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Foundation Day at Mesa West Rotary

The February 21 Mesa West Rotary meeting was opened by President Chris Krueger who asked Wendell Jones to offer the Pledge of Allegiance and Dan Coons to lead the Pledge of Allegiance.

Guests

Beth Garrow who is The Major Gifts and Endowments Officer for The Rotary Foundation in Rotary Zone 26, District Governor Jim Erickson, and our District 5495 Foundation Chair, Jim Bissonett were all present for the Mesa West Rotary Foundation Day celebration.

In addition to the visiting Rotary dignitaries were several additional guests including Chris, a financial officer, originally from Trevor City, Michigan, but who has recently opened an office on Stapley in Mesa. He was hosting an open house at his new office later in the afternoon. Ray Miller was a visiting Rotarian from Red Deer Alberta Canada. Lola McClane introduced her sister, Millie Fulton, from St. Louis, Missouri. Frank Rosenberg introduced his wife, Amanda and daughters, Sammi and Danielle. Rik Bucy was visiting from the Soldotna Alaska Rotary Club. Lolita Wiesner introduced Marian Miller from Reed Deer, Alberta. Dan Coons introduced Erwin and Joan Reiman from Rapid City, South Dakota. Terry and Penny were visiting from the Gilbert Rotary Club to announce their Team Trivia fundraising competition to be held March 23.

Drawings

PDG Ted Williams won the attendance drawing which was $10 this week, since after three unsuccessful attempts to draw a winner on Valentine's Day, that $5 prize rolled over to the next week. Chuck Flint announced that the weekly raffle winnings would be $37 and the large pot would be $537 if the lucky ticket holder were to draw the ace of clubs from the cards remaining in the deck. Pam Cohen held the ticket drawn, but she drew the two of clubs rather than the ace.

Happy Bucks

John Pennypacker was happy for the special visitors. They Troys were happy to be at the meeting together looking very tan for some reason. Most members were not buying that it was from working outside. Pam was happy to have won the weekly raffle. Dick Myren contributed $1 to honor his friend Rod Daniels' tradition of being "happy to be a member of Mesa West Rotary." Ted Williams gave all $10 of his attendance drawing winnings back to the club. Aubrey Luma was happy to be celebrating both of her boys' birthdays this week - one on the 21st and the other on the 23rd. Jim Schmidt contributed happy because Steve West was honored as Mesa's Man of the Year for 2018 and his youngest daughter had added the 10th grandson to their growing family. Dan Coons was happy to be able to lead a team "Team Ribeye" in our Sponsorship program and let members know he can help them with sponsorship brochures if needed. Bob Zarling was happy he was going to be cheering on the Brewers Saturday in the all you can eat hot dog section. He contributed $200 to go to Polio Plus, fining himself for leaving his passport at home causing him to miss out on the polio immunization trip to Caborca, Mexico. Terry Diedrick told Dan Coons that he would be glad to buy a bucket of beans for Dan's team when Terry's team won the sponsorship drive competition. Chris Krueger and Penny May both remembered their passports. Chris described the trip and the wonderful hospitality they enjoyed from Rotarians in Caborca. She also announced that Penny May learned she really likes tequila.

Auction Item

Chris Krueger brought a bag which may or may not contain beverages and nibbles from Caborca to Auction. John Pennypacker boldly opened the bidding at $40, but when Bob Jensen jumped the bid to $50, he intimidated other likely bidders and took home the prize.

Program

Chuck Flint, assisted by John Pennypacker, opened the Foundation Day festivities with some information about The Rotary Foundation. Chuck explained that TRF enjoys a four-star rating from Charity Navigator, indicating that 91% of revenue is used for programs. He said that last year over $399,000,000 was spent to do good in the world and that the foundation held 1.127 billion dollars in assets. Since 1985, the incidence of polio has been reduced by 99.9%. TRV has participated in the vaccination of 2.5 billion children at an average cost per child of $3. In 2017, 430 million children were vaccinated. Polio surveillance is very costly.

