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lcome, Rotarians, to the new Rotary year!
Our opening video message was clearly inspired by our Immediate Past District Governor Jim and his regular video messages. Thanks to Jim (a/k/a Mr. Fun) for his dedication to Rotary and serving our clubs this past year. And thanks to IPDG Jim for volunteering to be our newsletter editor in the new year!
So, let’s get this party started! View my first message HERE.
The Peacebuilders Network has been busy! We ended our first year by hosting a Peace Symposium as a pre-conference, displaying a Peace exhibit at the District Conference, and recognizing Kevin Pitts as the recipient of the 2ndAnnual Champion for Peace Award.)
oria North Rotary Club members joined with the Glendale West Rotary Club on June 12 to hear a presentation on the Crutches 4 Africa project from two of the six District 5495 Interact students who will be traveling to Kenya July 1 to deliver collected items. Cassidy Johnson, a senior at Desert Mountain High School in Scottsdale, and Hannah Mason, a senior at Westwood High School in Mesa, shared the history of the program and an update on this year's delivery. .jpg "Nicole Keniston, Gerry Wissink, Shu Oh, Jenny Adams, Gene Munoz-Villafane, Maddie Murphy-Larkiz, Rosemary Karlin, Jake Duffy")
Since 2001, BHHS Legacy Foundation and Legacy Connection have supported projects, programs, and organizations that improve health and quality of life for those in our community who are most in need. Their funding focuses on four key areas: increasing access to healthcare; improving community health; expanding Arizona’s healthcare workforce; and strengthening the community.
Scottsdale Sunrise Rotary has had the pleasure of working with BHHS Legacy Foundation and Legacy Connection for over ten years. We have a great working relationship with CEO,Gerald Wissink, who has assisted us numerous times with matching grants for the back to school programs we participate with Vista del Camino.
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miles all around! Youngsters at Open Arms Home for Children in South Africa pose with a sign recognizing the efforts of Rotarians in our district and around the United States. A recent multi-district grant provided laundry equipment for the 58 children who call Open Arms "home." With so many children, the new laundry equipment is making a vital difference in the children's lives! What's more, two local women were hired to work in the laundry on a full-time basis. Thank you, District 5495 Rotarians for helping orphaned children and empowering the new employees
A partnership between Abrazo West Campus and the Rotary Club of Verrado to support Project C.U.R.E. — the largest provider of donated medical supplies and equipment to developing countries around the world — was recently proven successful.
And all it took was a little inspiration — and a desire to help.
Together, the hospital and Rotary donated five pallets and $250,000 of medical supplies and equipment, which will be sent to developing nations.
“When we shut down Maryvale campus, we brought a lot of their products over, their supplies and their equipment over as well. We ended up with a surplus of equipment; surplus of supplies that I felt was just too bad to waste; and I didn’t want it to just end up going to the landfill,” explained Mark Navarro, the hospital’s director of support services.
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