Past President Polly Cady welcomed everyone to the meeting.  There were many guests in attendance both in-person and via Zoom.  Since the program of the day would be the installation of our 2025-26 Club President Kayla Mudge, Kayla invited several individuals who are near and dear to her to participate in the meeting either in-person or via Zoom.  In person were Amyla Buckannon and Anise Carroll from Interact.  They were introduced by Mike Lutcher along with Amyla's mother, Bridget Buchannon.  Kayla's mother, Angelia Mudge Long, and Jeff Long were introduced.  Rotarian Mariel Olson, who was about to begin her second term as President of Camelback Crossroads Rotary Club was introduced as a guest of Kayla's.  Kayla's co-workers from Drive Time - Clay Scheitzach, Sam Davis and Kristin Stover - were also introduced.  Kayla's friends and family members attending via Zoom were:  Carol Rapp, Roger Roemer, Abby Klein, Pam Springer, Raine Ettridge, Kathi Copelen, Kris Holden, and Emily Portscheller. 

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.