December, 2007 District Rotary Foundation Dinner Assistant District Governors: an evening of entertainment and fun Sandi Alexander-Anderson By Gary Whiting, Centennial PDG Phoenix El Puente, Scottsdale Airpark, Scottsdale Papago, Scottsdale Sunrise and District Rotary Foundation Committee Chair Alan Havir Paradise Valley, Pinnacle Peak District Governor Tom Burns promised an evening of great food, entertainment Gary Law and FUN and through the leadership of Kyrene Corridor, Tempe, Tempe East, Tempe Rio Salado, Assistant Governor, Alan Havir, the sellout Tempe South crowd received what was promised at the Tom Mackin District Rotary Foundation Dinner held at Flagstaff, Flagstaff Route 66, the beautiful Pinnacle Peak Country Club Flagstaff Sunrise on November 10th. Anne Mickey The evening started off with cocktails Carefree/Cave Creek, Fountain Hills, and the opportunity for visiting with friends Four Peaks, Scottsdale and Rotarians from across the district, ABC Channel 15 news anchor Jon Honora Norton with some as far away as Springerville. In DuPre (right) interviews a Youth Exchange Phoenix Arcadia, Phoenix Camelback, the background was the wonderful piano student. Phoenix East, Phoenix Squaw Peak playing by professional musician and Sun Lakes Rotarian, Linda Teichgraeber, with Channel 15 Anchor. With microphone in Ken Oakes hand, Jon roamed the room recognizing Gilbert, Sun Lakes, Sun Lakes Crown, both a broad range of tunes and many Superstition Mountain requests. The food was not only excellent, several Rotarians for their outstanding but was professionally presented and even support of the Rotary Foundation and then Ryan Reinhold concentrated on the 13 Rotary Exchange Show Low, Silver Creek included a Rotary Wheel sugar cookie with Southwest eClub, Springerville, dessert. Students. White Mountain During dessert, both DG Tom Burns and Yes, the kids stole the show and together Glenn Smith AG Alan Havir manned the microphones with Jon they will have some lasting memo- Payson, Payson Rim Country, Winslow and soon were joined by Master of Cer- ries to take back home. The remainder Walter Thompson emonies, Jon Dupre, an ABC Television Please continue reading on page 4 Ahwatukee Foothills, Chandler, Chan- dler Horizon, Chandler North Jim Tighe Learning from others Mesa, Mesa Baseline, Mesa Boeing, Membership Focus Mesa East, Mesa Sunrise, Mesa West By Robin Craig District Membership Chair web. IN THIS ISSUE: “Why rein- Surely I could find some great ideas that vent the wheel 2 T’s Ts I could share with others among all these when I could get hits! As I looked at websites and documents 2 Scottsdale Airpark ideas from oth- from clubs all over the world it confirmed 2 District Conference ers?” Those were my belief that most of the best ideas come 3 Gift of Life my thoughts as I from others. I had found my theme for the 3 Volunteers needed prepared for the training session: learning from others. 3 Calendar District Training If you didn’t attend the District Training Session held in No- 4 EREY Session you missed more than an hour of vember. I began Rotarians sharing best practices on retain- 4 Rotary Alumni by doing a Google Ro b i n Cr a i g ing and growing their club’s membership. 5 Attendance/Foundation search on Rotary Often the ideas were simple, yet all proven 6 Foundation Dinner membership which resulted in more than to work. I thought I would share a few of 1.8 million entries on the world-wide Please continue reading on page 3 Celebrate Family in December December is Family Month in Rotary. When I think of The Fam- T’s Ts ily of Rotary, I don’t just think of the fellowship and camaraderie (Tom’s Thoughts) that we as Rotarians enjoy at our meetings and while working together on projects. I also think of the interaction we have with each other’s