The first individuals to receive Paul Harris recognition were the Amanda, Danielle and Samantha Rosenberg. Danielle was happy to share her appreciation for the recognition. She has a deep appreciation for Rotary, having spent a year in Taiwan as a Rotary Youth Exchange student. Tim Troy received his Paul Harris plus one recognition and Angie Troy received her first Paul Harris. Warren Williamson who has been a Rotarian over 27 years, received his Paul Harris plus three recognition.

DG Jim Erickson called Allan Cady to the podium. Jim presented him with the Presidential Citation certificate earned by Mesa West in 2017-18. Allan thanked the club for making the recognition possible and pledged a gift of $100 to The Rotary Foundation as a tangible token of his appreciation. While at the podium, Allan announced that with pledges of $25,000 plus, we still have a long way to go to get to the $40,000 goal in the sponsorship drive. He indicated that to date over $4,000 has been given to support Aqua Africa.

Jim Bissonett explained that within The Rotary Foundation, there is a nice mechanism to donate. Rotarians or other donors can set-up auto-pay using a credit or debit card to make donations. Terry Diedrick is one who has found this mechanism the best way for him to give freely. With only a little effort on his part to set it up, his donations are made regularly and "painlessly." Terry was recognized for his Paul Harris plus four and five at this meeting.

John Pennypacker was recognized as a major donor plus two. John sees the money invested in TRF as a "seed for peace." He hopes others will be inspired to invest their treasure, time and talent to support The Rotary Foundation.

Beth Garrow has been a Rotarian since 1989. She has been privileged to meet people who have a passion to do things for their community and the world. She reminded Rotarians present that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation still are committed to a 2/1 match of polio donations.

Beth explained that a few months ago she met with John Pennypacker. He was discussing becoming a Major Donor level 2. He knew that was within reach and would get there soon. They also discussed creating a Named Fund. She provided some literature for him to peruse. In January, John called Beth to say he and his children had made a joint decision about a Named Fund and wanted to do it to honor his late wife. An Endowed Testamentary Gift Agreement was drafted. John signed it, and it was sent to Rotary International for acceptance.

The Betsy Lampl Pennypacker Fund for Water and Sanitation was established based on a whole life insurance policy. When realized this $25,000 fund will provide approximately $1,000 annually in perpetuity to fund TRF Grants for this area of focus. It is funds from Legacy Gifts such as this that will support projects like the Navajo Water Global Grant and the Aqua Africa project when established.

As John received this recognition, he was given a standing ovation to honor his loving generosity.

New Member

Greg Okonowski officiated over the induction of Lola McClane into Mesa West Rotary. Lola's sponsor, Lucinda General participated in the induction. Lola, now retired, was a court reporter. She enjoys practicing yoga and is the author of a children's book. Lola has already been serving Mesa West Rotary, acting as our Greeter for several recent meetings. She was glad to have her sister, Millie Fulton, present to be a part of this special day in her life.

Announcement

Spring Olympics will be held Saturday April 27. The club will be dark on Thursday, April 25.

DG Jim Erickson featured this Mesa West meeting in his February 25 video message sent to all Rotarians in the District. CLICK HERE to see the video.

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Stephen L West honored at February 19 Event

The Mesa Citizens of the Year Association and Udall Shumway PLC hosted The Spirit of Mesa recognition event on the evening of February 19 at the Mesa Hilton. The event honored Mesa's 2018 Woman of the Year for 2018 - Ruth F. Collins, and our own Stephen L. West as Mesa's 2018 Man of the Year.

Student Community Service Awards were also presented at the event. One of the recipients, Sandra Franco, also has a Mesa West Rotary connection. She is a member of the Interact Club at Westwood High School.

The honorees put together a You-Tube "Spirit of Mesa" video. CLICK HERE to watch it.

Mesa West Rotarians who attended the event to be a part of this noteworthy event recognizing our distinguished members were: Allan and Polly Cady, Chris and Michael Krueger, Wendell and Carolyn Jones, Jim Schmidt, Warren and Son Hee Williamson, Bob Jensen, Jim LeCheminant, and Ray and Vickie Smith.

Today's Chuckle

Little Johnny is always being teased by the other neighborhood boys for being stupid. Their favorite joke is to offer Johnny his choice between a nickel and a dime. Johnny always takes the nickel. One day after Johnny took the nickel, a neighbor took him aside and said, "Johnny, those boys are making fun of you. Don't you know that a dime is worth more than a nickel even though the nickel is larger?" Johnny grins and says, "Well, if I took the dime, they's stop doing it, and so far I've made over $20!"

