October 2017 News
Dear Fellow Rotarians,
On Thursday, September 21, 2017, the Peoria Rotary Club hosted a ceremony, led by PDG Chuck Fitzgerald, in recognition of the International Day of Peace. The club's "Peoria Peace Initiative" partners with the Peoria Unified School District and the City of Peoria to encourage conversations and actions in the pursuit of peace in our homes, our neighborhoods, our schools, our city, and around the world. A press release was distributed by the school district to announce the ceremony (see photo).
volunteers and ROTEX traveled to Sedona and the Grand Canyon. Students hiked Cathedral Rock, participated in a service project cleaning up a local school, networked with Rotarians and explored one of the natural wonders of the world. A big THANK YOU to the Bill Family, Rotary Club of Sedona and Grand Canyon Rotary Club for making this special weekend happen. 
Scottsdale Sunrise Rotary Rascals played in a Miracle League of Arizona (MLAZ) Whiffle Ball fund raising tournament on Saturday, September 9. They played two games to assist MLAZ in raising money for their upcoming season for special needs kids being able to play baseball. The team was represented by: David Ortega, Rosemary Gampm, David Lewis, Mary Holman and Jay, Keith Walter, Duncan Jensen, Barbara Bakwin, Steve and John Clasen, Jake Duffy, Terry Kutzbach, Mike Locher, Craig Rethwill, Neil Sutton, Cindy Weisser, Dennis and Evie Haberer and Maeve from our Saguaro Interact Club. It was a fun experience and a great way to give back to one of our favorite charities.
The STEAM Bus will swing into Litchfield Park and will open its classroom doors to the Estrella Rotary Club at noon, October 31, 2018, at our regular meeting in La Bona Pasta Ristorante. This is a fabulous opportunity for all members and friends to see firsthand, cutting-edge STEM educational technologies. The function of the Avondale Elementary School District Mobile STEAM Bus will be explained by the District's staff. 
The Squaw Peak Rotary Club expanded their normal dictionary project this year. In addition to distributing over 700 dictionaries to every third grader at five different schools in Phoenix, they also sent 26 Spanish/English Dictionaries to students in the cities of Sonoyta and Puerto Peñasco, Mexico. This extends our previous projects in Mexico helping an orphanage.
Bob Zarling, Matt Rotty, Allan and Polly Cady and Greg Okonowski and his family responded to the call for volunteers to report for work at the Midwest Food Bank Saturday morning, September 9. They helped stack goods to go to Texas the next morning for flood victims. The boxes contained everything from personal hygiene items to paper goods to cleaning supplies. Others were packing boxes with canned goods, water, tea, coffee, and fresh dates.
The Rotary Club of Peoria North will hold its second-annual Peoria North Wine Classic on October 7 at Arizona Broadway Theatre, 7701 W. Paradise Lane, Peoria.
Sedona Red Rocks Rotary rocked local fashionistas with its inaugural Red Rocks Fashion Show on Thursday evening, September 7. The event was held in the Sedona Public Library’s Community Room in West Sedona. Models from seven area boutiques strutted the runway, each showing off four amazing fall outfits. The fund raising event offered a $5 per glass wine bar plus light snacks, and each boutique displayed fashions for sale as well. Two bartending teams comprised of members of Red Rocks Rotary vied for tips from the crowd. Team Nick Hastings and Allen Bradley tromped Team Rick Wesselhoff and Tony Hauserman $127 to $43, with the total of all tips finding their way to RI’s PolioPlus fund. Immediate Past President Denise Dedrick was the vibrant announcer. All 70 available seats were filled, and $945 was the net take. Not bad for a first try – but things can be streamlined for next year.
Rotarians, family and friends are scheduled to take a five-day Caribbean Cruise March 2-7, 2018, on the Norwegian Cruise Line’s Pearl that will embark out of New Orleans, visit Cozumel and Costa Maya, Mexico, and disembark back in New Orleans.
The Rotary Club of Scottsdale holds two Paul Harris Days each year at multiple meeting sites.Vocational service in a Rotarian’s life allows for the Rotarian to hold high their chosen vocation; to proudly represent themselves with their high level of ethical standards and to share their knowledge with others who can benefit.
The broad goal for this year’s Vocational Service Committee is to create greater awareness of the value of vocational service and to encourage individuals and their clubs to utilize their vocations as an opportunity to serve others.
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