Brazosport Rotary
Club
 
Chartered 1953

It’s our pleasure today to welcome Jeremy Way, who will be speaking with us about Emergency Management and Brazoria County’s plans in the event of an emergency.

Jeremy brings an incredible amount of real-world experience to us. He is a law enforcement officer, firefighter/rescue technician, and Emergency Management Coordinator, with more than 25 years of experience as a first responder and over 15 years in emergency management. During the past 12 years, Jeremy has worked 16 presidentially declared disasters, serving in roles ranging from rescue technician on the streets all the way to Incident Commander.

Jeremy currently serves as the Brazoria County Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator.

When he’s not helping prepare Brazoria County for the unexpected, Jeremy lives on his ranch outside of Sweeny, where he raises cattle and farms hay.

We’re very fortunate to have him with us today. Please join me in giving a warm Rotary welcome to Jeremy Way!

Dear Board Members, Committee Chairs and Rotarians,

We will be holding our budget meeting next Thursday, August 20th at 4:00 PM at The Center.

All Board members and interested Rotarians are encouraged to attend. Your ideas, input, and involvement are important as we work together to establish our priorities and budget for the coming year.

If you are a committee lead, please submit your budget request to Barbara Franklin if you are unable to attend.

We appreciate everyone’s participation and look forward to a productive meeting. Your input helps ensure that our budget reflects the goals and priorities of our club and the community we serve.

Thank you for your continued commitment to Rotary. We look forward to seeing you on Thursday!

Yours in Rotary,

Barbara Franklin - Treasurer

🎉 Rotary Committees: Jump In, Team!

First, GREAT JOB, Rotarians! We’ve already had a fantastic response to committee sign-ups. Thank you to everyone who has made the commitment to serve!

Our goal is for every member to serve on at least two committees. If you haven’t signed up yet, there’s still plenty of room at the Rotary table—and we’d love to have you!

🪑 A Few Chairs Are Still Empty!

Several committees have members ready to roll but still need a Chair. If you signed up for one of those committees, please consider stepping up to lead. You don’t have to do everything—you just have to help get everyone moving in the same direction!

Committee Chairs: Please begin reaching out to your committee members and scheduling your first planning meetings.

😂 And Then There’s Our Mystery Rotarian…

We had one member sign up for a couple of committees and very helpfully list their name as “Rotarian.”

Technically, that could mean ALL OF YOU just volunteered for those committees. 😆

Before we put the entire club to work, would our mystery “Rotarian” please identify yourself?

🔎 Please Check the List!

The list below is based only on the handwritten forms completed at the meeting, so there may absolutely be commitments or leadership roles that aren’t reflected here yet.

  • If you signed up and don’t see your name, please let us know ASAP.
  • If you’ve already agreed to chair or co-chair a committee and it isn’t shown, please update us.
  • If you don’t see your name anywhere and would like to make your committee commitment, now’s the time!

📋 Current Committee Lineup

SERVICE PROJECTS — CHAIR NEEDED
Tammie Bell, Lisa Kelly, Jonathan Garcia, Rob Giesecke, Marc Herns, Chris Rees, Kenny Vernor

SERVICE FOR THE ELDERLY — Chair: Barbara Franklin
Tammie Bell, Lisa Kelly, Vicki Melass, Terry Richardson, Kenny Vernor

FINANCE — CHAIR NEEDED
Barbara Franklin, Corky Melass, Mystery Rotarian 👀, Lisa Pauls, Jordan Strother, Kenny Vernor

MEMBERSHIP — Chair: Keith Frank
Tammie Bell, Walter Branson, Kenny Vernor

SCRAPBOOK/HISTORY — CHAIR NEEDED
Walter Branson, Kenny Vernor

EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE LUNCH — Chair: Shannan Pfeifer
Shirley Baker, Bryn Cooper, Kim Effenberger, Kenny Vernor

ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS — Chair: Debby Soltesz
Shirley Baker, Michael Coburn, Marc Herns, Mystery Rotarian 👀, Kenny Vernor

DONATION — Chair: Debby Soltesz
Tammie Bell, Michael Coburn, Matt Edquist, Barbara Franklin, Vicki Melass, Lisa Pauls, Kenny Vernor

