Mike Moats and a School Playground Project

On June 6^th the Rotary Club of Sierra Vista held its weekly meeting, chaired by newly-elected Emily Scherrer.

 

Treasurer Jack Lintner gave a short report about the Fourth of July fund raising.  It appears that enough money was raised to pay for the magnificent fireworks display.  The two day celebrationwent off with no problems, thanks to the extensive planning and organizing done by Randy Sueskind. The club gave Randy a round of applause for the excellent job he once again accomplished.

 

John Black reminded the club of the Tour de Tucson bicycle ride which is an annual fund raiser which takes place each November.  This has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in previous years for the eradication of polio.

 

The speaker today was Mike Moats who is with the Sunrise Rotary Club.  This club holds its meetings at 0630 each Wednesday.  Mike told our club about a project sponsored by his club after discussions with the school district.  The Sierra Vista School District has requested a playground for special-needschildren.  This playground will be built at the Town and country Elementary School.  It should accommodate 50 children with special needs, which is a substantial increase over previous years. In addition the district is expanding. The number of class rooms and adding pre-school education this up-coming school year.

 

Mike Moats’ club has sponsored this project and with the help of the other Rotary clubs in town, has raised a total of $16,000 to pay for this project.  Half of these funds is coming from a matching grant from the Rotary District 5500.  The new playground facility will include in-ground equipment and  toys.  Rotarians are planning an early morning meeting at the facility to assemble the equipment and finish the necessary details to have this playground ready prior to the beginning of new school year.

 

The Rotary Club of Sierra Vista meets each Monday for lunch at the Pueblo Del Sol Country Club. Anyone interested should contact President Emily Scherrer at www.rotarysv.org.