Sponsorship Campaign Tips

WHY A SPONSOR PROGRAM?

Donors appreciate that all their donation will be used for good rather than support event costs.
Opportunity for both private and business donors to support our causes.
Past and potential members can support what we do even though they don't currently have time to participate as members.
MOST OF THESE DONORS WILL SUPPORT THE SAME CHARITIES EACH YEAR IF/WHEN ASKED.
One successful sponsorship program is the foundation for annual campaign successes.

Successful sponsorship programs are annual programs that take advantage of the needs of all types of donors. Our sponsorship program will be at its best when all of our members get involved by sharing their "Rotary Moments" with the people they come in contact with.

What is a "Rotary Moment?" It is any moment that grabs our heart and makes us want to enthusiastically tell our family friends and business associates why we are active Rotarians. Typically it involves a service project we've participated in. Sometimes it is something like polio eradication - especially for Rotarians who are old enough to remember when polio was epidemic in the United States. We are most effective when talking to potential sponsors if our Rotary experience is shared in a way that is personal, heartfelt and sincere.

In our sponsorship brochure there are several specific ways to direct donations, but we will have the greatest capacity to respond to needs presented to the Mesa West Foundation for funding if the majority of donations are received marked "Undesignated (to be used most needed)."

Allan Cady, said that members have asked him how he was so successful last year, and already this year in securing donations or pledges. When he reaches out to those he knows have the means to be generous, he spends some time on their existing relationship, catching up on what is happening in their family, their business, and their known hobbies. Then he moves on to talk about some of the things he is passionate about, ending with the things he enjoys most about his involvement in Rotary. It frequently results in the person he is talking to indicating that they are impressed with all that Rotary does and admire his involvement. It is then easy to offer to share a brochure that tells about some things we, as Mesa West Rotarians, specifically do. Some offer to make a donation on the spot. Sometimes it is a pleasant surprise after-the-fact to see how much they mail in after looking the brochure over. Some of his donors are family - others are long-time business associates or friends. The people who are closest to us are the ones most likely to support what we care about. CLICK HERE or on the image to download this year's Sponsorship Brochure.

Some ideas of potential donors each of us can reach out to are: school associates ♦ other professionals ♦ adult friends of our young children ♦ old business associates ♦ people frequently seen ♦ owners of our health club ♦ old neighbors ♦ children's school and PTA ♦ spouse's friends ♦ waiters/waitresses ♦ church associates ♦ cleaning establishments ♦ civic activities ♦ hair/barber salon ♦ insurance agent ♦ previous job ♦ real estate agents ♦ bankers or credit union ♦ doctor ♦ dentist ♦ restaurants ♦ country club ♦ neighbors ♦ relatives ♦ sports/hobbies ♦ accountant.

TEAMS

Chuck Flint

Melodie Jackson, Aubrey Luma, Steve West, Sharon Spane, Ted Williams, Darl Andersen, Karen Chavez, and Immanuel Beeson

Frank Rosenberg

Rick Deponte, Dick Myren, Polly Schumacher, Daryl Bethea, Keith Deering, Robert LaBarge, and Kristen Klein

Steve Ross

Bob Jensen, Jim McGown, John Benedict, Donna Goetzenberger, Don LaBarge, Jim Crutcher, Bert Millett, and Mai Ly Duong

Tim Troy

Kevin Gustafson, Jack Rosenberg, Don Boucher, John Bethea, Brian Harvey, Mike Whalen, and Mike Polley

Dan Coons - Team Ribeye

Wendell & Carolyn Jones, Aaron Huber, Jim Schmidt, Ray Smith, Polly Cady, John Pennypacker, and Colleen Coons

Terry Diedrick

Kurt Klingenberg, Chris Krueger, Jeanie Morgan, Geoff White, Lucinda General, Wayne General, and Erica Williams

Bob Zarling

Pam Cohen, Ed Koeneman, Greg Okonowski, Alex Cohen, Shane Buntrock, Warren Williamson, and Ron Thompson

Grant Management Seminar (GMS)

REQUIRED by The Rotary Foundation to qualify for Global Grants and District Grants

For a club to qualify for grants funds in the Rotary year 2019-20, at least one club member must have attended GMS. (See all qualification requirements posted on the District website.)

