Father Mike Shay was our presenter and gave a wonderful PowerPoint presentation about OUR Rotary Foundation. .

Valle Verde Rotary Club Green Valley, AZ

Thursday Mornings at 6:45 a.m. Community Church (corner of Esperanza and La Canada) in Green Valley AZ. P.O. Box 311 Green Valley AZ 85622-0311 Make up online click here

Valle Verde Rotary Photo page click here.

March 16 Radio Auction Photos are on this page. Click Here.

Orphanage Christmas party photos are on a separate page. ---Click Here.

A reminder: Quarterly Dues are now, well, DUE. Please get your dues that are due to Treasurer Sonja VanBuuren at your earliest opportunity.

Volney asks that we all bring in used/empty printer ink cartridges so that he can recycle them for CASH which will be added to the Orphanage Operating Fund. There is no time limit on this project.

Future programs and Calendar Events:

May 7	Highway Clean Up, meet at Safeway at Duval Mine Rd, 7:30AM
Upcoming Events in 2008
May 8	Father Shay – talk on Rotary Foundation
May 15	Great Expectations School Jazz Band (award winning)
May 22	To be determined
May 29	Club Assembly or Ice Breakers (5th Thurs)

May 8, 2008 meeting of Valle Verde Rotary Club

Cindy Garcia presided. She reminded us that there will be a "Celebrate Rotary" affair in Tucson on May 17. In June there will be a party at Triple Play for Rotarians-more details later. The International Convention will be in L.A. this year. It will be a great opportunity for us since we are so close. Consider it! We are working on an English as a Second Language program for the girls at the Orphanage. Tom Cooke gave us a heads up on the mock trial-the State vs. the individual involved in Humpty-Dumpty's fall. Road clean-up under the supervision of Ray Lopez coming up (MAY 17TH). Heather Mougeot handled the Sgt-at-Arms duties with her usual aplomb. Father Mike Shay was our presenter. He is with the Green Valley Rotary Club and served in the recent past as their President. He is the pastor of San Martin de Porres in Sahuarita. He has had many experiences in his career as teacher, Provincial Superior in his Order of Salvatorans, extensive experience with addiction programs, a square dance caller and others, as they say "a man of many parts." He pointed out with sadness that it is estimated that 30,000 children die daily and with pride that Rotary immunized 2 billion children against Polio. He described the Rotary International. It is located in Evanston. Our Website (Valle Verde) has the contact numbers. The money that goes to Rotary is put into the Annual Fund or the Permanent Fund. The funds are escrowed for three years and the income derived therefrom provides the overhead costs of the administration. After the funds are activated the Annual fund contributions are credited to the individual member and count toward a Paul Harris Fellow award. When one reaches $1000 one becomes a Paul Harris Fellow. At more than $1000, one is a Benefactor. At $10,000 one belongs to the Bequest Society and so on. 50% of the Annual Fund contributions are returned to the District and from there may be allocated to projects within the district. The funds that stay with R.I. are used for a broad range of projects. The Permanent Fund is used to generate income which is used in many programs such as Ambassadorial Fellowships and many others. It is of interest to note that the idea of the R.I. foundation was conceived by A. Klumpf in 1917 and grew steadily until Paul Harrris' death. This accelerated the expansion. Our Health, Humanity and Hunger programs were stated early and have achieved remarkable results. It was an interesting program by an experienced and informed speaker.

