 
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Club Information
Welcome to the Rotary Club of Mesa West!
Mesa West

Transforming Communities, 
Creating Opportunities, 
Impacting Youth

We meet In Person & Online
Thursdays at 12:00 p.m.
Via Zoom or in-person
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85900479873
Doubletree, 1011 W Holmes
Mesa, AZ 85210
United States of America
Our hybrid meetings are held weekly on the 1st thru 4th Thursdays of each month. The meetings are broadcast via Zoom to include all, whether attending virtually or in person. NOTE: The meeting location is accessible.
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Club Executives & Directors
Executive Secretary/Director
Jeanie Morgan
President
Kayla Mudge
President Elect
Connie Bunyard
Secretary
Debbie Koeneman
Treasurer
Logan Harper
Director '26
Allan Cady
Director '26
Warren Williamson
Director '27
Lizzy Barron
Director '27
Bryan Goetzenberger
Director '27
Eric Silverberg
Club Service Chair
Pam Cohen
Membership Chair
Polly Cady
Programs Chair
Eric Silverberg
Public Image Chair
Kayla Mudge
Public Image
Kayla Mudge
Rotary Foundation Chair
John Pennypacker
Sergeant-at-Arms
Andy Bradford
Vocational Service Chair
Bryan Goetzenberger
Youth Services Chair
Ed Koeneman
Mesa West Foundation President
Colleen Coons
Mesa West Foundation Vice Pres.
Jay Paulus
Mesa West Foundation Secretary
Pam Cohen
Mesa West Foundation Treasurer
Chuck Flint
Mesa West Foundation Trustee
Wayne General
Mesa West Foundation Trustee
Carla Krcmarik
Mesa West Foundation Trustee
John Pennypacker
Mesa West Foundation Trustee
Geoff White
Mesa West Foundation Trustee
Erica Williams
Speakers
Captain John Birks
May 21, 2026
Shane Rabindranath
May 28, 2026
Phoenix Dream Center
Craig McGinnis
Jun 11, 2026
Salt River Project
Secretary of State Adrian Fontes
Jun 18, 2026
New Officer Installation
Jun 25, 2026
No Meeting-Independence Day Holiday
Jul 02, 2026
Colleen Coons
Jul 09, 2026
Rotary International Conference in taipei
Steve Koyle
Jul 16, 2026
Elephant Care Unchained
Club Social Event
Jul 30, 2026
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