Aug 31, 2015 - Our past president, Harry Short, described a community service project he is developing. The project involves the
United Food Bank, which provides thousands of pounds of food to needy families in an area of Arizona that covers the approximate area of District 5510. He would like to establish a regular project that would involve several local clubs - members and families - that will pack food for distribution from the main United Food Bank warehouse. Besides providing a vital service, Harry hopes that by extending the project to include families, and providing lots of publicity, we will make Rotary more appealing to a wider and younger audience. The first session will be Saturday November 14 at the United Food Bank warehouse. Come join us. See our
Events section on this site for directions.
Aug 31, 2015 - Melissa Charles, principal of
desert leadership, spoke to us today about conflict resolution. Melissa has a background in banking and explained that she has experienced conflict in all aspects of the enterprise. She said that 85% of all people are involved in some form of conflict or another at the personal, workplace, community, national, and global level. Most of this conflict is disruptive rather than cooperative and results in thousands of hours a year in lost productivity. She gave us several examples and described methods by which conflicts can be resolved. It is important to remember that communication and trust are at the heart of successful conflict resolutions.