TODAY WE HONOR AND REMEMBER ALL THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY AND FOR THE FREEDOMS ENJOYED BY EACH OF US.
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PROGRAM PREVIEW
May 30, 2018
"Moral Injury: The Hidden Wound of the Soldier's Soul"
Tony Clark
Rector
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
It is most appropriate to have Chaplain Tony Clark speak to the club following a day of special significance for veterans and their families. We know Tony Clark as a friend and a Rotarian, yet Colonel Anthony Clark has had an impressive and decorated military career.
Chaplain (Colonel) Anthony P. ‘Tony” Clark served as the Command Chaplain for the Florida Army and Air National Guard. His thirty plus years of uniformed service includes enlisted service in the Military Intelligence Corps, training as a Chaplain Candidate and over twenty years of experience as a Chaplain in the Florida Army National Guard.
His previous assignments in the Florida Army National Guard include Battalion Chaplain, 3/20th Special Forces Group (Airborne); Battalion Chaplain, 2-124th Infantry Regiment; Deputy Brigade Chaplain, 53rd Infantry Brigade and Brigade Chaplain, 164th Air Defense Artillery Brigade. He was mobilized in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom and hurricane recovery missions in 2004, 2005, 2016, and 2017.
Chaplain Clark’s military awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the Armed Forces Reserve Medal. He has also been recognized as Minister of the Year by Stetson University and has been recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary International.
Chaplain Clark is endorsed by The Episcopal Church and has ministered for over twenty five years as a parish priest, currently serving as the Rector of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church.
His presentation will be pertinent and moving. Please join us and invite veterans and friends.
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Head Table for May 30
Invocation:
Joy Walker
Minister
Unity of Southeast Texas
Pledges to USA & Texas Flags:
Wes Shipley
President
Ranchers & Farmers Mutual Insurance Company
Introduction of Guests:
Jay Wilson
Multi-Media Consultant
SoutheastTexas.com
Introduction of Speaker:
Dana Timaeus
Managing Partner
The Timaeus Law Firm, PLLC
Would you like to take part in the weekly meetings in a more active role? Don't wait to be asked. Volunteer for one of the weekly assignments! Choose your role and a date that is convenient. Contact Barry Bryant at 409-656-4108 or bbryant@billclarkbugsperts.com.
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CALENDAR OF ROTARY EVENTS
(Club events & opportunities for meeting makeups)
JUNE
4
Rotary Goes to School at Martin Elementary; 2:30 p.m.
7
Rotary After Hours, 5:30-7:00 p.m.; Beaumont Children's Museum
Board of Directors Meeting; 11:45 a.m.; Art Museum of Southeast Texas
26
Toast to Tim & Club Leadership; 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.; Art Museum of Southeast Texas
27
NO MEETING AT THE ELEGANTE; Toast on June 26 counts as meeting for the week.
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Join us for a unique Rotary After Hours at the Beaumont Children's Museum on Thursday, June 7 from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Bring your children and grandchildren because there will be fun for all!
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BOARD ACTION
In recent action, the Board terminated two members who have moved from Beaumont: Tom Heilman and Sean Perrodin.
A membership proposal received Board approval and was announced to the membership:
Cori Garcia, Agent, Farmers Insurance
Classification: Insurance – Home, Auto and Business
Proposed by Toby Castro
Additionally, the Board approved one requested Classification change:
Linda Williams
FROM: Director of Human Resources, Goodwill Industries
"ASSOCIATIONS: Goodwill Industries"
TO: Director of Client Services, Richard A. Gagne & Associates
"Finance - Client Services"
If you object to these proposals, please submit the reason to the board in writing within 10 days (of May 23.) Thank you.
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Rotary Goes to School to Stop the Summer Slide at Martin Elementary!
It's been proven: students can lose up to two months of reading ability when reading is halted for whatever reason during the summer months.
The Rotary Club of Beaumont is doing what it can to halt the "slide" for the first graders at Martin Elementary by providing each one with 10 books to read during the summer months. There is no reason for the "slide" due to not having books in their home or not having access to the public library during the summer months. No! Instead, they will each go home on the last days of school with their own personalized backpack filled with books they selected to read during the summer recess.