fam- ily members at special events. This is particularly true during this wonderful Holiday Season where we start by giving thanks for the many material blessings we have and finish optimistically looking forward to the expectations of the new year. One of the primary reasons people join and continue to stay in Rotary is because it is fun and informative. Remember that everyone is busy and they probably have other things to do with the time they By Tom Burns, District Governor spend on Rotary unless they enjoy their Rotary activities more than whatever else they could be doing. For club presidents and officers, it is the mid-point of your year Scottsdale Airpark holds reception and a time to reflect on where you are in relation to the goals you set for yourself and your club. It is the time to get your committee social for Mexican Consul General chairpersons refocused if they have slacked off, and for you and your board of directors to rededicate yourselves toward making this the best year ever for your Rotary club. We just received great news from President Wilf. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded Rotary International a chal- lenge grant of $100,000,000 which will match, dollar for dollar, over three years, the money raised for Polio eradication. This comes at a very critical juncture for the polio eradication initiative. More money is desperately needed to meet the eradication goal. To date, the United States government has given $1.2 billion for po- Shown are (left to right): Esther Vizcarra, wife of Consul Carlos; John Mather, Peace & Justice Center; Pamela Skuse, Chiapas Mexico lio eradication and Rotary has contributed more than $600.000.000. Orphanage Founder; Dr. Honora Norton, Scottsdale Airpark Rotary Rotary is the second largest contributor, giving more than the other Foundation Chair; and Carlos Flores Vizcarra, Consul General of countries of the world. Mexico. It is hoped that this grant will serve as a catalyst for other dona- By Honora Norton tions to achieve the dream of a polio-free world. In 1985, Rotary Scottsdale Airpark and visiting Rotarians; Peace & Justice Center promised every child a world free from the threat of polio and we representatives; Susana Ibarra & Ginny Montano, staff members of are almost there. This funding agreement between Rotary and the the Consulado General de Mexico en Phoenix, Arizona; and, guests Gates Foundation is a huge step forward, bringing us even closer attended a Reception honoring the Honorable Carlos Flores-Vizcarra to our goal. Success is our only option. Consul Generla of Mexico and his wife, Esther. The social was For both membership and The Rotary Foundation, remember to held at the Scottsdale home of Dr. Honora Norton (a.b.d.) and GET YOUR ASK IN GEAR! Mike Elert. Consul Carlos thanked the Rotarians and the Peace and Justice Save the Date! Center team, led by John Mather, for their funding and volunteer Come and Celebrate efforts to install nine water purification systems in Tapachula, Chia- pas, Mexico. Partnering with Peace & Justice Center, Tapachula Rotary District 5510 Rotary Club, Pinnacle Peak Rotary Club, Districts 5490, 5510, and 4200 and Rotary International, a $16,000 Foundation Grant was Conference 2008 awarded by Rotary International. June 6-8 The club has begun District and Rotary International grant pa- perwork to install additional water purification systems in Chiapas, Crowne Plaza Mexico, in 2008, as well as help a Chiapas orphanage. All this San Marcos Resort provides potentially clean water to more than 60,000 people in the Chiapas, Mexico, area. in Chandler Special thank you to Gabriel Martinez for providing music and Plan to be there! Chocolate Heaven for providing a lovely chocolate fountain at the event. Fifty people attended the event.

