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Here it is the first of May, ten months into this Rotary year. Well it is not really May 1st as the newsletter is getting out late this month. Seems the newsletter editor needed some R&R.May is Youth Services Month. As we all know, District 5495 has vibrant Youth Service Programs. Our Interact program is among the best in the country with over 90 Interact clubs serving somewhere around 2500 youth. Interact’s major project is Crutches for Africa and an Ambassadorial team will be heading to Kenya in July. The District also has a very active RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) program with two RYLA camps – one at Camp Pinerock in Prescott and one at Camp Ponderosa in Heber. The camps this year served about 200 students. Our Rotaract program is on the rebound and you can expect to see growth in Rotaract clubs and programs in the years going forward. And let’s not forget our wonderful Rotary Youth Exchange program. Youth Exchange is a very complicated program with a lot of moving parts and the District is fortunate to have such a fine leadership team in place. This year our District is hosting 13 inbound exchange students. The District will be sending 10 students abroad in late July or early August. The outbound students’ adventures will last about a year.
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Madelynn Mac Donald, a sophomore at Mohave High School in Bullhead City, has been selected to serve as the Governor for Interact District 5495 for 2019-20. Madelynn is, in fact, the third Mac Donald to serve as an Interact DG, having been preceded in that position by her sisters, Raquel and Bridgett..jpg)
Adriane Grimaldi, Butterfly Wonderland's Director of Education, released several butterflies at the new "Butterfly Garden" within Scottsdale's Rotary Park during the Rotary Club of Scottsdale Spring picnic at the Park. Scottsdale Rotary Park is an eight acre oasis in the heart of Gainey Ranch.
At our upcoming district conference, we would like to recognize those Rotarians and/or spouse/partners who have passed away during our rotary year 2018-19. Please send name, a high resolution picture and a short bio to me, no later than June 1, 2019.
The Rotary Club of Scottsdale, held its annual Rotary Youth Day luncheon to honor and celebrate Club 2019 individual educational scholarship award winners, parents and student advisors. At the meeting, the Club welcomed new member, Chris Cuffaro, Senior Business Advisor at Alerus Financial. Attendees enjoyed a luncheon held at Scottsdale McCormick Ranch's Golf Club Pavilion.