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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
Jim Rakowski was a visitor today.  Lee and Roberta Holmes were here for the second time.  They plan to transfer their Rotary memberships at the Clive, IA club to our club. 
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CLUB BUSINESS
1. Jay Jones announced the passing of PDG Glen Smith of the Payson Rotary club.
2. Sharon Stinard had two announcements:
a. CAAFA is relocating its outreach office to larger facilities at 879 N. Plaza Drive, Suite 101D in Apache Junction.  There will be a ribbon-cutting event on August 8 at 11:00 am and all are welcome to attend.
b. The CAAFA fundraiser "Giddy Up Gala" will be held on Saturday, November 4 at the Rockin' R Ranch at 6136 E. Baseline Rd in Mesa.  Tickets are $25. 
3. Brian Kabat brought a banner from a Rotary club he visited recently.
4. The club has received an invitation to attend the Annual United Way of Pinal County Community Appreciation Dinner on Friday September 15 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.  They would like our club to become a Community Sponsor.  We need to discuss this at the next Board meeting.
5. Bob Benjamin won the drawing today and pocketed $10.  But he drew the 6 of hearts so the joker continues its elusive ways.  The pot was worth $244 today.
 
SPEAKER
Our speaker today was Bruce Tunnicliff, Director of Safety and Security at Casino Arizona.  He and our own Harvey Clark serve together on the Board of Infragard which is a collaborative partnership between the FBI and members of the private sector. 
Casino Arizona invests heavily in safety and security measures because they are a big target with lots of money flowing through the casino.  Much of Bruce's job involves training employee on how to respond to various threats such as an active shooter or an armed robbery.  Casinos see a variety of crimes such as money laundering, credit card fraud, prostitution, drug dealing, theft and gaming scams. Casino Arizona works closely with The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI in reviewing the adequacy of the casino's preparation to deal with various threats.  The cooperation with these agencies has been great according to Bruce. On a larger scale, some casinos abroad have been targets of terrorist attacks so how to respond initially to such an event also fall's under Bruce's authority.
In response to a question about why casinos allow smoking, Bruce shrugged his shoulders and said people who like to gamble also like to smoke,  The casino has a non-smoking area but it is admittedly quite small.
AUGUST BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES
MEMBER BIRTHDAYS
Jeff Cutler - August 5
Dana Hawman-Trumbull - August 22
 
MEMBER ANNIVERSARIES
Mike and Diane Dungan - August 4 - 33 years
Frank and Sharla Mwinyelle - August 7 - 11 years
Brian and Ashley Kabat - August 12 - 11 years
Mike and Shirley Cowan - August 18 - 10 years
Earl and Lois Zumwalt - August 29 - 59 years
 
CLUB JOIN ANNIVERSARIES
Ron Knies - August 4 - 13 years
Larry Johnson - August 15 - 5 years
Len LaFlesch - August 24 - 12 years
 
 
UPCOMING PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
August 9 - Elan Vallender - Economic Development Specialist, city of Apache Junction
 
August 16 - John Pennypacker - the Rotary Foundation
 
August 23 - Dr. Krista Anderson - new Superintendent of AJUSD
 
August 30 - Charles Hefton - Founder of Life Builders
 
 
August 5 - Rotary Leadership Institute at the Doubletree Inn in Flagstaff.
 
August 12 - 3rd Annual Arizona Rotary Water Summit to be held at Catholic Charities in PHX.  More details on District 5495 website.