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(Meal provided by Marco's Pizza)
Mar 26, 2018
The 4-Way Test is one of the world’s most widely printed and quoted statements of business ethics. The 4-Way Test Speech Contest is held in the Spring of each year. Our speakers this year come from the Interact Club at Robert E. Lee High School. They prepare a five to seven minute speech that illustrates the 4-Way Test of Rotary International and how it applies to their life, activities, interests, or goals, or any combination thereof. Winners at the Club level advance to the District Competition. At each level, students have an opportunity to win scholarship money. This year’s topic, as chosen by District Governor Ted Huffines is “How does living by the Rotary 4 Way Test help you in "making a difference" where you live and go to school?” Those in attendance at the meeting will help select a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winner.
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(Meal provided by The Diner)
Apr 02, 2018
Pat Stacey was born and raised in Dallas. He graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches with a major in Radio / Television and a minor in business management. Pat interned at KDFW-TV in Dallas during his college years which cemented his interest in the television business. Pat started his career with KLTV in 1986 and has held numerous positions in operations, promotions, research and advertising sales. Pat has served the East Texas community through involvement with the American Heart Association, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce, Children's Village, University of Texas at Tyler Patriot Organization and the United Way. In August of 2009 he was named as VP/ General Manager for KLTV and is committed to keeping KLTV in a position of leadership throughout the communities the station serves. Pat is married with a daughter and son.
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(Meal provided by Kawa's)
Apr 09, 2018
Rabbi Neal Katz grew up in Virginia Beach, VA. His father is a jeweler and operated his own small jewelry business for nearly 50 years. His father is a Navy Veteran who served in Vietnam, and his father’s belief in the power of small business and a strong work ethic has been a great influence on Neil. During his 15 years in Tyler, Neal has been honored to serve on numerous local and state-wide non-profits and civic boards. He received the T.B. Butler Award for "Most Outstanding Citizen in Tyler 2004" by the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce. In 2012, he was honored again by the Tyler Chamber of Commerce with the W.C. Windsor Award for Outstanding Community Service by a citizen under the age of 40. Neal also taught full courses at both UT Tyler and Tyler Junior College over the years. And he is an active speaker to many local schools, churches, and civic groups. In addition to all this, he is a performing musician. He is married to his amazing wife, Jennifer, and they have three wonderful children, Micah, Lila, and Rebecca – all of whom are proud students in Tyler public schools. Neal is currently running as an Independent candidate for the Texas State House of Representatives, District 6.
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(Meal provided by Traditions)
Apr 16, 2018
Paul Gleiser, President of Gleiser Communications has had the good fortune to spend his life doing what he likes to do. As a young boy, two passions took hold of Paul — radio and photography. With those two interests, he has been able to own three radio stations in Tyler, Texas since 1991 and has traveled the world making photographs.
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Apr 19, 2018 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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(Meal provided by Zoe's Kitchen)
Apr 23, 2018
Born and raised in the Dallas Metroplex, Deborah attended the University of North Texas and obtained her bachelor’s degree in psychology. Deborah moved to Tyler in 1992 upon graduating from South Texas College of Law in Houston and began working as an Assistant District Attorney under Jack Skeen. In 1995, Deborah started a private Family Law practice serving clients in Tyler and surrounding counties. In 2002, together with her husband David, they formed the law firm of Dobbs & Tittle PC which is located near UT Tyler on University Boulevard. In 2010, Deborah founded the SPCA of East Texas and has served as President and CEO since its inception. Deborah reports to a 23 member Board of Directors and takes no salary for this position. Her initial service in animal welfare began in 2005 as a volunteer with the Humane Society of East Texas. Working closely with that organization, Deborah provided pro-bono legal counsel and contract negotiations with the City of Tyler and Smith County. Deborah continues to be licensed to practice law in Texas and has been responsible for the civil seizure proceedings and re-homing of abused and neglected dogs, cats and some horses in Smith, Wood, Cherokee and Rusk County. Since forming the organization in 2010, we have grown from a one room office with one part time employee to a staff of 15 employees with 3 facilities in Tyler. Deborah has participated in animal welfare work on a full time basis since the formation of the SPCA of East Texas in 2010.
