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.
How lucky are we that the Rotary International Treasurer resides nearby in Texas and accepted our invitation to speak to the Club?
A member of the Rotary Club of Gulfway-Hobby Airport (Houston), Andy Smallwood is an attorney in private practice specializing in corporate, banking, real estate, and international law. He is licensed in both the federal and state courts.
A Rotarian since 1981, Smallwood has served RI as Council on Legislation representative, RI president’s representative, Permanent Fund national adviser, regional Rotary Foundation coordinator, RI training leader, Polio Eradication Private Sector Initiative chair, leaders’ seminar trainer, and district governor. He is treasurer of Rotarians Eliminating Malaria: A Rotarian Action Group.
Smallwood is a recipient of RI’s Service Above Self Award and The Rotary Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service and Distinguished Service Award. He and his wife, Anita, are Major Donors and charter members of The Rotary Foundation’s Bequest Society and the Paul Harris Society.
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 February 12
Is it your birthday or anniversary?
Promotion at work?
Need a celebration?
We need you!
Let us know you want to be the weekly Bell Ringer.
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.
Please mark your calendar now and begin to make plans for Monday, February 17. It will be Presidents Day, and the beautiful "red, white and blue" will be flying across the city - with your help!
Please volunteer for this great service by contacting Chairman Pat Anderson at 782-4057 or by email at:
The T. Kelsey Lamb Award for Business Ethics is presented annually to a Beaumont Rotarian who consistently exhibits the highest ethical standards represented by the Rotary Four-Way Test in his or her chosen vocation.
In 2013, this prestigious honor was given to Dr. Henry Venta, pictured center above, flanked on the left by Chairman Phil Dunlap, and on the right by the speaker, Dr. Bette Stead.
Our Club will award the coveted honor at the February 26th meeting, according to this year's chairman, Craig Escamilla.
The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 19th.
Get ready! It's almost time for our anticipated annual service project: layette assembly for women and children of Nicaragua. With combined financial support from a District 5910 grant and the Beaumont Rotary Foundation, we will assemble bags brimming with items that are critical to new mothers caring for their babies. Plan now to join in and enjoy the satisfaction of improving the lives of others.
Ask any student who has lived in another country for an entire school year, or ask any family that has hosted an international student for a few months about their experience. Without exception, they will describe it as life changing.
Rotary’s ideals include “the advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace” – and how better to accomplish that than by sharing your home with a student from another country for just a few months?
Twelve students from around the world are eagerly awaiting news as to whether they will get to spend the next school year in East or Southeast Texas (our Rotary district). In order to give them a chance, our club must find three families who are willing to let a student be a part of their family for three to four months during that time.
Read the testimonials of current and recent exchange students who have stayed in our district by clicking this link: SitePage/youth-exchange-program. Families who have hosted a student report that their own children were deeply enriched by the experience as well.
Would you consider hosting a student for a portion of the next school year? Do you have any ideas of other families that might consider it? We will schedule an informational meeting for anyone who would like to find out about the process as soon as potential hosts are identified. Email Jacque (admin@beaumontrotaryclub.org) or Becky Mason (beckylmason@mac.com) if you would like more information or know of other families who might be interested.
ROTARY SCHOLARSHIP RECOGNIZES LOCAL GRADUATING STUDENTS
2013 Recipients pose with Allen Lea, Chairman
It is an exciting time of year for students in the senior year of high school. They are anxiously awaiting news from the college applications submitted already. Parents are turning their attention to funding those dreams for the next four years. The Rotary Club of Beaumont's scholarship is a highly coveted honor in that it recognizes achievements and accomplishments while being generous financial assistance. Please link here to find a copy of the scholarship application to give to a deserving student. Deadline for applications is March 1.
Carol Eddins, Executive Director, Foundation for Southeast Texas was proposed by David Locke. Carol has been active in volunteer work for a number of years and is proud that both her father and husband, Gerald, were Rotarians.
Shannon Williamson is Director of Marketing for American Personnel & Temps in Beaumont. She enjoys family time and has a new-found passion for hunting - very succesfully!
Jason Winfrey is an Account Executive with KJAC KBMT12 in Beaumont. Originally from Nederland, Jason lived in Los Angeles before finding his way back to the area. He and his wife, Annie, have two young sons.
Have you considered becoming an advertiser in the RotaryGrams and on the website for the Rotary Club of Beaumont? What a great opportunity to support the club and have your business name in front of hundreds of potential customers or supporters every day.
For $600 per year, your company's ad will run continuously on the homepage and on every subsequent page of the website. The ads can be linked to your company's website to increase your visibility and customer service. The ads will be shown at weekly meetings as well.
If you would like to pay in quarterly or semi-annual installments, please phone the Rotary office so we can accommodate your needs.
Renewal letters will be sent to current subscribers soon. Thank you for continuing to include Rotary in your advertising budget. Please respond with your payment quickly so we can continue your ad without interruption.
The District 5910 Conference this year will be a "Rotary Hullabaloo" in College Station on April 25-27. The Hilton College Station & Conference Center is offering special rates for particpants. It is open to all Rotarians to attend. Simply register at http://www.5910conference.org.
The Rotary Club of Beaumont will serve as host club for the 2015 conference on May 1-3.
Vocational Awareness Day is such a wonderful display of interesting and amazing people who work in our community. The honorees represented people in various areas of business that do their jobs well every day and in doing so make the businesses they work for a place that we want to support.
There were eight presentations made by Rotarians and the eight recipients showed style and grace with their honor. The honorees and the nominator/presenter are pictured here.
Rita Johnson
Administrative Assistant
Wells Fargo Advisors
Nominator: Bobbie Applegate
Debbie Jean
High School Teacher & DECA Sponsor
Legacy Christian Academy
Nominated by Rosie Delano
Megan Jones
Waitress
Carrabba's
Nominated by Kristi Fuselier
Jessica Cowart
Sales Lead
Best Buy
Nominated by Vernon Pierce
David Pouncy
Community Service Supervisor
Jefferson County Adult Probation
Nominated by Cindy Cherry
Rachel Sarah Cludius
Cashier
Market Basket on 105
Nominated by Jim Baxter
Sam Bethea
Customer Service Representative
Entergy
Nominated by Bel Lamb
Jay Sheppard
Dispute Resolution Coordinator
Better Business Bureau of Southeast Texas
Nominated by John Paschall
A special thank you to the presenters who submitted the nominations, extended the invitation, and hosted the honoree and guests.
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