Wednesday, July 26, 2006
July 26, 2006
Calendar:
August 2: Foundation for Devine Consciousness
Pledge Camille Miller, Prayer Allison Billodeau, Four Way Test Tim Flynn
August 9: Club Assembly Ben Ford Four Way Test, Prayer Jerry Conn,
Pledge Richard Fatheree
August 16: Governor Jim Osbon, Board Meeting to follow
August 23 Jerry Tapley Inside Austin’s first TV station
Loot Boot: Ben Ford talked to one of Frank’s daughters and said that he should be back in a few weeks. Allison Billodeau was glad that Steve Kling was back so they could go to the dog park. Jerry Conn encourages all to go to the new play Dead Presidents at the Austin Play House beginning August 3. Steve Kling is glad to be back alive from Afghanistan. He said 10,000 were not as fortunate. Carleton Turner celebrates his wife’s birthday today. Bob Hunter said that his guest Alec San Martin worked for Tommy Merritt and was a great San Antonio man. Mark Kapner suggests we see Who Killed the Electric Car coming out this Friday at the Arbor. Beatice Curry hopes the Middle East Crisis works out peacefully because it affects the whole world. Alex San Martin said he was sad to see that this Bob Hunter’s last term. Andrew Weber will be out of town for the next two weeks, part of which will be in the cool New Mexico mountains.
Guests: Lee Easter from Northwest Austin shared that his club sold fruit at Christmas and made $57,000. He also shared this joke. To a friend, did you know that lions make love 11 times a day? No, darn I just joined Rotary. Steve Kling our member who went into the military is back from Afghanistan. He worked in civil affairs, "pistol packing Peace Corp."
Speaker Charlie Jackson spoke on economic development in a war zone. In Iraq women do not have the same support as men when it comes to infrastructure. His group helps them to create business. With safer working conditions and readily available electricity women have moved to Jordon to learn their skills with the hope of returning to Baghdad when it is more peaceful. Iraq is the bread basket of the Middle East. It is in the Fertile Crescent. It is the second largest proven oil reserve in the world. Electricity is available 4 to 8 hours a day. Before the war, there was twenty hours a day. Generators have become the source of much electricity using millions of gallons of gasoline and producing pollution. Manufacturing major product is equipment for oil production. Clothing and furniture are also made. There are forty new TV stations, twenty-five new radio stations, and a hundred newspapers. There are one hundred million cell phones. There are 14,121 public schools. Many children are malnourished. It is a county with many religious groups and ethnicities. For more information www.texansforpeace.com or www.acceleros.com
Lead The Way
Phyllis Sharp
Calendar:
August 2: Foundation for Devine Consciousness
Pledge Camille Miller, Prayer Allison Billodeau, Four Way Test Tim Flynn
August 9: Club Assembly Ben Ford Four Way Test, Prayer Jerry Conn,
Pledge Richard Fatheree
August 16: Governor Jim Osbon, Board Meeting to follow
August 23 Jerry Tapley Inside Austin’s first TV station
Loot Boot: Ben Ford talked to one of Frank’s daughters and said that he should be back in a few weeks. Allison Billodeau was glad that Steve Kling was back so they could go to the dog park. Jerry Conn encourages all to go to the new play Dead Presidents at the Austin Play House beginning August 3. Steve Kling is glad to be back alive from Afghanistan. He said 10,000 were not as fortunate. Carleton Turner celebrates his wife’s birthday today. Bob Hunter said that his guest Alec San Martin worked for Tommy Merritt and was a great San Antonio man. Mark Kapner suggests we see Who Killed the Electric Car coming out this Friday at the Arbor. Beatice Curry hopes the Middle East Crisis works out peacefully because it affects the whole world. Alex San Martin said he was sad to see that this Bob Hunter’s last term. Andrew Weber will be out of town for the next two weeks, part of which will be in the cool New Mexico mountains.
