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Monday, February 27, 2006

CLUB HUB

FEBRUARY 23, 2006

MANDY CLOUD FROM THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION SPOKE TO THE CLUB ABOUT THE NEW HOSPITAL LOCATED ON THE GROUNDS OF THE OLD AIRPORT. OVER CROWDING WAS CREATED THE NEED FOR THE NEW HOSPITAL. THE NEW CHILDREN FRIENDLY HOSPITAL IS DESIGNED TO SERVE LITTLE ONES NEEDS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE ENLARGED SPACE WILL HOUSE A BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT CENTER, REATTACHMENT OF LIMBS FACILITY AND A CRITICAL CARE UNIT. THE HOSPITAL WILL HAVE 480,000 SQUARE FEET AND SERVE 48 COUNTIES. IT WILL BE SETON OWNED AND OPERATED.

LOOT BOOT: JASON STANDFORD WAS PROUD OF CHRIS BELL RUNNING A CAMPAIGN BASSED ON IDEAS. BEN FORD THANKED EVERYONE FOR TURNING OUT FOR THE 11TH STREET CLEAN UP. MARY GORDON SPENCE SPENT THE NIGHT WITH HER ADORABLE GRANDCHILD CELERBRATING HER BIRTHDAY. SHE IS NOW WRITING A COLUMN FOR THE AMERICAN STATESMAN AND IS VERY CONTENT WITH LIFE.

CLUB BUSINESS: KAREN RIMA REMINDED US TO GET OUR MONEY IN TO HER. PHYLLIS SHARP URGED EVERYONE TO TALK TO THEIR FRIENDS ABOUT ITEMS FOR THE AUCTIONS. SHE THANKED EVERYONE FOR ALL THE ITEMS DONATED. ITEMS DONATED THIS WEEK WERE A NIGHT'S STAY AT THE DRISCOLL, SIGNED BOOKS, FRAMES, CHEESE AND WINE SET, SALT AND PEPPER SHAKERS, AND EYE GLASS HOLDER PINS. MARY GORDON SPENCE WON THE DRAWING PRIZE.

CARLETON TURNER ANNOUNCED THAT THURSDAY NIGHT WOULD BE OUR NIGHT TO SERVE DINNER AT THE RONDALD MCDONALD HOUSE. THE CLUB WILL BEGIN IN APRIL. ROTARIAN BOB CASEY VISITED US FROM HAWAII. HE IS THE RYLA CHAIRMAN FOR HIS CLUB. AS A RESULT OF HIS CLUB'S EFFORTS, A PEER GROUP DISCUSSION WILL BE HELD IN EACH SCHOOL. HE IS LOOKING INTO MOVING TO AUSTIN.

FEBRUARY 28 INTERCITY MEETING IN TAYLOR
MARCH 1 MEETING SPEAKER CHARLEY YATES TEXAS INDEPENDENCE
PLAYHOUSE TICKET MONEY DUE
PRAYER PHYLLIS SHARP
PLEDGE SALLY HANNERS
FOUR WAY TEST PATRICK REINHART

SERVICE ABOVE SELF

PHYLLIS SHARP

Thursday, February 16, 2006

CLUB HUB

FEBRUARY 15, 2006

TIM TUTT PAST PRESIDENT OF THE AUSTIN AREA INTERRELIGIOUS MINISTRIES (AAIM) SPOKE TO THE CLUB ABOUT THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES ARE HANDS ON HOUSING, REPAIRS HOUSES THE ELDERLY WHOSE INCOME IN LESS THAN $12,000 PER YEAR, CROP WALK, ENGLISH AS SECOND LANGUAGE FOR REFUGEES, SPANTON BURIAL FUND (HELPS WITH PART OF THE EXPENSES OF BURIALS), AND DIALOGUE CONFERENCES ALLOWING MINISTERS OF DIFFERENT FAITHS TO EXCHANGE IDEAS. INDIVIDUALS ARE WELCOME TO BECOME MEMBERS.

