Alice's Corner
Due to public demand I have been asked to give a little column on the past couple of weeks.’
Debbie Conover gave us a thumbnail sketch on foundation. Everything you wanted to know and more.
The following week George and I gave an abbreviated report on our trip to Hermosillo and San Carlos.
We went with 13 other Rotarians from Dove Mountain, Saddlebrook, Old Pueblo, Oro Valley and Marana.
We took Christmas to The King’s Kid Orphanage. There were 18 children ranging in age from 6 months to 18 years.
We next went to La Tenda di Christo. It is an HIV clinic with the sane concept as a Ronald McDonald house. Rotary has provided funds for furniture, cooking utensils, linens and beds.
We ended o
ur tour by visiting Patronato de la Costa de Hermosillo. This is a community center for the neighborhood. They serve meals for the homeless, breakfast for school children and are home to 22 senior gentlemen.
We saw where our grant money of $17,000 will provide air conditioners, computers and furniture for the center.
Our speaker today was Debbie Conover. She gave us the personal side of Debbie.
She was raised in a family of six outside of Cleveland. She was a thespian in her high school days. She sang but due to a health problem she lost one of her vocal cords. She loves math. She joined the Marines. After being inducted they said sorry we have our quota of women. So she was sent home.
She has been on her own since the tender age of 17
Her perseverance and determination has made her the Rotarian she is today.
We recognized our student of the month. Her name is Helen Lujon. She hails from Guam. Her aspiration is to become a veterinarian. Her shyness was very endearing.