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Friday, November 18, 2005

CLUB HUB
NOVEMBER 16, 2005

HOWARD WOOLRIDGE, WHOSE HORSE WROTE MISTY'S LONG RIDE A BOOK ABOUT THEIR HORSEBACK RIDE ACROSS AMERICA SPOKE. HE RODE TO BRING ATTENTION TO HIS ORGANIZATION LEAP WHICH IS LAW ENFORCEMENT AGAINST PROHIBITION OF DRUGS. FEELING THAT THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF DRUG WARFARE IS NOT WORKING, HE ADVOCATES LEGALIZATION OF DRUGS. WANT TO LEARN MORE GO TO http://www.leap.cc

CONDOLENCES GO TO BILL BEDNAR WHOSE AUNT MARTHA DIED. JOUFUL NEWS THAT ALLISON BILLODEAU EYE SURGERY HAS LEFT HER WITH 20/20 VISION. THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS FOR FRANK BEYNON'S RECOVERY FROM SURGURY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO CAMILLE MILLER'S HUSBAND. BILL DAVIDSON REMINDED US TO REMEMBER STEVE KLING OUR FORMER MEMBER WHO IS SERVING IN AFGANISTAN. KAREN RIMA PUT OUT A CHALLENGE TO DONATE $50 TO THE CLUB IF A&M LOSES. CARLETON TURNER ACCEPTED AND WILL DONATE $50 TO CLUB IF TEXAS LOSES. SOUNDS LIKE THE CLUB IS GOING TO BE $50 RICHER AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET $50 CREDIT TOWARD THEIR PAUL HARRIS FELLOWSHIP. ATTACHED IS MEMBERSHIP ROOSTER. THANK SUZANN MEDELEY FOR PREPARING ROOSTER AND BEN FORD FOR PRINTING AND PASSING IT OUT. THANK YOU LAWRENCE TAYLOR FOR GREETING TODAY.
NO MEETING NEXT WEEK.
HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING!!!!

Friday, November 11, 2005

CLUB HUB
NOVEMBER 9, 2005


KAREN OLSSEN READ FROM HER BOOK WATERLOO: A NOVEL AND ANSWERED QUESTIONS. WHAT A GREAT WAY TO GET TO KNOW THE AUTHOR AND HER WORK. NEXT WEEK HOWARD WOOLDRIDGE WILL SPEAK ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AGAINST PROHIBITION.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT MARY GORDON SPENCE WAS HEARD ON KLRU RAISING MONEY FOR THEIR FUND DRIVE. SPECIAL THANKS GOES TO JASON STANDFORD FOR PROVIDING THE EMAIL LINKS FOR THE AMBASSADORIAL SCHOLARSHIP WEB SITES. CARLETON TURNER WAS NAMED CHAIR OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE. SHOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN WORKING ON THE COMMITTEE OR WOULD LIKE TO BE NOMINATED FOR AN OFFICE PLEASE LET HIM KNOW. THANK YOU CHRIS CURREN FOR GREETING OUR MEMBERS AND BECKY YOUNG FOR LAST WEEK. CAMILLE MILLER ANNOUNCED THAT THE WEDNESDAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING THE CLUB WILL NOT MEET THANK YOU BILL DAVIDSON FOR WORKING ON OUR ! 501C3 TAX EXCEMPTION.
ATTACHED IS THE HANDOUT THAT WAS GENERATED AT THE BOARD MEETING. CAMILLE MILLER THANKED ALL THE MEMBERS WHO CAME TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BOARD MEETING. THE MEMBERS WHOLE HEARTILY ASKED KAREN RIMER TO STEP FORWARD WITH HER SUGGESTION.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK.
PHYLLIS SHARP
825-3575

Monday, November 07, 2005

CLUB HUB
NOVEMBER 2, 2005
GENE DAVENPORT SPOKE TO US ABOUT THE AMBASSADORIAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. HE BEGAN BY EXPLAINING HOW THE FOUNDATION COLLECTS AND DISTRIBUTES FUNDS. ONE OF THE WAYS THE MONEY IS USED IS FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP. THE RECIPIENTS ARE AT LEAST AT THE END OF THEIR SOPHAMORE YEAR IN COLLEGE. IT IS A YEAR LONG PROCESS FROM APPLICATION TO ACCEPTANCE. GENE SAID THAT THE SCHOLARS ARE EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE WHO ARE BRIGHT AND HAVE A SERVANT HEART. ONCE THEY ARE ASSIGNED TO AN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, THEY SERVE AS AMERICAN AMBASSADORS TO ROTARIES OF A FORGEIN COUNTRY. WHEN THEY RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES, THEY SERVE AS AMBASSADORS FROM THE COUNTRY WHERE THEY WERE LIVING, SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCES AND KNOWLEDGE WITH CLUBS HERE. HE SUGGESTED GETTING TO KNOW AND FOLLOW YOUNG ADULTS THAT WE THOUGHT WERE OF THIS CHARACTER. THERE ARE ALSO CULTURAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND WORLD PEACE SCHOLARSHIPS. FOR MOR E DETAILS GO TO
Application (pdf)http://www.rotary.org/newsandinfo/downloadcenter/pdfs/139en.pdf
Brochure
http://www.rotary.org/newsandinfo/downloadcenter/pdfs/132en.pdf
SUZANN MADELEY HAS A NEW BEAUTY BABY GRANDDAUGHTER, REESE ANNE MCGRENERA. CONGRADULATIONS! BEN FORD ASKED US TO KEEP THE BEYON FAMILY IN OUR PRAYERS FOR HEALING. CARLETON TURNER ASKED OUR GUEST TO SHARE SOMETHING ABOUT THEIR ROTARY CLUBS. IT WAS INTERESTING TO HEAR. I THINK HE HAS STARTED A GREAT NEW TRADITION. SUZANN MADELEY READ THE FOLLOWING EMAIL FROM ONE OF OUR PAST MEMBERS WHO IS SERVING IN THE MILITARY. I hope you remember me. Its Steve Kling, Capitol of Texas Rotary Club member that joined the Army and is now in Afghanistan in a Civil Affairs unit doing humanitarian aide and reconstruction projects in Nangarhar province. I'm writing because my Mom has started a campaign to raise money to purchase health and medical supplies for the refugees here in Nangarhar. She's working with an organization out of Abiline called Healing Hands. The details are in the email I'm forwarding along but you can also find them here at my website:http://www.fortunateson.org/op!
erationflintstone/I don't know if you've been keeping up, but my main site has a journal and articles I've written since I've joined the Army. You might find it interesting enough to share with the rest of the club:http://www.fortunateson.org/Best Regards,Steven Kling
CAMILLE MILLER INVITED EVERYONE WHO HAS IDEAS FOR FUND RAISING OR PROJECTS TO THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, TUESDAY NOVEMBER 8, 7:30 GRILL.
EVERYONE HAVE GREAT WEEK. WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK
PHYLLIS SHARP
825-3575

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