5510 together is the monthly publication of District 5510 and is available on the District website: www.rotary5510.org. Send items to: Editor Jim Hoenig Phone: 480-821-9862 DG Tom Burns Phone: 480-963-4647 3712 W. Megan St. Fax: 480-821-5114 E-Mail: [email protected] Chandler, Arizona 85226 E-mail: [email protected] RI President Wilfrid Wilkinson

2 Volunteers needed Gift of Life-Arizona receives $15,000 Volunteers are needed January 11-13 donation from Michael Finney Foundation for the P.F. Chang’s Rock N Roll Marathon and ½ Marathon, which brings thousands of By Gary Whiting, worldwide visitors to the Valley and raises Centennial PDG and millions for charity. The event sets records GOL-AZ Board Member th for the largest marathon in the world as far In August, the 11 An- as participants and this year volunteers are nual Dry Heat Classic Golf attempting to set a record for most food do- Tournament and All-Star nated in a single weekend (each volunteer is Comedy and Variety Show encouraged to bring a non-perishable item was held by The Michael to donate when they check in). Finney Foundation with the proceeds being distributed Michael Finney (center) presents check to Pam Cohen For local businesses this is an opportu- while (left to right) PDG Gary Whiting, Chuck Flint and John to Gift of Life-AZ, VistaCare nity to be immersed in a huge community Abbs look on. event, while individuals get to enjoy an Hospice Foundation and lo- inspiring fun event and meet other civic cal children charities supported by The Michael Finney Foundation. minded people. The event cannot exist In late October, a donation of $15,000 was presented to Gift of Life-AZ Board President without help from thousands of individual John Abbs and Board Members PDG Gary Whiting, Chuck Flint and Pam Cohen by Michael and group volunteers on Friday, Saturday Finney on behalf of the Michael Finney Foundation. and Sunday. In presenting the donation, Michael Finney acknowledged the importance of life-saving Signing up is easy: Go to www.RnRaz. heart surgeries on needy children from around the world and how much it meant to him com and go to the volunteer section. Fill and his wife, Lori, to know that this donation of $15,000 will help save the lives of needy out the form to reserve your T-shirt, goody children. He thanked Arizona Rotarians and Gift of Life-AZ Board Members for their sup- bag and concert ticket; go on to the next port with the golf tournament and show. With the Golf Tournament and All-Star Comedy page to choose the shift that works best and Variety Show now reaching sellout capacity, there will be more need for Rotarian help for you. Finish by reading the waiver and at the next Dry Heat in August, 2008. clicking “submit.” In accepting the donation, Gift of Life-AZ Board This event needs all the help we can find President John Abbs thanked Michael Finney on behalf with only a few short weeks left to fill the of the needy children who have received life-saving thousands of spots. If you have questions or intervention, the Gift of Life-AZ Board, and more than want information on signing up as a group 5,000 Arizona Rotarians for this outstanding donation e-mail Elaine White at volunteeraz@eliter- in support of this project by the Rotary Clubs of Rotary acing.com or call 480-588-7058. Districts 5490, 5500 and 5510. MEMBERSHIP FOCUS All too often, a member of long standing Dates to Remember in the club will refer to the time when they December 1 – 31 Continued from page 1 joined the club and the difficulties they had Family of Rotary Month the many ideas we all learned from each in becoming integrated into their new club and gaining that feeling of acceptance and December 1 other: belonging. Fl a g s t a ff • A must-have is a club brochure or If the person who attended the District 86th Anniversary flyer. Even if you have a fabulous website, training session hasn’t shared some of