Guests: Lee Easter from Northwest Austin shared that his club sold fruit at Christmas and made $57,000. He also shared this joke. To a friend, did you know that lions make love 11 times a day? No, darn I just joined Rotary. Steve Kling our member who went into the military is back from Afghanistan. He worked in civil affairs, "pistol packing Peace Corp."
Speaker Charlie Jackson spoke on economic development in a war zone. In Iraq women do not have the same support as men when it comes to infrastructure. His group helps them to create business. With safer working conditions and readily available electricity women have moved to Jordon to learn their skills with the hope of returning to Baghdad when it is more peaceful. Iraq is the bread basket of the Middle East. It is in the Fertile Crescent. It is the second largest proven oil reserve in the world. Electricity is available 4 to 8 hours a day. Before the war, there was twenty hours a day. Generators have become the source of much electricity using millions of gallons of gasoline and producing pollution. Manufacturing major product is equipment for oil production. Clothing and furniture are also made. There are forty new TV stations, twenty-five new radio stations, and a hundred newspapers. There are one hundred million cell phones. There are 14,121 public schools. Many children are malnourished. It is a county with many religious groups and ethnicities. For more information www.texansforpeace.com or www.acceleros.com
Lead The Way
Phyllis Sharp
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Club Hub
July 19, 2006
Calendar:
July 26 Charlie Jackson, Hazards of Economic Development in a War Zone. Pledge Lonnie Perkins, Prayer Chris Currnes, Four Way Test Patrick Reinhart.
August 1 Foundation for Divine Consciousness
August 9 Club Assembly
August 16 District Governor Jim Osbon, Board Meeting Following
August 23 Jerry Tapley Inside Austin’s first televison station
Rotary Minute: David Uribe met with the Speakers Committee. Members are Jerry Conn, Bill Davidson, Suzann Madeley, and Phyllis Sharp. He reported that this year he is looking forward to great speakers. He encouraged members to help find strong speakers. Should anyone wish to add a speaker, they should go to the yahoo group site or telephone any of the members for assistance.
Loot Boot: Chris Currens encouraged his son to go fishing and got the biggest drum fish he had ever seen. Karen Rimer was glad to see Mary Gordon Spence. Fred White brought back a flag Ybor City Rotary in Florida. He also brought a copy of their award winning newsletter that was passed around. Carole Bleakney let the club know that Sally Hanners’ mother passed away. Tim Flynn put in a dollar because he missed last week. He said if he told us what happened we would not believe him. Becky Young brought back a tee shirt from Salada Rotary Club in Colorado. The club sponsors a Fourth of July stage event. Ben Ford remembered Frank Beynon. Phyllis Sharp put in money from Lawrence Taylor for the Ronald McDonald team that served dinner the first Thursday of July. The team consisted of Lawrence Taylor, Andrew Weber, Bill Davidson, Jerry Conn, Carole Bleakney, Allison Billodeau, and Phyllis Sharp.
Speaker: Arthur Sacamoto reported the forming of the 442th Infantry Battalion of Japanese Americans in World War II was a turning point in history. While hundreds of Japanese Americans were in internment camps the 442th received more purple hearts than any other battalion. One of the noted battles was their rescue of 211 Texans trapped in France. Their great achievements help change laws allowing Japaneses to become citizens, to marry whites, and set the stage for new racial relations. The children of their enemy earned respect.
Lead the Way
Phyllis Sharp
July 19, 2006
Calendar:
July 26 Charlie Jackson, Hazards of Economic Development in a War Zone. Pledge Lonnie Perkins, Prayer Chris Currnes, Four Way Test Patrick Reinhart.
August 1 Foundation for Divine Consciousness
August 9 Club Assembly
August 16 District Governor Jim Osbon, Board Meeting Following
August 23 Jerry Tapley Inside Austin’s first televison station
Rotary Minute: David Uribe met with the Speakers Committee. Members are Jerry Conn, Bill Davidson, Suzann Madeley, and Phyllis Sharp. He reported that this year he is looking forward to great speakers. He encouraged members to help find strong speakers. Should anyone wish to add a speaker, they should go to the yahoo group site or telephone any of the members for assistance.
