Heather McGovern discusses the current status of Covid within the Tucson community, including spread, mitigation efforts, vaccines (and boosters) and the overall pandemic outlook. Heather McGovern, MPA is the Epidemiology Program Manager for the Pima County Health Department and proudly identifies as part of the LGBTQ community. For the last 12 1/2 years, Heather [...]
In 1990, 17-year-old Kirsti Johanna Pohjankukka left Finland for a year in Tucson, Arizona, as part of Rotary International's Youth Exchange Program. She was sponsored by the Catalina Rotary Club and divided her time between three host families during her stay. Rotary Youth Exchange builds peace one young person at a time. Exchange students learn [...]
On July 29, 2020, an artistic group of Catalina Rotarians and volunteers held a full-day literacy and art training workshop for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson staff in the new Catalina Rotary Creative Art Center. Fifteen participants from the BGCT attended. Five Trainers (Barbara Kiernan, Sharyn Chesser, Nicole Coury, M Craig, and Cindy [...]
The TeleFriend program run by Tucson's Integrative Touch for Kids was featured in the June 1 issue of The Washington Post!
Integrative Touch for Kids (ITK) is a 501(C)(3) serving families whose children have any type of special health or medical need (including kids with cancers, genetic conditions, autism, cerebral palsy, traumatic stress, and other serious health issues). Applying its pioneered new therapy called Integrative Touch™, they reach 3500 people each year in hospitals, palliative care [...]
February is Beer Month for Catalina Rotarians. It's when we pitch in, along with help from family and friends, to run the beer concessions at the annual Tucson Rodeo (February 15-23, 2020) and the Cologuard Classic Golf Tournament (February 28-19; March 1, 2020). Our cut of the sales, and all of our tips, go [...]
President Bob Grady opened the meeting with a rousing clang of the Catalina Rotary Club bell on or about 1:10 pm.We had over 80% attendance today - YIPEE!!The Menu: Chicken Piccata w/steamed broccoli & rice; vegan chili; yummy cookies.IntroductionsPDG Rotarian (D6440) Pam Kerr announced she was newly named Ambassador of RI Health Rays Project in [...]
President Bob Grady opened the meeting at 12:10 PM followed by a beautiful singing invocation by the beautiful M. Craig. The Viscount served us spaghetti, veal parmesan, steamed broccoli and tiramisu. Chicken Caesar salad was on hand as the alternate. A veggie meatball zucchini boat sailed onto the vegans’ plates. Introductions After lunch, Bob asked [...]
President Bob Grady brought the assembled multitude to order with an authoritative whack of the bell at 12:12 pm. Bob started off with a question: “We are Rotarians, and what four questions guide us?” The unanimous answer was, “What’s for lunch?” But we quickly realized that Pres. Bob was referring to the 4-Way Test, which [...]
President Bob opened the meeting at 12:11 PM (slipping!) and welcomed a large gathering on a special day to include the induction of Pablo Sandoval as a new member. Bob recalled last week’s fun meeting and then led us in the Pledge of Allegiance while Jim Kester again nailed it with a fine invocation including, [...]