Though young in age, the two Rotarians delivering the program this week are well-beyond their years when it comes to Rotary experience. Rebekah Maxwell and Michael Perez have both exceeded the average member in the roles they have played and the service done at the club and district levels.
But the message and program will not be to learn about Rebekah and Michael. It will be to learn more about Rotaract and the impact the Rotaract Clubs have on the Rotary clubs as well as the role of the Club in the success of Rotaract. Come hear and learn about the value of Rotaract!
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Head Table for March 15
Invocation:
Shawn Molina
Senior Account Executive
iHeart Media
Pledges to the USA & Texas Flags:
Deborah Drago
Director
Southeast Texas Nonprofit Development Center
Introduction of Guests:
Angela Baker
Retired
Rotarian of the Day:
Rene Greenwald
Vice President, International Business Development
Creative Corrections, LLC
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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 Mark Davis at 409-842-3600 or markdavis@mcmelegante.com.
CALENDAR OF ROTARY EVENTS
(and opportunities for meeting makeups)
MARCH
March 17
"Working IN the Green!" at Nutrition & Services for Seniors; 9:00 a.m.
Rotary After Hours, 5:30-7:00 p.m.; Beaumont Heritage Society's Chambers House Museum grounds
March 28
Board of Directors meeting, 11:45 a.m., The Beaumont Club
APRIL
April 8
District Assembly, 9:00-Noon, at Lamar University CICE Building, register in advance but pay at the door
April 21-23
District 5910 Conference in Lufkin; register online
April 25
Board of Directors meeting, 11:45 a.m., The Beaumont Club
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LOOK
WHAT'S AHEAD!
Damon West is telling his own tale: of drug abuse, addiction, prison, family support, faith, and recovery. Damon, from Port Arthur, has dedicated himself to telling his story to people of all ages and walks of life, in the hopes of saving others from what he has experienced.
We have invited a speaker from Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center on March 29 to help usher in springtime with us! Shangri La is...in the heart of Orange, Texas. It is an ecological wonderland and living museum for visitors of all ages to explore." - from website
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Spring is here! That means broccoli growing season is complete, and it is time to prepare the beds at Nutrition and Services for Seniors for harvests of summer!
Come lend a hand at our quarterly service project on Friday, March 17 beginning at 9:00 a.m. Wear a hat and work gloves and plan to have some fun!
Due to a number of conflicts on the original date for this event, it has been changed to Monday, March 27.
You're invited to start the week off with fun of
Monday,
March 27, 2017
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
on the grounds of the
Beaumont Heritage Society's Chambers
House Museum
2240 Calder Avenue
(parking behind the house
between 6th & 7th Streets)
Beer, wine and appetizers
will be served.
Hosted by Alicia McKibbin
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District Assembly on Saturday, April 8 to Prepare Leaders for 2017-18 Rotary Year
The members of the Rotary Club of Beaumont Board of Directors for 2017-18 are encouraged to attend the District Assembly being held in Beaumont from 9-12 on Saturday, April 8.
District Governor Rhonda Herrington has scheduled the event in Beaumont to make it convenient for all in this area of the District to attend. Incoming President Tim Sudela is encouraging your attendance as the Board can use this time to begin plans for the upcoming Rotary year.
Saturday, April 8
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
(check in from 8:30-9:00)
Lamar University Center for Innovation, Commercialization & Entrepreneurship
5091 Rolfe Christopher Drive
Cost to attend is only $10 (for continental breakfast, snacks, and all program materials) and can be paid at the check-in that morning. However, you need to register in advance to add to the headcount: http://rotary5910.org/event/year-end-assembly---all-club-training-1/
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Register to Attend the District 5910 Conference in Lufkin
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Welcome to the Club!
Deborah Drago, Director of the Southeast Texas Nonprofit Development Center is welcomed to the Rotary Club of Beaumont. She is joined by her sponsor, Mellie Bevilacqua and club President, Ted Moor. Welcome, Deborah.
Jamie Pope, corporate employee with Colonial Life is welcomed to the Rotary Club of Beaumont by President Ted Moor. Jamie is a very active volunteer in the community, and she is ready to serve as a Rotarian. She was sponsored by Mellie Bevilacqua. Welcome to the club, Jamie.
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Bobbie Applegate
March 17
Jimmy Simmons
March 17
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FAMILY OF ROTARY
We send wishes for a quick recovery to our friends and fellow Rotarians who have been ill, had or are facing surgery, or just need our thoughts and prayers.
We hope you are better soon!
Joshua Taub
To add your name or another Rotarian to this list of well-wishes, please email: admin@beaumontrotaryclub.org.
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Kelly Interact Asks for Donations of Items for Two Service Projects
The Kelly High School Interact Club participated in the Matityahu Homeless Ministry on Saturday, March 4, and plan to contribute and help again in the near future. The Matityahu Homeless Ministry feeds the homeless and those in need in the downtown area of Beaumont, and provides them with other necessities. Rotarians who would like to help with this very real need in our community are asked to donate toiletries including shampoo, soap, deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste, socks and underwear. You can bring items to any Rotary meeting or to the Rotary office.
Kelly Interact will participate in a mixer that is being held at West Brook High School on March 30. All participating Interact Clubs are collecting different items to be put into care packages for our military. Kelly is collecting chapstick and welcomes your donations to this project also by March 29.
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All Invited to Open House
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PROGRAM REVIEW
March 8, 2017
"Sharing News About the
Work of Rotary in Nicaragua"
Denise Berry
Jay Wilson
by John Neely
Our program today was about Rotary's Water Well Project in Nicaragua. Our presenters were Rotarians Denise Berry and Jay Wilson, who travelled with the Tulsa Rotary Club members and witnessed first-hand the amazing difference Rotary is making in Nicaragua. They were introduced by President Ted Moor.
Jay stated, "You've heard that a picture is worth a thousand words, but being there is worth a thousand pictures."
Nicaragua is a country of 6 million people, with 5.3 million of that population living on the Pacific Coast side of the country divided by a mountain range.
The presentation included pictures of a sampling of some towns and wells - just a few, of the 473 wells which Rotary has been responsible for installing.
Here are a few that were visited by Denise and Jay:
Santa Rosa Well Community in Somoto
Los Cedros Well Community in Somoto
Municipal Market Well Community
Cheryl Spencer Well Community
Rehab Facility Well Community
Abraham Sequeira #1 Well Community in El Carmen
Abraham Sequeira #2 Well Community
Thomas Borge Well Community
El Viejo Well Community in Leon
Gracias a Dios Well Community in Leon
Catholic Convent Well Community in San Rafael del Sur
La Leona Well Municipality of Maganote, Nagarote
With the support of Beaumont Rotary Club and partial funding from the Beaumont Rotary Foundation, these two Rotarians met with a team of others in Houston on Wednesday, February 22nd, to travel to Central America.
Both Denise and Jay expressed much emotion, as they presented a “snapshot” of their mission from February 22nd through February 28th. “To see first-hand how people have to live in parts of the world that have so little, reminds us of how blessed we are. Clean water, something that we all take for granted, is such a treasured necessity there. For example, one Nicaraguan man expressed his joy and gratitude to NOW be able to bathe, once a week with 6-cups of water instead of just one. That is a half a coffee pot for his weekly bath!"
We take for granted that fresh, clean water will run from any faucet that we turn on! That's our expectation when, in fact, clean water is actually a precious luxury in many other parts of the world.
We have so much for which to be grateful, and so much that we can do for others.
There is no way this writer could capture and communicate the level of poverty and squalor within which many Nicaraguans live, and the absolutely wonderful impact that Rotary makes with the water well project.
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