February 25, 2009 - Lunch

Bill Whitaker and Susan Ferguson greeted us as we entered the space set up for us by Max Link and company. Look for lucky drawing winners Bard Boand and John Skarda to welcome you next Wednesday.





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President Dave Bell called us to order and invited Jim Shaw to offer the Invocation. Ray Arnold then directed our singing of “America the Beautiful” accompanied by Lloyd Meyer. The Pledge of Allegiance followed.

Guests
Our guests included Pat Johnston (Dave Bell), Ruth Stevens (Hugh), Bob Morenzoni (Bob Herrmann), George Buehler (Jacquie Goodspeed), Leslie Bowles Moreland (George Bowles), Ron Junier (Herb Hayde), Mike Grant (Bob Leininger), Amish Simpson (Robbie MacFarlane), and Paul Guadagnoli (Ted Dimon).

Wellness Report
Jim Shaw gave a good report on Bill Rintelmann. Lou Snodgrass noted Past-Governor Chuck Hartman is ailing.

Announcements
Nominations for Board Members Sought
President Dave Bell announced the Nominating Committee is seeking nominations for our next slate of board members. Alan Haugner is giving leadership to this committee.

New Members
Lenny Brown welcomed two new members. Dr. Jana Miller, Associate Superintendent for Teaching and Learning for the Cave Creek Unified School District, is interested in serving on the Scholarship Committee as well as Science Fair and Salvation Army. Greg Smith, grandson of one of our club’s charter members, is interested in the Golf Tournament. Greg built Santa’s Chalet at the Carefree Amphitheater Kids’ Christmas this past December. Welcome Jana and Greg.

Flea Market Coming
Flea Market Co-Chair Phylliss Henry announced the upcoming March 21 sale and encouraged all snowbirds to purge their winter nests of extraneous furniture and household goods by donating them to the Flea Market before leaving town. Pick-up available!

Foothills Caring Corps Fundraiser
Kathy Haugner invites club members to the Caring Corps’ annual fundraiser at the Carefree Town Center. From 2 to 6 pm on March 21st, enjoy the Taste of the Foothills with wine and delicious samples from 12 local restaurants, an Elvis concert at 3:00, and a live auction and raffle. Raffle tickets are $100 each. Entrance fee is $25 through March 20 or $30 at the gate. The Caring Corps serves over 400 Foothills residents who can no longer drive with a variety of services that allow for continued independence.

Charter Luncheon
Carroll Vanik is taking reservations for our club’s 36th Charter Day Luncheon to be held at Carefree Resorts on March 18. Entertainment will be provided by the Desert Sands Trio.

Yearbook Photos
Ted Dimon encourages all new members to have their photos taken by John Rogers for inclusion in our new directory. In addition, long-time members whose older photos have been rendered obsolete by continued graceful aging are invited to have new photographs taken.

Award of Excellence
In gratitude for the donation of a treadmill to CCUSD’s Special Education Service Department, the club received an Award of Excellence. President-Elect Susan Vanik received the award on our behalf.

Sundial Change Reminder
Postal mailing of the Sundial will change to once a month. Each issue will contain an entire month's worth of our club's news. This change will become effective with the first issue on April 1, 2009 which will contain the club news since March 1. Please note the online version will continue to be emailed weekly.

Sundial Help Needed
Wouldn't you like to have your "spin" put on our weekly edition of the Sundial? Come on! We need help from writers and photographers. With just your help our writer and photographer rotation would be reduced to once every 5 weeks. Contact Tim Pitel (623-308-2916) if you would like to donate an hour or two for a great cause.

Guest Speaker
Our Guest Speaker, Gary Naumann, teaches at ASU and is Director of the Spirit of Enterprise Center in the W.P. Carey School of Business. Mr. Naumann addressed issues surrounding entrepreneurial initiative during these times of economic recession. Suggesting a middle course between the extremes of an absolute free market perspective that would advocate a hands-off approach to the current crisis and an overly regulated governmental response, Mr. Naumann urges would-be entrepreneurs to be proactive (“Don’t wait for help”), actively seek loans (“Be diligent and nurture relationships with your banker”), and have confidence new busnesses can be successfully begun in this climate (“Production and facility acquisition costs are down and competition is thin”).

Quoting a line from the movie The Cinderalla Man, Mr. Naumann advises resilient students to “Stick to your beliefs and never give up.” Among his top admonitions: Don’t run out of cash. Protect your reputation. Underpromise and overdeliver.


This week's issue of the Sundial was provided courtesy of reporter David Shirey and photographer Alan Haugner. Great job guys!