Leslie Balderas and Alice Phan, two of the five Rotaractors who sponsored through a District Grant to attend the Rotary International Convention in Atlanta were the featured speakers. They enthusiastically talked about their observations. They learned that Rotaract is enthusiastically supported by college students and young adults in many foreign countries to a greater degree than it is in the United States.
University based clubs can only have students in their membership. Community based clubs can include students and young adults. These young ladies believe new life needs to be encouraged for the community-based clubs to bridge an avenue for service for young people as they move from Interact to Rotaract to Rotary.
President, Allan, illustrated the early success of the club's new sponsorship program. We are already at the $10,000 level. Members are encouraged to each find one individual or business who would be willing to sponsor our club's programs and services.
Don LaBarge found a box of Rotary treasures recently. At the meeting, he presented PDG Ted Williams with a copy of Ted's District 550 Directory from 1989-90. Don also read off a list of Ted's many accomplishments, which had been prepared by Pam Cohen a number of years ago.
Our Club President, Allan Cady, was born in Vancouver, Washington. He has one sister, two years older than himself, Barbara Wilderman. Allan has been an Arizona Resident for 35 years.
During his lifetime, he has traveled to 18 foreign countries: Mexico (Cabo San Lucas, Cancun, Cozmel, Rocky Point, Guaymas, and San Carlos), Canada, Bermuda, Bahamas, Grand Caymen, British Virgin Islands, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Holland, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, South Africa, England, and Puerto Rico. English is his primary language, and only language in which he is fluent.
Allan has resided in four states: Washington, Missouri, Kansas and Arizona.
When Allan was growing up, he wanted to become a pro basketball player. Instead, his career was in Automotive Management, serving as CFO, then Operations Manager East Region (16 dealerships), serving two months short of 39 years with a single company.
Allan has been married to Pollyanne Taylor Cady for 20 years. Prior to his marriage to Polly, he had three children. He now has eight grandchildren and three step-grandchildren.
When asked about the best vacation he can remember, it was a week cruising the Danube River followed by a week in Italy.
Allan's most rewarding volunteer experience was last year, when he and Polly were fortunate to participate in the Gift of Hearing Mission in Guaymas, Mexico. The staff assembled by Bob Jensen was fantastic and the people served were very appreciative. "It was just an all-round wonderful experience." He is looking forward to going again this year.
Carole Kralicek is our Membership Chairperson this year. It is statistically proven that new members who become engaged in Rotary early in their membership remain members longer and find their membership more fulfilling. Carole is also implementing a Mentorship Program where seasoned Rotarians will be assigned to new members to answer their questions and mentor them through a Red Dot Program of indoctrination and engagement.
CLICK HERE to download a copy of the Mentorship Program. If you would be willing serve as a mentor, contact Carole.
The more we connect, the more we can accomplish together. Sharing ideas and resources will make us do better work together.
Pam Cohen shared a link that she thought some of the rest of you might want to use. She subscribed to some Rotary newsletters through the RI website. The link she used was Newsletters.
I (your editor) have two apps on my smart phone that you might want to download:
(Rotary) ClubLocator was the app that helped me find Mesa West when I recently moved from Lake Havasu to Chandler and needed to find a great club so I could transfer. It is also helpful when traveling to find a club to visit.
ClubRunner Mobile App requires you to use your ClubRunner ID and password to login, but it will bring up members names and contact information, list of upcoming events including meeting speakers, list of club executives and website stories. I only downloaded it a week ago, and it has already been useful more than once.
If you have any additional ideas on how we can better connect, please let me know.
When we introduced Rotary Club Central in 2012, it revolutionized goal tracking and planning for clubs and districts — no more filling out paper club-planning forms or passing along boxes of historical club information every time a new leader took office.
Rotary Club Central offered clubs and districts a quantifiable way to begin measuring local and global impact, specifically membership initiatives, service activities, and Rotary Foundation giving.
But as with any technological advancement, in a few short years, Rotary Club Central began to show its age, and Rotarians took notice. They...
At its January 2017 meeting, the Rotary International Board of Directors adopted a new zone structure for Rotary clubs.
Rotary bylaws require the Board to complete a comprehensive review of the 34 Rotary zones no less often than every eight years to ensure that each zone has an approximately equal number of Rotarians. The Board’s previous review of the zones occurred in 2008.
The Board earlier approved the creation of three regional workgroups to develop rezoning proposals for Asia, Europe/Africa, and the Americas. These workgroups comprised one representative (either a current director,...
Leslie Balderas and Alice Phan, two of the five Rotaractors who sponsored through a District Grant to attend the Rotary International Convention in Atlanta were the featured speakers. They enthusiastically talked about their observations. They learned that Rotaract is enthusiastically supported by college students and young adults in many foreign countries to a greater degree than it is in the United States. 
Our Club President, Allan Cady, was born in Vancouver, Washington. He has one sister, two years older than himself, Barbara Wilderman. Allan has been an Arizona Resident for 35 years. 
On July 17, the Judge gave his final approval to Mike and Devon Whalen for their adoption of beautiful baby Oliva.
Carole Kralicek is our Membership Chairperson this year. It is statistically proven that new members who become engaged in Rotary early in their membership remain members longer and find their membership more fulfilling. Carole is also implementing a Mentorship Program where seasoned Rotarians will be assigned to new members to answer their questions and mentor them through a 
Deadline for purchasing tickets for the September 10 game against the San Diego Padres is September 6.
The more we connect, the more we can accomplish together. Sharing ideas and resources will make us do better work together.