LOOT BOOT: BECKY YOUNG SHARED THAT THE KATRINA FAMILY SHE HAS BEEN HELPING HAS MOVED INTO THEIR OWN HOME. CAMILLE MILLER COMPLIMENTED FRED WHITE'S COMMUNITY COMMITTEE ON THEIR HARD WORK AND ENCOURAGED ALL TO GO TO THE DISTRICT CONVENTION IN SAN ANTONIO, GREAT ROOM RATES ON THE RIVER WALK AND LAST WEEKEND OF FIESTA. SHOULD BE BOTH INFORMATIVE AND A FUN TIME. MANY ROTARIANS GAVE IN SUPPORT THAT FRANK AND CAROLYN BEYNON ATTENDED THE MEETING. PHYLLIS SHARP'S DAUGHTER IS DOING WELL AFTER 10 DAY PERIOD OF HEALTH PROBLEMS.

COMMUNITY COMMITTEE CHAIR FRED WHITE AND HIS COMMITTEE GAVE THEIR REPORT OF THE FOUR TOP IDEAS FOR OUR CLUB'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY. THE FINAL FOUR WERE AMERICAN YOUTH WORKS, RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE (PREPARE DINNER ONCE A MONTH), AISD, AND CARITAS. THE CLUB VOTED AND RONALD MCDONAL HOUSE WILL BE OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT.

FUND RAISER KAREN RIMA WOULD LIKE ALL THE TICKETS TO BE PICKED UP BY MARCH 1. PHYLLIS SHARP ASKED THAT MEMBERS LOOK FOR DONATIONS FROM RESTAURANTS. SHE ANNOUNCED THAT A BOOK(1618 PRINTING) FROM THE LIBRARY OF MAUREEN McELROY HAS BEEN DONATED, AN AGGIE TRAY, COLLECTION OF COFFEE FROM SANTA ELENA COFFEE, AND AN INSCRIBED BOOK BUSH' BRAIN. ASTRID BERNSTOFF WON THE DRAWING FOR ITEMS TURNED IN AT THE MEETING.

FEBRUARY 17 9AM 11TH STREET CLEAN UP STAR BUCKS TO FOLLOW

FEBRUARY 22 MEETING SPEAKER MANDY CLOUD CHILDREN'S MEDICAL FOUNDATION. PLEDGETIM FLYNN FOUR WAY TESTGRANT SPARKS PRAYER NEED PERSON.

MARCH 1 MEETING SPEAKER CHARLEY YATES TICKETS PICK DEAD LINE

APRIL 28-30 DISTRICT 5870 CONVENTION CAMILLE MILLER HAS APPLICATION OR CAN DOWNLOAD FROM ROTARY SITE.

OTHERS BEFORE SELF
PHYLLIS SHARP

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

CLUB HUB

FEBRUARY 8, 2006

OUR SPEAKER WAS CHARLIE SCHNABEL. WHILE SERVING AS CHIEF OF STAFF FOR CONGREESSMAN CHARLES WILSON HE BECAME INVOLVED IN AFGANISTAN. THE AFGANISTAN PEOPLE LIVING IN VERY RUGGED TERRAIN ARE FIERCE FIGHTERS WHO LOVE THEIR FREEDOM. HE POINTED OUT THAT ONE OF THE TURNING POINTS IN HISTORY CAN BE CONTRIBUTED TO THE FACT THAT THE AFGANS FOUGHT AND DEFEATED THE INVASION OF THE WELL ARMED RUSSIAN ARMY, WHO WAS TRYING TO CONQUOR THEM TO GAIN A WARM WATER PORT. THIS INSPIRED THE PEOPLE OF EUROPE WHO WERE LIVING UNDER COMMUNISM. IF THE AFGANS WITH SIMPLE WEAPONS AND A STRONG SPIRIT CAN FIGHT FOR THEIR FREEDOM THAN THOSE IN EUROPE LIVING UNDER COMMUNISM COULD ALSO. HE FELT THAT THIS EVENTUALLLY LEAD TO THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL.

LOOT BOOT OUR BEALOVED CHARTER MEMBER AND PAST PRESIDENT BEN FORD RECIEVED HIS SECOND PAUL HARRIS. IT WAS GIVEN TO HIM BY CAMILLE MILLER WHO WANTED TO THANK HIM FOR ALL HIS WORK IN DISTRICT AS WELL AS CLUB. HE HAS BEEN AN OUTSTANDING MEMBER OF OUR CLUB. CONGRATULATIONS BEN!

