Our Centennial Year!

Welcome to another issue of our newsletter! Find out who our upcoming speakers are, what we covered in this week's meeting and any other scheduled events.  
 
We met in person and on zoom.  We had 18 members in house plus 2 on Zoom, and 1 past-Rotarian/ visitor Bill Krueger who was a guest of Mike Casey.
 
Club President Tonya Watson called the 17th meeting of the 2021-2022 Rotary year at 12:03 pm.  The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Dino Dullbson.  Tonya led the club in a moment of silent reflection for hope for sustained peace throughout the world. 
 

 
The Rotary Moment was led by Eric Walden on April's theme of Maternal and Child Health.   Every day mothers risk their lives giving birth and millions of children die each year from treatable, preventable causes. At least 7 million children under the age of five die each year due to malnutrition, poor health care, and inadequate sanitation. To help reduce this rate, Rotary provides immunizations and antibiotics to babies, improves access to essential medical services, and supports trained health care providers for mothers and their children. Rotary’s projects ensure sustainability by empowering the local community to take ownership of health care training programs.

Maternal and Child Health Care is also recognized as one of Rotary’s Seven Areas of Focus.

 
Thanks for being Rotarians!
 

club assembly!

NEW MEMBER INITIATION - VAUGHAN
Two new members were initiated today,  Karan Patel and Tasha Vigil.  Vaughan, Hoppy, Dino, Laura and Millie participated in the ceremony.  
 
Karan was born in the UK but moved to the US when he was 9.  He is an entrepreneur here in Flagstaff in the hospitality business.  
 
Tasha is an AZ native.  Her first job was working for Dino here in Flagstaff!  She is the Community Outreach Director at The Bluffs of Flagstaff, a new senior living center.
 
Please reach out and welcome Karan and Tasha to our club.
 
 
 
 
CLUB VISIONING - CARLA
Carla presented a very thorough powerpoint presentation of the club's  VISIONING process.   Planning started in September.  16 club members met for 4 hours at the end of February to identify areas of interest.  This process will allow the club to move forward with momentum throughout the years and through various leadership by:
  • Increasing our Ability to Adapt
  • Expand our Reach 
  • Enhance Member Engagement
  • Increase our Impact 
  • Increase our Participation with The Rotary Foundation
 
Now is the time to execute on the planning results. 
 
1. A planning and vision document has been completed.  
2. A club motto is being worked on by Vaughan and Laura.
3. A 3-Year master plan will be developed based on the above document.  Carla (past president), Tonya (current president), Meredith (2022-23 president) and Laura (2023-24 president) have been assigned to create this document.  
4. Our membership goal is to go from 35 current members to 50-55 members in the next year years. 
5. The Master Plan will be broken down into goals and actions steps by Meredith and Steve Cervantes (2022-23 Membership)
 
Thanks to Carla for all her hard work on this project!
 
GOLF TOURNAMENT - LAURA 
The golf committee met this week!  This will be the Flagstaff Rotary Golf Tournament as 'Putting in the Pines' has been used for a number of years by another group.  
 
Meetings will be noon: 
April 22nd at Northland Hospice
May 6 & 20  Flag Ranch
June 10 & 24 
July 8,15, 22, 29
 
A key element this year will be to sell sponsorships.  There will be the following categories.
 
Gold  - $1000
Silver - $500
Broze - $250
Hole sponsors - $150
 
We had sponsors in all of those amounts last year.  Please consider who you could reach out to for a sponsorship to help make this a success as this is our one club fundraiser.  There will be a more information at the next meeting.  
 

club service

Community Service 

Millie Alexander has organized the rest of the Rotary year.  Activities include:
  • April 30th: Flagstaff Junior Academy yard cleanup   AND
  • April 30th: Centennial project at Peace Surplus
  • May TBD: Habitat for Humanity fence building
  • June TBD: working with Arboretum staff on outdoor clean-up projects.

 

 

Announcements and Other News

shirts!

Kathy Simmons is organizing shirts!  There will be an order of the green long sleeved club shirts.  More information at the next meeting.   There will also be t shirts with the Centennial mural project logo for Rotarians.  It will also be sold at the Peace Surplus shop.  
 
 

Rotary Call to actioN - Get involved!

 
Club Leadership Academy (CLA)
Saturday, April 9, 2022, 8:00 AM-Noon.
Nine one-hour classes to choose from. Free, via Zoom.
 
2022 District 5495 Conference 
Friday & Saturday May 13-14, 2022.
Prescott Resort & Conference Center
 
2022 Rotary International Convention in Houston, TX
Friday thru Wednesday June 4-8, 2022.

Wrap up Rotary announcements

The Rotary Vocational Fund of AZ (TRVFA) is a way to donate $400 (single) or $800 (married filing jointly) and receive a tax credit on the AZ return.  This fund is a non-profit organization under IRS Code 501(c)(3) whose purpose is to assist those people who qualify under Arizona law to obtain financial assistance to further their vocational studies.  It's a great program, please give!
 
Our weekly ‘50-50 split the pot’ card game aka “Hoppy Bucks” ..Dino won the chance to win$530 but failed to win, as he pulled the ace of clubs. The total pot is up to $1061 and Tonya noted the deck is getting smaller!
 
Happy Bucks:
- Kathy S $20 for great test results for her husband Chip
- Meredith $5 - help her find a house, please!
 
Thanks everyone for your donations.
 

Mark your calendars! 

Look above for links to worthwhile Rotary events.
 
Pencil in working on the Mural in April-May timeframe.
 

Adjornment

Mike Williams led the Four Way test.   President Tonya closed the meeting with a Quote for the Day:
 
“The health of a mother and child is a more telling measure of a nation's state than economic indicators"
--Harjit Gill
 
Meeting adjourned at 1:07.
Upcoming Events 
Club Leadership Academy (CLA)
Zoom!
Apr 09, 2022
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
 
April Social
Dark Sky Brewing
Apr 11, 2022
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
 
Board Meeting
Zoom
Apr 13, 2022
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
 
Club Meeting, 3rd Tuesday
Taverna Modern Mediterranean restaurant
Apr 19, 2022 11:45 AM
 
Golf Committee meeting
Northland Hospice Conference Room
Apr 22, 2022
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
 
Rotary Week of Service: Centennial Art Mural
Peace Surplus rear alley
Apr 24, 2022
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
 
Cleanup at Flagstaff Junior Academy
Flagstaff Junior Academy
Apr 30, 2022
 
Rotary Week of Service: Centennial Art Mural
Peace Surplus rear alley
Apr 30, 2022
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
 
May TBD - Habitat for Humanity
May 01, 2022
 
Club Meeting, 1st Tuesday
Taverna Modern Mediterranean restaurant
May 03, 2022 11:45 AM
 
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Upcoming Speakers
Apr 19, 2022 12:00 PM
Habitat for Humanity of Northern Arizona
May 03, 2022 12:00 PM
Coconino Community College
May 17, 2022 12:00 PM
TBD
Jun 07, 2022 12:00 PM
TBD
Jun 21, 2022 12:00 PM
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Vaughan Winborne
April 13
 
Stephen Cervantes
April 30
 
Anniversaries
Jeremy Baker
Brittany Baker
April 2
 
Join Date
Patterson Joe
April 1, 2016
6 years
 
Stephen Colf
April 5, 2007
15 years
 
Carla Viola
April 16, 2009
13 years
 
Paul Wagner
April 19, 2011
11 years
 
Officers & Directors
President
 
Immediate Past President
 
Secretary
 
Treasurer
 
President Elect
 
Membership
 
The Rotary Foundation
 
Club Administration
 
Service Projects
 
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