President Kayla Mudge opened the meeting, Polly Cady led the Pledge of Allegiance, and Captain John Birks gave an invocation.
Today’s raffle was won by Jim Erickson. He did not draw the Ace of Clubs, so the large pot carries over. Next, Augustine Tessier and Seongiun An, our Rotary Youth Exchange students, were honored and presented gifts as their exchange year comes to an end. Club members and host parents said some kind words to the students. Guests today included potential new member Eric Morga, Gaby Jiminez, Rory Gilbert, and Braly Moreno.
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Andy Bradford then collected Happy Bucks:
- Colleen Coons was happy that Hector graduated and that Jim Erickson is a mentor for the Rotary Builds Bridges program
- Harry Grossman was happy that his grandson was graduating from Dartmouth
- Dick Myren was happy to contribute for himself, Rod Daniels, and Don LaBarge
- John Pennypacker was happy to be here
- Ed was happy that Phoenix Fan Fusion was this weekend
- Jim Erickson was happy that he was back from his overseas trip
- Captain Birks was happy to be here
- Bert Millet was happy that his daughters graduated from high school and college
- Polly Cady was happy that Eric Morga and the exchange students were here
- Augustine and Seongiun were both happy to have been here for the past school year and are excited for the upcoming train tour
- Allen Cady was happy to have Seongiun over to their house later today
The speaker today was Jo Crawford from Arizona Adaptive Watersports. Their goal is to create life-changing experiences through adaptive water sports that spark confidence, fuel hope, and transform lives. They help individuals with any kind of adaptive need and of any age. They run their program statewide and include the whole family. They offer opportunities such as kayaking, waterskiing, wakeboarding, wake surfing, boating, tubing, and fishing. She noted that there are plenty of volunteer opportunities in and out of the water and invited anyone to come volunteer.
