Rio Salado Rotary

President Patrick de Haan called the meeting to order at 7:00 am.

Invocation: Dona Eubank Pledge: Briana Marshall

Four-Way Test: Ben Eubank

Attendance:

Anita Ramaiah
Ben Eubank	X
Bobbi de Haan	X
Briana Marshall	X
Chandre Chriswisser
Corey Bruggeman	X
Dona Eubank	X
Geoff Pashkowski	X
Jim Lemmon	X
Kent Hendricks	X
Lynsie Scharpf	X
Patrick de Haan	X
Ron Freeman	X

Visiting Rotarian : None

Prospective Rotarians: James Green & Jim Vanderventer

Speaker: Margaret Travillion and Kathleen Walsh

Lauren’s Institute for Education (LIFE)

Announcements/Business:

• This month is membership and retention month. We are sorry to hear that Martie Austin has resigned from the club.

• WWII Hero to attend an upcoming meeting

• Arizona Carpenter’s Union to build Iron Lung

• “Day in the Life of Rotary”—International Movement. Let’s consider making a visit to Weldon House on October 10^th.

• Earthquake in Rome. Bobbi de Haan to lead translation efforts for Save Mothers/Save Babies campaign

• Upcoming Speakers: Pathway to Reading (September 3); FBI—Cyber crime (September 10)

• Students from the Shaw Butte School sent packets of thank you cards from the students who received the school bags with school supplies

• Ben kissed Rio with his “sock-head”

• Briana presented a video travel diary of Rio’s trip to Maine

Speaker

• Lauren’s Institute for Education (Life)

• Started in 2007 in honor of a little girl Lauren with Sanfilippo Syndrome

• Center serves 350 families with developmentally disabled children. LIFE offers a variety of therapies that nurture each individual child's overall growth to improve their quality of life and the lives of their family members.

• Need help to get the word out about the organization

• Consider donating to LIFE through the Arizona Tax Credit System

• www.laureninstitute.org or 480-621-8361

Drawing Winner: Briana

Card: 4 (Clubs)

Adjournment at 8:00 am by Patrick de Haan

Comments

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We are sorry to hear that Martie Austin has resigned from the club.

[Matthew]

Hello,

I was just wondering if the tempe regatta was on again for this year, and if you had any other contacts for people involved in organizing the race. I am trying to get my ASU 3D Design class involved.

Thanks!