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. 

 

Mesa West Rotarians who have been around for a while are likely to remember one of our Rotary friends from Canada - Lolita Wiesner.  Mesa West was her home away from home when she and her husband Hans spent their winters in Mesa.  Hans frequently accompanied Lolita to club socials.  Following the recent Rotary International convention in Calgary, Hans picked up John Pennypacker and took him to the Wiesner home where he has been enjoying some relaxation.  They spent some time showing John some of the amazing scenery in the Canadian Rockies.  Lolita and Hans are shown at Bow River Falls, and John is shown with a new "friend" he met while visiting Banff with the Wiesners.  John said it looked like there were at least 10,000 people visiting Banff the day they were there.