Program Update

Posted by Debbie Stevenson on Aug 02, 2016
 
If you have an idea for a program, speak up! The calendar is filling fast:
StorybookAug. 5 - Nancy Phillips: Women's Storybook Project of Texas
It is an unfortunate fact that Texas has the nation's largest prison population. The unavoidable fallout is women and mothers of young children are a growing portion of the ranks. The problem is close to home with at least 1,600 members of Texas' female prison population  housed in Gatesville, alone.
Founded in 2003, speaker Nancy Phillips will outline how the Women's Storybook Project of Texas is attempting to mitigate the repercussions for the children.
With the motto "Turning Pages, Turning Lives," the project builds relationships between incarcerated mothers and their children via recorded readings by the mothers that are then presented by volunteers to the children and their caregivers. The goal is simple: Reassure the children that they have a loving mother despite the separation, maintain the bonding process - and yes, perhaps make one small step to ensure the family's prison cycle is not repeated.
Our speaker's presentation will end with a short, but powerful video showing its impact on the mothers, their children, the caregivers - and the volunteers.
 
Aug. 12 - KISD Coaches: 2016 Pigskin Preview
The district's four coaches return to the Killeen Heights Rotary Club to offer a preview into what they have in store for this year's district and Highway 190 corridor quest for pigskin triumph!
 
Aug. 19 - U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, R-Austin: 25th District Congressional Update
Representing Texas District 25 in Washington, Mr. Williams also serves on the House Financial Services Committee, which has jurisdiction over issues pertaining to the economy, the banking system, housing, insurance and securities and exchanges. Additionally, the Committee has jurisdiction over monetary policy, international finance, international monetary organizations and efforts to combat terrorist financing.
Simply put, if you are in banking, have a 401(k) or waded through the mortgage market since 2008, you will have encountered the era of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Enacted in the wake of the financial and housing meltdown, the measure has led to a whole new world. It doesn't get any closer to home than the roof over your head and the security of the country in which it is housed. Please join us for a truly important congressional update.
 
Aug. 26 - Maj. Gen. John C Thomson III: First Cavalry Division
The colors will have been cased the previous day and once again the famed First Cavalry is set to deploy to Bagram Airfield in eastern Afghanistan where it will replace the 10th Mountain Division headquarters, which has served as the planning leader for U.S. Forces-Afghanistan since November. The latest First Cavalry deployment is expected to last about 12 months, with the Fort Hood troop presence growing to about 1,500. Maj. Gen. John C. Thomson III, who assumed the division helm in January, will take on the role of U.S. deputy commanding general for support in Afghanistan. The rotation follows an announcement last month by the White House that it will leave 8,400 American troops in Afghanistan, essentially halting its draw down of the 14-year war that the president had pledged to end on his watch.
September program lineup:
Retired Gen. JD Thurman; KISD Superintendent John Craft, Killeen Interim City Manager Ann Farris.