Loot Boot: Chris Currens encouraged his son to go fishing and got the biggest drum fish he had ever seen. Karen Rimer was glad to see Mary Gordon Spence. Fred White brought back a flag Ybor City Rotary in Florida. He also brought a copy of their award winning newsletter that was passed around. Carole Bleakney let the club know that Sally Hanners’ mother passed away. Tim Flynn put in a dollar because he missed last week. He said if he told us what happened we would not believe him. Becky Young brought back a tee shirt from Salada Rotary Club in Colorado. The club sponsors a Fourth of July stage event. Ben Ford remembered Frank Beynon. Phyllis Sharp put in money from Lawrence Taylor for the Ronald McDonald team that served dinner the first Thursday of July. The team consisted of Lawrence Taylor, Andrew Weber, Bill Davidson, Jerry Conn, Carole Bleakney, Allison Billodeau, and Phyllis Sharp.
Speaker: Arthur Sacamoto reported the forming of the 442th Infantry Battalion of Japanese Americans in World War II was a turning point in history. While hundreds of Japanese Americans were in internment camps the 442th received more purple hearts than any other battalion. One of the noted battles was their rescue of 211 Texans trapped in France. Their great achievements help change laws allowing Japaneses to become citizens, to marry whites, and set the stage for new racial relations. The children of their enemy earned respect.
Lead the Way
Phyllis Sharp
Thursday, July 13, 2006
CLUB HUB
JULY 12, 2006
CALENDAR:
JULY 14 MABLE MALL FISH FRY
JULY 19 UT PROFESSOR ARTHUR SAKAMOTO
JULY 24 SPECIAL SENIOR ROTARIAN SEMIMAR ON PERMENTENT FUND, NOON, ST.DAVIDS CHURCH, CONTACT jackmayo@bigfoot.com
JULY 26 CHARLIE JACKSON, CEO, ACCELEROS, HAZARDS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPEMENT IN A WAR ZONE
AUGUST 16 SPEAKER DISTRICT GOVENOR JIM OSBON, BOARD MEETING TO FOLLOW.
CLUB BUSINESS: OUR 2007-07 ROSTER HAS 34 MEMBERS. WE LOST JOHN HINSON AND CLINT LYNCH WHO HAVE BOTH MOVED AWAY. SPECIAL THANKS GOES TO JERRY CONN, BILL DAVIDSON, ALLISON BILLODEAU ,CAROLE BLEAKNEY, ANDREW WEBER AND PHYLLIS SHARP WHO PREPARED DINNER FOR THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE. DISTRICT GOVENOR JIM OLSON WILL ATTEND OUR AUGUST 16 MEETING AND WILL MEET WITH THE BOARD AT 8:30 AM. ALL DIRECTORS NEED TO BE PREPARED TO LAY OUT THEIR PLANS FOR THIS YEAR. OUR ASSISTANT GOVENOR RONNIE REYNOLDS ATTENDED THE MEETING THIS MORNING.
LOOT BOOT: BEN FORD GAVE IN SUPPORT OF FRANK BEYON. CAMILLE MILLER GAVE IN SUPPORT OF FRANK BEYNON, REPORTED THAT SHE HAD BEEN TO A PUBLIC HEALTH MEETING IN FORT WORTH AND WILL BE IN HAWAII FOR A VACATION. CARLETON TURNER WAS GOING TO GIVE CELERBRATING HIS DAYS OFF BUT SAID A TRIP TO HAWAII IS HARD TO BEAT. BILL BEDNER GAVE "GENERAL PRINCIPLES." SCOTT JENKINES WAS GLAD TO SEE MARY GORDON BACK. MARY GORDON SPENCE WAS GLAD TO BE BACK AND WILL BE SPENDING SEPTEMBER IN COSTA RICA ON ASSIGNMENT.
