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1FOCUS ONFOUR PEAKS ROTARYSEPTEMBER/OCTOBERFOUR PEAKS ROTARYClub meetings are the second and fourthThursday of each month, 6:45 – 8 AMFountain View Village, Fountain Hills, AZFountain Hills, ArizonaRotary District 5495Four Peaks RotaryCalendarUpcoming Club SpeakersHarold Payne, Fort McDowell FarmDirector September 13Curt McReynolds, Boys and Girls ClubDirector, September 27Jim Erickson, Rotary District 5495Governor, October 11Oktoberfest Four Peaks Beer Pouringand Pretzel FundraiserSeptember 29, 30Fountain Hills Arts and Crafts Fair FourPeaks Rotary Trash Pick-Up FundraiserNovember 9. 10, 11Fountain Hills Thanksgiving Day ParadeFeaturing Four Peaks Rotary FloatNovember 22Newsletter Free Breakfast Quiz?See page 5http://fourpeaksrotary.org/SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2018Featured Four Peaks RotarianWhy Did I Join Rotary?Each month a Four Peaks Rotary Clubmember is featured answering the question:Why Did I Join Rotary?For September, please welcome Roger Riggert, a chartermember of Four Peaks Rotary.Over the course of my career, and commuting miles to work, I didn’thave the opportunity to join a service club or get involved in thecommunity.After Sherry and I moved to Fountain Hills 23 years ago, I was lookingfor an opportunity to get involved in the community. At just the righttime, Reece Stigler, our first president, asked me to join a group ofpeople that were about to charter as a Rotary club. Shortly thereafter,they did charter as the Four Peaks Rotary Club and I became a chartermember. I knew right away that Rotary was the place to be.Over the years my knowledge of Rotary increased, which justreinforced my feeling about Rotary. I’ve served on the board for severalyears, two different times. I was the club president in the 2012-2013year, and was Rotarian of the Year twice. Sherry and I went to two RotayInternational conventions, one in New Orleans and one in Sydney,Australia. Overall, my Rotary experience has been super.
2Fort McDowell FarmDirector Harold Payne toSpeak at September 13Club MeetingHave you ever wondered how a majorfarm is organized efficiently? Have youever wondered what to do with over 700acres of barley?Wonder no more. Harold Payne, director of the Fort McDowell Farm, will highlight theSeptember 13 Four Peaks meeting with an overview of the farm’s operation.The farm is over 2,000 acres which includes 1,000 acres of pecans, 700 acres of barley,and 300 acres of lemons, tangerines, tangelos, and naval oranges.Get Your Dirndl and Lederhosen On!The Fountain Hills Oktoberfest is Fast ApproachingIt’s time to unpack your Dirndl andLederhosen gear as Four Peaks Rotarywelcomes back the FountainHills Oktoberfest on September 29 and 30.In addition to being a major Townevent, the Oktoberfest serves as a largefundraiser for Four Peaks Rotary as theClub serves beer and pretzels to thehundreds of attendees.Look for additional volunteer sign-upinformation for both the beer and pretzelvenues coming your way soon.And as an added treat for allvolunteers, a “Beer Pouring Seminar” willbe held at 5 pm on September 26. Moreinformation coming soon!Four Peaks Rotary’s own Jay Schlum is this year’s Fountain Hills Oktoberfest Ambassador.According to festival organizer Christine Colley, “Jay consistently promotes everything great aboutFountain Hills and has developed a skill in beer tasting by visiting beer festivals in and out of the state,which makes him the perfect candidate for the Fountain Hills Oktoberfest Ambassador.”
3Grand Canyon UniversityRotaract Club Kicks OffNew School Year withSeptember 5 MeetingThank you to Bill Beamish for providing images ofthe initial meeting of the year for the Grand CanyonUniversity’s Rotaract Club. Click to 8-19/Led by Club President IsabelleClausen, daughter of Four Peaksmember Rob Clausen, the GrandCanyon University Rotaract Club heldits first meeting of the school year onSeptember 5. Several members of theFour Peaks Rotary Club attended themeeting and gave assurance andencouragement to the GCU studentson the Club’s help and involvementduring this school year.The Town of Fountain Hills will once again hold a, “Make A Difference Day”project on Saturday, October 27th. Four Peaks Rotary members who would like tooffer ideas for this year's club-community service project, contact Bill Beamishat azbeamish@msn.com
4Monthly Message from ClubPresident Scott Schlossberg“ an amazingclub recognizingservice aboveself.”We have a lot of excitement in the club as summerslowly draws to a close.Starting at the end of September with Oktoberfest beerpouring and pretzels, there will be nonstop activity all theway until the end of my term as president.District Governor Jim Erickson will be visiting our clubon October 11th.The great fair will take place in November followed bythe Thanksgiving parade.Then in December, after an amazing club Holiday party,we will be manning the train display at the communitycenter until early January.That is just a sampling of the upcoming events beforethe end of 2018.In addition, the socials are only going to improve movingforward. Kudos to Nicola for a fantastic event at Zipps.Finally, our lineup of speakers from now moving forwardis going to be outstanding.Here’s to the long awaited arrival of fall and an amazingclub recognizing “service above self.”Club Guest Speakers GivenFour Peaks Rotary GiftStarting with the August 23 meeting,Four Peaks Rotary introduced a gift that will begiven to each of the Club’s guest speakers.A brain-child of the Club’s Image Committeeand spearheaded by Jeff Poynter, the gift is athermal coffee mug with the Rotary logo wheelimprinted, along with Four Peaks Rotary Club ofFountain Hills.Club members can purchase their own FourPeaks coffee mug for just 15. For additionalinformation, contact Jeff atjeff@bogopromotion.com.
5September Happy Birthdays!Nicola BirdSeptember 9Rob ClausenSeptember 10Bill PapeSeptember 17Dick BauerSeptember 29Sam CoffeeSeptember 30September 8September Rotary Anniversaries!John ColucchiSeptember 1199325 Years!Jerry BernaSeptember 26199820 Years!FOCUS ONFOUR PEAKS ROTARYSEPTEMBER / OCTOBER .comMONTHLY FOUR PEAKS QUIZ!To win a FREE BREAKFAST at the next Four Peaks Rotary Club meeting, be the first to answer:How many acres of pecans does the Fort McDowell Farm have?Send answer tobuzzponce@gmail.com
Grand Canyon University Rotaract Club Kicks Off New School Year with September 5 Meeting Led by Club President Isabelle Clausen, daughter of Four Peaks member Rob Clausen, the Grand Canyon University Rotaract Club held its first meeting of the school year on September 5. Several members of the Four Peaks Rotary Club attended the
