Introducing the April 13, 2024 Speakers
Michelle Ugenti-Rita
Michelle Ugenti-Rita was first elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2010, and served for 12 years. In addition to her legislative career, Michelle has worked as a commercial real estate agent. As the mother of three, Representative Ugenti-Rita has been a strong supporter of improving education to ensure every child in Arizona gets the best education possible. Furthermore, she has been a leading proponent of policies that help Arizona remain a great place to live and raise a family.
Mark Lewis
Mark is a 40 year veteran of public and private utilities. He developed 2 Public Safety Districts and built fire stations for communities in Phoenix, Goodyear, Chandler and Tucson. He has testified in Court as an expert witness on natural resource matters and has taught classes for CLE credit on water law, water rights and water transfers. He served as a leading Energy Advisor to the AZ State Senate and the House Natural Resources and Energy committees for 10 years. He helped design the 1st battery storage project in AZ, built for TEP. He has roof top solar on his home, and supports transition to an all of the above energy supply, that provides the lowest costs to customers. He received his MBA in Project Management and Finance from the U of P in 1999. He lives in Scottsdale, AZ.
Alex Kolodin
My mom took a job teaching at private school in Chandler so that she could afford to send me there too. The 101 hadn’t been completed yet so every day she would make the long drive to and from North Scottsdale on surface streets to make sure I got the education she wanted for me. Later, I would beg her to let me go to our local district school with all of my friends. She let me, but she never hesitated to give me extra instruction at home, or even pull me out of class and homeschool me, to make sure I got the education she wanted me to have. I went on to graduate from Chandler High and Georgetown University with honors. My life could have ended up very differently. I got the chance to succeed because my mom, who never gave up on me, had choices when it came to my education.
Click HERE to Register for the Breakfast Meeting.
$45 per person.
**Please note that in 2024 we can no longer cancel or move a paid breakfast registration to the following month, or permit a person to attend without purchasing breakfast, as PRWC is charged for every registration placed and a 'headcount' is taken by the banquet staff at each meeting.
Maggiano's Little Italy
16405 N. Scottsdale Rd.
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
Doors open at 8:15am
Buffet Breakfast starts at 8:20am
Meeting starts at 8:50am and adjourns at 11am
Maggiano's breakfast is a hot and cold buffet with many options including gluten free foods.
Caring for America Charity - Purse Impressions
Purse-Impressions, in Cave Creek, is on a mission to help women and men celebrate substance abuse recovery with their fresh start purses, backpacks, and other necessary items.
As part of their transition to wellness and self support, women and their children may receive accommodations at Weldon House - a 20 unit apartment setting for women with children who are experiencing a multitude of barriers making sustained recovery unobtainable without additional help. The program works closely with individuals to help them believe in themselves and access resources necessary for their individual concerns such as job training, education, day care, transportation, health care, clothing, and medication management.
Here's a list of items that new clients receive when they're about to enter Weldon House with their children. AWRC relies heavily on gently used and/or new items to sustain the warehouse where items are stored. The women take everything with them when they transition to a home outside of the AWRC.
If club members have items to donate that they prefer not to bring to the meeting, our member and program manager of Caring for America, Dee Boemer, would be happy to make arrangements to pick them up.
For our April 13th Meeting - our theme is
n April, we are supporting
Hushabye Nursery
Their Mission:
Hushabye Nursery's mission is to 'embrace substance exposed babies and their caregivers with compassionate, evidence-based care that positively changes the course of their entire lives.'
The organization was founded by Tara Sundem, a neonatal nurse practitioner, who witnessed firsthand the challenges of newborns exposed prenatally to opioids and those families trying to care for them.
Hushabye Nursery offers a safe and inclusive space where mother, family members and babies, from conception through childhood, can receive integrative care and therapeutic support that offers each child the best possible life outcome. Programs include prenatal and postpartum support groups, inpatient nursery services and outpatient therapies.
They are always appreciative of needed baby supplies such as:
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Diapers-from newborn to toddler
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Baby Wipes
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Baby hygiene products Receiving blankets
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New or gently used diaper bags
Or - you can send your contribution to
Purse Impressions
c/o Patricia Brusha
37801 N Cave Creek Road
Unit 40
Cave Creek, AZ 85331
April Message from Club President Linda Rizzo
Paradise Republican Women’s Club needs YOU!
What it means to volunteer...
Volunteering is the act of rendering selfless service to a cause, oftentimes for free and without coercion. It is about giving time to a good cause, specifically to help an organization, your community or an individual you are not related to.
PRWC has need of a 2nd Vice President Membership who can keep track of new/renewed Members and interact with the Treasurer and the Registrar, distribute New Member Packets and attend the Executive Committee meetings. Will train.
Do you have Communications experience? Like to design? PRWC is needing a Newsletter Creator. The program used is Constant Contact.
The Office of Secretary is vacant. This person will record minutes of the Executive Committee meetings and any other Club meetings. Will train.
It is critical these positions be filled.
If you have any interest in serving your Club, please contact President Linda Rizzo at (480) 766-6606.
I look forward to seeing you at our meeting April 13th!
Best regards,
Linda E. Rizzo
President