SPEAKER: OUR OWN MEMBER LAWRENCE TAYLOR IS CHIEF ELEVATOR INSPECTOR FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS. HE SHARED HIS VISIT TO NASA .HE WAS EMPLOYED TO FIX ONE OF THE ELEVATORS AT LAUNCH PAD A. HE SHARED MANY PHOTOS AND A GREAT DEAL OF INFORMATION. DID YOU KNOW THAT THE SHUTTLE IS WHAT MOVES THE OBITER. IT IS THE OBITER THAT ACTUALLY IS LAUNCHED. AT LAUNCH THE NEAREST PERSON IS APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES AWAY. THE WATER TOWER DUMPS ITS CONTAINS AT LAUNCH TO SQUELCH FLAME. THE SMOKE SEEN AT LAUNCH IS THE VAPOR OF HEATED WATER. UNTIL RECENTLY THE VEHICLE ASSEMBLY BUILDING WAS THE LARGEST ENCLOSED SPACE IN THE WORLD. NO HUMAN HAND CAN TOUCH THE ORBITOR. THE OILS OF THE HAND AFFECT THE HEAT DISTRIBUTION. THE PAD WHERE GRISHAM, WHITE AND CHAFFEE DIED IS MARKED BY A PLAQUE. HE ENDED WITH A SLIDE THAT READ MAN IS AN EXPLORER. WE WILL CONTINUE TO EXPLORE STARS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR ADVENTURE WITH US.
LEAD THE WAY
PHYLLIS SHARP
JULY 12, 2006
CALENDAR:
JULY 14 MABLE MALL FISH FRY
JULY 19 UT PROFESSOR ARTHUR SAKAMOTO
JULY 24 SPECIAL SENIOR ROTARIAN SEMIMAR ON PERMENTENT FUND, NOON, ST.DAVIDS CHURCH, CONTACT jackmayo@bigfoot.com
JULY 26 CHARLIE JACKSON, CEO, ACCELEROS, HAZARDS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPEMENT IN A WAR ZONE
AUGUST 16 SPEAKER DISTRICT GOVENOR JIM OSBON, BOARD MEETING TO FOLLOW.
CLUB BUSINESS: OUR 2007-07 ROSTER HAS 34 MEMBERS. WE LOST JOHN HINSON AND CLINT LYNCH WHO HAVE BOTH MOVED AWAY. SPECIAL THANKS GOES TO JERRY CONN, BILL DAVIDSON, ALLISON BILLODEAU ,CAROLE BLEAKNEY, ANDREW WEBER AND PHYLLIS SHARP WHO PREPARED DINNER FOR THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE. DISTRICT GOVENOR JIM OLSON WILL ATTEND OUR AUGUST 16 MEETING AND WILL MEET WITH THE BOARD AT 8:30 AM. ALL DIRECTORS NEED TO BE PREPARED TO LAY OUT THEIR PLANS FOR THIS YEAR. OUR ASSISTANT GOVENOR RONNIE REYNOLDS ATTENDED THE MEETING THIS MORNING.
LOOT BOOT: BEN FORD GAVE IN SUPPORT OF FRANK BEYON. CAMILLE MILLER GAVE IN SUPPORT OF FRANK BEYNON, REPORTED THAT SHE HAD BEEN TO A PUBLIC HEALTH MEETING IN FORT WORTH AND WILL BE IN HAWAII FOR A VACATION. CARLETON TURNER WAS GOING TO GIVE CELERBRATING HIS DAYS OFF BUT SAID A TRIP TO HAWAII IS HARD TO BEAT. BILL BEDNER GAVE "GENERAL PRINCIPLES." SCOTT JENKINES WAS GLAD TO SEE MARY GORDON BACK. MARY GORDON SPENCE WAS GLAD TO BE BACK AND WILL BE SPENDING SEPTEMBER IN COSTA RICA ON ASSIGNMENT.