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Apr 26, 2018 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
South Tyler Rotary Foundation
Spaghetti Supper
Thursday, April 26th from 5:00 to 7:00
First Christian Church Family Life Center (Loop 323 & Broadway)
South Tyler Rotary hosts the Reed Franklin Annual Spaghetti Supper on Thursday, April 26th. Since 1992 this annual fundraiser helps South Tyler Rotary supports local non-profit organizations and causes. Each year, 50 percent of the funds raised each year are immediately applied to programs and services in the local area. The remaining 50 percent are held in the South Tyler Rotary's Foundation for use in future endeavors.
Sponsors and attendees enjoy a huge helping of homemade spaghetti, tossed salad, garlic bread, dessert, and a non-alcoholic beverage - dine in or carry-out. Individual tickets are $10.00 each and sponsorships are available starting at $100.00.
Reed Franklin was a former club president, a founder of the spaghetti supper and a great champion of civic causes in the community. Franklin died in April 2015.
For more information and how to sponsor, please click here. Or, you can email Amanda Folmar.
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(Meal provided by The Burger Grind)
Apr 30, 2018
Tasneem Raja is an award-winning journalist who writes for The New Yorker online, The Atlantic, NPR, and other national outlets. She is also the Executive Editor of The Tyler Loop, a digital news and culture magazine that focuses on policy, history, and demographics in Tyler, Texas. A former senior editor at NPR, she launched a popular podcast exploring issues of identity and race with NPR's Code Switch team. At Mother Jones, she specialized in data visualization and led a team that built the first-ever database of mass shootings in America. She's a pioneer in the field of data-driven digital storytelling, a frequent speaker on issues of digital journalism, and a die-hard fan of alt weeklies, where she got her start as a local reporter. She lives in Tyler, Texas with her husband, her stepson, and two imperious terriers. |
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Apr 30, 2018 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
South Tyler Rotary is pleased to participate in the Keep Tyler Beautiful "Adopt A Park" program at Bergfeld Park. Our responsibility is to pick up trash and debris throughout the park once a quarter. Our first clean up is Monday, April 30th from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. The City provides us the trash bags, gloves, vests and litter grabbers. Water will be available. Spouses and family are welcome to join us. We'll meet at 5:00 at the tennis courts on College. We suggest parking along College or that area. For those of you who can't be there by 5, just look for the orange vest wearing Rotarians hard at work. |
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May 07, 2018 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
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May 14, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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May 21, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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May 21, 2018 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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May 24, 2018 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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May 28, 2018
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(Meal provided by Chick-Fil-A)
Jun 04, 2018
Join the South Tyler Rotary at the Tyler Innovation Pipeline on Monday, June 4th for our regular weekly meeting. The Tyler Innovation Pipeline is both a place and a network that brings together those doing tremendous work in Tyler to foster innovation, entrepreneurship and community involvement. Our brick and mortar location is at 217 East Oakwood Street, Tyler, TX 75702 across the street from the Cottonbelt Depot. The Tyler Innovation Pipeline is a member-based organization. Our speaker is Veronica Brady. |
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Jun 04, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join the South Tyler Rotary at the Tyler Innovation Pipeline on Monday, June 4th for our regular weekly meeting. The Tyler Innovation Pipeline is both a place and a network that brings together those doing tremendous work in Tyler to foster innovation, entrepreneurship and community involvement. Our brick and mortar location is at 217 East Oakwood Street, Tyler, TX 75702 across the street from the Cottonbelt Depot. The Tyler Innovation Pipeline is a member-based organization. |
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(Meal provided by The Diner)
Jun 11, 2018