these December 8 it’s important to have something informa- best practices, make sure you ask them! PETS Committee Meeting tional to hand to guests. At the very least, Have them speak at an upcoming meeting have one page with basic facts and “High- December 11 and share what they learned from others. lights of Our Accomplishments.” Me s a Ba s e l i n e Next month I’ll touch on how to woo • Size matters less than the “heart” 43rd Anniversary young members to your clubs. Until then, factor. Pursue service projects that touch December 12 keep the focus! members’ hearts. Ph o e n i x Sq u a w Pe a k 21st Anniversary • Put prospects to work. If your club is planning an upcoming service project, December 15 ask several prospective members to get 5510 Leadership Ph o e n i x Ea s t involved. Why wait until they join the club? Tom Burns, Governor 45th Anniversary Perhaps hands-on involvement in a service Ch a n d l e r December 31 project may be just the thing to prod some Don LaBarge, Governor Elect District Governor Application Deadline good prospects into making a commitment Me s a We s t December 31 to Rotary. Ken Oakes, Governor Nominee Deadline for clubs to send Officers • Set up shop. Does your city or town Ah w a t u k e e Fo o t h i l l s for 2008-09 Rotary year have community fairs or trade shows? If Linda Wright, Secretary to Rotary International so, consider renting a booth and handing Fo u r Pe a k s January 1 – 31 out information on Rotary. Kathleen Carolin, Treasurer Rotary Awareness Month • Properly integrate new members. Sc o t t s d a l e Ai r p a r k 3 If you ever needed a reason: Every Rotarian Every Year

By John Pennypacker You can help! Nominate them and support the Annual Programs Annual Fund and Paul Harris Society Chairman Fund. Check out the website: www.rye5510.org. If you ever wondered why the Rotary If you had heard John Dupre interviewing the Rotary Youth Foundation even exists, all you had to do Exchange students at the Foundation Dinner, you would know your was be at the Foundation Day Seminar on contributions are being used wisely to create peace in the world. We November 10th. If you ever needed a reason can only hope our outbound District 5510 Youth Exchange students to give to the Annual Programs Fund, all you are conducting themselves with equal deportment as the fine young had to do was hear the passion from Walter boys and girls who are here with us this year. Please include them Thompson as he described the Ambassado- in your club projects and events. rial Scholarship Program. Our District 5510 Group Study Exchange team, led by Dan Hill, Your contributions to the Foundation is having an experience of a lifetime in Japan. Read their blog; the Annual Programs Fund support the efforts link is on the district website. You should feel good about support- Cindy Harrison and her committee do for Jo h n Pe n n y p a c k e r ing this type of program. the Rotary Youth Exchange Program. Surely The young professionals we sent over to Japan are making a you know a young person who would be an excellent ambassador positive impression and they will come home with an even deeper of our community and our Rotary District 5510 who would like to appreciation for another culture. If you had heard Lucinda and Maria travel and experience a foreign culture, but they don’t know how expound on GSE, you would be signing up now. to go about it. The programs I have described above are supported from only half of the Annual Programs Fund; the rest of the fund comes back to our District 5510 as District Designated Funds. Your club can Keep Rotary Alumni in mind use these funds to support your projects. when you seek new members If you ever needed a reason for Every Rotarian Every Year, the Annual Programs Fund is the ultimate answer. Every dollar you give By Maria Brandenburg supports Rotary Programs through the World Fund or DDFs. In our District