SPEAKER: OUR OWN MEMBER LAWRENCE TAYLOR IS CHIEF ELEVATOR INSPECTOR FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS. HE SHARED HIS VISIT TO NASA .HE WAS EMPLOYED TO FIX ONE OF THE ELEVATORS AT LAUNCH PAD A. HE SHARED MANY PHOTOS AND A GREAT DEAL OF INFORMATION. DID YOU KNOW THAT THE SHUTTLE IS WHAT MOVES THE OBITER. IT IS THE OBITER THAT ACTUALLY IS LAUNCHED. AT LAUNCH THE NEAREST PERSON IS APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES AWAY. THE WATER TOWER DUMPS ITS CONTAINS AT LAUNCH TO SQUELCH FLAME. THE SMOKE SEEN AT LAUNCH IS THE VAPOR OF HEATED WATER. UNTIL RECENTLY THE VEHICLE ASSEMBLY BUILDING WAS THE LARGEST ENCLOSED SPACE IN THE WORLD. NO HUMAN HAND CAN TOUCH THE ORBITOR. THE OILS OF THE HAND AFFECT THE HEAT DISTRIBUTION. THE PAD WHERE GRISHAM, WHITE AND CHAFFEE DIED IS MARKED BY A PLAQUE. HE ENDED WITH A SLIDE THAT READ MAN IS AN EXPLORER. WE WILL CONTINUE TO EXPLORE STARS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR ADVENTURE WITH US.
LEAD THE WAY
PHYLLIS SHARP
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
CLUB HUB
JULY 5, 2006
CALENDAR:
JULY 11 BOARD MEETING, GRILL, 7:30
JULY 12 MEETING, LAWRENCE TAYLOR, LAWRENCE'S MOST EXCELLENT NASA ADVENTURE, PLEDGE JERRY CONN, 4-WAY TEST SALLY HANNERS, PRAYER PHYLLIS SHARP
JULY 14 MARBLE FALLS FISH FRY
JULY 19 UT PROFESSOR ARTHUR SAKAMOTTO
JULY 24 MULTI-DISTRICT INSTITUTE LUNCHEON ON THE PERMENTENT FUND
LOOT BOOT:
BEN FORD "KEEPING FRANK IN OUR THOUGHTS." CARLETON TURNER "GRATEFUL FOR A SAFE 4TH JULY WEEKEND." CAMILLER MILLER "KEEPING FRANK IN OUR PRAYERS." SUZANN MEDELY "THANKS TO CARLETON FOR BRINGING THE TV FOR THE SPEAKER."
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
DAVID URIBE ANNOUNCED THAT THE BOARD MEETING WOULD BE JULY 11 AND INVITED EVERYONE TO COME. THE FISH FRY IN MARBLE FALLS IS JULY 14. PHYLLIS SHARP ANNOUNCED THAT SHE IS THE CLUB LIASON FOR THE LUNCHEON JULY 24 WHICH SPOTS LIGHTS THE ROTARY FOUNDATION PERMENENT FUND. EACH CLUB IS ENCOURAGED TO COME. SHE ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT MAY 10, 2007 DISTRICT CONFERENCE WILL BE A CRUISE FROM GALVESTON TO MEXICO. KEEP THAT DATE IN MIND. ALL FAMILY MEMBERS ARE INVITED.