Brandy Ziegler is an Architect and Partner at Fitzpatrick Architects in Tyler, Texas. Brandy received her Master of Architecture from Texas Tech University in 1999. She worked with Beeler, Guest, Owens Architects in Dallas upon graduating. There she worked on Mutli-family and Mixed-use projects for the Dallas and Austin Texas areas. In 2001, Brandy and her husband Bryan moved to Denver to work with Mountain Design Group, an architecture and engineering firm. Brandy joined Fitzpatrick.Butler Architects in 2003. She is NCARB certified and is a licensed Architect in the State of Texas and Oklahoma. In 2009, Brandy took the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design accreditation exam, and is now a LEED Accredited Professional. In 2010, Steve Fitzpatrick began Fitzpatrick Architects, and Brandy became a partner of the firm. Projects in her resume include the re-envisioned offices of Tyler Morning Telegraph, Tyler Tennis and Swim Club, The Energy Center at Tyler Junior College, Brookshire’s FRESH Grocery Store (LEED Certified), Wood County Electrical Cooperative (Quitman), First Christian Church Renovations and Additions, Ecoland Early Learning Center (Kilgore), Region 7 Education Service Center Renovations and Additions (Kilgore), The University of Texas at Tyler’s Baseball and Softball Complex, Texas Arthritis and Rheumatology Medical Office, South Tyler Dermatology Medical Office, The Genecov Office Expansion, and Prothro – Wilhelmi Accounting Office. Brandy is married to Bryan who is a civil engineer and the principal at Aqueous Engineering in Tyler, TX. Bryan also received his Master’s in Architecture along with his civil engineering degree at Texas Tech where they met. They have been blessed with two girls Sophie (2005) and Maya (2008). Brandy is an active member of the Education/Human Resources Committee for the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce, and she is on the Board of Directors for the Andy Woods Elementary Parent Teacher Association. Bryan and Brandy are members at Green Acres Baptist Church where they are active in volunteering and serving. |
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Jun 21, 2018 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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(Meal provided by Marco's Pizza)
Jun 25, 2018
Phil Burks graduated from LeTourneau University in 1974 with an Electrical Engineering Technology degree. Since then, he has worked in radio, TV, as a sales engineer for Motorola 2-way radios, owned a tower company, started The Genesis Group (29 years ago), created a high tech commercial real estate company called Corporate Green, been on many local boards (including founding board president for Tyler Innovation Pipeline) and has now started a new company- Phirst Technologies. LLC. Today, Phil is going to tell about a revolutionary, lifesaving, patent pending concept, created here in Tyler, Texas. |
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(Meal provided by Dairy Queen)
Jul 09, 2018
Serving his seventh term in the United States House of Representatives, Congressman Louie Gohmert was first sworn in on January 4, 2005. He proudly represents the First District of Texas which encompasses more than 12 counties stretching nearly 120 miles down the state's eastern border with Louisiana. As the recipient of numerous awards such as Endowment for Middle East Truth's "Speaker of the Truth Award" and Freedom Works' "Freedom Fighter Award," Louie passionately speaks in Washington on the issues he and most of us hold dearest. He is an unapologetic warrior for our most cherished freedoms which are under attack and some are even being marginalized and diminished. He has not only been sought as a key note speaker all over the U.S., but has been and invited speaker at Oxford and Cambridge Universities in England, as well as other countries. After the Obama administration condemned the largest peaceful demonstration in the history of the world in Egypt in June of 2013 which resulted in the ouster of Pres.Morsi who was maneuvering toward a dictatorship, some American leaders demanded the Muslim Brotherhood dictator be put back in office where he had seized so much power, but Louie became the first and most public elected US official to commend the Egyptians and making him an Egyptian populist hero, earning an award from the Chamber of Commerce in Cairo. He is a staunch advocate for the U.S. being the best friend Israel could have in the world as an acknowledged friend of Prime Minister Netanyahu. He is a tireless advocate on the House Floor, all over east Texas and the nation, as well as in the national and international media on many critical issues. These include not only the necessity to fight terrorism from its most prominent source, radical Islam, but also promoting the preservation of U.S. Constitutional authority, freedoms of religion and speech, state’s rights, 2nd amendment rights, and all those rights most of us hold dearest. Congressman Gohmert is a bold defender of America's founding principles and is constantly coming up with big, innovative ideas solidly based on conservative principles and the ideals that has served as this nation's bedrock since birth. Louie serves on numerous House committees and subcommittees in the House of Representatives. Specifically, Congressman Gohmert is honored to serve as the Vice Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee. Texas