Rotary Foundation Alumni Chair District EREY means $150,000 available to support programs our I want to re-emphasize the significance members want to support. of our Rotary Alumni in District 5510, par- Check out the thermometer to see where we stand toward this ticularly for 2008. As was mentioned at the goal. Ask your club Annual Programs chairman what your club goal District Training Seminar on November 10, is. Check your resources before this tax year our Alumni are current and former Youth is over to see what you can do to support this Exchange, RYLA, Group Study Exchange, vital Rotary program. and Ambassadorial Scholars. In essence, It is your Annual Programs Fund – sup- they are the future of Rotary. port it and use it. EREY is the way to support These are potential members who al- Ma r i a Br a n d e n b u r g the answer to the reason why we give to the ready have the Fellowship, Service above Annual Programs Fund. Self and the Rotary passion ingrained in them. These folks are perfect future candidates of Rotary and can provide outstanding How are we doing in leadership within a Rotary club. At the Rotary International Convention to be held in Los Angeles support of The this coming June 15-18, there will be a Rotary Alumni Celebra- Rotary Foundation? tion pre-convention event. This will be the first Rotary Alumni Celebration! Rotary clubs in District 5510 have Attendees will hear prominent speakers, participate in stimulation donated $40,026.59 to the Annual Fund of workshops, and enjoy networking opportunities. There will also be The Rotary Foundation during the 2007-08 a reception in their honor! All Rotary Districts are encouraged to Rotary year. That’s 26.6 percent of our goal send AT LEAST one (1) former scholar and one (1) former Group of $150,500. Study Exchange team member. Obviously, Alumni are important members of the Rotary family and it is critical that we keep them connected. Here is your opportu- FOUNDATION DINNER nity to do so. I am creating and will be sending to each Club Rotary Foundation Committee Chair an Alumni Contact Directory so that Continued from page 1 we can better keep in contact. However, we are finding that the information we presently have of the evening was devoted to dancing to the live music of the Ari- is somewhat outdated and is in need of more current information zona Rotary Blues Band who had everyone hopping on the dance As such, when you receive the Alumni Directory, would each club floor late into the evening. These were Rotarians in action! contact me with any information you may have about an Alumni in DG Tom Burns, AG Alan Havir and the entire District Rotary your community. Please include those that may already be a Rotar- Foundation Committee thank those who came for their support and ian in your club as well. we look forward to having a successful Rotary Foundation Rotary Please e-mail me at [email protected] or call Year 2007-2008 as we continue to support the Rotary Foundation my cell 602-505-6922. Annual Fund, Permanent Fund and PolioPlus Partners. 4 10 District 5510 Attendance, Membership, Foundation Report Attendance report October, 2007 Club due Membership Attendance Foundation Annual Giving 7/1/07 Goal Current Change Monthly % YTD % Annual Goal (as of 10/31) % of Goal Chandler Region: Walter Thompson, AG Ahwatukee Foothills 14 15 15 + 1 82.64 87.01 $ 1,400 $ 1,705.00 121.78 Chandler 39 40 39 0 85.00 85.50 3,900 1,700.00 43.59 Chandler Horizon 26 27 27 + 1 100.00 99.36 3,000 5,364.39 178.81 Chandler North 15 16 16 + 1 75.00 74.43 2,200 1,900.00 86.36 Total 94 98 97 + 3 85.66 86.58 $ 10,500 $ 10,669.39 101.61 Flagstaff Region: Tom Mackin, AG Flagstaff 69 70 66 – 3 50.77 58.16 $ 4,000 $ 100.00 2.50 Flagstaff Route 66 17 18 17 0 78.00 80.25 2,000 1,200.00 60.00 Flagstaff Sunrise 8 9 8 0 68.75 81.24 800 750.00 93.75 Total 94 97 91 – 3 65.84 73.22 $ 6,800 $ 2,050.00 30.15 Gilbert/Sun Lakes Region: Ken Oakes, AG Gilbert 17 18 18 + 1 86.25 84.81 $ 1,700 $ 390.00 22.94 Sun Lakes 96 97 93 – 3 84.00 73.75 9,500 1,450.00 15.26 Sun Lakes Crown 42 43 42 0 69.68 61.40 4,100 650.00 15.85 Superstition Mountain 38 39 37 – 1 78.60 72.83 4,000 25.00 0.63 Total 193 197 190 – 3 79.63 73.20 $ 17,600 $ 2,515.00 14.29 Mesa Region: Jim Tighe, AG Mesa 89 90 83 – 6 64.42 66.23 $ 8,900 $ 2,500.00 28.09 Mesa Baseline 75 76 77 + 2 51.48 50.89 3,900 975.00 25.00 Mesa Boeing 12 13 13 + 1 55.00 57.50 6,050 3,745.20 61.90 Mesa East 20 21 21 + 1 72.22 68.89 1,900 785.00 41.32 Mesa Sunrise 20 21 20 0 74.74 68.73 1,800 1,393.00 77.39 Mesa West 29 30 31 + 2 73.00 73.58 3,480 1,180.00 33.91 Total 245 251 245 0 65.14 64.30 $ 26,030 $ 10,578.20 40.64 North Central Region: Glenn Smith, AG Payson 34 35 37 + 3 66.75 66.64 $ 4,000 $ 3,375.00 80.00 Payson Rim Country 27 28 27 0 83.16 84.18 2,800 0.00 0.00 Winslow 25 26 24 – 1 NR 65.95 3,000 0.00 0.00 Total 86 89 88 + 2 74.96 72.26 $ 9,800 $ 3,375.00 34.44 North East Region: Ryan Reinhold, AG Show Low 13 14 13 0 NR NR $ 1,200 $ 0.00 0.00 Silver Creek 19 20 19 0 76.78 80.23 1,800 650.00 36.11 Southwest e-Club 30 31 34 + 4 99.00 99.25 3,200 250.00 7.81 Springerville 18 19 18 0 57.00 66.38 1,800 919.00 24.44 White Mountain 13 14 11 – 2 78.00 79.00 900 360.00 40.00 Total 93 98 95 + 2 77.70 81.22 $ 8,900 $ 2,179.00 24.48 North Valley Region: Anne Mickey, AG Carefree-Cave Creek 20 21 20 0 75.00 76.00 $ 2,100 $ 380.00 18.10 Fountain Hills 61 62 64 + 3 62.00 55.85 6,300 850.00 13.49 Four Peaks 44 45 41 – 3 61.00 66.45 4,100 1,525.00 37.20 Scottsdale 159 160 159 0 69.00 67.00 15,100 1,075.00 7.12 Total 284 288 284 0 66.75 66.33 $ 27,600 $ 3,830.00 13.88 Northeast Valley Region: Alan Havir, AG Paradise Valley 33 34 33 0 72.00 70.50 $ 3,000 $ 0.00 0.00 Pinnacle Peak 35 36 36 + 1 77.14 72.97 3,500 100.00 2.86 Total 68 70 69 + 1 74.57 71.74 $ 6,500 $ 100.00 1.54 Phoenix Region: Honora Norton, AG Phoenix Arcadia 27 28 34 + 7 88.67 82.22 $ 2,560 $ 200.00 0.00 Phoenix Camelback 27 28 26 – 1 74.50 71.95 2,160 0.00 0.00 Phoenix East 22 23 23 + 1 82.00 79.25 2,200 370.00 16.82 Phoenix Squaw Peak 25 26 23 – 2 69.57 67.14 2,300 400.00 17.39 Total 101 105 106 + 5 78.69 75.14 $ 9,220 $ 970.00 10.52 Scottsdale Region: Sandi Alexander-Anderson, AG Phoenix El Puente 17 18 13 – 4 72.30 59.83 $ 1,200 $ 0.00 0.00 Scottsdale Airpark 16 17 17 + 1 79.20 82.36 1,600 605.00 37.81 Scottsdale Papago 29 30 22 – 7 82.00 75.25 600 200.00 33.33 Scottsdale Sunrise 34 35 37 + 3 91.90 93.06 3,400 100.00 2.94 Total 96 100 89 – 7 81.35 77.63 $ 6,800 $ 905.00 13.31 Tempe Region: Gary Law, AG Kyrene Corridor 16 17 16 0 78.75 83.44 $ 2,400 $ 250.00 10.42 Tempe 32 33 26 – 6 70.91 64.16 2,500 1,230.00 49.20 Tempe East 14 15 13 – 1 NR 100.00 1,300 0.00 0.00 Tempe Rio Salado 17 18 17 0 64.70 65.43 1,600 150.00 9.38 Tempe South 45 46 44 – 1 83.00 83.75 4,200 1,225.00 29.17 Total 124 129 116 – 8 74.34 79.36 $ 12,000 $ 2,855.00 23.79 Total/Average/Goal 1,478 1,522 1,470 – 8 72.95 72.79 $150,500 $ 40,026.59* 26.60 District Secretary Linda Wright: fax 480-836-7061; e-mail [email protected] * – includes District 5510 contributions 5 Sights of the annual District 5510 Rotary Foundation Dinner

The Pinnacle Peak Country was in festive spirit the night of November 10, when the annual District 5510 Rotary Foundation Dinner was held. DG Tom Burns (upper left photo) manned the microphone; even the dessert (left) was served in the spirit of Rotary; PDG Norma Taylor- Roderique and former first lady Hildy Crane enjoyed the festivities; DG Tom took a moment to pose with current first lady Peggy Burns.

DG Tom Burns and PDG Barb Feder handled Foundation duties. PDG Roger and Nancy Bonngard, PDG Don and Norma Kelley, PDG Lucinda Rose, and Jim and Mary Kay Patmos enjoyed some quality fellowship.

The Arizona Blues Band provided music… …many Rotarians took advantage and enjoyed time on the dance floor. 6