ANGEL TREE — CHAIR NEEDED
Lisa Kelly, Harold Nicoll, Kenny Vernor

SALVATION ARMY — CHAIR NEEDED
Shirley Baker, Tammie Bell, Michael Coburn, Wade Floyd, Jonathan Garcia, Rob Giesecke, Harold Nicoll, Dusty Park, Jordan Strother, Kenny Vernor

VETERANS PROJECT/PROGRAM — Co-Chairs: Tammie Bell & Terry Richardson
Dusty Park, Jordan Strother, Kenny Vernor

GUERRERO CLINIC — Chair: Walter Branson
Shirley Baker, Keith Frank

FELLOWSHIP — Chair: Tammie Bell
Shirley Baker, Walter Branson, Kim Effenberger, George Franklin, Marc Herns, Corky Melass, Kenny Vernor

ETHICS — Co-Chair: Wade Floyd
Shirley Baker, Matt Edquist, Lisa Pauls, Kenny Vernor

SCHOLARSHIP — Chair: Tammie Bell
Kim Effenberger, Marc Herns, Wade Floyd, Lisa Kelly, Lisa Pauls, Chris Rees, Kenny Vernor

INTERACT/RYLA — Chair: Heather Rimato
Bryn Cooper, Lisa Kelly, Kenny Vernor

LIFE SKILLS PICNIC — CHAIR NEEDED
Tammie Bell, Lisa Kelly, Lisa Pauls, Debby Soltesz, Kenny Vernor

ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE — Chair: Lisa Pauls
Tammie Bell, Lisa Vernor

SAFETYTOWN — Chair: Barbara Franklin
Tammie Bell, Michael Coburn, Bryn Cooper, Jonathan Garcia, Marc Herns, Harold Nicoll, Dusty Park, Terry Richardson, Jordan Strother, Kenny Vernor

SAFETY — Chair: Dusty Park
Shirley Baker, Tammie Bell, Walter Branson, Kenny Vernor

⭐ Service Above Self Starts With Signing Up!

Thank you to everyone who has already jumped in. Check your name, claim your committee, consider grabbing one of those empty Chair seats, and let’s get these committees rolling!

And to our mystery “Rotarian”…we’re looking for you.  Handwriting samples may be taken soon! 👀😂

Speakers

Aug 18, 2026 12:00 PM
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Aug 25, 2026 12:00 PM
Fundraising kickoff!
Sep 01, 2026 12:00 PM
Let's get started.
Sep 08, 2026
I've Got tickets to sell - now what!
Sep 15, 2026 12:00 PM
My Home Country is France.
Sep 22, 2026 12:00 PM
No Noon Meeting - Collaborate dinner at Vernor Material
Sep 29, 2026 12:00 PM
Let's make this work!
Oct 06, 2026 12:00 PM
Recoup from an Amazing Shrimp Boil
Oct 13, 2026
Update on Port Authority
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Brazosport Club Information
Welcome to our Club!
Brazosport
Service Above Self
Tuesdays at 12:00 p.m.
Doris Williams Civic Center
333 TX-332
Lake Jackson, TX 77566
United States of America

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Birthdays & Anniversaries

Member Birthdays
Hal Hrncir
August 1
 
Walter Branson
August 2
 
Peggy Wille
August 9
 
Chris Rees
August 13
 
Jim Pierce
August 31
 
Scott Ferry
August 31
 
Spouse/Partner Birthdays
Marcia Pierce
August 24
 
Melinda Herns
August 27
 
Jeff Pauls
August 28
 
Luz
August 30
 
Anniversaries
Danny Massey
Deborah Massey
August 1
 
Gerald Roznovsky
Patti Roznovsky
August 6
 
Douglas Colvin
Tracy Colvin
August 8
 
Jacque Cundieff
Elliott Cundieff
August 11
 
Wade Floyd
Julie Floyd
August 13
 
Jeffrey Fattig
Tina
August 18
 
Drew Davenport
Heather Davenport
August 24
 
Join Date
Diane Hill
August 1, 2002
24 years
 
Melissa Alexander
August 3, 2023
3 years
 
Annaliza Gideon
August 8, 2024
2 years
 
Monique Baucham
August 8, 2024
2 years
 
Ariel Lara
August 25, 2020
6 years
 
Dusty Park
August 31, 2021
5 years
 
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