Invoices for January - June 2014 dues were sent in mid-December. Please check your email for a copy or phone the office for another to be sent. Please submit prompt payment as we have paid Rotary International dues for you.
RYLA 2014 is now history! Each year, the impact this program has on students from across District 5910 is epic. We will get to hear about the event and vicariously share in some of the experiences. They have some great photos and a video to show you. It will be great fun; don't miss it!
Ever wish YOU had the opportunity to ring the opening bell at the meeting?
For a donation of $25 to the Beaumont Rotary Foundation, you will be allowed to do just that. You will be called up to ring the bell to start the meeting.
When he rings the bell to conclude the meeting, President Chad Blanchard will match your donation with another $25 donation to the Beaumont Rotary Foundation!
Bell Ringer
on January 22
Tim Sudela
recognizing successful RYLA, committee and participants
Would you like to be the Bell Ringer at a meeting and support the Beaumont Rotary Foundation at the same time? Please volunteer by contacting President Chad Blanchard or the Rotary Office today.
In recognition of “Service Above Self,” the Rotary Club of Beaumont will recognize and honor individuals who exemplify a “service above self” attitude in their vocation on Wednesday, February 5, 2014. These coveted awards are given annually to community citizens who demonstrate exceptional service, honesty, and friendliness in performing their jobs.
Please nominate a person who you believe meets these standards by completing the form and returning it to Jane Burns by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 24, 2014.
A successful organization or business will find itself actively involved in the process of strategic planning. With a committee and the Board of Directors in the lead, the Rotary Club of Beaumont is in that process and it is imperative that the general membership take part as well.
As Strategic Planning Chair Craig Escamilla explained, a brainstorming session with a group the size of the Rotary Club of Beaumont would not be productive, so a survey has been developed to garner input from members.
We are calling on everyone to take part, whether you are a new member or one with the longest affiliation, a member who has never served on a committee or someone who is in the elite group of Past Presidents, we need your input.
Please mark your calendar indicating a change of date for the Layette Service project. Doubling as a Rotary After Hours event, the date was changed from February 20 to February 27 in order to accomodate members who would like to attend the Spindletop Club's Celebrity Roast (on the 20th) to do so without conflict. Thank you for supporting both events.
Maret Montanari, President of West Brook Interact Club, was a RYLA participant and sent a lovely note, expressing her thanks for the experience. Click on the image to open a readable copy.
RI President-elect Gary C.K. Huang chose Light Up Rotary as his theme for 2014-15.
"There are so many problems in the world, so many people who need help. Many people say, 'There's nothing I can do.' So they sit there doing nothing. Meanwhile everything stays dark," Huang told the 537 district governors and their spouses and partners who are attending the 2014 International Assembly in San Diego, California.
"The Rotary way is the Confucius way. The Rotary way is to light a candle. I light one, you light one, 1.2 million Rotarians light one. Together, we light up the world," said Huang, who is a member of the Rotary Club of Taipei in Taiwan.
Ogie Shaw is a fitness enthusiast from Beaverton, Oregon who earned two undergraduate degrees and a masters degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In addition, he is a state champion in basketball, a second degree black belt, a fitness consultant to the Seattle Seahawks, public speaker and owner of Ogie Shaw Fitness.
Ogie described the epidemic of obesity in children and how it has changed over the years. Ultimately, immediate family members including parents, grandparents, and teachers are the reason that children are ‘in-shape’ or ‘out of shape.’ Giving children a foundation of fitness through exercise and nutrition should be exampled for them by the adults in their lives. Ogie taught that excuses like “I don’t have time” are not legitimate and have severe repercussions on our children.
Ogie has traveled the country to talk to doctors, business professionals, university professors and scientists about fitness and exercise. What he has learned and now professes is that exercise has to be a way of life and a lifestyle. A simple way to make this happen is to start every day with a 5 minute test: stretch in a sit and stretch method for 1 minute, do continuous elevated step ups for 3 minutes and 1 minute tracking results like body fat percentage. Also, he recommends people to NOT diet but eat for nutrition only.
A quick synopsis – exercise every day, early in the morning, and workout every body part. (You can meet Tim Sudela at the Wellness Center on weekdays at 5:00 a.m. to accomplish this.)
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