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Marana Rotary Club
September 26, 2023 weekly meeting
Laura called the meeting to order at 7AM. The meeting is all virtual and, being the fourth Tuesday of the month, is dedicated to business.
Happy Bucks: Since skipped the past two weeks, Laura started the meeting with Happy Bucks. Laura noted that, according to the club budget, each person would contribute $15/month towards HB’s.
Randy was happy except for the prospect of having to repair a broken drip irrigation system beneath his office floor.
Peter gave the club a tour of the telescope site on the Canary Islands where he is currently working, noting the site’s location on the edges of a large volcanic caldera.
Bob was perched on the side of a lake in Virginia where last week they experienced 6” of rain, thanks to the passing hurricane.
Andrea was arriving late to her office in the Town of Marana.
Dan was happy except for the tough week with the school district having to prepare financial reports for the previous year.
Beckie reflected on becoming a Mom 38 years ago and was happy that both the Utah Utes and the Packers won their football games.
Mary was enjoying a family week with two nieces in town and one nephew and one more niece on their way in.
Don and Kathy reported being sad after the recent passing of two friends, one having been a long-time, close friend of Don’s. Don was uplifted by the District Action group addressing mental health issues.
Andy related their past week’s scuba diving trip in Belize, grateful to have survived flipping a catamaran in the Caribbean Ocean, an embarrassing stunt resulting in being rescued by the resort dive boat.
John and Cathy- John noted that, like Bob’s scene on the lake, he too was surrounded by beauty, referring to Cathy. They attended a mountain bike race in Prescott where CdO High School took third place.
Harold was happy except for having to replace AC ductwork after 35 years of service. His knee replacement recovery is, happily, going great.
Laura was happily enjoying the Fall weather, listening to coyotes sing in chorus with her dogs.
Announcements
Laura reminded the club of the District 5500 Conference on Oct. 5-6, noting that the deadline for registering is Oct. 7, at least if you want to be counted in the meal planning. Otherwise, registration is open until the event. The club discussed volunteer times for helping out at the Conference, and table locations for sponsoring groups.
Tour de Tucson- Beckie raised the question as to whether our club will again sponsor an aide station after having done so for the past 27 years. Last year, Aide Station #8 was a bust, and the Tour is now focusing its route south, away from Marana. After discussion, it was decided to first determine if better aide stations are available and, in the unlikely event that any are available, to either support the Dove Mtn. Club’s station or the general Rotary’s station. The club felt that our focus should turn to supporting other worthy causes.
Marana Fall Festival (October) or Marana Holiday Lights (December 2)- the club discussed in which event to participate. It was determined that we had the capacity and desire to participate in both events. Andrea will prepare the sponsorship agreements.
Club Socials- Laura noted that October was a busy month for us and that the 5th Tuesday occurs close to Halloween. After canvassing members, it was decided to again do the holiday dinner at Lil Abner’s during the last week in November, likely on Nov. 29. Andrea will make reservations, spouses and partners are welcome but will have to cover the cost of their meal. Our Youth Exchange student will also be invited to attend.
Meeting setups- Mary graciously offered to help with setups during Nov and Dec; Laura will continue to bring donuts.
Peace Pole Garden- it was noted that the Garden was in need of some clean up. Once every month or two will be sufficient to do some raking and rearrangement of rocks. Mary will coordinate small groups of volunteers to undertake this project.
Tour de Cookie- Laura, Dan and Beckie will set up a Zoom meeting to start thinking about the Tour de C.
Kathy noted that we need to start thinking about what we will do for family donations/support for the upcoming year-end holidays.
Adjournment:
Laura noted that a Board meeting to immediately follow the club meeting will consider three funding proposals and invited all members tyo stay on and attend the Board meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8AM with the Four-Way Test.
The club recognized its first MCAT Star Student, Ysabella Gonzalez, of the 2023-24 academic year. Plus, the expanded services of Gospel Rescue Mission were outlined in presentation by GRM's Bruce Beikman, director of public relations and development.
Longtime Rotarian and former POW Myron Donald shared his experiences with club members.
Steve Huffman of the Pima County Regional Transportation Authority explained to member that the RTA is in the process of developing projects for the renewal of half-cent sales tax to fund road, pedestrian, multiuse, transportation project throughout the county for the next 20 years.
Outbound Rotary Youth Exchange student Avery Aveneti shared her research of Spain, where she will be spending the school year starting in September.
Plans to "welcome back" MCAT teachers and staff for the start of the school finalized in the club's end-of-month business meeting.
Laura Clymer
Welcome to the "Small and Mighty" Marana Rotary Club -- home club of District 5500 Governor Don Jorgensen, past District 5500 Governor Randy Brooks, and members who are business owners, professionals, non-profit community leaders, and retired folks not ready to retire from life.
The Rotary Club of Marana was chartered in 1988, just one year after the Town of Marana incorporated in 1987. Our roots reach deep in this part of the county where we sit just northwest of Tucson. Some of us remember when cotton fields stretched far and wide, the cement plant marked the turnaround for driver's ed classes, and for $10 an hour, you could explore on horseback (without a wrangler) the undeveloped foothills of the Tucson Mountains
Of course since then, a lot has changed, much of it for the better. What hasn't changed is the Rotary of Club of Marana's commitment to community service locally, nationally, and globally. We are community members who share Rotary International's vision that recognizes the ties that bind us extend beyond borders. Together, we can lift up our neighbors near and far through community service, business connections, and social interaction.
We welcome visitors to our hybrid meetings on the first three Tuesdays of the month at 7 a.m.. Our fourth Tuesday meetings are via Zoom only so we can conduct club business. Stop by and see us sometime, we'd love to show you what we can do together as Rotarians.
Laura Clymer
President, Rotary Club of Marana
The club’s Tour de Cookie ride, which raised more than $14,000, earned first-place for fundraising event, and the club’s “Awareness Hope Action” forum on human trafficking took top honors for community service project.
The Rotary Club of Marana has its second member ascend to the Rotary District 5500 Governor position.
Marana Rotarian Don Jorgensen was recognized by the White House for his efforts on behalf of the global disaster relief organization ShelterBox USA, a project partner of Rotary International.
Our club's signature money-raising event, the "Tour de Cookie", was featured on the "Giving" page of the Arizona Daily Star. You can find the story here.
Posted by Harold Burtzloff on Oct 24, 2013
Posted by Tonja Greenfield on Aug 04, 2009
Our club's past presidents
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