Thank you for visiting our Virtual Field of Honor®
For the past two years, the Rotary Club of Green Valley, in partnership with the City of Henderson and USO – Las Vegas, has sponsored a very special event. Each Memorial Day weekend, a breathtaking display of 1000 full-size American flags, each representing a “hero”, flew throughout Cornerstone Park in Henderson. It was a fitting way to show the community how fortunate we are to live and work here. Memorial Day weekend 2020 would have been the third year that we would present the Field of Honor®.
Unfortunately, the city has closed all parks until further notice, so our club is instead presenting a Virtual Field of Honor® this year. As a service organization, we recognize that countless heroes in our lives often fail to receive the recognition they deserve. Especially now, with the Covid-19 virus shutting down our local community and the entire world, there are countless heroes that deserve to be recognized.
In the past, we have focused on military, first responders, and the victims of the 1 October shooting. This year, in light of the pandemic, we will also recognize paramedics, nurses, doctors, truck drivers, grocery store workers, delivery drivers, teachers, hospitals, our neighbors and the many other heroes who have stepped forward to help.
Despite the park closure, we still wish to honor our heroes and we will present the Virtual Field of Honor® on this Rotary Club website for a full year. For each flag sold to honor a hero, the information for that hero will be posted online May 2020 – May 2021.
Then, on Memorial Day weekend 2021, a live Field of Honor® will once again take place at Cornerstone Park and we will recognize your hero among the 1,000 3’ x 5’ flags displayed identifying each of these individuals or groups. After the 2021 Field of Honor®, your hero will receive the flag flown in their Honor.
Please join us this year to honor those who have risked themselves to keep us safe.
PDG Larry Skaggs
Chair, Field of Honor®
Julie Todd, Immediate Past President
Rotary Club of Green Valley
Honor Your Heroes
Veteran, First Responder, Friend, Family Member
A Special Thanks to Our Sponsors 2020
Liberty Sponsor
Victory Sponsor
Honor Sponsor
Jackie & Ron Carroll
Robert & Sandy Ellis
Guardian Sponsor
The Honorable Susan Johnson, City of Henderson Mayor Debra March, Senior Health Plan Consultants, LLC,
Janet Pancoast, Christine Smith
Independence Sponsor
Frey Insurance & Benefits, Loren Kiner, William LaBord
Champion Sponsor
Robert Ansara, Sheldon & Carol Mittman, Bob Hulshouser, Christine Duke
Weekly Virtual Meeting
CLUB HAPPENINGS
Jennifer E. Jones makes history, becomes first woman named Rotary President-Nominee
Jennifer E. Jones, a member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Ontario, Canada, has been nominated to become Rotary International’s president for 2022-23, a groundbreaking selection that will make her the first woman to hold that office in the organization’s 115-year history.
Read More: www.rotary.org/en/jennifer-e-jones-makes-history-becomes-first-woman-named-rotary-president-nominee
We had a great morning honoring our Paul Harris Fellows and Major Donors at our last meeting. Thanks for all that you do Jackie Carroll, Julie Todd, Dave McGovern, and Eric and Susan Johnson! We also got to hear from David Swallow about RTC and their future transporation plans in the valley.
Join us this Thursday when we meet Dan Burke and learn all about video production.
Our first meeting of the year, and our first hybrid in-person/Zoom meeting was a great success! Fellowship and community service in the time of social distancing is possible.
Thanks to our NEW President for 2020-2021, Terry Perkins, for planning such an inspiring meeting!
Congratulations Delinda Higinbotham Crampton! You have a heart of service, and we are so proud to name you our Rotarian of the Year!
This morning was our last meeting (and last Zoom-only meeting) for the year. Next week is the Debunking, where we welcome in our new Board, and the week after that we start meeting in person again (with a Zoom option).
Thank you to President Julie Todd for being a strong leader during these unknown times, Mike Soden for helping with the transition to Zoom, and Mike Petersen for making sure the meetings were fun and welcoming to all. As Club members, you all stepped out of our comfort zone to stay active and involved as Rotarians, and the Board thanks everyone for staying engaged and being #PeopleOfAction.
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Julie was an awesome President! She gave her role her all, each and every day. It was a fun, informative and heavy service to the community year. So proud of our club and our leadership. Thank you Julie for everything you did for us this year. You are so appreciated!!!
Looking forward for next year!