Prayer, Pledge and Visitors
Vice President John Legris opened the meeting with the ringing of the bell. Ken Donoughue led us with a word of prayer and the pledges.
Club Lunch and Business Meeting
Today we had a very special off site meeting at Hallmark University campus located at 10401 IH 10 West. Today's meeting was made possible by Brenda Jackson who 
sits on the university's Nursing Advisory Committee. Brenda says Hallmark University has a special place in her heart because the university's mission and vision is similar to Rotary. Brenda introduced our speaker, Dr. Gabriel Oluwakotanmi, Dean of Nursing at Hallmark University. Dr O was the keynote speaker for the 2019 World Nursing Conference in London, England. If you weren't able to attend the meeting please click HERE - he is very interesting and you will be able to learn about what the nursing community, through Dr. O and his program, is striving to achieve throughout the world. Dr. O was also the keynote speaker at the 2018 World Nursing Conference in Rome.
sits on the university's Nursing Advisory Committee. Brenda says Hallmark University has a special place in her heart because the university's mission and vision is similar to Rotary. Brenda introduced our speaker, Dr. Gabriel Oluwakotanmi, Dean of Nursing at Hallmark University. Dr O was the keynote speaker for the 2019 World Nursing Conference in London, England. If you weren't able to attend the meeting please click HERE - he is very interesting and you will be able to learn about what the nursing community, through Dr. O and his program, is striving to achieve throughout the world. Dr. O was also the keynote speaker at the 2018 World Nursing Conference in Rome.Dr. O explained that nursing is the largest profession internationally. There is currently a severe nursing shortage - needing 17K in Texas and 10K in San Antonio. One of the reasons given is because nurses must adhere to a higher standard than other professions. He described nursing as not disease focused; rather it is focused on people in the community.
These are just some of the top threats to global health:
- Air pollution & climate change
- Global influenza pandemic
- Fragile and vulnerable settings
- Antimicrobial resistance
- Ebola and other high threat pathogens
Dr. O strongly recommended handwashing with soap and water for 20 seconds to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Thank you Dr. O for your timely and informative presentation today! In your honor we will donate a book to the Locke Hill Elementary School.
Our thanks to Gloria Richter for donating books for the month of March. She has chosen books that focus on the American Indians.
Humor by Past President Fred Timmons
I've sure gotten old!
I have outlived my feet and my teeth,
I've had two bypass surgeries, a hip replacement,
New knees,
Fought prostate cancer and diabetes
I'm half blind,
Can't hear anything quieter than a jet engine,
Take 40 different medications that make me dizzy, winded, and subject to blackouts.
Have bouts with dementia.
Have poor circulation;
Hardly feel my hands and feet anymore.
Can't remember if I'm 85 or 92.
Have lost all my friends.
But, thank God, I still have my driver's license!
More Humor from Fred
Reporters interviewing a 104 year old woman:
"And what do you think is the best thing about being 104?" the reporter asked.
She simply replied "No peer pressure."
"And what do you think is the best thing about being 104?" the reporter asked.
She simply replied "No peer pressure."
Fred says he has a client who is 103 - she was born in 1916 at the end of World War I!