President Bob Grady opened the meeting at 12:10 Mountain Standard Time and welcomed us with holiday season warmth. He alluded to today’s program as being highly relevant to the season. Jim Kestler led us with a simple, moving invocation also thanked ShelterBox for coming to visit us today. Thanks to the following meeting volunteers: Barbara [...]
President Bob Grady welcomed all members and guests to the club at this holiday gathering at a beautifully decked out Viscount Hotel and led us in the Pledge of Allegiance. M Craig beautifully sang “Let There Be Peace On Earth” for our invocation. Announcements Before we began digging into our meal (or desserts as it [...]
President Bob Grady convened the meeting at precisely 12:10 PM Mountain Standard Time. He began by thanking Michael Troughton for organizing the Zoo Lights club outing last evening and also for accounting for 25% of those in attendance with his burgeoning family of five. It was a fun night with bottomless cocoa, music, and other [...]
President Bob Grady gaveled the meeting into session at precisely 12:10 PM Mountain Standard Time. In his opening remarks he noted the article in today’s Arizona Star referencing that an astounding $53 million has been raised over the years by Rotary’s participation in El Tour de Tucson, which takes place tomorrow. We have two riders [...]
President Bob Grady offered an opening thought gleaned from the Rotarian Magazine. Julia Caussil, a Rotary Youth Exchange student from Montpelier, FRANCE who spent a year in Charlotte, North Carolina, made the following observation based on her experience: “Adults in Rotary push you to dream big and not be afraid. They don’t treat you as [...]
Bob Grady opened the meeting (fresh from the exhilaration of a Board meeting) with a warm welcome and the Pledge of Allegiance. Jim Kester gave a very beautiful invocation welcoming in particular today’s speaker, Joan Bonvicini. Sharyn Chesser stood in as treasurer, Michael Troughton handled Queen of Hearts, Anita McDonald was Greeter, Irv Mindes was [...]
President Bob Grady gaveled the meeting to order promptly at 12:10 PM and lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance after some remarks welcoming District Governor Ellie Patterson and celebrating the return of the Prodigal Daughter, Anita McDonald, flush from her World Series winning experience with the Washington Nationals. M. Craig gave a beautiful invocation [...]