has a rich supply of natural resources; and, the First District of Texas' economy largely relies on the natural resource based industries of oil, gas, coal, timber, water, as well as some of the best healthcare in the world. Congressman Gohmert is an ardent member of the House Judiciary Committee and serves as Vice Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security. Prior to being elected to serve in Congress, Louie was elected to three terms as District Judge in Smith County, Texas. During his tenure on the bench, he gained national and international attention for some of his innovative rulings. He was later appointed by Texas Governor Rick Perry to complete a term as the Chief Justice of the 12th Court of Appeals. Louie received his undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University where he acquired a four year active duty commitment to the Army from an Army scholarship, and where he was Brigade Commander in the Corps while also serving as Class President for both Corps and Civilian students. He later graduated from Baylor School of Law where he was also Class President, President of the Moot Court Society, and won a number of awards including an award for his Law Review Article on torts. He is also a veteran having served his country as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He and his wife Kathy are the proud parents of three daughters. Their family attends Green Acres Baptist Church in Tyler, where Louie has served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher for many years. He now frequently speaks or preaches at churches throughout his district and around the country. |
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Jul 09, 2018 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Support the community at the South Tyler Rotary Blood Drive at Chick-fil-A on South Broadway. This event happens on Monday, July 9th from 10:00-4:00. To sign up or for more information contact Dalton Dickerson. |
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Jul 09, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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(Meal provided by Which Wich)
Jul 16, 2018
Detective Miller is currently assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division, Youth Crimes / Gang Intelligence Unit of the Tyler Police Department as an investigator and Gang Intelligence Officer. Detective Miller holds a Master Peace Officer Certificate from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education. He has been employed as a peace officer for the past twenty-eight years and has attended numerous schools and seminars regarding the investigation of criminal offenses and criminal street gangs. Detective Miller has testified as a gang expert in Federal Court and was the lead case investigator in a joint gang investigation with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 2003. Detective Miller has testified as a gang expert in numerous cases in the 241st, 114th , 7th District Courts and County Court #3 and #2. Detective Miller has conducted gang investigation training for the United States Attorney General’s Office, Texas State Attorney General’s Office, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler Junior College, the Texas Gang Investigators Association, Smith County Juvenile Services as well as the Tyler Police Department. Detective Miller also has additional duties as an employee of the Tyler Police Department. He has been a member of the Tyler Police Department’s SWAT team for twenty-five years, he is a firearms and use of force instructor. |
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Jul 16, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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(Meal provided by Dickey's BBQ)
Jul 23, 2018
Judy joined the Carthage, Texas Rotary Club in February, 2004 and was the first female in her club. She has served as Treasurer, Secretary (twice) and President in 2008-2009 and again in 2013-2014. She chaired the Dictionary Project, RYLA and the Scholarship Program for 10 years as well as the Hamburger Sales and Gold Tourament fundraisers. She served as her club's Foundation Chair in 2015-2016 and 2016-2017.
Judy is a member of the Paul Harris Society, and had the privilege of serving as District Assistant Governor from 2009-2012. She has also chaired the District 4 Way Speech Contest 5 times at Panola College. Judy was the District Foundation CPG Chair from 2014-2016. She attended the RI convention in Atlanta, Ga. in 2017 and Toronto, Canada in June 2018.
Judy attended Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pennsylvania and went to work for Sears, Roebuck and Company in their training program. She retired from Sears Corporate in 1995 and then she and her late husband Mike moved to Carthage from Dallas and opened a rural Sears Store. After selling the store in 2007, she worked for the local radio station in Carthage, KGAS. She volunteers at a food pantry 3 days a week. She has 2 sons, Tim and wife Darlene in Sacramento, California and Chris and wife Vicki and grandson Nick in Portland, Oregon.
