 Dear Fellow Mesa West Rotary Club Members, As we embark on our 2024-25 journey together, I am humbled and honored to serve as your incoming president. We all share the vision of making a difference in the lives of our youth and our community. Our commitment to empowering the next generation is exemplified through initiatives like our Westwood High School Interact Club, McKinney Vento program, and our Rotaract Club at Benedictine University. Our commitment to making our community a better place for all lies in our monthly service projects and community outreach to areas that need our support including but not limited to the Salvation Army, food insecurity assistance, veteran day parade, build a bed, blood drives, Guaymas Hearing projects and the many other international programs. In all, we are a generous club and I am proud to be a member. With a focus on service above self, we will live out the core values of Rotary by embodying the principles of the Four-Way Test in all that we think, say, and do. This year's theme is "the Magic of Rotary" So as we launch into this new year let's show the community the real Magic of Rotary as we continue to inspire and uplift those around us, leaving a lasting impact on our community and our world.  One thing I'm hoping we will do is send a by-name roster of our members to the moon and so we can be memorialized for eternity as part of the Astrobotics Lunar Lander payload that is launching in 2024/25. At the June 27 meeting, I passed around a similar disk that contained the names of all those who lost their lives on 9/11 to give members an idea of what I have in mind. At the right is a photo of the disc in case you didn't get to see it. As I say, "you reveal your character by what you do with what you have." I am looking forward to our club making a difference in our community and in the world. We will work side by side so that we can create positive change and spread the spirit of Rotary far and wide. Together, we will make a difference that truly matters. Yours in service, GE (Jay) Paulus, CEM Incoming President, Mesa West Rotary Club |
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Rotary International and most Rotary Clubs operate on a fiscal year of July 1 through June 30 of the following year. With each new fiscal year, comes new leadership. Our new International President is from Pennsylvania, and is only the second woman to serve in that role. The July issue of the Rotary Magazine is very informative about Stephanie and her dreams for her year. The Rotary International theme for the 2024-25 fiscal year is "The Magic of Rotary."
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Mesa West Rotary Foundation, Inc. is the funding and fundraising arm of our own Mesa West Rotary Club. It is a 501(c)(3) charity. We have had successful sponsorship campaigns the last few years enabling us to spend our energy on service rather than on holding fundraising events. Charitable grants that we get involved with are funded through our charitable foundation, Our signature Gift of Hearing Project in Guaymas Mexico is funded through this foundation. Scholarships are awarded annually to Westwood High School Students (the high school where Mesa West Rotary sponsors an Interact Club). Funds are used to support a variety of activities in four of the Rotary Avenues of Service:
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