Take a look at this group! They "went to school" and prepared over 1, 000 books for the first graders of Martin Elementary School to take home in handsome book bags for their summer reading. Each bag is tagged with the child's name but most importantly, each book is personalized with the child's name on a bookplate in the front cover.
The next step is to actually give the children the bags of books and tell them the Rotarians in the Rotary Club of Beaumont want them to be great readers, and to encourage them to read throughout the summer recess. Would you like to take part in the distribution of the bags? Sign up to help us on Monday, June 4 at 2:30 p.m. when we will do just that. (Please arrive by 2:15 so we can move books to the classrooms and follow the school schedule.
A sincere thank you to our volunteer team, led by Pat Anderson and Gary Moncla, who distributed flags to our subscribers this morning:
Beakal Alemayehu
Sharen Kirksey
Roger Bemis
Fred Kristiansen
Lynn Castle & Kris
Marianne Laine & son
Cindy Cherry
John Lee (friend of Club)
Tony Clark
Chuck Mason
Ty Coudrain
Rebekah Maxwell
Joe Domino
Matt McCallon
Carolyn Fernandez
Ted Moor
Rene Greenwald
John Neely
Scott Hatcher
Lane Olson
Chuck Heare
Sheree Pierce
Gary Hidalgo
Vernon Pierce
Allan Higgins
Mahdi Safa
Karen Husbands and Ronnie
Alan Sampson
David James
David Shoemaker
Cindy Jeanis, Stacey & Matt
Tim Sudela
Leonard Juncker
Mitch Templeton
Thank you to each of you!
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Rotary International wants you to know your information is protected and safe.
The new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect on May 25. Rotary International has prepared for the new law, and we informed you previously about our compliance steps. As part of our efforts, we updated the Rotary Privacy Policy which is now available at the Rotary website.
We have also prepared responses to frequently asked questions about the law, its impact, and how clubs and districts can prepare. This information can be found here.
If you have any questions regarding these documents, please contact Rotary headquarters personnel at One Rotary Center at privacy@rotary.org.
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Mahdi Safa
May 28
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We send wishes for a quick recovery to our friends and fellow Rotarians who are ill, are anticipating or recovering from surgery, or just in need of encouragement and support.
Sheri Arnold
Jay Johnson
Roger McCabe
Alicia McKibbin
Michael Wolf
If you know of others who should be added to this list, please advise the office staff at 409-842-1913.
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PROGRAM REVIEW
May 23, 2018
"Broadway Quality Brought to You"
Lynae Sanford
Managing Director, Lutcher Theatre, Inc.
by Chuck Heare
Lynae Sanford, Managing Director of the Lutcher Theatre, addressed the club this week about the theatre that is a presenter of high quality Broadway shows with original Broadway cast members, producers and directors. The theatre is one of four Stark Culture Venues located just 25-30 minutes from us in downtown Orange, Texas. It is the only theatre presenting shows of this quality between New Orleans and Houston.
The Lutcher Theatre's first feature presentation was "Liberace" to a sold out crowd almost forty years ago. The cost to provide these high-quality shows runs around $3 million dollars per year, and yet they are able to provide this caliber of entertainment to our community at very reasonable ticket prices through support from the Stark Foundation and outside donations. The theatre is a state-of-the-art facility and has had 988,526 attendees since it opened in 1980. The theatre is also a benefit to the local economy as the cast members and production crews need a place to stay and eat while here for the shows, sometimes staying up to a week.
Another huge benefit to our community is the children's programs provided to over 12,000 students per year through field trips from schools as far away as Jasper and into Louisiana. Tickets for the students are $5.00 compared to $15-$20 in larger cities.
The 39th season at the Lutcher Theatre has an impressive lineup and should provide something for everyone. The lineup for this season is as follows:
2018
The Choir of Man
October 4
The Wizard of OZ
October 14
David Sanborn
October 27
A Christmas Story – The Musical
November 19-20
All Is Calm
December 8
Michael McDonald
December 18
2019
Legally Blonde-The Musical
January 19
Something Rotten
January 25
Jersey Boys (The Four Seasons)
February 4
Steel Magnolias
February 19
The Sound of Music
March 7
Finding Neverland
April 10
Monty Python's Spamalot
April 26
Visit the website at Lutcher.org for more information.
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