CHRIS CURRENS THANKED BEN FOR ALL HIS HELP. SCOTT JENKINS ANNOUNCED THAT BOB MCVEY IS DOING VERY WELL. BOB HUNTER MEMTIONED THAT THE SWEET WATER RATTLE SNAKE ROUND UP WAS IN THE OPEN AIR ROTUNDA. LAWRENCE TAYLOR REMEMBERED THE ANNIVERSITY OF HIS MOTHER'S PASSING. BILL DAVIDSON ANNOUNCED THAT HE IS RUNNING FOR THE 3TH COURT OF APPEAL PLACE 3. FRANK BEYNON IS DOING WELL. RICHARD FATHEREE WILL BE RETIRING FROM WELLS FARGO BANK. HE WILL JOIN THE IRON STONE BANK. HE MEMTIONED THAT HE WILL BE HAVING SHOULDER SURGERY RESULTING FROM VIGOROUS GOLF PLAY AT HIS 40TH YEAR CLASS REUNION. KAREN RIMA THANKED CHRIS CURRENS FOR THE TOUR HE GAVE THE AGGIE MOM'S CLUB. SPECIAL THANKS TO SUZANN MEDELEY FOR HER SUPPORT.

SILENT AUCTION PHYLLIS SHARP BROUGHT AUCTION ITEM, CHILDREN'S 20 FOOT PHONES, FOR EVERYONE TO SEE AND PLAY WITH. THESE WERE DONATED BY TOY JOY. THANK YOU JERRY CONN FOR PASSING OUT THE SILENT AUCTION ITEM CARDS. NEW ITEMS ARE BOOKS DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE AIRFORCE AND OUR TEXAN LEGACY.

FEBRUARY I4 BOARD MEETING 7:30 GRILL
FEBRUARY15 MEETING
FEBRUARY 17 9AM 11TH STREET CLEAN UP STARBUCKS TO FOLLOW
APRIL 19 FUND RAISER
OTHERS BEFORE SELF
PHYLLIS SHARP

Monday, February 06, 2006

CLUB HUB

FEBRUARY 1, 2006

OUR SPEAKER WAS GARDNER SELBY, COLUMN WRITER FOR THE AMERICAN STATESMAN. HE SHARED INTERESTING COMMENTS ABOUT THE CAPITOL SCENE FROM THE '80'S TO PRESENT. IN ANSWERING THE QUESTION OF WHO HE THOUGHT WAS THE LAST HEROIC GOVERNOR OF THE STATE, HE SAID A HEROIC GOVERNOR WAS ONE WHO "DAMN THE POLICTICAL CONSEQUENCES AND MOVED AHEAD WAS MARK WHITE.

LOOT BOOT ANNOUNCEMENTS: SCOTT JENKINES ANNOUNCED THAT BOB MCVEY WAS DOING WELL AND SHOULD BE BACK TO WORK IN A COUPLE WEEKS. CAMILLE MILLER'S DAUGHTER RECIEVED THE HEIGHT AWARD.

FUND RAISER: KAREN RIMA GAVE OUT MORE TICKETS FOR THE AUSTIN PLAYHOUSE. BE SURE AND GET YOUR TICKETS FROM HER SOON.

SILENT AUCTION ITEMS: PATRICK REINHART, HAPPY HOUR AT ORIGINS FOR 5; BILL DAVIDSON, ONE MONTH MEMBERSHIP AT CASTLE HILL FITNESS CENTER; BILL BEDNER, A BASKET FROM CENTRAL MARKET; CAROL BLEAKNEY, A TEXAS LONGHORN TRAY; ALSO COLLECTED A CHILDREN'S VICTORIAN COUCH, LLADRO FIGUREE, BLUE WEDGEWOOD VASE AND 2 CHILDREN'S 20 FOOT PHONES. PATRICK REINHART WON THE DRAWING FOR ITEMS SUBMITTED.

PHYLLIS SHARP ASKED MEMBERS TO COLLECT ITEMS FOR CHILDREN, RESTAURANTS AND MOTHER'S DAY. SHE REMINDED MEMBERS THAT THE MORE WE COLLECT THE MORE MONEY WE WILL RAISE.

FEBRUARY 8, SPEAKER CHARLIE SCHNABEL, AFGHANISTIAN EXPERIENCE
PRAYER SUZANN MADELEY
PLEDGE GRANT SPARKS
FOUR WAY TEST BEN FORD

FEBRUARY 17, SATURDAY 11TH STREET CLEAN UP,CONTACT FRED WHITE

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