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Jul 23, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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(Meal provided by Chick-fil-A)
Jul 30, 2018
Adam Colby began working for the Tyler Police Department in 2007 and is currently assigned as the Detective Sergeant over the Financial Crimes Unit. He has over sixteen years of law enforcement experience in two states. Prior to starting with Tyler PD, he was an officer for the state of Maryland. He began his law enforcement career with the Maryland Transportation Authority Police in Baltimore. While working for the state of Maryland he worked assignments as a Highway Patrol Officer, a Field Training Officer, and as a member of the SWAT Team. He was also temporarily assigned to work as part of the Baltimore Joint Terrorism Task Force conducting counter terrorism investigations. He participated in numerous joint investigations with multiple federal agencies. As a member of the SWAT team he was routinely deployed for diplomatic protection, working with other agencies to protect Congressman, Senators, Presidential Cabinet Members, Supreme Court Justices, and even the President and Vice President of the United States while they travelled in and though Maryland. Sergeant Colby moved to Texas and started as a Patrol Officer with Tyler PD in 2007. He was selected as a Property Crimes Detective in 2009. As a property Crimes Detective he broke up numerous Burglary and Theft rings, writing hundreds of arrest warrants and helping to convict numerous offenders. He participated in numerous investigations with other Tyler PD and Smith County investigative units assisting with Forgeries, Frauds, Assaults, and Homicides. He promoted to Sergeant in March of 2012 and was assigned to patrol. He was chosen as the Detective Sergeant over the Financial Crimes Unit in January of 2017. In this role he has helped to target transnational organized crime as part of the North Texas Financial Crimes Task Force. He has been decorated numerous times and is also a certified TCOLE Instructor. Sergeant Colby has a BA in American History with a minor in criminology. Between Texas and Maryland he has hundreds of arrests and thousands of hours of Law Enforcement related training. Sergeant Colby also served in the United States Army with twelve years of service between active and reserve duty. He was deplopyed to Iraq in 2004 as part of a special operations unit and participated in over one hundred combat missions. |
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Jul 30, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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Jul 30, 2018 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
South Tyler Rotary is pleased to participate in the Keep Tyler Beautiful "Adopt A Park" program at Bergfeld Park. Our responsibility is to pick up trash and debris throughout the park once a quarter. Our next clean up is Monday, July 30th from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. The City provides us the trash bags, gloves, vests and litter grabbers. Water will be available. Spouses and family are welcome to join us. We'll meet at 5:30 at the tennis courts on College. We suggest parking along College or that area. |
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(Meal provided by The Diner)
Aug 06, 2018
Division President, East Texas
Moody Chisholm is responsible for the operations of UT Health East Texas, which includes 10 hospitals, more than 50 clinics, two freestanding emergency centers, regional rehabilitation facilities and home health services, a comprehensive seven-trauma center care network, including a Level 1, and a fleet of more than 45 ambulances and four helicopters. A veteran health system leader, Moody Chisholm brings more than 35 years of experience to Ardent. He most recently served as regional vice president for Salt Lake City, Utah-based Intermountain Healthcare’s central region, which included seven hospitals. Previously, he was CEO of St. Vincent’s Healthcare in Jacksonville, Florida, and spent 24 years with Universal Health Services where he held a variety of leadership roles including division vice president. Chisholm holds bachelor’s degrees in economics and business administration from Appalachian State University, and received his MBA from Nova Southeastern University. |
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Aug 06, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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(Meal provided by Lola's Handcrafted Sandwiches)
Aug 13, 2018
Tami is a Licensed Professional Counselor that specializes in individual, marriage and family counseling. Currently she is focusing on community relations and donor fund development. As a licensed therapist, Tami is able to share the story of the Samaritan Counseling Center of East Texas from this unique perspective helping prospective, clients and donors have a broader understanding of the mission we at Samaritan Counseling Center of East Texas hope to accomplish. The Samaritan Counseling Center of East Texas adheres to the belief that there is a close relationship of mind, body, and spirit, and that optimal health care involves consideration of all three. The Clinical Staff are certified and/or state licensed in their professional disciplines. In addition to maintaining these clinical standards, the counselors will also be trained and supervised to help clients build upon their faith resources when appropriate. Clinical services are available to people of all faith traditions and to those who do not claim a religious identity. The Center is a non-profit and as such will be able to provide services to many in the community who would otherwise not be able to afford counseling. An important element for an excellent non-profit organization is accountability. The Samaritan Counseling Center of East Texas has an active Board of Directors. In addition, the Center is affiliated with the Samaritan Institute. The Samaritan Institute is based in Denver, CO, and has been in existence for 40 years. Their key mission is to provide quality, cost-efficient counseling, education, and consultation that recognizes the inter-relatedness of mind, body, spirit, and community. In hundreds of Samaritan counseling centers across the country, communities are served by trained and accredited counselors. The Samaritan Counseling Center of East Texas will maintain accreditation by meeting the high standards of care that the Samaritan Institute requires from their affiliates.
