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Greetings fellow District 5495 Rotarians. November is Foundation Month, and on November 10 a highlight of the season will be taking place, The Foundation Dinner and Show featuring Rotarian thespians.
You're a Good Rotarian Charlie Brown!
This is a not-to-be missed event at the Sheraton Phoenix Airport hotel, 1600 S. 52nd Street in Tempe. Seating is limited and registration is filling up. The cast and crew have been working hard in order to present a fun-filled evening. In addition to the play there will be other highlights during the evening, but this is not a fund raising event and you will not be hit up for a donation. Make plans now to attend.
In Arizona, we are able to actually direct some of our state income tax obligation to qualifying charitable organizations. To people from out-of-state this seems difficult to believe. We can make a donation and reduce our state income tax by the amount we give—up to $400 for individuals or $800 for a couple filing jointly. In other words, we can donate without it costing a cent.
The Rotary Foundation is one of the most recognized and highly-rated charities in the world! November is Foundation month, and it is a great time to celebrate your club accomplishments regarding The Rotary Foundation.
In October, the Sun City Rotary Club honored Students of the Month at Challenger Middle School in Glendale. Parents and grandparents were pleased to see the children honored with the obvious love, respect and encouragement shown by Rotarians.
Ronald Roderique was presented with the Meritorious Achievement Award from Pittsburg State University in 1993, an achievement he considers to be one of the highlights of his career.
Assistant governors are the first source of support for clubs, and District committees provide a resource to support your assistant governors. Leaders of various District committees and assistant governors from across District 5495 had the opportunity to meet on Saturday, October 20, for a full day of sharing updates and ideas about services for clubs. 
Sedona Red Rocks Rotary hosted their 6th Annual Oktoberfest on October 20.
Savannah Causey has been selected to serve as the first District Governor of a newly-formed statewide Rotaract District, according to an announcement by DGN and District Rotaract Chair Elizabeth Mahoney. She served as the student body president and was a strong leader of the Interact Club at Lake Havasu High School. This past year she was selected to represent our Interact District 5495 as an outstanding member of the 2018 Interact Ambassadors to Kenya team. Savannah is a seasoned and capable leader who has proven she knows how to get things done. She is now a Rotaractor at the University of Arizona in Tucson.
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