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.
If you are attending in person, we ask that you use this link to make a reservation by Monday, April 3, 2023.
Restrictions on visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic had major implications for both patients and families, impacting health care outcomes. Individuals who experienced separation from hospitalized family members due to the “no visitor policies” during the COVID-19 pandemic were asked to participate in a qualitive study to elicit their perceptions. Themes derived from this pilot project were of advocacy, communication, emotional upheaval, isolation and abandonment. Ideas for improved patient and family experience discussed by the authors include visiting contracts for those wishing to spend time with loved ones diagnosed with COVID-19 or other infectious diseases requiring isolation, personal protective equipment for significant others, consideration of visitation policies for those patients without decision-making capabilities, and increased accessibility to communication aids for both patients and families.
Dr. Cynthia Stinson is the Lamar Dishman School of Nursing Chair and Associate Professor. In 2020 Stinson was appointed to the Texas Health Services Authority Board of Directors. She serves as the only nurse on the board. In 2019, she was awarded the Julie and Ben Rogers Community Service Award. More recently in 2022, she along with Dr. Ruthie Robinson, Director of Graduate Nursing Studies at LU, was awarded the State Research Award by the Texas Organization of Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Education for their research focusing on “Compassion Fatigue and Resiliency During the COVID-19 pandemic.” In 2022 she was recognized as a National Hartford Gerontological Distinguished Educator.
Dr. Knight is an Associate Professor for the JoAnne Gay Dishman School of Nursing. She is a Registered Nurse with experience in the areas of critical and long-term acute care, is a Certified Nurse Educator, former Robert Wood Johnson Foundation DNP mentor, and a two-time recipient of the Texas Organization of Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Education (TOBGNE) award for both teaching and research. Recently, she has studied family perceptions of separation from hospitalized loved ones during COVID and the impact of disaster on those suffering with Alzheimer’s disease.
Dr. Ruthie Robinson is an Associate Professor in the JoAnn Gay Dishman School of Nursing at Lamar University and the Director of Graduate Nursing Studies. She received her PhD in Nursing Research from Texas Woman’s University. Her previous research includes leadership issues, moral distress, and compassion fatigue.
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April 5, 2023
Invocation
Allan Higgins
Retired
ACME Brick Co.
Pledges to USA & Texas Flags
Michael Wolf
Partner
Wolf Bunt & Associates
Introduction of Guests
Kym Johns
Partner/Vendor Relations/Marketing
Plumbing Solutions
Introduction of Speaker
Juan Zabala
Vice President for University Advancement
Lamar University
Please volunteer for Head Table responsibilities through the
New Member Orientation; 10:30 AM; MCM Elegante, Rotary Office
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New Member Orientation; 10:30 AM; MCM Elegante, Rotary Office
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Rotary After Hours- Sharen Kirksey and Leonard Juncker's home
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Board of Directors Meeting; 11:30 AM; MCM, Elegante, Fountainview Room
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Board Secretary Arne Almquist reported changes to membership.
Two new membership proposals with one resignation in good standing and two terminations were approved:
Sarah Fisher, Loan Officer, Shelby Savings Bank
Proposed by Mellie Bevilacqua
Classification: “Banking-Lending”
Pamela Bennett, Owner, ComptroTax
Proposed by Karen Bourdier
Classification :"Business Services-Personal Tax"
Resignation in Good Standing
Ted Moor
Termination
Chava Koster
Emily Ross
The Board of Directors meets monthly and the meetings are open to all members. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, April 25. If you would like to attend the lunch meeting, please make a reservation in advance with the Executive Director.
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ROTARY AFTER HOURS
Rotary After Hours was held March 30, 2023. Rotarians enjoyed a nice evening at McFaddin-Ward House, at the Carriage House. Thank you to Amanda Ellis, the Rotary After Hours chair, for heading up this event.
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HEAD TABLE
Have you served at the head table recently? If not, we would love to see you up there!
Congratulations to Shawn Javed, President Joanne Brown, Pat Anderson, Amanda Ellis, Helen Lou and Ellen Zimmerman for proposing members!
The competition is still going strong! Have you submitted a membership proposal form? Do you know someone who wants to join Rotary? Let's get them involved!
Also, thank you to our sponsors!
Click HERE for a proposal form and email it to admin@beaumontrotaryclub.org or call the office (409) 842-1913.
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The Beaumont Rotary Foundation is soliciting proposals from qualified, professional firms to provide investment management services in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Request for Proposals (RFP). The Foundation reserves the right to issue an addendum to the RFP should we determine that there is a need to do so.
In observance of World Rotaract Week, our program last week featured the President and Secretary of Lamar Rotaract – Hannah Huff and Christian Guillory. Hannah began by introducing the current officers of Lamar Rotaract with a slide showing their titles and pictures. Then she used another slide to describe Rotaract as a service club for young men and women who are 18 – 30 and dedicated to community and international service. She went on to explain that Rotaract membership stands at over 184,000 in 8,000 clubs worldwide. The clubs are self-governing and self-supporting and can be either university or community based. The clubs are sponsored by individual rotary clubs that offer guidance and support, making the clubs true “partners in service” and a key member of the Rotary family.
Christian then spoke about the projects Lamar Rotaract did and participated in for 2022-2023. The members filled Halloween goodie bags for Girls Haven and Boys Haven, which were greatly welcomed by both groups. They sent 75 Valentines Cards to Lamar staff that they felt were underappreciated. They partnered with Rotary to deliver 75 beds for Sleep in Heavenly Peace. They began a new project called Fall into Action where they seek out opportunities to help local charities with anything they need done. They also participated with several other clubs to make sack lunches which were delivered to Anayat House. They are participating with 15-20 students in the Big Event at Lamar the weekend of April 1, a service project sponsored by Lamar. And finally, they participated in the 2023 Ugandan Project which involved some 500 volunteers putting together over 10,000 meals which were sent to Uganda.
Projects planned for the coming year include growing the Food Service Project and Fall into Action efforts, expanding volunteer opportunities, hosting talks at Lamar, working with local Interact Clubs to connect with high school students, building on their social events and designing a new t-shirt that is red instead of yellow, to better represent Lamar’s color.
The club also plans to become more involved in RYLA, attend more Rotary meetings, partner with Rotary more on events, and build their presence at Lamar. Lamar Rotaract has very ambitious goals going forward. It is so encouraging to see young men and women like this interested in serving their community and the world!
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