The 2015 Lamar Cardinal football season ended with a 5-6 record and Coach Woodard described it to a local reporter as a "seesaw season," describing the "highs were real high and the lows were real low." Certainly running back Kade Harrington being named Southland Conference Player of the Year was a high moment for the player, the team and the coach.
Come hear other reviews and reactions about the team's 2015 season. And perhaps, if it's not too premature, Coach Woodard will share a glimpse into the returning players and team and his forecast for the 2016 season.
The election of four new Board members and one Foundation trustee will take place at the meeting on Wednesday, December 9. In order to exercise your right to vote, you must be in attendance.
Sample ballots will be available at the meeting on Wednesday, December 2.
The next project work the Club will undertake on Friday, December 4 is "Brush With Kindness" for Habitat for Humanity. This wonderful effort will involve building a wheelchair ramp for someone who needs better and safer access to their home.
With enough people, it should be a "Done in a Day" project. Good feelings for your work will be priceless and will last much longer than one day!
Rotarians are committed to Service Above Self and what better way to give service to our community than by taking part in the traditional Red Kettle Drive of the Salvation Army.
Let's do it! Let's join together and staff a day of bell-ringing at a kettle at Parkdale Mall. Chair Michele Cobb is asking for you to volunteer for a shift on Saturday, December 5. Bring friends, bring family - it's a great time to bring a prospective new member as well and have a good time doing something good for others!
The Holiday Party will be Tuesday, December 15 at the Lamar University Reception Center, Mary & John Gray Library, 8th Floor. Social will begin at 6:00, followed by dinner at 6:30 and an entertaining program. Tickets will be $50 per person and are on sale now through the online reservations (click here). Of course, you may also make your reservations and purchase tickets at any upcoming meeting.
As is the custom, the President Nominee will be announced on this special occasion. Mark your calendar now for this "don't miss" event to celebrate the holiday!
The holiday season puts everyone in the gift-giving spirit and you, too, can contribute a valuable gift to young people in our community.
When you attend the Holiday Party (or before if you cannot attend) bring a new book as a gift for a child. It can be any reading level up to about grade 5. We will collect the books and donate to the Family Resource Center. You will be putting a smile on a child's face and share the love of reading!
That's right. You can personally underwrite the donation of a layette bag for a mother and child in Nicaragua and though you will never meet them, you can be assured that your gift is much appreciated.
For only a $50 donation per bag, we will purchase all the required items and see that it reaches someone who needs a hand up.
Make your donation at a meeting and we will supply a gift card so you can let someone know you made the donation in their honor this holiday season!
We encourage "shopping local" whenever you can but if this holiday finds you doing some online shopping and you plan to purchase through Amazon, please sign up and use an Amazon Smile account.
Anything purchased through AmazonSmile earns 0.5% for the Beaumont Rotary Foundation.
It's easy to start a "Smile" account. Go to: https://smile.amazon.com/. Afterwards, when you start ordering, make sure you log-in through smile.amazon.com instead of Amazon.com for your purchases to add to the Foundations's credits.
Do YOU know a young professional between 18-30 years old? The Beaumont Rotaract Club is looking for new members who want to serve their community.
If you know someone with a heart for service, please email Lionel at lberry@co.jefferson.tx.us with that individual's contact information. OR invite them to attend the next meeting on December 8th at 12pm at the Beaumont Club (590 Orleans Street, Beaumont).
Invoices for January-June 2016 dues will be sent this week and payment is due by January 1. There will be a link built into the emailed invoice so you need only click on the link in order to be automatically directed to your personal payment page. Please watch your email inbox.
Printed copies will be mailed to those who have requested that form of invoicing; call the Rotary Office at 409-842-1913 now if you do not have that directive in place.
You are asked to please consider a tax-deductible donation to the Beaumont Rotary Foundation for "Service Above Self" at the same time. Your generous donation helps to fund the many projects of the club in our community. Simply add the extra donation to your dues payment and do so before December 31 if you would like the deduction in 2015.
If you would like to process your payment right away, please click on the image above and you will be automatically directed to the secure payment page. And if you would like to mail your check, please send to:
Rotary Club of Beaumont
MCM Elegante, Suite 213
2355 Interstate 10 South
Beaumont, TX 77705
If you need a printed copy of your invoice emailed or mailed to you, or a copy forwarded to another person/office, please phone the Rotary office at 409-842-1913.
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