Who should attend: It is recommended that the club’s Chair for The Rotary Foundation and President-Elect attend. Please note: A Club can send as many participants as desired!

What will be learned: This 90-minute seminar will cover the responsibilities for grant stewardship, the application process, and the reporting requirements. This seminar will help a club start planning early for a District Grant. A District Grant provides additional funds for a club’s local/community project in 2019-20.

A club can apply for a 2019-20 District Grant between April 1 and June 30, 2019.

No cost to attend this seminar!

REGISTRATION - Choose any of the following:

Saturday March 16, 10 AM, at Larry Miller (formerly Berge) Ford community room, 460 E. Auto Center Dr., Mesa, AZ 85204 https://www.123signup.com/register?id=rxfyf

Saturday March 30, 10 AM, at Huntington University Arizona, 8385 W Mariners Way, Peoria, AZ 85382 https://www.123signup.com/register?id=rxfnm

Webinar on Saturday, April 6, 10 AM.

Webinar instructions will be emailed prior to the seminar.

https://www.123signup.com/register?id=rxfhf

Contacts for District Rotary Foundation Committee of D5495:

Jim Bissonett, Chair, 480-299-4441, jim@jbsolutions.com

Dale Gray, Grants Sub-Committee Chair, 602-418-5316, dale@grayds.com

Aqua Africa - the change we can help effect

CLICK HERE or on the image to view a video that will create understanding about why our President, Chris Krueger is passionate about wanting to support Aqua Africa with a first-time Arizona awareness and fund-raising event during her presidential year.

February is Peace and Conflict Resolution Month

Rotary wages peace through:

Mesa West Rotary Weekly Meeting

Mesa Hilton

Mar 07, 2019 12:10 PM

Mesa West Rotary Weekly Meeting

Mesa Hilton

Mar 14, 2019 12:10 PM

Mesa West Rotary Board Meeting

Mesa Hilton

Mar 20, 2019
7:30 AM – 9:30 AM

Mesa West Rotary Weekly Meeting

Mesa Hilton

Mar 21, 2019 12:10 PM

Mesa West Rotary Weekly Meeting

Mesa Hilton

Mar 28, 2019 12:10 PM

Mesa West Rotary Weekly Meeting

Mesa Hilton

Apr 04, 2019 12:10 PM

Mesa West Rotary Weekly Meeting

Mesa Hilton

Apr 11, 2019 12:10 PM

Mesa West Rotary Board Meeting

Webinar

Apr 17, 2019
7:30 AM – 9:30 AM

Mesa West Rotary Weekly Meeting

Mesa Hilton

Apr 18, 2019 12:10 PM

Mesa West Rotary Weekly Meeting

Mesa Hilton

Apr 25, 2019 12:10 PM

Mar 07, 2019

Claire McWilliams

ASU Hospitality and Tourism

Mar 14, 2019

Meredith Potts

The Mongolian Project

Mar 28, 2019

General Mick McGuire

Arizona National Guard

Apr 04, 2019 12:00 PM

Graeme Sellers

Rotary Scholar Experience in Scotland

Apr 25, 2019

NO MEETING

Mesa West Rotary will not have a regular meeting this week.

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Member Birthdays

Dick Myren

March 3

Richard DePonte

March 12

Erica Williams

March 31

Join Date

Wendell Jones

March 1, 1989

30 years

Warren Haeussler

March 3, 2001

18 years

Michael Whalen

March 9, 1995

24 years

Kurt Klingenberg

March 17, 1994

25 years

President

Christine Krueger

President Elect

James Schmidt

Secretary

Donna Goetzenberger

Treasurer

Lucinda General

Club Service Director

Pamela Cohen

Service Projects Director

Melodie O. Jackson

The Rotary Foundation Director

Charles F. Flint

Membership Director (480) 213-1617

Don LaBarge

Public Image Director

Jeanie Morgan

Executive Secretary

Aubrey Luma

Jeanie Morgan
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