It is hard to believe that I have just finished the 3rd quarter of my term as your president. And oh, what a quarter it has been. It is hard not to focus on our two Club Assemblies but first we need to look back at some of our amazing programs.
It seemed fitting we started the year with George Hammond and his economic update given our own “economic update” we received with the rising costs of food, beverage and labor. We enjoyed music and dance along with some more sobering information from the Tucson Crime Free Coalition.
We enjoyed an insightful update from Rear Admiral Brad Rosen during Navy Week and were entertained by Kevin Leman on traits found in the birth order of children. Perhaps the crown jewel of the quarter was Bobby Larson announcing our donation to JTED of $252,000.
We gave back to our community with the Rillito River clean up and internationally providing funding to El Grupo, children’s education in Mexico and ShelterBox for aid to Turkey.
Our two Club Assemblies came about due to the cost increase we received in our contract that goes into effect July 1st. These were the first Assemblies we have had in years and I am grateful for all the ideas and feedback generated as a result. We have already implemented some of the suggestions and there will be many more to follow. During the second assembly there was a vote taken on staying at four meetings or going to three per month with 70% voting to go to three. That is still something we are discussing and will be finalizing those decisions in the coming weeks.
I want to thank everyone who was able to participate in the assemblies and the survey we sent out. I welcome your suggestions as we continue to chart the future of our Club.
YIR
Bruce