SPEAKER ALAN GRAHAM DIRECTOR OF MOBILE LOAFS AND FISHES INFORMED OUR CLUB ABOUT THEIR PROJECT OF FEEDING THE HOMELESS. WITH TEN CATERING TRUCKS, OVER 6,000 VOLUNTEERS, THIS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PROJECTS IN TEXAS. THERE ARE EIGHT TRUCKS IN AUSTIN, ONE IN SAN ANTONIO AND ONE IN LOUISIANA RESULTING FROM A RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPED AFTER KATRINA. THE MOST DESIRED ITEM IS SOCKS AND SECOND IS A HARD BOILED EGG. ALL THE FOOD IS BOUGHT WHOLE SALE. THE GROUP HAS STARTED HABITAT ON WHEELS, PROVINDING TRAVEL TRAILERS AS HOMES FOR THE HOMELESS. EVENTUALLY, THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A PARK OF TRAILER HOMES AND TENT CAMPING MUCH LIKE KOA. THE NEWEST PROJECT IS MLF. COUPONS , INSTEAD OF CASH , ARE GIVEN TO HOMELESS TO BE REDEEMED FOR GOODS AT SUCH PLACES AS WALGREENS.
LEAD THE WAY
PHYLLIS SHARP
JULY 5, 2006
CALENDAR:
JULY 11 BOARD MEETING, GRILL, 7:30
JULY 12 MEETING, LAWRENCE TAYLOR, LAWRENCE'S MOST EXCELLENT NASA ADVENTURE, PLEDGE JERRY CONN, 4-WAY TEST SALLY HANNERS, PRAYER PHYLLIS SHARP
JULY 14 MARBLE FALLS FISH FRY
JULY 19 UT PROFESSOR ARTHUR SAKAMOTTO
JULY 24 MULTI-DISTRICT INSTITUTE LUNCHEON ON THE PERMENTENT FUND
LOOT BOOT:
BEN FORD "KEEPING FRANK IN OUR THOUGHTS." CARLETON TURNER "GRATEFUL FOR A SAFE 4TH JULY WEEKEND." CAMILLER MILLER "KEEPING FRANK IN OUR PRAYERS." SUZANN MEDELY "THANKS TO CARLETON FOR BRINGING THE TV FOR THE SPEAKER."
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
DAVID URIBE ANNOUNCED THAT THE BOARD MEETING WOULD BE JULY 11 AND INVITED EVERYONE TO COME. THE FISH FRY IN MARBLE FALLS IS JULY 14. PHYLLIS SHARP ANNOUNCED THAT SHE IS THE CLUB LIASON FOR THE LUNCHEON JULY 24 WHICH SPOTS LIGHTS THE ROTARY FOUNDATION PERMENENT FUND. EACH CLUB IS ENCOURAGED TO COME. SHE ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT MAY 10, 2007 DISTRICT CONFERENCE WILL BE A CRUISE FROM GALVESTON TO MEXICO. KEEP THAT DATE IN MIND. ALL FAMILY MEMBERS ARE INVITED.
SPEAKER ALAN GRAHAM DIRECTOR OF MOBILE LOAFS AND FISHES INFORMED OUR CLUB ABOUT THEIR PROJECT OF FEEDING THE HOMELESS. WITH TEN CATERING TRUCKS, OVER 6,000 VOLUNTEERS, THIS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PROJECTS IN TEXAS. THERE ARE EIGHT TRUCKS IN AUSTIN, ONE IN SAN ANTONIO AND ONE IN LOUISIANA RESULTING FROM A RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPED AFTER KATRINA. THE MOST DESIRED ITEM IS SOCKS AND SECOND IS A HARD BOILED EGG. ALL THE FOOD IS BOUGHT WHOLE SALE. THE GROUP HAS STARTED HABITAT ON WHEELS, PROVINDING TRAVEL TRAILERS AS HOMES FOR THE HOMELESS. EVENTUALLY, THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A PARK OF TRAILER HOMES AND TENT CAMPING MUCH LIKE KOA. THE NEWEST PROJECT IS MLF. COUPONS , INSTEAD OF CASH , ARE GIVEN TO HOMELESS TO BE REDEEMED FOR GOODS AT SUCH PLACES AS WALGREENS.
LEAD THE WAY
PHYLLIS SHARP
