On August 1, 2015, Sheriff Nanos took the oath of office and was sworn in as the 33rd Sheriff of Pima County.

 

Sheriff Nanos is a native of El Paso, Texas where he grew up just miles from the U.S. / Mexico border. Values that have served as guideposts throughout his life include: hard work, integrity and treating all people with respect.

 

Sheriff Nanos began his law enforcement career in 1976 with the El Paso Police Department.

 

In 1984 Sheriff Nanos relocated to Tucson to take a job with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department. In his 32 years with the department, he worked his way through the ranks, starting out as a corrections officer. He has worked in all four bureaus of the department and has held command positions in Patrol, Internal Affairs, Homeland Security, and Criminal Investigations. His expertise is in investigations; particularly violent crimes, sex crimes and narcotic enforcement.

 

Sheriff Nanos has implemented numerous improvements to provide a safer community, increase morale, and enhanced community relations.

 

Sheriff Nanos brings a servant mindset to the department. At his direction,  staff have received training to differentiate between the warrior and guardian roles of law enforcers to help employees support a less militarist image for the department and to create an atmosphere conducive to effective police and community relations.

 

Sheriff Nanos believes strongly in treating all members of our community with respect and dignity. He is committed to making a contribution to a livable community so that individuals and businesses may thrive. He is a believer in prevention-oriented strategies and is dedicated to proactively addressing the root causes of crime -- including mental illness and challenges facing youth of today. One of Sheriff Nanos’ first actions was to return deputies back to the schools by reinstituting the School Resource Officer Unit. He is fully committed to continuing support for our Mental Health Support Team while working with our mental health community partners, the courts, and legislature to help those with mental illness.

 

Sheriff Nanos strives for organizational transparency and is insistent on ethical decisions and accountability to the individuals that the department serves.

 

Sheriff Nanos is engaged in a partnership with other County leaders to greatly expand Pima County’s justice reform efforts. The county jail is frequently near capacity. Sheriff Nanos believes it is imperative that we identify best practices, address gaps in service and design plans to improve our approach to incarceration, ultimately saves the taxpayers money. Sheriff Nanos is committed to finding new ways to divert low-risk offenders from jail, and to provide evidence-based services to inmates that will improve their transition from jail to the community to reduce recidivism.

Wow, if you were not at the meeting this week you missed one of the most interesting programs we’ve experienced in some time. TED KIRACOFE introduced us to Dr. Ann Marie Chaisson, the Assistant Director at AZ Center for Integrative Medicine. For those who missed the meeting, integrative medicine is a whole body approach to healing that, among other things, combines both western and eastern medicine when treating sickness. Dr. Chaisson presented us with her tips for increasing vitality and energy by performing daily a few simple self-administered exercises. Briefly, she showed us how to activate the “energy core” we each have within our bodies. She then followed this with how we need to release the “stored energy” in our bodies at least once per day. Dr. Chaisson explained that the body “collects conflict” every day and by gathering and releasing energy each day, the body increases vitality which leads to a healthier life!

 

We had a Paul Harris Society celebration in the meeting. JERRY HARRIS joined 12 preceding RCOT members as the latest PH Society award recipient for annually committing both his time and money to Rotary. We also received two Presidential Citations from RI. MARY MARTIN accepted the citation in behalf of the club for the 2014-15 Rotary year.  The club was also commended for all the work and support of the District  Conference that year, while club member, SALLY MONTAGNE was District Governor. And the Interact Club at Amphi HS received a citation for their active involvement in Rotary events.  The award was accepted by member, ALLYN BULZOMI, who spends many hours with the Interact Club.  Congratulations to you all!

 

Lastly we celebrated two birthdays this week. GARY HIRSCH and PAT ZUMBUSCH both enjoyed another birthday this month. Happy Birthday to you both!

 

Have a great day and I’ll see you all next week.

 

With tens of thousands of clubs and over 1.2 million members, the list of service projects Rotary engages in is incredibly lengthy. On any given day, there are thousands of endeavors underway, covering hundreds of distinct challenges in improving our world.

 

With that massive array admittedly comes a bit for an individual Rotarian to be less than 100% enthusiastic about supporting.

 

You may believe the priorities are not correct – more resources should be devoted to clean water than literacy, or vice versa. One pursuit isn’t even worthy of being on the list, you contend. Or perhaps you agree that the problem must be addressed, but you firmly oppose the approach being employed in striving for a solution.

 

So do you get out of Rotary? Are you being disingenuous by remaining a contributing member?

 

If 95% of Rotary’s areas of focus are not important to you, or if you believe the methods employed by Rotary clubs and members are always far less than optimal, maybe you should seek (or start) a group you can fervently engage with. But, before you do, consider whether there is any group, especially one with the capabilities of Rotary, that fits your ideal. More strategic might be to consider how you engage in Rotary in order to maximize the contribution to the problems you want to see solved.

 

Now if you have a billion dollars and a core of like-minded volunteers, your best approach might just be to start an organization to tackle your pet challenge. You might even look to Rotary as a powerful resource to be convinced to help you – once you are well-established. But since most of us are still working on our first $0.001 billion, consider a couple of different approaches.

 

First, think about leveraging your membership in Rotary. Our size guarantees you can find fellow members whose priorities match yours. En masse, you lobby for your cause, utilizing the systems and considerable resources Rotary has in place. Your support of another member’s concern earns a like response. Helping each other accomplishes more to address your priority than you could ever do alone.

 

Many Rotarians have already taken this step, forming action groups. These…

 

 

The availability of Action Groups is the second approach to strengthening your commitment to Rotary, i.e. focusing your service and contributions to specific areas. You don’t need to start from zero; many Action Groups are already making a huge difference. The power of one or two members to purposefully guide the projects and methods of an action group is very real.

 

Perhaps an existing Rotary Action Groups sparks your passion:

 

If not, the Rotary staff offers its help in creating new Action Groups at actiongroups@rotary.org. Notice that the focus ranges from quite broad to rather narrow. It’s not out of the realm of possibility that you could foster an influential, new team to address a specific cause.

 

Dropping out deprives society of your help; starting a new movement fails much more often than succeeds; and there are few, if any, apolitical, non-governmental and non-religious groups with the capability of Rotary. If you aren’t enamored of every Rotary project, consider leveraging your membership and focusing some of your service to make your participation as meaningful and rewarding as possible. 

 

Proposed Family Member:  Josh Ewing

 

Classification:  Retailing:  Office Supplies & Furniture

 

Family Sponsor:  Glenn Ewing

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Proposed Family Member:  Matt Ewing

 

Classification:  Retailing:  Office Supplies & Furniture

 

Family Sponsor:  Glenn Ewing