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Welcome to our Club!
Superstition Mountain
Service Above Self
We meet Wednesdays at 12:10 PM
Gold Canyon Golf Resort
6100 S. Kings Ranch Road
Gold Canyon, AZ  85118
United States
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GUESTS AND VISITORS
Wow - we had so many guests and winter visitors we had to bring in extra tables and chairs.  What a great problem to have!  Back for the first time was Rotarian Jim Dokken from The High River Alberta Rotary club. Signing in on the guest list were Ray Trankle from Gold Canyon as a visitor and Warren Tuon, Rotarian from the Jamestown, ND Rotary Club.  
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CLUB BUSINESS
1. Bryant Powell is our President Pro-Tem today.
 
2. Aaron McDermid reported on the board member and officer nominations for 2018-19.  The President position will have to be filled by committee of former presidents again.  Board nominees and officers are:
               Bryant Powell
               Jacquie Smith - Secretary
               Tracey Yamamoto
               Aaron McDermid
               Len LaFlesch - Treasurer
               Bob Crow - Rotary Foundation
               Mike Dungan
               Cheryl Kramer
               Lee Holmes
The club voted unanimously to elect the slate presented.
 
3. Golf Tournament - golf ball drop raffle tickets were handed out.  Club members are expected to sell or purchase the 20 tickets.
We will need registration volunteers on tournament day starting at 10:30 AM.
 
4. Lee Holmes asked if anyone had an outdoor patio heater they could bring to the Social on the 16th.
 
5. Jack Beveridge invited club members to attend the distribution of turkeys and other Holiday meal components at Empowerment Systems on December 13.  The address is 2066 west Apache Trail. 1/2 block west of Ironwood.
 
6. Ed Shockley suggested we pony up $20 per person to pay food costs for the Social.  He mentioned a BBQ place in Mesa that will cater in. 
Pete Polster, a former club member, is undergoing Parkinson's treatment.  Pete has been given a Paul Harris Fellow award by the club.
We received a letter of thank you from East Valley Adult Resources for a donation we made.
 
7. Aaron McDermid raised "some money for the children" as our Sargent-at- Arms.
 
8.  The drawing was worth $507.50 today.  Doug Evans won the drawing and $10 but drew the 5 of diamonds.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
            
 
CLUB HOLIDAY SOCIAL
Lee and Roberta Holmes invite all club members and their significant others to attend a "2017 Holiday Social" to be held at their home on Saturday, December 16th starting at 5:30 PM. Winter visitors and significant others are always welcome to attend.  The Holmes home is located at 6320 E. Dalea Way in Gold Canyon.  
SPEAKER
Our speaker today was Dr. Jim Blessman, M.D., President and Founder of Blessman International.  He had a very successful medical practice in Iowa but at the age of 54 after several mission trips, he felt God's call and decided to enter the foreign mission field in South Africa. 
 
One very important goal of Blessman International is to feed children and to help them grow up to be good human beings.  The HIV epidemic has led to tens of thousands of children in South Africa without a parent.  It is estimated that there my be as many as 2 million orphans.  The Blessman compound feeds 7,500 children weekly.  They also provide shoes and eyeglasses for the kids. 
 
Another important goal is to promote sustainability.  They bought 180 acres to start a demonstration farm.  Currently they are growing vegetables and chickens and soon will move into tilapia fish farming via a $150,000 grant from Rotary to the Waukee, IA club. 
 
Paula Blessman, who we heard speak earlier this year, is in charge of a BI project called Days for Girls that provides girls with feminine hygiene information and products.
 
Dr. Jim would love to have some of our club members come along on the trip to RSA in January.  He said you can take it as a Christian experience, a Rotary experience or a tourist experience.  Lee Holmes echoed the invitation.
 
Amazing what you are doing for the people of South Africa.  We will provide some support for your activities.
 
 
 
 
DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES
MEMBER BIRTHDAYS
Lee Holmes - December 6
Harvey Clark - December 8
Robert Homann - December 11
Ron Knies - December 15
 
WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES
Murray and Priscilla Hiatt - December 4 - 44 years
Bob and Jenny Crow - December 27 - 48 years
 
CLUB JOIN ANNIVERSARIES
Sharon Stinard - December 14 - 18 years
Tracey Yamamoto - December 16 - 12 years
 
 
 
UPCOMING PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
December 13 - Frank Mwinyelle - Integrity Hospice
 
December 20 - JoElle Hurns - Apache Junction Food Bank
 
December 27 - NO MEETING - HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
 
 
 
 
 
SPECIAL EVENTS
 
December 16 - Club "2017 Holiday Social" at the Holmes house at 6320 E. Dalea Way in Gold Canyon. 5:30 PM
 
January 13, 2018 - Rotary Golf Tournament
 
April 5-8 - RYLA. $400 per student