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Aug 13, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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Aug 16, 2018 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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(Meal provided by On The Border)
Aug 20, 2018
This meeting is a business meeting and will not include a program. At this meeting President Amanda Folmar will share the results of our member survey and will invite board members to talk about upcoming projects and programs. We'll also present Champions with Children the back to school supplies we've collected in August. |
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Aug 20, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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Aug 25, 2018 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Event is MAXED out! Contact Amanda if you'd like to be a waiting list. Club Visioning August 25th - On Saturday, August 25th members of our club will participate in the club visioning process This process helps clubs identify what they are known for, where they want to head in the future, and how they can go about getting there. To best facilitate the process, only 20 members can be involved and there might be a few slots still available. Contact Amanda Folmar for more information. |
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(Meal provided by Raising Cain's)
Aug 27, 2018
Chris Glenney, FACHE, Senior Vice President Group Operations, Chief Executive Officer, CHRISTUS Health Northeast Texas Chris is the Senior Vice President of Group Operations for CHRISTUS® Health and Chief Executive Officer of CHRISTUS® Health Northeast Texas, which includes CHRISTUS® Trinity Mother Frances Health System, CHRISTUS® Mother Frances Sulphur Springs, CHRISTUS® St. Michael Health System, CHRISTUS® Good Shepherd Health System and CHRISTUS® Trinity Clinic. Chris has been with CHRISTUS® Trinity Mother Frances since 1998 and has served in a variety of leadership roles. Chris holds a bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University and a master’s degree in healthcare administration from Trinity University. Additionally, he is a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. He has an active role in volunteerism in Tyler through his church, Grace Commmunity Church and by serving on the board of Grace Community School, a local private school. In addition, he has served on the following boards: the Texas Purchasing Coalition, Texas Care Alliance, CHRISTUS® Northeast Texas System Board, CHRISTUS® Mother Frances Hospital (Tyler, and Sulphur Springs), Champion EMS, Tyler ContinueCARE Hospital, and CHRISTUS® Trinity Mother Frances Rehabilitation Hospital.
