The Rotary Club of Beaumont, TX, is a large and diverse fellowship of inspired business, professional, and civic leaders with significant community connections that foster the ideals of Service Above Self and high ethical standards.
Terry Boles received his B.S. in electrical engineering from Penn State University in 2002 and joined ExxonMobil in early 2003. A native of Philadelphia, Terry has worked on major capital projects in North America, Asia, Europe & Africa, and has had the opportunity to live in Singapore and Calgary. Through this global travel, Terry’s gained a true appreciation for the positive impact ExxonMobil has in the communities in which we operate, but his most significant ‘community’ experience was right here in Texas where Terry had the unique opportunity to lead the ExxonMobil United Way campaign in 2013, raising more than $13 million in support of United Way of Greater Houston.
Over the past 18 months as the lead of one of ExxonMobil's most significant investments in Texas, Terry Boles has gained a better appreciation for the deep history and sense of community here in Southeast Texas, and how integral ExxonMobil is to this community. Whether it be support for local schools, leading economic development, or response in the face of disaster, ExxonMobil is family here, and Terry is proud to be a small part of that as we expand our refinery, but more broadly - positively impact our community.
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Head Table for May 8
Invocation:
Wade Floyd
Associate Pastor
Wesley United Methodist Church
Pledges to USA & Texas Flags:
Polly Grissom
Owner
Point of View Shutters/Blinds
Introduction of Guests:
Derina Holtzhausen
Dean, College of Fine Arts & Communication
Lamar University
Rotarian of the Day:
Tony Clark
Rector
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Introduction of Guest Speaker:
Nakisha Burns
Beaumont Area Public & Government Affairs Manager
ExxonMobil
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 Lynn Hill at 409-781-3291 or lynnhillbd@gmail.com.
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CALENDAR OF ROTARY EVENTS
(Club events & opportunities for meeting makeups)
MAY
10
Rotary Goes to School (to distribute book bags to children); arrive at school by 1:15 p.m.
27
"Show Your Colors" Flag project for Memorial Day; 5:30 a.m.; Dishman Scout office
28
Board of Directors meeting, 11:45 a.m. at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas
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The "Rotary Goes to School" project at Martin Elementary continued with a second day of work last Friday with an enthusiastic group of Rotarians labeling the books for each child. The personalized books were added to a backpack and prepared for distribution to the students on Friday, May 10th.
Thank you to our volunteers on May 3rd: Sharon Almquist, Lynn Castle, Cindy Cherry, Tish Cornell, Amy Dansby, Brenda Gray, Rhonda Marks, Sheree Pierce, Stephanie Roberts, John Rollins, Wes Shipley, Tim Sudela.
Plan to come help us deliver the books to the classrooms and enjoy the opportunity of seeing them open their bag and remember what books they selected for their home reading this summer. Please arrive at school about 1:15 so you can present your identification and get checked in. We are expected in the classrooms at 1:30 p.m.
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Spindletop Soap Box Derby Pit Crew!
The weekend run event was delayed because of really bad weather on Saturday but when the skies cleared, the cooking and fun began! Rotarians from our Club prepared and served food to Spindletop Club Rotarians who were hard at work running races at the annual Spindletop Soap Box Derby.
David Shoemaker organized the cooking crew, selected a great location and did all the purchasing to make the weekend run smoothly. With his classy pit, Gerald Condon of Collision & Classics, took care of the cooking and providing the delicious food and that special aroma of outdoor cooking. Rotarians prepared breakfast and hot burgers, chicken, boudain and links to the Spindletop Club workers as they were able to take a break from running the races for the youngsters.
Thank you to CHIEF David Shoemaker for a great job and to Gerald Condon for bringing his perfectly equipped trailer and experienced cooking team to run the grill. Thank you also to the volunteers who helped: Pat Anderson, John Bullard, Lynn Castle, Cindy Cherry, Deborah Drago, Steve Gilbert, Allan Higgins, Sharon McCabe, Roger McCabe, Gary Moncla, Stephanie Shoemaker, and Mike Stankovich. (If your name was omitted here, please accept apologies and give Jacque a call at the office so you can be added to the list.)
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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, support and good wishes.
Sharen Kirksey
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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Joe Fisher
May 8
Debbie Frazier
May 9
Gary Moncla
May 9
Todd Simoneaux
May 10
Sam Fazio
May 13
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PROGRAM REVIEW
May 1, 2019
"The Forecast for the 2019 Hurricane Season"
Chris Hebert
Lead Hurricane Forecaster & TropicsWatch Manager
Storm Geo
by Bobbie Applegate
Chris Hebert, the club’s favorite storm forecaster, visited our club today for the eleventh time to give us the 2019 Hurricane Forecast.
In 2018, the forecast did not fare well. It was supposed to be a neutral hurricane season. But the season started early last year in May, then brought Florence to drench North Carolina and part of South Carolina with 30 inches of rain. That storm sat off shore for more than a week forming before it came inland and produced heavy flooding in North Carolina. Then Michael brought a Category 5 storm that hit Florida’s northwest coast at Panama City and devastated Mexico Beach with a storm surge of 9-14 feet and 13 inches of rain. Michael caused 45 deaths in America and 15 in Central America.
For the 2019 Hurricane season El Nino is gradually fading out and the year should be neutral. We should see the beginning of a 25 to 40-year cool down cycle this year. GEO is predicting below-average rainfall with less tropical storms. August and September will be the most active months. In the comparative analog years, the average named storms will be 11-13, hurricanes 4-5 and intense hurricanes 1-2 for the season. So the year should be a little bit below normal. Comparing to the analog years is a good method but one must keep in mind that naming storms in today’s terms would not have been necessarily “named” in the past.
El Nino may be inhibited and below-normal water temperatures and shear and cooler water will develop in the region. The forecast sounds good and hopeful.
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