Rotary update

 

January 13, 2014

 

We had the pleasure of welcoming into the Rotary family and our club.

Alan Chestnut, I am sure we all felt his pride at becoming the newest member.  He brought his beautiful wife as he put it “to watch him get pinned”. 

 

Randy was our speaker; he spoke to our hearts about the well project our club was involved with in Zimbabwe, Africa in a village.  He said that the one well saved 8000 lives, because they have clean water and they don’t have to walk miles and miles for it.  Which means they can create a garden to feed themselves and even sell some of the vegetables to the neighboring villages.

 

Reasons to work on a new well:  The girls go with the mothers to get water because it’s not safe for them to stay home.  When the girls don’t have to walk with the mothers they can go to school.  Mortality rate in very high in children, as a result of unhealthy water, all these pictures of children running around without clothes on it’s not because they don’t have clothes it because they have chronic dysentery.   Randy said something that effected him, was a statement by Ernie Montagne Past District Governor “ we knew that Rotary had come when the children stopped dying”.  

 

Hudson is the President of the Victoria Falls Rotary Club, who went to the community the team, will be working with, because the kids have to walk long distance to go to school and also the girls and mothers have to walk long distances to get water.   He showed us pictures of the village including the grass housing, women walking to collect water, a child lying in the middle of the road tired from walking so far to school. 

 

Randy, Don & Mary will be going to Africa again in May along with their spouses.  Yuma Club has the lead on this project and has earned $10,000 towards the project, which will turn into a $30,000 grant.  The Marana Club will be donating $1000 towards the Global Grant.  Additionally, the three team members will be taking $500 in cash so they can take care of necessities in the village.  The team is hoping to do a well, garden and a modest school in the community and get a teacher to come to the village instead of the kids going to them.

 

 If anyone is interest in the work/friendship exchange there are still a couple spots available let Randy know and he will get you in touch with Kim at the Yuma club.

 

Congratulations to: Joe Hentges from the Rotary Club of Dove Mountain was elected as the District Governor Elect.   Randy was elected to a new position created: Vice Governor.

 

 

Jan 16 – 19: Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Camp in Chapel Rock

 

Jan 17 5:00 PM: Saddlebrook Sunrise Rotary Club Charter Night Mountain View Ballroom

 

Jan 19 5:30 PM:  Board Meeting at Edwards Jones




Jan 31 6-7:30 PM:  Fundraiser for trip to Africa at Nanas Kitchen, Randy and singing group

 

Feb 7, 5:30 P.M. Fiesta Rotaria The Highlands at Dove Mountain
     

 

Feb 28, Randy and Burt at Café Tremolo (time to be announced

 

Mar 6 -7:  Pets Training

 

Mar 7: 37th Annual Founders' Day@ Ora Mae Harn Park

Enjoy a day of celebration with the Marana Heritage Conservancy during the 37th Annual Founders' Day. Parade at 9 a.m. The Conover’s will have the Snow Cones and if we can get enough help we may have the hotdogs again.