The Rotary Club of Sedona Village Meeting Summary of May 23, 2019
Radiant Rob kicked off the meeting “early” with a big bell ring at 7:29!! The Rally Master reminded all of us “To Be The Inspiration,” R.I. President Barry Rassin’s theme for 2018/19, and that the Mission of Rotary is “Together we see the world where people unite and take action to create a lasting change across the globe, in our communities and in ourselves.”
Greeter: Today Chuck Marr was the Greeter whose thought of the Day was “To remain the land of the free, we must be the land of the brave” in the Spirit of Memorial Day coming up this weekend. Chuck also introduced the following Visiting Rotarians, Jean Barton from Sedona RC, and two visiting Rotarians from the UK, Alan and Joan Marston from Southport England RC…soon to be achieving their Rotary Club’s 100thAnniversary! Reflective Rob was very happy to present our club banner to the Marston’s as our first International banner exchange. Other guests included: Ken Rouse, Kevin Adams, Peg and Ernie Schlictemeier, Richard Sidy, Mike Newcomb and Nicholas Hermen. These guests attended to receive the Rotary Club of Sedona Village 2019 Grants.
Grant Awards:Lori Z. presented the 7 Grants $1000 each to: Verde Valley First Books, West Sedona 6thGrade STEM Class Field Trip, Manzanita Outreach, Cornucopia, Church of the Red Rocks-Homeless Center, Imagination Library, and Sustainable Alliance. In addition, Lori presented an award to Verde Valley Cyclist Coalition for $500.
As a club we should be very proud, in our first year as a club to be able to present 3 scholarships at $1000 each and 8 Grant Awards at a total of $7500. Great job Charitable Fund Board of Directors, and all members who raised this $10,500 to give back to the community.
Happy Bucks: Lots to be Happy about…Tristan, our Youth Exchange student Graduated from Red Rock HS, Sail Away is on time…Taste of the Village is making progress, Missoula Children’s Theater is on schedule, and many more announcements that filled Harry’s spittoon with lots of cash!!
Birthdays: No birthdays celebrated …and thus no buns!!
Ducks Feet: See the Club website or Resolute Rob’s 5-21 email for another list of our many events that Remarkable Rob has provided on a weekly basis, to all of us via email.
EREY: Regnalian Rob announced that 2 more Rotarians gave generously to Every Rotarian Every Year. 5 to go would allow the club to be in the 100% Club list. All it takes is a $25 dollar donation to The Rotary Foundation…that’s 5 cups of coffee at The Roastery…plus a couple of muffins…come on team!!! Go to Rotary .org and donate via Rotary Direct, or give your donation directly to our Foundation Director, John Lothrop. Checks should be made out to “The Rotary Foundation.”
West Sedona School 6th Grade Class STEM Field Trip
West Sedona School 6th Grade Class STEM Field Trip in the Red Rock News. Our Club was mentioned and thanked.
Program: Heather Mulcaire and Linda Buchanan presented an update on Yavapai College (YC)
Heather Mulcaire and Linda Buchanan presented an update on Yavapai College (YC), its outreach to the community and data on their student body. A most interesting presentation. YC also stands for “You Can” which is a theme used with students in counseling and mentoring programs at the college. There was a lot of data presented…I hope these are correct: The student body is composed of: 58% women, 77% commute, avg age is 32, 83% live in Yavapai County. One of the new attractions to students is the Viticulture and Enology department. The total student body is 4185, and 21% of classes are taken on line! This helps students who have to work to make ends meet, and still get their education beyond High School. Culinary and Nursing are two other big departments that students are heavily attending. In addition Linda outlined a new “Reimbursement Scholarship” called “The Promise” which pays the student for all out of pocket expenses associated with classes they take at YC, after they meet the requirements and graduate. They also mentioned a big Thank You to our own Chuck Marr for his facilitation regarding scholarships at YC.
Adjournment: Resilient Rob provided a “4 Way Test” certificate to both speakers along with their very own Rotary Tape measure. He also thanked the Grant Awardees for joining the meeting and staying for the program. We adjourned early…..around 8:20 to a clanging bell and lots of conversation and socialization!
Scribe: Mark von H.
Club Information
Service Above Self
Second and fourth Thursdays at 7:30 am
Oakcreek Country Club-Redstone Grill
690 Bell Rock Blvd.
Sedona,
AZ 86351 United States