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Aug 27, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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Sep 03, 2018
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(Meal provided by Kawa's)
Sep 10, 2018
Ogie has worked as a Health & Fitness Consultant for top corporations, the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL, and the Portland Trailblazers of the NBA. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with Bachelor’s degrees in both Speech and Health & Physical Education. He also holds a Master of Sacred Ministry degree from Multnomah Biblical Seminary in Portland. He earned a certificate as a Health Promotion Director from The Cooper Institute in Dallas, Texas. Ogie is 68, has 3 children (24-36). He resides in Beaverton, Oregon. His wife Julie is a Licensed Tax Consultant and a graduate of George Fox University Seminary with a Master’s degree in Christian Education Administration. His son Chris is a graduate of Morehouse College in Atlanta and is a civil engineer in Seattle. Tyler is a graduate of Azusa Pacific University in TV & film directing. He was a part of the team with the winning Super Bowl ad three years ago and works in TV & Film in Los Angeles. Daughter Lynley is a graduate of George Fox University in elementary education. She is a gifted teacher and plans to study in Spain next year. Ogie has given over 4,000 talks on fitness motivation around the country and lectured at over a dozen northwest universities. He will speak on “What To Do About American Childhood & Adult Obesity.” |
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Sep 10, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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(Meal provided by Dairy Queen)
Sep 17, 2018
Stacia Aylor was hired in March 2017 as the Administrative Assistant for The First Tee of Greater Tyler and brought a tremendous amount of experience. She graduated from Texas Tech University in 1997 with a degree in Human Development and Family Studies, summa cum laude, and started her career with the Office of the Attorney General in June of 1997 and continued working with the agency in some capacity through 2009. After leaving the Attorney General’s Office and staying home with her three boys for awhile, she served as Financial Secretary for her church from November 2013 to May 2015. Stacia has been the Executive Director for The First Tee of Greater Tyler since January 2018. A National and International Program The First Tee was started 20 years ago by World Golf Foundation a partnership of both amateur and professional golf association located in St Augustine Florida where the World Golf Hall of Fame is located. If you’re an avid golfer you have seen their ads on The Golf Channel and national networks, which televise the PGA and LPGA and Champions tour events through out the year. Since it was started, it has now grown to having over 150 chapters operating in all 50 states and a number of countries around the world. It was conceived as way to “sustain and grow the game of golf” but also to use the unique nature of the game of golf to teach young people life-enhancing character traits and “Nine Core Values – Honesty, Integrity, Sportsmanship, Respect, Confidence, Responsibility, Perseverance. Courtesy and Judgment” taught in what it calls its “Life Skills Experience” classes. The Life Skills Experience program consists of 5 levels of training requiring a minimum of 27 hours and up to 60 hours of work both on the golf course and in the classroom as well as completing a number of community service projects in order to each of the 5 levels – Player, Par, Birdie, Eagle and Ace. The Tyler Area Local Chapter Connection As a local chapter, we pay no fee to The First Tee home office. So 100% of the dollars raised go to support our local chapter. We do pay nominal amounts for website and other IT support which gives us access to the First Tee’s latest comprehensive and evidenced base curricula with detailed lesson plan manuals and participant “yardage books” to document progress and the training programs and manuals for our volunteer and professional coaching staff. We also have access to The First Tee Intranet, which contains a wealth of information on Operations and Staffing, Programing, Marketing and Community Relations, Fundraising and Corporate Organization and Governance. The Tyler Area Local Chapter History Since The First Tee of Greater Tyler chapter was chartered in the summer of 2011, the chapter has grown to where it now conducts over 30 after-school “Life Skills Experience” classes and summer camps serving over 500 area youth ages 6-17 each year at 6 area golf courses, introduces the program in over 25 area elementary PE classes serving over 12,000 students each year and conducts introductory community clinics reaching over additional 2,500 young people each year. The golf courses are made available without charge. We provide clubs, bags and balls to all who need them. While we do charge a registration fee for our on-course classes, this covers only a fraction of what it costs to actually provide the programming and we accept all interested children regardless of family income by discounting our fees to make our programs affordable to all. We believe that our programs help our participants not only in the game of golf, but also at school, at home and in the community. By focusing on growing the youth of today, we believe we can make an impact on the future of our community and help our next generation of leaders create healthy physical, emotional, and social habits. |
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Sep 17, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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Sep 20, 2018 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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(Meal provided by Marco's Pizza)
Sep 24, 2018
Dr. John English, M.D.CEO, Medical Director Dr. John English, a native of Longview, Texas is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and has been practicing medicine since 1993. Prior to becoming the Medical Director of Bethesda Health Clinic, he practiced medicine at Trinity Clinic in Tyler, Texas. John holds a M.D. degree from U.T. Southwestern Medical School. He completed his residency at John Peter Smith Hospital. John is married to Dr. Grace English, M.D., who worked as the volunteer medical director to take Bethesda from a concept to a fully operational clinic. As medical professionals, John and Grace are committed to serve the Lord in the area of medicine. John and Grace are blessed with three children. |
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Sep 24, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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