Dear eClub Members, Jean just recently informed the eClub Board that she was going to step down from her position as Secretary and concentrate on her upcoming position at the Heard Museum, which we were all excited for her to move on to, but she wasn’t going to leave Rotary entirely, we knew she would be there to help out if needed. Jean is going to be thoroughly missed, not just by us, but by all the people she knew in her work, golf and life. Yours in Rotary, In Jean's Words Where do live now & have you lived in the past? What are the most important things in your life? Significant life experiences: Career(s) highlights: Your most meaningful Rotary experiences: Your Rotary passions, interests, skills etc.: Your expectations of this club: 
It is with great sadness that I need to inform that on November 12, 2025, our dear friend, Jean Hamilton has unexpectedly died. Her illness started out with flu symptoms that progressed into strep throat, then ended with complications from chronic bronchitis.
Jean was the most energized Rotary person I know. She was only 75, but you wouldn’t know it with the lifestyle she led; golfing almost daily and working at a sports store late at night. But her real passions were Rotary and visiting the Heard Museum in Phoenix where she planned on being a volunteer.
Jean has been in Rotary longer than I have known her, but with her energy, she was the most active Rotarian I have ever known! If there was a job to be done, she would volunteer; if there was an emergency vacancy on the Board, she would volunteer. When our club joined the Durango Rotary Club’s project to provide and install solar light to Navajo people without electricity within the Navajo Nation, Jean jumped right in and volunteered. 
Doing this led us to another project within the Navajo Nation; Children literacy, which involved acquiring a grant from District 5110 which was given to Chinle Planting Hope to provide a children’s book mobile and book vending machine in Chinle. She and I went to Chinle last year to help install solar lights, Jean did all the driving, and we had a great time helping with the solar project and helping with children’s books. Shen then returned around a couple weeks later to do a follow-up on the books and solar projects at no cost to the eClub.
God bless you Jean for being a part of my/our life!
Jackie, State of Jefferson Rotary President 2024-2025
When and where were you born?
Born in Harrisonburg VA - 1950
I now live in Arizona .....have had a house here for some time and decided to leave Oregon and retire here.
My health, my family, my volunteer work ..... my critters.
I lost my first husband when he was 52 ..... a professional golfer who left us too early.
I was lucky enough to be a Director of the Dallas Museum of Art in Dallas, TX.
Love to read, play golf, cook, wine tasting and I am a Master Gardener.
We used to house Rotary exchange students for a weekend when they met in Newport OR - we always had a boy stay at our house
and it was great watching them interact with each other.... I learned so much.
Giving back is very important to me and helping others is critical..... Rotary does great work and you find friends while you are making a difference.
If the eClub did not exist, I could not be a Rotarian... I am grateful for this club.
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I believe these “fellowship” meetings have been valuable. They are informal opportunities to get acquainted with our members.
If it fits your schedule, I look forward to “seeing” you at the meetings.
December is Disease Prevention and Treatment Month
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Our members combat diseases like malaria, HIV/AIDS, Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, and polio. Prevention is important, which is why we also focus on health education and bringing people routine hearing, vision, and dental care.
How Rotary makes help happen
We educate and equip communities to stop the spread of life-threatening diseases. Rotary members have hundreds of health projects underway around the world at any given time.
Our impact on disease
The Rotary Foundation is changing the world by providing grants for projects and activities around the globe and in your own backyard.
Rotary makes amazing things happen, like:
Providing clean water: Rotary has worked with partners to provide more than 80 percent of Ghana’s people with clean water to fight Guinea worm disease.
Reducing HIV infection: In Liberia, Rotary members are helping women get tested for HIV early in their pregnancies. They used prenatal care to reduce new HIV infections in children by 95 percent over two years.
Ending polio: Rotary members have played a key role in bringing the world to the brink of polio eradication. Their efforts have not only ended polio in 122 countries but also created a system for tackling myriad other health priorities, such as Ebola.
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