PRESIDENT BOBBY LARSON rang the bell and led the Pledge and a heartfelt "America the Beautiful" himself this week, with KHRIS DODGE bringing his usual piano flair. He then shared word that GERRY HALLOWELL's Celebration of Life will be held September 20th at the Botanical Gardens. JONATHAN WALKUP delivered a moving Inspirational Moment, and SAA DRE WILLIAMS welcomed our guests before drawing LISA STANTON’S raffle ticket yay! But the big pot will accumulate for another week.
BOBBY crowned this week's COOKIE MONSTERS, BILL and JOHN HARLOW of Harlow Gardens. Announcements ran the gamut: the Family Fun Club is recruiting more members, DOT KRET shared news of a sweet addition — one named after her son Nathan — and BOBBY reminded everyone about the Replacement/Social Mixer at Trident II on 9/30 - all must register on the website and the new pocket-sized club directory, courtesy of MIKE ANDERSON, thanks MIKE!
The program spotlight belonged to MARI DEVRIES ROSS, Chair of the Grants Committee, who introduced this year's potential charity partners: Sister José Women's Center, Parent Aid, the Tucson Family Food Project, and Literacy Connects. WOW, what amazing organizations, this is a tough decision! MARI also signed the children's book "Kindness Makes Us Strong" for the Make Way for Books library.Birthday cheers rang out for SALLY MONTAGNE, WAYNE WOOD, BOB ERNSTEIN, and JOSE GUERRA. BOBBY reviewed how the Service Project hours 
sheet works and monthly prize raffle! PDG Don Jorgensen celebrated 250 brand-new pairs of shoes collected for the Shoe Project, and MARI announced the winners of our two secondary beneficiaries: Tucson Family Food Project and Literacy Connects! Congratulations to the winners.
sheet works and monthly prize raffle! PDG Don Jorgensen celebrated 250 brand-new pairs of shoes collected for the Shoe Project, and MARI announced the winners of our two secondary beneficiaries: Tucson Family Food Project and Literacy Connects! Congratulations to the winners.BOBBY thanked MARI, and the Grants Committee for their amazing work, along with our featured charities, then reminded everyone to donate to our UA and Pima CC Scholars. JONATHAN closed the meeting with the toast — don't miss former pro golfer Don Pooley next week!
