On Memorial Day weekend, May 25 – 28, 2018, Rotary Club of Green Valley presented its inaugural Field of Honor® at Cornerstone Park in Henderson, Nevada. The Rotary Club of Green Valley extends sincere thanks to the City of Henderson, Mayor Debra March, the USO, all the volunteers, and Wayne Newton for their participation in making this event a success. All funds raised will fund projects helping citizens of Henderson.
Special Events
Deborah March, Mayor of Henderson
Keynote Speaker, Wayne Newton
Friday, May 25 7:00 p.m.
Welcome – RCGV President Brad Marx, Master of Ceremonies
Pledge of Allegiance
National Anthem “Star Spangled Banner” – Lucky Ladies
Introduction of “Field of Honor” Program Chair Larry Skaggs, PDG – Brad Marx
“Field of Honor” Description – Larry Skaggs, Rotary International Past District Governor 5300
TAPS
Adjourn
Monday, May 28, 8:00 a.m.
Welcome – District Judge Susan Johnson, Mistress of Ceremonies
Honor Guard – Basic High School ROTC
Pledge of Allegiance – RCGV President Brad Marx
National Anthem “Star Spangled Banner” – GVHS Octet Choir – Kim Ritzer, GVHS Choir Director
Invocation – District Governor 5300 Raghada Khoury
Description of “Field of Honor” Project – Susan Johnson
Introduction of Elected Officials and Honored Guests – Susan Johnson
Introduction of Mayor Debra March – Susan Johnson
Welcome Speech – Mayor Debra March
Introduction of Keynote Speaker Wayne Newton – Dave Thorson, USO
Keynote Speaker – Wayne Newton
“God Bless America” – GVHS Octet Choir
Benediction – Raghada Khoury, Rotary International 5300 District Governor
TAPS
Adjourn
CLUB HAPPENINGS
Debunking Dinner last night to celebrate Brads year as President and to officially bring in Janet as our 2018/2019 President. Great time for all that attended.
In honor of Father's Day, we would like to share a recent interview of a veteran whose hero is his father. Happy Father's Day everyone!
#GVRotary #FieldofHonor #HappyFathersDay
Darcy Dougherty was presented a Paul Harris Fellow award plus two pin by Foundation Chair, Susan Johnson, today at the Rotary Club of Green Valley. We also had two speakers from UNLV report on the very successful social media campaign they conducted for our club to promote the Field of Honor event.
Those of us who worked on the 2018 Field of Honor, from Rotary Club of Green Valley members to UNLV students and faculty, want to say a sincere thank you to everybody who participated in the event, whether you bought a flag or simply visited Cornerstone Park to commemorate the heroes being celebrated. We will never forget this experience, or the incredible stories behind each of our 800 flags, including the 58 planted in memory of the victims from the 1 October tragedy. We thank you again for helping us to create a Field of Honor and hope you will continue to follow and interact with us on social media.
If you missed out on this year's event, it's not too early to start getting ready for 2019's installment! You can purchase a flag for next year right now by visiting greenvalleyrotary.org.
📸: Edward Bole, UNLV
A Special Thanks to Our Sponsors
Freedom Sponsor – $25,000
A Veteran and Friend of Rotary
Patriot Sponsor – $10,000
Liberty Sponsor – $5,000
Victory Sponsor – $2,500
Honor Sponsor – $1,000
Audi of Henderson, Jim Diguilio
Ron and Jackie Carroll
The Crampton Team, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services
Miracle Ear, Melissa Maestas
Dairy Queen of Green Valley, Larry Gillespie
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Melinda Margolis
Mayor Debra March
Robert and Sandy Ellis
Guardian Sponsor – $500
Copper Creek Construction, Blake Burr
Ted & Karen Durant
Findlay Honda
Frey Insurance and Benefits, Cory Frey
Gilmore & Gilmore, CPA
Johnson Susan
Legacy Food Service Design, Michael and Karen Cooper
Judy Harris Lloyd
Gloria Macari
Nova Home Loans, Linda Bertuzzi
Senior Health Plan Consultants, Mark Roy & Esther Marrero-Roy
Christine Smith
Shirtz, Logoz & Promoz