May 1, 2008 meeting of Valle Verde Rotary Club

The attendance is beginning to reflect the approaching summer season. Cindy Garcia presided and Mary Fisher substituted for Heather. She was celebrating the marriage of her 54 year old sister. Gene Friesen told of the approval of the water project in Thailand (we are in for $1500). The Dress for Success went off very well. Thanks to the Browns for their annual support of the picnic was expressed Virginia Crabtree's office is closing in G.V. She will be working up in Tucson but will be able to stick with us! Tom Cooke reviewed the By-Laws he drafted for us. They were approved unanimously. Thanks Tom! A successful Essay Contest was held at the Sahuarita City Hall. Two of the presenters will move on to the District competition (Diana Jones was tops). This coming Thursday the Mock Trial will be held at 8:30AM in Judge Wright's court at the Government Office complex adjoining the Library. Phil Conklin announced the winner of the scholarship contest. A young man fascinated with auto mechanics wants to finish his technical training in a specialized program lasting 18 months or so . It is expensive but our scholarship should help. Tom Brown introduced John Knutson in absentia. He is a distinguished Rotarian from elsewhere who wishes to join our club. It was approved by the group. We raised the equivalent of $700 in food and cash for the GV Food Bank. Maureen McCarthy announced that she will be transferring to the noon club (we are too early in the day for her biorhythm). She did a great job of providing leadership and practical work in the Radio Auction. She told us about the ceremonious presentation of the $25,000 to the GV Fore District for the truck. She distributed awards to the members for their help. Dick Roberts, Beth Phillips, Carol Pfister, Cindy Garcia, Gwen Lamb, Rachel Malcom , Jeff Herdon, Jim Le Blanc, Madeline Cotsonas, Roni D'Eustachio, Volney Morin Mary Fisher and Peter Eichman were mentioned. Plaques were given to some large donors. We deffered the regular program until the 29th of May on end of life decisions (Volney Morin). It was a "neat" program , much camaraderie.

Make-Up Clubs: Local

Green Valley Club: Tuesday Noon, St. Francis-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church, 600 S. LaCanada Dr.

Sahuarita Club, Tuesday 5:30PM, Ashley Furniture Conference Room

Rio Rico Club, Wednesday 6:45AM, Rio Rico Resort

Tubac Club, Friday 8:00AM, Nob Hill Restaurant

Editor note: To make it easier for those with slower internet connections, I have moved the Valle Verde photos to a separate page. See the link near the top of this page for a link. Ed F

President - Cindy Garcia garcia356@cox.net	Presides at all regular Club meetings and Board of Directors Meetings - initiates goals for Board consideration
Vice President - Dick Roberts barnaclegr@yahoo.com	Officiates when President is out of town Serves on Board of Directors Assistant to Community Service Chair
President Elect - Dick Roberts 777-4473 barnaclegr@yahoo.com	Incoming Board Retreat Nominating committee for next year's directors and officers
Treasurer - Sonja Van Buuren sonjavb@cox.net	Reports to the Board on financial condition of Club Keeps records of all deposits and checks for Club Responsible for all tax returns and reports for Club
Secretary - Max Perry mbperry@cox.net	Keeps attendance and corresponds with members as necessary - Reports to District and RI on attendance Aids President in any way the President requests
Club Service A - Maureen McCarthy propelsearch@cox.net Jim Rusk jrusk2@cox.net	Fund Raisers Basha's Thanks A Million Rotary Round Up Club dinners (anniversary and installation)
Club Service B - Jerry Ernst 481-0247 jce478a@msn.com	Investments Fund Raising Income use
	4th of July Flags Clothes for Kids Eye Exam for Children Highway Clean Up Operation Boot Strap Equestrian Summer Camp support Huck Finn Day Dictionaries for 3rd Graders Rotarian Support Group Cub Scouts
Vocational Service - Tom Cooke tecooke1@cox.net 399-0455	RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) 4 Way Speech Contest Graduation Party Mock Trial Scholarships Career Day
International Service - Mary Fisher fisher25@cox.net	Exchange Students GSE Team visit Orphanage in Nogales Sonora Rotary Foundation Schoolhouse fund raiser for Asilo Madre Conchita
Program Committee - Lynn Skelton        lynneskelton57@hotmail.com 625-8286	Programs Honor Speakers with donations in name to Nogales orphanage Ice Breakers - Hobby Talks
Public Relations Roni D'Eustachio. ADAnthonyd2@aol.com	Internal Rotary Communications Publicity - Newspaper, Radio, TV website
Membership Committee - Tom Brown chair tomandjudybrown@yahoo.com	Fireside Meetings Chamber of Commerce Member Retention (Survey) New Member Recruitment
Newsletter Ray Cook rlcook1@cox.net 399-9838	Produce the weekly newsletter with photos
Administration Peter Eichman pe3119@aol.com 648-3451
Meeting Coordinator Bob Kay meridiankid@aol.com