It stands to reason that this very busy club would have a lot to talk about at our meetings. Feb. 19 was an example AND it still ended on time!1
Del Rae Cruzen was the surprised recipient of a Paul Harris Fellow Pin by Rob Schaefer in his Rotary Foundation Chair hat.
Students from Verde Valley School explained the impact the weekend RYLA camp had on them personally. Chris commented about how quickly his team of four strangers were able to come together to tackle the various physical chanllenges they were given. Both Chris and Ella felt they were much more comfortable in public speaking as a result of the program.
Rob Schaefer and Camilla Cox discussed the status of the Village Art in the Roundabout project. Main Street Partnerships is a 501 (c) 3 Corporation, which is a temporary corporation chartered to create art installations at the four roundabouts in the village. The plan is to construct four sculptures, two of which are fully funded and scheduled to be installed upon completion. They explained that once the art works are installed they become owned by Red Rock Road Enhancement Maintenance District, which will maintain them.
Donning his Veterans' cap, Rob went on to update the status of the VA Hospital Raffle. There are some changes due to the last of the original John Cornelius project team retiring from the project. The Club has no plans to end the project because of the great community support it receives, however there are some changes in discussion.
Other Veterans' projects include the annual Vet's Day program at Sedona Winds and a planned patient picnic at the Vets Hospital in Prescott.
Donning a AZ Community Foundation cap, Rob explained a new Foundation to be managed by ACF called the Sedona Village Rotary Designated Fund which will create an annual revenue stream into the club's Charitable Fund.