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Cllent Walker, Past Club President and Funeral Director by profession, asked us, "Do you remember your first car?" Clent never forgot his — a 1961 Comet. For many years, his mother kept it for him back in Georgia, before he finally brought it out to Arizona, to begin painstakingly restoring what had become, by that time, a rusted-out relic. He shared with us the fascinating saga of how he, along with the help of his son Joshua, rebuilt the engine and restored every part of this treasured first car he owned over a period of 6 years. He was quick to point out to us, at the beginning, that his 1961 Comet is strictly a Comet — a stand-alone brand produced by Ford Motor Company. Prior to that time, the name was used as a model of Edsel, and after that time, it became a model of Mercury. It was a great program — as have been other ones our club members have been willing to share about their "other life" hobbies and passions. Is there some aspect of your life and interests, so far unknown to the rest of us, which you would be willing to present as a program for one of our club meetings? If so, please let Tim Wiederaenders, our Program Committee Chair know. We would love to hear from you! Thanks, Clent! What a great storyof persistence and ingenuity!  SOME INTERESTING ROTARY FIRSTS!
(Borrowed from PDG Wilma Basnett Emerson's West Side Story, the West Phoenix Rotary Club's newsletter) • The first Rotary club meeting was in Chicago on February 23, 1905. • The first regular luncheon meetings were at the Oakland, CA, club, chartered in 1909. • The first Rotary convention was in Chicago in 1910. • The first Rotary club outside of the US was formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, in 1910. • The first Rotary club outside of North America was formed in Dublin, Ireland, in 1911. • The first Rotary club in a non-English-speaking country was in Havana, Cuba, in 1916. • The first Rotary club in South America was chartered in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1918. • The first Rotary club in Asia was chartered in Manila, Philippines, in 1919. • The first Rotary club in Africa was chartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1921. • The first Rotary club in Australia was chartered in Melbourne in 1921. Was Paul Harris the first president of a Rotary club? No. Was Paul Harris the first president of Rotary International? Yes. There is an easy explanation to this apparent contradiction. Although Paul Harris was the founder and organizer of the first Rotary club in Chicago in 1905, the man selected to be the first club president was one of the other founding members, Silvester Schiele.
By 1910, there were 16 Rotary clubs, which formed an organization called the National Association of Rotary clubs. Two years later it was changed to the International Association of Rotary Clubs to reflect the addition of clubs in Canada, England, Ireland, and Scotland. In 1922, the name was shortened to Rotary International. When the first organization of Rotary clubs was created in 1910, Paul Harris was selected as the first president. He served in this position for two years—1910 to 1912. Thus, the founder of the Rotary idea, who declined to be president of the first club, became the first president of the worldwide organization, Rotary International. CLUB SERVICE What an unlikely trio! We helped Clent Walker, Todd Clancy and Gus Bergman celebraate their birthdays together at Sunup Rotary last Wednesday. For sure, this photo will become a collector's item someday — definitely a fun remembrance of Christy Manning's term as our Club President.. She has taken seriously the admonition to "HAVE FUN!" Another New Member! Our satellite Prescott Valley Rotary Club contnues to add new members! At last Tuesday night's meeting Co-President Bob Ticer inducted Michael Greer, a retired Hollywood Casting Diector, who now lives in Prescott Valley, and is a member of the PV Town Council. In this photo her sponsor, Kendall Schumacher, is adding her Rotary member pin to her collar. Welcome Michael! Sponsors are still needed — especially those willing to donate cash in support of all of the service projects our club does, and the youth scholarships we provide. Fun Fest specific responsibilities for each club member on June 22, the day of the Fun Fest, were detailed on handouts at last Wednesday's meeting. If you have any question about your assignment, call Jane White at (714) 878-9586. The Fun Fest Planning Commitee will be meeting this week on Wednesday, following our club meeting. COMMMUNITY SERVICE Tim Wiederaenders has added the All Star Tournament dates on Signup Genius. Volunteers are needed for June 24-28th There will be a 5:30 p.m. and a 7:30 p.m. for each night. Please check your calendars, and sign up to help out whenever you can that week. YOUTH SERVICE Sophia Brown was specially honored by our Sunup Rotary Club for her Extraordinary Interact leadership by making her a Paul Harris Fellow. As Club President of our PHS Interact Club, she has led that club this year to new heights in the club's size, organization and accomplishments. As an Interact Assistant Governor, in addition to working with her assigned clubs, she is responsoble for two new middle school Interact Clubs. Last summer she also served as an Interact Ambassador ro Kenya. This year she was named as the Interactor of the Year by our Interact District 5495. We are so very proud of our own Sophia Brown and her accomplishments, and we are looking forward to what she will be able to do next year, teaming with BMHS Interact President Hugo Garcia, to reactivate and revitalize the NAU Rotaract Club. President Christy Manning is pinning Sophia with her new Paul Harris Fellow pin in this photo.  Isabella Parra and her parents were our guests at our meeting this past week. She is the first recipient of the $3,000 Bergman Family Medical Arts Scholarship. She is pictured here with Dr. Gus Bergman, who has instituted this scholarship for selected youth who are going into the medical profession. Isabella will be attending Northern Arizona University, planning to prepare to become a psychiatric nurse. Past President Richard Hernandez was at Bradshaw Mountain High School's awards program to present to Hugo Garcia one of our Sunup Rotary Club's $3,000 scholarships. Hugo has been serving as the Club President of the thriving BMHS Interact Club this year, as well as being an Interact Assistant Governor. He will be traveling as a member of our Interact Ambassadors to Mexico team this summer. He will be attending Northern Arizona University. THE ROTARY FOUNDATION PAUL HARRIS FELLOWS: Rotary Foundation Chair Art Harrington was at our satellite PV Rotary Club on Tuesday to present Paul Harris Fellow certificates and pins to members Kendall Schumacher and Gilbert Davidson. This will make five (5) Paul Harris Felllows so far in this new Rotary club we are sponsoring. DISTRICT NEWS My new car appears to have a button for everything,
Including one that says “Rear Wiper.”
I’ve been hesitant to try that yet. __ Q - What’s the last thing that goes through a bug’s mind as it hits a windshield? A - His butt. __ Fruit farmers eat what they can And can what they can’t. __ Apparently you can’t use “Beef Stew” as a password. …
They say It’s not Stroganoff. __ Q - What’s the difference between Murphy’s Law and Cole’s Law? A - Murphy’s Law is: “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong. “
Cole’s Law is: Sliced cabbage. __ I dreamt I was a wigwam, and the next night I dreamt I was a teepee. I went to my doctor and he said I should relax — that I was too tense. __ Q - How do you get down from an elephant? A - You don’t get down from an elephant, silly; you get down from a goose. __ |
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